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For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2013 VOL. 113, NO. 69 • SINCE 1908 Gender-neutral housing support surveyed SG, BGLSA poll students; “We’re asked for gender, male or female, and But a gender-neutral plan would need top several very important decisions are made based university administrators’ approval, said Kirsten USC says it hasn’t made plans on that — who your roommates can be and what Kennedy, director of University Housing. Thad Moore your living environment’s going to be — and In theory, the survey could be USC’s first [email protected] there’s a lot of students who don’t feel comfortable step toward designating some suites or halls as with that choice,” said Brandon White, Student gender-neutral, meaning students’ gender and sex Government’s secretary of organizational wouldn’t be considered in their room assignments. Do you think USC should have gender-neutral outreach. “People cannot learn if they do not like In practice, however, gender-neutral housing housing? Student Government and USC’s BGLSA where they’re living.” doesn’t look to be coming to USC any time soon. group want to know. White, who doubles as BGLSA’s chair of University spokesman Wes Hickman said in The two groups are conducting a joint survey to advocacy initiatives, said he hopes to take the an email that USC has no plans to add gender- see what students think of gender-neutral dorms results to student senate, the house of delegates neutral rooms. The university gets between one and bathrooms, which supporters say would make and the Residence Hall Association next semester and three requests for special accommodations the campus safer and more welcoming to gay and in hopes of gaining their endorsements. transgender students. HOUSING • 3 Photography show Holiday-themed fair takes Main brings visitors to McMaster Gallery Students showcase work; Chicago professor speaks Khadijah Dennis [email protected] For Christina Smith, a fourth-year studio art student, and Julia Bennett, a third-year marine science student, winning the Pop-Up Show meant more than an award. It meant furthering their passions for photography. “[The experience] was new for a lot of us,” said Smith, the fi rst place winner. Meg Griffi ns, a photography professor at USC, said students came together and decided to put on the Pop-Up Show and frame all of their own photographs. Griffins helped students organize the event. In conjunction with the USC Photography Festival, the Pop-Up Show featured 26 pieces of student artwork. Dennis Kiel took on the task of judging the photographs and chose the first-, second- and third-place winners. “It wasn’t easy to narrow it down; it was some great work,” Kiel said. Bennett, who won second place, said that upon arriving at the university, she didn’t know that the photography department existed and now calls her professors her mentors. PHOTOS • 2 he sounds of holiday music mingled Twith the smells of local food vendors along Main Street at last night’s First Thursday celebration. Red, green and white lights set the stage for vendors and shoppers searching for artsy gifts or simply wandering with friends at the latest installment of the Outage takes monthly arts celebration. Also among the First Thursday revelers were ice skaters at the Boyd Plaza skating rink outside the Columbia Museum of Art. out Internet, For S&S Art Supply on the 1600 block of Main Street, Thursday night was one of its last chances to welcome the public before it closes later this month. phones Eight local artists’ works were on display above their near-empty shelves, and the Plowboys played outside the USC experienced outages in telephone storefront. The store — which sold half and Internet service Thursday afternoon of its remaining merchandise to a single because of a break in service at the buyer earlier in the day, owner Eric university’s offi ces at 1600 Hampton St . Stockard said — has hosted local artists As of 4 p.m., university technicians were at First Thursdays every month since its working to solve the issue. UTS did not move to Main Street in June 2011. return a request for further comment. First Thursdays on Main was started The outage affected various campus- in 2009 by Frame of Mind owner Mark wide systems, including wireless Internet Plessinger, who began hosting monthly networks and telephone services, according art shows at his specialty eyewear store. to the UTS website. Those systems The event has since grown to a three- were unavailable throughout Thursday block community party showcasing local afternoon. arts. — Compiled by Hannah Jeffrey, Assistant — Compiled by Sarah Ellis, Assistant News Editor News Editor Photos by Brian Almond / THE DAILY GAMECOCK MIX SPORTS VIEWPOINTS WEATHER Finals week South Caroli- Editorial Board: Friday Saturday becomes na will return Gender-neutral a lot less to the road housing gives stressful if this weekend USC a chance to you follow a when they be a trend-setter few helpful take on the in the South. exam-time Charlotte High 81° High 66° 5 tips. 8 49ers. 4 INSIDE Low 66° Low 42° 2 Friday, December 6, 2013 High-income turnout Mandela dies at 95, Jenny Sanford to run leads to strong-mayor loss leaves behind legacy for seat on airport board The rejection of a strong-mayor referendum held Nelson Mandela, the first black president of Former South Carolina fi rst lady Jenny Sanford Tuesday owes to the combination of heavier turnout South Africa and an anti-Apartheid activist, has is seeking a seat on the board of the Charleston in two higher-income City Council districts and died. He was 95. County Aviation Authority, The Associated Press large numbers of African-American voters staying “He is now resting. He is now at peace,” South reported. home, according to an analysis by The State. African President Jacob Zuma said following Sanford is one of seven candidates seeking In nine precincts, the strong-mayor measure Thursday’s announcement, according to The the position and is joined by five other women, failed by 100 or more votes. These precincts, which Associated Press. “Our nation has lost its greatest according to The (Charleston) Post and Courier. are represented by City Council members Moe son. Our people have lost a father.” Jordan Scott Pace, a field representative for Baddourah, Leona Plaugh or both, provided 1,400 of Mandela was sentenced to prison in 1964 after Sanford’s ex-husband, U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford, is the 1,629 votes that put “no” voters over the top. being convicted of treason and remained in the also running for a seat. Voter turnout was below 10 percent in 21 precincts, Robben Island Prison until 1990. The seat opened up after a board member and supporters of the new form of government for In 1993, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize accepted a position on the board of the Medical Columbia won 17 of the precincts. for his work, and a year later, he became South University of South Carolina. Charleston County’s According to offi cials on both sides of the issue, Africa’s fi rst black president during the nation’s legislative delegation is expected to decide next African-American voters didn’t vote because they fi rst free elections. week who will fi ll the open seat. were not motivated by the issue or they were If Jenny Sanford is picked for the position, she concerned about offending their neighbors or black — Natalie Pita, Staff Writer will earn a wage of $35 per meeting. leaders, who were also divided on the issue. — Sarah Martin, Staff Writer — Natalie Pita, Staff Writer PHOTOS • Continued from 1 Gallery. “This project is about the “This program really inspired difference between where love lies me a lot,” Bennett said. “I fell and self-obsession,” Owen said. in love with the photography This project was a side project of department, and photography is her thesis that dealt with the early one of the only things that I know Western civilization’s standards of how to communicate with.” beauty and how they have changed Visiting Columbia College over the past fi ve centuries. Chicago professor and “The idea of the current beauty photographer Myra Greene said standards has constantly been a she would like to reach out more to driving factor [in my work] with students and the community with society’s idea of this is what you her work. She described her work have to be; it’s pushed on us in the as conceptually based and said the media,” Owen said. ideas she comes up with drive her Over time, Owen was able to pictures. open up more about her work’s “I felt that coming here was meaning, and she credited her a nice opportunity to see what adviser, who helped her to “cross students are doing,” Greene said in some lines” and allowed her to “be her keynote address. confi dent in her own skin.” Greene asked the audience about “I want to get out to a larger what people see when they look at audience and find myself in photographs, saying that her goal academic roles, so I can start is always to recognize the different showing my knowledge and giving layers involved.