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For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2016 VOL. 107, NO. 10 ● SINCE 1908 New app USC kicks off encrypts BLACK assault evidence HISTORY Mary Ramsey @MCOLLEEN1996 MONTH As local authorities search for a “person of interest” in the case of an on-campus sexual assault Saturday morning, a new iPhone app intended to help victims report and document their attacks has been released to the public. According to iTunes, the I’ve Been Violated app, through a four-step process, confidentially documents and encrypts the victim’s account of the assault through video and audio recordings. The app’s website says “the fact that [the account] was recorded contemporaneously with the violation helps a victim’s credibility be maintained.” The app was created by the Affirmative Consent Division of the Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence, and it is part of “a suite of apps” meant to “help change the context and conversations around sexual consent on college campuses.” The app comes with a four-step set of instructions wherein victims are told to “get to a safe place ... [and] activate and run the app,” then allow for the recordings to be “encrypted and stored ... for future retrieval through the proper channels” and eventually let “authorities access evidence.” The app creators believe a system in which only authorities can reach the data “eliminates most of these Courtesy of MCT Campus credibility questions and allows victims the peace of mind to know that and faculty were invited to discuss sampling, storytelling and music into reporting to authorities is fully within T Michael Boddie ways to increase multicultural an interactive and family-friendly their control.” @THEHUMANBODDIE knowledge and appreciation. event. “As a legal safeguard, the video USC’s 2016 Black History Month On Tuesday, the Koger Center for On Friday, the Columbia Museum record that the user creates is only celebration kicks off this week the Arts is hosting a performance of Art is exhibiting “REMIX: available through appropriate with traditional African American by Dance Theatre of Harlem. This Themes and Variations in African- authorities ... or by court order and is performances at the Koger Center dance company and academy is American Art.” The exhibit features never directly available to the user,” the and Tapp’s Art Center and an art known for its artistic interpretation visual art that, through the same creators said. exhibit at the Columbia Museum of of African American history through process that many musicians use The University of South Carolina Art. classical ballet. The event will be when remixing songs, is created as a already utilizes the Rave Guardian app, On Monday afternoon, “Empower held at 7 p.m. and tickets range from new way to express historical ideas. which allows students to call USCPD Lunch and Learn: Contemporary $20 to $40. USC’s 2016 Black History Month or 911 via the app and set safety timers and Historical Activism on College Thursday evening from 6 to 10 celebration will continue throughout that alert preset “guardians” if a user Campuses” was hosted by the Offi ce p.m., Tapp’s Art Center is hosting February, featuring a variety of doesn’t shut off the timer within the of Multicultural Student Affairs in “A Village and Then Some,” which events focused on diversity and set time. Russell House. At the lunch, students will incorporate traditional food cultural appreciation. Elections commission issues penalties for campaign violations Regan Freeman / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Emily Barber student, was charged with a on the website, which the half a point. support before campaigning @EMILYRISA total of three points for three Elections Commission Rogers, a third-year had offi cially begun. The post different violations. The decided was another form of management science student, from a campaign staff member Several student body Constitutional Council only early campaigning. The third was penalized two points was treated as a separate candidates — Cory Alpert, penalized him with one-half charge, for which Alpert total, one-and-a-half for charge because it reached an president; Dennzon Winley, point after his hearing on was assessed one-half point, campaigning and accepting independent audience from president; Stinson Rogers, Thursday. concerned intent to use donations prior to the Rogers’ post. treasurer — have been assessed On Wednesday, Jan. 17, a copyrighted or trademarked candidates’ meeting and one- In Rogers’ hearing on penalties following accusations member of the Senate Judiciary material. half point for a social media Wednesday, the Constitutional of campaign code violations. Committee reported Alpert to For the hearing, Alpert post about his campaign from Council affi rmed the Elections Campaign codes state that the Elections Commission for argued that he had not actively a campaign staff member. Commission’s decision to candidates are not allowed publishing his offi cial campaign posted or distributed the link On Saturday, Jan. 20, Rogers assess two penalty points. to campaign for the purpose website and accepting to his website. It was available posted on Facebook about Winley, a third-year of acquiring votes before the donations through it. The next only to USC students who were his campaign for treasurer. international studies student, official candidates’ meeting, day, Elections Commissioner already on Alpert’s campaign Although it was removed later, was penalized one-half of a which took place on Tuesday, Alexandra Badgett emailed staff. In reference to the the post was public for several point for changing his Twitter Jan. 26. Alpert to remind him that donations, Alpert stated that no hours and received signifi cant handle to “@Winley4Prez” on Penalties are issued in the the website was in violation of student outside the campaign attention online. Jan. 21, which the Elections form of points. If a candidate election codes about premature staff had contributed. On Sunday, Jan. 21, Rogers Commission decided was a receives five points during campaigning. Alpert was shown The Constitutional Council was cited for publishing an form of campaigning before the election season, he or to have received donations on affirmed the Elections active GoFundMe fundraising the offi cial candidates’ meeting. she is disqualified. The his website as early as Jan 4. Commission’s assessment of page. Prior to the candidates’ Winley did not fi le an appeal Constitutional Council decides Alpert was assessed one-and- a half-point for intent to use meeting, Rogers accumulated for the charges. any appeals brought forward a-half points for the premature copyrighted or trademarked about $100 through the The full opinions of the by candidates who have been launch of his website. He material. They reversed the website. The Elections Constitutional Council in the charged. was charged separately for a other two charges, leaving Commission interpreted this Alpert and Stinson hearings Alpert, third-year sociology “commit to vote” section Alpert with a total penalty of as a means of asking for voter will be available later this week. Tuesday, February 2, 2016 2 Study abroad stories: IF YOU LIKE I have arrived! Rachel Lunsford a delicious breakfast — attempt to get my metro card. @TDG_ARTS strawberry yogurt, toast with After no sleep in several days, blueberry jelly and fresh I thought the transportation After over 10 hours of fl ying cheese. I was starting to wake worker might as well have and countless hours of waiting, up. She told me how much she been speaking Mandarin. I was I finally made it to Madrid! I enjoys cooking and said we glad Francisco was there to walked out of the gate to fi nd could exchange recipes if I had translate. my host family — the mom, any favorites from the U.S. After a quick stop at the dad and little boy — excitedly The little boy, Isaiah, loves mall, we headed to church. Courtesy of MCT Campus waiting for me. I was so tired to sing and sang many different The church, Immanuel Baptist that I could barely think songs during breakfast. My Church, is an international (never pack the night before host mom, Maria, wanted church and home to members you leave for a four-month me to stay awake so I would from more than 50 different trip). My Spanish was probably get adjusted to Spain time. I countries. I really enjoyed the THEN TRY incoherent, but they smiled, tried; I really did. At about 3 Bible study and met a man kissed me on both cheeks and p.m. Spain time (9 a.m. South from Africa who works for the excitedly asked me questions. Carolina time), I realized there U.N., a native Spaniard and The dad videotaped me and was no way I could stay awake pastors who are from the U.S. the two-year-old boy as he any longer. I meant to sit down That one-hour nap was the excitedly pulled my hand and on the bed, but an hour later, only thing keeping me going tried to run in front of me to Maria was waking me up to eat at 8 p.m. the car. lunch. Meal times in Spain are I collapsed into bed when When we got to the very different from the U.S.