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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2007 VOL. 100, NO. 84 ● SINCE 1908 MLK Service Day attracts USC students

year of the national Martin people with special needs. one. organized the center on Bull National volunteer day brings hundreds Luther King Jr. Day of Normally, the MLK Day “We had over 500 people Street. out to give hand to Columbia nonprofi ts Service where volunteers go of Service for USC students sign up and had lots of people “We had 40 spots, and to different places to help out is on MLK day, but this year show up (Saturday morning) they’re all signed up,” said doing whatever is needed. the service day was pushed who didn’t sign up,” Zhang Ashley Cole, a second-year Chelsea Hadaway Some went to the Habitat “It’s a great way to spend back because school started said. “We couldn’t use all the business student who was a ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR for Humanity store, some your Saturday -- doing after the holiday. volunteers.” site leader for the Red Cross went to the American Red service,” said Monica Hogan, Tina Zhang, a third-year Students milled around group. More than 400 USC Cross center, and some went a second-year sociology biology student and service the Russell House foyer and Other students signed students loaded onto school to the Hope Worldwide student. She, along with director, said they didn’t signed up for the different up at the Hope Worldwide buses Saturday morning and offi ce. dozens of other students, know how that change was groups, such as the American table, where they would were shuttled to nine different All of them were went to the Babcock Center, going to affect things, but Red Cross, where students sites around Columbia. participating in USC’s 10th a nonprofi t organization for the response was a positive painted, cleaned and MLK ● 3 Ballooning fame

VH1 names USC student leader one of 40 ‘Internet superstars’

Jess Davis THE DAILY GAMECOCK

Ryan Holt is an Internet superstar, according to VH1. The former music channel is showcasing the infamous video of Holt finding his office filled with balloons in its upcoming show “40 Greatest Internet Superstars.” The video clip found infamy on YouTube.com after being posted to College Humor as a short version of an extended shot of student senators and other student government kids fi lling Holt’s offi ce with balloons while he was lobbying in Washington, D.C. When he returned and found the offi ce, Holt exploded, berating students for using “air that costs money” and starting a catchphrase – “Look at me being serious.” The phrase, which Holt said while pointing to his own face, has become a Web site domain, a T-shirt and a path to infamy for the student body vice president, now a fi rst-year law student. Far from his initial anger, Holt looks at the prank with laughter today, and has also come to accept his dubious fame. “This is a part of my life right now,” he said. Jess Davis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK A makeup artist prepares Ryan Holt for his interview with VH1, about the fame he’s gained from an Internet video. VH1 ● 3 Medical school gets funds ‘Bob Day’ T-shirt from Greenville Hospital sales help charity health care fi eld. Upstate health care “This support from the shirts with the phrase along system donates $100,000 Greenville Hospital System Graffi ti inspired with an attempt to figure will help us in addressing out who wrote the message. for minority scholarships the minority physician phrases make money Garrett Curry, leader shortage in South Carolina for homeless, children of the Shack ministry, and the numerous health care described the first time he Sierra Kelly disparities that exist in the found out the story of Bob THE DAILY GAMECOCK state,” Hoppman said. Carolyn Rumsey Day T-shirts and how he Kelly Hurley, the THE DAILY GAMECOCK got the idea to use this for The Greenville Hospital medical school’s director community charity. System recently joined with of development, said GHS What started as graffiti “We had our Sunday Night the USC School of Medicine President and CEO Michael inside a USC shuttle bus Shack event and a bunch of to help students get into Riordan made the decision has now become an effort us went to get pizza,” Curry medical school. for the hospital to help the by the Shack Campus said. “Bob starts telling GHS donated $100,000 students. Christian Ministry to serve me a weird story about his to the school, which will According to GHS, a the community. friends making shirts with be separated into tuition contribution of $20,000 will It didn’t take long for Sharpies with his name and scholarships to provide be made each year for five friends to inform Bob Day, random phrases on them. fi nancial support for minority years, to encourage students a fourth-year marketing Being marketing minded, I medical students. to stay in S.C. to complete student, that somebody told him if he was smart he’d School of Medicine Interim their medical education. had written “Bob Day loves capitalize on it.” Dean Richard Hoppmann More than half of USC cake” on a bus seat. It wasn’t long before said the contribution from medical school graduates Connor Huston / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Day said he told a couple Curry was calling Day back, GHS will open up several remain in state to practice of his friends from the Shack proposing that the T-shirts The Shack Campus Christian Ministry is selling ‘Bob opportunities for students ministry about it, and the Day loves cake’ T-shirts, inspired by graffi ti found on a pursuing a career in the GHS ● 3 planning began to make T- SHIRTS ● 3 USC shuttle bus, to raise money for charitable causes.

Sports The Mix Local News...... 2 TODAY Tomorrow Opinion...... 4 USC’s baseball coach Ray Tanner prepares for Guillermo del Toro’s fairy tale “Pan’s Labyrinth” Puzzles...... 7 proves violent and fanciful at the same time Comics...... 7 11th season at the helm as spring draws near Horoscopes...... 7 See page 8 See page 5 Classifi ed...... 10 60 41 57 34 PAGE 2 MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2007 Woman attacked in park near USC

Sexual assault victim encountered gunman in Maxcy Gregg

Gina Vasselli ASSISTANT METRO EDITOR

A 28-year-old Columbia woman said she was sexually assaulted in Maxcy Gregg Park on Friday afternoon. Columbia police Sgt. Florence McCants said that around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, a man approached the victim on Blossom Street and threatened to shoot her if she didn’t give him her bicycle. He then led her to the park at gunpoint and sexually assaulted her, McCants said. The man then forced her to walk down the 400 block of Henderson Street. The suspect followed her on the bicycle until her screams began to draw residents out of their homes. McCants said the suspect dropped the bike and fl ed on foot. Maxcy Gregg Park is less than a block away from Five Points on Blossom Street, and is within walking distance of campus. The proximity of USC to the scene of the attack has some students nervous about walking around campus. Kelly Bobrow / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Amy Franks, a second-year Maxcy Gregg Park was the scene of a late-afternoon sexual assault where the victim was held at gunpoint. The suspect remains at large, police say. political science student, said she has faith in campus police Franks said. that park was good,” Franks William Royster, a first- anyone who walks around for anything suspicious. to keep students safe. Franks said she has heard said. year biology student, said campus alone to make sure The APO Escort Service “I always feel safe on the Moore Arboretum behind McCants said the suspect the attack makes him a little someone knows when they offers a nightly shuttle campus,” Franks said. South Tower and Patterson is still at large and the afraid for himself and friends left or what time they are around campus for students However, Franks said she Hall on Blossom Street was officer encourages anyone but said he knows police are expected to arrive at their who don’t walk to walk was surprised the USC Police a place to avoid at night, but with information to call working hard. destination. McCants also alone at night. To schedule Department had not put out hadn’t heard anything bad Crimestoppers at 1-888-559- “They should patrol a bit said people should use the a pick-up, students can call an alert after the assault. about Maxcy Gregg. TIPS. The suspect is a black more now, but they can’t buddy system as often as 777-DUCK. “They should make a “I always see people man who is clean-shaven, in be everywhere at the same possible and always be note of it or something to walking their dogs there. his early 20s and wearing a time,” Royster said. aware of their surroundings, Comments on this story? E-mail help people be more aware,” Everything I had heard about dark sweater, McCants said. McCants encourages constantly looking around [email protected] Coming Tomorrow... Get the inside track online at: thedailygamecock.blogspot.com

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● VH1 Continued from 1 who filmed weird, funny to be judged by the video SHIRTS ● Continued from 1 “We are dreaming small the shirts, including David moments in their lives. because he doesn’t usually now, but if they sell well Glendinning, a first-year Holt went from being YouTube can probably act like that. It was three actually be made and sold we’d like to dream bigger, history student. known for his work in take most of the credit for minutes of him overreacting to profi t charity. funding larger projects,” “I think that Bob Day is Student Government to giving these people their about something he laughed “Initially the concept Curry said. one of the nicest guys I’ve being recognized as “that fame. about hours later, he said. of putting my face on Curry said he is also ever met,” Glendinning guy from that video,” he In an age where Time But everything he’s a T-shirt was slightly excited about students said. “I’m so excited about said. magazine’s Person of the experienced has taught him overwhelming,” Day said. contributing to the projects. being able to help people in He had to get used to Year is you, the user, for humility, he said. “Though it was certainly The idea is to not only give the name of Bob Day” strangers stopping him, and their involvement in making For Stoudenmire, who humorous, I fi gured that it money to charities, but to Curry hopes for a very he usually jokes or laughs the Web personal, YouTube fi lmed the video but didn’t would be another grandiose really get the students out successful sale of the T- with them, he said. was the easiest and most appear in the short version, idea that would never there, working with the shirts because of popular What he never got used to popular way to share these watching the video’s ascent come to fruition. I stand community. trends and word of mouth were e-mails and calls from off-the-wall videos. has been fun. corrected on that one.” Day said he is also going toward a good cause, people who had seen the Assistant producer Lauren “I’ve spent my career at The ministry plans excited about the prospect he said. video and wanted to make Simms from VH1 came to the university following in to contribute to several of a lot of good coming to “With the popularity fun of him, calling him a Columbia Friday to meet Ryan Holt’s footsteps and community projects this the community. of graphic T-shirts and loser, he said. and interview Holt and now it’s taken me all the semester, funded by the “I’m shocked and the advent of things like His parents even gave Stoudenmire. way to national television,” money made from selling humbled by this at the Bustedtees.com there is a him a package of balloons in She said executives from Stoudenmire said. the Bob Day T-shirts. same time,” Day said. “It’s huge market on random his Christmas stocking this VH1 had been talking about After the video’s Curry said some of these a wonderful reminder that T-shirts out t here, and year, he said. doing a special on Internet fame began to spread, projects might include the Lord can use situations we’re wanting to capitalize Holt talks about his “look stars for a while. Stoudenmire said, all they work with local children’s that could be viewed as on the market by funding at me being serious” fame “Someone was going to thought was “where’s it homes and providing the ridiculous and irrelevant some charitable causes,” for VH1 along with Senate do [a special], so we fi gured going to be next?” homeless with backpacks to serve and pour into Curry said. President Pro Tempore we’d jump on it while it was But every time the video full of useful items. The others.” Chase Stoudenmire, a third- hot,” she said. hit a new media market, ministry also hopes to Many of the people year history student. She was surprised, but Holt wouldn’t talk to work with a facility that already members of the In addition to talking excited Holt agreed to an Stoudenmire for about three houses children with blood Shack are looking forward Comments on this story? E-mail about the prank and resulting interview. days, both of them said. illnesses. to reaching out through [email protected] fame, Stoudenmire and Holt “He defi nitely seems like “In hindsight, we would also filmed clips to mock a politician in the making,” have tried to make money off their fellow superstars. Simms said. the video by copyrighting Among their peers are a This interview could have it,” Stoudenmire said. Coming woman with 400 glittery been Holt’s last about the The special will air sweaters, a woman who Fall video, he said. sometime in mid March and filmed herself on webcams 2007 “There’s a lot you can may re-air for up to three for several years, showing milk about it but this years, Simms said. everything in her life, will probably be the last” including nudity and sex, a interview, he said. couple of strange dancers Holt said he doesn’t want Comments on this story? E-mail and many more people [email protected]

MLK ● Continued from 1 said, quoting Martin Luther participated in the service King Jr. Hahn, the program day. 2 br / 2 bth play with kids, help with a coordinator for the Carolina Zhang and a team of about still literacy project and help with Service Council, opened six to eight other people available! a gardening project. the day by commending has been working to pull Alex Kinlaw, a second-year and encouraging students everything together since The new standard for student living! philosophy student and a site to “share the energy and last spring semester, even leader for this project, said passion” of serving others. meeting over the summer. he has been involved in other Vice President of Student “It’s been extremely hectic,” community service projects, Affairs Dennis Pruitt also Zhang said. But it all came but Saturday was the first spoke to the students. together nicely Saturday as time he helped organize “I spend a lot of time the hundreds of students one. He said he had “a lot of defending your generation,” dispersed to help honor King anticipation” and was looking Pruitt said. And it is days in service to others. forward to the event. like Saturday that “bring “You never know how Before heading off to the distinction to yourself, to much it means to people,” different locations, students your organization,” he said. Hogan said. “But it means gathered in the Russell House More than 20 the world.” Ballroom to kick off the day. organizations, such as “What are you doing for sororities, fraternities, Comments on this story? E-mail others?” Michelle Hahn and other campus groups, [email protected]

GHS ● Continued from 1 medicine, according to a news release. In S.C., blacks comprise more than a third of the population and only 5.5 percent of blacks are state physicians, according to the news release. The medical student scholarship created by GHS intends to open more doors to minorities that want a career in the medical fi eld. “Fostering careers in health care among minority students, and then providing the means to attend medical school, should help us retain the best and brightest students to practice medicine right here in South Carolina,” Hoppmann said. The School of Medicine offers degrees from doctor of medicine to master of rehabilitation counseling, which include residency programs for all graduates. Nicole Koon, a fourth-year early childhood education student, said the donation is positive for the school. “I think that it is nice that the Greenville Hospital would think of our educational program here,” Koon said. “Our medical students are the future of the hospital, and the donation will help get more jobs for the students. It is a good thing for our school that they would be willing to donate more to our program.” Koon said that medical students at USC are fortunate to have people who care enough about their education to help them continue their journey. Greenville Hospital System is a nonprofit academic health organization that has five campuses in Greenville County to provide integrated health care to communities in the county and state.

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News Editor Copy Desk Chief JACKIE ALEXANDER AARON KIDD signifi cance Metro Editor Viewpoints Editor NICK NEEDHAM ALEXIS ARNONE Time magazine decision Th e Mix Editor Sports Editor for ‘Person of the Year’ JUSTIN FENNER ALEX RILEY proves to be lazy choice Design Director Design Director MIKE CONWAY MEGAN SINCLAIR Since 1927, Time magazine has ended each year by choosing a “Person IN OUR OPINION of the Year.” They may not necessarily be the greatest people, but all have infl uenced that particular year the most. Blame-happy parents Time tried to be cute STRAIGHT OUT OF RIGHT FIELD for 2006. The magazine held online shouldn’t point fi nger voting for Political scam promotes dishonest claim several weeks, In another case of shifting the blame, News allowing Corporation, the company that oversees the MySpace Embryonic stem cells not to be presidential candidate) visitors to elect conservative, John Edwards assured us, the Person of network, was recently sued by a South Carolina family fantastic cure as stated by Republican “If John Kerry becomes the Year. in regards to their daughters’ interactions on the site. Democrats, media reports or even president, Christopher BRANDT However, religious to Reeve will walk again.” BOIDY the magazine According to The State newspaper, other families Of all the disturbing see through The fact is that statements Fourth-year decided to from New York, Pennsylvania and Texas have all fi led aspects of the new this scam. like Edwards’ are not just a education ultimately Democratic Congress’s student similar complaints with MySpace, saying the site is JACOB Your first little misleading or off base ignore the “first 100 hours,” perhaps DAVIS red flag — they are bold-faced lies. voting and responsible for their daughters’ rendezvous’ with older none is as disturbing as Fourth-year should be To date t here have instead elect all of us as the men they met through the network that ultimately led its attempts to change print journalism that none of been no cures produced Persons of the Year. Yes, us government policy to sexual abuse. student those big, by embryonic stem cell — you, me, everyone. regarding embryonic stem Talk about déjà v u. evil, money- research — zip, zero, nada. The magazine’s cover had a Irresponsibility seems cell research. hungry corporations are Even supporters of mirror set within a YouTube- Sounds like someone took Few areas of government to be battling short interested in investing embryonic research admit style screen. policy are more a hint from those two girls in embryonic stem cell that cures are, decades Some of you may be misunderstood, or more skirts and tights as the who tried unsuccessfully research. away. flattered, some deserving misreported, than that Why hasn’t “Big Stem Here’s a good rule of and others a little confused. to sue McDonald’s for regarding this research. new fashion trend. Cell” joined “Big Oil” and thumb: if a research field Personally, I was hoping for making them overweight Supporters of the “Big Pharmaceutical” in is receiving absolutely no more from the magazine than research complain (and the or that guy who needed a ruthlessly gouging us for attention from the private this lame cop-out. media dutifully parrots) our hard-earned dollars? sector, that’s probably Time magazine is a staple warning written on his cup of coffee to tell him the that President Bush has To hea r proponent s because it shows little or of American news, and this beverage was hot. implemented a ban on of embryonic stem cell no promise. year it had the chance to embryonic stem cell Irresponsibility seems to be battling short skirts and research talk about it, we Meanwhile, adult stem make a bold and impacting research. are just a few steps away cell research, which gets statement in its choice for tights as the new fashion trend. There is no ban on from curing paralysis, plenty of private funding, Person of the Year. MySpace said it has taken precautions to prevent such research, only a ban on Parkinson’s disease and a and does not destroy Some of those in contest federal funding. unfortunate events from occurring, such as requiring slew of other debilitating embryos, is already treating for the award were Iranian You can do any participants to be at least 14 years old and automatically conditions. conditions as diverse as President Mahmoud research you want, but the If those heartless congestive heart failure Ahmadinejad, former Vice setting accounts of those at the minimum age to their government is not going to mothers in the business and Crohn’s disease. President Al Gore, Sacha be involved. “private” setting. The site has also developed a parental world will charge $3 for a It’s Democrats who Baron Cohen and the citizens Embryonic stem cell monitoring device to allow concerned parents to track gallon of gas, imagine how “play politics” when they of Iraq, but instead they were research supporters accuse much you could charge if make fantastic claims merely named as “People who their children’s activity and personal information. Bush and Republicans of you could make someone about embryonic stem cell mattered.” Given that, these parents need a wake up call. There’s pandering to “religious walk again. research in an ugly and I agree that I certainly had fundamentalists,” and no point in blaming a popular Web site community for After all, as former cruel attempt to play on the more impact upon the world “playing politics” when Democratic vice presidential sympathies of the public than Al Gore and his national its disciplinary shortcomings. Internet predators have they oppose it. been around for a while and so has the old adage that candidate (and current for affl icted individuals. warning to correct global In fact you don’t have warming. people should be responsible for their own actions. In 2006, the effects from my actions far outweighed those IN YOUR OPINION of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad CORRECTIONS and the decision for Iran to Cultures must share Abortion necessary, for keeping abortion produce nuclear weapons. If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about it. respect, compassion regulated for society legal is so that women According to Time, the E-mail us at [email protected] I was offended and I am writing in in desperate situations decision was made based on disappointed by the response to Katie Mikos’s are not forced to resort the recent personalization of opinion on American column about casual sex to trashcan orphanages, the World Wide Web. From culture expressed by and pro-choice (“Casual unlicensed physicians YouTube and Facebook to IT’S YOUR RIGHT Mona Patel (“Cultural sex encourages pro-choice and unreliable herbal MySpace and Wikipedia we Voice your opinion on message boards at www.dailygamecock.com Heritage Brings Pride,” mentalities,” Thursday). remedies. Adoption have apparently affected the or send letters to the editor at [email protected] Friday). First, I assume that centers are already world. Patel claims that, unlike we are to take it that crowded, and adoption is And you thought the Indians, Americans have casual sex leads to more ridiculously expensive for Facebook news feed was About The Daily Gamecock smaller families because unwanted pregnancies, adopting parents. just for stalkers. Time says, they don’t believe as which leads to abortions. What exactly does “We didn’t just watch, we Editor CONTACT INFORMATION LIZ WHITE Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House much in family and tend Other than assuming, Mikos mean that abortion also worked. Like crazy. Managing Editor Editor: [email protected] to work for themselves she gives no evidence in is “unregulated”? I We made Facebook profiles CAROLINE DeSANCTIS News: [email protected] Online Editor Metro: [email protected] alone. her argument to support have some experience and Second Life avatars and JOHNATHAN HALL Viewpoints: [email protected] Ignoring the social the claim made by the with people who have reviewed books at Amazon Assistant Online Editor Th e Mix: [email protected] JOSH RABON Sports: [email protected] forces in our society headline. had abortions, and it and recorded podcasts.” Photographers: [email protected] Copy Desk Chief Public Aff airs: [email protected] that encourage smaller The majority of seems to be very well Does Time really think it’s AARON KIDD Online: www.dailygamecock.com that diffi cult to suddenly add Assistant Copy Desk Chief Newsroom: 777-7726; Sports: 777-7182 families as opposed to abortions occur when regulated. Abortion is KELLY LaCORTE Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 those in India, she spoke people don’t have access going to happen, and it “The Departed” to my list of Design Directors Fax: 777-6482 favorite movies? MIKE CONWAY, negatively of American to education or birth would be nice if it was Staff Writers The Daily Gamecock is MEGAN SINCLAIR RYAN JAMES, MICHAEL social norms. She control. It is people who done clinically and safely On the grand realistic the editorially independent News Editor AGUILAR, CORY BURKARTH student newspaper of the misconstrued American do not use birth control for the mother so that it scale, reviewed books on JACKIE ALEXANDER Page Designers Assistant News Editor CARLY GALLAGHER, GREG University of South Carolina. individualism with a and fi nd themselves in a would be more likely to Amazon and songs added to CHELSEA HADAWAY HENDERSON, SARAH It is published daily during proclivity to work solely desperate situation that prevent the occurrence of one’s MySpace page have very Metro Editor ROBERTS, LIZZIE WILSON the fall and spring semesters little impact or importance. NICK NEEDHAM and nine times during the for oneself. have excessive abortions. problems she mentioned. Assistant Metro Editor STUDENT MEDIA summer with the exception of Anyone who has The claim that Were it illegalized, that This recent honor is only GINA VASSELLI Director university holidays and exam going to make things worse. Viewpoints Editor SCOTT LINDENBERG studied anthropology abortion is the “ultimate would lead to deregulation periods. Opinions expressed ALEXIS ARNONE Faculty Adviser acknowledges the precept contraceptive” is of the practice. Most of us will brush it off. in The Daily Gamecock are Assistant Viewpoints Editor ERIK COLLINS that societies may be impossible. Recent studies have A few will slip it into their RITA KOCH Creative Director those of the editors or author Th e Mix Editor EDGAR SANTANA and not those of the University different, but you do not A contraceptive been done that lethal next job resume, but a small JUSTIN FENNER Business Manager of South Carolina. Th e Board judge another society as prevents conception, not injection is agonizing, group will take it seriously. Assistant Mix Editor CAROLYN GRIFFIN of Student Publications You know who I’m talking ANDREA LUCAS Advertising Manager and Communications is “wrong” in contrast to birth. Also, if it is the while a fetus doesn’t Sports Editor SARAH SCARBOROUGH the publisher of The Daily your own. “ultimate” form of birth feel pain until the third about — those annoying few ALEX RILEY Classifi eds Manager Gamecock. Th e Department who list every movie they’ve Assistant Sports Editor SHERRY F. HOLMES Her words undermine control over condoms and trimester, when abortion of Student Media is BRIAN SAAL Production Manager the principle behind the pills, the number would is illegal. The claim ever seen in their profi le. Photo Editor C. NEIL SCOTT the newspaper’s parent The Daily feature, that cultural be raised exponentially. that we treat prisoners Time magazine made a KELLY BOBROW Creative Services organization. Assistant Photo Editor JULIA ANDERSON, Gamecock is supported in diversity is a source of Considering the better than fetuses is just huge mistake in its lacking BRANDON DAVIS KELLY BOBROW, GAREN part by student-activity fees. pride and strength. fact that condoms wrong. choice for Person of the Public Relations Director CANSLER, MIKE CONWAY, One free copy per reader. ROSE GREENE are nowhere near as Year. MEGAN CRINER, MEGHAN Additional copies may be Copy Editors WHITMAN purchased for $1 each from Brandon Sousa expensive as abortion, few Matthew Michaelis We all have the ability to AJ BEMBRY, CALLI BURNETT, Advertising change the world in which AMANDA DAVIS, JESS DAVIS, ALEX CAMPION, KARRIEMA the Department of Student Fourth-year political women actually consider First-year master of THOMAS MALUCK, KATIE CALHOUN, BEN CRANE, Media. science student abortion as a form of teaching student we live, but trust me when I POMMERT, LAUREN SMITH, KATIE CUPPIA, MARY say you’ll have to stop playing EVIE SMITH,JASON SPIRO, RACHEL FREEMAN, WILL birth control. ZACH TOMAN FRIERSON, CHRIS KRAUTLER One of the reasons around online fi rst. MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2007 PAGE 5 Stiller’s ‘Night’ refreshingly fun Actor fi nds comedic perfection through absurd, chaotic museum magic

Liz White THE DAILY GAMECOCK

“Night At The Museum” ★★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩

It’s Academy Awards season, and the dramas are playing by the dozens at local theaters. But when scanning the newspaper pages looking for a lighthearted flick for a night out, Ben Stiller’s newest film, “Night at the Museum,” is the way to go. It might look like a movie for kids, but “Night at the Museum” offers a complete package for a kid of any age. Stiller plays Larry Daley, a middle-aged father who has failed all his past attempts to find a career he loves and settles on a job as the new night security guard at the American Museum of Natural History in hopes of saving his relationship with his son. When Larry takes the job he is unaware of the museum’s secret — at night, everything in the museum comes to life because of an ancient Egyptian curse. From the giant Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton that he calls “Rexie,” Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK ● MUSEUM 6 Ben Stiller plays Larry Daley, a career-hopping father who uses his job as a nighttime museum security guard to improve his relationship with his son. Contemporary story mixes fantasy, fright Del Toro fairy tale uses violence to make beautiful fi lm

Tyler Mobley “Pan’s Labyrinth” is the fiction. “Pan’s Labyrinth” THE DAILY GAMECOCK latest release from Mexican follows in this tradition of director Guillermo del del Toro’s vivid imagination “Pan’s Labyrinth” Toro, famed for his vibrantly by telling the story of Ofelia, ★★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ imaginative fi lms that sway a young and imaginative girl between fantasy and science who fi nds herself in a remote Spanish military outpost with her pregnant mother and sadistic, high-ranking stepfather during the latter portion of the Spanish Civil War. Almost immediately upon arriving in the Spanish countryside, Ofelia comes into contact with a number of mythical creatures. These creatures seem to believe that she is the lost princess of a world of fantasy and magic similar to the books of fairy tales upon which Ofelia seems to be constantly fi xated. What follows is Ofelia’s pursuit of the fulfi llment of a series of three tasks, which she is told will take her to this magical kingdom and reinstate her as princess. However, the violent civil Performance of classic novel war taking place around Ofelia and her mother maintains its frenetic pace without regard for Ofelia’s loses power with narration fantastical desires. First off, “Pan’s Labyrinth” is not for Patrick German Jocelyn Sanders. the way the play was children, the squeamish, THE DAILY GAMECOCK The play’s plot did not written, not from the or those who can’t handle deviate from the novel. actors. A transition from book to reading subtitles. At As with any play or movie The narration, delivered stage can have its problems, every turn, whether in based on a book, a fair through the character of and Workshop Theater’s Ofelia’s fantasy world or amount of minute details Maudie Atkinson who was production of Harper Lee’s her stepfather’s warring had to be removed because played by Denise Pearson, “To Kill a Mockingbird” Spanish countryside, you’re of time constraints, but seemed out of place. followed the plot, except constantly bombarded everything important to These moments of for a few minor gaps. by graphically violent the story was left intact. narration seemed random The theatrical version images. Del Toro’s fairy Narration of background and brought too much of the time-tested novel tale creatures are amazingly information on the setting attention to the audience was translated for the stage THE DAILY GAMECOCK well crafted but always and characters in the book and not enough to the Special to by Christopher Sergel and border on the disturbing, makes the characters less characters. Director Guillermo del Toro takes classic fairy tale realized in the vision of believable to the audience. tradition and gives it a dark edge not common in fi lms. Workshop Theater director LABYRINTH ● 6 This problem stems from PLAY ● 6 6 The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2007

LABYRINTH ● Continued from 5 tales (wolves eating piglets, it’s in another language. witches baking children, The fact remains, though, and his depiction of the etc). As such, del Toro does that “Pan’s Labyrinth” war revolves around the not skimp on the true, gory is a genuinely touching stepfather’s reliance on nature of the fairy tales on movie about the power of torture and arbitrary which he focuses. childhood to overcome the murder. Viewers will be rewarded darkest of scenarios and Don’t assume, though, with a visually stunning the vivid (however violent) that this is violence for fi lm and a story that never nature of the fairy tales on violence’s sake. On the lets up. which most people were contrary, every gruesome “Pan’s Labyrinth” raised. Plus, it’s a , so scene is meant to indicate is a Spanish film with expect a relatively happy either the violent nature of subtitles, and a generally ending. the war enveloping all of the grim film with a lot of characters or the inherent unhappy people in it. Yes, Comments on this story? E-mail violence of traditional fairy it’s violent, it’s grim, and [email protected]

PLAY ● Continued from 5 appeared to be sharing one cast easily recovered. person’s lines and decided The play is running until The narration became to split it between the two Saturday, and Workshop a conversation between of them to give Crawford Theater will finish its Atkinson and Stephanie something to do while she season with “Urinetown, Crawford, a character who was on stage. the Musical,” on March 2- was played by Diane Moore, This was, essentially, 17 and ending with “Ain’t which seemed directed where the major problems Misbehaivin’,” which will toward the audience, rather ended with the production. play April 27 - May 12. than between the two Disappointingly, actors people on stage. fumbled some lines and There was no fl ow to this, fell out of character for a Comments on this story? E-mail because the two characters couple of moments, but the [email protected]

MUSEUM ● Continued from 5 poor caveman does, they by limb. turn to dust at sunrise. To ma ke La r r y ’s hec t ic Theodore Roosevelt (played This conflict will keep life more diffi cult as he tries by Robin Williams), a group the audience rolling with to impress his disappointed of miniatures from the laughter. Stiller keeps his son, the old night guards American West and ancient usual humor style, while attempt to rob the museum Rome to Attila the Hun Rooney, Williams and of its magic. THE DAILY GAMECOCK and Christopher Columbus, Owen Wilson, who plays the Larry and the other Special to the museum is a hotbed of miniature cowboy Jedediah, museum characters have to Actor Jonah Hill plays Sherman Schrader, the voice of reason who turns to the other side. history, confl ict and humor. add genius comedic back save the night. As the new night guard, up. “Night at the Museum” replacing the three men in Despite the chaotic is an hour and a half of fun the older guard team, (Dick humor, the film is packed for anyone. Don’t let the Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney with intelligent wit any childish packaging keep Check out and Bill Cobbs) Larry has history buff will love. you from going to see to learn how to keep the Larry has to improve his this good-hearted flick. exhibits from getting out poor knowledge of natural It is a surprising gem of a of the museum and, at the history to keep order as he comedy. now on DVD same time, keep everything tries to communicate with from going haywire inside. Sacagawea and keep Attila Comments on this story? E-mail In “Accepted,” Justin Long (“Dodgeball,” tuition money for half-pipes, new If anything gets out, as one from pulling him apart limb [email protected] “The Break-Up”) plays Bartleby Gaines, kitchen equipment, and remodeling the a recent high school graduate who rundown mental hospital the university Check out staff blogs gets rejected from all eight colleges he is calling home. applied to. In desperation, Bartleby But down the street at the real Harmon www.thedaily and several friends create their own College, the administration is working gamecock. South Harmon Institute of Technology. to better its reputation by rejecting more To trick their parents, the group creates students and tearing down neighboring blogspot.com a Web site complete with “acceptance” areas, including the fake college’s options. Suddenly, hundreds of other building. rejects are standing outside of the fake Once the secret is out, Bartleby and college, looking to make their dreams friends have to fi ght for accreditation come true, too. After taking in a tour of before the state’s board of education, the real university atmosphere, Bartleby or face criminal charges for fraud. decides to teach the rejects whatever — Liz White they want to learn by using the parents’

One day “Accepted” will go down in several times now, and it just seems history alongside “Animal House” and to get funnier each time. Unlike other “Back to School” as one of the greatest notable college movies released in the college movies of all time. Well, maybe past few years, “Accepted” is a movie not, but it is a hilarious comedy worthy that anyone can enjoy dead sober and of any dorm room movie night. without the use of illegal substances. “Accepted” is packed with plenty of Because let’s be honest: if you have one-liners and great characters that to be screwed up to enjoy a movie it’s seem somewhat exaggerated but just really not that funny. real enough to remind you of someone — Mike Conway you know. I’ve watched the DVD

The saga of Bartleby and his fl edgling from the bounds of tradition. Bartleby, South Harmon Institute of Technology the smart-alec protagonist, is a fi tting is without a doubt one of the funniest representative of our generation’s need things I have had the pleasure to see in to get away from the conventional a long time. But below the “explosion norms. He challenges the expectations of fl avor” of this snappy, quick-moving of conventional society and, after comedic tour de force that the long- coming through some rough patches, awaited DVD contains is a moving succeeds beautifully. story of the need for breaking away — Justin Fenner The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2007 7

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© 2006 Michael Mepham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved. Page 8 MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2007 Spring in the air, baseball draws near Highly-ranked Gamecocks prepare for new season Cory Burkarth 25, third in the Collegiate of games in the balance each STAFF WRITER Baseball Top-30, third by year,” Tanner said. “You’ve the National Collegiate got to have some guys that It’s been 224 days since Baseball Writers Association can help you rally, help you the South Carolina baseball and first by Perfect Game come back and win some of team’s 11-6 loss to the CrossChecker. those games.” Georgia Bulldogs eliminated “I think that this team is When asked what he the Gamecocks from their good enough talent-wise,” would consider a successful sixth appearance in seven said Tanner, who is now season, Tanner put it in very years at the NCAA Super in his 11th season. “But it’s simple terms: “You want to Regionals. a projection, it’s potential, be in a position at the end of “The way we ended it it’s something that hasn’t the year to keep playing.” last season kind of puts a happened; so you have to go Notes: For the first bad taste in your mouth,” out and do it between the time in school history, the sophomore first baseman lines.” Gamecocks begin the season Justin Smoak said. Smoak The Gamecocks incoming with six straight road games Juan Blas / was recently named to class of players is ranked fi rst …They play at the UNC- The Daily the Baseball America All- in the nation by Collegiate Wilmington Tournament Gamecock American Team. Baseball and second by Feb. 9-11 and then at The Top: The The Gamecocks are now Baseball America. Citadel Tournament Feb. 16- baseball team 19 days away from being able “I think we’re shaping up 18 … Their fi rst home game prepares to put that loss behind them to be a pretty good team,” will be on Feb. 23 when they to open its when they open up the 2007 said sophomore third host Eastern Michigan for new season season against Oklahoma baseman James Darnell. a 3-game weekend series in February. at the UNC-Wilmington “We have a lot of confi dent … The team captains for Left: Head Tournament in Wilmington, players and a lot of players position players will be Coach Ray N.C. with a great work ethic and junior outfielder Steven Tanner tosses The Gamecocks have yet also some great leadership.” Reinhold and sophomore a pitch during to throw a pitch, fi eld a ball, USC returns six starting infielder Reese Havens … or even take a swing, but players from last year’s team, Captains for the pitchers will practice. The that hasn’t prevented head and Tanner expects that be junior lefty Arik Hempy Gamecocks coach Ray Tanner’s squad type of veteran presence to and junior right-hander will start the from being highly touted in help the Gamecocks in tight Harris Honeycutt. 2007 season pre-season rankings. They situations. ranked near are currently ranked sixth in “We play in a tough Comments on this story? E-mail the top. the Baseball America Top- conference and there’s a lot [email protected] Inferno lights up Lynx in shootout

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game-winner in 5-4 Juan Blas / THE DAILY GAMECOCK v i c t o r y ove r A u g u s t a Columbia’s Mac Faulkner attempts to score against Augusta’s Nathan Marsters Friday at the Coliseum. Cory Burkarth Division. divisional game with the STAFF WRITER Instead, an injury and fifth-place Augusta Lynx call-up plague November (20-18-1). Once the East Coast and December have caused Inferno goalie Todd Ford Hockey League’s season the local hockey team to fall is 3-0-1 against the Lynx reached the All-Star break to sixth place in the seven- this season, but he’s still last week, Columbia Inferno team division, and with only sidelined with an injury, head coach Troy Mann 15 wins, they needed to start so Mann looked to Robert wanted his team to be in the second half of the season Gherson to pick up his the 20- to 25-win range and strong. near the top of the Southern Their first test was a INFERNO ● 9 Bulldogs bully Gamecocks Women’s basketball team falls short against Mississippi State in weekend matchup Michael Finnegan her previous high of only 12 She also said the way THE DAILY GAMECOCK points. Jackson countered the Gamecocks were out- Grimes by adding 23 rebounded said a lot about The USC women’s points. The play of Grimes the Bulldogs’ intensity and basketball team traveled to Wade Payne / The Associated Press impressed coach Susan heart. Starksville, Miss., in search USC’s Dominique Archie, right, shoots against Tennessee’s Ryan Childress in Knoxville. Walvius. The Bulldogs exploited of an SEC road victory, “She stepped up with a was the Gamecocks’ highly but fell to the Bulldogs of lot of confi dence. She shot ranked scoring and fi eld goal Mississippi State by a score the ball well. We didn’t have percentage defense. USC Men’s team drops again of 87-73. The loss dropped an answer for her,” Walvius came into the contest with USC’s record to 11-9 and said. the No. 16 scoring defense, 1-4 in SEC play, while the One of the keys in the loss allowing opponents just Carolina loses in Knoxville despite late Lofton injury win moved the Bulldogs to by the Gamecocks was the under 55 points a game. The 11-8 and 2-3 in the SEC. previous three games, were aided by the loss of Chris rebounding of Mississippi key was the 3-point shooting Austin Collins Senior guard Lauren THE DAILY GAMECOCK strong at the line down the Lofton, the Tennessee State. The Gamecocks came of the Bulldogs. They made Simms, who scored a season- stretch and finished 16- shooting guard who leads into the contest ranked as 11 threes on just 22 shots, high 20 points, paced the Despite 18 points and 7 22 to seal the win. South the SEC with a 22.5 points the No. 6 rebounding team compared to 5 threes on 15 Gamecocks. Senior Shannel assists from senior point Carolina head coach Dave per game average. Lofton, in the nation. They were shots for the Gamecocks. Harris added a season-high guard Tre’ Kelley, South Odom recognized that who sat out much of the out-rebounded by a 41-33 The 87 points scored by 10 points. Junior forward Carolina was edged 64-61 Ten nessee’s st rong f ree- fi rst half with foul trouble, margin. The Bulldogs also Mississippi State is the most Lakesha Tolliver was by Tennessee Saturday throw shooting was key. had only 4 points before pulled down 20 offensive given up by Carolina this strong down low for the night to remain winless in “One of the lead stories being injured less than two rebounds to the Gamecocks’ year. Gamecocks as she fi lled up conference play. of the game clearly was minutes into the second 14. The first half was very the stat sheet with 7 points, The Gamecocks (10-7, free-throw shooting,” half. Tennessee head coach The Bulldogs’ rebounding evenly played with USC 5 rebounds and 3 assists. 0-4 SEC) trailed 33-22 Odom said. “They came in Bruce Pearl was happy that was the main difference in only trailing by 3 points at She also recorded career- at intermission and by as not being such a great free his team could pull out a the contest. halftime. The largest lead highs in blocks with 5 and many as 15 in the second throw shooting team, and victory despite the loss of “We don’t have too many by the Bulldogs was only 6 steals with 3. half before cutting the they shot the ball extremely Lofton. basketball teams beat us on points, but USC led only Freshman Tysheka lead to just 3 with 2:50 left. well today. We only got to “On the heels of three the boards, and they did,” once early on by a score of Grimes and junior Imesia The Volunteers (14-5, 2-2 the free-throw line five close losses and losing our Walvius said. “We have 11-10. Jackson paced the Bulldogs. SEC), which shot under 50 times; they were there 22 All-America player, we tremendous size advantage Lauren Simms hit a three Grimes scored a career-high percent (18-41) from the times.” on most teams we play ● 28 points, which destroyed WOMEN ● 9 free-throw line in their South Carolina was BBALL 9 against.” The Daily Gamecock ● MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2007 9

BBALL ● Continued from 8 Coach Odom was happy CAROLINA SCORES with the progress his team could have folded,” Pearl made. said. “This situation did “I thought we showed HEADLINES, PLAYERS not build character; it a measure of toughness I revealed character. I saw a had not seen in a while,” com what he liked most lot of guys that obviously Odom said. “We played Strong recruiting class about the campus: “Well, had to step up.” better than we did against talking to the players and Two of the players who poised to change the face Kentucky because we held the coaches. I also liked stepped up for Tennessee ourselves accountable in of football team’s future touring the campus and the were junior guard JaJuan With Signing Day two practice this week, and we facilities. It was cool to have Smith and freshman weeks away, Carolina is did it in the game today. people recognize me. A lot forward Wayne Chism. poised to have its best It is certainly something I of people were coming up to Smith led the Vols with 21 recruiting class in history. think we can build on.” me asking me if I was Chris points, while Chism added The Gamecocks had six Freshmen Dominique Culliver. That made me feel 14 points and 10 rebounds. commitments play in the Archie and Evaldas good.” South Carolina entered All-American Baniulis added 12 and 10 Expect an announcement the game having lost its Bowl, which points for the Gamecocks, either Tuesday or first three conference is a high respectively, with Baniulis Wednesday. games by an average of school all-star setting a career-high. The other key recruit is over 30 points, but the showcase. Senior center Brandon four-star linebacker Josh team played Tennessee According Wallace grabbed a career- Bynes, who is deciding much closer than its to Rivals. high 15 rebounds and between USC, Iowa, previous opponents. com, the finished 1 point shy of a BRIAN SAAL Auburn and Louisville. Although the Volunteers Gamecocks double-double. Fourth-year The other uncommitted were clearly affected by are currently broadcast recruit is tight end Weslye the absence of Lofton, the ranked journalism Saunders who is choosing Gamecocks were much Comments on this story? E-mail seventh in the student between USC and North more impressive Saturday. [email protected] country as far Carolina. THE DAILY GAMECOCK as recruiting Juan Blas / The other big piece to goes. South Carolina’s track and fi eld team opened the season Spurrier’s puzzle is five- They have 11 four-star with an excellent showing in Lexington, Ky., this weekend. ● scored his second goal of star defensive end Carlos INFERNO Continued from 8 commitments, and are the game and fourteenth of Dunlap. The North awaiting two five-star second win in as many tries the year 3:23 into the fi nal Charleston end would be recruits and a four-star against the visiting Lynx period. And with 1:34 left the prize of any school’s linebacker. Carolina could Men, women race this season. in the game, defenseman recruiting class. Dunlap easily jump over Southern His effort, along with Mike Jarmuth tied it up is 6-foot-7, runs the 40 in Cal and Notre Dame if four regulation goals and with a laser from the blue 4.6 seconds, and is listed those future stars decide to two in the shoot out, gave line. as the No. 7 recruit in the toward top of pack come to Columbia. Wide the Inferno a 5-4 decision In the shoot out, the country. It appears his receiver Chris Culliver over the Lynx in front of Lynx scored on their decision comes down to the and defensive end Carlos Superb showing by track teams at invitational 3,821 fans at the Carolina first try with center Dirk Gators or the Gamecocks. Dunlap have made their last Coliseum. Southern’s shot sailing over The ironic thing is that offi cial visits and are set to “Overall, I think our Gherson’s shoulder, but former USC defensive gives hope for season, despite fast competition announce where they want guys battled,” Mann said. “I Gherson was perfect after coordinator Charlie Strong to go this week. thought we were the better that, stopping Augusta’s is responsible for bringing expectations. Out of the 14 Thanks to the blessing of Michael Aguilar team 5-on-5 tonight.” remaining four shooters. Dunlap to Gainesville. STAFF WRITER top-fives the Gamecocks the Internet, college football The Inferno’s Owen Scoring in the shoot out Think that will be a factor turned in, the women season has become a year- Fussey scored the game’s for the Inferno was right in Dunlap’s decision, which The Carolina track accounted for nine. Top- long obsession because of first goal with 5:33 gone, wing Scott Sheppard, will be announced at 5 p.m. and field team traveled to five finishers included the popular recruiting Web but the Lynx responded and left wing Anthony today? Lexington, Ky., with high returning All-American sites Rivals.com and Scout. twice in 2:18 with goals Battaglia’s wrist shot over The football town hopes and expectations of junior Shalonda Solomon, com. from center Louis Goulet Marsters won it for the atmosphere that appeals success in the important senior thrower Precious If the Gamecocks win the and right wing Joe Pereira. Inferno. to Culliver is what made Rod McCravy Invitational. Atkins and sophomore all- Southeastern Conference Columbia responded just “We didn’t get the quarterback Stephen Garcia They were not let down. purpose athlete Kettiany in the next couple of years, 83 seconds into the second bounces in the first two graduate high school early The men and women both Clarke. Clarke fi nished well fans will remember this past period when center Mac periods, but we stayed and enroll at USC this came out and performed in the hurdles and in the weekend as the reason why. Faulkner got a hold of a after it and played hard,” semester. Garcia, who was very well against some of high jump. Coach Steve Spurrier and rebounded shot and was Jarmuth said. “This was a a teammate of Culliver’s the toughest competition The most impressive his staff hosted seven key able to shoot it past Lynx great team win tonight.” in the All-American Bowl, in the nation. Out of the 22 event of the day was the recruits, four of which are goalie Nathan Marsters, Parting Shots: Referee is listed in the Rivals100. events in the invitational, women’s 400-meter sprint. committed to USC. who stopped 39 of 43 Dean Sanborn called 15 The thought of Garcia and Carolina fi nished in the top The Gamecocks boasted an The crème-de-la-crème shots. penalties Friday night, Culliver on the same side fi ve in 14 events. unequaled mark of having of the bunch is five-star Tied at two goals each, 7 against the Inferno … of the ball would make any The men performed six of the top-10 runners in wide receiver Chris Columbia allowed the The Inferno added goalie SEC defensive coordinator well with excellent times that event. Junior sprinter Culliver. Culliver is the Lynx to score another two Mike Cairns to the roster cringe. turned in by senior hurdler Natasha Hastings led the type of receiver that will goals. Augusta right wing before the game because Overall, Carolina has Thomas Hilliard, junior way with a time of 52.85. make the highlight reels Mike Erickson scored Ford’s injury would have 11 four-star commits, 12 sprinter Keith Hinnant and The Gamecocks showed on Saturdays. Fans could a shorthanded goal on a prevented him from fi lling three-stars, and 4 two- freshman sprinter Quentin that they could surpass quickly forget about Sidney breakaway and forward in … Saturday night in stars. While that is a Moore. Additionally, senior everyone’s expectations Rice if Culliver commits. Ryan Lang’s goal came off Charleston, the Inferno lost terrific recruiting year for pole vaulter Dan McKenzie for the season with more Culliver, the No. 19 ranked the face-off and Gherson 4-3 to the South Carolina any school, the difference turned in a top-fi ve fi nish. national qualifi cations than player in the country, visited never had a chance to stop Stingrays in overtime but between going 8-5 or 11-2 Hilliard led the way with originally expected by Florida last week but was it. still picked up 1 point in the is a Culliver or a Dunlap. two individual top-five anyone inside or outside of supposedly blown away by “After the second period, standings … The Inferno’s Winning the SEC? Well finishes and led the way the team. With the team Columbia. I told the guys they had next game is a 7:05 p.m. that would require both. in the men’s 4x400 meter performing the way that Culliver told Rivals. to believe,” said Mann, re-match tonight against relay. Hinnant, Moore, and they did last weekend, there whose team remains the Lynx at the Carolina junior sprinter Ray Miley are no bars too high for the perfect against the Lynx in Coliseum. accompanied him in the team. regulation this season. relay. The four turned in a Down 4-2 with only third place fi nish. Comments on this story? E-mail Comments on this story? E-mail 20 minutes left, Faulkner [email protected] If the men ran well, [email protected] the women ran beyond

WOMEN ● Continued from 8 but never got any closer the rest of the game. pointer at the first-half USC returns home to buzzer and momentum face the Florida Gators on seemed to be in USC’s Thursday at the Colonial favor. However, the Center. Tip-off is set for Bulldogs used a couple of 7 p.m. short runs to expand the lead to double figures. The Gamecocks closed to Comments on this story? E-mail within 11 points at 55-44, [email protected]

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