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Thomson expansion moves ahead
Increase in student health fees funds project, footage and centralizing services.
officials say additional square footage needed “You’ve got a 40,000-square-foot Thomson Student
Health Center that was built in the early ’70s for a certain
population, and that population is much bigger now,”
Ryan Quinn Walton said.
RQUINN@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM The current building was built in 1972, when USC’s
enrollment was 24,381. The current head count is 30,715.
USC has saved $12.7 million for a 60,000-square-foot, The joint bond review committee approved the expansion
$26.7 million expansion to the Thomson Student Health last week, and it is expected to receive final approval from
Center, Chief Financial Officer Ed Walton said at Friday’s the state Budget and Control Board Thursday. Walton
board of trustees retreat. expects the project to be completed in three years.
Student health fees will fund half of the expansion, and The five-story expansion, which will be a separate
a renovation reserve fee will pay the rest. Health fees have building adjacent to the current building, will take student
risen $30 from $140 to $169 in the past six years, and $23 of mental health and counseling services out of the Byrnes
that increase is devoted to the project. Students already pay Building as well as some portion of the Campus Wellness
the renovation reserve fee, which will not increase. staff, said Nicole Carrico, public relations coordinator for
USC officials and students say the project is necessary Student Health Services.
to serve a larger student population by expanding square THOMSON ● 2
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Wright vetoes
organization
funding bill
SG president concerned
about unspent money
Josh Dawsey
JDAWSEY@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM
USC’s Student Senate will take a second
look at its annual budget tonight after
Student Body President Joe Wright vetoed
a first version passed by the body last week.
The move, which some saw as a drastic
surprise, came because of how Student
Government funds student organizations.
OCCUPIERS
SG doles out about $185,000 raised from
student activity fees to student organizations
each year, supporting conferences, travel,
PROTEST
activities, retreats and meetings of all
sorts. A nd though sometimes almost
100 organizations fight for the funds —
WALMART
requesting more than double than what is
actually available — tens of thousands of
dollars are often left unused at the end of
each year.
This year, 92 organizations asked for
about $355,000 in the year’s fi rst funding
session. SG allocates money twice a year, Protesters march from
and only about $100,000 was available in the Statehouse to City Hall
first session.
SG off icials and Wright want t hat to oppose retail chain
changed, but how to do so has left them
somewhat at odds. Wright wants the Senate Derek Legette
finance committee, which controls all NEWS@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM
allocations, to consider more historical data
when deciding who gets what. Wright said
Columbia Cit y Cou ncil
organizations that consistently leave money
originally wasn’t going to talk
on the table that they’re allotted shouldn’t
Tu e s d a y e v e n i n g a b o u t t h e
be given money they are likely to waste; too
p r o s p e c t s of a ne w Wa l m a r t
many others could use the money, he said.
downtown.
“I just couldn’t sign a document that
But t he 50 or so O c c upy
I didn’t agree wit h,” Wright said. “I
Columbia protesters who marched
campaigned on fiscal principles.”
from the Statehouse to City Hall
But Sen. Coy Gibson, chair of the Senate
while chanting and beating drums
finance committee, said the organization
peacefully persuaded them to alter
already looks at historical trends. He agrees
the agenda. The protesters wanted Photos by Brian Almond / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
with Wright that all money isn’t currently
to explain why they do not want
being spent and the process is broken on Occupy Columbia Protesters marched up Main Street, chanting anti-Walmart
the retailer building an outlet on
some levels, but Gibson said SG will soon slogans and beating drums. The movement rarely backs a single cause.
the site of Capital City Stadium on
start a Redistribution Fund, where money
Assembly Street.
not spent by organizations in the semester environment, local businesses and reelected if it were to be built.
The council decided to let a few
is put back into a pot for others to request. the community overall. “Colu mbia has a problem
members of the Occupy group have
Four senators voted against the budget “I’m telling you this will not ret a i n i ng you ng t a lent ,” s a id
their say. Each said that building a
last week. f ly with us,” said one protester. O c c u p y C olu m b i a o r g a n i z e r
Walmart near f lood-susceptible
He added that he would see to it Tr av i s Bl a nd . “ D e velopi n g a
Rock y Branch Creek and local
Comments on this story? personally that they would not get
stores would be unfriendly to the OCCUPY ● 4
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Washington Post columnist talks religion
E.J. Dionne speaks on campus about Dionne, a political analyst, former New York Times Department of Religious Studies. The lecture series
role of faith in partisan politics Vatican correspondent, unabashed Roman Catholic and was founded in honor of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin,
liberal and author of “Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith a Columbia native and former USC student who went
and Politics after the Religious Right,” has spent the on to become Archbishop of Chicago, head of the
Kathryn Kranjc majority of his career in close proximity with moral Catholic Conference’s Committee on War and Peace,
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debate and politics. and founder of the Common Ground Initiative , a
His address to an audience of approximately movement to foster interfaith communication on and
Appropriately falling on the Roman Catholic
200 students and faculty in the Capstone Campus understanding the role of religion in politics.
observance of A ll Saints Day, Washington Post
room , entitled “Reweaving the Seamless Garment: Today’s cross-partisan conversations often skirt
columnist E.J. Dionne visited USC Tuesday Night to
Cardinal Bernardin’s Living Legacy to American the roughest political issues, but Bernardin “was up
discuss the life and lessons of a devout priest, archbishop
Public Life,” was the 12th annual event in the Joseph
and local pioneer for morality in the public. DIONNE ● 4
Cardinal Bernardin Lecture Series, sponsored by the
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Green Quad hosts food activist THOMSON ● Cont. from 1
“It wou ld be easier
to prescribe and deliver
health care holistically
McHenry uses McHen r y detailed aw a y a n y w a y a nd I f r iend s a nd 70 men Sustainable Carolina i f it wer e a l l i n o ne
from a nearby homeless about having McHenry
soup to protest t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n’s
colorf ul h istor y and
brought it to housing
projects in Boston.” shelter demonstrated by speak this past August.
building,” Carrico said.
Student Health
War on Terror explosive growt h W hen McHenr y handing out free soup “ We t hought t hat Services saw a total of
f rom what began saw an opulent glass to anyone who wanted he s ou nde d l i k e a n 51,000 patient and client
Amand Coyne
NEWS@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM with his observations building only a block it while also providing i nt er e s t i n g s p e a k er businesses last academic
of incredible waste as away from these literat ure promoting who’d bring up a lot year and 35,000 in the
a produce worker at a housing projects that peace and advocating of issues around food Thomson St udent
K e i t h M c H e n r y, “commercial organic held a major missile- “to change society so a nd ac t i v i s m ,” s a id Health Center building
co -fou nder of Food store” in Boston. de sig n i ng compa ny, no one has to stand in Sustainable Carolina alone.
Not Bombs , a “non- “I saw that we were the idea for Food Not line at a food bank.” A s sist a nt Di rec tor Carrico said t he
v iolent direct act ion throwing out a lot of Bombs was born. Fast-forward to 2011 Jason Craig . “ We’re bu i ld i ng si mply isn’t
o r g a n i z a t i o n” t h a t f o o d t h at w o u ld n’t Food Not Bomb s’ and Food Not Bombs interested in promoting designed for the scope
protests war and last more than a few f i r st demon st r at ion chapters are currently anyone who wants to or t ype of health care
distributes free days in a customer’s was outside of a major serving over 1,000 cities ask questions about the Student Health Services
vegetarian and vegan refrigerator or apples Boston bank, the board worldw ide a nd have sustainability of how we now provides.
meals to people across t h a t w e r e n’t q u i t e members of which also extended their efforts do things, how we feed The bu ild i ng was
the globe, spoke at the ap ple - s h ap e d a nd I sat on t he boards of to providing affordable ourselves and how we orig inally bu ilt as an
Green Quad Learning thought, ‘This is such weapons companies to housing to the homeless take care of ourselves as infirmary for overnight
Center Tuesday night a shame! We have so which the bank loaned and, most notably our community.” stays . Carrico’s off ice
in an event sponsored much food that could money. a nd cont rover sia l ly, W hen approached and others on the fourth
by Sustainable be eaten but we can’t “We decided to make demonstrating against by Food Not Bombs floor still contain beds,
C a r o l i n a , S t u d e nt s s e l l it ! ’ ” M c H e n r y a big pot of soup and the War on Terror. The Columbia, Sustainable places for drapes, a sink,
Advocating a Greener said. “So, I asked my demonstrate outside of group and McHenr y Ca rol i na con nec ted a shower and a toilet.
Env iron ment a nd super visor if I could the bank during a board himself have both been the group with SAGE The building’s init ial
Columbia’s own Food have all of the food that meet i ng,” McHen r y reportedly put on the a nd ot her st udent design limits its square
Not Bombs chapter. was going to be thrown sa id. He a long w it h FBI terror watch list. organizations in order footage.
“I’ve probably to arrange the event. “We struggle to find
been arrested fewer “Little did we know places to store tables,
t ha n 20 0 t i mes for that it would coincide chairs and tents — things
handing out f ree w it h t he Occupy we use to do outreach,”
food,” said McHenry movement,” said Lisa Carrico said.
with a chuckle. Since Roberts of Food Not Carrico also said there
the group first took Bombs Columbia, were struct ural issues
hold in San Francisco wh ich she fou nded with the building.
i n 1988 , Food Not w it h US C s t ude nt s T he A c c r e d it at io n
Bombs members have in 2002 “with pots on Association for
been arrested at many the ground of Finlay A mbu lator y Hea lt h
of t he protests t hat Park.” The group has Care reaccredits Student
t hey supply food to been prov iding food Health Ser vices ever y
for distributing food to Occupy Columbia t hree years. W hen
without a permit. protesters throughout A A A HC reaccredited
T hough Food the occupation. Student Health Services
Not B o m b s’ r e a c h “ Si nc e O c t . 15, in September, it received
has spread since its every meal for perfect marks except on
f irst demonst rat ion t hose occupy ing t he its facility.
31 y e a r s a g o , t h e Statehouse has been S t a c e y B r a d l e y,
organization still uses provided by Food Not associate vice president
the same methods. Bombs,” she said. for ad m i n ist rat ion,
“Most of the A s a “ hu g e said the last f ive
food t hat we use is percentage,” according reaccreditation reports
re c overed ; we t a l k to McHenry, of Food h a v e n o t e d t h at t h e
to g rocer y stores, Not Bombs’ supporters size and design of the
produce markets, are college students or building are lacking.
bakeries, et cetera and college-aged, Roberts “When your office is
Andrew Askins / THE DAILY GAMECOCK see if we can have the said Food Not Bombs your exam room, you
The organization Food Not Bombs Columbia provided food for the guests of Keith food that they don’t Columbia is looking to only have some much
McHenry’s lecture in Green Quad. McHenry is a co-founder of the organization. use,” said McHenry, move its meeting place f lex ibi l it y i n ser v i ng
who went on to state to a n a rea closer to students,” Bradley said.
that 40 percent of the campus. Brad ley added t hat
developed world’s food “We need to be out seven out of 10 students
is discarded before it i n t he publ ic where who leave college cite
r e a c h e s t h e t a b le . people will walk by,” health-related issues, and
“The idea is to spend Rober t s ex pla i ned. thus a new building was
as little as possible; “We want to make it so important from a student
this should be more students can get retention standpoint.
something that people involved.” Walton said the plan
of e ver y e conom ic Fo o d No t B o m b s for a new student health
background can do, Colu mbia is already center began as a student
and it’s really amazing quite successful. This initiative. Jerry Brewer,
how much food you p a s t Su nd a y, it f e d associate vice president
can get.” about 200 homeless. for student affairs , said
Food Not Bombs’ St udent G over n ment
C olu mbi a c h apt er, issued a su r vey a nd
which feeds the report on the issue and
com mu n it y ever y Comments on this story? passed a resolution in
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originally approached news USC is also
consider i ng a second
phase of t he projec t ,
i n wh ich t he c u r rent
Thomson St udent
Healt h Center wou ld
be razed or renovated to
become a 54,000-square-
fo ot f ac i l it y. I n t h at
scena r io, t he projec t
cost would jump to $45.5
million.
The second phase has
yet to receive approval,
and Walton estimated
h e w o n ’t k n o w t h e
possibility of the second
phase until phase one
is almost done, t hree
years from now. Carrico
said renovating instead
of razing t he cu rrent
facility would not be cost
eff icient. She said the
probability of phase two
was higher before the
recession hit.
“Pla ns have been
scaled back ,” Carrico
said.
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OCCUPY ● Cont. from 1 pick w in ners and losers,” businesses!” show support, while others Ha k im is concer ned by
Benjamin said. Some of them wore anti- beeped so they could move the Supreme Court’s 2010
la rge box- cha i n t he siz e Occupy Columbia, which Walmart yellow vests, taken out the way. C it i z e n s Un it e d r u l i n g,
of Walmart would detract has been camping on t he f r o m p r e v io u s Wa l m a r t A s t hey boisterously wh ich cr it ics say enables
t hat yout h. We have t he S t at e h o u s e g r o u n d s f o r protests, that parodied the boycotted Walmart, Victor super pol it ical act ion
opportunit y of developing nearly three weeks now and retailer’s blue vests. Others Ward of Columbia countered com m it tees to t a ke i n
something unique . . . such as recently merged with Occupy b e at k it c h e n s p o o n s o n by saying “Y’all give me a unlimited amounts of money
a community center.” Charleston , demonstrated a buckets to amp up their noise job then!” The former New from donors.
M ayor Steve Benja m i n clear objective through its with defacto drums. York resident said Walmart “It’s really not OK with
responded by say ing cit y march — breaking the norm “We try to be resourceful provides cheaper prices and me giving people with lots
officials will further discuss of broad, vag ue dema nds as we ca n be,” said Jared jobs, whereas local businesses and lots of money the ability
the matter before mak ing from Occupy movements all Marr, a third-year political are not cheap and are not to i nf luence campaig ns,”
fi nal decisions. over the world. science student. hiring. Hakim said.
“ I ’m g o i n g t o a s k t he “ We w a n t t o s h o w They received m i xed “ I r e s p e c t t he s e s m a l l Hak im likes the idea of
cit y cou ncil a nd t he cit y ou r d iscontent w it h a ny reviews from bystanders who businesses, but not everyone Occupy Columbia’s broad
manager to engage in some development that can hurt saw them pass. can afford them and people goals a nd t h in k s t hat
various conversations with local busi nesses or ou r “I think they’re exercising need jobs,” Ward said. diversit y is crucial for the
the prospective developer,” communit y, especially the t h e i r F i r s t A m e n d m e nt Still, Occupy Columbia’s movement.
Benjamin said. p r o p o s e d Wa l m a r t ne a r rights,” said Larry Campbell ultimate goal remains blurry. “If we had one specif ic
Benjamin said the Rocky Branch,” Bland said of Nashville. “A nd I don’t United Methodist minister goal that did not agree with
concerns were valid, and that r ight before ra l ly i ng t he think they have a real clear and protestor John Culp of e ver yone, we’d lose t hat
city council wanted to make protestors to march. message yet.” Columbia said he’s worried support,” he said. “We need
sure that their policies are The people t rooped As they strolled by a Chick- about employment. to keep this generalized.”
consensus of the city. down Main Street fervently Fil-A, one of its employees “I care about t he poor.
“ We don’t get i nto t he chanting “We don’t want no stood out the door, watching S out h Ca rol i n a’s a p o or
habit of setting things on Walmart in our city’s heart,” and applauding them. state,” Culp said. Comments on this story?
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to something ver y
different,” Dionne said.
“He was willing to be
controversial, willing to
stir up arguments, willing
to challenge everyone on
every side to take their
own words seriously.”
Suc h c o nt rover s i a l
issues ranged from
abort ion to econom ic
social justice, all of which,
Dionne insisted, have
moral repercussions that
can neither be denied nor
isolated by any party.
“I like to say t hat I
prove that I am Catholic
by asser t i ng t hat t he
Church’s job is to make
all of us feel guilty about
s o m e t h i n g,” D i o n n e
contended. “It challenges
conser vatives to think
about t he poor, about
econom ic i njust ice,
ab out ou r t r e at me nt
of i m m ig ra nt s, about
t he deat h pena lt y. It
challenges l iberals to
t hink more about t he
implications of abortion
and assisted suicide and to
see that if strong families
depend on social justice,
then social justice depends
on strong families.”
A c t i ve de vot ion t o
s o c i a l a nd e c o no m ic
justice without
condescension was
Bernardin’s philosophy
throughout his ministry.
Two years after being
elevated to Cardinal, he
established a task force
to determine how t he
Archdiocese could better
take care of those affected
by AIDS. During his end-
of-life battle with cancer,
he b eg a n e f f or t s f or
another ministry for those
affected by the disease.
“His hallmark was his
ef fort to reach across
political and religious
lines to battle moralism,
which is different from
morality,” Dionne said.
“The moralistic person
may take a position on
something with a sense
of superiority, but a truly
moral person looks first
at themselves and makes
the case that this is for the
common good.”
First-year advertising
st udent Jorda n Dick s
apprec iated Dion ne’s
reconciliation of Christian
morality and politics.
“The media doesn’t
like to portray Christians
as prog ressive, so it’s
interesting to hear from
educated Cat holics of
more liberal subgroups,”
Dicks said.
Second-year classics
student A xton Crolley,
howe v e r, r e m a i ne d
skept ica l of Dion ne’s
vague conclusion on the
role of religion in political
disputes.
“I think it’s just another
e x pre s s ion of l ib er a l
feel-good ideas and over-
simplification of serious
issues, designed to be fuel
for religious plurality,”
Crolley said.
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right deserve more
New health center It’s no secret that the university
has been tightening its budget.
With that comes an increased
right for university importance for critical judgment
when deciding where to allocate
The university will be investing millions to those funds.
construct a new health center for its students
and faculty, replacing a building that predates
Cain flaws difficult to overcome Consider: What is
the organization
most students and in some cases professors The Cain campaign has since fired doing for the
as well. The $26.7 million project is set to GOP candidate doomed back saying the “media have begun Un iversit y of
debut within three in general election to launch unsubstantiated personal South Carolina?
“A portion of years, increasing attacks on Cain.” The Cain campaign T he USC
the building the capabilities of
T he r ace for t he Republ ic a n
did not, however, deny the claims. Ryan A t h l e t i c s
on campus health Ju st t h i n k how for mer Sout h Celley Depa r t ment —
will be funded assistance for the president ial candidac y is in f ull
Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s “hike Third-year bet ween coaches
swing, with Herman Cain and Mitt business student
by the student growing university on the Appalachian Trail” hurt his salaries and student
Romney tied at the top. No one really
population. credibilit y w it h Sout h Carolina athlete scholarships
health fee, Something
knows who is going to win the fi rst
voters; the story undoubtably hurts — has a sizable budget invested
primaries and caucuses, but the race
which has c o m m o n l y
is truly up for grabs.
Cain’s campaign, and it is just another in it, and many would argue that
been steadily overlooked during reason this man should not be our this is for a good reason. These
This really scares me.
periods of expansion president. programs allow the school to
increasing in If Republicans still really want to
is the surrounding Herman Cain is also famous for showcase the great talents its
elect Cain to represent them, they
recent years.” i n f r a s t r u c t u r e really do have another thing coming
his 9-9-9 Plan that would raise the students possess.
t o s upp or t s uc h sales tax to a flat 9 percent as well W hen deter m i n i ng wh ich
to them.
growth. as corporate and income taxes . He groups deserve a larger slice of
First, Cain served as chairman of
So after years of record freshman class claims his plan would strengthen our the student organization budget,
t he Federal Reser ve
sizes we’re glad to see the university planning economy and cut federal revenues, this effect should carry a large
Bank of Kansas City in
to improve the health support systems for but his highly touted “’rithmetic” is and similar amount of weight.
the early 1990s , under
future students. The existing center, built wrong. For instance, the USC Mock
then–Federal Reserve
in 1972, has long since exceeded its stay, and The burden of t he increase in Trial program has demonstrated
Chairman Alan
while there’s nothing notably wrong with the national sales tax would fall directly its talents time and time again,
Greenspan. He defends
current Thomson Student Health Center, on the middle and lower class because y e t it s t i l l r e m a i n s v a s t l y
the institution to this
a new one will certainly help propel the they have less money to buy food and underfunded. There is a trophy
Stephen day and insists that an
university to the top of the SEC conglomerate. other necessities. Raising taxes on case in the Honors Residence
Barry audit is not necessary
The increased size of the new health center any group of individuals is inherently Hall dedicated to their numerous
Second-year because t he Federa l
will compensate for the increased class sizes, Broadcast wrong, especially if it’s a tax on what achievements. Despite this, the
Reserve is not hiding
while also allowing the various divisions of journalism middle and lower income Americans team only received 12 percent of
student anything.
health, such as the mental health center, to need. the funds they requested.
However, 75 percent
be combined into a single building rather He has also issued blanket criticism Meanwhile, other organizations
of Americans insist that the Federal
than scattered across campus. These common of the Wall Street protestors, telling have confessed to using hundreds
Reserve be audited. This is probably
sense moves are certainly welcome, and we’re them to go get a job and marginalizing of fund dollars merely for pizza
because what the Fed did during our
glad the university recognizes this need and their message. This ignorance and parties or overly elaborate awards
financial crisis in 2009, giving $9
is moving forward to provide the necessary marginalization of a large group of ceremonies. This is in addition to
trillion dollars in overnight loans
additions. Americans is unpresidential. This the questionable thousands spent
to t he world’s biggest f i na ncial
A portion of the building will be funded by coupled with some of his anti-Islamic by Carolina Productions to bring
institutions , something the Wall
the student health fee, which has been steadily com ment s is t roubl i ng to most a handful of arguably washed-up
Street protesters should be most upset
increasing in recent years. And while we may American voters. and mediocre acts each year.
about. Since the Federal Reserve
balk at first — any significant use of student Ca i n has g iven no reason for It is important now more than
system is one of our problems, the
funds raises an eyebrow or two — we realize R e publ ic a n s t o c ho o s e h i m t o ever for our student government
fact that Cain vehemently defends it
that a health center is something we can all represent them. There are so many to comb through the spending
to this day is scary.
appreciate and benefit from, unlike some things wrong with how he has run w it h a n o v e rl y s c r u p u lo u s
Today, Cain is having to answer
building projects (we’re looking at you, Darla). his campaign and so many character eye. Senators, Congressmen,
questions first raised by Politico
As we move forward we hope the new flaws that if he were to represent the Students, ask not what you can do
about two alleged sexual harassment
center will continue to bring a healthier Republican Party, there is no chance for the student organization; ask
cases while he was the head of the
community to Carolina, one that keeps our he could defeat President Barack what the student organization can
National Restaurant Association .
coughs suppressed and the annual flu at bay. Obama. do for you.
Vehicles no longer icon of American culture
machine Dad seemingly adores. with them. I love exotics for their craftsmanship,
Shift in national interests means So instead of growing up dreaming of the beauty and soul they embody. I love the cars that
Generation Y less likely to buy cars day we’ll purchase our own very first car, we’ve have been run into the ground, so old and with
become a generation that dreams of the ver y so many miles that keeping one running feels like
Last year a report was released stating that our next tech gadget — be it an iPhone, maintaining a relationship with a temperamental
generation — Generation Y — is becoming less iPod, Android or laptop, relegating woman. I even love, though I bite my tongue to
and less inclined to purchase cars for a variety of the image of a car to simply another say so, hybrid electric cars, as they pave the way for
reasons. While it may be that most cars have been appliance. the cars of the future on the cutting edge of what’s
labeled as the polluters of the world, it’s important But to Americans, cars are more technologically possible.
to remember just how iconic the automobile is to t h a n a not her appl i a nc e i n t he For most of our generation, a car will be the
American life. It’d be a shame, and quite the wound household. They’re enablers, allowing largest purchase they make behind a house and an
to Classic Americana, for cars to die out as a staple Kevin us to go any where the road leads education, so why not let it say something?
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“The term ‘serious actor’ is kind of an oxymoron, isn’t it?
Like ‘Republican party’ or ‘airplane food.’”
— Johnny Depp
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 6
Death of Paris invites fan connection
Local band hosts anniversary remix Combined with the perfectly paced vocals, it will prove prize pack with a Death of Paris T-shirt, buttons, a CD,
competition with ‘Connect the Dots’ an interesting challenge for aspiring DJs.
“We chose ‘Connect the Dots’ because at its core it is
a signed poster and a free ticket to any of their shows.
“There is really no set thing we will be looking for
Sydney Patterson a very simple song with a great progression and a great when selecting our winner,” Arambula said. “So far,
SPATTERSON@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM hook,” Arambula said. “What makes the song is when some of the early admissions have been disco, house,
all the elements combine. So we wanted to see what electro and dubstep-themed which is great because
Death of Paris, a Columbia-based electronic pop- others could do when they rearranged the parts.” the remixers are taking our song into different musical
rock band, has set themselves apart with their extensive Stems for the remixes can be found at w w w. territories. Ultimately, we just want the ‘WOW’
efforts to be involved with their fans and the music soundcloud.com/deathofparis/sets/connect-the-dots- factor to come in. We want to listen to the track and
scene in and around Columbia and South Carolina. remix, and contestants can use all of the parts of collectively say ‘Wow, this is really good.’”
Since they released their debut album Oct. 22 of last the song, or just use Jayna Doyle’s vocal track to As for the song’s inclusion on Death of Paris’s next
year, they’ve toured nearly relentlessly, including a stop create a whole new version of the song. Entries can CD, Arambula was unsure. “There is talk among us
for a show at USC’s Welcome Back Concert in August. be submitted via Death of Paris’s Soundcloud group that the remix winners may be included on a future
For the one-year anniversary of their fi rst album, at www.soundcloud.com/death-of-paris-connect-the- release, but for now we aren’t sure,” he said. “We do
they’re inviting fans to remix the track “Connect the dots-remix-competition/dropbox, and are due Dec. 5. know that once voting begins, each of the remixes
Dots,” off that debut as part of their Connect the Dots “Though the deadline is a month away, we are will receive a heavy push from us as well as from the
Remix Competition. hoping we get some good Columbia and USC student remixers themselves to get the songs heard as much as
The remixing process is something co-founder and remixers to submit,” Arambula said. “So far we have they can.”
keyboardist Blake Arambula knows a lot about, since submissions from Spain, Canada, Germany, the U.K. Death of Paris is planning to get back into the studio
he’s a professional DJ for an Irmo-based company and Prague, but we want to see Columbia represented in the spring, after almost a year of recovering from
called SoundQuest. His experience will definitely come as well.” their tours and writing. “We felt like we wrote some
into play when judging others’ efforts, he said. Voting will begin Dec. 6, and the remix with the really great songs on the last album, and the new one
“Being a DJ, I’ve always loved searching music blogs most listens will win the “popular vote” portion of the will have to outdo them, so there is a lot of pressure to
for new remixes of songs,” Arambula said. “I am really contest. Death of Paris’s members will also choose their work on making the songs the best we can,” Arambula
intrigued with how people can take the individual favorite mix, and the winners of both categories will said.
elements of the songs, or stems, and rearrange them be announced Jan. 1. Each winner will
while adding their own spin ... I knew we h ad receive a $50 cash prize and a Comments on this story?
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others would fare with our music in
their hands for a change.”
The track is highly conducive to
the remixing process, with
its energetic, irregular
beats and synth-laden riffs.
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Opera takes stage with two one-acts
‘Old Maid and Thief,’ ‘The for both productions. previously worked for Spoleto and also
Medium’ come to Drayton Hall “The Old Maid and the Thief” and plays Monica in “The Medium.”
“The Medium” each have “something Oenbrink got her very fi rst role in
Erin Shaw for everybody” he said, with the first seventh grade with Spoleto.
MIX@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM being somewhat of a slapstick romantic “Gian Carlo and I have a history,”
comedy and the latter a supernatural she said.
If you’ve never been to an opera thriller. In addition to her connection with
or never thought you’d like it, now is What’s also special about the two the composer, Oenbrink connects
your chance to prove yourself wrong. shows is that they are products of to her character Monica in “The
Opera at USC will be performing two composer Gian Carlo Menotti, an Medium,” where she helps a woman
shows, “The Old Maid and the Thief” Italian-American who brought the named Madame Flora cheat her clients
and “The Medium,” at Drayton Hall Spoleto Festival to Charleston, S.C. through faked séances.
Theatre Nov. 4–6. The Spoleto Festival was modeled “It is a very interesting opera; it’s Courtesy of The Rum Diary
“If you take all the emotion from after the Festival of Two Worlds in dark” Oenbrink said. Johnny Depp (right) plays a reporter named
a movie and triple it, (that’s opera),” Spoleto, Italy, and is now one of the “A lot of people think of operas as Kemp who moves to Puerto Rico for a job.
said Alex Cammarota, a second-year country’s premiere celebrations of the being long and tragic and not based on
graduate student pursuing a master’s
degree in music in opera theatre.
Cammarota has been with Opera
performing arts.
“Gia n Carlo Menot t i is really
important to the state,” said Caitlyn
one story line, and ‘The Medium’ is
very eerie, but the plot is never boring
at any point. It’s also in English, which
‘Rum Diary’
at USC for two seasons and is the
assistant director and stage manager
O e nbr i n k , a f ou r t h-ye a r vo c a l
p e r f o r m a n c e s t u d e nt w h o h a s
is great, so everyone can understand it.”
“The Old Maid and the Thief” is
also in English but is a more light-
good, not great
hearted show.
The plot centers around a woman Novel-turned-film plays on
and her housemaid, who take in a name, uses vivid setting
wanderer suspected of being a thief.
In an effort to make him stay, the two Neal Hughes
lonely women begin stealing from the NHUGHES@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM
town to get him whatever he wants,
B
t hus incit ing more mayhem a nd
rumors. “The Rum Diary”
Jared Ice, a post-graduate pursuing NOW IN THEATERS
an artist diploma in opera theatre at
USC, plays “Bob,” the thief. Director: Bruce
“‘The Old Maid and the Thief’ is Robinson
a very real and even Southern type of
comedy. I think it’s really a situation- Starring: Johnny Depp,
type comedy that will speak to people Giovanni Ribisi, Aaron Eckhart
in the area,” Ice said. “Both [shows]
are great starter operas for people who Rating: R for language, brief
haven’t seen operas before.” drug use and sexuality
The two one-act shows combine
to create a relatively short evening,
If one were to play a drinking game
only 2 hours and 15 minutes with
with the “The Rum Diary” (and believe
intermission. They will run Friday,
me, someone will) that involved taking a
Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 5, at 7:30
drink every time someone on screen did,
p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 6, at 3 p.m. at
one’s liver would shrivel and die faster
Drayton Hall Theatre.
than Lindsay Lohan’s career.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for
Alcohol is more than a reoccurring
seniors, USC faculty and military and
subject matter in the film; it has gotten its
$5 for students with identification.
SAG card and become an actual character.
“The Rum Diary” is Bruce Robinson’s
fourth film, a director who already
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gorgeous visual treat. Thompson’s stream of CHANTECAILLE NARS TARTE
garnered cult acclaim
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with his fantastically and FRESH MOLTON BROWN ART OF SHAVING
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brutally funny debut film
pairs a nostalgic feel with The film moves very
“Withnail & I” (1987).
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So, naturally, merging
engaging locations. f lirts with dragging. It
Robinson’s background
The film does will definitely fall into the
with excessive substance
a n excel lent job of cult category because it’s
abuse and peculiar
transferring the viewer fairly odd and the humor
narratives with Hunter
into the setting. With is not obvious like most
S. Thompson — the man
such a visually stimulating mainstream comedies,
who literally wrote the
film, Depp’s subtle and and t hat’s most likely
book on substance abuse
understated film provides where it belongs.
and the bizarre — is one
a nice foil. Admittedly, it “The Rum Diary” does
of t he better pairings
was slightly bizarre to see a good job overcoming its
Holly wood could have
Depp portray Thompson imperfections and is one
provided.
in a nearly opposite light of the better comedies of
With that being said,
than he did in “Fear and the year. Unfortunately,
“The Rum Diary” does
Loathing in Las Vegas” it is a film that requires
not reach its potential
(1998). But I do realize mu lt iple v iew i ng s to
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USC set to start SEC tournament
Women’s soccer looks “I’m honored to have my name next
to it, but it’s an award that I share
to add to historic season with everyone in our staff and our
program,” Smith said. “It’s because of
Ryan Velasquez the players and the success they’ve had
RVELASQUEZ@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM on and off the field and all the support
I get as a head coach. It’s definitely not
just my award.”
South Carolina’s women’s soccer
Grimsley was also familiar with her
team enters the week with the title of
award, earning the same honor for her
SEC champion to its name.
efforts in 2010. Claiming the title of
Now it will attempt to do so once
best offensive player for the second
more as it prepares to open the 2011
straight year with six goals and eight
SEC Tournament tonight in Orange
assists in conference play, Grimsley
Beach, Ala., as the No. 1 overall seed
said it’s an achievement she’s proud to
against No. 8 seed Alabama.
have.
The G amecock s enter t he
“It’s everything to me,” Grimsley
tournament fresh off a record-setting
said. “It’s tough going in and playing
weekend that saw them claim their
teams, getting respect from people
first regular season conference title
and if you make an impact in the game
with their first-ever win at Florida,
having them turn around and say, `We
an achievement coach Shelley Smith
think you’re the best offensive player
said came as a result of the confident
in the SEC.’ To see the coaches vote
mindset of her players.
for me for two years in a row is an
“It was a thrill to be in a different
incredible feeling and I love to see
position than we have been in the
that.”
past when we go to Florida,” Smith
D’Angelo becomes the first player in
said. “I didn’t realize until I read after
program history to earn both honors
the game that we hadn’t scored [in
in the same season and just the second
Gainesville] since I’ve been here as
to earn either award. The freshman
a coach. I just knew we hadn’t won
enters the week leading the SEC with
there.
a goals against average of 0.76 and is
“That kind of feeling going in wasn’t
second with a save percentage of 0.819.
the same this time. We really did have
“It’s great to be awarded by the
a lot of confidence and pressure off
other coaches out of all the other
us to win the regular season knowing
goalkeepers,” D’Angelo said. “To be
that we’d already clinched a [share
selected by those coaches feels great,
of the title]. It just came down to the
and it’s a huge honor.”
players wanting it to be themselves at
Grimsley and D’Angelo were also
the top. To go in there and have that
named First Team All-SEC, joined
kind of attitude and desire to win is
by senior defender Ellen Fahey. Smith Richard Pearce / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
tremendous. They deserved to win.”
said the awards and recognition were Kayla Grimsley was named SEC Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight
The recognition continued to grow
well-deserved. season after posting six goals and eight assists in conference play this year.
for Carolina in the days following the
“I was thrilled for them and for the
victory with the announcement of the
program,” Smith said. “The respect champion in tow and a sweep of the gotten them to this point. We’re going
SEC’s annual awards. Senior forward
we’ve been shown by the other coaches SEC’s individual awards, Smith said to continue to do our best to reach
Kayla Grimsley was named Offensive
in the conference, I’m very honored she doesn’t expect any change to the those goals, but one game at a time.
Player of the Year for the second
and humbled. There are so many good team’s mindset going forward. That’s what happened in the regular
consecutive season while freshman
players in our conference and there “ T h is tea m went i nto F lor ida season, now we have to do that if we
goalkeeper Sabrina D’A ngelo was
are even more that deserve All-SEC k now i ng t hey wa nted to w i n want to get past Alabama. Our goal is
named Co-Defensive Player of the
honors as well, but the ones that have regardless. They were already SEC every game we face we’re going to play
Yea r a nd Fresh ma n of t he Yea r .
continuously shown over the course of champs, but they wanted to win it it like it’s our last.”
Rounding out the honors was the
the SEC season have been named and o u t r i g ht ,” S m it h s a id . “ T h at ’s
Coach of the Year award for Smith,
proven themselves.” the kind of mindset we have going
making her its recipient for the second
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t he week w it h t he t it le of SEC championships, and t hat’s what’s
FOOTBALL ● Cont. from Vols, recording no stats. Spu r r ier sa id. “If he illegal hit on a opposing BASEBALL ● Cont. from returning to his role
10 He wa s not ut i l i z ed wants to go, certainly punt returner. 10 i n t he bu l lpen if it
a s U S C ’s w i l d c a t w e’v e g o t r o o m f o r Wa d e w i l l m i s s becomes more suitable.
in Atlanta. during the fall], and
formation quarterback him.” Arkansas’ game against “I don’t t hink you
“We know what’s on now I don’t. Michael
the entire game. Con ference ma rk the Gamecocks. ever go into a situation
the line,” Spurrier said. Rot h makes t hose
Lattimore update: on hor izon: W it h a Accord i ng to t he where you ref use to
“And it is sort of fun to decisions. He get s
Spurrier said he didn’t win over A rkansas or Associated Press, Wade change,” Tanner said.
know there is no room w it h h is tea m mates
believe any defi nite date Florida, the Gamecocks ap olog i z ed Monday, “We’ll probably make
for error. If we’re going and says, ‘The football
has been set for tailback w ill w in t he si x t h say i ng he t hought some adjustments as
to win the East, we’re game’s at 7:15; let’s do
Marcus Latt imore to conference game of the Jonathan K rause , the we need to, but Matt
not going to back into our practice schedule
h ave s u rger y on h is season, which would be Vandy return man, had Price could pitch a lot
it. We’ve got to go play this way.’ They’d tell
knee, but the procedure a new school record. the football. more innings than he’s
ball.” me that’s how they were
will happen “probably The Gamecocks have A rkansas coach pitched here before.
Elling ton to have going to do it, and I’d
sometime next week.” gone 5-3 in SEC play Bobby Petrino That may be the way we
bigger role: Slotback say, ‘Sounds great.’”
Latt imore suf fered four times — in 2000, released a short go, but I think you have
Bruce Ellington should Joining Roth among
ligament and cartilage 2001, 2005 and 2010. st atement t h rough to evaluate it as you go.
have more of a n on- ret u r n i ng pitcher s
da mage i n t he k nee “ We got a c h a nce t he s c ho ol Tue sd ay, I think Matt probably
f ield pre s e nc e a f t er is right-hander Matt
ag a i nst M ississippi at a lot of f irst t ime say i ng A rk a nsa s ha s feels the same way.”
being limited against Price, whom Tanner
St at e o n O c t . 15. things,” said Spurrier. “addressed the matter
Te n n e s s e e w i t h a hopes to move into the
Fullback Matt Coffee , “But rea l ly t he on ly and will comply with
slight hamstring pull, starting rotation after
w ho a l s o s u f fere d a thing you concentrate the league’s decision.”
Spurrier said Tuesday. spending the last two
k ne e i nj u r y a g a i n s t is playing the game.”
“Bruce is ready seasons as USC’s closer.
t he Bulldogs , should A rkansas receiver
now,” s a id Sp u r r ie r A l t h o u g h t h a t ’s
have surgery this week, suspended: SEC Comments on this story?
during his week ly Comments on this story? the plan at this point,
Spurrier said. Com m issioner M i ke Visit dailygamecock.com/
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Lat t imore t raveled Slive suspended sports
“He practiced full go sports be opposed to Price
w it h t he team to A rkansas receiver
[ Monday] n ight . He
Tennessee on Saturday M a r q u e l Wa d e o n
should be a lit t le bit
and will be welcome on Tuesday for one game
more involved t h is
the trip to Fayetteville, af ter t he f resh ma n
week.”
Spurrier said. ejected from the
Ellington was used
“It was good to have Razorbacks’ 31-28 win
sparingly against t he
him with us last week,” at Vanderbilt due to a
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USC prepares to face No. 8 Razorbacks
Gamecocks hope
to avoid repeat
of 2010 matchup
James Kratch
JKRATCH@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM
After falling to Arkansas
41-21 l a s t No v e m b e r at
W i l l ia ms-Br ice St ad iu m ,
Sout h Carolina coach
Ste ve Spu r r ier m ade h i s
Gamecocks view the tape to
see just what the Razorbacks
had done to them.
“I remember we took
about t wo days off just to
watch Arkansas play offense
and defense,” said Spurrier
Tuesday during his weekly
pre s s con ference. “ T he y
played that well.”
C l o s e t o a y e a r l at e r,
N o . 10 U S C i s h e a d e d
to Fayetteville to face the
eighth-ranked Hogs in the
considerably less heralded
of the two biggest matchups
in Southeastern Conference
play this week.
A nd while A rkansas
has looked shak y t he past Chris Keohane / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
t wo weeks in come-from- Bruce Ellington is expected to have an increased role in USC’s game plan after playing sparingly against UT due to a hamstring injury.
beh i nd w i ns at Ole M iss
and Vanderbilt , which are a
yards and some points and matter the outcome against They just beat us soundly. more favorable remaining
combined 2-8 in SEC play,
t h is, t hat and t he ot her,” the Razorbacks. The lack of We have no excuses about schedule.
Spurrier said he expects a
Spurrier said. “But you’ve urgency wasn’t the reason that.” Spurrier said the
tremendous challenge out of
got to admire the way they for the 20-point loss though, This year, a great deal is at Gamecocks “probably” need
the Razorbacks, who have a
play.” Spurrier said. stake. At 5-1 in the league, to win their final two SEC
“knack for winning” and that
W hen USC played “We just got beat,” he said. USC is tied for first place games against Arkansas and
t he Gamecocks must play
A rk a nsas last season, t he “We just got soundly beat. with Georgia in the East. Florida in Columbia on Nov.
better in order to have any
Gamecocks had little on the They played extremely well. The G amecock s ow n t he 12 if t hey wa nt to repeat
chance at victory.
line, as the following week’s We didn’t play our best, but he ad -t o -he ad t ieb r e a k e r as division champions and
“ T he y ’v e f ou nd a w a y
game against Florida would they blocked and tackled and over the Bulldogs thanks to return to the SEC title game
to win some games where
b e f or t he SE C E a s t er n covered. They had a good their 45-42 win in Athens on
maybe t hey gave up some FOOTBALL ● 9
Division championship no game plan. They just beat us. Sept. 10 , but UGA has the
Gamecocks look to build on 2011 fall practice
Tanner encouraged by after the departure of Brady Thomas
and Robert Beary.
offseason performances “[ They] probably had t he best
falls of any two catchers since I’ve
Ryan Velasquez been coaching as far as a tandem is
RVELASQUEZ@DAILYGAMECOCK.COM
concerned,” Tanner said. “Those guys
caught the majority of the innings the
South Carolina took one step closer
entire fall and were outstanding, and
toward beginning its second straight
the part that had me most excited was
title defense, closing out fall practice
their ability to play defense. Those guys
over the weekend with the annual
really made me comfortable behind the
Garnet and Black World Series.
plate, and I think that’s a big reason our
Looking back on the team’s workouts
pitching staff had a really good fall.”
and scrimmages over the past several
Greiner joins the Gamecocks after
weeks, coach Ray Tanner said he’s run
an impressive career at Blythewood
them as he has any other season.
High School.
“We don’t deviate from our practice
Coming off his first fall practice at
schedule too often from one year to
USC, Tanner said he was impressed
the next,” Tanner said. “We try to do
with his ability to adapt quickly to the
the same things, we try to get better,
higher playing level.
we try to stress the fundamentals, have
“Grayson was as good as you can
some competition on the weekends and
be as a true freshman. His maturity
get as prepared as we can to go into the
was beyond his years,” Tanner said.
next season. I don’t think about what’s
“He handled the pitchers, didn’t have a
happened in the past or too much about
passed ball, threw out maybe 50 percent
the future. We just think about what
of the runners that tried to go against
we’ve got to do today and try to put a
him in our scrimmages and certainly
pretty good team together.”
has some offensive potential. You can’t
Besides having an opportunity to Richard Pearce / THE DAILY GAMECOCK get in the lineup unless you catch well,
assess the newest members of the Junior right-hander Matt Price is expected to join the Gamecocks’ starting rotation and he has done that.”
team, Tanner said the fall provided in 2012 after spending the previous two seasons as a member of the bullpen. The Gamecocks return with the
his veterans with a chance to become
majority of its pitching staff, including
better leaders. replacing the left side of its infield knowledge,” Tanner said. “[ Joey] had
A ll-A merican left-hander Michael
“I needed to see those guys assume after the departure of second baseman some errors early but didn’t make as
Roth.
this team a little bit, and I’m quite Scott Wingo, shortstop Peter Mooney many late. He’s very talented, has a
Along with the strengths the senior
pleased about where we are from that and third baseman Adrian Morales. tremendous throwing arm and may end
brings to the mound, Tanner said Roth
standpoint,” Tanner said. “I think when Although changes remain possible as up pitching a little bit.
has been just as valuable as a voice in
you’re able to bring back guys like that the start of the 2012 season gets closer, “[LB] ended up leading our team in
the locker room and should continue
you’ve got a chance to put a pretty good Tanner said frontrunners to start in hitting in fall drills and did a nice job
to assume that role as the season
team back on the field. You’re going to those positions are Chase Vergason, defensively. We have some work to do
approaches.
have some new players — everybody Joey Pa n k a ke a nd LB Da nt z ler , there, but I think he’s a pretty good
“W hen Rot h tells ever yone
does — but if you have enough veterans respectively. player and could be an offensive guy for
[s o me t h i n g ], t he y a l l r e s p o nd .
that will assume the proper type of “[Chase is] a solid player, junior us come spring.”
W hatever he says they listen to,”
ownership, I think you’ve got a chance college guy, knows how to play and a Tanner also expressed praise for the
Tanner said. “Years ago I made the
to be pretty good.” heady guy. Not the most talented guy performances of Dante Rosenberg and
decisions [regarding practice times
One of t he mai n issues faci ng out there, but he was able to perform Grayson Greiner, who are slated to take
USC heading into the off-season was because of his experience and his the majority of playing time at catcher BASEBALL ● 9