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The University of South Carolina Tuesday, October 17, 2006 Vol. 100, No. 46 ● Since 1908 Sex, drug, alcohol crimes drop on campus
Yearly security report says incidents at USC fell signifi cantly
Brad Maxwell THE DAILY GAMECOCK
The number of crimes have dropped on campus, according to the USC Division of Law Enforcement and Safety Annual Security Report. The Annual Security Report is a product of the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act passed in 1990 requiring all institutions of higher education which receive federal dollars to produce an annual security report which is available to all students, faculty and employees of the university. Kelly Bobrow / THE DAILY GAMECOCK The report outlines all The report says sex-related crimes at the university have 39 aspects of law enforcement gone down from 14 in 2004 to four last year. On campus arrests ‘04 vs. ‘05 and safety as they pertain 35 to students and university “Education is the only numbers, and followed by Statistics from the Annual Security Report convey mostly lower employees and releases way to achieve prevention,” that statistic changing,” numbers of crimes in 2005 from 2004. crime statistics for the year Brown said. “However, the Brown said. of 2005. more people learn about Regarding the declining One piece of the statistics sexual assault, the more numbers of alcohol and 22 22 reveals that on campus people will report. So in drug violations, Larrell sex-related crimes have essence, the numbers have Wilkinson, director of gone down from 14 to four to go up before they can go Alcohol and Drug Programs, 14 offenses in the last year. down.” said he is encouraged by the Brett Carney Brown, Sex-related crimes in numbers. 10 9 program director of Sexual residence halls have gone “It’s a very comprehensive Health and Violence down from 10 to four effort between law Services, said the Offi ce of reported offenses in the last enforcement and safety, 4 Sexual Health and Violence year. Seven offenses were not sexual health and violence 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 Prevention has been reported to USCPD, only to prevention, student life and Criminal sex Burglary arrests Liquor law arrests Drug law arrests working diligently to further OSHVP. our program,” Wilkinson offenses arrests campus outreach regarding “In my mind, success will said. Source: USC Division of Law Enforcement and Safety interpersonal violence, begin with the Security ● particularly sexual assault. Report reflecting those CRIME 3 Mike Conway / THE DAILY GAMECOCK CHESS CLUB ‘Pike’ fraternity seeks HOSTS TOURNEY a comeback at USC Pi Kappa Alpha strives to regain position on Fraternity Council State chess champ after charter was recently revoked for poor grades, low membership should give edge Gina Vasselli president of PKA, said our brothers,” Bullard said. to Gamecocks STAFF WRITER the USC chapter’s young Bullard said one of the members will help the biggest problems they are The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity grow. having so far is a lack of a Rebecca Wilson fraternity, also known as “It’s going to be a learning central location for their THE DAILY GAMECOCK Pike, is trying to get itself process,” he said. “But events and meetings. back on campus. there’s a lot of excitement “We’re pushing to have The USC Chess Club The fraternity’s charter in the young guys and we’re a house by December,” will host the Gamecock was revoked a few years going to use that to our Bullard said. Open III chess tournament ago because of bad grades advantage.” PKA’s inclusion into in the Russell House this and low membership, said Bullard said the fraternity the university’s Fraternity Saturday. Mark Doerr, an expansion has already planned many Council was brought to a “Chess is weekend consultant for the fraternity’s events to incorporate itself vote last spring. recreation, just like national headquarters. into the campus’ Greek “The vote didn’t pass in football,” said Edsel Peña, Doerr said they are trying community and is eager to spring 2006, but with their a statistics professor who to avoid the troubles that get the ball rolling. recent success in numbers, serves as adviser to the Nick Esares / THE DAILY GAMECOCK once plagued the fraternity Its first fundraiser we will re-vote in the chess club. Pena expects “an Players will be put in groups on Saturday in the Russell by being selective about new — Cow Patty Bingo — will spring,” said Justin Runager, exciting game.” House at the start of the Open III tournament according members. take place in an open field a third-year business And the game should to their rank by the South Carolina Chess Federation. “We only spoke with men divided into 1,000 squares student and president of the be made more exciting who were referred to us by that sell for $10 each. A cow Fraternity Council. with state chess champion person in the top group These groups are again sororities, alumni, teachers is released into the fi eld, and Many at the Fraternity Timur Aliyev, a chemical will play the highest-ranked halved according to each or coaches,” Doerr said. the person who owns the Council are concerned about engineering graduate person in the low group, and competitors rating, and the “We focus on getting the square that receives the fi rst having too many fraternities student, playing for the the play pattern continues highest-ranked person in right guys in.” cow patty wins $1,000. A come to campus at once. Gamecocks. down through the ranks. the top half of each group Of 210 people interviewed, date for the event has not “There have been three The tournament will be a After a round in which each will play the highest-ranked only 80 were accepted, yet been set. new fraternities in the past played by Swiss Tournament player is given 90 minutes person in the low half of the and most of those were PKA has many well- ● rules, Peña said. to score, the groups will be same group. Play continues freshmen. known national members, PIKE 3 Players will be divided divided by points. until a winner emerges. “Being new, we see the including country music into two groups at the Competitors who win The Chess Club also benefit of going after the singer Kenny Chesney and beginning, a top group and their match will have one participates in many freshmen because they’re USC President Andrew a low group, according to point. Those who lose will Internet tournaments, and going to be here for four Sorensen. their ranking by the South have zero, and those who has been ranked in the top years,” Doerr said. “It’s real cool that Carolina Chess Federation. ended in a draw will get half Jesse Bullard, a second- Sorensen and Strom index ● The highest-ranked a point. CHESS 3 year business student and Thurmond are going to be Classifieds...... 10 Crossword...... 7 The Mix. Taking a look at one of the best ways Sports. After bye week, Carolina football team Horoscopes...... 7 side to get CDs extra cheap on the Internet. prepares for game against Vanderbilt. Opinion...... 4 in 5 8 Police Report...... 2 The Daily Gamecock ● Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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High 71 High 82 High 86 High 76 High 73 SAVE FERRIS Low 67 Low 65 Low 65 Low 47 Low 52 CRIME REPORT CAROLINA in BRIEF FRIDAY, OCT. 13 Blossom St. Garage, DNA technique has 1300 Blossom St. technical2 limitation Larceny of bicycle, The complainant said 11:05 a.m. someone took one golf Mitochondrial DNA Maxcy College, 1322 bag, 20 golf clubs, one may not hold the key to Pendleton St. travel bag and two and a unlocking the ancestry The victim, 19, said his half pairs of sneakers from of African Americans, bicycle was stolen off the a vehicle. There were no according to a study by bike rack. signs of forced entry. a University of South Estimated value: $250 Estimated value: $4,750 Carolina researcher Responding offi cer: Responding offi cer: published in this week’s C. Taylor M. J. Winnington issue of the journal BMC Biology. Illegal use of telephone, Burglary, malicious The report by Dr. Bert 4:15 p.m. injury to real property, Ely, a biology professor Bates House, 1423 1:40 p.m. in the university’s Whaley St. Currell College, 1309 College of Arts and The victim, 19, said Green St. Sciences, and colleagues she has received many The complainant said at the universities of threatening phone calls. someone broke into the Massachusetts and Responding offi cer: building and scratched a Maryland reveals that Brandon Davis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK J. Widdifi eld computer screen a number fewer than 10 percent One of three ferris wheels turns until midnight at the State Fair, which ends on the 22nd. of times. of African-American SATURDAY, OCT. 14 Estimated damage: mitochondrial DNA $1,200 sequences that were State Nation World Malicious injury to real Responding offi cer: analyzed can be matched property, 2:45 a.m. C. Taylor to mitochondrial DNA Thurmond offspring Nevada senator paid Hollywood standards McBryde, 1313 Blossom from one single African runs for county offi ce hotel with donations hold back Jackie Chan St. Larceny of bicycle, 2:28 ethnic group. Someone threw a stone- p.m. Mitochondrial DNA CHARLESTON — It’s Senate Democratic leader HONG KONG — Jackie type object and shattered Maxcy College, 1322 is the portion of the not the usual first stop Harry Reid has been using Chan, famous for his a window. Pendleton St. body’s genetic code that for the child of a political campaign donations instead daredevil stunts, says he’s Estimated damage: $50 The victim, 17, said is inherited from the powerhouse, but Paul of his personal money to pay frustrated by Hollywood’s Responding officer: D. someone stole his bicycle. mother. In recent years, Thurmond, youngest child Christmas bonuses for the safety rules. Davis Estimated value: $300 mitochondrial DNA has of the late U.S. Sen. Strom support staff at the Ritz- “There are so many Responding offi cer: become a popular method Thurmond, is running for Carlton, where he lives in an safety and insurance rules Auto Break-in, Grand W. G uyon for tracing maternal the Charleston County upscale condominium. to follow,” Chan said in an Larceny, 8:40 a.m. ancestry and often is used Council. Federal election law bars interview on his Web site by companies hired by Thurmond, 30, was candidates from converting Sunday. “I know that they African Americans to help born when his father was political donations for want to make sure that I’m them trace their ancestry 74 and in the middle of his personal use. safe when I do my stunts, but Rape defendant shoots judge in Africa. landmark political career. Questioned about the sometimes they insist that I “Many people have had The former prosecutor is the campaign expenditures by use protective gear for even Harry R. Weber to force her at gunpoint into their mitochondrial DNA fi rst of Thurmond’s children The Associated Press, Reid’s simple things, and that is Th e Associated Press her Buckhead apartment tested with the hope of to make a run for political office said Monday he was frustrating. It takes so much hours after the courthouse finding a match in a offi ce. personally reimbursing time.” ATLANTA — Minutes shooting while he was in particular ethnic group His older brother Strom his campaign for $3,300 in Chan, best known in the after a deadly courthouse search of a place to hide, in Africa,” said Ely, who Thurmond Jr. held the donations he had directed to United States for the “Rush rampage, a gun-wielding and told her, “All the police has been working on this appointed position of U.S. the staff holiday fund at his Hour” movies with Chris Brian Nichols carjacked a and everybody in Atlanta project for about four attorney for South Carolina. residence. Tucker, sa id he feels less newspaper employee and, were at war” with him. years. But Paul Thurmond says Reid also announced he encumbered when making to get her to obey him, told Defense lawyers have “For African Americans, County Council offers him was amending his ethics fi lms in Hong Kong. her, “Can’t you see I have alleged that Kilgo’s and such a test could provide the opportunity he wants reports to Congress to more “In Hong Kong we just go blood on my hands?” the Adan’s identifications a clue about the ethnic — to help people. fully account for a Las Vegas ahead and do what needs to victim testifi ed Monday. — and those of the other group or country in “This has given me an land deal, highlighted in be done. There is no safety During a hearing in witnesses they seek to Africa where one of opportunity to be a leader in an AP story last week, that captain on the set. I use my which defense lawyers for block — were influenced their maternal ancestors the community,” he said. allowed him to collect $1.1 own stunt team because they Nichols were trying to by improper police tactics. originated,” he said. Thurmond is a partner in million in 2004 for property have experience and I trust block her testimony and They want Superior Court the fi rm Thurmond Kirchner he hadn’t personally owned them to make the action and that of 16 other witnesses, Judge Hilton Fuller to and Timbes. He put $10,000 in three years. stunts safe,” he said. Almeta Kilgo also said suppress the identifi cations THIS WEEK at USC of his own money into his In that matter, the senator Chan, 52, also said that she is sure that Nichols and to prevent the witnesses race and raised about $30,000 hadn’t disclosed to Congress when he first broke into was the one who stole her from testifying at Nichols’ TODAY more in just three months. that he first sold land to a Hollywood, he had little car at gunpoint on March murder trial, which is Cockfest Tryouts: His opponent, George friend’s limited liability control over his own moves, 11, 2005, in a parking scheduled to begin Jan. 11. 7 p.m. Russell House Tempel, had raised less than company back in 2001 and even though he’d been garage less than a mile Nichols, was being Ballroom $5,000 at the same time. took an ownership stake in choreographing stunts for from the Fulton County retried on rape charges “Could I have thrown in the company. He collected decades in Hong Kong. Courthouse. when prosecutors say he WEDNESDAY $10,000?” Tempel asked. “I the seven-fi gure payout when But that has changed over A prosecutor showed stole a deputy’s handgun Handwriting Analysis: would have had to collect the company sold the land time. Kilgo a photo of the person at the courthouse after 11 a.m. Greene Street an awful lot of aluminum again in 2004 to others. “When I first started she identified to police as the deputy removed his Model United Nations cans.” Reid portrayed the 2004 making Hollywood films, the man who confronted handcuffs to allow him to meeting: Paul knows that sale as a personal sale of the directors wouldn’t listen her, and Kilgo responded, change out of his jail clothes 7 p.m. Gambrell 005 not everyone has fond land, making no mention of to anything I said when “This is a photo of Brian and prepare for court. remembrances of his father, the company’s ownership or it came to the action,” he Nichols.” Authorities say Nichols THURSDAY once a staunch segregationist its role in the sale. said. “It’s different now; the Another witness, Iman fatally shot the judge WUSC Meeting: later turned servant of black Two smaller land deals directors respect me and Adan, testified at the presiding over his rape 6:30 p.m. RH 305 and white constituents. will also be accounted for. listen to me.” hearing that Nichols tried trial.
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CHESS ● Continued from 1 Stephen said. “It helps me universal game.” PIKE ● Continued from 1 The Fraternity Council “We don’t want to rush learn to think better, so I The USC Chess Club is planning to revise its into things,” Runager said. 14 of the country. play better.” hopes to challenge Clemson’s five years,” Runager said. expansion guidelines to “We want to make sure that Peña said he began playing Humility is also a chess team to a competition “The Fraternity Council have a certain number PKA can prosper here.” when he was 9 years old, but characteristic developed by soon. The game is still in is taking all the necessary of years required to pass had to limit his playing time playing chess, team members the planning stages, but steps to make sure that before a new fraternity can during school because his said. chess club members say they PKA will succeed and come to campus, although Comments on this story? E-mail desire to play chess overcame “There are so many ways are ready to show Clemson improve Greek life.” it will not affect PKA. [email protected] his obligation to study, and it to tie, yet so many more ways that Gamecocks can win on affected his grades. to lose,” said David Smith, a the table, as well as on the Kodi Stephen, the team’s second-year physics student. fi eld. public relations coordinator, Chess was developed in The Chess Club meets on said besides being an India, perfected in Persia and Sunday afternoons at 5 p.m. “awesome game,” chess also is now popular worldwide. on the second floor of the builds “your mind, and your “Not everyone plays Russell House. patience.” football, not everyone plays “Playing with these guys baseball,” Peña said, “but Comments on this story? E-mail has helped me so much,” everyone plays chess. It’s a [email protected]
CRIME ● Continued from 1 2003. Drug violations with card access readers and cameras disciplinary action have placed in residence halls.” Liquor law violations dropped to 26 from 124 Coley said collaboration with disciplinary action between 2004 and 2005. between various groups have dropped from 553 to The security report have added to the safety of 242 between 2004 and specifically lists incidents residence halls. 2005. Liquor law arrests in as either on-campus, off- “We continue to have residence halls have dropped campus, on public property great partnerships with the from fi ve to three. or in residence halls. Residence Hall Association “There is nothing that we Director of University and Student Government,” talk about that isn’t out there Housing Tim Coley said the Coley said. already,” Wilkinson said. goal of the residence halls Residence hall burglaries “When it comes to drinking is to develop a community went up from fi ve offenses in alcohol under the age of 21, the where students are looking 2004 to 11 offenses in 2005. use of marijuana and harder out for each other. The Annual Security drugs such as cocaine and things “This is a very positive Report can be accessed at of that nature, it’s all illegal.” factor that we see being met,” www.les.sc.edu Drug violation arrests Coley said. “Our new Evening have dropped to 35 from Services Offi ce continues to be Comments on this story? E-mail 39 and from 61 offenses in a positive factor along with more [email protected] Page 4 Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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Assistant Sports Editor Sports Editor tech-saavy Generation Y TOM BENNING ALEX RILEY Nearly two years ago, I turned 25 and started my IN OUR OPINION fi rst semester at USC. Kissing technical college goodbye after clawing through several Abusive hazing sign A WORD TO THE WISE years just to get a two-year degree was a of barbaric tradition Sitting up on fence beats either side relief, but I was greeted by Defi ne your own stance that people actually want what’s best a completely The folks at Phi Beta Sigma have watched way too jump whole- for people. FRANCES different many Bugs Bunny cartoons, if the hazing claims of on issues before buying heartedly Other groups have a fi ne SHAINWALD environment one of its pledges prove true. pre-thought ideologies into monopoly on idiocy too Th ird-year at USC. The fraternity’s USC chapter was suspended last following though, so we can’t give the public relations Everywhere week after a hazing incident was alleged to have taken a party, a elephants and donkeys all student I turned place at an off-campus apartment. The would-be I fi nd myself passionately AARON leader, an the fl ack. Some libertarians I saw big member said he was hit with, among other things, a in the center of an argument organization want to abolish the police sunglasses and iPods. I BRAZIER frying pan. with two extremes. or a phil- force to be replaced by overheard conversations that Fourth-year He also said he was hit in the toes with a baseball People argue that philosophy osophy private companies. Justice were virtually in a foreign bat, as well as paddled and repeatedly punched in the all modern art is crap student because it’s going to the highest bidder language. stomach while blindfolded. and is a waste of money too difficult is probably far worse than My fellow classmates According to police when taxpayers foot the to float on not having a anything the twins in would sometimes attend You’d have to be reports, his entire body bill for a toilet. Others stance. Congress can dream up. class in what appeared to be was covered in bruises. argue that maintaining Foremost it is dis- Even then, most of these pajamas, but I couldn’t be emotionally crippled You’d have to be art for the public sphere concerting; being unable organizations and groups sure. to think this sort of emotionally crippled to is more important than to label yourself or and philosophies are never Last semester, I was invited think this sort of behavior anything, given that future find others like you is truly perfectly in tune to join a group for students behavior is OK. is OK. Some fraternities generations will take great threatening. For some, it with one single person. 25 and older to address our say hazing is a way to pleasure having access to is absolute liberation: true Everyone has discrepancies “special” needs. I wasn’t bring their members together, but we just think it’s an it. freedom, no longer tied to with the people they relate aware that we elderly folk are excuse to act like an ass. If this is brotherhood, count I think that a lot of the intellectual and shallow to, but they stick by them so far removed from the rest us out. modern art is utterly herd mentality of others. anyways. of the college community Do we sympathize for the victim? Hardly. Pledges pointless and, despite the I can give multiple If the philosophy of that we need a support who submit to this kind of treatment don’t deserve poor explanation, is not examples where I Adam Smith or Karl Marx group. any. The complainant against Phi Beta Sigma said actually art. The infamous think “Republicans” isn’t perfect in every way, It isn’t just my age that he endured about 60 punches before he decided crapper of Duchamp’s just and “Democrats” have then why stick by it? Learn separates me, but my husband they’d gone too far and made them stop. That leaves annoys the hell out of me. bollocked up a genuinely from it, extrapolate the and children, too. us wondering: How much abuse would have been Picasso’s “Guernica” isn’t important argument by good and remember the I realize that I am not the acceptable? exactly pleasing to the eye sitting on opposite sides bad. only student over the age It’s important to mention that not all Greek either, but it’s inspiring, of the fence, incapable of Those on the extremes of 24, nor the only student organizations haze their pledges. Some have actually dramatic and highly talking. will always shout the loudest who goes home to a house stepped into the 21st century, gotten a brain and emotional. The school system in and appear right because with a mortgage and kids ended such barbaric practices. Yet, a paddle remains So yes, some modern art America is generally poor, of their ferociousness instead of a dorm room and an important symbol among most fraternities and is important and some is for example. How would about their beliefs, but a roommate. sororities. Many give paddles to each other as novelty pointless. But you rarely one fix it? Either throw emotional commitment But sometimes, like when gifts — as if it’s all just one great, big joke. get marches of people money at it (Democrats) has no bearing on what is I got laughed at by several But hazing is no laughing matter. It’s illegal under the banner of “be or abolish it (Republicans). right or true. Don’t be lazy students for asking what nationwide for a reason: People die. According to thoughtful” because Yeah, bloody genius ideas and identify with an ideal Facebook is, I feel like a bit The Hazing Reader, a publication that tracks hazing usually they’re actually from a fine collection of because you like most of of an outsider. incidences worldwide, at least one person has died as thinking something else. people too blinded by it; strive to make more of For a long time I was a result of initiation rituals in the United States since It says a lot about society party commitments to yourself. highly self-conscious about 1970. revealing my age in class So far, 2006 has been free of hazing deaths. Put or telling a professor that I down your paddles — and your frying pans — and it could not take his helpful will stay that way. Adulthood includes less parental help suggestion and travel the world due to familial Responsibility takes Here are the things entirely the students’ responsibilities. Now, I am CORRECTIONS you haven’t: you haven’t fault. Some parents never finally getting comfortable break whenever mom, learned how to clean your reach that point when with my status. If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about own bathroom, how to they realize their kids I have many things in it. E-mail us at [email protected] dad visit to fi x problem use that have to grow up and they common with other college iron your can’t hold their hands students. Eighteen years is a parents everywhere they go. We all seem to hate pretty long time if you bought During parents fighting the evil parking About The Daily Gamecock think about it. In the you before weekend, I could not forces at USC to sit in Editor CONTACT INFORMATION last 18 years of our lives move-in possibly tell you how many Miscellaneous Class 101 and STEVEN VAN HAREN Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House we’ve seen quite a lot: two day, or even dads I saw with their tools listen to the buzzing drone Managing Editor Editor: [email protected] AARON KIDD News: [email protected] Bushes in the presidency AMANDA how to add out fi xing up dorm rooms of a professor lecturing Online Editor Viewpoints: [email protected] JOHNATHON HALL Th e Mix: [email protected] and at least 10 “The Land DAVIS detergent to and moms with bags of directly from Highly Priced Production Adviser Sports: [email protected] Before Time” movies. First-year a washing paper towels and cleaning Textbook, Edition 241. CHAS McCARTHY Public Aff airs: [email protected] political science Copy Desk Chief Online: www.dailygamecock.com Think of all the things machine supplies. 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If you then. daily during the fall and spring JOSHUA RABON Graduate Assistant and tattoos and you’ve parents not mind? Doesn’t don’t have a car, there’s As good South Carolina Viewpoints Editor KATIE CLARK semesters and nine times during AARON BRAZIER the summer with the exception traveled around the the bag get heavy?) always the Russell House college students, many of us Assistant Viewpoints Editor STUDENT MEDIA of university holidays and exam country or even the world Though they’ve been Bookstore. are quite fond of football and LINDSEY DENNERLEIN Director periods. Opinions expressed Th e Mix Editor SCOTT LINDENBERG in The Daily Gamecock are trying out new, even waiting impatiently for Computer problems? beer (only those who are at CAROLINE DeSANCTIS Faculty Adviser those of the editors or author terrifying experiences years to be on their own, Academic trouble? Need a least 21, of course). Assistant Mix Editor ERIK COLLINS and not those of the University ANDREA LUCAS Creative Director of South Carolina. Th e Board all the time. And we many freshmen just do therapist? Our university Most importantly, we’re Sports Editor EDGAR SANTANA of Student Publications all know you’ve tried not know to take care of happens to offer help with all trying to get through ALEX RILEY Business Manager Assistant Sports Editor and Communications is a couple things to push themselves. They come all of these, and on your college. CAROLYN GRIFFIN the publisher of The Daily TOM BENNING Advertising Manager Gamecock. Th e Department yourself a little farther to school with high hopes own, I promise you can We want a piece of paper Photo Editor SARAH SCARBOROUGH of Student Media is NICK ESARES Classifi eds Manager into adulthood. and big heads, feeling take care of anything you that says that we found the Assistant Photo Editor SHERRY F. HOLMES the newspaper’s parent The Daily With a whole 18 years excited about escaping need. parking spaces, sat through KELLY BOBROW Production Manager organization. Public Relations Director C. NEIL SCOTT Gamecock is supported in part behind them, and those from overprotective It’s okay to be a little the classes, took the tests and ROSE GREENE Creative Services by student-activity fees. One Copy Editors JUILA ANDERSON, free copy per reader. Additional experiences on their parents and those pesky behind the upperclassmen. learned something. CALLI BURNETT, AMANDA KELLY BOBROW, GAREN copies may be purchased for $1 records, one would think rules that always get in After all, we just got here We want to move up and DAVIS, THOMAS MALUCK, CANSLER, MIKE CONWAY, each from the Department of ALLY MANNINO, KATIE that freshmen in college the way. I guess many and they’ve had plenty of on in the world, even if we MEGAN CRINER, MEGHAN Student Media. POMMERT, JOHN ROBBINS, WHITMAN would have a fairly firm people forget that with time to practice. Though, are starting from different LAUREN SMITH, EVIE SMITH, Advertising ZACH TOMAN ALEX CAMPION, KARRIEMA grasp on reality — not independence comes the in 18 years, I would say places. Staff Writers CALHOUN, BEN CRANE, exactly the case. necessity to assume their we’ve had a little bit of Oh, and I have an iPod MICHAEL AGUILAR, ALEXIS KATIE CUPPIA, BREANNA ARNONE, TOM BENNING, EVANS, MARY RACHEL Well, those are the responsibilities. time to ready ourselves. now. I actually know how to DREW BROOKS, MATT MOORE, FREEMAN, WILL FRIERSON, things you have done. Now, it may not be use it, too. GINA VASSELLI CHRIS KRAUTLER “I have only been funny about seventy-four percent of the time. Yes, I think that is right. Seventy-four percent of the time.” —Will Ferrell
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Mary Pina the more CDs a user gets from the THE DAILY GAMECOCK users ‘want’ section. Users have to send CDs to get CDS, this way there Tired of just getting a one song isn’t a one-way process. for a dollar? What about the whole Lala started in September of 2005 album for a dollar? Lala.com offers and was launched in to Beta testing this service. with invite only March 7. Lala.com Lala.com is a Web site that allows has been open to all users since June users to trade CDs with each other 3. In the three months period of Beta for only one dollar plus 75 cents testing Lala had 30,000 users. Now for shipping and handling. This is they have around 100,000, according a legal and affordable way for users to Justin Sung, a press representative to trade music. Similar to sites like for Lala.com. Netfl ix, all you have to do is drop the Andrew Johnson, a health services CD off in the mailbox. Lala provides doctorate, has been a Lala member the envelopes and CD cases. since March 8 and was apart of the Lala also offers their users a original invite only group of users. chance to buy the CD at a lower While Johnson enjoys Lala.com he price then record stores if the user doesn’t use it as much as he did when doesn’t want to wait for that CD he fi rst got an account. to become available through other Johnson said, “The whole set users. Lala gives back 20 percent of up is really brilliant, it’s all about what it makes off selling used CDs connecting the supply with the back to the artists. demand for users.” The way Lala works is a user lists Johnson noted by using Lala it the CDs they have and are willing didn’t really change his music buying to trade. The next step is to list the habits, he has been an online music Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK CDs you want. The more a user has All Lala users pay a minimal $1.75 fee, which includes a case, envelope, shipping and handling. to trade from their ‘have’ section, LALA ● 6 Nintendo Fusion Tour links games, musicians Crowd of gaming, rock lovers gather in Florida to get sneak-peak at upcoming video system, Wii
Christina Stritzinger Tour features a hand-selected Fall Out Boy’s merch man, THE DAILY GAMECOCK lineup of fi ve emo/pop-punk “Dirty,” engaged the crowd bands, including headliner in some in-between-song This fall marks the fourth Hawthorne Heights. rituals and got the energy year for Nintendo’s annual The Plush Leopard fl owing. Fusion Tour, which started Lounge was the venue for Next up were the Plain in 2003. The tour, a result Saturday afternoon’s stop White T’s, who laid out a of Nintendo’s efforts to in Jacksonville, Fla. The lighter, more pop-induced integrate two major sects of doors opened at 2 p.m. to set of songs. The short 30- pop-culture, offers event- a long line filled equally minute set was packed tight goers a sneak peek at the with conversations of what with one quality piece after Wii and a chance to hear playing the Wii would be another; all laced together the hottest up-and-coming like, and how good Relient by drummer De’Mar artists. K was going to sound in Hamilton. Drawing a crowd of person. With teenage girls game enthusiasts and The Sleeping were first screaming for more, the Plain rock aficionados alike, the to hit the stage, getting the White T’s cleared the stage Nintendo marketing scheme audience pumped about for Emery, who rocked the has been a raging success year the bands to perform later. Christina Stritzinger / THE DAILY GAMECOCK after year. This year’s Fusion Singer Doug Robinson and FUSION ● 6 Hawthorne Heights lead singer, J.T. Woodruff, performs for video gaming enthusiasts. A slice of the Big Apple in Five Points
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Address: 707 Harden St. The crust to a pretty good pizza. to the counter, where the menu is $5.95. $8.95 will Screenings was tasty One bit of warning however. Food type: Pizza is largely displayed. I was greeted get you the Game start at 7 and the Though highly spoken of both warmly and did not feel pressured Cock with extra of p.m. and Hours: Sun.-Wed 11:30 a.m.- 10 p.m. pepperoni myself and those I went with, we to order. A plain cheese 20-inch ANTHONY everything. Hoagies 9 p.m. I Thurs. - Sat. 11:30 a.m. - 3.30 a.m. was meaty suffered severe indigestion and pizza is $12.95 and two dollars ROUEN and Italians range watched and upset stomach. While the pizza extra with every additional topping. Second-year from $5.25 to $6.45. “For Love of the Game” and waited plentiful; however, it did contain a had several good qualities, if you do Most gourmet pizzas cost around political science If wings are your a decent amount of time for my lot of grease. I was disappointed the go to Pop’s I highly recommend a $17.95 for a 20-inch pizza. Choices student things, Pop’s has 25 18-inch pepperoni pizza. It arrived sauce was not as notable because the bottle of Pepto Bismol for dessert. 6 The Daily Gamecock ● Tuesday, October 17, 2006 Rx Bandits trades BILLBOARD TOP 10 1. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE — SEXYBACK old style for new 2. LUDACRIS FEAT. PHARRELL — MONEY MAKER 3. HINDER — LIPS OF AN ANGEL Change in label brings defi ned sound to group 4. AKON FEAT. EMINEM — SMACK THAT Blake Arambula THE DAILY GAMECOCK 5. THE FRAY — HOW TO SAVE A LIFE “...and the battle begun” RX Bandits ★★★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ 6. SNOW PATROL — CHASING CARS I probably won’t be the first to say it, but I’m glad the Rx Bandits left Drive- 7. JIBBS — CHAIN HANG LOW Thru Records. There’s a whole new atmosphere of progressive, feral, and 8. JOJO — TOO LITTLE TOO LATE technical elements to their latest record, “And the battle begun,” which is the 9. WEIRD AL YANKOVIC — WHITE & NERDY first Bandits release under Mash Down Babylon (MDB) Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK Records, the label founded 10. NICKELBACK — FAR AWAY by lead vocalist/guitarist The ska-punk band from Orange County, Calif., Rx Matt Embree. Bandits, leaves Drive-Thru Records for lead vocalist’s label, It is strange that a Mash Down Babylon Records (MDB). ska-punk band with pop sensibilities, out of Orange “Resignation,” gradually enough different signatures County, has come such a saw the band become more to constitute a petition. FUSION ● Continued from 5 They catered to long-time reaching set with several long way. Their initial defi nitive with the strategy Many layers are featured house. Emery’s energy was fans with “Sadie Hawkins cuts from “If Only You release on Drive-Thru, of recording all the tracks as well, being vocal or all over the stage — and the Dance” and introduced Were Lonely,” including “Halfway between here and live, as well as featuring a instrumental. The dual crowd. Just when it seemed some newer tracks toward “Pens and Needles,” “Ohio there” arrived with what good deal of political and guitars are overlapping the band had reached a peak the middle of the 45-minute is for Lovers” and of course, most would come to expect social commentary from riffs and well-intonated with “Walls,” keys man Josh set. With Matt Thiessen’s “Saying Sorry.” from the SoCal label’s punk- Embree’s lyrics. harmonies that have Head took the mike stepped piano intro and clean, crisp Though the band pop thrust (then featuring Now on Battle, the band become a mark of the out into the crowd. Held up vocals, the band closed with encountered some shaky acts like New Found Glory, has broken away from the bands sound as well. Rather by screaming fans, Head a stellar performance of timing issues toward The Movielife, and The restraints of the Drive-Thru than leave horns behind, stood up, then laid down “Who I Am Hates Who the middle of the set, Starting Line, to name a and inverted its initial sound. the band experiments by and surfed around until he I’ve Been.” Hawthorne Heights few). The new album suggests incorporating them into the fi nally made it back to the To cap t he even i ng, recovered and performed Still, even at the time when the horns, a ska staple, are progression. stage as the song ended, and Hawthorne Heights like seasoned musicians, and Embree’s vocals recalled now taking a backseat to an Of course, there is a he closed the performance raised the bar even higher. their confidence onstage a prime Brad Nowell, the ever progressing assortment bonafide single in the with some banging on the Jumping straight into gave insight into the band’s Rx Bandits possessed a of instruments heavily accessibility of “Only for keys. “This is Who We Are,” current success. certain glimmer of hope featuring Steve Choi’s the night,” but with regards Next to take the stage the band captivated the that their sound could be effervescent keyboard to the rest of the album, were Relient K, who audience and gave an Comments on this story? E-mail more defined. As 2001’s playing, and drummer Chris it is only a piece in the immediately set the tone excellent performance. [email protected] Progress came about, even Tsagakis eccentric beat puzzle. In truth, one will with “Be My Escape.” The band offered a far- more perpetuating the idea making. Recorded live as fi nd out that the Rx Bandits that Bandits could instill well, each and every song on has successfully pieced something more pensive the album sounds unique in together an enigmatic than an upstroke and a its own way. album that dually leaves one horn shrill. Sure, they put Gone are the days of contemplative upon personal out the single like “Analog simple song structure from listen, and full of energy Boy,” but it kept Drive- the earlier albums in lieu during live performance. Thru appeased, and they of riffs, which seem to continued to make records. continue throughout the Comments on this story? 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BENEFIT FOR KATRINA RELIEF 2007, DJS BEEFBURGER, PETER T, AND THE GREAT- WHITEFUNK: The Art Bar, 1211 Park St. 10 p.m. $5 donation HOROSCOPES ARIES Even if you’ve done waste any of that, either. SAGITTARIUS It might be the job a million times LEO Postpone the cel- good to fi nd out what’s go- before, look at it objec- ebration for a while. ing on behind the scenes. If A word for the wise tively this time. Some- You’re too busy gather- you want to know the truth, thing about it has changed. ing up all the chips. Don’t follow the money trail. TAURUS You’re very pop- count them yet, either. CAPRICORN There’s a slight ular but you can’t make VIRGO Take a deep breath; lull in the battle, so fi gure zaftig [zahf-tik, -tig] (adj.) having a full, rounded fi gure; pleasantly your decisions based on it’s almost time for you to out your next move. Make what others want you make your move. You’ve a list of the dangers that plump to do. You have to take rehearsed; don’t hesitate. might lurk ahead, so you’ll care of your own fi rst. You’ll perform brilliantly. be more ready for them. GEMINI It’s not always easy LIBRA You’ve been avoid- AQUARIUS You’re pro- Ex: “‘I like ‘em zaftig,’” Mark commented. ‘I’m pretty tired of girls that disappear to get a group to work cheer- ing a messy task because, viding the security, in an fully together. Knowing well, it’s messy. You’ll otherwise shaky situa- when then turn sideways.’” each other very well doesn’t feel so much better af- tion. Don’t look to oth- always help. Be persistent. ter it’s done. Just do it. ers for help; be a provider. CANCER You’re quick, SCORPIO Don’t let other PISCES When you solicit and that’s very use- people’s opinions keep you opinions, you may not like Wanna write for the Mix??? ful now. You don’t have from your objectives. It’s what you hear. It’s probably time to waste. And since useful to know what they are, for your own good but do E-mail [email protected] time is money, don’t however. Listen carefully. be careful whom you ask. Page 8 Tuesday October 17, 2006 Timely hits take Detroit No joking with Vandy game to fi nal series Leyland turns Tigers, former laughing stock, into potential champions
Magglio Ordonez’s walk- off home run in the bottom of the ninth off Huston Street put it in stone. The Detroit Tigers are going to the World Series for the first time since 1984. After two decades as the American League’s HUNTER whipping boy, ROACH the Tigers Second-year put together a print miracle season journalism to win the student American League Wild Card race and make the playoffs. Their historic run through the playoffs has been ever more impressive with their triumphs over the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics, which the Tigers dismantled 3-1 and 4-0, respectively. After bringing out the brooms and sweeping the A’s, the Tigers are off to the World Series to play the winner of the National League Championship Series between the St. Louis Juan Blas / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Cardinals and the New York After the bye week, wide receiver Sidney Rice and fellow teammates rest and recover for upcoming games against Vandy, Tennessee and Florida. Mets. The Tigers’ amazing turnaround can be attributed to new manager Jim Leyland’s Coach Spurrier refuses to ‘take anybody lightly’ in SEC play “tough love” tactics, great postseason pitching, and Alex Riley “We tried our best to beat win. We’re not good enough were banged up, bruised and of the guys that got hurt. timely hitting. SPORTS EDITOR Wofford and they almost to just show up and beat that week off gave us time to Andy Boyd, Web Brown Manager Jim Leyland beat us.” anybody.” heal up our wounds, get our were back, so we’re getting inherited Alan Trammel’s USC coach Steve Spurrier Spurrier knew his team The Gamecocks, who are minds right, and physically full speed almost. We’re in Detroit team that has been made it very clear after wouldn’t take the Vanderbilt coming off their season’s get our bodies right. And good shape.” historically bad in the past Monday’s practice his game with any less intensity bye week, are looking to hopefully we go out here With many key players and orchestrated one of the team wasn’t going to take than they would a game with not only continue winning and keep going.” returning, USC enters most incredible turnarounds this Saturday’s SEC East Tennessee or Florida, simply in an already jumbled SEC Spurrier, also made the Vanderbilt game in in Major League Baseball battle with Vanderbilt because of the implications East, but to overcome some mention of some others control of its own destiny. history. Leyland, who has a lightly — especially after in the SEC. minor injuries left over from players who were starting to The Gamecocks still have reputation as a hard-nosed, the Commodores pulled “We’re scared to death of their game two weekends return from injuries earlier dates with Tennessee, tough manager, turned a off a stunning 24-22 upset everybody we play,” Spurrier ago against Kentucky. in the season. Florida, and Arkansas left bunch of underachieving of Georgia in Athens last said. “Well, we’re not scared. “It just gave us a good “Everybody came back in on the schedule, but it is players into an American weekend. We respect everybody we time to relax and get our good health,” Spurrier said. possible for Carolina to League champion. “We don’t take anybody play and we know we have bodies right,” running back “Mike West was practicing a ● He transformed a lightly,” Spurrier said. to play well if we’re going to Cory Boyd said. “A lot of us little bit tonight. He was one PRACTICE 9 group of lackadaisical, overpaid ballplayers into a hardworking, tough squad. Leyland showed the Tigers they could win if they would Miami faces aftermath put in “an honest day’s work.” Andy Van Slyke, a former of Orange Bowl brawl player for Leyland and now a coach with Detroit, told Wright Thompson of ESPN. Hurricanes extend one suspension com, “The one thing that is totally unacceptable to him is after melee with Florida International going through the motions. He can smell that like a shark can smell blood in the Tim Reynolds players would be suspended water.” Th e Associated Press for one game, called a news Well, the Tigers are not conference for later Monday going though the motions CORAL GABLES, Fla. and was likely to announce any longer, as they boasted The University of Miami “much harsher penalties,” the best record in baseball extended the suspension of coach Don Strock said. for the majority of the season one player and said further “This is certainly and have run right through disciplinary measures will embarrassing. It’s disgraceful. the Yankees and A’s in the be taken in the wake of a It’s amazing. I’ve run out of playoffs. sideline-clearing brawl with words,” Strock said. “There’s Even though they seemed Florida International. no place for it in college to collapse at the end of the Sophomore safety Anthony football or football period. season and barely won the Reddick was suspended This is way overboard. Wild Card, Leyland never indefinitely following I apologize to all the fans wavered or backed down. He further consultation Monday of college football for this told his players they were with the Atlantic Coast taking place.” making the playoffs, and here Conference, the school said. Miami president Donna they are. Reddick charged across the Shalala said in an open Leyland had some help fi eld, helmet raised over his letter that the fight was along the way. He was the head, and slammed it into an “outrageous.” benefactor of great pitching opposing player during the “Regardless of who started performances from starters melee. it, this was an embarrassing rookie Justin Verlander and One-game suspensions for display of unsportsmanlike veteran Kenny Rogers and Reddick and 12 teammates behavior,” Shalala said. relievers Joel Zumaya and were announced Sunday. “Fortunately there were no Todd Jones. Other disciplinary measures injuries.” Rogers has been nothing for the players may include The ACC and Miami (4-2) short of dominating this community service and other suspended Reddick, Carlos postseason as he stifled the John L. White / The Associated Press unspecified actions, the Armour, Chris Barney, Yankees and A’s. Verlander Miami’s Matt Perrelli is hit by Florida International’s Chris Smith, right, as other play- school said in a statement. James Bryant, Tyrone came out and pitched just ers brawl during the third quarter of a football game in Miami. Thirteen Hurricane Florida International, BRAWL ● 9 ROACH ● 9 players were suspended while others will face punishments like community service. which said Sunday that 18 minutes left in the third third the in left minutes nine with pass touchdown a catching crowd after into unruly. unsportsmanlike turned game. before the and during exchanged being instances of heated words unacceptable.” “wholly fight the called statement Monday, released Wright Waters said. BeltSun commissioner type of conduct exhibited,” for the education higher 28 at Alabama. Oct. game Chandler Williams. Mannie Wellington and Smith, Samuel Smith, Chris Singleton, Lionell Reams, Julian Penerton, Jarvis Pena, Luis Newman, Quintin Mitchell, Robert Jr., McDuffie Marshall Jones, Fleming,Cory Reginald Ellis, John Dominquez, Michael Clark, Roland Scott Bryant, Michael Alls, (0-7) suspended FIU and said. Swofford ACC John commissioner will not be tolerated,” that this type of behavior game inMiami.Lowlightsincludedkicking,punchingandswingingofhelmets. clear and defi and clear Duke. at winless game Phillips. Randy and Morse Derrick Monroe, Brian Meriweather, Charlie Jones, Brandon Johnson, Bruce Hill, DajLeon Farr,Byrd, Ryan playersfi Miami andFloridaInternational GAMECOCK sports knowledgewithgamepredictions. sports Gamecock’s readersandstafftesttheir week,TheDaily THE CHALLENGE:Every Bryant bowed to the to bowed Bryant halftime, after But shortly There were many a in NCAA, The “There is no place in next FIU’s miss They’ll Belt Sun Conference The “These suspensions send a suspensions “These All will miss Saturday’s BRAWL action around thecountry. if youhavethebestknowledge ofcollegefootball next week’s andsee games [email protected] Want tobereader oftheweek?E-mailyourpicksfor USC atVanderbilt Mississippi at17Arkansas 7 LouisvilleatSyracuse Colorado at23Oklahoma 13 GeorgiaTechat12Clemson Boston CollegeatFloridaSt Alabama at8Tennessee 15 Iowaat4Michigan 24 RutgersatPittsburgh 6 Texasat21Nebraska ● Continued from8 nitive message CHALLENGE the Duke game. Duke the isn’t for known availability their and Saturday wereJon injured Beason Jason Fox linebacker and (Monroe). punter (Morse) their and guard right their Phillips), Randy and (Meriweather members secondary key two (Jones), back second-best running their (Johnson), returner game without their best kick Hurricanes will play that But the next. Duke winless conference title. for the at playing a chance needs fi remaining — and probably ACC games six has which for Miami, time a terrible players. Miami at several menacingly acrutch swung injured Golden Panther an while players, on FIU tostompseen attempting was Meriweather punches. sides appeared tothrow situation.” the waywe handled the and players our with disgusted school ...our I’m really just for “especially Bouie said, Keyonvis linebacker FIU toempty. began benches Campbell — andCalais Hurricanes’ the to punch followedSingleton tried and pile, Smith-Perrelli onto the Morse jumped helmet. the in him. punched and ground to the holder Perrelli Matt Miami wrestled Smith Chris FIU’s quarter. Moments later, Suddenly, what could have have could what Suddenly, right tackle Plus, starting Miami is playing come at suspensions The both from players Several “It’s embarrassment,” areal McDuffi ve wins to even have have even to wins ve e kicked Perrelli Perrelli e kicked ght during the third quarter ofafootball duringthethirdquarter Don’t doubt ever that.” “Don’t ever doubt that. said. Coker program,” team. of his control he if has when asked —bristled of speculation to be a constant seems whose job security source under fire all season and been —whoCoker has worst blow.the he legally. said police acted fi returned Meriweather attempt. arobbery was contendwhat players training camp began in before home shortly his shotCooper, was outside incident. for that players chided teammates Afterward, gesture. some Miami taunting a as viewed widely act an at midfield, logo Cardinals on the Hurricanes’ roster jumped entire the 16,Sept. virtually Miami-Louisville game Peach Bowl win. 40-3 Tigers’ the following players LSU fought with months. recent in for Miami incidents disturbing series of never again.” happen will this “that said, Strock lineup. starting regular without nearly half Tide Crimson of the visit will its but now anyway, Alabama at underdog big a been have anymore. look soeasy been an easy game doesn’t Andrew Innerarity “I do have a grip on this Larry coach Miami Still, now,And comes perhaps, player, Willie A Miami the before Shortly players Miami Several It’s a latest in the you,” promise can “I would FIU Meanwhile, The DailyGamecock
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