University of South Carolina Scholar Commons June 2011 6-8-2011 The aiD ly Gamecock, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2011_jun Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011" (2011). June. 3. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2011_jun/3 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2011 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in June by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011 VOL. 106, NO. 02 ● SINCE 1908 Courtney Price / THE DAILY GAMECOCK A quarter of the roof on The Lofts at USC was blown off in a severe thunderstorm Sunday. The storm also halted the USC-Stetson regional baseball game at Carolina Stadium. Storm displaces residents, halts game Winds responsible took part of the roof off the apartment A number of students are away for power lines, which in turn caused the complex, which is mainly inhabited by summer and have not seen the damages Carolina Stadium’s transformer to blow for power outages, damage USC students. Parts of the roof were for themselves. — effectively postponing the fi nal game Mikelle Street thrown over the parking lot, landing on For those who were displaced because of the USC-Stetson baseball series. [email protected] cars and in the pool of the complex. Other of the storm, The Lofts is supplying three “During the storm, I sought cover cars were pushed around the lot by the days in the Marriott Hotel. on a family’s porch.” said fourth-year On Sunday evening, a severe winds, causing them to collide, totaling “This is the fi rst time this has happened retail and sports student Tomás Glenn thunderstorm passed through downtown various vehicles. in 20 to 30 years,” said Ashley Haynes, who attended the game. “That is when I Columbia with 60 mile per hour winds. Students who weren’t at home found an employee of The Lofts. “It was a saw trees limbs breaking and light poles Destroying part of the The Lofts at themselves confronted with caution tape microburst, and it affected everything swaying at the stadium.” USC and killing the power to Carolina and firefighters swarming the building, from here down to Bomber Stadium and Many game attendees left the stadium Stadium, the storm was unexpected to not allowing residents to go in and assess Carolina Stadium. There was also debris before the storm had reached its height. most. the damages of their respective rooms. and damage all through Olympia Mills.” The storm caused about 4,000 outages “Who really thinks The Lofts is going While one side of the building was Patrick Price, a third-year broadcast in the Midlands, only days after a storm to flood or a tornado is going to hit?” relatively safe, some of the apartments, journalism student who was displaced due that caused power outages for about 48 asked second-year hospitality student like those of recent graduates David to the damages, plans to move back into hours. Casey Sharpe , who is one of many who McClain and Sarah Fulmer, were fl ooded his apartment Wednesday, and The Lofts described the storm as a tornado. with rain, as their rooms were missing a anticipate to be ready. Comments on this story? Winds became so powerful that they roof. The storm caused a tree to topple onto Visit: dailygamecock.com/news Website aims to offer students legal advice Business major launches online service detailing legislation pertaining to alcohol Mikelle Street [email protected] Third-year business student Alex Waelde launched DrinkingTicket.com Sunday afternoon in an effort to provide students with an online guide to legislation involving fake IDs, open containers, driving under the infl uence, among a variety of other violations. Waelde said that the service has a simple premise: “Did you get a ticket? This is exactly how you can fi x it, or this is what’s going to happen to you; get a Courtesy of Thomas Cooper Library lawyer.” Christian “Chris” Buckson took the top honor of $500 for the University Libraries Award for Undergraduate Research. Waelde — self-described as the “go-to” guy in regard to drinking tickets — said the service attempts to be as comprehensive and as accurate as possible. Undergraduates receive cash for research “I realized I was helping so many people that there WEBSITE ● 2 University Libraries This year, Christian “Chris” and an Honors College research Buckson, a third-year history and grant, Buckson was able to utilize recognize thesis efforts international studies honors student, sources in Brussels, Belgium, at the took the top award for the Garnet Parliamentary Council Archives. Mikelle Street Track and a prize of $500. Two Honorable mention recipient [email protected] honorable mentions were named, Katharine “Katie” Parham , who The University Libraries Award for and each received an award of $250. graduated in May with degrees in Undergraduate Research recognized A history term paper assignment political science and French, was three undergraduate students for on NATO and American Foreign recognized for her senior Honors their utilization of the library. Policy started Buckson’s research. In College thesis, “The Aftershock: “We want to recognize the a letter of support, professor David The Effect of the NGO Influx in research done by undergraduates and Snyder described the project as a Haiti on the State of Reconstruction, the hand that the library has in that” “tour de force that would have been Development Agendas, and Public said Marilee Birchfi eld , a librarian at suitable for a tenured scholar,” and Policy Discourse After the January the Thomas Cooper Library. Buckson plans to eventually publish 2010 Earthquake.” Research for the The award, which is divided into his research in an academic journal. thesis was completed using only two tracks, is a monetary incentive To complete his research, Buckson resources provided by Thomas for students that fosters student used primary resources from the Cooper Library. research. The tracks are Garnet and Thomas Cooper Library as well as Parham, who said she applied on a Black and are designed for upper- libraries abroad. With assistance and underclassmen respectively. from a Magellan Scholar Award RESEARCH ● 2 DrinkingTicket.com WEDNESDAY First Thursday USC beats Stetson MLB Draft 94° 67° The monthly art The Gamecocks Jackie Bradley Jr. was crawl along Main are headed to the selected with the 40th Street exhibits Super Regional this overall pick for the Bos- work by local art- weekend against ton Red Sox Monday. Thursday ists, including USC the University of students. Connecticut. 93° 67° See page 6 See page 10 PAGE 2 The Daily Gamecock ● WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011 Courtesy of Thomas Cooper Library Katharine “Katie” Parham (left) and Nicholas “Nick” Williamson both received honorable mentions for undergraduate research they conducted during this school year. RESEARCH ● Continued from 1 “Applying really doesn’t take that much effort after [students] have done the whim after her thesis director encouraged research,” Birchfi eld said. her to, said that even though the event was Mikelle Street / THE DAILY GAMECOCK All applicants submitted an application recent, she still found relevant materials Vendors selling all types of handmade crafts, including jewelry, participate at Main packet including the application form, an using online databases. Street Marketplace on Friday mornings at the corner of Main and Hampton streets. essay describing their research process, “I did a lot of the research online on a letter of support from a supervising my computer in the library,” Parham said. faculty member, a final version of the “I received no assistance from the library research project and a list of sources staff.” Vendors display work consulted. The packet was reviewed by Nicholas “Nick” Williamson also a panel of USC faculty and libraries on received an honorable mention. quality of the project, evidence of the The recent civil and environmental applicant’s research process and personal engineering graduate, received the award weekly at Marketplace learning. because of an 80-page literature review This year, there were no applicants His pieces were only steps away from on traditional and novel materials for Boyd Plaza hosts open-air for the Black Track, which was created a table covered by rocks, gems and small overhead transmission line structures that two years ago when the library received market for Fridays in June wooden trinket boxes from Allen’s Gems he did for an independent study course. great research projects from fi rst-year and Mikelle Street and Rocks . The business, which has been To be considered for their awards, the second-year students who just couldn’t [email protected] going for about fi ve years, capitalizes on students had to complete the research for compete with a senior thesis projects, said a proliferation of “rock hounds” in the a credit course at the university within Birchfi eld. Richard Mahorsky is only one of South. the past academic year and show extensive the many vendors who set up in the Some of the pieces are made and knowledge and skill in researching and courtyard in front of the Columbia others are found. gathering information to create projects Comments on this story? Museum of Art, at the corner of “We try to keep all the items [at in any media, according to a press release. Visit: dailygamecock.com/news Hampton and Main streets, as part of the Marketplace] either handmade Main Street Marketplace every Friday or unique” said Lorri-Ann Carter of morning to sell his handmade crafts.