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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2008 VOL. 102, NO. 41 ● SINCE 1908 Fire Prevention Week promotes safety “The number one cause of fi res is cooking Offi cials offer tips, protective and people leaving things on the stove,” measures for apartments, dorms Jenkins said. “You have to be conscious of not leaving things cooking while you’re not home.” Josh Dawsey STAFF WRITER Ellison Neese, the president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, which is the fraternity that Almost one year ago, the campus of the lost three members to the fi re, said his group University of South Carolina was in a state is cognizant of a need for more education. of disbelief when six USC students and one “Being proactive and working on things Clemson University student were killed in a like fire prevention is definitely important tragic fi re near Ocean Isle, North Carolina. to us. Pretty freaky things happen, and the Now, students from USC and the city of more laws we get passed, the better,” said the Columbia are urging caution, as the city third-year biology student. kicks off its annual drive to prevent house As cold weather season arrives in the fi res in the Midlands area. upcoming weeks, residents should be wary Every week, at least two homes burn in the of space heaters and kerosene heaters as well. Columbia area, Columbia deputy fi re chief For college students, grilling on balconies is Aubrey Jenkins said. unacceptable, Jenkins said. “We respond to incidents everyday,” “Grilling on a balcony is never okay,” Jenkins said. “There’s rarely a day without Jenkins said. “We want college students a fi re.” to have a good time, but they have to be But many of the fires are preventable, careful.” Chad Simmons / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Jenkins said. FIRE ● 3 Columbia hosts a parade at Riverfront Park on Monday to celebrate Fire Prevention Week. Columbia International Upcoming car feature gives boot to Soulforce restricts young drivers Gay-rights activists’ touring protest not MyKey prevents speeds The company already welcomed by university’s administration uses computer chips in over 80 mph, excessive its keys to prevent thefts. Katrina A. Goggins The car won’t start unless Th e Associated Press stereo volume for teens it recognizes the chip in the key. More than a dozen students and faculty at a private, “It’s making use of Christian university crossed police tape Monday to meet Tom Krisher existing technology, and with gay rights activists protesting the school’s policy Th e Associated Press through the magic of against openly gay students on campus. DETROIT — So you think software, we’re able to Sitting inside a school-designated protest area with Junior is a little too lead- build features on top of the Bibles opened, gay rights activists and students at Columbia footed when he drives the features we already have,” International University debated scripture and the college’s family car? Starting next Buczkowski said. policy. Mary Ann Chastain / The Associated Press year, Ford Motor Co. will In addition to speed It was a stark contrast to a similar demonstration at Bob give you the power to do limits, MyKey also will limit Jones University in Greenville last year when three gay Members of Soulforce, a gay-rights group, listen to students something about it. the volume of the audio activists of the group Soulforce were arrested and Bible- from Columbia International University on Monday. The company will roll system, and it will sound toting, anti-gay protesters held signs and preached through out a new feature on many a six-second chime every bullhorns. The university student handbook states that “certain 2010 models that can limit minute if seat belts are not Soulforce, a Lynchburg, Va.-based organization, behaviors are expressly prohibited in Scripture and teen drivers to 80 mph fastened. The chime sounds informed campus officials months ago they would therefore are to be avoided by members of the University using a computer chip in for adult drivers, too, but attempt to enter the campus despite threats of arrest. community. These include theft, gambling, lying, the key. ends after five minutes to The group initially decided Monday not to trespass, but dishonesty, gossip, slander, backbiting, profanity, vulgarity Parents also have the avoid annoying adults who were reconsidering after talks to show a Soulforce fi lm on (including crude language), sexual promiscuity (including option of programming adamantly don’t want to campus came to a halt. adultery, homosexual behavior, premarital sex, and the teen’s key to limit the wear seat belts, Buczkowski “We never go to a campus wanting to be arrested,” pornography), drunkenness, immodest attire, and occult audio system’s volume and said. Soulforce spokeswoman Caitlin MacIntyre said. “We’re practice.” to sound continuous alerts Parents also have the hoping to be an affi rming voice, the fi rst that some of them Students who enroll at the school sign the school’s code if the driver doesn’t wear a option of having the car have ever heard.” of conduct, Blackwell said. seat belt. sound a chime if the teen Soulforce’s national bus tour of Southern faith- Soulforce organizer Katie Higgins said she doesn’t think “Our message to parents exceeds 45, 55 or 65 mph. based colleges began last week at Liberty University in homosexuality should be put in the same category with is, hey, we are providing The feature will debut Virginia. drunkenness or occult practice. you some conditions to give on the 2010 Focus compact Columbia International University spokesman Mike “All of these things are incredibly harmful to individuals, your new drivers that may car and quickly move to Blackwell said Soulforce refused an offer to meet with while we believe that being gay, lesbian, bisexual or allow you to feel a little other company models faculty, staff and student leaders off campus. The university transgender is out of place in this line,” she said. more comfortable in giving as a standard feature, the won’t invite any groups to campus that advocate beliefs The group has received several letters from gay them the car more often,” company said. contrary to school policies, he said. Columbia International University students scared to said Jim Buczkowski, Ford’s Ford said its market “We just didn’t see any reason to give them a forum speak out — even an anonymous one from a former student director of electronic research shows 75 percent to communicate something that we didn’t believe in,” and electrical systems of parents like the speed Blackwell said. ● RIGHTS 3 engineering. and audio limits, but as you The feature, called might expect, 67 percent of “MyKey,” will be standard teens don’t like them. on an unspecifi ed number Danisha Williams, Free airport shuttle available to students for break of Ford models when the a 16-year-old senior at 2010 cars and trucks come Southfield-Lathrup High Fall Break Shuttle Dates: out late next summer. The School in suburban Detroit, Depart from the RH Oct. 8 and Need a free ride to the Students should sign up feature will spread to the said she’s against the idea. airport in Columbia for fall Oct. 9: entire Ford, Lincoln and “I wouldn’t want my break? Student Government — 5 a.m. online at SG’s Web site, Mercury lineup as models parents to have that much and the Department of — 9 a.m. http://www.sg.sc.edu/ are updated, spokesman control over how I’m Transportation and Parking — 1 p.m. Wes Sherwood said. driving,” she said. “If your Services collaborated on a — 5 p.m. colaMetroAirportFallBreak. Ford arrived at the 80 parents are holding your program that will provide a free — 9 p.m. htm, if they wish to use the mph limit even though hand, you’re never going to shuttle service running to and — 1 a.m. freeway speed limits are learn.” from the Russell House and service. For more information, lower in most states because Brittany Hawthorne, 17, Depart from the airport Oct. 12: the Columbia Metropolitan e-mail sastgov@mailbox. it wanted to leave a margin another Southfi eld-Lathrup Airport. This service will be — 5 a.m. in case an unusual situation senior, said there may be available during all university — 9 a.m. sc.edu. arises, Buczkowski said. emergency situations breaks for the 2008-2009 school — 1 p.m. “Just lopping it off at where she’d have to drive year and will begin Oct. 8. — 5 p.m. — Information from Student Government exactly 70 mph was felt to be more than 80, possibly to — 9 p.m. — Compiled by News Editor Liz Segrist too limiting,” Buczkowski — 1 a.m. said. KEYS ● 3

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Q & A with PIC OF THE DAY National Coming Out Administrator of Day 2008 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Greene Street Brothers of Nubian Week Descent meeting 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. RH, Room 302 AAAS meeting Madilyn Fletcher, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Russell House Theater director of the USC Carolina Service School of Environment Council general meeting 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. RH, Room 303

Pastafarians meeting 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. LeConte, Room 112 Q: How do you plan to spend fall break? Keri Goff / THE DAILY GAMECOCK RHA Senate meeting A: Working. I don’t really get a break. Austin Jackson, a fi rst-year political science student, signs his opinion on the Vote 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Currell, Room 107 Smart ball yesterday on Greene Street. Filipino-American Q: How many USC football games have Student Association meeting you attended this year? Local National World 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. A: None. RH Dining Room Stephen Colbert was raised NEW YORK — It wasn’t KHAR, Pakistan — in South Carolina to be a the gruesome costumes or Pakistan ordered the Sports and Q: What’s your favorite holiday? Southern gentleman. But he gory masks turning up at deportation of about 50,000 Entertainment A: Christmas. spends his days being a jerk. It Lisa Bruno’s front door that Afghan refugees in an Management Club must be tough. spooked her on Halloween. insurgency-wracked tribal meeting Not really, says the Comedy It was the pudge lurking region amid a major military 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Central star. beneath the costumes. offensive against al-Qaida Coliseum, Room 3001 Q: What is the last movie you bought on “I was taught to be nice, so “The kids were just so and Taliban fi ghters. it’s not in my nature to be a huge,” Bruno said. The government said it was Out-of-State Mentor DVD? jerk,” he told a crowd of fans So five years ago, she was expelling all Afghan refugees meeting A: I don’t remember. I usually just rent them. over the weekend at the New scared into changing her in the Bajur tribal region, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Yorker Festival. “But I do holiday handouts, giving out alleging many of them have RH, Room 302 enjoy it.” toys instead of candy. Other links to militant groups. Colbert figures that’s households do the same, Police in the town of Khar GAMMA meeting Q: How far away do you live from your because he’s embarrassment- offering stickers, pencils, in Bajur arrested 25 Afghans 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. hometown? proof. “There’s an essential Play-Doh or glow sticks, to and said they would soon be RH, Room 305 embarrassment to being mixed reviews from candy- deported. A: About 300 miles. I am from Decatur, Ala. a jerk, and I just don’t get loving children. “The orders have been SHARE meeting embarrassed about things,” “I thought, ‘Here I am issued to the tribal police 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. — Compiled by Halley Nani he said. trying to take care of my to push all of [the refugees] RH Dining Room The host of “The Colbert health,’” said Bruno, of out,” said local government Report” spent 90 minutes Des Plaines, Ill. “I felt offi cial Abdul Haseeb, adding out of character, regaling a responsibility to my that their homes would be interviewer Ariel Levy about community to take care of bulldozed to keep them from how his career was launched the kids around me.” returning. Crime Report and deconstructing the Still, there’s no doubt that A government offensive process of playing the right- come Halloween, millions in Bajur that began in early wing blowhard pundit named of princesses, sports stars August has claimed some SATURDAY, OCT. 4 gentlemen in the Lady Gamecock Parking Lot Stephen Colbert. and other costumed kids will 1,000 lives. It comes amid and began conducting a fi eld interview. Offi cers Before every interview, he scamper from house to house, increased U.S. pressure on Breaking and entering of a motor vehicle, soon discovered a gun holster in the driver’s side said, he explains to his guest dropping fistfuls of candy the government of President petit larceny, 7 p.m. fl oorboard of a White Ford Mustang belonging exactly what he’s doing. pillowcases and trying to shed Asif Ali Zardari to crack 1501 Pendleton St. to Eric K. Sephes. Offi cers immediately began “I tell people, ‘He’s an idiot,’” those wrappers faster than down on militants in the An unknown suspect by unknown means a search of the vehicle and also discovered Colbert said, referring to his they can yell “Boo!” restive border region where broke into a vehicle and stole the Toyota marijuana. Sephes was arrested. alter ego. “I say, ‘Disabuse me Despite the heightened al-Qaida leader Osama bin factory-installed stereo/console area. Two sets of Reporting offi cer: Simon of my ignorance.’” awareness of health and Laden is possibly hiding. fi ngerprints were lifted from the vehicle. Still, there have been a few nutrition, the fact remains Washington has long Estimated damages: $500 Public disorderly conduct, 12:39 p.m. people who didn’t quite get that kids (and adults) are complained Pakistan is Reporting offi cer: G. Banfi eld McMaster Front Courtyard, 1106 Pickens the joke — or at least didn’t tempted with sweets at unwilling or unable to take St laugh. almost every corner. About 30 strong action against the SUNDAY, OCT. 5 Officers discovered Kim Durant Douglas Colbert says he knows he has percent of children ages 2 to extremists. eating out of a can and approached him to ask for offended Rep. Barney Frank, 19 are overweight or obese. Zardari has pledged his Carrying/displaying fi rearm in vicinity of a identifi cation. Douglas refused to produce ID and D-Mass., and early in the As the average amount cooperation in the fight public building, simple possession of marijuana, was using slurred speech and shouting profanity. show’s run, Bob Kerrey, the expected to be spent on against terrorism, but must 2:33 a.m. Douglas became confrontational and began to try former governor of Nebraska Halloween candy is rising, tread carefully given strong Lady Gamecock Parking Lot, 1707 to fi ght the offi cer and was arrested. who is now president of The some parents are finding domestic opposition to Blossom St. Reporting offi cer: G. Banfi eld New School, a university in creative ways to keep their his country’s alliance with Offi cers responded to a call regarding shots New York, didn’t seem to get children from gobbling it Washington. fired in the area. They found a group of five — Compiled by Staff Writer Kyle Moores that he was fake. all in one stomachache of a night. — The Associated Press

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● ● FIRE Continued from 1 RIGHTS Continued from 1 policy creates intolerance against gays at the Proactive measures can who was kicked out of the university. be taken to deal with fi res, university, Higgins said. “The school is not Jenkins said. Homes and A university spokesman going to allow any type apartment complexes should said he couldn’t provide of sexual sin on campus,” have sprinklers installed on details about the case and she said. “If you’re living the lawns. Should a fire that the university had no in any type of sexual sin, begin, the sprinkler system openly gay students. whether you are straight helps contain the fi re until Students who met or homosexual, that’s not fi refi ghters arrive. with the protesters allowed on this campus, “The fi rst line of defense said they supported the but neither is stealing or is the smoke detector, but school’s policy and didn’t any other kind of sin.” the second line of defense feel the campus invited The multi- are the sprinklers,” Jenkins discrimination against denominational, Christian said. “They can both save homosexuals. school was founded in your life.” “We don’t believe in 1923 by a group of women For USC, preventing fi res what these people stand wanting to establish a place is even more signifi cant this for, but we do love them for Bible study, school year. ... as people,” said 19-year- officials said. Formerly Students from USC social old communications major The Associated Press known as Columbia Bible Courtesy of fraternities and sororities Israel Markle. “We want College, the school’s 400- Starting next year, Ford will give parents the option of limiting their children’s driving. were recently sent to to show them that just acre campus is home to Washington, D.C. where because we disagree with ● around 800 students. KEYS Continued from 1 Sherwood said, and if it gets fatal and nonfatal, per mile they successfully lobbied for them doesn’t mean that Soulforce will visit them the car more often, the driven for 16-year-old more regulation. we hate them or that God accelerate to avoid a crash. South Carolina State number of teens objecting drivers is almost 10 times Neese said the memories hates them.” Ford’s research shows University in Orangeburg drops by nearly half. the rate for drivers ages of the three students Joy Via, a 19-year-old that parents would be more Tuesday. The school More than 5,000 U.S. 30 to 59, according to the propelled them to take junior psychology major, likely to let teens use their invited the group to speak teens die each year in car National Highway Traffic action. said she didn’t think the vehicles with the system, on campus, Higgins said. crashes. The rate of crashes, Safety Administration. “It’s definitely been a tough year for us,” Neese said. “It’s a day that we will never forget in this house.” But through the tragedy, Neese said the university has seen improvements. “The university has come together and is putting on a very signifi cant event for a tragedy in the Ocean Isle concert in Five Points,” Neese said. “We just need to always remember what happened.” Leslie Coones, a third- year elementary education student and the president of the sorority Delta Delta Delta, said she agrees with Neese about the importance of fire safety after this sorority lost three members last year. “It’s very important to learn from any tragedy,” Coones said. “We truly know how painful this Mary Ann Chastain / The Associated Press was.” Elisha Brown, a Salters resident and senior at Columbia International University, listens to a member Comments on this story? E-mail of Soulforce as she holds her Bible on Monday when [email protected] the gay-rights group made an unwelcome visit. PAGE 4 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2008

Bailout not sole concern EDITORIAL BOARD Editor Managing Editor during crisis BRAD MAXWELL CALLI BURNETT Copy Desk Chief Assistant Copy Desk Chief in America AMANDA DAVIS PAUL BOWERS News Editor Sports Editor LIZ SEGRIST MICHAEL AGUILAR

International markets Th e Mix Editor Viewpoints Editor look for chance to rise COLIN JONES JOSH RABON Design Director Photography Editor above U.S. economy ELIZABETH HOWELL CHRISTINE GALLIGAN With only two investment banks still standing, it certainly seems like Wall IN OUR OPINION Street should be America’s main economic concern. But worse than failing banks Private university has and dropping stocks is COMMON SENSE another huge right to stop protesters danger to the U.S. economy: Dos and don’ts for Fall Break Sometimes groups try too hard to exert morality and capital fl ight. ideology on one another. Capital possible with your parents The key is to fi nd balance. Gay rights activist group Soulforce made a trip to flight is the USC students would PETER without scaring them too Do- Make sure you nightmare Columbia International University on Monday to SCHAEFFING do well to keep a much. It’s better to let detox. You have a lot on scenario in Second-year them know how classes your mind and are more protest the Christian school’s policy of prohibiting which foreign few things in mind economics are going now than in focused than ever. This open homosexuality and to encourage students to come countries student December. is a break for a reason. pull out their during short holiday out. The group was told to keep off campus by the Don’t — Ask your mom Do something good for money from In 24 hours, classes at private university because their ideology was contrary why you have to tell her yourself in the midst of the U.S. and call in their USC will be on hold until where you’re going and being responsible. Don’t to school policy. The university did offer the gay-rights debts. At a time when a Monday, Oct. 13. Yes, it’s the time you’ll be coming — For the other 30 percent handful of Asian countries Fall Break, that two-day group the opportunity to home. The trick is to slowly of you, remember that this When they got hold a staggering amount of break that my parents can’t meet with university offi cials get them accustomed to isn’t Spring Break, so don’t our record national debt, this seem to understand. the idea that you’re an break the bank in October. there, they were off campus. would be truly catastrophic. At any rate, students and adult. You’ll thank me It’s only four days. Rather than taking up Economists assure us faculty will get Thursday when Christmas break Seniors: If you’re lucky, confronted by that this is impossible, and Friday the school’s offer, Soulforce comes around and your you might be headed to though, because American for a little peaceful debate parents cut you a break on a job interview, but most decided to come onto consumers purchase so rest and curfew. will be visiting a girlfriend campus, despite the threat of many goods from these relaxation with students Sophomores: You have or boyfriend. Others will countries. Jeopardizing and of course trespassing charges. When tasted freedom and are now go to the beach to get away the U.S. market would be to catch up mastering its possibilities. for a few days. they got there, they were confronted by peaceful economic suicide. on some Most sophomores will stay Do — Have fun — this debate with students on the biblical perspective of At a time when our reading. on campus or take a road will be your last Fall Break economy is reeling on its LANGSTON Being a homosexuality. trip to a friend’s campus for a long time. Fall Break own, the risk is lower ROSS senior, I CIU’s actions reminded everyone that they are not for the weekend. in the real world will be than ever. It is still a fact Fourth-year want to share Do — Tell your parents taken from your two weeks a public university. They also reminded everyone that that capital flight from English some advice you’re going to see a high of vacation or your sick the U.S. would have a student for all of our they are not Bob Jones University. After all, they are school friend for the break. days. Call your parents. massive negative impact students here a private institution and have the fi nal say on who can Make sure you get gas Believe it or not, they have on economies around the at Carolina money from everyone up some valuable wisdom and cannot come onto their campus. In fact, the school world. with Fall Break dos and front, particularly for the about things you will be had every right to report the protesters to authorities, But if China or another don’ts. ride back to Columbia. You facing post-graduation. rising power decides that Freshmen: More than but unlike Bob Jones University, they did not have don’t want to be stuck on Don’t — Stress out its own economy is more likely, 90 percent of you I-26 East calling AAA for because you haven’t heard Soulforce members arrested. resilient than ours, it can will be going home for a ride to Stadium Suites. back from the University Soulforce shouldn’t have broken policy, much less tear us down with confi dence longer than a weekend for Don’t — Push limits too of Whatever about your that its own economy will the fi rst time. the law, to deliver a message that many of the students far. That one extra drink application or you haven’t bounce back while we Do — Give a response there had little desire hearing. Students attending the could cost you a life or a received LSAT or MCAT fl ounder. other than “fine” when very expensive ticket, and scores yet. Trust me, when faith-based school were made aware of its policies. China and India are asked how classes are it’s never worth it. Monday hits you will positioned to compete going. Trust me, your Soulforce should have taken the offer to speak Juniors — About 70 have more than enough with the U.S. for economic parents won’t believe with university officials off campus. If you wish to percent of you will either time to worry about post- supremacy over the next few you now or when you’re be working or staying on graduation plans. impose often unwelcome secular views on the campus decades, and this may be a senior. Be as honest as campus for a needed break. of a private, faith-based university, go through the their best shot at actually surpassing us. appropriate and respectable channels to do so. Truncating the market for exports may not be enough CORRECTIONS of a deterrent anyway. The If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about U.S. economy is seeing an Take each day, make diff erence it. E-mail us at [email protected] uptick in exports itself, and Know your limits. School change. Knowing and this has already made the Columnist reminds is stressful, and so is the understanding this is crucial foreign market tougher for ITʼS YOUR RIGHT readers of important real world. If you learn now, to survival and knowledge. other countries. If a debt- while you’re at Carolina, Also, don’t expect change Voice your opinion on message boards at www.dailygamecock.com owning country theorizes lessons with last piece how to manage stress to happen without you or send letters to the editor at [email protected] that the dollar will not Dear readers, school effectively and understand making an attempt to return to preeminence and commitments and life have when you need to cut back change something. Rome About The Daily Gamecock therefore that our exports made it impossible for me to on a few commitments to wasn’t built in a day, and Editor will continue to rise, it could keep writing these columns, CONTACT INFORMATION keep your sanity, you’ll change never came about BRAD MAXWELL Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House feel much safer pulling the so this will be my fi nal one. Managing Editor be OK. Remember, in a without someone getting Editor: [email protected] plug on investments in the Over the past four and a CALLI BURNETT News: [email protected] week, no one is going to up, getting mad and doing Copy Desk Chief Viewpoints: [email protected] U.S. half semesters, it has been AMANDA DAVIS Th e Mix: [email protected] care how hot you looked at something about it. Sports: [email protected] Still, capital flight is a pleasure writing and Assistant Copy Desk Chief Dr. Rocco’s Friday night. 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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2008 PAGE 5 Graczykstan: Coyne releases backyard fi lm A random Long-awaited ‘Christmas on Mars’ the living space and existential quandary of the characters. The music alone breathes a column, not has science-fi ction, indie approach considerable amount of life into the mostly black and white visuals. The film strives for an experimental vibe, Jimmy Gilmore a country STAFF WRITER and once it hits its stride it rides it as hard as it can for most of its short, 80-minute runtime. It has come to my attention It takes as a starting point the B-movie quality over the last several weeks that “Christmas on Mars” production values of an Ed Wood film and the health of many individuals The Flaming Lips couples them with an emotionally unifying, ★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ at our great university is almost artistic style of visual expression. deteriorating. This is, on As an experiment and as a passion project It took seven years for rock band The some level, understandable. for the band, “Christmas on Mars” deserves Flaming Lips to bring to life “Christmas on The seasons are changing, the praise. As a standalone piece of fi lmmaking, it is Mars.” Directed on a low budget by the band’s weather is getting colder, and, creative if fl awed. singer/songwriter Martin Coyne , the somewhat what’s worse, the upcoming “Christmas on Mars” wants to have a lot to experimental science-fiction film is an at election ensures that there say about the industry of the modern world. times welcome departure from conventional is even more politics in the Though its themes may become convoluted in storytelling in favor of the surreal. air than usual. It still seems the middle only to sort themselves out by the “Christmas on Mars” is a film without any odd, though, that these end, it probably stands best as an indulgence real discernible plot, and it uses an episodic factors alone would have piece for diehard fans of the band or for those structure to layer its ideas and themes. It takes enough potency to bring such who revel in cheap sci-fi . place in a recent future where man has colonized widespread malady to the Coyne with his co-directors Bradley Beesley Mars and follows Major Syrtis (Steven Drozd) USC populace. and George Salisbury may not have the skill or around a Mars space colony on Christmas Eve. After all, experience to pull off everything they go for, During the evening, an alien (Coyne) arrives does not the air but the kind of genuine passion and creative and befriends him. pressure and drive they show for their material is consistently Existential, bizarre and philosophical are only Photos courtesy of MCT Campus weather always admirable. a few of the adjectives that could even hope to Wayne Coyne, above and below, demonstrates change? Does begin to describe the fi lm. As Syrtis meanders his outlandish behavior at a festival. This same South Carolina Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockfeatures@ attitude can be seen through the fi lm’s off-beat ANDREW from crew member to eccentric crew member, sc.edu tend to care the fi lm looks into the breakdown of men left approach to movie-making and life in general. about anything GRACZYK alone, removed from civilization. that happens Second-year The set was largely constructed in Coyne’s on a national physics student backyard. Built out of spare parts, the dressed- level? The down, sparse visuals give the fi lm a homemade answers to these questions, surrealism that builds atmosphere out of its for better or for worse, are inventiveness. The dark corners and flashing “yes” and “only if it gives lights that pervade the set design suggest a them a good excuse to revolt,” world slightly out of reach, with everything respectively. While one could slightly out of perfect view. argue that the upcoming The most astonishing part of “Christmas on election could be enough of Mars” is how genuinely well-shot it is for an a reason for South Carolina unprofessional work. The seven years of work to consider insurrection, it is show in the care of the lighting, the framing of unlikely that the changes in the compositions and the assured editing of the weather and politics alone are sequences. Only rarely does the fi lmmaking feel responsible for the diseases sloppy or unfocused. infecting the student body. Occasionally, the film veers off its course There must, then, be into trippy moments punctuated by bursts of some other force at work color and over-the-top visuals. These moments here. Those inclined toward may please those who wish to fi nd themselves the sciences of biology thoroughly accosted by the bizarre, but the most or pathology probably they amount to are reference points to older wonder why I have as yet avant-garde fi lmmakers. The shots are pretty to not mentioned microbes or look at but feel largely out of place. viruses. It is true that these The band also wrote the score, which uses pathogens can be responsible harsh, detached, techno vibes to illustrate for diseases, but no amount of science or medicinal practice can tell you why a person is sick. At best, doctors can tell you with what you are infected, speculate as to how McLaughlin release proves ‘OK’ you obtained said infection and hopefully provide a means to get rid of it. Artist draws from past to high school freshman Given the self-reliant roots year in his Billy Joel- of American society , I am decades to create new, inspired tongue-in-cheek inclined to say that a bit of more experimental sound track “Four Years,” where the cause can be found within McLaughlin advises, you. Obviously, pessimism “Freshman hold on, it’s about health (or life itself) Haley Dreis only four years long, then can render one more likely to STAFF WRITER it’s gone.” contract an illness, but there Although he said he could be subtler infl uences. “OK Now” thinks he can’t change For example, evidence Jon McLaughlin teenagers’ minds, suggests there is a strong ★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ McLaughlin hopes he will correlation between stupidity inspire them to rethink and alcohol poisoning, and A lot has changed for frivolous social aspects I would argue that the West singer-songwriter Jon of high school, like the Nile Virus was caused solely McLaughlin since his two importance of fashion. by paranoia amongst a small performances at USC since “I wish I could get back portion of the population 2006 . After glowing with all the money I spent on and was not a pathogen at non-stop touring success, Abercrombie and Fitch all. Being a good resident of McLaughlin now takes back then,” McLaughlin South Carolina, I think of us on a newly produced said. “If I heard this song myself as not so much a single flavorful journey back to when I was still in high organism as a confederacy the ‘50s, ‘70s and ‘80s with school, I don’t think it of independent organs that his new sophomore effort would change anything. are voluntarily united for the “OK Now” (Island Records, You can’t change high common good. As such, I keep 2008), which is released in school kids’ minds about careful tabs on the various stores today. these things ... but I’m still systems present therein and The album’s hit “Beating going to try.” make sure that none are My Heart” has already been McLaughlin said he feels taxed unreasonably lest they topping the charts since it’s the right time for him rebel. My organs, of course, June with a spot on VH1’s Mindy Schauer / MCT Campus to experiment with new realize that they would likely Top 20 countdown and has Jon McLaughlin performs his Oscar-nominated hit “So Close.” This song acted as the launching ideas and to recreate the be unable to exist on their heavily impacted Top 40 pad for his career, but he has since explored different and unique sounds in the studio. old. own and so rarely threaten to radio formats . “My philosophy has leave, with the exception of After debuting with changed,” McLaughlin the appendix, which seems to something different, which piano-heavy and lyrically these shallow, going-though- Colbie Caillat on the Koger said. “Now I believe you traditionally enjoy secession helped me open up to try biographical as opposed the-motions relationships Center stage at USC this should get crazy in the from the body. new things on this album,” to “OK Now’s” hefty instead.” past spring and touring with studio, explore different In all seriousness, though, McLaughlin said in a news production and experimental “You Are the One I Sara Bareilles , Paolo Nutini , sounds, and I love the one could say that health is release. “I wasn’t afraid to try sound. Love” was lyrically inspired Kelly Clarkson , Duffy and challenge of recreating the like a federal (or confederal) on some new looks, either.” McLaughlin finds a by the tabloid scandal OneRepublic , McLaughlin songs in the live setting – government: In both cases From track one, the middle ground between the involving Amy Winehouse’s focused his efforts on that’s the best part.” it is best to remember your CD immediately renders two sounds in his soulful stormy relationship recording “OK Now.” Because his sound has constituent entities and act a more electronic ‘80s feel piano ballad “Things That with her husband Blake. McLaughlin said his greatly evolved, “OK Now” not in a manner destructive in contrast to his previous You Say.” McLaughlin said McLaughlin’s lyrics depict career-defining Oscar will be a hit or miss for many to them. You never know album “Indiana” (Island its bittersweet lyrics “Tell the relatable aspect of their performance of “So Close” McLaughlin fans. Listeners when your appendix will Records, 2007). McLaughlin me you’re in love, I’m the dysfunctional relationship: from the Disney movie can decide if it’s for better become angered over some admits to being a “child of only one, go on and lie to “To a world I hate, you are “Enchanted” has given him or worse. tariffs and threaten to revolt, the ‘80s” when referencing me” are about “loneliness, the one I love. They’ll say the courage to play around or maybe I’m mixing too the musical direction of “OK the isolation you feel when what they’ll say but they’ll with ideas and sounds on his many metaphors. Now.” you’re trying to connect with never say enough.” Comments on this story? E-mail new CD. Benedicitas. “Indiana” is more raw, anybody but end up with You can take a flashback [email protected] “I was able to see myself as PAGE 6 The Daily Gamecock ● TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2008 Inside the Box ◆ By Marlowe Leverette / Th e Daily Gamecock The Scene @USC

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After a scoreless first half , both soccer team opens conference teams wanted to get a goal early Cubs faithful to give them an advantage. That play with home victory goal came in the 48th minute for Fate crushes Chicago’s South Carolina. Sophomore forward hope once more with Corbin Ensminger Sam Arthur scored after his shot THE DAILY GAMECOCK defl ected off of an FIU player and NLDS loss to Dodgers went into the net. Junior midfi elder The Gamecock men’s soccer Jeff Scannella assisted the goal. It’s that time of year again. team came out looking strong The game was relatively The Chicago Cubs once again after their first conference game even-sided after the first goal. fi nd themselves watching the Saturday night, defeating Florida The teams traded several fouls playoffs from the stands. International University by a score before Brettschneider helped the This was supposed to be of 2-0 . Gamecocks seal the game with his the year for the Chicago USC went into the evening’s goal in the 67th minute . Cates made Cubs, as they posted league game ranked No. 23 in the nation the assist, crossing the ball into best 97 wins and looked to with a record of 5-3-1 . The game the box where Brettschneider was win their fi rst World Series started off with several good scoring waiting to volley it in. in exactly 100 years — the chances for South Carolina. In the The Gamecocks had a final last one coming in 1908 . fi rst minute the Gamecocks earned chance to add to their score in the But three games into the a corner kick. However, the ball was 87th minute, when South Carolina Division Series left the Cubs recovered by FIU without any shot was awarded their eighth corner of scratching their heads after being taken. Later, still in the fi rst the match, and the ball was passed being outscored 20-6 in a minute, sophomore forward Blake into the box. However, there was sweep at the hands of the Los Brettschneider passed to an open nobody there to receive it. The ball Angeles Dodgers . Danny Cates , but South Carolina slowly rolled through the danger It leads one to question was again unable to get a shot off. zone untouched. whether the famed curses In the fi fth minute, after an FIU South Carolina goalkeeper Jimmy against the Cubs are foul, several players on both teams Maurer played a huge role in the legitimate threats against its became involved in a shoving match, victory. He made several good saves goal of reaching the pinnacle which would set the tone for the rest to keep FIU off of the scoreboard. of professional baseball. of the game. USC fi nished with 13 This was Maurer’s sixth shutout of “I don’t believe in that fouls, and FIU 17. the season, which is a career best for stuff,” third baseman Aramis Florida International had its own the sophomore. Last season, he had Ramirez said in an MLB.com good chances in the first half. In a total of fi ve . interview. “If you don’t play the 13th minute, Juan Guerra made USC’s next game is against No. good ball, you’re not going a nice pass to William Thompson , 15 SMU in Dallas on Wednesday to win.” who attempted to bring it closer at 8 p.m. Kate White / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Ramirez may to the goal before taking his shot. have a valid Sophomore goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer recorded his career-high sixth However, that was enough time for Comments on this story? E-mail sagckspt@ argument, but the Gamecock defense to stop the mailbox.sc.edu shutout of the year in Saturday’s 2-0 game against conference rival FIU. with Chicago’s playoff losing streak now standing at nine , the CHRIS Women fall to Vanderbilt Tennis defends home inexplicable COX disasters are Th ird-year becoming too print defender and caught the keeper off guard . court at invitational coincidental. journalism Commodores hand Carolina fi rst The Gamecocks made repeated attempts play,” DeMars said. “It’s One has to student to score again in the second half but were SEC loss despite Grimsley’s goal just the beginning, but I go back all the way to 1945 to unable to get past the Commodore defense. Cubas’s breakout guess their guys are in the fi nd the fi rst supposed curse of In the last 50 seconds of the game, junior Morgan Henley performance leads to same boat as far as being the Chicago Cubs when local Blakely Mattern attempted a shot that barely THE DAILY GAMECOCK ready because it’s the fi rst tavern owner Billy Sianis was missed the goal. strong weekend competition of the year. asked to leave a World Series The Gamecock women’s soccer team “In that second half, we put ourselves in We’ve got a lot of things to game at Wrigley Field when was yet again defeated by the Vanderbilt position to come back,” Coach Shelley Smith Chaz Brown work on, but I think that his pet goat was emitting a Commodores this Sunday, 2-1 . The said in a press release. “There were several THE DAILY GAMECOCK we’ve had a pretty good foul odor, upsetting other Gamecocks (8-2-3) continued their nine-year opportunities that we created being down performance so far.” fans in the process. losing streak against the Commodores (7-4- two goals that we believed we could come The USC men’s tennis Pedro Campos While being escorted from 1) . This is the fi rst SEC defeat for the team back. Credit to our players, they worked team had a tough task at dominated play all the stadium, Sianis placed a and third overall loss. This was Vanderbilt’s hard and left everything on the fi eld. Our the Gamecock Invitational weekend, going undefeated curse on the team, stating fi rst SEC win . captains, Kim Miller and Blakely Mattern , this weekend, facing three in singles competition. that a World Series would Carolina’s only goal of the game was did a good job to fi ght and get us back in the teams that competed in His toughest match never be won as long as scored by freshman Kayla Grimsley in the game.” the NCAA tournament was Saturday against Chicago played at Wrigley second half. She scored with a shot that The Gamecocks led the game 19-12 in this spring, but many Louisville’s Viktor Field. bounced off a Commodore defender. With shots and 9-5 in shots on goal. players stepped up. USC Maksimuk. After dropping Then there was the that goal Grimsley is now leading the SEC “We didn’t play our best game today,” had three doubles teams the fi rst set in a tiebreak, infamous black cat at Shea in points scored, with 17. She is also tied with Shelley said. “I don’t think we came out as win fl ights and four singles Campos fought back to Stadium in 1969. New York Tennessee’s Kylie Rossi for the conference mentally prepared for the battle in the fi rst players take home flight take the next two sets fans released the feline on the lead with seven goals this year. The goal half, and it cost us a goal. I thought we were honors . 6-4, 6-2 and took home field, where it immediately against Vanderbilt brought Grimsley to a hesitant in our play and sat back. You can’t Leading South Carolina the Flight 2 hardware. headed for the Cubs dugout, four-game scoring streak, her second of the do that against a good SEC team. Vanderbilt this weekend was junior Campos’ doubles partner stalking back and forth in season . did a good job to take advantage. They Diego Cubas . Cubas had Ivan Machado began a stare-down with Chicago The Gamecocks had the fi rst shot of the battled hard and got a goal.” a fairly easy weekend on his freshman campaign players. The Cubs went on to game by sophomore Brooke Jacobs , whose The Gamecocks had just come off a 2-0 his way to the Flight 1 winning the Flight 4 complete an utter collapse in shot from 12 yards was saved by Commodore win against Kentucky on Friday night at Championship, not having championship . On Friday September, losing the division Rachel Bachtel. home. South Carolina will host Mississippi to sweat all that much until against Arkansas, Machado to the Mets by eight games . The Commodores’ goals were scored by State on Friday night and Ole Miss on his final match against was down 3-1 in the fi rst And of course, in 2003, the Megan and Molly Kinsella . Megan Kinsella’s Sunday afternoon. North Carolina’s Brennan set of his college career, famed Steve Bartman , whose goal was in the 25th minute with a shot to Boyajian. After winning only to fi ght back and win foul ball catch over Moises the back corner. Molly Kinsella scored in the Comments on this story? E-mail sagckspt@mailbox. a fi rst set tiebreak, Cubas fi ve straight games to win Alou allowed the Marlins to second half with a shot that hit a Gamecock sc.edu saw Boyajian fi ght back to 6-3, 6-2 . After a setback complete a comeback on their claim the second set 7-5 . to Louisville on Saturday, way to the World Series title. Cubas turned up the heat Machado downed North Heck, the team is actually and closed out the fi nal set Carolina’s Cameron Ahari trying to reverse the supposed 6-2 to claim the title . 6-1, 6-0 to cap off his curses now. Prior to game one Volleyball sweeps road weekend Before winning the weekend . of this year’s division series, singles crown, Cubas had taking a 9-5 advantage. State On Sunday afternoon, the Stoddard doubled up a priest came and blessed Kujundzic double- teamed up with sophomore would fight back to tie the Gamecocks defeated a young on titles over the weekend the Cubs dugout before fi rst Johannes Pulsfort in set back up at 13-13, but an Alabama squad, winning as well. In singles play, pitch. doubles put down doubles and dominated 11-4 run by USC from there three sets 25-21, 25-17, 25-19 Stoddard dropped a match Does God hate the Cubs? competition all weekend, Alabama, Miss. State brought the Gamecocks to and securing their fi rst SEC on Friday but pressed on “God doesn’t care about a beating the top tandems set point, where sophomore road sweep in four years. to dominate Saturday’s baseball game,” skipper Lou from North Carolina and Annie Thomas ended the set The Crimson Tide opened match 6-1, 6-3 against Piniella said . James Kratch Louisville by an 8-1 score. THE DAILY GAMECOCK with a kill down the line . up the fi rst set on a 12-7 run, Louisville, then gutted If it isn’t God, what is it? Coach DeMars pointed The Gamecocks closed but Carolina fought back to out a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory Something certainly isn’t Last week, USC volleyball out the 8-1 victory over the second set on a 5-0 run, take a 21-18 lead and then go Sunday to claim the Flight right. Chicago led the league coach Ben Somera said that Louisville as the most winning the frame 25-13 . on to close out the set. 6 Championship. in runs scored this season the next milestone his team impressive win of the Mississippi State rallied in The Gamecocks On Saturday, USC with 855 in 162 games , an was striving toward was tournament. the third set, taking an early steamrolled through the defeated Louisville as average of fi ve per game. a two-game weekend SEC Thomas Stoddard and 10-9 lead , but a 6-3 Carolina second set for the most part, three doubles teams won In three games against sweep on the road. It didn’t Joseph Veeder teamed up run gave the Gamecocks a 16- leading by as many as 12 and five singles players the Dodgers, arguably the take very long for his team to to take home the Flight 3 12 lead. The lead would grow points before winning 25-17. were victorious. The weakest team in this season’s get there. Championship in doubles to 23-18 before the Bulldogs Alabama came out strong Gamecocks also downed playoffs, they managed only The Gamecocks swept after a 2-1 weekend. rallied again, bringing it to in the third frame, taking an the Tar Heels as the five hits in 28 at-bats with both of their matches this past Chris Sheehan and David 23-21. Still, USC buckled early lead. Carolina stormed doubles teams won three runners in scoring position in weekend, beating Mississippi Wolff won both of their down, winning the set as back to take a 11-10 lead. of four and the teams split the three games. State and Alabama on the matches in Flight 4 for Kujundzic finished off her From there, the Gamecocks the singles. The men’s So what’s it going to take road to improve their SEC that championship as well . stellar game with kill number took the set, 25-19 . tennis team hopes to carry to end Chicago’s postseason record to 5-1 and their overall Arkansas only brought 15 on match point , to go Kujundzic had another this momentum when drought? mark to 13-2 . seven players for the trip, along with her career high- double-with 11 kills and 13 they travel to Las Vegas to If they were smart, they’d On Friday night, USC so Flight 4 in doubles tying five aces and 13 digs . digs. After two weeks on the compete in the Las Vegas resign Henry Rowengartner rolled past the Bulldogs in included only 3 players and Junior libero Sarah Cline led road, the Gamecocks return Classic this weekend. and Chet Stedman . Fictitious Starkville, sweeping the Flight 8 in singles included the team with 14 digs, senior to Columbia this weekend pitchers seem to be the only match 25-19, 25-13, 25-23. 3 teams. middle blocker Belita Salters to face Tennessee on Friday Comments on this story? thing that can save this Carolina rallied from an “We’re playing a little had nine kills and fi ve blocks , at 7 p.m. and Kentucky on E-mail sagckspt@mailbox. cursed team. early deficit in the first set, better than I thought we’d and Moorhead had six kills . Sunday at 1:30 p.m. sc.edu 8 The Daily Gamecock ● TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2008

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