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Upperclassmen see housing shortage SG executives Requests exceed available spaces.” reminisce available space by Housing determines the number of spaces reserved approximately 900 for upperclassmen when it on term receives an estimate of the Amanda Coyne incoming freshman class [email protected] Wright, Saleeby, Supil size from Undergraduate aim to help new leaders Admissions in December. High demand for on- All freshmen are required with smooth transition campus housing combined to live on campus and thus with a small number of must be afforded space in Colin Campbell available beds has led [email protected] USC’s residence halls. While to frustration for rising President Harris Pastides upperclassmen, with 450 Wednesday’s Student has said the incoming class housing applications already Government executive officer of 2016 will not outnumber withdrawn and another 450 inaugurations will bring a close this year’s freshman class students waiting for space to to the Student Body President Joe of 4,550, the space available open up. Wright’s administration after a for upperclassmen will “The number of year that began in controversy but experience a 200-bed drop [upperclassman] resulted, in his eyes, in success. for the Fall 2012 semester. Spencer Scott / THE DAILY GAMECOCK applicants for housing was Former Student Body Vice Last year, 2,000 spots Applications for on-campus housing increased by 800 for Fall approximately 2,700 by President Katie Thompson were made available to 2012, while the number of available spaces dropped by 200. the deadline, which was resigned in August after details upperclassmen. about 800 more than the “Before I was even able to Emily Petrey, a third-year emerged about her involvement Because of the disparity prior year,” said Colleen sign up, there were no more early childhood education in the fraternity rush scandal. between space available and Mullis, Housing’s assistant rooms available anywhere. student . “I was not going to Thompson claimed — in leading applications submitted, many director for marketing I was told that I could wait play the waiting game, so the fraternities in their quest to students have been left to and communications. to see if people cancelled I signed a lease for an (off- audit the Offi ce of Greek Life — wait for rooms to become “Approximately 1,800 their housing assignments, campus) apartment.” she’d been acting on behalf of SG, available or withdraw their spots were reserved for but it would be unlikely that Housing appointments though Wright had announced own applications and look for upperclassmen, which is someone in an apartment- SG would take no offi cial position off-campus housing. about 28 percent of the style dorm would,” said HOUSING ● 3 on the controversy. The Greek Reform Committee, cited by a letter Thompson drafted on SG’s behalf, didn’t exist, and she’d replaced the SG Greek Affairs secretary’s phone number in the letter with her own. Wright, who will graduate in May, said dealing with the situation and its aftermath was the biggest trial of his presidency. “The Greek Life thing was probably the toughest,” he said. “I was the person going between the two groups (the fraternities and the administration) behind doors when the Inter-Fraternity Council was dissolved. I had to support the student body and also help them understand the concerns of the administration.” Thompson’s resignation resulted in then-Senate President Pro Tempore Emily Saleeby being appointed to student body vice president. Saleeby said the experience of having to take the reins, as well as her loss to Student Body President-elect Kenny Tracy in last month’s election, taught her to widen her horizons. “Be prepared,” Saleeby said she’d tell her successor, Student Body Vice President-elect Chase Mizzell. “Don’t take anything for granted. Be open to change Brian Almond / THE DAILY GAMECOCK and to new ideas. Don’t let a set Bicycles left chained to racks at the end of each semester have been given to Outdoor Recreation to repair and redistribute. of guidelines determine what the position is.” Saleeby, who has requested to be Tracy’s head of staff next year, Abandoned bikes fi nd new homes said she’ll spend her remaining days as vice president “soaking it in receiving a free ride. Bike shop Quad to form a larger cycling initiative Outdoor Recreation trades 6-hour up” and helping train Mizzell on personnel will also throw in a free repair on campus. This year, the initiative’s training sessions for free bicycles the job. for students willing to pay for needed advocacy committee will apply on behalf “I didn’t exactly have a smooth new parts, which range anywhere of USC for recognition from the League Kathryn Kranjc transition,” she said. “I want it to [email protected] from $10 to $60. Each bike will also be of American Bicyclists as a bike-friendly be a smooth transition so Chase equipped with LED lights, a bell and campus. Such status relies on five doesn’t have to worry about Tucked away in the storage spaces an Outdoor Recreation logo. There’s categories, the “Five E’s” – engineering, the paperwork. I’d like to have of the Strom Thurmond Wellness and just one catch: applicants must attend education, encouragement, enforcement everything ready to go so he can Fitness Center, about 90 used bicycles a six-hour session on bike safety and and evaluation and planning. focus on the senators.” await new riders. Outdoor Recreation’s maintenance training before they can According to Coley, Columbia already But Student Body Treasurer goal is to make sure each one of these claim their new ride. hosts a strong cycling community, as Emily Supil disagreed with bikes gets a new owner this year through “Our goal is to try to get these bikes it’s the headquarters of the Palmetto Saleeby’s characterization the Abandoned Bike Project. out there and teach riders how to ride Cycling Coalition. However, it will take of the VP switch; she called it The initiative began last year, when safely and how to save money by doing further education and planning for USC “impeccable.” Outdoor Recreation began storing their own repairs,” said bike shop to be named a bike-friendly campus. “Katie gracefully stepped bicycles that were repossessed by USC manager Clayton Walker, a fourth-year This week, Campus Recreation will down,” Supil said. “I commend Parking Services. So far, Parking management and marketing student. install ten air pumps around campus her for that. She trained Emily Services has collected 150 unclaimed or Coley added that the purpose of for student use, and Coley hopes that a little bit and Emily brought a unregistered bikes. the mandatory seminar is to teach this extra service, along with bicycle fresh perspective.” “Parking has been collecting accountability to riders. The next training, will help students stay For Supil, the biggest abandoned bikes for years, and since session will take place March 18 at the committed to biking instead of driving. event of the year was Wright’s we’re a carbon-neutral organization and Strom. “There’s already a lot going on in unprecedented — and eventually our bike shop is pretty well-traveled, “We want people to care about helping each other move the university overruled — veto of the they fi gured this would be the perfect biking,” Coley said. “This is putting forward with biking,” Coley said. “It’s allocations bill. She said it brought time for them to start working with us,” people back in the community who are much easier on the environment and about a monumental change — a said Katie Coley, director of Outdoor educated about biking and about safety.” saves money on parking and gas. It’s also challenge to the senate finance Recreation. Outdoor Recreation isn’t the only just a fun way to see the campus, stay committee to look more closely at After a semester of sorting through offi ce on campus getting serious about active and be closer to nature.” student organizations’ historical and organizing salvageable bikes, cycling. They have recently teamed spending when allocating funds. Outdoor Recreation opened up up with Healthy Carolina, Campus Comments on this story? applications for students interested Safety, Parking Services and the Green Visit dailygamecock.com/news SG ● 3

Tuesday “The Buried Life”Diplomacy with Iran USC seeded No. 5 78° 58° MTV cast returned to Columnist Carl Brzo- Women’s basketball USC Monday night to rad argues that Mitt is heading to the share their life ambi- Romney’s plans for NCAA Tournament Wednesday tions and inspira- Iran lean too heavily after a tumultuous tions. on military action. fi rst few years under 84° 54° Dawn Staley. See page 5 See page 4 See page 8 2 Tuesday, March 13, 2012 iPad rentals in high demand by students, faculty SG-sponsored program sees extreme popularity since January launch Dashia Starr [email protected]

Much like their Apple Store counterparts, the iPads available for rent in the Thomas Cooper Library’s Technology Lounge have been hard to keep on shelves. Since Jan. 17, the Student Government- sponsored, $10,000 iPad rental program has made 20 of the devices available for rental by students and faculty and none have remained in possession of the Technology Lounge for more than an hour at a time. According to Technology Lounge Manager Lance Dupre, the 20 iPads have been rented 402 times since Jan. 17. Since the program’s launch, 450 students and faculty have been turned away due to a lack of availability, with an average of 65 people turned away per week. “I feel that it’s going great,” Dupre said. “It’s very popular. Only three were available over spring break.” The tablet program allows students to rent an iPad for three days, and faculty to rent for fi ve days. Students and faculty may renew the tablet for three more days before returning them. Third-year English student Austin Blaze serves as Parker Jennette / THE DAILY GAMECOCK a Technology Lounge employee and has witnessed Distributed in the Thomas Cooper Library, the 20 iPads have not lasted for more than an hour in the Technology Lounge. the iPads’ high demand fi rsthand. “They’re constantly being checked out,” Blaze main fl oor of the library on the same screen that potentially getting more iPads to meet the demand, said. “We rarely have more than a handful at any shows computer availability. Availability can also be and working to get e-textbooks available on them for given time.” checked on www.library.sc.edu. students to use for their classes,” Kaczmarek said. To avoid privacy issues, once each iPad is returned “It’s been almost two months since the launch of “It would represent an enormous academic asset for it is synced on one computer and all applications the iPad Checkout Program, and the phenomenal students.” are erased. Blaze suggests that students check for success of the program is still going strong,” SG Dupre is currently collecting usage statistics from available iPads around mid-morning on Mondays, Secretary of Academics and second-year chemistry the iPads, including frequently used applications and when most are returned and synced. student Jessica Kaczmarek said. what purpose they serve for the users. Facebook, There have been many requests for a waiting list, According to Dupre, purchasing more iPads is iTunes U and Blackboard Mobile are the most but Dupre and SG are seeking other ways to help possible during the upcoming fall semester. SG popular applications. The data will help determine ensure fairness for the rented tablets. plans to provide more e-textbooks for the tablets in how the tablets are being used to provide better “We’ve spoken with other universities and found the future of the program. applications and service. that the waiting list doesn’t really work,” Dupre said. “The program has a lot of room for expansion Dupre has also included a survey on the iPad, Availability for iPads can now be viewed on the and future developments, two of which could be allowing the user to evaluate their experience. He is most concerned with providing more iPads and making the university aware of when they are available. The iPads are currently being updated to Apple’s 5.1 operating system. The new system includes updates for iMovie, Pages, Numbers, Keynote and security. “It’s definitely a learning process,” Dupre said. “We’ve learned what students want, which helps us to make it better for them.”

Comments on this story? Visit dailygamecock.com/news Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3 Allergic students anticipate pollen-fi lled spring Seasonal symptoms cause Medicine’s Director of the Division of swollen, scratchy throat. read my music, so I struggle a bit during Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Dr. “I’m allergic to pollen, and it makes those times,” said first-year music sickness, discomfort David Amrol. my nose really congested [and] my eyes education student Jennifer O’Steen . “The body sees dust mite, ragweed, watery, and I sneeze a lot,” said Andrea “My allergies also keep me from going Caroline Baity pollen as dangerous so it creates an Miller, a first-year fashion retailing outside and enjoying the nice weather [email protected] immune response to the allergen,” and management student. “I get sinus with my friends. I use Claritin and Amrol said. “The response is actually headaches and cough sometimes too.” another over-the-counter brand to help While many students look forward to what’s detrimental.” Such symptoms can cause problems with my symptoms. They get rid of the warm days of spring, others dread Newton said she suffers allergies in for people in everyday life, especially for them for the most part, but I don’t like the months of March and April. With both fall and spring. students who enjoy outdoor activities, having to take several pills a day to feel spring comes pollen and with pollen “Spring is more severe due to the but according to Amrol there are three good. I’d defi nitely consider getting a comes allergies. pollen, but they’re both bad,” she said. types of broad treatment options that shot if it would help me and it wasn’t too Hardly into the second week of “I have hay fever, so the smell of fresh can help: avoidance, medication and expensive.” March, trees have colored the brick cut grass will trigger it, and the pollen allergen immunotherapy. More severe seasonal allergies is just walkways gold and left clumps of pollen obviously does too. Pets do it also. He suggests that allergy sufferers something a person has to live with, in the ditches. Anything you can relate with sneezing, shower and change clothes immediately according to Newton, who has been on “When everything turns yellow, like dust, triggers it. I have a messed up after being outside and keep windows prescribed medications since she was that’s when it starts getting bad,” immune system.” closed during prime pollen season. six. She said that while the prescriptions said first-year music education with While seasonal allergies caused by Medications can be obtained over the work, her body builds up an immunity performance student Sarah Newton. tree pollen are most common in the counter and, for more severe cases, by to those drugs, forcing her to switch “You know then that your life is about spring, pollen from grass and weeds a prescription. Antihistamines in many medicines yearly. to suck.” in the fall and summer can also cause drugs, such as over-the-counter Allegra, “It doesn’t prevent me from doing Seasonal rhinitis, also known trouble. Zyrtec and Claritin, alleviate itching anything, but there are limits on what as seasonal allergies, is caused when “Spring is the worst and some people and sneezing, while pseudoephedrine is I can,” Newton said. “As soon as pollen airborne plant spores and pollen enter can be really miserable,” Amrol said. used to help with congestion. starts to fall, I don’t hang around outside the body through the mouth, eyes or “Seasonal rhinitis is a leading chronic Allergen immunotherapy is delivered anymore for long periods of time nose. illness, especially in children, and by low-dose shots of the allergen over because I know it’ll affect my allergies. During this time of year, the main accounts for the majority of work several months in order to build up After that early spring period, I just deal pollen producers in South Carolina and school absences. No mortality, of immunity. This is the most drastic step with the sneezing and feeling bad.” include oak, elm, hickory and pecan course, but a lot of morbidity around in allergy treatment and is primarily trees. Allergies to this pollen are cause this time of year.” done for people who suffer the most by an overactive immune system that Symptoms are often similar to a cold during allergy season. perceives the plant material as an and include sneezing, congestion or “I am a cellist, so when my eyes water Comments on this story? infection, according to USC School of runny nose, itchy and watery eyes and a profusely it is very diffi cult for me to Visit dailygamecock.com/news

HOUSING ● Cont. from 1 “When it’s time for you know what happened. I to get an assignment, don’t have on-campus are given to students people get appointments housing for the fall. randomly in two via email.” They told me that they rounds; the first round Haley Smith, a were at capacity and is reserved for students second-year tourism that I should look off who have been accepted management student, campus.” into an associated said she missed her While many students learning community online selection have taken the option and the second is for the appointment because of off-campus housing, remaining applicants, she never received an those currently without Mullis said. email notifi cation. an assignment can also “As long as you submit “I got generic emails wait for rooms to open your housing application saying there would be up at the risk of losing by the deadline, you a lottery and a waiting their $100 advance are put into a general list, but never one with room payment, which Supil Wright Saleeby lottery. There is no a specifi c information,” is only refundable until points system and there Smith said. “I gave the April 1. Emily Supil and Joe Wright will graduate this May, while Saleeby hopes to serve is no advantage given to office a call today and in Student Body President-elect Kenny Tracy’s cabinet during her senior year. students with a higher all they could say was ... Comments on this story? GPA or anything like that I should have gotten Visit dailygamecock.com/ ● began, Wright pointed out all the SG Continued from 1 that,” Mullis said. an email and they don’t news programs he’s seen passed under Supil, who also graduates in May, his leadership — including the credited Wright with increased Carolina Cab program, Flex meal communication and training within plans, Thomas Cooper Library iPad SG. program, impending student ticketing “The very first thing he did was transition and a spring speaker series have a mixer and even the comptrollers that brought Jon Huntsman, South came to it,” Supil said. “There are a lot Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis and of new people in Student Government the cast of MTV’s “The Buried Life” this year and he capitalized on it.” to campus. Wright echoed Saleeby’s sentiments; “It’s bittersweet,” Wright said. he’s enjoying his last few days in offi ce, “I’ve done a lot for the university. of but knows his work isn’t fi nished. It’s taught me a lot about myself College “The burden’s not completely off and how important this institution me,” he said. “I’m helping Kenny so is. I’m excited to move forward to he can be ready to lead, and having the next chapter of my life. I’ve done transition meetings is important. My everything I set out to do.” predecessor didn’t really do that with Charleston me, so I had a strong learning curve coming in. I don’t want Kenny to have that.” Comments on this story? maymester/summer sessions 2012 And, as tumultuously as the year Visit dailygamecock.com/news Follow us loestrin 24 Fe $15

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Primary and secondary school Housing request rise English language arts curricula include stories from multiple highlights space needs races and ethnic groups, as well as stories about children who are bullied and who overcome The housing assignment process is in their hardships. The purpose full swing, and USC seems to be singing of teaching these stories is to the same old song — plenty of applicants, instruct students on how to no spaces. Push for war threatens US diplomacy identify with the struggles of The story differs a little this year. USC others and developing their sense Housing saw a rise in upperclassman What’s more, Romney fails to Romney’s military plans of empathy. applicants, differentiate his stance from the Today ’s with 800 more will worsen Iran standoff president’s in terms of sanctions, programs, “The problem requests than instead choosing to lob political The U.S. government must take however, continue of space is not last year. The grenades at the White House in necessary precautions to prevent to overlook a current total of hopes of garnering conservative going away any the possibility of Iran attaining crucial group: 2,700 applicants support. nuclear weapons, even if those LGBT students. time, nor will the outstrips the Second, Romney’s strategy precautions eventually evolve into These students 1,800 beds involves loose talk of war, threatening university run the military action. That being said, it is Leia Cain are not properly allocated for to station ships or troops off the risk of developing hazardous and irresponsible to begin Educational represented upperclassmen coast of or in close proximity to research talk of war or physical in high school too much, too by Housing, Iran. This tactic will do nothing but graduate student confrontation with the literature classes. pushing the damage our interests, forcing — as soon.” Islamic Republic , as By forgoing traditional many have already indicated — oil Mitt Romney recently inclusive divide between prices to rise and hitting American did. Romney slammed literature, instructors are requests and available space further into pockets hard . President Barack presenting the idea that LGBT the red. On the campaign trail, Romney’s Obama, claiming his students are not worthy of This shortage is just another example plan is essentially irrelevant in terms stance will enable empathy or inclusion. This leads of the growing pains that USC has been Carl of current policy implementation, Iran to attain nuclear to a lot of misunderstandings experiencing for the past few years. Space Brzorad but it may cause detrimental effects weapons. He outlined about these students, which in will continue to be an issue at this university Second-year by increasing Iranian oil revenue psychology his own plan, which turn results in bullying from as freshman classes grow and development that European embargoes had been student only differs slightly their peers. projects work their way around our campus. so successful in reducing. Frankly, from the president’s, Excluding a particular group What this rise in upperclassman requests Romney and his fellow nomination- but beats the war drum louder and of students not only hurts that should tell USC is that students are ready seekers, namely Newt Gingrich, stronger than is prudent. group, but it also leads to a and willing to pay the costs of on-campus should keep their mouths shut if they Romney’s plan is essentially this: lack of stability for all minority housing for the experience that it offers. truly want to see a weakened Iran. He would like to see aircraft carriers groups in a school. When Faced with the often lower prices and What we are hearing now is simply stationed off the coast of Iran, teachers and administrators improved resources of off-campus housing, war mongering. bolstering the worldwide dominance do nothing to help a targeted upperclassmen are still showing a strong When it comes to Iran, nothing of the U.S. Navy as well as ratcheting group, they are making other attachment to this campus and the personal is conclusive. U.N. security reports up economic sanctions to curb groups vulnerable as well. All opportunities for growth it provides differ from the timeline provided by nuclear progress. The problems educators have a duty to protect them. USC should honor that devotion by Israel, which differs in turn from the with Romney’s plan are twofold . the learning environment providing as much as it can in the way of claims made by Iran that it does not First, stifl ing sanctions are already in and foster a community of available space. seek nuclear weapons. place, and the president has indicated respectful students. This major To that end, we need to continue talking The sanctions and embargoes more are to come. Iranian president responsibility is being ignored. about plans to grow USC’s campus. In put in place will suffice for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad openly It is inappropriate to alienate a classrooms, our student union and housing, now, but we don’t have enough admits to the weight the sanctions group of students based on race, the problem of space is not going away, nor intelligence to move toward military have placed on the Iranian economy. class, gender, ability or perceived will the university run the risk of developing confrontation, as Romney suggests “Every day our banking and trade or known sexual orientation. too much, too soon. This growth in we do. Americans should continue activities and our agreements are The U.S. needs to step up its upperclassman requests is another in what to exercise their diplomatic strength being monitored and blocked,” he policy development to protect is becoming a long series of reminders that without giving into the extreme said in a speech before the Iranian these children from the horrors more must be done to provide students with solutions coming from the Romney parliament . “Our banks cannot make they are facing daily while just a modern campus that can accommodate camp. international transactions anymore.” trying to attain an education. growth in a healthy and productive fashion. Time wasted fi nding motives for school attack motive but did not uncover any signifi cant evidence. school’s website states that its students “struggle with Authorities should focus on prevention, Those who knew were reportedly shocked to hear that a variety of individual problems,” such as anger issues, he was behind the shooting, as Lane apparently showed mental health issues and delinquency. With a 6-to-1 helping victims recover from shooting no signs of emotional distress. Lane’s neighbor, Steve student-to-faculty ratio and both a school psychologist Sawczak, told the Associated Press that and school counselor available to Lake Academy’s 55 A public high school shooting occurred in suburban he was “stunned” and that “[Lane is] students throughout the school day , it is doubtful that Ohio nearly two weeks ago, the attacker seriously a normal kind of kid.” Lane’s juvenile any warning signs of Lane’s mental instability went injuring two students and killing three more. The record is mild, showing no patterned unnoticed. gunman, 17-year-old T.J. Lane , fi red ten shots in the behavior of violence. Only arrested While mental illness remains the most plausible Chardon High School cafeteria before being arrested twice, Lane’s criminal history includes reason for Lane to lash out, there are no justifi cations by town police as he attempted to fl ee the scene. a fight with his uncle and “failure to for his behavior. Determining Lane’s motives will Lane’s motives still remain unclear despite two weeks control a motor vehicle.” not help resolve the events that occurred in Chardon. of investigation. The shooting is said to have been due Emily Though he was even-tempered in Trying to rationalize the decisions Lane made is to Lane’s mental state, and that neither drug use nor Anderson nature, it is unlikely that Lane did unrealistic and potentially impossible; as psychologist bullying contributed to his actions. Both of Lane’s Second-year not display any behavior indicative of Gregg Jantz said of the issue: “the bottom line is [that parents have a record of domestic violence and various English student emotional distress in the months leading the actions of] a depressed teenager [are] especially assault charges , leading prosecutors to believe that he up to the shooting. A poem he posted to Facebook hard to predict,” and even harder to understand. was not in an emotionally stable condition at the time in December alludes to instability and contains Tragedies like this force both victims and onlookers of the shooting. County Prosecutor David Joyce, who images similar to the violence exhibited on Monday. to grasp at reasons for why violence occurs. But in the represented the state of Ohio during Lane’s detention Additionally, Lane attended Lake Academy Alternative end, the true effort should be paid to fi nding justice for hearing, described Lane as “someone who’s not well.” School, a specialized institution for “at-risk” youths the affected families and preparing as much as possible Police searched Lane’s computer files and phone that is located about 15 miles west of Chardon. The to prevent future incidents . records in hopes of finding further indication of a

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compiled a list of 100 things they wanted to accomplish. Duncan Penn recalls thinking, “What’s stopping us What do you want to do from going after every single thing on this list?” “The Buried Life” began as a two-week road trip in 2006 . Lingwood, Nemtin and Jonnie and Duncan Penn planned to cross items off their list and help strangers live out their own dreams along the way. They bought before you die? a secondhand camera on eBay, got a company to pay for gas, purchased a 1977 Coachman RV and hit the road. Within that time, the team embarked on a variety ‘The Buried Life’ cast returns of adventures, from making the front page of the to USC Monday night newspaper to running a successful business for a day. Jonnie Penn said the turning point in the fi rst tour was helping Brent, a 24-year-old who spent many years Kristyn Winch living in a homeless shelter, bring pizzas to the shelter [email protected] where he once lived and providing him with the truck he desperately needed to keep his food delivery business running. Aiding Brent in his mission inspired “The Buried Life” team to keep the project going beyond the two-week road trip. After its first tour, the team was contacted by a television producer to negotiate having its own show, but everyone they met with wanted to change the concept. Duncan Penn said he and his fellow team members wanted to maintain creative control, so they didn’t take the initial deal. It took two years until a network agreed with the four friends and MTV picked up “The Buried Life” in 2009. The show ran for two seasons and followed the cast as they crashed the Playboy Mansion and streaked at a soccer game while helping others reach their goals. Duncan Penn shared the story of Sam, a father who abandoned his son and wanted to reconnect with him 17 years later. While the episode ended with Sam speaking to his son, Laban, on the phone for tudents packed the Russell House Ballroom Monday’s program began with Lingwood, Nemtin the fi rst time, the cast said the pair’s relationship has Monday night to hear four friends recount and the Penn brothers recounting how “The Buried grown since then and the family has spent the last three how they followed their dreams and helped Life” began. Jonnie Penn realized he wanted to do Christmases together. others answer one question: “What do you something with his life after being outraged by the S Jonnie Penn encouraged audience members to make want to do before you die?” high price of yams at the grocery store while in college. their own lists, go after their goals and help others The cast of MTV’s “The Buried Life” returned to Nemtin was inspired when a former high school along the way. USC to share the origins of the show and the ways they classmate launched a clothing line despite his lack of “Being you inspires other people to be them,” Jonnie have changed lives since then. experience in the fashion world. Lingwood told the Penn said. The cast’s appearance was part of a college tour audience about his struggles with weight gain (he put “The Buried Life” cast is crossing another item off sponsored and funded by Verizon Wireless Careers. on 45 pounds during his freshman year of college), their list with the publication of their fi rst book, “What Student Body President Joe Wright was contacted by joking as he looked back on the situation (“I’m baking Do You Want To Do Before You Die?” The book is not the former reality show stars in October to campus this cookies and I’m stuck in my wetsuit”) but stressing how in stores yet, but the cast brought copies of the book semester. USC Student Government hosted the event. he realized he needed to change his life. Duncan Penn with them, giving USC students the first chance to Carolina Productions brought “The Buried Life” was impacted by the death of a close friend during a purchase it, as it was the fi rst event at which books have guys to campus last March and paid them $25,000 to camping trip shortly after their college graduation. been sold. make their presentation, but Monday’s program was The cast members said their relationship has grown The cast then turned the evening over to students, not funded through student activity fees at all, Wright since they began the project. asking people to share what they want to do before they said. “When this thing started, we weren’t best friends or die. Answers ranged from asking Duncan Penn out on The four cast members, Dave Lingwood, Ben anything,” Jonnie Penn said. a date to opening a free medical clinic. The cast held a Nemtin and brothers Jonnie and Duncan Penn, The four decided to call their project “The Buried meet and greet book signing after the event. took the stage to the sound of thundering applause. Life” after Jonnie Penn read Matthew Arnold’s poem Although “The Buried Life” is no longer on MTV, it of the same name as an assignment for school. The was clear that the show and the cast’s message has made goal of “The Buried Life” was to answer the question: Comments on this story? a lasting impression on many USC students. “What do you want to do before you die?” The friends Visit dailygamecock.com/mix

Courtesy of USC Symphony Orchestra USC orchestra showcases student conductors Competition winners play Johaan Wolfgang van Goethe’s tragedy connecting with the audience in front of University and is pursuing her master’s works of classic composers “Egmont.” Nove Deypalan , a doctoral me and the musicians behind me.” degree in performance. Yi Yang, a student in conducting at the USC Paula Anne Ulicsni, a graduate of graduate of the Central Conservatory Tyler Simpson School of Music, will be conducting the the University of Minnesota who’s of Music in China , will conduct the [email protected] piece. Deypalan said he felt privileged currently pursuing a master’s degree in movement. to be conducting a piece of Beethoven’s instrumental conducting, will conduct As with all performances from the USC Symphony Orchestra will music. the movement. USC Symphony Orchestra, the concert showcase the talents of the winners of “I feel responsible to bring the “A lot of preparation is needed to lead will not only showcase the talents of the USC Concerto-Aria Competition, music of Beethoven to life once again,” effi cient rehearsals with any orchestra,” the soloists and the conductors, but as well as four student conductors, Deypalan said. “It is only through this Ulicsni said. “It is a huge responsibility.” those of every School of Music student during a performance tonight at the process, in live performance, that the The next concerto will be Haydn’s participating in the event. Koger Center. music of great composers can take Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major, “This performance is a display of The performance will feature three center stage.” performed by Zapata, who is currently talents,” Deypalan said. “The students solos from the winners of this year’s Deypalan is a graduate of the pursuing a master’s degree in trumpet who will be performing are par competition — Blair Francis on flute, University of the Philippines College of performance . In addition to winning the excellence in their chosen instruments Oswaldo Zapata on trumpet and Ying- Music and holds a master’s degree from Concerto-Aria competition, Zapata said and so are the conductors.” Li Pan on violin. the University of Southern California . that he won a similar competition fi ve The Symphony Orchestra event also The annual event is open to USC- He also served as a composer at the years ago at the Universidad Nacional acts as a display of the inner workings of Columbia music school students and Cultural Center of the Philippines. He de Colombia, where he received his the less-recognized performing group. it will also feature student conductors recently conducted the world premiere bachelor’s degree. “It is a rare occasion to see that many leading student musicians in performing of “Dream of a Hundred Flowers” by “That concert was a very good conductors on a program and you will the works of classic composers like Fang Man at Carnegie Hall in New experience,” Zapata said. “Now, I feel see how each one of us is very different Ludwig van Beethoven, Jonathan York . very lucky to be studying at USC under in how we lead the group,” Uliscni said. Brahms and Jacques Ibert . Following the opening piece will be the tutelage of amazing professors The USC Symphony Orchestra will “The fi rst half of the concert features the concert’s first solo performance. like professor James Ackley and Allen perform tonight at 7:30 at the Koger student conductors and soloists, Francis, a senior performance major Vizzutti.” Center for the Arts. General admission beginning with the Beethoven’s and principal flutist of the orchestra, Conducting the trumpet concerto is $26 . Tickets will be $21 for seniors ‘Egmont’ Overture followed by the will perform the third movement of the will be Robert Brown, a master’s degree and USC faculty and staff, and $9 for concertos,” said Paula Anne Uliscni, concerto for fl ute and orchestra written student in orchestral conducting. students at the door and $6 in advance. one of the student conductors in the by Ibert . The fi nal solo performance before an For more information, call (803) 251- event. “The concert will close with Dr. “The feeling is indescribable — a intermission will be Pan performing the 2222 or go to capitoltickets.com . Portnoy conducting Bizet’s Symphony mixture of adrenaline, energy, fi rst movement of the Violin Concerto in C.” happiness, passion and enthusiasm,” in D major by Johannes Brahms to The concert’s opening piece, was Francis said. “It’s a great feeling — end the fi rst half of the event. Pan is a Comments on this story? originally composed by Beethoven for nothing but my flute, the music and graduate of National Taiwan Normal Visit dailygamecock.com/mix Tuesday, March 13, 2012 6

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BASKETBALL ● Continued from 8 Gamecocks have rough start to SEC play successful.” Staley’s seniors will admit that Men’s tennis falls to four ranked it took several years to embrace the process, particularly Staley’s opponents to open conference season style of defense. Senior Charenee Stephens said that the vision was Chris Stanley [email protected] hazy after that first year where there were only 10 wins. The vision cleared up for the team South Carolina’s men’s tennis team came into spring break last year, though the Gamecocks of 2012 winning 10 of its fi rst 11 games, all out of conference; did fall short of a prized NCAA however, the break wasn’t as fun as the Gamecocks had Tou r na ment bid . Coming into anticipated. this season, Stephens said, it “We’re just looking to grow the program right now,” said head was “the ultimate,” as everyone coach Josh Goffi . “Any step in the right direction is a positive was on the same page and there one for us. We’re not happy with the result, but we’re looking to wasn’t a doubt of what could be get back on track.” accomplished. The Gamecocks opened conference play with four consecutive “It’s been tough,” Stephens ranked opponents. They took a road trip around the division said. “We are a hard working from No. 6 Georgia, No. 19 Tennessee, No. 7 Kentucky and team and to see that go in vain, No. 49 Vanderbilt, but at the end of the nine-day stretch, the to not see those wins come and Gamecocks came back to Columbia with no victories . to come up short, it does put a “There are no breathers in the SEC,” Goffi said. “It’s either damper on things. At the same you do or you don’t. That’s the tempo.” time, this is what we worked for. The first two games against Georgia and Tennessee were It’s a shame that it took four years played at home for the Gamecocks, though that didn’t slow down of my career to get to this point, the Bulldogs and Volunteers from walking away with decisive but I feel like we do have the wins. mentality, and we can go out and Against the Bulldogs, the Gamecocks struggled from the put a product on the floor that start. All three men’s doubles teams were swept by Georgia’s will get this win.” tandems by a combined score of 24 to 11 . In singles play, South The fi rst 200 fans at the watch Carolina could only manage to win one point on Thiago party received a garnet T-shirt Pinherio’s lone success against top-50 player Hernus Pieters in with the accomplishments of straight sets 6-4, 6-4 . Andrew Askins / THE DAILY GAMECOCK the season listed on the back, “Georgia is a perennial powerhouse in college tennis,” Goffi including the most overall wins said. “They are on another level than what we are right now. We still lost the point. Ivan Machado won the lone singles point by for the program since 2002, the didn’t play too poor a match, overall I was pleased with what we beating No. 14 Anthony Rossi in three sets. first win over the Lady Vols at showed up with.” “Kentucky, in my opinion, can win the national championship Knoxville, Tenn., since 1980 Two days later against Tennessee, things didn’t fare much this year,” Goffi said. “They are coached very well. We didn’t and advancing to the SEC better for South Carolina; the team was able to pick up one exactly play poorly either, there defi nitely were some positives Tournament semifinals for the more point but still dropped the match to the Volunteers 5-2. that came out. We proved we can play with the best.” fi rst time in program history. The Gamecocks were again swept in doubles play, this time The Tennessee matchup was the closest of the four played. As for the team’s “I believe” with only two games as the last game was not able to fi nish due Duos Chip Cox/Nick Jones and Kyle Koch/Carl Eguez won shirts, the back had a similar to time constraints, and Tennessee had already won the point. their matches 8-3 and 8-5, respectively . However, singles play message that would shape the Pinheiro again scored much needed points for his team along didn’t go as smoothly for South Carolina. season, reading “The time is with teammate Andrew Adams for South Carolina’s only two Machado and Pinheiro won both of their matches and became now.” points of the match . the only two Gamecocks that won more than one singles match “I think some of the fans told “Tennessee was a match we thought we could win,” Goffi said. in the four-match losing streak . The team fell just one point us that we need to put a ‘d’ on “The 20 mph wind and cold conditions decreased the quality of short of a win, 4-3 . the end of this,” Staley said, tennis on both sides. That day was more about heart.” “We had two spots that completely did not show up,” Goffi pointing to the front of her shirt. After a disappointing homestand, the Gamecocks headed on said. “That one defi nitely slipped away. It wasn’t exactly the best “I believed.” the road to face Kentucky and Vanderbilt, hoping to fi nd new match we played.” life after having fi ve days rest. The Wildcats had different plans, as they took the match 6-1. The Gamecocks managed to not Comments on this story? Comments on this story? get swept in doubles play for the fi rst time over the break but Visit dailygamecock.com/sports Visit dailygamecock.com/sports Women’s tennis has mixed results during week Gamecocks fall to Vanderbilt over Caitlin McGraw . to go 1-3 over spring break “It was really important for Jaklin to get that win today,” Petrovic said. “She Matthew Maccaro told me one thing after the match, which [email protected] was she took care of business. Jaklin defi nitely did that today.” The South Carolina women’s tennis The Wildcats lone point came at third team posted a 1-3 record over the past singles, where Khristina Blajkevitch won week , most recently falling 5-2 to No. 22 a tight match, winning a super tiebreaker Vanderbilt on Sunday in Columbia . 10-8 to defeat USC’s Kanakova after they The Gamecocks (8-4, 1-3 SEC) were split two sets. able to get victories at No. 3 singles from On Sunday, March 4, the Gamecocks Dominika Kanakova, No. 4 singles from lost a close 4-3 decision in Knoxville Katerina Popova , and No. 3 doubles to a Tennessee team ranked No. 5 in from the tandem of Popova and Josefi n the nation. USC split the six singles Andersson . Vanderbilt won four of the matches, but got swept in the three six singles matches, and two of the three doubles matches, giving Tennessee the doubles matches to win the doubles victory thanks to the doubles point . point . South Carolina’s top three singles Andrew Askins / THE DAILY GAMECOCK “I was pleased with the effort on courts players all lost, but Popova, Adriana competed so well.” match for over a week,” Petrovic said of one and three for doubles,” said interim Pereira and Andersson all won at four, In Athens on Friday, March 2, the Pereira. “She was in charge of the points head coach Katarina Petrovic. “They five and six singles respectively, to Gamecocks were beaten 6-1 by No. 4 and her footwork was amazing today. fought well. I thought we had energy split the singles points. In the top two Georgia. The Bulldogs won all three These were the two things that helped today. But what I minded in doubles is singles matchups featuring all ranked doubles matches and five out of six her win the match. That was a huge win that I need all six girls to be on the same players, Tennessee’s No. 35 Brynn Boren singles matches . South Carolina’s lone for her and will help her confi dence.” page; that means all three doubles. When defeated USC’s Morgina 6-1, 6-1 , and in win came from Pereira, who defeated Next weekend, the Gamecocks will be that happens, we can probably get the a marathon thriller, No. 37 Kata Szekely No. 69 Kate Fuller of Georgia in straight back in action as they take a break from doubles point.” of UT defeated Alawi 7-5 in a third-set sets, 6-4, 6-3 . Georgia won all the other SEC play and host two nonconference In Columbia on Friday, March 9 , the tiebreaker after the two split the fi rst two singles matches in straight sets . Pereira opponents at Carolina Tennis Center, Gamecocks won their fi rst SEC contest sets . Petrovic was proud of her players for earned praise from her coach for her Georgia State at 1 p.m. Saturday and Old with a 6-1 victory over Kentucky. South fi ghting so hard in what she knew would victory, as did Popova for fi ghting hard Dominion at 11 a.m. Sunday. Carolina won fi ve of six singles matches, be a close match based on recent years. in a losing effort, 7-5, 6-4, against No. 41 and two of three doubles matches to “I was talking to the girls yesterday Maho Kowase of Georgia. earn the win. Thirty fourth-ranked fi rst that when we play Tennessee, usually the “I was worried a little bit about Comments on this story? singles player Anya Morgina shined in score has been 4-3 in the past few years,” Adriana since she didn’t play a singles Visit dailygamecock.com/sports a three set win over Kentucky’s Jessica Petrovic said. “What I expected from Stiles, while 64th-ranked second singles them was to give me 100 percent and full player Jaklin Alawi rebounded from effort. Everybody worked hard; I have a loss in the previous match against no complaints. Overall, there’s nothing Tennessee with an easy straight sets win more that I can ask of them because they

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