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HEAD Editors answer, see Page 4 Signing day 2015 Top number of recruits by state: 10 — Georgia 5 — South Carolina 3 — Florida 2 — Alabama, California, Kansas, Virginia 1 — Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri Jeff rey Davis / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Staley is new Graphic by Brittany Wilt & Grey Klein honorary sheriff in South Carolina town Basketball Times national signing day primer coach of the year, Olympic gold medal recipient and now, honorary Jalen Henry - 3 stars - linebacker 6’1”, 215 pounds deputy for the Richland County David Roberts (Foley, Alabama) Sheriff’s Department. @DAVIDJAYROBERTS Ulric Jones - 3 stars - defensive lineman 6’6”, 290 South Carolina women’s pounds (El Durado, Kansas) basketball coach Dawn Staley was Football recruiting rankings should be taken with a Christian Owens - 4 stars - tight end 6’5”, 205 recognized by Richland County grain of salt. pounds (Griffi n, Georgia) Sheriff Leon Lott Tuesday, when Perhaps a little more than a grain should be Sherrod Pittman - 4 stars - linebacker 6’0, 215 she was sworn in as an honorary prescribed when talking about the intentions of 17 pounds (Jacksonville, Florida) sheriff’s deputy after practice at and 18-year-old kids. Some recruits, as many of us Darin Smalls - 3 stars - Safety 5’11”, 182 pounds the Carolina Coliseum. saw Monday night with Arden Key, like to milk the (Summerville, South Carolina) “Staley has always been recruiting process for every drop of attention they can Jerad Washington - 3 stars - wide receiver 5’8”, 150 interested in law enforcement, get. Others, like four-star recruit Shameik Blackshear, pounds (Jacksonville, Florida) and this has become a way for her don’t even have a ceremony planned for Wednesday’s Dexter Wideman - 4 stars - defensive tackle 6’3”, to live out that dream and be a national signing day. 280 pounds (Camden, South Carolina) part of the sheriff department’s Before Feb. 4 nobody knows exactly where a recruit family,” Lott told WACH Fox will land. Recruiting analysts, fans and even some There are 21 other athletes who have not yet signed, News. players don’t know before the day when they fax in their but have given South Carolina verbal commitments. Staley’s impact reaches far letters of intent. Now, commitments are not as concrete as the word beyond the basketball court; Also, add the variable of a five-star recruit never suggests. The Gamecocks alone have had nine she founded The Dawn Staley quite living up to his expectations and it is impossible decommitments since its recruiting class was named Foundation in Philadelphia, to accurately grade a school’s recruiting class until four the third-best class in the nation early in 2014. Pennsylvania, an organization or fi ve years after the players sign. Ten recruits are from Georgia, while South Carolina that concentrates on providing But the Gamecocks have a head start on the process. ranks second with fi ve. Almost one-fourth of South academic and athletic advantages South Carolina has already enrolled seven athletes, Carolina’s 2014 team was comprised of athletes from to inner city girls. including the No. 1 junior college recruit in the nation Georgia. Of the 101 Gamecocks listed on the offi cial In 2013, she co-founded in defensive end Marquavius Lewis, who is rated as a roster, 25 hailed from the Peach State. INNERSOLE, which provides four-star recruit and received a 6.0 out of a possible 6.1 shoes to children who are rating from Rivals.com. homeless or in need. As of Feb. 3, South Carolina’s commits are listed in Others who arrived in January with Lewis are: the organization has donated over alphabetical order on page 2. Ernest Hawkins - 3 stars - linebacker 6’2”, 225 5,700 sneakers to children. pounds (Salinas, California) SEESIGNINGPAGE2 — Compiled by David Roberts, Sports Editor Source: Campus MovieFest Campus MovieFest 84 Graphic by Grey Klein applicants returns for fifth year 2012 Kasey Meredith can do it. And though it may @K_SEEEE seem intimidating, Campus MovieFest isn’t meant to be Campus MovieFest is back for seriously competitive. 44 the fifth year at USC, and student “Anything is a movie,” fi lmmakers are grabbing cameras and Searing said. “If you’ve shooting for top prizes. done a Vine, Snapchat As the world’s largest student fi lm story or taken a movie 2013 festival, Campus MovieFest hooks on your phone, you’re number of contestants up with fi lming equipment already a fi lmmaker.” and technical support for a week while It can be tough to judge 98 applicants 40 they make short fi lm entries. And this student fi lms, Searing said, film entries year’s prizes exceed all those from since it’s clear they’ve put in before — Western Digital is offering the work. Plus, every fi lm is a $10,000 Fan Choice Award and different from the one before. Elfenworks is offering up to $23,5000 Campus MovieFest offers many in cash prizing for films under the different categories to enter films Social Justice category. under, ranging from animated fi lms And on Tuesday, Students made to comedies and dramas, though 44 their way to the Russell House comedies and dramas tend to Ballroom to pick up a variety of fi lm be the more popular genre 2014 equipment to start producing five submissions, according to minute movies to work until the Searing. collection period on Monday, Feb. 9. Campus MovieFest will be “In the past, Campus MovieFest at rolling out the red carpet Campus USC has been a great success, and we for the finale, Thursday, feel a lot of really talented fi lmmakers Feb. 12 in the Russell MovieFest come from USC,” said Jessi Searing, House Ballroom, to screen Campus MovieFest Promotions entries and announce the Manager. four winning fi lms. turnout at And Campus MovieFest is not 133 just for film students — anyone applicants USC 2 Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Editor-in-Chief HANNAH JEFFREY Bill to allow bystanders to save children Managing Editor SAMANTHA LOCKWOOD Online Editor KATIE COLE South Carolina’s House has proposed a bill that would allow bystanders to save children Design Director BRITTANY WILT and disabled adults trapped in cars without consequences, The State reported. Special Sections Director Since 1997, 10 South Carolina children have died due to being left unattended in KELLY VILLWOCK Copy Desk Chiefs overheating cars. Nationwide, 31 children died last year — three were from South DREW MUELLER Carolina. MARY KATE GARMIRE EMILY READY South Carolina already has a “Good Samaritan” law that protects those who help Photo Editors accidents or fi re victims from lawsuits. KAMILA MELKO Rep. Bill Sandifer said that while the “Good Samaritan” law protects assisting others, HANNAH CLEAVELAND News Editors the new proposal would stop lawsuits based on property damage created when rescuing LAUREN SHIRLEY a child or disabled adult. MADELEINE COLLINS Features Editor The proposal was unanimously approved in the House’s labor, commerce and industry LOIS CARLISLE committee on Tuesday. It will soon be brought to the House fl oor. Arts & Culture Editors BELVIN OLASOV — Madeleine Collins, News Editor ERIKA RYAN Opinion Editor BEN CRAWFORD Deputies chase convict after Sports Editor DAVID ROBERTS suspected drug deal Assistant Photo Editor Interim Student Media Director CODY SCOGGINS SARAH SCARBOROUGH Assistant Design Director Business Manager BIANCA CORREA KRISTINE CAPPS Stephen Earl Wood Jr., a convicted felon, led Kershaw County deputies on a high speed Arts Design Director Creative Director GREY KLEIN EDGAR SANTANA chase late Monday night, the State reported. Sports Design Director Production Manager Wood and Dustin Lee Blair, 26, were stopped a street light for a while, prompting a RACHAEL MCGAHEE DEGAN CHEEK Assistant Opinion Editor Creative Services deputy to notice them. Blair left the car to close the trunk, and dropped what appeared BEN TURNER ASHLEY CROMPTON to be a package of drugs. Assistant Sports Editors RANNAH DERRICK BRENNAN DOHERTY LINA LEGARE The deputy turned on his lights, and Blair escaped to the woods across the street, while KELLI CALDWELL KODY KRATZER Wood engaged the offi cer in a car chase. Social Media Director Student Advertising Manager Wood sped toward US-1, at times crossing into the wrong lane. Wood ultimately lost MATT MCBREEN AMBER GRANT Copy Editors Advertising Representatives control of the vehicle and wrecked. Wood was arrested for failure to stop for police and DEBBIE CLARK, CHELSEA MORRIS, DAVID CHEETHAM, THOMAS driving without a license. KELLY ELLIOTT, KEVIN KEATING, DIGENNARO, MICHELE DRESSLER, MADELEINE VATH, MARY HINNANT, DREW HART, IAN PEACOCK, ERIN Woods is being held at the Kershaw County Detention Center, where he awaits a bond SETH ISMAIL, RANA SOBEIH O’CONNELL, HOLLY HEATON, WRIGHT hearing. No charges were fi led against Blair because drugs were not found at the scene. 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