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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008 VOL. 101, NO. 112 ● SINCE 1908 Graduate students fi ght hunger with food drives law school involved.” social work graduate student, College of Social Work said Food bank receives Bruner said the said food insecurity is a huge he was proud of the students collected donations, organization met their goal issue in the Columbia area. for leading such a critically of more than 20,000 pounds She said we are trying to important effort. by raising a total of 33,926 get many local community “To promote the well- benefi ts hungry THE DAILY GAMECOCK pounds of food. members together to being and social injustice Lizzy Sheppard / First-year law students participate in the food of vulnerable families in Students hand off bags of fl our along the line to the truck Sierra Kelly THE DAILY GAMECOCK raised 4,482 pounds, drive. South Carolina, we must as part of the Harvest Hope Food Drive Monday. second-year students raised “I’ve approached churches collaborate with diverse USC law students along 2, 294 pounds and third- in Lexington to get them people and organizations of with social work graduate year students raised 27,152 involved in the food drive,” our state,” Poole said. HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK WISH LIST: students are holding pounds. Desjadon said. Elizabeth Nix, a second- food drives to encourage Ivan Middleton, a Harvest Laura Boudon, director year media arts student, Canned Items: meat, vegetables, fruit, tomato awareness of food shortages Hope driver and warehouse of student affairs for the said opportunities such as sauce, beans, soup, stews, pop-tops items, evaporated around campus and the worker said Harvest Hope College of Social Work, supplying the poor with milk Columbia area. gets food that is donated said the project originated foods is also a blessing for Dry Goods: peanut butter, rice, instant potatoes, Ben Bruner, third-year law from different people and from College of Social Work those that give. cereal, oatmeal, grits, coffee crackers, powered milk, student said donations from give it to different agencies to Students In Action. “There is nothing more beans both law students and others feed the hungry. Middleton “Poverty is the primary rewarding than helping Personal Items: diapers, baby wipes, soap, shampoo, made their week-long food said Harvest Hope serves a reason that food insecurity someone who needs you, feminine products, toothpaste drive successful. The drive lot of people throughout the is so significant,” Boudon and then seeing that person ended Monday afternoon state. said. “From our research smile,” Nix said. and collected donations were Social work graduate the rural poor has an issue Nix said the types of food given to the Harvest Hope students Mary Allen Mann, getting food. When a family that should be donated are Food Bank. Tracey Desjadon and Jamie has to choose whether to dry boxed foods, soups, “The food drive is run Miller teamed up to organize pay their electric bill or cereals and similar items. by the Pro Bono Program,” the “Hunger Knows No to get food they will go to Collection barrels for Bruner said. “The whole Rivalry Week.” Harvest Hope several times the canned food drive will purpose of the program is According to a news a month.” be located at DeSaussure to instill a sense of service release, the drive aims to Boudon said she wants College, Sumwalt, Nursing of Business. Lexington and the April 9 and the need to surrogate bring the USC and Clemson the drive to make an impact Building, Russell House, Off-campus food drive home baseball game. the community into the communities together to beyond Columbia and she Center for Child and Family locations are at Bi-Lo on graduates of the school. The donate food to the Harvest supports the students’ efforts Studies, Strom Thurmond 7830 Garners Ferry Road, food drive is a very easy Hope Food Bank. to get this off the ground. Facility, Colonial Center Chick-Fil-A at 294 Harbison Comments on this story? E-mail opportunity to get the whole Desjadon, a second-year Dean Dennis Poole of the and the Darla Moore School Blvd., Radius Church in [email protected]

Memorial South Carolina granted more time 103 people to comply with Real ID standards charged at the service held Carolina Cup Sixty-one arrests in honor of were made by the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Department late student and 42 underage drinking tickets were Family, friends, brothers issued by the State Law Lizzy Sheppard / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Enforcement Division remember Campbell for at the Carolina Cup on Family and friends gather to mourn Chase Campbell. Saturday, said Joseph his humor, stories Floyd, Camden Police we are all tired of it. I pray for realized that I need to forget Department chief of Sean Gruber the strength to get through it. It’s not worth it.” police. STAFF WRITER this.” Steve Campbell encouraged Mary Ann Chastain / The Associated Pres The number of Stewart closed his speech students to gain a new respect Gov. Sanford will not ask the government for an extension. When Chase Campbell’s Kershaw County with a question. for life. family walked into the Russell summons and Highway “What impact will this “Enjoy your life, it’s short,” driver’s licenses already House Ballroom, everything Patrol tickets have yet to have on you?” Stewart said. Steve Campbell said. “And Gov. Mark Sanford argues are issued with many of went silent. be released. “What impact will this next time you see your the safeguards required by Students stopped against federal law, Floyd said the crowd have on Sigma Nu? What parents, give them a big hug. the Real ID law. Among whispering. The classical for the Cup was one of impact will this have on this It’s something I wish I had.” pleased with extension his other complaints violin music playing in the the largest ever. He also campus?” Students gathered in the with the program were background faded out. said more people arrived Students were invited Russell House hallways its cost and worries over The members of the Sigma Jim Davenport at the Cup already to come up and tell their afterwards, remembering privacy protections. He also Nu fraternity started to fi le Th e Associated Press intoxicated. memories of Campbell. Campbell and comforting noted he couldn’t obey the into the ballroom; each wore “We were seeing a Carl Hiller, a second-year each other. South Carolina residents federal law if he wanted gold and black ribbon pins. lot more situations with accounting student, walked “He was my frat brother will continue to be able to to: A state law enacted When Justin Runager, a kids that already drank to the podium. and friend,” said Ward use their driver’s licenses last year prohibits South fourth-year fi nance student, to excess when they “He knew how to relax on Barnes, a third-year history to get on airplanes and Carolina from following walked up behind the arrive. In other words, spring break,” Hiller said. student. “He always came into federal buildings, the Washington’s lead on Real podium the room fi lled with they’re showing up “If you know Campbell, you into our room with a smile on Department of Homeland ID. emotion. drunk,” Floyd said. He know that he doesn’t like to his face and a story to tell.” Security said Monday Chertoff responded later “We are here to honor and said this could cause law get up in the morning. He Other students tried to as it granted the state an in the day with a letter that celebrate the life of Chase enforcement to change told me that he was going to remember the good memories extension to comply with a said South Carolina appears Campbell,” Runager said. their tactics next year. get up at 8 a.m., go fishing, they had of Chase. new federal ID law. to be complying with the “Chase touched more lives in Floyd also said the get a tan, get bronzed. But “He was always able to The extension left Maine federal law’s standards. his 20 years here than most majority of drinking that morning I went into the put a smile on your face as the only state without “It seems clear that do in their lifetimes.” tickets were issued to room, and found him with and make you laugh,” said such a deal with the federal South Carolina is well Runager read a verse from college students. four blankets and two pillows Julicia Harrison, a third-year government. on the way to meeting Romans and said a prayer. “The area we have on his head to block out the nursing student. “I love him Word of the extension requirements comparable to Mark Becker, university the majority of the sun.” and I always will.” for South Carolina came those required by the fi nal provost, spoke next. excessive drinking, is the Hiller paused. Most students felt they had in a letter from the federal Real ID regulation. I will “Chase left us far too soon,” area where the college “He was a special breed,” lost something special. agency just six hours after therefore treat your letter as Becker said. “Chase’s death kids are,” he said. Hiller said. “He made you “He was always the person Gov. Mark Sanford issued a basis for an extension and diminishes us all. He was an Read the Wednesday laugh when you felt like that had something going on,” a litany of complaints about hereby grant it,” Chertoff emerging star that vanished edition of The Daily crying. It’s a little darker now said Zac Jones, a third-year the federal Real ID law. wrote. before he hit his zenith. Let Gamecock and follow that he’s gone.” undecided student. “If you In fact, Sanford in a letter Chertoff said the “federal us all say forever to thee.” us online, at www. Family members were also had nothing to do, he would to Homeland Security government should be After Becker, Reverend dailygamecock.com, invited to speak. call and find something for Director Michael Chertoff interested in results, not Tim Stewart spoke to the as more numbers are “We couldn’t ask for you to do. He was the person said he would not seek more words” when it comes to the assembly, quoting scripture released. a better son,” said Steve you always wanted to be time to comply with the driver’s license security law. and offering everyone Campbell, Chase Campbell’s around.” law because he considers it Sanford said he was spiritual support. -Compiled by Brad father. “I came here with a fl awed. pleased with the decision “This year we’ve Maxwell lot of anger in my heart. But Sanford, a Republican, and called for congressional experienced a lot of death,” Comments on this story? E-mail after coming up here, I’ve said South Carolina’s debate on the law. Stewart said. “I’m sure that [email protected] TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008

Local National World TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Smokers would pay 50 NEW YORK- You can HAVANA- Raul Castro’s cents more for a pack of skip the mouth-to-mouth government opened luxury cigarettes under a proposal breathing and just press on hotels and resorts to all approved by a Senate panel the chest to save a life. Cubans Monday, ending a Monday that would use the In a major change, the ban despised across the island money to help poor people American Heart Association as “tourist apartheid” and afford health insurance. said Monday that hands-only taking another step toward South Carolina’s lowest- CPR — rapid, deep presses the creation of a consumer 76 61 72 53 64 57 in-the-nation cigarette tax on the victim’s chest until economy in the socialist would increase from 7 cents help arrives — works just state. a pack, raising roughly $158 as well as standard CPR Cuba has made a million, said Sen. Thomas for sudden cardiac arrest in series of crowd-pleasing Alexander, chairman of the adults. announcements in the past PIC OF THE DAY subcommittee handling the Experts hope bystanders few days. Cubans with bill. will now be more willing to enough cash will be able to “Our goal is to help as jump in and help if they see buy computers, DVD players many of the uninsured as someone suddenly collapse. and plasma televisions we can,” said the Walhalla Hands-only CPR is simpler starting Tuesday, and soon Republican. and easier to remember they’ll even be able to have South Carolina has more and removes a big barrier their own cell phones — than 147,000 children under for people skittish about the consumer goods only 18 and nearly 500,000 adults mouth-to-mouth breathing. companies and foreigners without insurance, according “You only have to do two were previously permitted to U.S. Census data. More things. Call 911 and push to buy. than a third of those have hard and fast on the middle of But the latest surprise, been uninsured for a year or the person’s chest,” said Dr. allowing ordinary citizens more. Michael Sayre, an emergency into luxury hotels and resort The bill will come up in medicine professor at Ohio beaches long reserved for rich Senate Finance Committee State University who headed foreigners, is a particularly this week as part of budget the committee that made the symbolic victory for Cuba’s discussions. recommendation. everyman. Nationwide, the average Hands-only CPR calls “I was born here and live state cigarette tax is $1.11 per for uninterrupted chest here. I believe, as a Cuban, pack, with New Jersey the presses — 100 a minute — I have the right to it all,” Sarah Langdon / THE DAILY GAMECOCK highest at $2.575. until paramedics take over said Elizabeth Quintana, a Students work out at Blatt PE Center Monday afternoon. Proposals to increase South or an automated external Havana resident. “It’s good. Carolina’s per-pack cigarette defibrillator is available Really good.” tax, unchanged since 1977, to restore a normal heart While there was no offi cial have fl oated around for years rhythm. word from the government, without a chance for passage. This action should be hotel employees said Republican legislators who taken only for adults who Ministry of Tourism offi cials Crime Report signed pledges not to increase unexpectedly collapse, told them that as of Monday, taxes have been leery of any stop breathing and are Cubans can stay in hotels FRIDAY, MARCH 28 Reporting offi cer: D. Adams increase. unresponsive. The odds are and resorts across the island, But Alexander believes that the person is having and pay to use gyms, hair Assault and battery, 3:12 a.m. Reckless driving, open container, simple using a tax credit for health cardiac arrest — the heart salons and other previously 1520 Devine St. possession of marijuana, 1:45 a.m. insurance would ease those suddenly stops — which can off-limit facilities. Cubans Ajeshia Marquez, 24, and another subject Intersection of Blossom and Pickens concerns because it offsets occur after a heart attack can even rent cars for the were arrested for assaulting a woman after Streets the tax increase with giving or be caused by other heart fi rst time. a verbal altercation with her. Police arrested Holly Cope, 21, for reckless tax money back. problems. In such a case, For now, few Cubans can driving after observing her vehicle cross Last year, the House the victim still has ample afford a night at a hotel on Reporting offi cer: W. Guyon into the opposing lane of traffi c. She was passed a bill calling for a air in the lungs and blood a government salary, but also charged with open container when 30-cent-per-pack hike and and compressions keep blood that could change if Castro SATURDAY, MARCH 29 police found two open bottles of beer in using the money to cut flowing to the brain, heart succeeds in increasing his the vehicle. Stephanie Girard, 22, who taxes on groceries. A Senate and other organs. citizens’ spending power. Public disorderly conduct, 2:30 a.m. was traveling with Cope, was also arrested committee upped that to 45 for open container. Police also found — Compiled by The Associated Press Intersection of Greene and Henderson cents per pack. Streets marijuana in the vehicle which belonged Kevin Yehl, 22, was arrested when police to Girard. found him walking on Greene Street while Reporting offi cer: J.M. Harrelson under the infl uence of alcohol. Reporting offi cer: J.M. 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Harassing

EDITORIAL BOARD your elders

Editor Managing Editor JACKIE ALEXANDER MICHAEL BAUMANN uncalled for, News Editor Copy Desk Chief BRAD MAXWELL CALLI BURNETT unnecessary Assistant News Editor Viewpoints Editor LIZ SEGRIST AMANDA DAVIS Parents deserve respect Th e Mix Editor Sports Editor PAUL BOWERS ALEX RILEY for all that they’ve put up Design Director Online Editor with, done over the years MEREDITH RAY EDDIE MANN I was walking to my Tuesday morning class when I overheard a girl on the cell IN OUR OPINION phone with her mom; she seemed a little upset when she then proceeded to tell her mother, “Mom, Opposition of RealID shut up!” I’m THE PRICE IS RIGHT guessing the step in right direction mother wasn’t too pleased Sexual assault should not be ignored with this Gov. Mark Sanford’s decision not to comply with because the Homeland Security’s RealID program represents a Problem affects all kinds of sexual pain of knowing someone MARITZA girl began to violence is they love was harmed both apologize. refreshing change from the seemingly inevitable march CARROWAY of people, must lose its blamed for physically and mentally. First-year I don’t to Big Brother. the crime. Sexual violence is a broadcast know what the taboo status in society It’s not problem for everyone, conversation Sanford’s stand against government waste in the name For most students, April journalism uncommon and nowhere is it more was about, and of national security shows that he has the people in mind is just another month. student to hear the important than on a college possibly there For others, it means the and will not bow to national pressure to appease his DARREN PRICE victims of campus. In college, many might have been beginning of the Major party bosses. The Department of Homeland Security has Second-year sexual assault people are getting their some plausible reason for why League Baseball season. print be blamed fi rst experiences in a world this girl treated her mother so turned into a neo-Orwellian bureaucratic morass and the For others still, it means journalism for what has away from their parents, harshly (Tourette’s maybe?). recognition of one of the student embodiment of everything happened and it can be very unsafe However, as appalling as the unspoken daily tragedies that has gone wrong with to them. and scary. Alcohol and behavior was, I was not at all Gov. Sanford should that so many have to live Accusers will drugs can put students in surprised. General disrespect the Bush administration in with: sexual assault. continue to protect our cite the situations victims situations they don’t want for older adults, especially April is Sexual Assault the past six years. Sanford “put themselves in,” their to be in. As a result, college our parents, is something Awareness Month, and over privacy and tax money was right to oppose the dress, or even cite them women are four times more I’ve unfortunately become the course of the week, as being promiscuous in likely to be victims of sexual accustomed to hearing. And action because it would organizations on campus by resisting RealID nature as reasons for being assault than women of other as bad as it was in high school buy, at the cost of $116 such as SHARE will be attacked. As a result, 60 demographic groups. This it only seems worse among coordinating campaigns to million, something that percent of victims will avoid is a serious problem when the college population. raise awareness for what reporting sexual violence you consider that one in Let me start off by saying would not make his citizens appreciably safer. That $116 has so long been a sort of to the authorities. Those six women will be sexually I’m not perfect. I’m not trying million, Sanford said, would be better used if Homeland “elephant in the room.” who do report have to deal assaulted in their life as it to point some self-righteous Sexual assault and other Security put it toward defending against hurricanes than with the painful process of is. finger at other college sorts of sexual violence have terrorists. recounting every detail of a Sexual assault may be students. Because I myself long been underreported nightmarish experience to the proverbial “elephant in have been disrespectful to The only flaw in Sanford’s action was how it came and misunderstood. Sex is complete strangers. They the room,” but it shouldn’t my own parents, however, something that has always about. It grew, in part, not from any noble Ghandiesque then run the risk of being be ignored any longer. Do I sincerely regret those been taboo. People will only notion of civil disobedience but because a state law would branded as a liar by friends something in remembrance instances and have apologized talk about their experiences and family. In many cases, of those who were for them. not allow him to obey a federal law. with their closest it may be simpler and less victimized this month. Be I just wanted to take the Anyone who knows the Constitution—specifi cally, the confi dants. People who talk painful for victims to a voice for those who had time to remind us all of how about sex liberally risk being supremacy clause, which gives the federal government keep their experiences to theirs taken away. If you much our parents have done labeled “perverts” or even themselves. do nothing else, look at the for us and how they deserve power over the states—knows that this is legal bunk. promiscuous. Talking about Sexual assault doesn’t T-shirts on Greene Street our respect at all times, even Anyone who has studied the Nullifi cation Crisis of 1832 or sex takes a lot of courage. just affect victims, either. and see that sexual violence if we disagree with them and Imagine how hard it is to the Civil War knows that it didn’t work out very well the Victims’ families and is a problem for not the few, feel with all our being that we talk about something like last two times South Carolina tried something like this. friends are affected by it, but the many. are right and they are wrong sexual assault, especially in and have to deal with the (which amazingly seems to So as long as it doesn’t lead to armed confl ict or threats a culture where the victim be all the time), we need to at of succession, Gov. Sanford should continue to protect our least disagree respectfully and privacy and our tax money by resisting RealID. not with “shut ups,” rolling eyes, foul language or sudden THECOCKBLOCK phone call terminations. CORRECTIONS READER DISCUSSION FROM DAILYGAMECOCK.COM There is a strong temptation when we move off to college If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about In response to ‘Man ain’t your life and you the issue objectively and to believe we are all on our it. E-mail us at [email protected]. shouldn’t flip-flop don’t know them, then thoroughly discovers own. On the contrary, I think on his gender’ by shut up and stop worrying that the health risks of we first need to examine Amanda Davis about things that don’t environmental tobacco our position. Many of us IT’S YOUR RIGHT Whenever someone affect you. Someone smoke have been wildly are still receiving financial Voice your opinion on message boards at www.dailygamecock.com steps outside of a pretty having a baby when they overstated through assistance from our parents or send letters to the editor at [email protected] little die-cut category claim to be a man is not a carefully crafted in some way, shape or form. society makes for them your problem. Someone propaganda campaign Whether it be with tuition, (granted, society has else’s choice to abort a for years; made up of bills, general purchases or About The Daily Gamecock evolved and changed as baby is not your concern. junk science, deliberately “summer lodging,” we still people have become more misinterpreted or ignored strongly depend on our Editor CONTACT INFORMATION JACKIE ALEXANDER Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House aware of what they want accurate science, and parents fi nancially. Managing Editor Editor: [email protected] Who cares? It isn’t my to be and not ashamed to ever increasing tactics of If even we don’t depend on MICHAEL BAUMANN News: [email protected] body, and far as I can see Copy Desk Chief Viewpoints: [email protected] show it) that causes sexual hate, demonization, and Mom and Dad financially, CALLI BURNETT Th e Mix: [email protected] from other stories on this, Sports: [email protected] Assistant Copy Desk Chief identity stress for all the hysteria against smokers what else do we still depend Online: www.dailygamecock.com the choice for him to have LAUREN SMITH ‘normal’ people. themselves. on them for? Whenever Newsroom: 777-7726 the child came mostly out Design Director Sports: 777-7182 trouble arises and we don’t MEREDITH RAY Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 of pragmatism. I mean, Assistant Design Director Fax: 777-6482 I do believe that as a The reason there is a know what to do (flat tire, I guess they could have JULIA ANDERSON society we have become “crusade” against public fi ling paperwork, fi xing our News Editor gone the surrogate route, more accepting of those smoking is, as you and computers, etc.) the first BRAD MAXWELL or adopted, but they chose Assistant News Editor CHRIS COX, HALEY DREIS, The Daily Gamecock is of us that live as GLBT others mentioned, thing we tend to do is call on LIZ SEGRIST SEAN GRUBER, KATIE not to. the editorially independent citizens. I truly understand secondhand smoke. Mom and Dad because we Viewpoints Editor JONES, KEITH LOCKLEAR, student newspaper of the AMANDA DAVIS ELLEN MEDER, THOMAS University of South Carolina. the need for better Several people suffer know they love us and will do Assistant Viewpoints Editor MALUCK I guess that you are It is published daily during education and acceptance. headaches at the mere anything to take care of us. JOSH RABON Public Relations Director saying that 50,000 Th e Mix Editor ANDREA LUCAS the fall and spring semesters We still see homophobic scent of cigarette smoke In reality the only thing Americans should just be PAUL BOWERS Graduate Assistant and nine times during the people all over this and asthma sufferers that makes us feel on our own Assistant Mix Editor EMILY VERNON summer with the exception of ignored or killed. COLIN JONES Student Media Director university holidays and exam country, no matter where are at risk of triggering is simple distance, because Sports Editor SCOTT LINDENBERG periods. Opinions expressed you live and no matter an attack. Why should for most of us, there is no ALEX RILEY Faculty Adviser in The Daily Gamecock are Yes, I’m fairly certain Assistant Sports Editor ERIK COLLINS what your education level we have to work around other reason. those of the editors or author that the author advocated MICHAEL AGUILAR Creative Director and not those of the University is. I do applaud you for smokers if their habits are So when Mom and Dad ask Photo Editor EDGAR SANTANA the killing of pregnant taking the time to write a proven public hazard? us to be careful on our way LIZZY SHEPPARD Business Manager of South Carolina. Th e Board transgenders. Good Assistant Photo Editor CAROLYN GRIFFIN of Student Publications about a topic that many home, or not stay out too late argument. CRISTINA KUBICKI Advertising Manager and Communications is would avoid, but I do As a tuition-paying or date losers, take the time Online Editor SARAH SCARBOROUGH the publisher of The Daily EDDIE MANN Classifi eds Manager Gamecock. Th e Department think every person has to student at this university to honor that request. Copy Editors SHERRY F. HOLMES of Student Media is make their own decisions In response to “Anti- I think I have the right Let’s not forget all those EMILY AHO, MEGAN BURNS, Production Manager the newspaper’s parent on what they do in life. to breathe clean air at years they spent sacrificing MELANIE BYER, DARBY C. NEIL SCOTT The Daily smoker jihad tactics NELSON, EDWARD PHARR, organization. Creative Services Gamecock Thanks for bringing this prove useless” by least fi ve times in a row. 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PAGE 7 TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008 S.C. farmers go to market Dalai Lama surprises with Chinese reaction Columbia’s outdoor produce sales foster Tibetan spirtual leader local businesses displays sympathy for enemies of his people Marin Mueller THE DAILY GAMECOCK Carlin Romano To t he del ight of USC MCT Campus students everywhere, there is a way to be green that As the Chinese has nothing to do with government cracked down the BioBox. Every other on Tibetan protesters last Saturday, more than 15 week, the Dalai Lama agricultural vendors gather surpri sed some journalists to peddle their all-natural who don’t usually cover products. Columbia’s all- him or Tibetan-Chinese local farmers market holds issues. appeal for everyone from Speaking to reporters tree-huggers to man’s best in the Indian hill town of friend. Dharamsala, for almost 50 Ashwini Bhatia / Associated Press While getting out of bed years home of the Tibetan The Dalai Lama in India. Courtesy of localharvest.org before noon on a Saturday government-in-exile, The Farmers Market has a wide variety of fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables. can seem like a near- the 72-year-old spiritual philosopher who met the impossible feat, the farmers and secular leader of his Dalai Lama shortly after market is well worth waking freshness of the ingredients goods at the market depend market is always really people expressed concern the latter’s exile to India, up for. The crowd drawn to is easily tasted and makes the on business almost entirely delicious. Plus, locally grown for Chinese injured by his used to tell his young son the stalls full of produce, Saturday morning trip well from South Carolina to products cause less pollution followers in Tibet, even the story of the Lama’s seafood and fl owers is both worth it. sustain their businesses. By because they have to be threatening to resign dangerous escape from his varied and refreshingly Besides offering buying locally, we’re able shipped signifi cantly shorter from his secular duties if palace in Lhasa. Iyer as a sizable. The allure of the Columbia’s residents an to support farmers who call distances.” violence against Chinese boy received an inscribed farmers market was easy opportunity to purchase Columbia home. The farmers market is held persisted. photo from the Dalai Lama to find. Not only does the organic agricultural goods, First-year international the second Saturday of every This from a Tibetan of himself on the Lion market boast a vast selection the market also reminds its studies student and SAGE month from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. leader who fl ed the Chinese Throne of Lhasa, which of high-quality goods, but patrons of the importance of Treasurer Tegan Plock at Gervais & Vine in The in 1959 as a “boy king” Iyer long treasured until it also, the vendors are friendly buying locally. The produce explained some of the Vista and from 8 a.m. until of 24, whose homeland, was destroyed in a fi re. and knowledgeable about in the market speaks for additional benefits of 12 p.m. the fourth Saturday after Mao Zedong’s That initial contact led their products. itself—goods that are bought shopping at Columbia’s of every month at Rosewood Chinese forces attacked to Iyer’s many meetings You need not be a hippie locally are of a higher quality farmers market. Market located on Rosewood in 1949, suffered what the with the Dalai Lama over to appreciate all that the than those shipped across “I like locally-grown Drive at Maple Street. More International Commission the years, as he became an farmers market has to offer. the nation. Despite the organic produce because information can be found at of Jurists judged to be accomplished journalist The market truly does have convenience of being able to it’s usually picked after www.localharvest.org. genocide. for Time and a much- something for everyone. buy groceries any time, we ripening, while most (Pico Iyer writes: “One praised author. From the The all-organic breakfast miss out on the benefits of produce in grocery stores in every five Tibetans— fi rst chapter of “The Open offered to patrons is local goods when we do so. ripens after being picked, so Comments on this story? E-mail more than a million in Road,” when Iyer greets the affordable and delicious. The Many farmers who sell the produce at the farmers [email protected] all—died of starvation or Dalai Lama on a visit by the in direct encounters with latter to Japan (where Iyer the Chinese, according to lives), the author’s smooth Tibetan estimates.”) conversational prose, a This from a man the mix of sharp tactile detail Rolling Stones documentary faces director’s block Chinese government and confident insight, calls “a wolf in monk’s convinces us that we’re in clothing.” the hands of a writer who consciousness,” Scorsese said from his Scorsese, 65, has long been his fi lm It doesn’t happen completely understands his Scorsese in process of producing New York offi ce. generation’s “critical darling,” notes much around the subject. He took that inspiration and often Marc Raymond on the online journal another musical tribute to a band world—”dissident” leaders And what a subject. A built the soundtrack to a fi lm around Senses of Cinema. With films such expressing sympathy supposed godlike figure that shaped his successful career it. He has long been known for using as “Mean Streets,” “Taxi Driver” and for their enemies and who repeatedly tells one Stones tunes in the scores to his non- “Raging Bull” acknowledged as among oppressors. Hamas and all that he is not a period-piece fi lms. You can look it up. the greatest ever by the American Roger Moore honchos don’t weep for “Living Buddha” but just It’s right there under “trivia” in the Film Institute, the influential Sight MCT Campus slaughtered yeshiva boys. a “simple Buddhist monk.” Scorsese entry on the Internet Movie and Sound magazine and pretty much Oscar-winning director Martin Members of Colombia’s A charming “hyperrealist” Database (imdb.com). From “Mean everyone else, his Oscar for “The Scorsese is knee-deep in his new fi lm, FARC don’t bat an eye as head of a religion who Streets” to “The Departed,” Stones Departed” wasn’t just overdue. It was an adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s their hostages wither and describes himself as an tunes pepper the scores. There’s one superfl uous. thriller “Shutter Island,” starring die. Supposedly devout “experimenter” who song that he’s used so often, in so many “The first time I remember Leonard DiCaprio and Ben Kingsley, Muslims in Iraq kill fellow rejects any religious belief, fi lms, that it’s become a punch line. visualizing music was when I was among others. And he’s stumped. Just Muslims without a second Tibetan or otherwise, “We’re doing a press conference for 4 years old, listening to my father’s a little. thought. that does not square with `Shine a Light’ in Berlin and Mick Django Reinhardt/Stephane Grappelli “This new movie is set in 1954,” he But the Dalai Lama, like modern science. A turn- Jagger said, `I wanna say here that and the Hot Club of France 78s,” he said in comic exasperation. “No Rolling the great men to whom he’s the-other-cheek ethicist ‘Shine a Light’ is the only film that said. Stones!” most rightly compared— who speaks of Tibetans’ Martin Scorsese has not used `Gimme By the time Scorsese went to the Fans of the filmmaker will Mohandas Gandhi, Nelson “Chinese brothers and Shelter’ in,” said Scorsese. NYU Film School in the mid-60s, understand his consternation. Long Mandela, Vaclav Havel, the sisters” even as they Scorsese laughs. Mention that you the Stones had taken over his musical before directing the new Rolling Stones Rev. Dr. Martin Luther massacre his people. can hear the Stones’ “Sympathy for the fantasies. His breakthrough film, concert documentary, “Shine a Light,” King Jr.—lives by his A dynamo, Iyer notes, Devil” in the trailer to the new Robert “Mean Streets,” featured not only an which opens April 4, Martin Scorsese own rules of compassion always switching “from DeNiro-Al Pacino thriller “Righteous undiscovered director and a couple was associated with their music. and consistency, a Nobel monk to head of state to Kill”—a movie Scorsese had nothing of undiscovered stars (DeNiro and “In my formative years, before I Peace Prize recipient who philosopher-scientist to to do with—and he laughs some Harvey Keitel). “Jumping Jack Flash” made `Mean Streets’ [1973] even, the embodies the spirit of that regular man.” more. a n d “Tell Me” were R o l l i n g Stones created a well sometimes oddly bestowed “Over and over,” Iyer “I know. How did that happen? o n the soundtrack. of inspiration honor. Unique in his offi ce writes, “he counsels a It’s not my picture!” that became as both the spiritual leader practical realism and a a part of my of Tibetan Buddhism and refusal to get caught up in head of state of a land that the lures and distraction China says it runs as an of mindless optimism, autonomous province, least of all the kind that he remains a blend of comes from indiscriminate Caesar and Christ, ruler faith.” and philosopher, canny Whether it’s the Dalai scientist and devout monk. Lama’s “warmth and “The Open Road,” charisma,” his childlike Iyer’s superb portrait of laugh, his love of animals, a celebrated figure whom his news-junkie intake of the master journalist and journalism, his awakening his family have known at 3:30 a.m. every day for personally for 30 years, four hours of meditation, arrives at a perfect time. his burly body language, As the International Iyer concretely conveys his Campaign for Tibet tries truths, making it seem as to get news out about if he, the reader, and the what’s happening in Tibet Dalai Lama are all sitting despite severe Chinese in the same room. censorship—some Iyer also explains unofficial reports speak much that may puzzle of Lhasa in flames, with readers. For example, the far more killing than Dalai Lama’s own school official Chinese media of Tibetan Buddhism acknowledge—”The Open cherishes philosophical Road” provides context for debate, making his the tragic events of this skeptical air strange only month and illuminates to those who ignorantly how a singular personality identify any kind of born to a highly ritualized Buddhism with mysticism. leadership role has evolved Iyer wonderfully describes over time. the strange place that Iyer’s Indian father, an Oxford-educated political DALAI LAMA ● 8 8 The Daily Gamecock ● TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008

DALAI LAMA● Continued he writes, Tibet’s fate a time, of emulating the Virtual reality helps treatment plan from 7 in the face of Chinese “constant effort, tireless Dharamsala or “Little expansionism represents, effort” of the Buddha, even Lhasa” has become — a for the Dalai Lama, if one is not a Buddhist.

Therapy patients turn to kind of global village full of “the most agonizing The word “lama,” “Swedish girls arm in arm and mounting of all the Iyer’s famous friend once computer games to ease with ponytailed boys from conundrums he travels told him—exasperated at pain of injury recovery Eastern Tibet.” From it, the with…the country that he the way he’s referred to Dalai Lama and his circle was born to rule is slipping in headlines as “Tibet’s hold together about 50 ever closer to extinction… Living Buddha,” or a “God Josh Noel Tibetan-exile communities one of the great centers of in Exile,” rather than an MCT Campus torn between the tolerance Buddhism, five times as ordinary man with a very their leader urges and large as Britain, has been distinctive 400-year-old fury at China’s increasing all but wiped off the map.” job—simply means, in This must be what torture feels like, Jamie erasure of Tibetan culture Still, Iyer closes by Tibetan, “someone worthy Nieto thought during six weeks in 2003 of in its homeland. explaining how he’s learned of respect.” physical therapy for burns covering more Iyer’s book might have from the Dalai Lama the No one who reads “The than half of his body. He bore the pain by ended on a depressed, importance of trying to do Open Road” will question telling himself that every day he inched elegiac note. After all, one small, worthy thing at that. closer to going home. Unlike Nieto, who could only close his eyes to cope, patients at Loyola University Medical Center’s burn unit in Maywood, Ill., in the next few weeks will be able to Chuck Berman / MCT Campus HBO kowtows to critics, loses appeal distract themselves by gliding through a Jamie Nieto has the VR helmet placed on. world of snowy canyons, launching snowball fi ghts with snowmen and watching penguins “Distraction of pain has always been there, Outsiders turn once- HBO’s longtime Chief that times are changing cartwheel across icy plains. whether it’s turning on the television or the great cable network Chris Albrecht left last over at the No. 1 pay Those images will be created by a cutting- radio,” said Adam Young, a physical therapist year after an altercation cable channel, though the edge virtual-reality video game called in Loyola’s burn unit. “This is the next into ‘edgy PBS’ with his girlfriend in Las troubles started long before SnowWorld, which doctors say will help level.” Vegas made the news. And her departure. burn patients heal at Loyola. The hospital The game will be restricted to patients in Aaron Barnhart earlier this month, a stack HBO will try to generate will be the fi rst in Illinois and only one of the 21-bed unit who are deemed medically MCT Campus of DVDs showed up in my short-run buzz by using about 10 in the world that use the game, appropriate—not too young or too old and mailbox with a note from Sunday nights to showcase according to the game’s creators. no one who is medically unstable. They It’s a new day at HBO, Harry. events produced by its fi lms Nieto, 24, a golf pro who lives in Franklin will play the game during physical therapy and right now nobody is “We feel the current division. “John Adams” is Park, Ill., tested the game Monday at the sessions. more aware of that than regime [at HBO] has been currently playing, followed hospital where he was taken when a can of “I’m excited to start using it,” Young said. Harry Thomason and and remains uncomfortable by “Recount” in May. paint thinner exploded in his hand. He said “A lot of times, they don’t enjoy us coming Linda Bloodworth. The with this new, inherited “Boring” is a word I’m it would have been his salvation as therapists and doing what is needed to be done.” Bloodworth-Thomasons terrain,” Thomason wrote. hearing tossed around a lot prodded his skin and muscles toward A pair of Seattle scientists — one were the go-to couple for “We are hoping that some about “John Adams.” Just rejuvenation. Even the smallest movements studying virtual reality and the other pain CBS in the early 1990s, critical reassurance might the other day I was talking caused searing pain, he said. management — began trying to manage producing sitcom hits such prompt them to reconsider with a colleague of mine. “I used to dread that hour I knew my pain with virtual reality in the mid-1990s. as “Designing Women” and their decision or at least help I was describing some of therapist was going to come in,” he said. Hunter Hoffman, director of virtual reality “Evening Shade.” us move the show to a more the wonderful little stabs “They can give you medication for the pain, research at the University of Washington’s But lately, these BFFs of receptive environment.” at authenticity throughout but you’re still thinking about it constantly, Human Interface Technology Lab, first Bill and Hillary Clinton Now, nobody knows for “John Adams”: the hideous and the more you think about it, the more tried using a game he had created — called have been having as much sure if “12 Miles of Bad tar-and-feather scene, the painful it is.” SpiderWorld — to treat arachnophobia. success as…well, Bill and Road” ever belonged on doctor inoculating Abigail Loyola spent $50,000 on the game, Not surprisingly, wading through a maze of Hillary Clinton. the same channel as “The and her children from primarily for the equipment: a helmet that spiders worked better for people afraid of the So you can imagine their Sopranos” and “The Wire,” smallpox with pus from transports a patient into 180 virtual degrees arachnids than burn patients, he said. excitement when HBO but the recent string of the boil of a sick patient of snowy tundra. As the patient’s head moves, He and his partner, David Patterson, a decided to develop a one- series greenlighted by HBO or Adams at Philadelphia, so does the landscape. Should a snowman or Chicago native who studies pain management hour comedy of theirs, have not exactly inspired about to launch into an penguin start chucking snowballs, the player at the University of Washington, turned to “12 Miles of Bad Road,” confidence that the folks impassioned argument can toss back with the click of a mouse. SnowWorld — a visual feast of icy images starring Lily Tomlin as a over there know where when he suddenly realizes With a soundtrack of three songs from and cool colors, including many blues and tart-tongued, high-powered Albrecht kept the recipe to he doesn’t have his wig on… Paul Simon’s “Graceland” album (though greens. real estate broker to the rich the special sauce. great stuff. users can plug in their own music), the “It’s the illusion of going inside the and spoiled of Texas. HBO’s Entertainment Unimpressed, my sights and sounds of the hospital become computer-generated world,” he said. “It According to Thomason, Chief Carolyn Strauss, who colleague said, “That’s what completely overwhelmed—a thorough step blocks your view of the real world. It blocks HBO poured $25 million has been with the company HBO has become these up from bringing an iPod to the dentist’s out everything. It helps you escape from into the project, and several 22 years, just left, which is days. Edgy PBS.” chair. your pain.” episodes were made. Then being widely seen as a sign

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University’s Gamecocks face hypocrisy SOCON teams sets unfair double USC takes on Bulldogs, week, as The Citadel has Nick Godwin (2-2, 2.86 always played extremely ERA) is undoubtedly the Wildcats, hopes to keep well against USC, and will No. 1 midweek starter, and standards up winning momentum get to face off against the that will continue as he perennial program at their is set to face The Citadel home field — Joe Riley tonight. Garcia’s punishment Chris Cox Park. Godwin will be opposed STAFF WRITER “Tomorrow night is going by freshman southpaw Matt undeserved, based to be a great atmosphere Talley (0-2, 4.60 ERA). on football stereotype The South Carolina at The Citadel,” Tanner However, taking the baseball team heads to said. “It’s always fun to mound Wednesday will be Charleston to face The play down at the Joe. I have senior right hander Sean You are all hypocrites, Citadel Bulldogs tonight great respect for Coach Wideburg (1-0), who will almost every single one of before returning to Sarge (Fred) Jordan and the job be making his fi rst start of you. As is the university Frye Field to face off against that he does down there. the 2008 season. administration as a whole. the Davidson Wildcats on Of course Stuart Lake, one Wideburg replaces You may ask why. Well, Wednesday night, as the of my former assistants, is freshman righty Sam Dyson fortunately I have over 500 Gamecocks look to continue down there as an assistant.” (2-0). more words in which to tell Sam Bennett / THE DAILY GAMECOCK their strong play before this Last season, The Citadel Most recently, Wideburg you why. weekend’s showdown with (16-10, 5-4 SOCON) split struck out a career high Phil Disher earned SEC Player of the Week honors after a You all may recognize the SEC East rival Georgia. the series with Carolina eight batters as he came in solid weekend at the plate for South Carolina. name of Stephen Garcia, South Carolina (18-7, 6-3) one game apiece, as they to relieve starter Sam Dyson the Gamecocks’ freshman is hoping to build off of its gave USC their first loss against Yale, picking up his hits every game with two to capture the series victory quarterback who recently encouraging performance of the season when South first career win with the home runs and that kind over the Wildcats. got in trouble from this weekend, when Carolina raced to a 6-1 Gamecocks in the process. of thing but that’s in a Darnell picked up the with the law. they rebounded from a lead before losing a 7-6 “(Wideberg) is a candidate perfect world,” Tanner said. National Player of the Week I know for Friday night shellacking heartbreaker. USC then to start Wednesday’s game,” “Baseball’s that way. Our honor after hitting three a fact that to take two of three from rebounded to pounce on the Tanner said. “The plans guys have good approaches homeruns in a game for many of you the Kentucky Wildcats, Bulldogs 12-3 in Columbia right now are to use (Dyson) and we compete offensively, the second straight week. do recognize who are just two years in the second meeting. tomorrow (against The but sometimes you don’t get Darnell, who accomplished it because I removed from the SEC Meanwhile, Davidson Citadel) in relief of Godwin the runs or the hits that you the feat last week against have seen your Championship crown. (8-14, 1-5 SOCON) heads and then travel both of want to get. Sometimes you the College of Charleston, MICHAEL comments “You’re playing midweek to Columbia on a major those guys to Georgia.” have to tip your hat to the blasted three round-trippers AGUILAR online or heard games against coaches that skid, as the Wildcats have South Carolina will pitcher.” against the Wildcats on Th ird-year the things that I have great respect for,” lost six out of their last lean on some heavy bats Disher received the Saturday while picking up a English you have said USC coach Ray Tanner seven games after putting in the two games, as USC SEC POW honors after career-high six RBIs in the student about Garcia said. “We hope we can play together a four game will bring the reigning going 5-12 (.417) with one victory as well. around campus well. We fought back this winning streak. Davidson SEC Player of the Week homerun and seven runs It also marked the first or even to me. weekend after getting cut lost the rubber match of a and National Player of the batted in against Kentucky time that a player has Let me make it perfectly like we did on Friday so three-game series this past Week into the midweek this past weekend. The accomplished the feat clear that I am in no way I was really proud of our weekend to the Wofford in Phil Disher and James highlight of the series for twice. defending Garcia’s actions. guys to come back and win Terriers. Darnell. the designated hitter came Both games this week are Nor am I even suggesting that series after putting One of the more Both players will try to on Saturday, when his RBI set for a 7 p.m. fi rst pitch. that Garcia may be ourselves in a hole.” interesting notes about the pick up an offense that has single in the eighth inning smarter than your average The Gamecocks will face two midweek games is the struggled in the midweek broke a 2-2 tie and proved pet rock when it comes a much tougher challenge pitching changes that are games this season. to be the game-winning Comments on this story? E-mail to his interactions with than many think this set to occur. “You’d like to have 12 hit, which allowed Carolina [email protected] Columbia’s fi nest. I am also not suggesting that Garcia did not deserve some type of punishment for the way that he acted. Men’s tennis takes fi rst SEC win What I am suggesting is USC picks that the punishment came Women’s team from the wrong place. Also, that the reactions to his sweeps doubles actions and the reactions matches with LSU to the retributions for Horn for new his action show that your Austin Collins average student/parent/ STAFF WRITER Gamecock fan/online commenter is no smarter than your average Stephen The USC men’s tennis men’s coach Garcia when it comes to team captured its first hypocrisy. SEC victory of the season My fi rst problem with the with a 4-3 win on Sunday situation comes with the afternoon against the No. After strong NCAA university. I am shocked and 41 Arkansas Razorbacks. appalled that the university South Carolina (9-9, tournament run, head would set such a double 1-7 SEC) fell behind in standard in such a negative man leaves Hilltoppers the match early when it way. Remind me, one more dropped the doubles point. time, what was Garcia’s Blake Strode and Matt Alex Riley offense? That’s right, he got SPORTS EDITOR Hogan of Arkansas (10-10, a drinking ticket. Remind 2-6 SEC) took the first me, one more time, what doubles match 8-6 against After weeks of speculation, was Nick Payne/Jay Laura’s the Gamecocks’ Yevgeny the hiring process for the offense? That’s right, Payne Supeko and Pedro Camps. new USC men’s basketball was arrested for public The Razorbacks secured coach appears to be over. drunkenness, resisting the doubles point when According to the College arrest and interfering with Taylor King and Chris Nott Heights Herald, Western a police officer, while his defeated South Carolina’s KD Safran / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Kentucky athletics director cohort Laura was hauled duo of Thomas Stoddard Wood Selig has confirmed The Associated Press Jelena Rajic and Natasa Vuckovic won their doubles in for disorderly conduct Chris Carlsonh / and Johannes Pulsfort in that coach Darrin Horn match against LSU. The Gamecocks swept all three among rumors of illicit USC is expected to present the third doubles match. has left his position as the doubles competitions against the Tigers this weekend. drug use. You all know Darrin Horn as the new The Gamecocks Hilltoppers’ head coach. It Garcia’s punishment and turned things around in is expected he will be named head coach at a 1 p.m. you also know Payne and singles play, taking four Tyler Tar nask y. The Gamecocks swept the new head coach for the press conference today. Laura’s punishment, more of six matches from the The 4-3 win over all three doubles matches Gamecocks. specifi cally the lack thereof. Razorbacks. At No. 1 Arkansas snapped a three- on the afternoon to put A press conference is Wait, Garcia did 48 record over the last fi ve singles, Supeko defeated match losing streak for the the team up 1-0. Megan slated for 1 p.m. today in the something else. This got seasons. Horn’s team made Arkansas’ Blake Strode, Gamecocks, and was the McGavock and Suzanna Frank McGuire Room at him kicked out of housing. their only appearance in the No. 90 player in the team’s fi rst conference win Mansour teamed up to the Colonial Center where What was it? That’s right, he the NCAA tournament this country, by a score of of the season. USC returns defeat LSU’s Nicole Kantor USC athletic director Eric shot off a fi re extinguisher season where they earned a 7-6(2), 7-6(5). to action this Friday when and Staten Spencer 9-7 in Hyman is expected to make in his apartment. A similar No. 16 seed and advanced Other singles winners the squad hosts Alabama doubles No. 2 while Jelena the announcement public. incident happened in my to the Sweet 16 by beating for USC on the afternoon at 2 p.m. Rajic and Natasa Vuckovic An 11 a.m. meeting of the on-campus apartment over No. 5 Drake and No. 13 San were Diego Cubas at No. The 34th-ranked South came back from a 0-2 defi cit Board of Trustees is being spring break. I returned to Diego before falling to No. 2, Pedro Campos at No. Carolina women’s tennis in doubles No. 3 to beat the held to discuss the fi nancial find fire extinguisher dust 1 UCLA. 3, and Johannes Pulsfort team split a pair of home Tigers’ Kylie Adamek and package that will be given all over the stairwell of The Hilltoppers also at No. 4. Cubas defeated SEC contests over the Hannah Robinson 8-4. to Horn. Horn’s current my apartment, most likely made the NIT under Horn Colin Mascal 6-1, 6-3, weekend at the Maxcy USC took 4 of 6 matches contract with WKU has a thanks to some underage in 2006 but were eliminated Campos edged Matt Hogan Gregg Tennis Center, from LSU in singles $157,000 buyout per year drunken tomfoolery. What in the second round by 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, and Pulsfort defeating No. 27 LSU 5-2 play, with the difference of time remaining on his happened in my case? That’s South Carolina. narrowly beat Dmitry on Friday and falling to once again coming from contract and a clause that right, it took USC Housing Information from the Lebedev by a score of 7-5, No. 13 Arkansas on Sunday the bottom of the lineup. his new school must play over half a week to clean it Associated Press was used 5-7, 7-6(5). 2-5. McGavock won at No. 5 WKU four times. Horn has up and no investigation was in this report. At singles No. 5 and Friday’s victory over singles and Rajic won at three years remaining on ever made or punishment 6, South Carolina’s Ivan LSU, the team’s fourth in a No. 6. his current contract. ever doled out. Cressoni fell to Chris Nott row, once again came down The team saw its fortunes The 35-year-old coach is That brings me to my fi nal of Arkansas 6-2, 7-5 while to solid performances from reversed on Sunday against a WKU alumni who has led and most important point. Comments on this story? E-mail David Wolff dropped a players at the bottom of the the Hilltoppers to a 111- [email protected] 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 decision to Gamecock rotation. TENNIS ● 11 COLUMN ● 11 The Daily Gamecock ● TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008 11 Men’s golf takes third at Furman

Senior Mark Anderson Georgia this weekend. two rounds finishing with Toumpsin leads also finished in the top 10 a three-round total of 249 women’s squad to with a three-round score of WOMEN’S GOLF (+29), good for 75th place in 220 (+4). The tenth place The Gamecocks fi nished the tournament. top 20 fi nish finish extends Anderson’s in seventeenth place at the The other two golfers streak of top-20 fi nishes this Bryan National Collegiate to compete for USC in the Keith Locklear spring to four matches. in Greensboro, North tournament were freshman STAFF WRITER Sophomore George Carolina over the weekend, Erika Holmen (259, +43) Bryan IV continued his fi nishing with a three-round and junior Meredith Taylor strong play this spring, team score of 980. (264, +48). MEN’S GOLF shooting a 223 (+7), which Carolina was led by The University of Florida The No. 11 Gamecocks was good for twentieth- sophomore Benedicte defeated Duke University collected their third straight place in the tournament. Toumpsin, who finished by only two strokes to win top three finish as they Junior Patrick Cunning in 34th place with a three the tournament with a total came in third at the Furman (227, +11) finished in 48th round score of 233 (+17). team score of 906. Stacy Intercollegiate in Greenville place and junior Allen Koon Although it was her second Lewis from Arkansas won over the weekend. Carolina (228, +12) finished in 54th worst finish this season, the individual title of the finished the tournament place, helping ensure the Tou mpsi n has been t he tournament, fi nishing with with a total team score of Gamecocks of their third- best performer for Carolina a score of 216. 883, which was 11 strokes place fi nish. in seven of the eight The women’s golf team behind the tournament Chattanooga won the tournaments the team has has one more tournament champion, Chattanooga. tournament behind the play played in this year. left this season, the SEC Carolina was led by of Jonathon Hodge who The second lowest score Championship which will be sophomore Patrick Rada, shot a 213 (-3) to also win for the Gamecocks came played in Knoxville, Tenn. who finished tied for the individual tournament from senior Blythe Worley, beginning on April 18. fifth place, the best finish title. who fi nished with a score of of his career. In his first The men’s golf team has 244 (+28) to fi nish 72nd in tournament of the spring, one more tournament before the tournament. Courtesy of USC Media Relations Rada shot a 71 in round one, the SEC Championships. Senior Whitney Simons a 76 in round two, and a 71 George Bryant IV fi nished with a score of 223 at the They will play in the led Carolina with a round in round three for a career Augusta State Administaff of 75 in the first round, Comments on this story? E-mail Furman Intercollegiate, earning a 20th place fi nish. low score of 218 (+2). Invitational in Augusta, but struggled over the next [email protected]

● ● COLUMN Continued from 10 a program our former student body of you and you hold him to a different TENNIS Continued from 10 president and vice president (who standard than you hold yourselves. the 13th-ranked Razorbacks. Whenever any athlete, specifi cally a were allowed to fi nish their terms by Similarly, the university had no Arkansas (13-6, 6-2 SEC) football player, has any run-in with The Gamecocks the university) are quite familiar with, place to step in and punish him. took the doubles points the law the fi rst thing that you always was blank prior to this offense. Were Steve Spurrier to ordain the and won four of six singles hear is, “It’s okay, I’m sure they’ll get face Davidson at Therefore, were Garcia a regular punishment, then this would be a matches for the 5-2 victory. out of it, they’re a football player.” student, nothing would have happened different story. The lone victors for South This usually comes from an esteemed home this Tuesday to him. In fact, I’m sure if you were to That’s not the way it happened Carolina (11-6, 4-4 SEC) on academic who has far more important take my name to a university offi cial though. Until then, since the the afternoon were Natasha things on his/her mind than football, at 7pm at Sarge and tell them that I recently got university does not care much one way Vuckovic at singles No. 3 and such as the existential themes of Walt my fi rst alcohol citation they would or another about me as an individual, Jelena Rajic at singles No. 6. Whitman. Frye Field. certainly wonder why they should much less my opinion about Stephen The women hit the road These are also the same people who care. Garcia, all I can do is tell you to leave next weekend to take on cry out that Garcia’s punishment was There’s the hypocrisy. If Garcia him alone, because you are no better Alabama on Friday and not fi tting of his crime. The fact of the were not an athlete then nothing than him, just as I am not better than Auburn on Sunday. Friday’s matter is, yes, Garcia’s punishment would have happened to him. If he you. match is set to start at 5 p.m. did not fit the crime. However, not were your average student than no one while Sunday’s is slated for in the way most of you self-righteous, would even know his name besides his 2 p.m. soapbox preaching do-gooders think friends. That’s why you should be it doesn’t. The punishment was cruel ashamed and that’s why the university and unusual and over the top. His should be ashamed. Garcia is nothing Comments on this story? E-mail Comments on this story? E-mail permanent record, thanks to PTI, but a 20-year-old kid, just like most [email protected] [email protected] Flying Start

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