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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007 VOL. 100, NO. 145 ● SINCE 1908

Brandon Davis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Students gather on the Horeshoe during a candlelight vigil for Virginia Tech victims Monday. During a speech, Student Body President Nick Payne said, “I’m proud to be a Hokie.” USC pays respects to Va. Tech victims Candlelight vigil on Horseshoe inspires students, faculty to honor students murdered during last week’s tragic shootings in Virginia

Catherine Martin THE DAILY GAMECOCK those who lost lives.” Virginia Tech. Neil Fletcher, a 1986 The service began with “A lot of kids from my graduate of Virginia members of USC’s a cappella high school went there, but Tech, at tended t he ser v ice USC students, faculty and group Sound Check singing thankfully they are all OK,” to support those who alumni gathered in front of “Lonesome Road” by King Sauthoff said. experienced the tragedy. the McKissick Museum for a Singers. The candlelight service “As a VT alumni this candlelight vigil in honor of Brian Glosh, a third-year defi nitely helps the Virginia incident hits close to home, the Virginia Tech victims. music education student and Tech students in more ways but it affects USC students Student Body President Sound Check member, said than anyone can imagine, just as much,” Fletcher said. Nick Payne, a fourth-year the Virginia Tech tragedy Sauthoff said. “It heightens the awareness economics student, said affects the whole world. “The strength and support of both parents and organizations all over “Colleges aren’t secluded that Virginia Tech students students, and shows just how campus worked together to to the town that it’s in, but are receiving from colleges vulnerable we really are.” make the service happen. people know students at makes them feel better to Fletcher said it’s important “Student Government, other colleges all over the know people are reaching for students, faculty and RHA, Greek Life, Carolina world,” Glosh said. out to them,” she said. parents to know what’s going Productions and everyone Laura Sauthoff, a fi rst-year USC students, faculty on at all times. who attended played a role nursing student, said she and alumni weren’t the only As the members of Sound in this important service,” came out to show support for ones attending this special Check sang “It Is Well Payne said. “We all just the families who lost relatives service, but Virginia Tech want to pay our respects to and for students who attend alumni were there as well. VT ● 5 Brandon Davis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Google’s VP BARTENDING JOB EXCITING, UNIQUE speaks at USC rain,” he said. Jungles employee gives Barry bartends Mondays, behind the scenes look Tuesdays and every other Vinton Cerf says Internet space will run out Friday. He also checks IDs at popular local club on Thursday nights. by 2012 unless current system gets upgrade Barry said doesn’t have Elizabeth Segrist much past experience, he just THE DAILY GAMECOCK learns as he goes along. Nick Needham THE DAILY GAMECOCK He has been awarded more “I never really learned than 12 honorary degrees how to bartend,” he said. along with the Presidential James Barry, a third-year “I have just known about it Once he heard that the Medal of Freedom, the sports and entertainment since working at a bar back Soviets had launched a highest civilian award given management student, has in Greenville. I just picked up satellite named Sputnik into by the federal government. bartended at Jungle Jim’s on it and fake it.” space, Vinton Cerf had the He began his lecture since the fall after working Barry’s favorite drink to science bug. with the story of his wife, for a while as a doorman. make is his own creation, a Cerf is the vice president who went deaf at age 3 Barry said he likes his job shot called “Hi-Ci.” and chief Internet evangelist after contracting spinal because it’s fun. He said the most popular for Google, Inc. meningitis and, 50 years “I started to work there drink is Kamikaze shots. Known by many as one of later, was cured with a because I needed a job, and I “I had some great the “Fathers of the Internet,” cochlear implant. Cerf said fi gured working at a bar isn’t experiences with girls trying Cerf helped co-design the he’s now married to an Brandon Davis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK exactly working and I was to get some free shots, if you TCP/IP protocols and basic elderly teenager because Google Vice President Vinton Cerf talks about the Web. right,” he said. know what I mean,” he said. structure of the Internet. he can’t keep her off the On a regular night, Barry Barry enjoys many aspects He described his job title phone. Powerpoint on his laptop run out by 2012 unless the said he makes between $100 of his job, especially the as basically trying to get Because of their unique he said, “Power corrupts current system is upgraded and $200, but on weekends customers. more of the world’s people stories, Cerf said he and and Powerpoint corrupts from version four to version such he brings in much “Anything between the online. his wife have an in-house absolutely.” six. more. money and the entertainment Cerf spoke Monday as part rivalry to see who can During his presentation In just the past 10 years “I make a decent amount of of the people that come to of the Darla Moore School get more pages in Time on the state of the Internet, the number of Web users money, less than other bars Jungles,” he said. of Business’ Wachovia Bank magazine. Cerf said he estimates that has jumped from 50 million I’m sure. People at Jungles But there is one thing Executive Lecture Series. When he opened up space on the Internet will GOOGLE ● 4 don’t exactly like to make it JUNGLES ● 5

Sports The Mix Local News...... 2 TODAY Tomorrow Opinion...... 6 Carolina baseball prepares for a “Hot Fuzz” soundtrack compliments Puzzles...... 9 mid-week showdown with Davidson the fl ick with fun, poppy British tunes. Comics...... 9 Horoscopes...... 9 University. See page 10 See page 7 Classified...... 12 82 60 87 64 PAGE 2 TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007 Convicted sex off ender cleared of rape charges

over two days. Hinson, 48, crimes took place, which Darlington jury acquits had faced a mandatory life explained why evidence on man accused of raping, sentence without parole one of the girl’s shirts was under the state’s two- consistent with Hinson’s kidnapping 2 women strikes law because he was DNA. convicted of rape in 1991. He also described in Meg Kinnard The accusers were not detail a trip to a sex shop Th e Associated Press in the courtroom when with one of his accusers to Hinson was acquitted. purchase a sexual device DARLINGTON — A Their mothers and other about a week before the South Carolina jury on relatives wept. alleged crimes and identifi ed Monday acquitted a man They declined to the device in court. accused of raping two teen comment after the verdict. When Hinson saw police girls in an underground Authorities had charged cars arrive at his property, bunker last year, stunning that Hinson snatched the he said he assumed they prosecutors who spent the 17-year-old girls from their were after the four pounds past year building their case bedroom last year and of marijuana stashed in against him. dragged them one at a time the underground room Kenneth Glenn Hinson to a secret underground so he panicked and hid wiped his eyes and mouth room beneath a tool shed, in the nearby woods. and appeared to cry after where he raped and left The room under Hinson’s the jury said he was not them bound with duct tape. tool shed was about the guilty of kidnapping, sex Prosecutors said Hinson, length and width of a mid- crimes and assault with who knew the girls, expected sized car with a ceiling intent to kill. them to die because the about 4 1/2 feet high. “I think the verdict says it room had no air supply. He testified Sunday all,” he said as he was escorted But during the six-day trial, about how he carefully built from the courtroom. Hinson said the girls had the room over two years. The verdict followed about consensual sex with him During the trial, defense Gavin Jackson / The Associated Press four hours of deliberations just hours before the alleged HINSON ● 5 Kenneth Glenn Hinson listens Monday as a not guilty verdict is read on the charges of kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct, and assault and battery with intent to kill. Student What is your favorite memory Pulse of this year? SUSAN GRAY MAYUKO LAUREN CHRISTIAN DAVID JENNY Th ird-year KUNIMATSU RICHARDSON KATA SUAREZ GENSINGER biology Continuing Fifth-year Th ird-year Th ird-year Th ird-year student education public fi n a n c e public management student relations student relations student student student “My 21st birthday party, “Having dinner with all “I really liked checking “Tailgating.” “My spring break trip to “I went to New Orleans and the Carolina Ballroom my best friends.” Blackboard and seeing that I Florida. I went to Disney for New Year’s and brought Salsa Rueda class.” got all As.” and got a tattoo.” in the new year the right way.” Working for human rights “sweet sassy molassy” once in a while, and still try and “Uganda Rising.” Many Amnesty International Amnesty International to save the world, said the more activities are planned. is constantly pushing organization sponsors president of USC’s chapter This Friday beginning action. Another future of Amnesty International at 4 p.m. on the Russell activity is the Displace Me event at Russell House Brandon Turner, a third-year House patio, there will demonstration. As part of anthropology student. be a demonstration from a national demonstration, Amnesty International is SaveDarfur.com and a USC students and others will Rebecca Wilson THE DAILY GAMECOCK a world organization with coalition of groups from sleep on the streets of Atlanta a mission of making sure the American Jewish for a night, eating only human rights are recognized Council, NAACP, Amnesty saltines and drinking water. Amnesty International and protected worldwide. It International and various The thousands of people doesn’t consist of all fl ower- upholds the United Nations faith-based and ethnic-based sleeping by the Statehouse adorned, barefoot men and Declaration of Human Rights groups. in Atlanta will echo the women holding peace signs through letters, petitions and Tu r ner sa id he isn’t su re cries of thousands of Acholi and chanting: “Make love, demonstrations, Turner said. who will be speaking, because Ugandans in Internally not war!” Instead, they are Most recently, USC’s plans are still being arranged, Displaced Persons Camps, students dressed exactly as Amnesty International but he is sure to have some where more people die every yourself, who eat chicken sponsored the screenings of political speakers on campus day than have died in the war fingers at the Russell two documentaries about raising awareness about ● House, skip class every Uganda: “Invisible Children” Darfur. AI 4

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● GOOGLE Continued from 1 available. to go online in China He discussed a refrigerator because it would be better to more than 1 billion prototype that has an LCD for Google to be there than worldwide, according to screen in the doors with not be there at all. Cerf’s data. He said another Internet capabilities. Cerf Cerf also said the United three million users would log said it could potentially States needs to “make on in the next three years. communicate with the digital our universities attractive Cerf also said the number scale in your bathroom and again” in the face of such of Web hosts has jumped help plan your daily diet. competition from India and from 22.5 million in 1997 Technologies like this are China. to more than 433 million in already in use in somewhat When Al Gore’s name 2007. of a primative form, Cerf came up in discussion, Cerf “Everyone can contribute said, pointing out shipment did give him some credit for as little or as much as they tracking technology by UPS helping to push legislation want,” Cerf said of the reason and Federal Express. through the Senate that for the Internet’s success. One student asked Cerf made it legal for the public “Consumers are becoming about Google’s decision to put information on what producers.” to go online in China at the time was the military’s With sites such as even though the Chinese Internet. Wikipedia and YouTube, government wanted certain Cerf said the Internet is restrictions placed on the the most democratic of powerful search engine. Comments on this story? E-mail [email protected] communications technology Cerf said Google decided

● AI Continued from 2 SaveDarfur.com, which get appreciative of the amount of a good amount of media, people from different parts of that has raged over Uganda. become “trendy” to join, the country working together Tu r ner sa id USC needs Turner said. While other for one purpose. more demonstrations like movements such as Invisible “It felt good to know what this. Children are less known. I was a part of,” he said. “I would like to see a larger “Amnesty is important Turner said that it is easy to group of people doing regular because the news doesn’t get over the hippie stereotype activities and being a real give the same attention to and become involved with presence to raise awareness,” everything, and human the organization. he said. rights issues are a lot more “The thing I like is that Although there is some real and important than, Amnesty is outside of any awareness of human rights say, the celebrity news that political organization. We violations, Turner said there we hear more of. [Human write letters to communists, are many more that often get rights] issues need action and anarchists and fascists overlooked. attention,” Turner said. — we’ve got them all covered. “There are a lot of major The two things that keep Amnesty isn’t about politics, human rights violations that Tu r ner mot ivated about it’s about people and what get swept under the rug,” Amnesty International are happens to them.” Turner said, and this is the community and the where groups like Amnesty feeling of accomplishment. International play an Turner said he attended Comments on this story? E-mail important role. a Darfur rally and was [email protected] Movements such as “It’s an explosion of fl avor” TheDailyGamecock.blogspot.com ADESSOADESSO

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● ● HINSON Continued from 2 — one so dastardly it’s not permitted to carry Hinson free. JUNGLES Continued from 1 while on the clock. bound to have him wind weapons. The charge Hoefer said Monday he “Oh God, I have broken up attorney Rick Hoefer up in jail,” Hoefer said. carries a maximum was pleased but added he felt Barry doesn’t enjoy about bum fi ghts, had a beer bottle had suggested the teens Prosecutors said any sentence of life in prison, Cottingham was unfairly bartending at Jungles. thrown at me, seen girls pull set the whole story up so discrepancies in their U.S. Attorney Reggie criticized by prosecutors “The smell. If you have each other’s hair, and even they could take marijuana stories might be because Lloyd said in a news release. and media reports for his been to Jungles you know stopped people having a little from the underground of the trauma the During the manhunt for decision. what I’m talking about,” he too much (publicly displayed room without Hinson teens went through. Hinson, McMaster said that ”They made a big deal said. affection),” he said. being able to retaliate. “We are shocked and the man’s 1991 conviction and said if he had been A typical night for Barry Dealing with law Hoefer also picked stunned. We believed for the rape of a 12-year- declared a sexually violent involves making drinks, enforcement is part of the apart what he called Mr. Hinson was guilty as old girl could have kept predator, this never would taking drinks, fi xing problems job. inconsistencies in the teens’ charged. We still believe him indefi nitely committed have happened. Well, this and meeting new people. “During the weekend we testimony, like how long it he is guilty as charged,” to a state program for jury just said this never “I start to drink and wait for tend to get police or SLED in took to call 911, whether said Attorney General sexually violent predators happened,” Hoefer said. people to arrive. Eventually the bar like everyone else, but they saw Hinson with a Henry McMaster, who following his nine-year “I think somebody something crazy will happen, they actually aren’t bad guys, gun, and a lack of Hinson’s helped prosecute the case. prison sentence. ought to acknowledge that I’ll deal with it, take many they are just doing their job,” fingerprints on the duct Hinson was not Two rev iew com m it tees Judge Cottingham, who is shots and clean up,” Barry Barry said. “Though there tape. immediately freed. had recommended that a good and honorable man, said. “I do this while mingling are better things for them to He said the teens’ He was being held on Hinson be placed in the is entitled to an apology.” with the Jungles’ groupies be doing.” stories only started to a federal firearms charge program, warning he could and ‘newbies’ throughout the match after the attacks. because he had a gun when commit a future sex crime. night.” “What better way than he was arrested. Judge Edward Cottingham Comments on this story? E-mail Barry said he has had to Comments on this story? E-mail to accuse him of a crime Convicted felons are rejected the plan and set [email protected] deal with some crazy things [email protected]

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EDITORIAL BOARD made mass Editor Managing Editor LIZ WHITE CAROLINE DeSANCTIS attack easy News Editor Copy Desk Chief CHELSEA HADAWAY AARON KIDD for shooter Metro Editor Viewpoints Editor NICK NEEDHAM ALEXIS ARNONE Massacre at Virginia Tech Th e Mix Editor Sports Editor JUSTIN FENNER ALEX RILEY could have been stopped Assistant Design Director Design Director with restrictive legislation LIZZIE WILSON MEGAN SINCLAIR

In light of all that happened at Virginia Tech, IN OUR OPINION I can’t help but dwell on how easy it was for the killer to get a gun. Students’ deaths not As many of WORDS ON A PAGE you know, Seung-Hui same as lost soldiers Cho entered College experiences teach best lessons a local gun In the wake of the recent incident at Virginia store just two months before in general, every once in a while is Tech, one U.S. soldier stationed in Afghanistan is Roommates, professors, KATIE MIKOS the shootings in college. fine. Skipping class at 2 First-year and purchased angry. mistakes guide students I learned to p.m. because it’s “so early” print his murder Not because students died, but because his fallen get over it, is not. Almost missing a throughout school career journalism weapon. A move past it final exam because of comrades aren’t given the same treatment. student man with and expect exhaustion from staying Army Sgt. Jim Wilt complained in an article, To my fellow documented it. out late is also not fine. graduating seniors, mental released Monday at Bagram military base near Kabul, ALEXIS I’ve met Dating around to decide congratulations. To the problems and recorded ARNONE some of my what you like is a good that he disagreed that the base’s American fl ag was rest of you, I’m sorry. anti-social behavior was Fifth-year best friends idea. raised to half-staff to honor VT’s 32 lost students I take that back. I’m not able to choose the gun of his print in my final Dating around because really sorry. journalism choice, pay for it and walk and not the lives of dead year here. you’re bored isn’t. Being There is so much more student out the same day with it in soldiers, according to People single can be fun. Finding Soldiers go to work to look forward to as you his possession. won’t always the love of your life, for The Associated Press. wrap up your own college Now that the tragedy has every day knowing like you. Sometimes, that’s now, is also pretty fun. careers. I’m almost envious occurred, we can evaluate Unfortunately, this is their problem. Chicken Finger of the freshmen (almost). the startling evidence and they are risking their the reality that we are I realized that my Wednesdays is the best You are now, thanks to point fingers all we want, parents are still some of day of the week at USC. faced with as a country college, jaded enough to but it will not change the lives for their country. my best friends and will It’s perfectly acceptable in a time of war: it is realize the world isn’t all damage that has already help me out whenever they to hate the color orange on roses and sunshine. happened. virtually impossible to can, even if that means everything just because it Terrible things happen For things to be changed, buying a new set of tires reminds you of Clemson. recognize every death of every soldier on a national and they affect you. something terrible has to for my car. You can be upset about level. The lovely little bubble happen to our country. The I realized they might not graduating with you lived in during high Sept. 11,2001 attacks had If this were to become a regular practice, the entire disappoint me, but that I honors (or graduating a school has been burst and to happen for us to realize can also be disappointing year late) but it’s not the country would be in a constant state of mourning. you’ve been touched by that we are not invincible, to them. end of the world. While every death of every soldier is treated with the real world. and just like everyone else, Car accidents and It’s OK to graduate and As a future teacher are targets for attack. An respect and recognized as a tragic loss on some level, speeding tickets happen a still have no idea what you of America’s children, I angry and deranged student there is a drastic difference between losing a soldier lot. And crying does not want to do with the rest wouldn’t feel satisfied if had to go on a killing spree always get you out of a of your life, because you and losing civilians senselessly. I didn’t lay down a few that is officially recorded speeding ticket. have the rest of your life things I’ve learned in as the worst gun-related With all due respect, soldiers go to work every Professors aren’t always to decide that. college that you will massacre in U.S. history for day knowing they are risking their lives for their fair, but you can learn Learn who you are and hopefully also be lucky legislators to stop and think, something from all of be that person every inch country. enough to experience. “Hmm. Maybe we need to them. of the way. Soldiers enlist to perform the task of protecting Roommates can be pay a little more attention to People are a lot less Most importantly, crazy, but they can be a lot who we sell deadly weapons America’s future. imposing and scary if you college taught me to take of fun, too. to.” actually talk to them. chances and live with the The students at Virginia Tech were innocent and I’ve been disappointed a According to the Harvard Skipping class at 8 a.m. results. unaffi liated. lot by friends and people Injury Control Research They didn’t carry automatic weapons to class every Center, the number of deaths day prepared to fi ght a war. caused by firearms in the United States is more than in Parting advice: find happiness in life Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Scotland, England and CORRECTIONS Focusing on own wishes, elderly Become a level-13 Whales combined. All of drivers and, mage and dominate your these countries have very If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know about it. contentment easy; better well, Rosie Dungeons and Dragons strict gun laws, and all get E-mail us at [email protected] to take action, help others O’Donnell’s home game. Wash, rinse along just fi ne without their IT’S YOUR RIGHT existence. but don’t repeat; you’ll just citizens having a pistol in But it waste shampoo. their bedside drawer. No Voice your opinion on message boards at www.dailygamecock.com For my last column of never hurts Stop farting in public one in these countries really or send letters to the editor at [email protected] the semester, I thought STEPHEN to smile at places. needs to worry about having it would be fitting to WALDON the people Don’t get too much sun. someone hold them at discuss issues that are very Fourth-year around you, Listen to a song from a gunpoint, because it hardly About The Daily Gamecock electronic important to all of us. laugh in the band you’d never normally ever happens. Editor journalism LIZ WHITE CONTACT INFORMATION For instance, preparing student face of stress listen to. In England, the police do Managing Editor Offi ces located on the third fl oor of the Russell House ourselves for global and enjoy Stalk less on Facebook. not even carry guns — they CAROLINE DESANCTIS Editor: [email protected] News: [email protected] Online Editor warming or the possibility our college Girls, stop waiting get by with a nightstick and Metro: [email protected] JOHNATHON HALL Viewpoints: [email protected] of an Alien vs. Predator experience before it’s for Mr. Right and start a heavy fl ashlight. The guns Assistant Online Editor Th e Mix: [email protected] JOSH RABON Sports: [email protected] sequel. over faster than Takeru looking for him; chances are just not a necessity. Copy Desk Chief Photographers: [email protected] I instead decided it Kobiyashi at an eating are he’s busy doing what I understand this may seem AARON KIDD Public Aff airs: [email protected] Assistant Copy Desk Chief Online: www.dailygamecock.com might be important to competition. it takes to become Mr. a bit extreme to residents of Newsroom: 777-7726; Sports: 777-7182 KELLY LACORTE Editor’s Offi ce: 777-3914 sum up the theme that Drop compliments from Right. our gun-friendly country. I Design Director Fax: 777-6482 MEGAN SINCLAIR half of my columns have time to time. Get into something your also realize that the United Assistant Design Director ROBERTS been about. Eat right. significant other is into, States is considerably larger LIZZIE WILSON The Daily Gamecock Again, I still believe Eat often. even if it’s “Thundercats,” than these countries, but News Editor is Staff Writers the editorially independent CHELSEA HADAWAY MICHAEL AGUILAR, CORY it’d be nice if my cat not Fight crime, but only PlayStation or “Iron Chef” regardless, the fact still student newspaper of the Assistant News Editor BURKARTH, KATHLEEN only sat in the cat box, when dressed as a super (the Japanese version). remains that the people in RYAN JAMES KEMP, TYLER MOBLEY, University of South Carolina. but pooped in it once in a hero. Graduate. Read more. these countries function just Metro Editor REBECCA WILSON It is published daily during NICK NEEDHAM Public Relations Director the fall and spring semesters while too, but that hasn’t Exercise when you feel Study less if you’re fi ne without guns. Assistant Metro Editor ROSE GREENE and nine times during the GINA VASSELLI been my main focus of the like it. studying too much. The fact also remains summer with the exception of Viewpoints Editor STUDENT MEDIA semester entirely. Sing in the car at the Practice what you preach. that if we had stricter ALEXIS ARNONE university holidays and exam Director periods. Opinions expressed We should all be doing top of your lungs. Use less clichés. laws regarding firearms, Assistant Viewpoints Editor SCOTT LINDENBERG RITA KOCH in The Daily Gamecock are Faculty Adviser more to make ourselves Play videogames with a Chill. Seung-Hui Cho would not Th e Mix Editor ERIK COLLINS those of the editors or author and others around us lot of people while there Train your dog to have been able to commit JUSTIN FENNER Creative Director and not those of the University Assistant Mix Editor EDGAR SANTANA of South Carolina. Th e Board a little happier with the is still time. Beat “Super stay out of the cat box. the violent crime that ANDREA LUCAS Business Manager of Student Publications crazy thing we call “life.” Mario Bros.” without Seriously. cost America the lives of Sports Editor CAROLYN GRIFFIN and Communications is ALEX RILEY And, unlike a mushroom- using the warp zone. If nothing else, go to 32 bright and upcoming Advertising Manager The Daily Assistant Sports Editor the publisher of SARAH SCARBOROUGH Gamecock eating plumber, we don’t Open the door for sleep content with who individuals; people who were BRIAN SAAL . Th e Department Classifi eds Manager of Student Media is get an extra one just by someone you don’t know. and where you are in life, somebody’s brother, sister, Photo Editor SHERRY F. HOLMES KELLY BOBROW Production Manager the newspaper’s parent eating the green version of Guys, be the boyfriend and never be afraid to let fi ancée and best friend. The Daily Assistant Photo Editor C. NEIL SCOTT organization. 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He may still have MEGAN CRINER, MEGHAN purchased for $1 each from POMMERT, LAUREN SMITH, WHITMAN talking skeleton, or Joan isn’t much to do except things it takes to smile at killed, but the thought of EVIE SMITH, JASON SPIRO, the Department of Student Advertising Rivers. look goofy and wish for an the end of the day. him killing that many people ZACH TOMAN KARRIEMA CALHOUN, ALEX Media. Page Designers CAMPION, BEN CRANE, It’s really easy to be a umbrella. Oh, and enjoy your that quickly would have been JULIA ANDERSON, MIKE MARY RACHEL FREEMAN, bad person these days, with High-fi ve the Boombox exams. virtually impossible. CONWAY, CARLY GALLAGHER, CHRIS KRAUTLER, JAYLENE GREG HENDERSON, SARAH WILLIAMS all of the busy schedules, guy. Or skip them. TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007 PAGE 7 Soundtrack draws on movie’s humor CD proves enjoyable collection of British pop, glam rock that compliments hilarity, personality of “Hot Fuzz”

Colin Jones and endings of the songs. fi lms such as “Point Break,” THE DAILY GAMECOCK Classic British group “Bad Boys” and “Lethal The Kinks’ folk rock Weapon.” ★★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ tinged “The Village Green Throughout the film, Preservation Society” helps Angel’s partner Danny introduce the listener to Butterman (Nick Frost) With an unusually perfect the rustic feel of the movie, continuously mentions mixture of Brit pop and while being action oriented. his undying love of action glam rock, the soundtrack Behind the song, the police movies. This is noted in for the film “Hot Fuzz” chief introduces Angel to John Eric Alexander’s brings the swagger of British the town. “Lethal Fuzz” (Osymyso’s humor and ridiculous action Along with glam and Remix), which is just a remix that surrounds the motion Brit-pop, the soundtrack of the Lethal Weapon 3 picture to the listener. also associates the newer soundtrack. Over the song, The compilation opens generations’ indie rock into the characters are heard with actor Timothy Dalton the mix. Songs such as the discussing films and the snarling, “Here comes the Fratellis’ “Baby Fratelli” actions portrayed. fuzz,” and an introduction to and The Crazy World of The few instrumental the main character Nicholas Arthur Brown’s “Fire” add tracks featured on the Angel (Simon Pegg) behind a feeling of high energy to album work their way into Adam Ant singing “Goodie the compilation and a fresh the fold nicely but come up Two Shoes.” This upbeat sound. short in having long lasting glam-pop song personifies But a handful of the amusement. the perfection of Angel and songs on the grouping fall The soundtrack radiates the fast pace of the movie. fl at by themselves while in a British sense of music and In the film, Angel is the fi lm they seemed to fi t personality in each song. reassigned to the seemingly perfectly. John Spencer and Almost every band or group sleepy country town of The Elegant Too’s “Here featured has his or her roots Sandford from London for Comes The Fuzz” is more somewhere in Great Britain humiliating the police force of a lackluster theme to the or Scotland. and making his superiors fi lm than a song to enjoy. It seems that every song on look inferior. While there, The problem with the “Hot Fuzz” soundtrack he continues to use his soundtracks is that they brings the listener into the expertise in the police often are amazing while fi lm with humor interwoven world. watching the fi lm but useless between songs. The ending Throughout the album, without. product is that the songs inserts and quotes from the The film is naturally an keep the listener listening THE DAILY GAMECOCK Special to movie are scattered about homage to over-the-top and wanting more from the The “Hot Fuzz” soundtrack combines British pop wiih hilarious sound bites from the fi lm. quietly in the beginnings Bruckheimerian action fi lm. Indie rocker’s CD Kearney bridges overcrowded mix history, hip-hop of diff erent sounds with lyrical style John J. Moser Jon Staples MCT Campus THE DAILY GAMECOCK an accordion all jammed together with one of those Singer Mat Kearney crosses a lot of barriers plastic kiddy keyboards that with his music, but he prefers to be known a toddler might jam out on. for bridging them, not breaking them. The artist, Colin Pate, For example, his debut disc “Nothing Left might be a lyrical genius, to Lose,” which hit No. 2 on Billboard’s but the only reason one uses Heat-seekers chart last year, is mostly mellow the word “might” is because singer-songwriter material. But in some his lyrics are pretty much songs, words spill forth in rap cadence. But unintelligible. As to what Kearney calls it “spoken word,” and says sort of infl uences one might it’s actually a bridge between history and be able to pull out of this hip-hop. mess, there are moments, “I mean, rap — to use that word seems like “Smother Party” milliseconds really, where it brings up a connotation of something like Remote Island one might recognize a bit THE DAILY GAMECOCK Eminem or something, which is totally not ★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ of a Coldplay sound. Every Special to what I do,” he says during a phone interview once in a while there seems USC student Nathaniel Grant Jr. is the owner of All-Star Entertainment. from a stop on the tour where he is opening Indie-rock one-man to be a pretty blatant “The for John Mayer. show Remote Islands just Doors” knock off as well. “I was an English major in college, so I released a new album, There is simply too really liked spoken word and poetry; it was “Smother Party.” much going on in every ‘The Claim to Fame’ what I did before I wrote music. I was (also) Never heard of them? song for there to be any listening to old-school hip-hop music ... Consider yourself lucky. real notion of melody. guys that had something to say. And so I Apparently sometimes Harsh, a harmonic keys and was bridging the gap of, like, Faulkner and ignorance is bliss, or at least seemingly misplaced guitar lacks unique element Flannery O’Conner and A Tribe Called in this case ignorance saves riffs splatter the record like Quest.” a body the discomfort of the an artist who randomly to achieve that dream you have to Although Kearney, 28, is a Christian who headache that mysteriously splashes paint at a canvas. Student made, produced, claim it through determination started out by licensing his first record to appears as soon as “Smother Perhaps the album is an packaged CD rests on and perseverance,” Jay’are said. Christian label Inpop before signing with Party” begins to play. attempt at taking music in “The Claim to Fame” is Columbia/Aware, he feels more comfortable First of all, the CD’s a new direction. If that Dirty South rap staples a 21-track CD that includes on a secular label, thank you. sound quality is atrocious. is indeed the case one collaborations with other local “I never wanted to be on an exclusively Released by Isota Records, might label Colin Pate the Mary Pina South Carolinians. The album Christian label,” he says. “I think a Christian it gives the definite “Picasso of Pop.” Much THE DAILY GAMECOCK consists of artists signed under can take example from Jesus, who hung out impression of having been like Picasso tried to draw All-Star Entertainment and USC with prostitutes and people like that. So recorded in a tape recorder a chair with no legs Pate is ★★★ out of ✩✩✩✩✩ students. I think I’m where I’m supposed to be and in some guy’s garage. trying to create a form of Hailing from Charleston, Jay’are where God’s put me is in the midst of people And that’s just getting music with no melody. “The Claim to Fame” by Jay’are has several tracks showing chuck that struggle with real problems and are started. The first track On a slightly brighter is made, produced and packaged by town pride. The CD includes such trying to figure out why they’re here and sounds like a nightmare side the album does seem to students. Nathaniel Grant Jr., also tracks as, “In Da’ Chuck,” “We what they want in life. ... of synthesizers and get a bit less crowded near known as Jay’are, is a second-year some Killas,” “Drop That” and “It’s silly to throw things out or label mismatched sounds, which the end of the CD. There business student at USC. “Ridin’ Clean.” things. You know, is U2 a Christian band, or combine into a sort of unity even appears to be at least Not only did Jay’are produce and The CD is dotted with the was Johnny Cash a Christian country singer? some might call music. The a song or two, which don’t rap on the album, he also is the influence of well-known rappers I don’t know, but they’re pretty open about various noises are jumbled torment the listener. owner of All-Star Entertainment, such as Crime Mob and Ludacris. their faith.” together like just a few For the most part however the record label that put out the Overall, it’s a typical but well-done Kearney’s amalgamation apparently has people too many at a party the album is racket. It’s the album. Dirty South rap CD. It’s not bad, worked. in an effi ciency apartment. kind of music that makes “The reason I called it ‘The but there’s nothing new about it. His disc’s title track was a bona fi de hit, and The instrumentation is old people angry and sends Claim to Fame’ is because people Track two, “Charleston,” several other songs have been on television nearly incomprehensible. dogs into fits of barking. dream every day of achieving seemingly has some Crime Mob shows “Grey’s Anatomy,” “One Tree Hill,” Theoretically, there are Turning up the volume on something in life or to just do big influence along with the heavy “Friday Night Lights” and others. instances of the organ, viola a CD like this in a crowded things in their career, but they hitters in the forefront of Dirty “It’s just funny how different media get and cello, but it sounds like just leave it as a dream. In order bagpipes and maybe even ISLAND ● 8 FAME ● 8 KEARNEY ● 8 8 The Daily Gamecock ● TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007

FAME ● Continued from 7 of support from the USC community,” Jay’are said, South rap. and listeners will be able to ‘American Track-by-track, each song see this on the album. offers something different The USC community can from the last. There just isn’t be seen in the album and Idol’ says any one track that stands out students from Omega Psi as a single. Phi Incorporated and Alpha The album is dotted with Phi Alpha Incorporated are sayonara club bangers, slow songs, on the album. posse cuts and intros. A All of the artists on the Sanjaya few songs hint around with CD sound talented and deeper meanings but never have what it takes. It’s just quite get there lyrically. that the style they choose Contestant falls fl at during The rest of the CD is just to express their talent has country western week, out drinking, sex, women and been done over and over money. again. It would be nice to see of competition for good Listening through the something new out in the album, one can tell this was a hip-hop community not just Rich Macialek MCT Campus project months, if not longer, in the South but nationally. in the making. The CD isn’t CDs will be distributed At last it’s over. The a thrown together mix tape; across campus by the All- only thing worse than this is a well-produced and Star street team, or one can Sanjaya Malakar’s singing well thought out CD. pick up a copy at Cat’s Music was everyone talking “I have received a lot throughout the Southeast. about his singing. If he had continued, Obama Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK and Hillary would have “American Idol” contestants struggled this week as they sang country western music. ISLANDS ● Continued from 7 Islands can get a CD released had to address the issue. than so can you. It could have become the for him it wasn’t a beauty performance she went from off a second-hand couch, car would undoubtedly result Pate is sending a hopeful key issue in the upcoming contest. America voted and sounding like a beauty Melinda Doolittle delivered in some strange looks. message to musicians presidential race. it was sayonara Sanjaya. pageant contestant to a top-notch performance as However, there’s good everywhere. Thankfully we have Phil Stacy opened the singing like a star. This kid always. She’s even stopped news for struggling local But not everything is about been spared this nightmare night with a song that could go all the way. looking surprised when the bands everywhere. If Remote the CD is negative. It ends. and little Sanjaya was sent proves why most people Wearing a low cut dress judges compliment her. packing. still haven’t heard of Keith and knee-high gold boots, Blake Lewis closed This week American Idol Urban. Hats off to the LaKisha Jones looked the night with what decided to feature both people who had to watch like some sort of 70’s TV was arguably the best KEARNEY ● Continued from 7 on the `Law & Order’ TNT types of music: country Phil without a hat because super-villain. performance of the night. promo spot, he thought, AND western. Sadly, most he’s freakish looking. He I kept waiting for The voters on the other to different people,” says `Wow, my son has made it,’” of the contestants couldn’t looks like an amateur actor Wonder Woman to show hand disagreed and put him Kearney, who is heading he says, laughing. really cope with such simple portraying `Uncle Fester’ up and deflect sour notes in the bottom three. It was VH1’s You Oughta Know “I could have played fare and sang dismally. in a dinner-theater version with her magic bracelets. either his silly dance moves Tou r. Conan and Leno, but to my Unsurprisingly, of “Addams Family: The LaKisha was out of her or his sweater sealed his “For my father, he didn’t friends’ wives, it didn’t mean Sanjaya gave a lackluster Musical.” league singing country. So fate. Only the voters know. know what `Grey’s Anatomy’ anything until I was on performance. Although Stacy’s singing was much for her being a good The worst part of all was. He didn’t know who `Grey’s Anatomy.’ Then they with his tight jeans and acceptable, but his singer. this is, of course, the Ford John Mayer was. were like, `Whoa, you’re big bandanna, Sanjaya looked performance betrayed Chris Richardson didn’t commercials. The director “But when I showed up time now.’” like a prison bride. Add a his roots as a talent show really make much of an of these travesties should coat of lipstick and he’d winner. impression. Combining be drawn and quartered make some lifer a very Next up was Jordin pitch problems with a nasal for even contemplating the nice wife. In fact, Sanjaya Sparks in a dress that made delivery, he just didn’t give insipid ideas for these videos. looked so cute Maxim made her look like the pregnant a very good performance. With advertisements like him “Girl of the Day” on handmaiden to Cleopatra. Even though her dress theses, no wonder domestic Wednesday. Unfortunately About halfway through her looked like a slipcover auto sales are down.

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© 2007 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved. Page 10 TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007 Jake Broom’s farewell: The fi nal column Historic football victories, things about my time here former sports editor the media room, received of journalistic integrity into a 9-hour marathon. that I will never forget, and Stephen Fastenau (who was about 20 phone calls from that I had. My last shred Once the game was over, experiences in press box almost all of writing for the Anderson screaming friends in a of professionalism was lost we decided to honor a them happened Independent-Mail at the 5-minute span, paused to when I yelled at the back pact that we made that sum up my career at USC without a time) and I sat through the take pictures in an empty judge standing roughly 15 no matter what happened classroom in entire game in silence. We Neyland Stadium and heard yards from me to thank him we would eat at least one Before I got to college, sight. weren’t silent just because Steve Spurrier, with a victory for noticing that Florida had meal at White Castle. I’m my Dad told me that 99 I will never there is no cheering allowed cigar sticking out of his 12 men on the fi eld during sure there have been many percent of the things I would forget being in in the press box, but because pocket, say “God is smiling the fi nal USC punt. He was terrible ideas in history that remember would take place the press box JAKE we were terrifi ed we would on the Gamecocks.” appreciative. My colleagues involved White Castle, but outside of the classroom. I’m when we beat BROOM jinx everything and none of I was also in the press box a were not. this was definitely in the not very good with numbers, Ten nessee i n Fourth-year us wanted to be responsible month later when USC beat I’ll always remember top five. Two hours later, but I think that’s almost 100 Knoxville on a political for losing the game. Florida 30-22 in Columbia. loading up five people, a after driving circles around percent. That’s a pretty high cold October science After the game was over I was down on the fi eld for PlayStation 2 and a TV into downtown Nashville, we number, but now that I’m night in 2005. student and the Gamecocks won the last 5 minutes trying not a Ford Taurus and having a were back on our way to about to graduate I think he Former sports 16-15, I high-fived Steve to jump around like an idiot fl at tire and a traffi c jam turn BROOM ● 11 was right; there are so many editor Jonathan Hillyard, Spurrier Jr. on the way to and lose what little sense a 6-hour trip to Vanderbilt Homeward bound: USC to host Davidson Gamecocks look to regain No. 1 spot after losing weekend series to Ole Miss

Charles Krupa / The Associated Press Boston Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon celebrates after beating the New York Yankees 7-6 on Sunday. Yankees-Red Sox rivalry refueled by historic loss

Jim Litke to align just perfectly for Th e Associated Press the series, with Big Three starters Curt Schilling, After decades of study, Josh Beckett and Daisuke scientists revealed nearly Matsuzaka prepared to give three weeks ago that a the Yankees a preview of disease might help explain what to expect should the the long-running feud two teams meet in October. between the Hatfields and “We didn’t maneuver to McCoys. Had those same have it work out this way,” researchers asked, Red Sox said Francona as the weekend fans could have suggested began, “but we’re not going something much simpler. to apologize for having those Envy. three going.” Sunday night’s On the other hand, extravaganza between the Yankee manager Joe Torre Red Sox and the Yankees should have apologized for marked the 1,975th time throwing Jeff Karstens, fresh the two teams met in the off the disabled list and with regular season since 1903, only one rehab start, on and rarely has it produced Saturday, then coming back a more satisfying weekend with Chase Wright, making in Boston. The Red Sox just his second major league came from behind to win start, on Sunday. But it wasn’t all three games, sweeping a as if he had a choice. Thanks series against the Yankees to a variety of aches and at Fenway for the fi rst time pains, the top of his rotation since 1990. Boston hit four — Chien-Ming Wang, Mike straight home runs in the Mussina and Carl Pavano — span of 10 pitches in the wasn’t available for anything third inning of the last one, a more strenuous than playing feat that’s been accomplished catch. only five times in major During a mid-inning league history. interview on TV, Torre THE DAILY GAMECOCK Juan Blas / By the end of that-back- bravely mumbled something Nick Steyn to-back-to-back-to-back about playing with “the team THE DAILY GAMECOCK sequence, it was harder to you have” rather than the tell whether the better party “one you wish you had.” The After a disappointing series was taking place in the Red Yankees still have the largest loss to Ole Miss last weekend, Sox dugout or the stands, payroll in baseball — $195.2 the Gamecocks (31-10, 10-8 jammed with a crowd of million, with Boston next at SEC) return to Columbia to 36,905, the second largest at $143.5 million — and four of host Davidson (17-24) in a Fenway since World War II. the top seven names on the Tuesday night matchup. For all that, though, New salary list. And if the guy at Vanderbilt was able to sweep York left town still holding the very top, Alex Rodriguez, Tennessee and maintain first a 191-game lead in the wasn’t having one of the place in the SEC East — a regular-season tally, with 14 most productive months in position the Gamecocks will ties, not to mention 26 World history, general manager continue to fight for as the Series titles to Boston’s Brian Cashman might have season winds down toward the half-dozen. With fi ve more his checkbook out already. SEC tournament in May. series scheduled between the The last time the teams It did not help that the No. 5 division rivals even before met in Boston, the Yankees Gamecock offense was dazzled a possible playoff matchup, swept a five-game series in by No. 19 SEC foe Mississippi Red Sox third baseman Mike August that in effect locked in a series that saw them out-hit Lowell cautioned the locals up the American League 36-17 and outscored 23-16. not to get too excited. East title. Karstens still That was against a ranked “You’ve got to keep it in hadn’t thrown a pitch in the SEC team. perspective,” said the hero of major leagues and Wright The Davidson Wildcats Sunday night’s tug-of-war. had yet to make a start above ended a 10-game losing streak “It’s April.” Class Double-A. on April 15 with a win at Meg Gaillard / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Besides, the Red Sox had Matsuzaka, meanwhile, After losing a series to Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss., over the weekend, the No. 5 just about everything in was still in Japan, not yet ● BASEBALL 11 Gamecocks are set to face Davidson College at Sarge Frye Field at 7 tonight. their favor. Manager Terry Francona’s rotation happened RIVALRY ● 11 The Daily Gamecock ● TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007 11

RIVALRY ● Continued from 10 BASEBALL ● Continued from 10 hit two home runs and had two RBIs in the win. the central figure in a Wofford. Since then, they For Davidson, look for bidding war that would have won one out of four. Rob Wilson and Gregory eventually cost the Red The Gamecocks will look Zage to provide offensive Sox $103.1 million to lure to exploit the low morale numbers. Wilson leads the him to Boston. He gave — and 8.35 team ERA— of Wildcats with a .400 average up six runs in seven-plus the Wildcats as a precursor and .613 slugging. Zage has innings, but he got a lot to their Wednesday game put up Smoak-type numbers more support than in his against archrivals, the with 10 home runs and 39 two previous starts and Clemson Tigers. RBIs. had the good sense to say Wildcat pitching has Despite an increase in about his good fortune, surrendered 61 home runs runs allowed over the past “There’s no way I can be and has allowed opponents few games, the Gamecocks satisfi ed.” to hit .313. The Gamecocks have maintained the lowest Once the buzz from the currently lead the SEC in team ERA in the SEC. The weekend quiets down, Red home runs with 72 and are Wildcats enter Tuesday with Sox fans would be wise to fi fth in hitting with a .306 a .391 team batting average, take those words to heart. average. but have done so against a Their World Series title in The aggressive Gamecock list of weaker opponents. 2004 raised expectations offense should also take Gamecock pitching has considerably, and the cost solace in that the Wildcats allowed a conference low of doing business by even have struck out a meek 22 home runs and struck more. 219 batters in 362 innings. out 391, behind only No. 1 They caught the There should be a high level Vanderbilt. The Wildcats Yankees as short-handed of strategy on the Davidson will need to find ways to as they’re likely to be the side of the ball. break down Gamecock rest of the way. They beat Look for sophomore pitchers and get on base closer Mariano Rivera to infielders Justin Smoak because if the game comes get one win, and collected and Reese Havens to have down to a show of power, two more by beating continued success at home they may not stand a kids who asked their new this week after strong chance. teammates for advice on outings against Ole Miss. Ton ight’s ga me beg i ns at how to handle the hyper- Smoak led the Gamecocks 7 at Sarge Frye Field. charged atmosphere at in hits through the weekend, Fenway and still pitched including a home run and Comments on this story? E-mail like they didn’t have a two RBIs on Sunday. Havens [email protected] clue. New Yorkers still like to joke that the rivalry BROOM ● Continued from 10 basketball game, baseball between the two towns game, and pretty much resembles the rivalry Columbia. every situation that didn’t “between a hammer and There have been countless remotely involve books or a nail,” and thorough midnight football games learning for the past four as the beating was over on the Horseshoe, dozens years. the weekend, there was of intramural softball, I’m sure I’ll return to nothing to indicate the basketball and soccer games, Williams-Brice next year, Yankees plan on being and hundreds of e-mails and but it won’t be the same. I’ll on the receiving end for comments from simple- play a pick-up basketball long. minded Crimson Tide fans game or go out to eat with “We didn’t play well after I called Bear Bryant some friends, but things and we lost three games,” “dead, but not any more will be different, because said Yankee captain Derek dead than the rest of the I won’t be a student. Jeter. “But we’ve got 147 Alabama football program.” There is just something left.” Oops, bad decision on my about this place that made part. my experience here great My Dad was right; I don’t – and although it isn’t www. even remember stuff that necessarily in the buildings happened in class just this or the classrooms, it has dailygamecock last week. But I remember made my college years almost every football game, unforgettable. .com 12 The Daily Gamecock ● TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007 To place a line classified ad Line classified ad rates Additional info Phone: 803-777-3888 • Fax: 803-777-6482 First insertion: $2.50 per line Two-line minimum E-mail: [email protected] Subsequent: $1.50 per line Lines average 30 characters in length Office hours: M-F 8:30 am - 5 pm Additional options DEADLINE Russell House, Rm. 343 Box around ad: $1.25 Noon, 1 business day prior to publication www.dailygamecock.com Logo insertion available for an additional cost Visa, MasterCard and Discover are accepted NOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK!...NOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK!...NOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK!...NOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK!...NOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK!NOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK!

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