University of South Carolina Scholar Commons November 2015 11-17-2015 The aiD ly Gamecock, Tuesday, November 17, 2015 University of South Carolina, Office oftude S nt Media Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2015_nov Recommended Citation University of South Carolina, Office of Student Media, "The aiD ly Gamecock, Tuesday, November 17, 2015" (2015). November. 7. https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/gamecock_2015_nov/7 This Newspaper is brought to you by the 2015 at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in November by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NEWS 1 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015 VOL. 106, NO. 42 ● SINCE 1908 Rivalry week begins Brittany Franceschina @BRITTA_FRAN Clemson-Carolina Rivalry Week kicked off this Monday with the 31st annual Carolina Clemson Blood Drive as well as the CarolinaCan Food Drive. Both of these events give students the opportunity to not only give back to the community, but to beat Clemson. The Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive, going on from Nov. 16 to 20 at various locations around campus, Madison MacDonald / THE DAILY GAMECOCK encourages students to donate Third-year biochemistry and molecular biology student Alkeiver Cannon (center) voiced her concerns Monday with @USC2020Vision. blood through the Red Cross. In the past the Carolina Greek Programming Board organized it, but it is now transforming ‘If there is no conversation, into a student organization. The Blood Drive in association with the Red Cross also aims to educate students we’ll be back’ on the importance of donating blood. Students who have donated in the past know the process Patrick Ingraham American Studies student and @ protesters holding a sign proclaiming can take up to an hour or more, @PATTYMILLS11 USC2020Vision member Karli Wells, the university’s motto: “Learning but this year students have the impetus behind the investigation humanizes character and does not the option to speed up their Dozens of students took part has to do with how the offi cials have permit it to be cruel.” donation time using RapidPass. in @USC2020Vision’s walkout to handled individual student cases. Upon the protesters’ arrival at the This new technology allows protest university inactivity on issues “(The) ways in which they are doing Osborne building, three university donors to complete a portion concerning marginalized groups at their job or ways in which the ways offi cials — USC Provost Joan Gabel, of their health history the university. The group, who had they have previously done their job has Chief Diversity Officer John Dozier questionnaire online at a home their protest plans revealed Monday harmed students either directly or by and Vice President for Student Affairs or work computer, potentially night on social media, convened at the virtue of things that have come out of Dennis Pruitt — met them. cutting up to 15 minutes from Longstreet Theater at approximately their offi ce,” she said. Gabel welcomed the protesters the total donation time. There 11 a.m. Most students dressed in Prominent members of the group and explained that President Harris is a laptop room set up in the black to show their support for the included Wells, third-year biology and Pastides could not be present because Russell House specifically so movement. psychology student Clarie Randall, he is currently representing USC that donors can take advantage In a letter sent to University second-year business student Nona in Indianapolis, Indiana at the 2015 of RapidPass. President Harris Pastides Sunday Henderson, sixth-year music student annual meeting of the Association of This week and next, night, the group expressed their Caleb Coker, third-year finance Public & Land-Grant Universities. students can also participate concerns — including their demands student Morgan Lewis and others. She then invited them to speak in CarolinaCan, which aims — which range from a public Coker signaled his distrust in and, one by one, representatives of @ to collect canned goods and recognition of the university’s history primarily rhetoric-based ways of USC2020Vision began to read their donations for the Harvest with slavery to provisions for gender- moving forward. demands out loud, as the officials Hope Food Bank. This food neutral housing and bathrooms. “So what we have had from the listened. drive not only serves as a Another of @USC2020Vision’s university has been a lot of dialogue, After the protesters stated their fundraiser, but also serves as demands included “a transparent a lot of conversations, a lot of panels, demands, Gabel invited the student a way of calling attention to and independent investigation” into forums — those kinds of things,” leaders of @USC2020Vision into the the poverty issues in the state, several administrators — including Coker said. “But what we haven’t seen administration building to discuss where 23 percent of children Bobby Gist, Executive Assistant to is any kind of change, any kind of their demands and potential solutions live below the poverty level the President for Equal Opportunity actual change in policy, change in how as a smaller group. However, the and one in six people struggle Programs, Dennis Pruitt, the Vice the university functions.’” consensus of the group was to reject with hunger. Donations will President for Student Affairs, and At around 11:30 a.m., the protesters Gabel’s offer. One member said it was be accepted until Nov. 23 at Jerry Brewer, Associate Vice President began to march silently in pairs up a method to “divide and conquer,” multiple locations across for Student Affairs and Academic Sumter Street, across the Horseshoe, which Gabel denied. campus. Support. to the Osborne Administration According to fourth-year African building. Wells and Randall led the SEE2020PAGE3 Bazaar showcases culture Gamecock bigs lead second half blowout Joseph Crevier @JOSEPHMCREVIER Duane Notice’s surge in the second half led the Gamecocks to an 84-66 victory over the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Monday night. Notice scored 10 points in three minutes early in the second half to cap off a 16-4 run that put the game out of reach. The 6-foot-2 Malique Rankin / THE DAILY GAMECOCK guard made two of his Monday’s International Bazaar on Greene St. showed off world culture and cuisine. four three-pointers during the span and fi nished with 18 points Olivia Reszcynski and four rebounds week’s events. event that promotes @TDG_ARTS for the game. Notice The International international education is South Carolina’s On Monday, the Bazaar took over Greene exchange programs and leading scorer through English Program for Street from 11 a.m. to 2 encourages cooperation two games, averaging Internationals helped p.m., with dozens of proud and awareness between 16 points and 3.5 three- kick off International international students cultures in order to prepare Anna Walker / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Education Week with an cooking cultural foods, students to both live and Duane Notice scored 18 points to lead exciting cultural Bazaar. providing henna tattoos work in an increasingly the Gamecocks over Oral Roberts. Table displays on Greene and answering historical global environment. Street represented questions. different countries while International Education SEEINTERNATIONALPAGE5 SEEBASKETBALLPAGE8 advertising the rest of the Week is a nationwide NEWS 2 2 Tuesday, November 17, 2015 About The Daily Gamecock Editor-in-Chief BEN CRAWFORD Managing Editors EMILY READY Governors refuse to accept RANA SOBEIH Online Editor GREY KLEIN Syrian refugees Design Director RACHAEL MCGAHEE Special Sections Director KELLY VILLWOCK Copy Desk Chiefs DREW MUELLER According to USA Today, 23 governors requested means to prevent Syrian refugees MADELEINE VATH from entering their respective states through executive order following the Friday, Nov. 13, Social Media Editor GABBI FRASCO terrorist attacks in Paris, France. The reasoning behind their action is due to fears about Photo Editor terrorism and threats to public safety, which has sparked national debate over whether KAMILA MELKO individual states have the power to exclude people from their state based on national News Editor PATRICK INGRAHAM background. Twenty-two of the 23 governors are Republicans from mostly southern and Arts & Culture Editors Midwestern states, Gov. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire is the only Democrat. KYLIE TOKAR LAUREN GALIDA —Compiled by Patrick Ingraham, News Editor Opinion Editor BEN TURNER Sports Editor Architect wins $2.4 million from WILL HELMS Assistant Photo Editors City of Columbia CODY SCOGGINS Business Manager ABBY WEBB KRISTINE CAPPS Assistant Design Director Creative Director LOGAN ZAHNER EDGAR SANTANA Senior Designer Production Manager JESSICA BLAHUT DEGAN CHEEK Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Creative Services After a 10 year legal battle, The State reports that Columbia offi cials have paid $2.4 million MORGAN SMITH BRANDON BRAZELL to the architectural fi rm Stevens & Wilkinson. The payout, which was not made public by Assistant Opinion Editor RANNAH DERRICK GRIFFIN HOBSON KODY KRATZER the city, ends a legal fi ght over collect fees Stevens & Wilkinson said they were owed in Assistant Sports Editor LINA LEGARE connection with a proposed Vista hotel that was never built. The settlement was confi rmed KELLI CALDWELL Student Advertising Manager JOESPH CREVIER NICK VOGT Monday by council member Moe Baddourah. The city spent a total of $4 million in legal fees Assistant