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January 14, 2013 Jeffrey Davis / The Link A2 Monday, January 14, 2013 Comedians top Carolina Communications VP to leave Productions spring calendar university this semester home to the West” to consider possible Shows, performers that wasn’t the typical lecture,” Lawrence to take in an internal email interim appointments total nearly $100,000 Telford said. “It’s a show that a lot job at UC Davis to top administrators this week and expects of campuses in the North do, so in late March Thursday. Lawrence USC will conduct a Sarah Ellis we thought we’d take a chance and came to USC after nationwide search [email protected] see how it would work down here.” Thad Moore six years as the vice for her permanent Other acts appearing on the [email protected] president for university replacement. Two big-na me net work spring calendar include: advancement at He also said his comedians are heading up — Bugsy Calhoun, a local poet, USC’s first-ever Oregon State considerations would Carolina Productions’ nearly at a spoken word event Feb. 6 vice president for University. include possibly $100,000 calendar this semester. ($800) communications, Lawrence earned restructuring the Seth Meyers of NBC’s “Saturday — Author and motivational Luanne Lawrence, will $236,900 communications Night Live” and Nick Offerman of speaker Jenni Schaefer at a leave the university a year department. NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” are Carolina Beautiful Week event this semester after 2 at USC Lawrence is credited the semester’s headliners, as well Feb. 26 ($3,800) 1/2 years on the job. and will with rolling out as its highest paid acts, together — Dueling DJs at Dance Lawrence will stay make the university’s first accounting for more than half of Marathon March 1 ($4,150) at USC until mid- $260,000 integrated marketing the announced spending. — Shanelle Gabriel as host of a March, she said, and in her campaign — dubbed “SNL’s” head writer and slam poetry competition April 10 be named the associate new “No Limits” — that “Weekend Update” host Meyers ($2,000) chancellor for strategic LAWRENCE job, said aims to rebrand the will get $35,000 for his March — an African drum and dance communications at Claudia school and ultimately 28 appearance, according to CP ensemble April 23 ($7,000) the University of Morain, a improve its national President Erik Telford . Offerman, The annual Campus Moviefest California, Davis, a spokeswoman for reputation. That known for playing the character Finale on Feb. 15 will cost $15,000. school she said she’s UC Davis. USC did campaign was Ron Swanson on the hit comedy Telford said the CP committees admired throughout not have a chance to launched in September show, will be paid $20,000 for his tried to bring in a larger variety her career. present a counteroffer, and is planned to last performance on Feb. 5. of entertainment this semester She’d been mulling Pastides said. three years at a total Telford expects the two compared to last semester’s the move for at least a When contacted cost of $300,000 per comedians will be the main comedy-heavy schedule. month, USC President Friday, Pastides year. attractions for students this In all, the 12 acts will be Harris Pastides said, said he hadn’t had a She was also semester, adding that comedy paid $99,023, excluding $800 before she made chance to think about responsible for events have been some of CP’s that Carolina Beautiful Week what she called a who would replace opening the “Carolina more popular events over the past is contributing toward paying “decision to return Lawrence. He plans couple of years. Jenni Schaefer. CP operates on LAWRENCE ● A4 “It’s diffi cult a lot of times to get an annual budget of $400,000 the artists that students want. But provided by student activity fees, I think this time we really were Telford sa id. Carolina Productions Spring calendar able to pull it out, especially with Other costs haven’t yet been the comedians,” Telford said. fi nalized, Telford said. Polls conducted last semester Talent costs haven’t been set Jan. 30 $4,173 indicated that Meyers and for the “Project Condom” fashion “I Love Female Orgasm: (health and Offerman were students’ top show or “The Birdcage” drag sexual education lecture/comedy) two preferences for comedians, show, and CP plans to bring in according to Telford. guests for additional spoken word And though Meyers’ price events throughout the semester. Feb. 5 $20,000 tag stretches a bit beyond CP’s The group also hasn’t booked Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson of normal $20,000 to $25,000 range its spring concert. Telford NBC’s “Parks and Recreation”) for comedians, Telford said he was wouldn’t discuss any details of the worth the cost. concert, citing ongoing contract “Even though it cost more negotiations. Feb. 15 $15,000 money, we wanted to show “The names that we’ve thrown Campus MovieFest finale students that we do listen to who around are names that students they want on campus,” Telford are familiar with,” Telford said. said. In addition to live talent, CP Kicking off the spring slate will continue to host showings March 1 $4,150 this week are illusionist Nate of two movies each weekend, Dueling DJs (as part of Dance Marathon) Staniforth, who will perform including a number of high- Tuesday on Greene Street from profile Oscar nominees this 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and at 8 p.m. in semester, such as “Argo ,” “Django the Russell House Ballroom , and Unchained ,” “Les Misérables,” March 28 comedy hypnotist Dale K , who “Life of Pi ,” “Lincoln,” “Silver $35,000 will perform Thursday at 8 p.m . Linings Playbook ” and “Zero Seth Meyers (“SNL” comedian) in the Russell House Ballroom . Dark Thirty. ” Those acts will cost $3,300 and New to the theater this semester $2,600, respectively. will be Throwback Thursdays , Later this month, on Jan. 30, “I which will feature more old-school April 23 $7,000 Love Female Orgasm,” a unique fi lms, including “Dirty Dancing,” African drum and dance ensemble presentation that mixes comedy “Fight Club,” “Lion King” and and lecture and addresses topics “Pulp Fiction ,” Telford said. like body image and sexual health, $5,000 $15,000 $25,000 $35,000 will cost $4,173. Cost of performances greater than $4,000 “We were looking for a show DG Austin Price / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Main Street dorm project advances with sale, OK from commission ‘Hub on Main Street’ expected residences for about 800 students; an 11th to open in August 2014 fl oor patio; a pool, a jacuzzi, gardens and a volleyball court atop an adjacent parking Thad Moore garage; and space for stores, a restaurant [email protected] and a bar on the fl oor level. The project is expected to be fi nished by August 2014 . A city design commission gave the OK But the commission mostly found to developers planning to build a private issue with the architect’s plan to paint the dorm, dubbed the “Hub on Main Street,” building with alternating bands of dark in the vacant Palmetto Center on Main gray and off-white that would be peppered Street — but it came with a hitch. with panels of 11 accent colors. The concrete offi ce tower at 1426 Main Downtown development guidelines St. was sold to Chicago developers Core discourage contrasting colors, and, Campus LLC on New Year’s Eve, a move some commissioners pointed out, paint that real estate analysts think could hasten would make maintenance more diffi cult, an ongoing resurgence downtown. especially in the state’s muggy summers. The plan presented to the Design/ “God himself can’t make paint stick to Development Review Commission (DDRC) Thursday included 260 MAIN STREET ● A5

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GARNET RIVER WALK UNIVERSITY OAKS A4 Monday, January 14, 2013 In Brief. Palmetto Compress housing Main Street ice skating Escaped suspect rearrested project gets rehearing rink extended two weeks after New Year’s getaway

Members of Columbia’s Design/Development Columbia’s downtown ice skating rink is Michael Juan Carrell had an eventful New Review Commission (DDRC) couldn’t make up their sticking around for a little while longer. Year’s Day. minds last week. Last week, City Council voted to extend The 20-year-old was arrested around 2 a.m. The question: Whether they should grant its contract with Magic Ice USA Inc. and to Jan. 1 on the 700 block of Harden Street in Five a rehearing after they rejected plans for a student keep the rink at Boyd Plaza, in front of the Points and, WIS reported, provided police with housing complex on the site of the Palmetto Compress Columbia Museum of Art, until Jan. 21. two different ages. warehouse on Blossom Street in December. The extension will cost the city $20,000, But what began as a relatively minor underage The proposal would have torn down the historic according to a memo written by Allison Baker, possession charge spiraled into a litany of building and replaced it with eight low, vinyl-sided the senior assistant city manager. offenses when the ofﬁ cer stopped to help another buildings, prompting a chorus of dissenters, Free Initially, the city paid the Miami-based cop with a ﬁ ght near Rosewood Street. Times reported. It was rejected 7-1, The State reported. company $158,500 to operate the rink through He parked at the BP gas station; then, Carrell The crux of the commission’s question was simple: the holidays and dropped $21,605.42 on allegedly broke through the car’s back window Did it do anything wrong in last month’s hearing? decorations and equipment, for a total of about and made a run for it. Later, his friends helped Supporters of the rehearing suggested that the $180,000, Free Times reported in December. him cut and unlock his handcuffs, according to a developer, Ohio-based Edwards Communities, wasn’t The rink exceeded $100,000 in revenue police press release. given a chance to rebut the public’s commentary. as of Jan. 1, and revenue from the two-week Now, Carrell is charged with escape, resisting Opponents said the right of rebuttal isn’t guaranteed in extension was expected to cover the new arrest, providing false information to police, the commission’s rules. $20,000 expense, according to the memo. possession of alcohol by a person under the age Still, the DDRC appeared a hung jury. Over the In addition, Free Times reported last of 21, drunkenness, malicious injury to property course of six votes, it twice rejected a rehearing, three week, the rink has played a part in a growing and petit larceny. times voted not to deny one and, eventually, decided to resurgence on Main Street and reintroduced And to boot, Amber Dean, 27, Keith Allen go ahead with a rehearing, 5-4. consumers from the suburbs to the area. Hood, 27, and Melissa Rose Dean, 20, have been The proposal will be considered again at next charged with accessory after the fact. month’s DDRC meeting. — Thad Moore, News Editor — Thad Moore , News Editor — Thad Moore, News Editor

Dining at Russell House, Swearingen shufﬂ es over break

Food truck, Woodstock will be closed Saturday. new to USC campus The moves stemmed from demand for more healthy options and low Thad Moore [email protected] traffic at Freshens, as well as a scarcity of space in the student union. Winter break saw “Space is pretty fi nite in a handful of changes the Russell House,” Steele for Carolina Dining, said. from Russell House to But fear not, Freshens Swearingen Engineering fans. Marble Slab will now Center. offer smoothies, and as At the Russell House, an added bonus, it’s now Marble Slab Creamery and accepting meal plans, she the Great American Cookie said. Company have moved down Also contributing to the to the fi rst fl oor, replacing move toward healthy food: Freshens, said Cynthia a fruit cart in the Grand Steele, Dining’s marketing Market Place with a bag manager. They’ll also be of fruit for $6.09, or one open longer — until 3 a.m. lunch meal swipe; refined Monday through Thursday, “balanced plate” offerings 10 p.m. on Friday and 1 a.m. at Grand Market Place and on Sunday. the Honeycomb Cafe; and a In their place, new vegan bar at the Bates Woodstock, a soup and Diner. sandwich restaurant, is It’s an effort to provide a moving in. vegetarian selection “that It features a yogurt offers more than lettuce,” bar, all-day breakfast Steele said. sandwiches, bread baked Elsewhere on campus, the daily and fruit-infused trolley outside Swearingen teas, and it should open Spencer Scott / THE DAILY GAMECOCK has been taken out this week, pending final Marble Slab Creamery and the Great American Cookie Company have taken the place of Freshens. because its structure was inspection, Steele said. It deteriorating, Steele said, It’ll be there from 7:30 a.m. wasn’t sure exactly when convenience store, with a will also provide vegetarian, and it’ll be replaced by the to 1:30 p.m. Monday to credit and debit cards and salad bar and food to go, vegan and gluten-free Coop, Dining’s new food Friday, starting today. CarolinaCards will be similar to West Quad’s Cafe options, she said. truck, which will feature It hasn’t been equipped accepted. Verde, Steele said. That Woodstock will be open chicken sandwiches, with technology yet, And in the coming store should be open by from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. quesadillas, muffins, though, Steele said, so it’s months, part of McBryde around spring break. Monday through Thursday, breakfast sandwiches and only taking cash payments Quadrangle’s A building 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and “Simply to Go” offerings. for the next few days. Steele will be renovated to be a 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. It DG

LAWRENCE ● remarks about the react to most, that Follow us Continued from A2 state and comments they’ve since been on King” welcome in which she said she taken out of context thegamecock center in Charleston, missed fresh food and that in its totality, S.C., updating the and mountains in the the experiment was @ communications West. not inappropriate. staff’s training and “Standing up from She intends to Have a Happy New Year improving USC’s the table at Lizard’s write an article about social media presence. Thicket to get to the her findings for a “I think we’re a lot car is not my idea of an professional journal, When You Refinance farther down the road active life,” Lawrence she said, but she because of Luanne’s wrote in one post. declined to name the leadership,” Pastides “Why can’t everyone publication. Your Auto and Save! said, adding that he live a well life and “I still believe I initially created her decimate obesity and didn’t do anything position because he the diabetes, heart wrong,” Lawrence said thought the university disease and ailments Saturday. “I wouldn’t 90 Days $100 had grown large that come with it?” have done it again if Cash enough that it “needed The posts, which I knew it would hurt No to be contemplating its have since been someone’s feelings ... Payment Back* image.” deleted, roiled I’m afraid that some But in the last few many on Lawrence’s people believe that weeks it was social Facebook, circulated I’m a bad person and media that’s raised among some that I was blasting issues for Lawrence. administrators and the South, and that On her personal were lambasted on certainly wasn’t what Facebook page, which the libertarian blog was happening. I is publicly viewable, FITSnews.com and don’t know how to *Approval is based on credit worthiness; existing AllSouth auto loans are not eligible for this promotion. 2008 and newer vehicles only; she posted daily “true The State newspaper’s help them understand minimum loan amount of $5,000. Interest will continue to accrue during the 90 days with no payment. $100 will be deposited into your savings account when the loan is established. Savings account required for membership. confessions,” starting “The Buzz” column. that my intentions are 2012 Harden Street Federally insured by NCUA on New Year’s Day. But Lawrence said great.” (803) 736-3110 The ﬁ rst three focused that she wrote the on food and obesity posts as an experiment Online at in South Carolina, to see what tone and including some “trigger words” social www.allsouth.org seemingly disparaging media users would DG Andrew Askins / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

Courtesy of Antunovich Associates The Palmetto Center, next to the Marriott hotel, will be converted into housing.

MAIN STREET ● Continued from A2 International last week. The vacancy rate for the lowest-quality concrete in South Carolina,” said Lesesne office buildings, or Class C, downtown Monteith , an architect on the commission. dropped 20 points in one quarter, to 28 And while some commissioners and percent , according to the reports. members of the public who spoke said the And the overall vacancy rate for concrete was designed to mesh well with downtown offi ce space fell signifi cantly, the structure of the Marriott hotel next dropping eight points to 14 percent. door, Jeffrey Zelisko — an architect with Plus, with more people living Chicago-based Antunovich Associates , downtown, analysts expect more the fi rm that designed the project — said restaurants and student-oriented shops the color scheme was designed to set the to crop up between the building and the building apart. He also said it was intended Statehouse, the stretch residents would to keep moisture out of the building. walk to and from campus, Free Times “The intent is that it doesn’t look like an reported last week. It’s also expected to offi ce building,” Zelisko said. extend business hours on Main Street. Still, when the DDRC approved The project dovetails with a growing the project, it held off approving the resurgence of the area that’s brought more painting plan and deferred that aspect Columbia residents in from the suburbs on to commission staff, who will work with weekends and evenings, with attractions developers to fi nd a solution. including the new Nickelodeon Theatre, The sale of the 456,000-square-foot the recently moved Soda City market and building accounted for a big drop in the the Main Street ice skating rink . amount of available office space in the last quarter of 2012, according to market reports released by real estate fi rm Colliers DG GAMECOCK THE

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Photos by Brian Almond / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Cheerleaders and football players from South Carolina and Michigan participate in a pep rally and various competitions in Tampa, Fla., before the Outback Bowl. Not all competitions played on field in Tampa Games, pep rallies, parade Gamecock Nation, that’s what we do,” Roberts said, in Davis has been going to USC bowl games since 1979, he apparent foreshadow of the team’s victory two days later. said, and has attended all four of the team’s Outback Bowl build energy for bowl game Both teams’ cheerleaders also squared off in tug-of-war. appearances in Tampa. Sarah Ellis The Gamecocks, with the cheering support of Cocky and “Wherever the Gamecocks are playing is special,” [email protected] Mic Man Chase Mizzell, fell to the Wolverine squad in Davis said. the best-of-three competition. The Tampa locals had something special to offer most TAMPA, Fla. — They would’ve come for the game Among the USC fans enjoying the Clearwater traveling fans. alone, but the thousands of Gamecock fans who arrived in festivities were Mike Kidd, a 1999 graduate, and his Kyle and Sarah Greer, of York, S.C., stayed with friends Tampa in the days leading up to the Outback Bowl found family. Greg Hunter and Brittany Adkins, both of Rock Hill, that the city had activities and an atmosphere that would After the family’s first Outback Bowl experience in S.C., in Tampa’s Ybor City neighborhood. The 2002 please beyond the stadium. Tampa in 2001, when South Carolina defeated Ohio USC graduates said they were looking forward to visiting Before sophomore defensive end Jadeveon Clowney hit State, Kidd and his wife Nikki said they enjoyed the city the aquarium and doing some outlet shopping during Michigan running back Vincent Smith to force a game- so much they thought they might move there one day. their stay, but they also noted the flair of Ybor City’s changing fumble, before sophomore quarterback Dylan And three years ago, they fi nally did. nightlife. Thompson passed to sophomore wide receiver Bruce The Kidd family travels often to watch the Gamecocks They said they’d been told that Tampa was known for Ellington for a game-winning touchdown, fans took to play, but this year was the fi rst time since their move that its drag shows, and according to Hunter, “it looked like a the beach to get geared up for the upcoming game. the team has played in their new hometown. Halloween contest (in Ybor City) last night.” The Outback Bowl hosted its annual Clearwater Beach “It’s really very exciting for us because we’ve been “We might put Greg in a drag show,” Sarah Greer said, Day on Dec. 30, where fans, bands, cheerleaders and even waiting for this. It’s always Florida, Georgia, some other with laughs from the whole crew. a few players gathered in the sand for an afternoon of live SEC team (in the Outback Bowl), so I never really (got) But Tampa’s drag queens weren’t the main attraction music, drinks, cheers and competition. excited,” Kidd said. “This is the fi rst time since we moved in Ybor City on New Year’s Eve, when Gamecocks and Redshirt junior defensive end Ashton Holmes here that they’re here, so it couldn’t be any better. This is Wolverines came by the thousands and fl ooded the streets represented USC in a key lime pie–eating contest, right in our back yard.” and sidewalks of the historic Latin district for a Mardi in which he handily defeated a Michigan player by His 17-year-old daughter Annemarie described her Gras–esque parade and pep rally. consuming eight mini pies in two minutes. father as “the biggest fan ever.” Beads were thrown into the crowd, marching bands Holmes’ teammate Marcquis Roberts, a redshirt In Tampa, the Kidds were mostly the exception to the strutted, and fans of both teams struggled to outdo each freshman linebacker, cheered him on from the stage and rule; many Gamecock fans made treks upward of eight other with competing cries of “Game! Cocks!” and “Go! afterward took the microphone for an opportunity to rile hours for the game. Blue!” the crowd. Frank Davis drove nine hours from Edgefield, S.C. Vicki Cline of Myrtle Beach, S.C., fi t right into the “Look, this (is) all we do — we win. All day, every day. The president of the Edgefi eld County Gamecock Club, PREGAME ● A8 PREGAME ● Continued from A7 getting to a low-tier bowl game was a huge accomplishment,” Pastides said. “Now, night’s carnival-themed revelry. Donning coming to Tampa in a top-tier bowl on a lavish garnet and black feathered New Year’s Day ... they’re paying us back Gamecock “victory hat,” Cline sounded with their affection and noise.” her own signature cock crow among the He and other top university brass, crowd. including Athletics Director Ray Cline was a bit generous with her Tanner, men’s basketball coach Frank prediction for a USC victory. She called Martin and Associate Vice President a three-touchdown margin and said she for Student Affairs Jerry Brewer, joined looked forward to “a great year ahead of several hundred Gamecock fans at the My us.” Carolina alumni tailgate before the game. Rachel Price, a fourth-year Pastides said Tampa might be his environmental science student, offered favorite bowl site so far, praising the city’s the Gamecocks a slightly thinner cushion food, weather and “New Orleans fl avor.” in her game prediction, anticipating a two- But, he said, “next year if we happen to touchdown margin of victory for USC. be in the Sugar Bowl or at the National The next day, South Carolina beat Championship, I might reconsider.” Michigan with a thrilling last-minute Expectations all around were optimistic touchdown, winning 33-28. looking toward the upcoming year, and Price traveled to the game from with the New Year’s Day victory putting Columbia with a group of 11 from Cocky’s an exclamation point on the end of a Reading Express. They handed out about historic season, Gamecocks had plenty 1,000 books to kids at the Ybor City of reason to continue the celebration they parade, she said, and planned to donate had started days before in Tampa. another 500 books at a Tampa library on “It’s a celebration of a great season, and their way home. I’m proud of our players and proud of the USC President Harris Pastides said he University of South Carolina,” Tanner could not say enough of the fans’ faithful said. “This is the best experience I’ve ever attitudes and willingness to trek down to had.” Florida. “[The fans] were here when even DG Monday, January 14, 2013 A9 EDITORIAL BOARD

KRISTYN SANITO New ‘tweet seat’ Editor-in-Chief

PAULINA BERKOVICH ANDERSEN COOK idea win-win Sports Editor Copy Desk Chief

ALICE CHANG BRIAN ALMOND for everyone Viewpoints Editor Photo Editor Filmgoers can connect GEORGE HINCHLIFFE CHLOE GOULD Design Director Mix Editor without being disruptive We live in a society of ‘Hub’ housing benefi ts instantaneous communication. We obsess over social media outlets, from Twitter to text students, Columbia messages, so much that it has become nearly impossible for Next year, many USC students may some people to be fi ghting for new housing . This time, function without however, the housing isn’t on campus. technology for a The Palmetto Center, a building that has Letter from the Viewpoints Editor moment, let alone been sitting vacant on Main Street, is set through an entire to be converted into private, off-campus Students should take get is what we run. movie. Since the housing, chance to express voice So with the start of a new semester, request to “please “Living downtown dubbed the we feel that it’s our duty to remind Lauren turn off your “Hub on Main Dear Gamecocks, all of you out there in the student Luxenburg cell phones” is will allow us Street,” by body to speak now, or forever hold Fourth-year blatantly ignored, political science to engage August 2014. The Viewpoints section has always your peace. If you have an opinion, student some theaters have For our vastly been a finicky part of The Daily voice it. If you have reservations reached a brilliant more with the overcrowded Gamecock. Unlike News, The Mix concerning what is normally solution of accommodating community and campus or Sports, we don’t have a whole lot published in Viewpoints, it’s up to patrons with “tweet seats.” be an active residence halls of structure — no budgets, very few you to change it. It’s ultimately as Now smartphone addicts and burgeoning set requirements for writers and no much your role to represent the voice have the option of sitting in a part of our student strict guidelines. Over the years, of the student body as it is the role designated area where they are rapidly growing population, the we’ve believed that only by allowing of those around you. We welcome allowed to live tweet about the new housing Viewpoints to be this way can we all viewpoints equally — young, old, fi lm. The concept is for people to metropolis.” is opportune accurately do the job that this section left wing, right wing. We welcome all actively pay attention to the fi lm, — and the is intended to do: Put a fi nger on the dissidents, anarchists, capitalists and engage in an online discussion location is prime. A few blocks down pulse of the student body. communists. and promote the fi lm. The idea from the Statehouse, the building is in In a way, this makes our section Let this be a call to action as we is being tested at the Guthrie the middle of downtown Columbia but the most unpredictable section of plod onward into another year. As Theater in Minneapolis, the still within convenient walking distance all. Our columnists vary from year a meagerly paid staff trying to get a Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, of USC. to year, and there’s no knowing what college newspaper rolling every day, Palm Beach Opera in Florida and The new housing is great for USC types of issues and opinions the wind we need your input. It’s what fuels our the Public Theater in New York. students, and it has huge potential to will blow toward us each semester. newspaper. But even more important Some actors and directors benefi t the Columbia community for years What is predictable, however, is the than that, your voice has the ability criticize the idea, which they to come. As it stands right now, a portion criticism we receive. Through the to impact the student body at USC find disrespectful to the film of Main Street is rundown and empty. course of time, our section has been and even beyond in our community. industry. While that may be true, However, with around 800 students dubbed everything from “amateur” That is a power we should all strive some are taking the experiment living on Main Street, the Hub on Main to “the liberal rag.” On some to harness. So this semester, take a step further, like theater Street will also draw in new businesses to occasions, we are, admittedly, all of advantage of the fact that we exist to chain Cinemark with their new Columbia and stimulate the surrounding these things. serve you. The purpose of media is, smartphone app “CineMode.” economy. Unlike the existing, slightly It’s important to remember, after all, to allow the people to speak. Once downloaded, the app will isolated off-campus housing complexes though, that when it boils down, automatically turn your phone on like Copper Beech and Stadium Suites , what we publish every single day is Sincerely, to vibrate, dim your background living in downtown Columbia will allow not really determined by me or any Alice Chang screen and offer rewards to users. us to engage more with the Columbia other editor on The Daily Gamecock Viewpoints Editor The “tweet seat” phenomenon community and be an active part of our staff. Rather, what we publish on is a great idea. Because it has small but rapidly growing metropolis. our page every day is determined If you would like to become a habit for us to check While the new housing project is still by you. The Viewpoints section is our phones whether we’re in class, waiting for a fi nal OK from the city, we’re comprised solely of the voices of our submit a guest column walking, with friends or even already getting excited about the positive readers — ordinary members of the or become a regular driving, it makes sense that movie effects the Hub on Main Street has the student body who choose to express Viewpoints columnist, theaters would try an experiment potential to bring. Hopefully the complex their ideas and submit to us every like this. People in some theaters will be Columbia’s chance to continue to week. We don’t skew our content to email viewpoints@ can now enjoy the latest fi lm, stay grow into the city we would all like it to refl ect any one political view or any dailygamecock.com. connected and avoid glares from be. one side of an argument. What we people sitting around them. Right to weapons protects future abuses of power Gun laws less about fi rearms, more rebel against the bourgeoisie . The argument comes down to ideology. Americans, America was created as the antithesis to tyranny whether “pro-gun” or “anti-gun,” do not want mass about relationship between citizens, state and dictatorial rule, and instituted freedom of arms to shootings in schools or gun violence on the streets; prevent future abuses of power. In Federalist Paper No. they want a country that is safe for their families. The past few weeks have seen vociferous debates 46, James Madison makes the point that America’s founding fathers granted the United States regarding gun laws in the United States. Those on the the right to bear arms, combined with Constitution a second amendment based on their left question the need for ownership of high-capacity “subordinate governments” (primarily idealistic world, one in which each is unfettered to magazines and assault rifl es while those on the right state bodies) and militia leadership pursue life, liberty and happiness. It is not so much the often respond with mentions of gun control enacted by elected by those people, is a check on gun as it is the principle of liberty. Josef Stalin or Mao Zedong . But the heart of the issue an overzealous central government In a utopian world, where turning in high-powered and policy is not guns; it’s power. overreach and a detractor for foreign guns could guarantee the safety of individuals, The interesting truth is that none of these or other Stevan entities considering attacking the U.S. conservative gun owners should willingly give up some dictators were “anti-gun,” per se. Both Stalin and Mao Novakovic To say specifically that communist fi rearms. What those who fear gun control worry about regarded guns as essential to the function of society . Fourth-year tendencies in America wish to restrict is not loss of hunting privileges but the trickle-down Where the factions differ is that Stalin, Mao and other international fi rearms would be misleading. A more effect. Under corrupt rulers, who enforces due process dictators encouraged guns as a means to attain control business student fitting moniker for those ideals would or defends private property (the Fifth Amendment )? with subsequent regulation to maintain power. Stalin be statism, “a political system in which the state Who protects free speech and religion (the First said the “most important countermeasure against has substantial centralized control over social and Amendment)? Perhaps at this point conservative- counterrevolution is the arming of the workers and economic affairs.” Communist leaders throughout minded Americans should worry less about losing their peasants .” Other leaders, such as Vladimir Lenin history enacted gun control measures after they weapons in the short term, and more about affecting and Karl Marx, shared views similar to Stalin, by attained power, but in America communists are not the minds of those who will control the country in the expressing support for arming of the proletariat — to driving gun control arguments. future.

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You order, they smash. Hand-rolled Angus meatballs and spicy, seasoned black bean balls are flattened in one swoop with the chain’s signature smasher and grilled just beyond the front counter. It’s a smash, not a squish, and the resulting fl avor is, well, smashing. Smashburger is Columbia’s newest burger joint — sitting just in front of Cross Hill Market. It’s a chain that’s grown from Denver and plays each location’s menu to the locale with a taste of local favorites. Columbia’s Smashburger opened next to the new Moe’s on Dec. 12 and has attracted students, families and professionals with a low-cost menu that perfectly caters to taste, nutrition and selection. There are seven Smash-designed burgers, including mushroom swiss and avocado club sandwiches, as well as a list of add-ons and a create-your-own-burger menu. The Carolina Chili, topped with American cheese, chili, yellow onion and coleslaw, is Columbia’s tailor- made selection for $5.99, or $6.99 for the “big smash.” The haystack onions, or very thin-cut onion rings, are Here’s the rundown: There’s a small smash, a smash also available as a side item for $2.29. Order them on top and a big smash. The smash itself hangs over the edge of your burger, or order them as a side or order them as both. And, as if you’re not feeling guilty enough just reading this list of salty, sweet and savory combos, there’s one last thing that defi nes Smashburger: the Haagen-Dazs shakes. There’s vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, Sundrop and Cheerwine fl oats and a Nutter Butter milkshake or malt. Each is served diner-style with a silver cup of the extra shake, a dollop of whipped cream and a red straw. It all sounds sinful, but healthier options are available, too. Not in the malt and milkshake showing, but in the grilled chicken and black bean burger, the no-dressing salads and even the smaller-sized burgers. On a Saturday afternoon, the line wraps around the restaurant. A few scattered diners sat outside, while the others slid into big booths and half-table, half-booths that stretched the length of the restaurant. In just fi ve minutes, customers from the back of the line were placing orders and moving on to the infamous Coke freestyle machines, fi rst made Columbia-famous in the Main Street Moe’s. To-go customers line up just beside the front counter, of the bun — with the pick of classic egg, multigrain, while in-house diners take a number to their table. pretzel, spicy chipotle or the low-call lettuce wrap — and more than satisfi es. In the create-your-own column, the smash is $4.29, and the big smash is $5.29. The seven specialty burgers are $4.99 or $5.99 for the smash and $5.99 or $6.99 for the big smash. Although the barbecue bacon and cheddar and spicy Baja are tempting choices predesigned for deliciousness, the power of Smashburger is in each customer’s ability to play chef. Spreading avocado across a pretzel bun and adding applewood smoked bacon, perhaps with a pile of haystack onions, is only where the options begin. There are fried eggs, garlic mushrooms, fried pickles and goat cheese — smash sauce, spicy chipotle mayo and spinach. Then, there’s the personal favorite: the black bean burger ($5.99). The meatless patty can be dressed with all of the create-your-own toppings — may I suggest the THE DAILY GAMECOCK aged swiss and avocado — or, there’s the spicy Baja black Photos by Andrew Askins / Smashburger, the Denver-based burger chain, opened in front of bean burger set up with a long list of Baja specialties. All of the Smashburger classics are also available with Cross Hill Market Dec. 12. Its menu allows for custom creations. crispy or grilled chicken breasts — from the spicy Baja to a spinach and goat cheese sandwich with balsamic Members of Columbia Smashburger’s management vinaigrette. Stack your favorite sauces and toppings, and stood at the kitchen line and delivered orders to tables, melt on blue cheese, pepper jack or sharp cheddar, just dropping off plates and plates of burgers and a couple of to name a few, to create your own savory chicken burger. milkshakes to two excited children. The Smash fries are dangerous. The thin-cut potatoes It’s a dine-in experience, without the added cost of are tossed in rosemary, olive oil and garlic and make their sit-down restaurant dishes or tips. way from the red-and-white paper dishes to your mouth And, at the risk of sounding cheesy, Smashburger is a with far too unnoticeable ease. A hearty side, more than smash hit. you will ever wish you had ordered, is just $1.99. Or, for $2.29, opt for the sweet potato Smash fries. They are, in DG fact, as amazing as they sound. You will lick your fi ngers. B2 Monday, January 14, 2013 ‘Dark Thirty’ targets bin Laden capture Jessica Chastain gives strong, charismatic performance Tyler Simpson [email protected] “Zero Dark Thirty” NOW IN THEATERS

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At the very beginning of “Zero Dark Thirty,” audiences experience a brief prologue over a dark screen — the voices of World Trade Center victims making emergency calls on Sept. 11, 2001. This isn’t a movie filled with surprises or revelations. We all know the story about the hunt for Chastain’s performance has Osama bin Laden — it ends with already designated her as the the former al-Qaida leader in a body frontrunner for best lead actress bag. All of the enthrallment and in the Oscar race, and for good tension within “Zero Dark Thirty” reason. She successfully gives us comes from seeing how director something we see too rarely on Kathryn Bigelow dramatizes the screen: a strong, hard-nosed female events leading up to that moment. character with the strength and Bigelow and screenwriter Mark charisma to stand alone in a mostly Boal (who collaborated for “The male-dominated genre. Hurt Locker” in 2009) avoid all Maya eventually takes over Dan’s of the politics behind bin Laden’s role, becoming tenacious and capture and take a more journalistic proving proficient at intimidating approach. her boss, Special Agent Joseph But at its heart, “Zero Dark Bradley (Kyle Chandler ). Thirty” is pure entertainment, an Little is known about her or her old-fashioned espionage thriller past, except that she’s not the kind that takes from real-life events. of woman to screw around with co- After the black-screened montage, workers. Obsession runs her life — a title announces that the movie an obsession that will make her go Courtesy of char Campus is “based on fi rsthand accounts of to any extreme to fi nd bin Laden. “Zero Dark Thirty” recounts the manhunt for al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. actual events.” We are then taken Plenty of thrilling moments take two years later to a CIA “black place within the fi lm, from gunfi re hideaway, where cinematographer involves the accusations that the site,” where intimidating veteran to sudden explosions. But the movie Greig Fraser switches the camera movie glorifi es. The movie certainly interrogator Dan (Jason Clarke) doesn’t offi cially switch into thriller work between night–vision views doesn’t encourage the idea, but along with the movie’s heroine, mode until the fi nal act, when the and standard. The miraculous part it contains some implications CIA agent Maya (Jessica Chastain), sardonic Navy SEALS bring the is that he keeps the camera going that some useful information question a suspected al-Qaida gunfire directly to bin Laden’s through the action without getting was obtained using enhanced prisoner. too shaky. interrogation methods on a suspect. This final raid isn’t played out Bigelow leaves the stance on torture like a generic action fi lm. It’s shown to the viewer; its lack of bias keeps in real time , exposing the realities the narrative from getting cornered of how things can go wrong, and into the ethics. that when deaths occur, they can be What “Zero Dark Thirty” brutal. magnifi es is all of the people saddled In reminding us all of the time it with their own taxing duties as part took to complete this manhunt, Boal of the manhunt. It delves deep into breaks the story up into episodes or the psyches of these characters and Looking for a new adventure? Start by sequences in the search identified the stress that comes with their by intertitles — “The Meeting” and jobs, so much so that the audience going to a Student Media interest meeting! “Tradecraft,” for instance. After all, can make a connection with them. there are no Hollywood shortcuts When the manhunt was in the real world of chasing and completed at the end of the film, identifying targets, which forces the there were no feelings of victory or audience to be patient. elation. They, like everybody else, The real tension the movie just felt relief. presents comes from the price of the Bigelow has made here a Interested in video production, editing, distribution, website years of failure to find bin Laden spectacular nonpolitical war film management and working with industry-standard equipment and — attacks in Saudi Arabia, London, with little patriotism or rah-rah organization? Then, tune in to our interest meetings: Pakistan, Afghanistan and even on backslapping. www.sgtv.sc.edu CIA agents themselves. Despite the knowledge of the “We are FAILING. Get me story and its ending, “Zero Dark TARGETS,” Maya explodes in Thirty” is still a gripping and her boss’s face while expressing her emotional experience. urgency to act on her big leads. The biggest media debate DG Interested in magazine production, writing, photography, editing, regarding “Zero Dark Thirty” layout, design, blogging, website management, creative expression or public affairs? Get the facts at our interest meetings:

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2012 presents long list of exciting, forgiving enough so that players feel empowered yet challenged, varied action in gaming world and the result is some of the most raw fun you can have in an open world shooter. Aaron Jenkins It’s a shame it doesn’t conclude nearly as strongly as it began, [email protected] but there are moments in “Far Cry 3” that are just too good to be undone, like all of the threatening monologues delivered by Vaas Montenegro, the game’s mentally unstable antagonist, or “The Walking Dead” soaring over the game’s tropical expanse in a hang glider for the fi rst time. Or that crazy moment where that tiger got loose (you 1. Telltale Games know the one). And let’s not forget spraying napalm on gigantic fi elds of marijuana and panic-stricken pirates all whilst a Skrillex If you get right down to analyzing the plot threads and structure dubstep/reggae crossover track scores the incendiary absurdity. of “The Walking Dead,” you’ll realize that most of the player Not enjoying every wild moment “Far Cry 3” has to offer would agency is smoke and mirrors. A lot of dialog options lead to the be the defi nition of insanity. same result, and player actions don’t really alter the plot as much as you might expect. But “The Walking Dead” is made to be felt, not deconstructed. In that regard, it is probably the most emotionally gripping game ever made. Throughout this episodic adventure game, players are forced to make unbelievably diffi cult decisions involving the game’s ragtag cast of tragically fl awed characters. The weight of many of these choices bare down on the entire experience, and the consequences of said choices are often unexpected. Though the game mechanics are simple, the interactivity draws the player deep into the story and closer to the characters. When someone dies in this game, it hits like a gut punch with brass knuckles. Not only is it upsetting and horrifying, but you’ll feel a sense of personal responsibility for their demise. You’ll feel like you screwed up. You’ll feel genuine regret for your actions. “The Walking Dead” also manages to do what very few video games can; it has an ending that works. The fi nal moments of the game are completely devastating and will leave you squinting at your screen through a glaze of tears. The fact of the matter is that while other games this year may have had either stronger mechanics Courtesy of Ubisoft Montreal or more innovative technology, none of them made me care as much “Far Cry 3” manages to keep structure while allowing gameplay freedom. as “The Walking Dead” did. “Spec Ops: The Line” 4. Yager Development

“Spec Ops: The Line” is a surrealistic journey to the epicenter of a sand-flooded Dubai, inspired by Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness.” Despite that well-known inspiration, the game is anything but predictable. Its ending is a bone-chilling reveal; an almost nihilistic anti-climax that deconstructs the shooter genre and thrusts its inherent ugliness back in the player’s face. It’s depressing, haunting and everything that a game about a bunch of marines never is. Echoes of “BioShock” run through the game, as most of the moral “decisions” forced upon players are, in fact, illusions. Here, player agency is intentionally squandered to prove a Courtesy of Telltale Games point. “The Line” is a brilliant art experiment disguising itself as a “The Walking Dead” is an emotionally gripping game with built-in guilt. generic war shooter, and it’s an experience that will stick with you, whether you like it or not. “XCOM: Enemy Unknown” 2. Firaxis Games

Turn-based strategy games typically have a reputation for steep learning curves, making them difficult to enjoy. “XCOM: Enemy Unknown,” however, strikes a perfect balance between accessibility and depth. Though its mechanics are easily comprehended, the game ramps up its difﬁ culty in ways that require constant patience, planning and rethinking once said plan inevitably fails. It is a brilliant balance of tense, white- knuckle micro strategy and political-based macro strategy, which end up interlocking in incredibly meaningful ways. In a generation full of games designed to make the player feel unstoppable, “XCOM” is refreshing it beats the player deep Courtesy of Yager Development into the ground and says, “Now deal with it.” No game this year “Spec Ops: The Line” is based in Dubai and inspired by “Heart of Darkness.” made me swear at it more, and yet no game this year made me feel more elated when I managed to make a comeback by the skin of my teeth. The fact that “XCOM” can evoke so many feelings of tension and horror by means of nothing other than “Journey” its perfectly designed gameplay is a testament to the interactive 5. Thatgamecompany medium as a whole.

“Journey” is almost like a spiritual successor to Team Ico’s “Far Cry 3” works for the PlayStation 2. As such, every aspect of it feels meticulously crafted, from its sweeping orchestral score to its 3. Ubisoft Montreal gorgeous sand tech. But what really stands out is how the game integrates online interaction with its story. Other players will brieﬂ y inhabit your journey as you progress, though they cannot “Far Cry 3” features a gorgeously rendered open world interfere or speak. And that is the brilliant irony behind the that offers a lot of freedom to the player, along with the game. Because players’ means of communication is limited to the emergent gameplay randomness that goes great with it, while nonverbal, the result is a social interaction that feels surprisingly simultaneously balancing that with enough carefully thought- more intimate. Maybe the people you meet in “Journey” are out structure to give it focus. Combine that with an excellent people you’d never normally have any kind of meaningful social sense of progression and stealth mechanics, which are just interaction with, but you’d never know. Instead, you’re leaping across sand dunes and following in tow with some anonymous now hiring advertising RepRESEntatives Join the dynamic advertising team in the office of Student Media. We have two entry level positions available and are looking for talented & dedicated sophomores or Courtesy of Thatgamecompany juniors who are ready to take it to the next level. “Journey” allows other plays to come into your journey in online interaction. We have a 98% hire rate after graduation. In fact, many of our long term team members have a job lined up BEFORE VIDEO GAMES ● B5 they graduate. Do you have what it takes?

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VIDEO GAMES ● Continued from B4 games have featured American cities being blown up with all sorts of fi rearms, it is refreshing to play one set in Asia, with combat stranger, sharing in a joyous experience of exploration and primarily focused on martial arts. The fact that the fi stfi ghting is so weathering brutal hardships together. “Journey” manages to satisfying, the movement is so fl uid and Hong Kong is so gorgeously take the Internet, of all things, and transform it into a magical, rendered (especially in the rain) it makes “Sleeping Dogs” absolutely emotional experience. That alone is an achievement worth worth playing. celebrating.

“Dishonored” “Mark of the Ninja” 6. Arkane Studios 9. Klei Entertainment Don’t let its 2-D nature fool you, “Mark of the Ninja” gets right Forget its bland narrative and shallow fictional universe; to the core of what makes stealth games so satisfying. And it does what sets “Dishonored” apart is its immaculate level design. A this while also managing to intuitively communicate the situational spiritual successor to the design philosophy of Warren Spector’s feedback, which is so key to the genre. When hidden in shadows, “Deus Ex,” “Dishonored” offers so many options for how to the ninja simply changes color. When making noise, sound waves approach any given scenario that it occasionally boggles the pulse visually out from their source. These are subtle cues, but they mind. Its stealth action is fast-paced and streamlined efﬁ ciently, are indicative of the entire game design. It doesn’t overcomplicate with supernatural powers which serve as work-arounds for itself the way a lot of stealth games manage to do. It knows exactly the most dull aspects of sneaking. Rather than waiting totally what type of game it wants to be and strives to be the best possible motionless for a guard to turn his back, “Dishonored” allows version of that game. As a result, “Mark of the Ninja” features pitch- players to see them through walls and teleport directly past their perfect controls, a great visual style and a toolset that is seriously line of sight. The game never forces the player down a single satisfying. path. Despite playing as an assassin, even killing is entirely optional. It’s a unique take on an old-school design, one that rewards creative thinking and is highly replayable.

Courtesy of Klei Entertainment Stealth game “Mark of the Ninja” keeps intrigue despite 2-D graphics.

“Halo 4” 10. 343 Industries

Courtesy of Arkane Studios Handing one of the most successful and influential shooter “Dishonored” wins with impressive level design despite lacking narrative. franchises of all time to a developer other than Bungie Studios just felt ... wrong. But 343 Industries proved with Master Chief’s reawakening in “Halo 4” that it knows exactly what makes the “Fez” series tick in regard to gameplay. Sadly, the game’s story, despite its ambitions, ends up being a bit clunky. And while the Prometheans 7. Polytron Corporation are an interesting addition to the list of “Halo” enemies (certainly a welcome alternative to the Flood or Brutes), they are no replacement for the classic Elites. But, nitpicks aside, “Halo 4” manages to tweak “Fez” is about a small sprite character named Gomez, who the series’ combat in some clever ways and push the universe lives in 2-D world. All is well until one day he discovers the in some interesting new directions. Plus, it’s the most stunning third dimension. Suddenly, he finds himself with the ability visual experience you can have on a console right now. Play it with to rotate the cubic world he lives in, realizing he can exist on headphones and the biggest HD screen you can get your hands on. four separate planes. It is with this clever, quirky gameplay premise that this “2.5D” platformer begins. But where “Fez” DG goes from there is unbelievable. As it progresses, “Fez” becomes increasingly nonlinear, complex and esoteric. Eventually, it becomes apparent that the nature of “Fez” as a cute platformer is, in fact, a deceit. The game slowly but surely transforms into a whole other type of game entirely, bringing in elements of cryptography (of all things) and meta gameplay so outrageous that it must have made Hideo Kojima proud. “Fez” is unlike any game you will ever play. Even once you think you’ve seen everything its eccentricities have to offer, it will astound you yet again with the depths to which it is willing to venture down its own rabbit hole. It is completely and utterly insane. And that’s a compliment, to be sure.

Courtesy of Polytron Corporation “Fez” transforms midway through with meta gameplay and cryptography.

“Sleeping Dogs” 8. United Front Games

“Sleeping Dogs” from “Grand Theft Auto’s” open-world design, “Batman: Arkham Asylum’s” melee combat mechanics and the stylistic elements of Hong Kong cinema. Yet, for all of its borrowing, it is surprisingly unique. After so many urban crime

Courtesy of United Front Games The fi stfi ghting and fl uid movements in “Sleeping Dogs” make the game. B6 Monday, January 14, 2013 new year reels in fresh fl icks

and every other zombie in the world. ‘Identity Th ief,’ ‘Movie 43’ Summit Entertainment will really 4. “Oblivion” Tom Cr u ise stars in his fi rst science- be relying on this movie to make up among upcoming releases fi ction fi lm since 2005’s “War of the for the loss of its recently completed Worlds,” and he really has been on Tyler Simpson money-grabber, the “Twilight” series. a hot streak lately with his action [email protected] Out Feb. 1. fi lms. In “Oblivion,” most of mankind has been eliminated, with Earth 1. “Oz the Great and along with it. Cruise plays a drone Powerful” repairman for an airc�aft responsible Director Sam Raimi plans to for extracting vital resources left over capture the same movie magic that from a war against a threat known as made “Alice in Wonderland” such a Courtesy of collider.com the Scavs . The visuals already look hit in 2010 . A prequel to “The Wizard stunning, but can everything about of Oz,” “Oz the Great and Powerful” 2. “Warm Bodies” the fi lm be equally great? In theaters will star James Franco as an unethical Director Jonathan Levine (“50/50”) April 19. circus magician hurled into the land will be teaching George A. Romero of Oz. Michelle Williams will star as a lesson Beatles-style, proving that Glinda the Good Witch , while Rachel all you need is love when it comes Weisz and Mila Kunis play the wicked to fighting zombies. Nicolas Hoult witches of the East and West . Out is a zombie named R, who saves a March 8. human survivor named Julie (Teresa Palmer) and learns there is still some humanity left within himself

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3. “A Good Day to Courtesy of collider.com Die Hard” Valentine’s Day usually means it’s 5. “Movie 43” I’ve seen two trailers for this film time to drag your insigniﬁ cant other and even visited the ofﬁ cial website, to see another sappy romance film. and I’m still not exactly sure what But If Nicolas Sparks’ “Safe Haven” this movie is. Peter Farrelly (“There’s sounds too mushy, might I suggest Something About Mary”) has seeing the fourth “Die Hard” sequel assembled a gigantic cast that includes and watching John McClane (Bruce Hugh Jackman , Halle Berry , Richard Willis) dish out another “yippee-ki- Gere , Terrence Howard , Emma yay, mother******”? Actually, in this Stone and almost everyone else in sequel, it’s “Mother Russia” since John travels to Russia to help his son Jack (Jai Courtney) take down a rogue Russian leader who escaped from prison . Out Feb. 14.

Courtesy of aceshowbiz.com PREVIEW ● B8 Courtesy of aceshowbiz.com Monday, January 14, 2013 B7 Best and Worst Movies of 2012 ‘The Master’ takes last year’s top looked like he was advertising during the fight spot, ‘Red Dawn’ falls to bottom scenes. If another installment comes out, I hope the bad guys kidnap both the wife and daughter, because then Bryan Mills might fi nally realize what a terrible husband and father he is. Tyler Simpson [email protected] BEST 5. “Argo” The No. 5 spot on this list was incredibly diffi cult to fi ll since 2012 was a pretty great year for movies. I deeply enjoyed “Lincoln” thanks to the performance Courtesy of MCT Campus of Daniel Day-Lewis , and “Silver Linings Playbook” was a step forward from all of those schmaltzy rom- coms. Still, I would have to give it to “Argo,” because 2. “Zero Dark Thirty” Never mind all of the controversy around the Ben Affl eck has really made a name for himself as fi lm’s view of torture, and let’s look at “Zero Dark a better director than actor. With “Argo,” Affl eck Thirty” for what it really is: a work of astounding successfully takes an important historical moment complexity about the hunting and killing of Osama in U.S.–Middle East relations and adapts it into a bin Laden. It’s not arguing for or against the tactics riveting chase thriller that also acts as a hilarious used to track down America’s enemy; it views the Hollywood satire. manhunt as solid and dedicated detective work. Courtesy of collider.com If there is meaning here, it’s up to the viewers to determine it. “Zero Dark Thirty” has taken several

of the moments within America’s fight against 3. “The Words” Bradley Cooper had an interesting year. He not terrorism and transcended them into an anguished, only starred in the best romantic comedy of the gripping film that invites its viewers to do some year, “Silver Linings Playbook,” but he also starred soul-searching. in the worst romance of the year, period. He may be in line to take the Oscar for best actor, but he’ll want to forget this hackneyed and pretentious attempt at a romantic tearjerker. This movie could have been better if it hadn’t been so overstuffed with meaningless plot devices.

Courtesy of MCT Campus 4. “Killing Them Softly” Audiences may not have exactly warmed up to director Andrew Dominik’s most recent attempt to pound on America with an iron hammer, but “Killing Them Softly” engages nonetheless. Set in post-Katrina New Orleans , the movie satirizes dog- eat-dog capitalism under the guise of a gritty crime drama, but in no way was its message toward the Courtesy of collider.com American recession and the 2008 Obama-McCain election campaign subtle. Equal parts visually 1. “The Master” stunning, gory and thought-provoking, “Killing For a while in September, “The Master” looked Courtesy of fi lmofi lia.com Them Softly” is one of the smartest crime dramas to like it was the film to beat during this season’s be released in quite some time. Oscar race. Though it failed to secure a nomination for best picture, it is director Paul Thomas 2. “Resident Evil: Anderson ’s latest complex, thought-provoking Retribution” film. “The Master” delves deep into masculine I’ve said it countless times, and I’ll say it again: psychology while also exploring blind obedience VIDEO GAME MOVIES SUCK. When it comes within pseudo-religion. But this movie is more to the Resident Evil series, the whole thing just of character study than anything, with Joaquin doesn’t make sense to me. I’m not just talking about Phoenix giving the performance of his career as the the story, but the reason Hollywood continue to drifting, breast-obsessed Freddie Quell looking for torture everyone outside the fan base. The acting spiritual nourishment. Plus, the cinematography (the was terrible, the plotting was poor, the action was movie was shot using 70-mm fi lm) was nothing less joyless and Milla Jovovich seriously needs to consider than drop-dead gorgeous, with certain sequences a new line of work. so hypnotic it’s almost like you’ve slipped into a vertigo-induced dream. WORST 5. “Act of Valor” Courtesy of aceshowbiz.com Before people start bashing this selection, the reason I consider this fi lm terrible has nothing to 3. “Django Unchained” do with the brave men and women who serve this Now, I’ve always loved bold and daring films, country. I just wish the Navy SEALs thought of a and nothing says bold and daring like Quentin better way to represent their soldiers than a fi lm that Courtesy of collider.com Tarantino . With “Django Unchained,” Tarantino makes actual war look like a generic action movie. mixes spaghetti Western with blaxploitation in a This played out like one of those laughable recruit 1. “Red Dawn” fi lm that reminds us that slavery within aristocratic seminars that would make you fall asleep in high This was just another one of those remakes of gentility was indeed terrible, but presents it in a style school. a decent movie that should never have happened. that is provocative, fi lled with blood and nonetheless Never before have I seen a thriller that made less entertaining. Also, no other director can take such sense. Why did the North Koreans invade America? dark material and imbue moments of violence, blood 4. “Taken 2” How did these high school kids gain military skill I loved “Taken,” a movie that showed even an and gore with such hilarity. Watch “Inglourious in such short time? Why the confusing opening older actor like Liam Neeson can be just as badass Basterds” and you’ll see what I mean. montage of political clips? How did Josh Peck lose as today’s young action stars. But this lazily written all that weight? We need answers. sequel was more boring than watching a commercial for arthritis medication, which 60-year-old Neeson DG

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Brian Almond / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Junior quarterback Connor Shaw (left) was pulled from the game in the middle of USC’s ﬁ nal possession. Sophomore Dylan Thompson (right) threw the game-winning pass. USC wins Outback Bowl 33-28

South Carolina fi nishes that followed. Ellington, on the other hand, had season with 11 victories just two receptions on the day. The first, a 4-yard catch, came on the Paulina Berkovich fi rst play of USC’s last drive. [email protected] “I was getting a little frustrated that I wasn’t getting the ball,” TAMPA, Fla. — As South Carolina Ellington said. “[Teammates] told players celebrated and reporters me just to be patient. The ball will mobbed coach Steve Spurrier, come to you.” sophomore quarterback Dylan Junior Connor Shaw started the Thompson walked across the field game at quarterback, but Thompson with both arms raised. came on in the second quarter, Thompson didn’t even see completing four consecutive passes sophomore wide receiver Bruce for 75 yards to give the Gamecocks Ellington catch the game-winning their third touchdown of the touchdown pass he threw in the afternoon. Shaw returned for the closing seconds of USC’s 33-28 next drive. Outback Bowl win over Michigan. “We tried to tell Connor, ‘It’s your The sophomore said he “took a game,’ and it was his game,” Spurrier pretty hard shot in the ribs” during said. “But Dylan’s going to play. the play so he didn’t see Ellington He understood that. It worked out score it, but the roar of the crowd beautifully.” told him his throw had found its It was the junior who began mark with 11 seconds left in the USC’s final rally. The Gamecocks game. trailed 28-27 after Michigan scored “We haven’t won one like that a touchdown with 3:29 left in the since I’ve been here, in eight years,” game and could not complete a Spurrier said. Jeffrey Davis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK two-point conversion. Five passes by Thompson’s throw gave the Sophomore Bruce Ellington caught a 32-yard touchdown pass in the fi nal seconds. Shaw brought South Carolina to the Gamecocks their second straight Wolverines’ 43-yard line before his 11-win season, continuing the consecutive win, a 35-7 demolition in the past three seasons, making nagging foot injury forced him out program’s recent rise to national of Georgia on national television this senior class the winningest in of the game. prominence. with ESPN College GameDay on school history. Thompson, who attempted two “We battled the fourth quarter, campus. “People feel good about being a passes in the third quarter and all the way down to the wire,” said But two straight road losses, Gamecock,” said athletics director did not complete either, took over junior wide receiver Ace Sanders. to LSU and Florida, derailed the Ray Tanner. “That’s what it’s all mid-drive. “We showed this team is going to Gamecocks’ goal of winning the about.” The sophomore was knocked fight hard, and we’ll be back next SEC East. The following week saw Sanders, the Outback Bowl down by Michigan linebacker James year to do the same thing over a season-ending injury for junior MVP, fi nished the game with nine Ross III as soon as the pass left his again.” tailback Marcus Lattimore, who receptions for 92 yards and three hands, but Ellington caught it at the The comeback win was a fitting was on the sidelines for the Outback touchdowns. But the junior was not 2-yard line and ran it in. conclusion to a tumultuous season. Bowl. on the field for the 32-yard game- “I saw open area and Bruce South Carolina reached its highest Despite the setbacks, the winning pass, although he lined up ranking of the season after its sixth Gamecocks have now won 31 times for the failed two-point conversion OUTBACK ● C7 Monday, January 14, 2013 The Daily Gamecock C2 Sanders recognized with MVP award

catching a 31-yard touchdown pass on the fi rst and in total receptions with 45. Ellington, listed Junior fi nishes with 3 touchdowns, play after sophomore defensive end Jadeveon at 5 feet 9 inches, led the team in receiving yards. 9 receptions in Gamecock win Clowney forced a fumble on Michigan running “It can get rough chasing a whole bunch of back Vincent Smith . 5(-foot)-8(-inch) guys around the fi eld,” Sanders Paulina Berkovich “I came out with something to prove,” Sanders said. “You can ask any secondary. They don’t [email protected] said. “But at the same time, I just tried to be want to do that because we can run all day.” patient and let the game come to me, because Spurrier joked after the game that all of the At 5 feet 8 inches tall, junior Ace Sanders is not I’ve found that when you press for stuff, it doesn’t players, including Sanders, will be competing for the prototype of a wide receiver . really play out like you want.” their starting jobs next season, but added that the But Sanders was one of the biggest forces Sanders received a personal foul on the play for junior had “a wonderful game.” in South Carolina’s 33-28 Outback Bowl win , unsportsmanlike conduct . Asked at the postgame “You probably wonder how we got him away fi nishing the game with three touchdowns. He press conference what the foul was for, Sanders from Florida and Florida State,” Spurrier said. had nine catches for 92 yards and scored on a said he never even saw the fl ag being thrown. “They passed on him and said he’s too little. But 63-yard punt return. “I had my whole team land on top of me,” he he can play football, that’s for sure. That was our The Bradenton, Fla., native was honored as the said. good fortune.” game’s MVP for his performance, which coach The junior finished the season leading the Steve Spurrier called “sensational.” Gamecocks in touchdown receptions with nine “He’s going to keep running the ball and getting open and catching it,” sophomore wide receiver Bruce Ellington said. “He’s just a great receiver.” The Gamecocks took an early lead against Michigan, scoring their first touchdown less than two minutes into the game on a 56-yard pass from junior quarterback Connor Shaw to sophomore wide receiver Damiere Byrd. But South Carolina went three-and-out on its next two drives. After the defense forced the Wolverines off the fi eld with a three-and-out of their own, Sanders returned a punt from the South Carolina 37-yard line to the end zone. It was his second punt return touchdown of the season. The junior said watching fi lm on Michigan’s special teams paid off because, unlike other teams the Gamecocks faced this year, the Wolverines tended to back up and protect the punter, which gave him room to run. He added that once Ellington and sophomore Brison Williams blocked the gunners, no one else was down the fi eld. Sanders’ first touchdown reception came in the second quarter on a 4-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Dylan Thompson , giving the Gamecocks a 21-10 lead . South Carolina fi nished the fi rst quarter with one rushing yard, but Thompson needed just four passes to lead the 75-yard scoring drive . “We know if the ground game’s not moving, coach Spurrier’s going to put it in the air,” Sanders said. “I just told all the receivers to play confi dent, play to your abilities, and that’s what everybody did.” The junior scored again in the fourth quarter,

Photos by Brian Almond / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Junior Ace Sanders had a 63-yard punt return touchdown and two receiving touchdowns in the Outback Bowl. The Daily Gamecock Monday, January 14, 2013 C3

Clowney forces fumble on Smith Sophomore changes momentum of game after controversial call

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TAMPA, Fla. — In an Outback Bowl that hinged on a handful of big plays, the man South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier called the team’s “star player” in his Monday press conference had yet to make a single play of note. But in the fourth quarter, sophomore defensive end Jadeveon Clowney stepped up to make the play that turned the momentum in USC’s 33-28 win. A controversial first-down ball spot had the Michigan Wolverines driving from their own 41-yard line midway through the fourth quarter with the Gamecocks trailing 22-21. Clowney fi nally broke through the Michigan offensive line that had neutralized him for the majority of the game. With a hit that junior wide receiver Ace Sanders said sounded like a “car crash” from the sideline, Clowney leveled Wolverine running back Vincent Smith, forcing a fumble that Clowney recovered at the Michigan 31-yard line. The sophomore said he knew his big play would mean an even bigger Photos by Brian Almond / THE DAILY GAMECOCK one to follow for the USC offense. Sophomore defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (left) forced a fumble that was followed by a touchdown on South Carolina’s next play. Michigan coach Brady Hoke said the Clowney hit and fumble recovery that earned Clowney consensus All- was a “huge play.” It cost his team six American honors, making him the points on the very next play, when fi rst Gamecock to earn unanimous junior quarterback Connor Shaw hit first-team honors since Heisman Sanders for a touchdown that put Trophy winner George Rogers in South Carolina up 27-22. 1980. Sophomore wide receiver Bruce “Clowney’s a great guy,” Ellington Ellington, whose scoring reception said. “He does what he can do to sealed the Gamecock victory with help the team win.” 11 seconds left in the game, said he Clowney finished the Outback didn’t see Clowney’s hit. Bowl with four tackles, a relatively “But I heard it. I was like, ‘Whoa,’ modest performance from a and then I saw the replay. It shocked player who recorded seven tackles, me,” Ellington said. “I kind of including 4.5 sacks, against Clemson jumped when I saw it.” in the final game of the regular Having been kept quiet in the fi rst season. half by Michigan left tackle Taylor Looking ahead to next season, Lewan, Clowney said he was eager Clowney is widely expected to be to step up for his teammates. an early contender for the Heisman “I said, ‘It’s going to be a big play Trophy . Having already hinted at coming up, just wait for it,’” Clowney his intention to turn pro after next said. “It was a matter of time. I said, season, Clowney expects to improve ‘Guys, I’ma show up; I’m coming. in the coming months. Just hang in there. We gonna win “I think I’m going to be a lot this game. I’ma make a big play.’” better than I am this year because I Big plays are something can work on my run stopping ... and Gamecock coaches, players and just get stronger,” Clowney said. “So fans have come to expect from the it’ll be a lot better next year. Y’all sophomore defensive end. Tuesday’s just watch and see.” big hit and forced fumble capped off a season of highlight-reel plays The Carolina BandUniversity of South Carolina Marching Band The Mighty Sounds of the Southeast Congratulations on a successful 2012 Season! Thank you for the many hours of practice and sacrifice starting in August and all the daily rehearsals.

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No. 2 Alabama over No. 1 Notre Dame, 42-14, BCS Championship, Jan. 7

Alabama rolled over Notre Dame to capture its third national title in four years . The Crimson Tide jumped out to a quick start and never looked back, taking a 28-0 lead into halftime. The Tide put 35 points on the board before Notre Dame scored its first point of the night . Both junior running back Eddie Lacy and freshman T.J. Yeldon gained more than 100 yards on the ground, as the Tide rushed for 265 yards and added another 264 through the air. Redshirt junior quarterback A.J. McCarron hit 20 of his 28 pass attempts, throwing four touchdowns and no interceptions. The Alabama defense stiﬂ ed the Irish offensively, limiting Notre Dame to just 302 yards, with redshirt freshman quarterback Everette Golson completing 21 passes for 270 yards and a touchdown with one interception. The victory gave Alabama coach Nick Saban his fourth national title and extended the SEC’s streak of national championships to seven in a row.

No. 22 Louisville over No. 4 Florida, 33-23, BCS Sugar Bowl, Jan. 2

The opening play of the Sugar Bowl set the tone for Louisville’s upset win over the Gators. Sophomore cornerback Terell Floyd picked off Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel on the first play from scrimmage and returned the interception for a touchdown . The Cardinals never trailed over the course of the game, taking a 24-10 lead into the half. Florida’s defense, ranked fi fth in the country in points allowed, was unable to slow down Louisville’s passing attack. Sophomore quarterback Teddy Bridgewater finished the night with 266 passing yards , two touchdowns and one interception . led the Cornhuskers’ rushing attack Louisville extended multiple drives with 140 yards. Georgia’s defense by converting nine of 14 third downs . struggled to shut out the Cornhuskers With the loss, the Gators ended in the last 15 minutes of play to seal their streak of four consecutive bowl the victory. This year’s team is the victories. third in Georgia history to win 12 or more games. No. 6 Georgia over No. 23 Nebraska, 45-31, Capital One No. 14 Clemson over No. 9 Bowl, Jan. 1 LSU, 25-24, Chick-fi l-A Bowl, Dec. 31 After a last-minute loss to Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, LSU got off to a strong start Georgia managed to pull out a back- in Atlanta when defensive end and-forth shootout in the Capital Barkevious Mingo forced a fumble One Bowl. Junior quarterback Aaron on the second play from scrimmage, Murray and the Bulldogs had a big and two plays later, the Tigers scored day offensively, rolling up 589 total on a 17-yard Jeremy Hill run. LSU yards against the Cornhuskers. never trailed in the game until the Despite throwing two interceptions, final play, when Clemson kicked Murray passed for 428 yards and fi ve the game-winning fi eld goal as time touchdowns, leading Georgia to a 45- expired. The Tigers finished the 31 victory. Freshman running back game with only 219 yards and netted Todd Gu rley had another big day on fewer than 100 rushing yards. They the ground, rushing for 124 yards converted only three of 13 third- on 23 carries. For Nebraska, junior down situations and held the ball for quarterback Tyler Martinez threw just 23:39. Although LSU’s defense for 204 and two touchdowns with two held up for most of the night, the interceptions while Rex Burkhead

Photos courtesy of MCT Campus Tigers faltered down the stretch, a 14-13 lead. But the Aggies took surrendering 12 points in the final control in the second half, reeling quarter . Clemson ran 100 plays over off 27 unanswered points to finish the course of the game and gained 11-2 in their inaugural season in 445 total yards. Prior to the Chick- the SEC . Led by Manziel, Texas fil-A Bowl, LSU had not lost to an A&M gained more than 630 yards ACC team since 1955, when the of offense. The Heisman winner Tigers fell to Maryland. finished the night with 287 yards passing with two touchdowns and No. 10 Texas A&M over No. an interception. “Johnny Football” also rushed 17 times for 229 yards . 12 Oklahoma, 41-13, Cotton Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones Bowl, Jan. 4 put up big numbers of his own in his last game as a Sooner. Jones completed 73 percent of his passes Freshman quarterback Johnny for 278 yards and a touchdown. The Manziel showed the country why Aggies’ defense picked him off once he was the Heisman Trophy winner and held the Sooners scoreless in the as the Aggies walloped Oklahoma. second half. Featuring a rematch between old foes, the game was close heading into the half, with A&M holding The Daily Gamecock Monday, January 14, 2013 C7

Brian Almond / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Junior quarterback Connor Shaw injured his left foot in the Gamecocks’ win over Tennessee in October. He had surgery on Jan. 4 and will not participate in spring practices. USC fi nishes season ranked No. 8 Shaw to miss spring practice after undergoing have been from the SEC. also signed a national letter of intent with South foot surgery for injury sustained against UT Shaw undergoes surgery: Junior quarterback Carolina . Martin graduated from Spartanburg Connor Shaw had surgery on Jan. 4 to help him High School, where he was an all-state selection, recover from the left foot injury he sustained during in 2011. He played two seasons at Georgia Military Paulina Berkovich [email protected] South Carolina’s game against Tennessee . Shaw College , but he missed substantial playing time with sat out the Gamecocks’ contest with Clemson but a hamstring injury in 2012 . returned to start the Outback Bowl. He aggravated Postseason games: Seven USC seniors will After its dramatic win in the Outback Bowl, South his injury during that game. compete in all-star games later this month. Center Carolina fi nished the season No. 8 in the country, In a release, Dr. Jeffrey Guy, the team physician, T.J. Johnson , defensive end Devin Taylor and the highest fi nal ranking in program history . Last said the surgery was successful but that Shaw is linebacker DeVonte Holloman will play in the East- season’s team was ranked No. 9 after winning the expected to miss spring practice . He has begun West Shrine game in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Jan 19. Capital One Bowl against Nebraska . the rehab process and is expected to make a full Linebacker Shaq Wilson will play in the Raycom “Much of the credit goes to our seniors, especially recovery. College Football All-Star Classic in Montgomery, the leadership provided by our captains — D.J. Redshirt freshman linebacker Cedrick Cooper Ala., on the same day. Swearinger, T.J. Johnson, Justice Cunningham and also underwent surgery after injuring his left knee Kicker Adam Yates and defensive tackle Byron Shaq Wilson — which was instrumental in our prior to Christmas in bowl mini-camp. Jerideau were selected to the NFL Players success,” coach Steve Spurrier told reporters. “We Williams chooses USC: Four-star recruit Association Collegiate Bowl , which will take place lose a lot of outstanding players but have a good David Williams has committed to South Carolina , Jan. 19 in Carson, Calif. Safety D.J. Swearinger will nucleus returning for next season.” choosing the Gamecocks over Penn State and participate in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., on Spurrier added that the team’s biggest goal for Arizona State . The running back, who attends Jan. 26. next season is to win a conference championship. Imhotep Charter High School in Philadelphia , The outgoing senior class is the winningest in The Gamecocks were one of five Southeastern Pa. , will add depth for USC with the departure of program history, with 38 wins in the past four Conference teams to fi nish in the top 10 and one redshirt senior Kenny Miles and junior Marcus seasons. of seven in the top 25 . With Alabama’s national Lattimore , who will enter the NFL draft . championship win , the last seven national champions Ronnie Martin , a junior college cornerback,

● OUTBACK Continued from C1 they successfully met. added. heights here, and that’s exciting to “But not the best it could be,” Combined with the baseball team’s me, to build a program so we can running,” Thompson said. “So I Spurrier said. “It could be better. run of three straight appearances compete the way they’re competing ﬁ gured there was a good chance of it We’re still going to get better.” in the finals of the College World right now.” getting caught.” Even with the promise that Series, including two wins, the The comeback win capped Ellington said he had to change next season brings, the program’s football program has created off a season of many milestones. his route to run around a safety he unprecedented run of success an expectation of winning that But according to Thompson, the saw in his peripheral as he made the has already begun to impact the basketball coach Frank Martin said Gamecocks sent an important catch. university. USC President Harris his team will strive to emulate. message in the closing seconds of “I saw it coming and it felt like Pastides did not address the team “If the guy next to me is winning, the Outback Bowl. it was in slow motion,” Ellington prior to the game, although he said then I want to win too because I “We’re going to ﬁ ght,” Thompson said. “I knew I had to catch it for the he saw many players in the lobby of want to represent our school the said. “We’re going to win. It may season, for the team.” the hotel on gameday. same way they do,” Martin said. not be pretty all the time, but we’re With the win, Spurrier said the Pastides said he wanted the team “That’s the awesome thing about going to get it done.” Gamecocks have accomplished eight to know that their Outback bowl Coach Spurrier and the football of the 10 goals they set for themselves appearance was a matter of state guys. They’re taking football to new this season. Although they did not pride. win their division or play for the “Because we’re the university for conference championship, Spurrier South Carolina, when we do well, it said beating Clemson and winning makes an impact nationally, far more their bowl game were two objectives broadly than they can imagine,” he

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Brian Almond / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Russell House Bruce Ellington (23) had just one reception before his game-winning touchdown catch.