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TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2009
What happens when you take a
thriving North Carolina-based beer
magazine and add in a loyal drinking
city with both a youthful college
vibe and some wily, experienced
beer aficionados? Why, the 2009
World Beer Fest ival, presented
by All About Beer Magazine, of
course.This past Saturday , Columbia
hosted its first “Beer Fest” at the
Columbia Metropolitan Convention
Center , expanding All About Beer
Magazine’s signature event to its
Carolina neighbors to the south.
Tickets were $40 per person, $75
for VIP, with four-hour sessions
beginning at noon and 6 p.m., .
The event boasted more than 125
breweries and 400 beers from all
over the world, with special events
that included Tasting Tours led by
the All About Beer staff, live music
and “Beer Flight” recommendations,
which g u ided pat rons through
tastings of several different beer
varieties. A ll About Beer Magazine was
founded about 30 years ago and is the
oldest beer publication in the U.S.
As editor Julie Bradford modestly
states, it is also the country’s leading
such magazine in terms of awards.
The mission of the World Beer
Festival is to “educate the public
about beer appreciation and beer
quality, and foster the development
of a posit ive beer communit y,”
according to Fest ival Producer
Daniel Bradford . The festival intends
to promote the healthy consumption
of awe-inspiring beer varieties both
new and old, and, as Julie Bradford
says, to leave patrons with a feeling
of, “I never knew [a particular] beer
could taste like that.” She also wishes
for people to leave the festivals with
more or less a rough list of beers to
go out and seek in order to broaden
their tastes. Columbia is now the third city
in the World Beer Festival’s tour,
all of which are presented by All
About Beer Magazine which is based
out of Durham . Julie Bradford says
the magazine picked Columbia
because it has many characteristics
of a beer-loving community — not
only is it home to many local craft
brewers and great retail selections
(such as festival sponsor Green’s
Discount Beverages), but Ju l ie
Bradford ident if ies Columbia’s
“pent-up” interest within its beer
community. This makes it a city
beckoning for such a beer festival,
a s i t i s r ipe for org a n iz i ng a
friendly social gathering centered
around beer, another outcome that
Johnson wishes to accomplish with
the Columbia fest ival. Her ideal
World Beer Fest ival is one that
creates a “relaxed atmosphere,
which encourages new beers.” This
open-minded atmosphere is also
one shared with friends where open
discussions about beer can take
place.A ll About Beer Magazine and
fest ival organizers al ike do not
condone drinking in excess, but
instead taking the time for healthy
breaks from all the great beers.
Throughout the Convention Center,
the festival set up islands for mini-
round table discussions as well as a
break from the somewhat bustling
crowd. Fest ival-goers were also
encouraged to take breaks in more
literal watering holes or to grab a
bite to eat at the restaurant vendors’
boot hs, wh ich included Vista
favorites Blue Marlin and Liberty
Tap Room , among others.
A not her d iver s ion f rom t he
temptation to fi ll up on the closest
beers possible was to follow the
“Beer Flight” schedules offered at
the All About Beer Magazine booth.
These theme-based beer agendas
allowed tasters to enjoy an array of
beers organized by theme. Some of
the Beer Flights included “Belgian
and Belgian-style Beers,” “You Put
What in My Beer” and “Not Afraid
of the Dark,” which confronts us
with our collective fear of the many
dark st yles. Not only are these
fl ights a good way to sharpen one’s
knowledge about a particular type
or region of beer, but they also help
maintain some consistency for a
much more pleasant post-festival
night. The All About Beer Magazine staff
was anything but hands-off during
their guided Tasting Tours. Every
hour in the Convention Center’s
Presentation Room, one of their
many beer experts guided themed
beer tastings. One of the evening
sessions featured a — don’t be afraid,
USC students — “Beer 101” class,
which outlined a brief history of
beer origins and developments. The
boisterous class of about 100 was
then offered beer samples, including
wheat, lager, pale ale and the always-
popular high gravity variety.
Julie Bradford said that in one of
the Tasting Tours attendees were
asked if this was their f irst beer
tasting, and a large majority raised
their hands. This came as a surprise
to Johnson considering that the
North Carolina festivals (fourteen
years running in Durham, and fi ve
in Raleigh) sell out tickets in the fi rst
24-hour period. But, she said it took
the North Carolina venues years to
start selling out as beer enthusiasm
gradually rose, similar to the way
Columbia’s is now. Overall, she and
her colleagues were pleased with
the Columbia turnout and hope to
return for years to come.
“I dream a lot. I do more painting when I’m not painting.
It’s in the subconscious.”
— Andrew Wyeth
Who would ever have the audacity to compile a pretentious
and agenda-imposing list of the top fi ve beers from Saturday’s
World Beer Festival? Th at’s right. Th e Mix would. Here’s
our refreshing, alcoholic, naturally-biased list, ready for your
consuming pleasure. In no particular order …
Backdraft Brown offers a sweet,
aromatically nutty fl avor that’s full-
bodied without too much heaviness.
Like most malty brown ales, it’s also naturally low in alcohol
content — good for bloating festival goers, bad for malt liquor
guzzlers. Even better, Hook & Ladder sales help support local
burned fi refi ghters and burn survivors with its “A Penny in Every
Pint” and “A Quarter in Every Case” initiatives.
Even though their ear-raising
scotch ale, “Kilt Lifter,” dried its
taps early on Saturday, Moylan’s
Dry Stout provides a pleasant ale of
the darker variety. Like its fellow
Stouts, it features charred coffee
bean and subtle chocolate fl avors.
But unlike some others, it lacks the excessive heaviness or
bitterness of its infamous brand name competitors. A great beer,
especially for those who might be afraid of the dark beers.
An Atlanta-based brewery with a cult following
that’s new to Columbia as of 2009, Sweetwater has
been offering its brew to many southern watering
holes since 1997. Among other distinct staples and
seasonals such as 420, Hummer, and Motor Boat,
its India Pale Ale variety makes the nostrils fl are
with its spicy hops mixed with hints of grapefruit.
As their bottle label says, it’s “The Beer You’ve Been
Training For!”
The fi rst pair of our split award
spots, the former is a fine Czech
variety, with a full fi nish that’s less
bitter than the IPAs. The latter, like
the Dry Stout, is full of chocolate
espresso hints, with other f lavors
ranging from hoppiness to toffee
making it the most well-rounded beer on the list. Aptly named
Foothills is located in downtown Winston-Salem, sharing its
home state with All About Beer magazine.
Named after Avery’s late Chocolate Lab, the Brown spills with
fl avors of its namesake — both brown sugar and cocoa with added
hops that cut the sweetness, giving it a more manageable fi nish.
Hog Heaven is a higher alcohol barleywine, a stronger type of ale
that originates from England. Avery’s version is known for a bitter
hoppiness that fi nishes with balanced sweetness. The high alcohol
content makes its smooth deliciousness a danger to our collective
B.A.C.
Courtesy of MCT Campus
Jonathan Coe THE DAILY GAMECOCK
‘Beer Fest’ comes to townDurham-based brewing
magazine brings signature
event to South Carolina
Alan Tauber / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
More than 400 beers from 125 breweries were available for tasting on Saturday.
Alan Tauber / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
John Heider tastes beer at the festival.
Jonathan Coe THE DAILY GAMECOCK
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NBC’s comedy “Scrubs”
w a s put i n a s t r a n g e
situation last year. Creator
Bill Lawrence had agreed
to make the series’ seventh
season its f inal one, but
the writers’ strike cut the
season’s runtime in half.
T h a n k f u l l y , r i v a l
net work A BC swooped
to the rescue and offered
Lawrence one season to
fi nish the show the way he
wanted. “Scrubs” started
back up at the beginning of
January, running episodes
on Tuesdays from 9 p.m. to
10 p.m.. After years of dealing
with a network that failed to
promote it and changed its
place in the weekly lineup
seemingly at least once a
year, “Scrubs” has been
revived from near-death
for a stirring final act by
a network that is giving it
space to foster its creativity.
Four episodes into the
new season, t here is a
tangible nostalgia breezing
through the corridors of
Sacred Heart Hospital .
For the fi rst time in years,
the actors and writers have
retooled their approach to
the show, daring to dive
back into the dramatic side
of hospital care.Part of the appeal and
strength of the early seasons
wa s t he id io s y nc r at ic
balance between its zany
humor and its backdrop
of stark reality; watching
its characters respond to
the unexpectedness of life
helped give the show extra
weight beyond its quirks.
Additionally, for years
the on-again-of f-again
relationship of protagonists
John Dorian and Ell iot
Reid has plagued the show’s
writ ing. The cont inual
angst and sexual tension
that’s surrounded them
since the pilot hasn’t done
terribly much to mature
either character, but season
eight is already promising
to send the two doctors
towards actual resolution.
Aside from the dramatics,
the entire cast feels relaxed
and energetic, with insults
buzzing at frenetic speeds.
It’s great to see “Scrubs”
back in top form after so
many mediocre episodes.
A B C p r o v i d e s a
welcoming atmosphere for
a show whose humor always
seems a small step outside
real it y, and the results
are pure silliness as only
“Scrubs” can deliver.
It may only be around
for a few more months, but
there hasn’t been a better
time to enjoy “Scrubs.”
ABC welcomes ‘Scrubs’ to lineup
Network change helps
audience favorite return
to roots, spurs creativity
Courtesy of KRT
Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes and Donald Faison star in the fi nal season of “Scrubs.”
Jimmy GilmoreSTAFF WRITER
MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009
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The life and memory of Romael Joshua
Duberry was celebrated at a charit y basketball game at Brookland Baptist Church’s gym Saturday.Duberry, who would have graduated in
December 2009 from USC, died earlier in the year after battling cancer.Four t h-year Engl ish st udent Sam
Johnson, who organized the event, said he got the idea when he was watching CNN.
“They were discussing the recession and I was refl ecting on Josh and how his family must be dealing with his tragic loss,” Johnson said. “So, I immediately thought, ‘What can I do?’ That is when I started putting things together. I love planning things, Josh loved basketball, and it would give all that loved him a chance to celebrate his life,” Johnson said. “So it was settled that the game would be the way to go.” Johnsaid all the proceeds would go to Duberry’s family.Jermaine Melton, Duberry’s uncle, said
he was always smiling, never complained and was always outgoing. Melton said even before high school,
he was always setting goals for what he wanted to do in life. “He was always academics fi rst,” Melton
said. “He graduated in the top 10 in his class in high school. After that he went on to attend USC. He would have graduated in December.” Melton said even with his battle with
cancer Duberry never gave up, stayed positive and didn’t complain.“He spent a lot of time with me, my
family, my two boys, Trey, 10, J.T., 9. They addressed him as ‘cousin Josh,’” Melton said. “They spent time with him playing basketball with Josh. He would always push the issue of education. He inspired people a lot; he touched me.”
Josh was diagnosed with cancer in spring of 2008. Melton said he held a fundraiser in his hometown, Chesterfi eld, S.C., for Duberry in September and raised more than $4,000 for Josh. “Never take life for granted. Live life
to its fullest. That is what Josh did,” Melton said. “Don’t complain, because some people have it worse. Thank God for
Friend organizes event to raise money for family of fallen Carolina studentSierra KellyTHE DAILY GAMECOCK
Charity basketball game honors USC cancer victim
David Walters / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
Many turned out to the Brookland Baptist gym for a basketball game that honored
Romael Joshua Deberry, a USC student who died from cancer earlier this year.
After two months, four Senate meetings, a 10-page brief and a Constitutional Council hearing, a decision has been reached on the Frank Avery nomination.And the result: A fi nding from the Constitut ional C ou nc i l t h a t S t ude nt Government senators can v iolate t he Carol in ia n Creed and that cer ta in s e n a t o r s d i d v i o l a t e the creed in the Aver y nomination process.A he a r i n g w a s he ld Sunday afternoon in the Russell House, where Avery presented his case that his shot dow n nom inat ion for t he Const it ut iona l Council was in violation
of the Carolinian Creed. Religious issues, as well as the inability for student government leaders and Avery to f ind a suitable t i m e t o m e e t , w e r e considered key to the failed nomination.“The fact that I ’m choosing to be a student f irst shouldn’t be held against me,” Avery said in the hearing.F o r m e r S e n . Buddy Ballew had said in The Daily Gamecock that he questioned Avery’s c om m it me nt t o S G b e c a u s e h e wouldn’t skip class to attend a questioning session.T h e C o n s t i t u t io n a l Council agreed with Avery. In a br ief f i led Sunday a f t er noon , Eva n s s a id the Student Senate was at fault for not upholding t he Ca rol i n i a n C reed throughout the process.
“ W h e n o n e a c t s a s a representat ive of t he student body, one needs to dif ferentiate between their public identity and p r i v a t e i d e n t i t y a n d practice restraint and good judgment in their reaction to certain events and information,” Chief Ju s t i c e C a s s i d y Ev a n s w r o t e i n the opinion of the council.E v e n t h o u g h Avery discussed his religious views in committee sessions during the interview process, the body s h o u l d n ’ t h a v e continued pressing Avery on his religious views in an executive session, Evans wrote.
“Regardless of the fact that Mr. Avery ‘opened the door’ to questioning by being the one to bring his religious beliefs, the
The Daily Gamecock was honored as the best collegiate newspaper in the state Friday, by the South Carolina Press Association.The paper also earned the honor of having the best Web site in the state at the SCPA’s College Journalism Conference in Clemson. Both of these awards, among 15 other placements received by the newspaper, were in t he over-5,000 st udent category.“ O u r r e p or t e r s a nd ed itors have st r ived to cover what’s important to our students, and that’s shown in our coverage,” said Brad Maxwell, The Daily Gamecock’s editor-in-chief. “Our design has been solid and our photographs have been improving.”Over the past few months, The Daily Gamecock has implemented a new online effort to provide readers with podcasts, video analyses and picture slideshows. Former Multimedia Editor Jonathan Bat tagl ia has helped to jump-start much of the convergence efforts. “It’s important because people are v isit ing newspaper’s Web sites just as much, if not more, than reading the paper,” Battaglia said. “That’s
where people are getting their news, and that’s where we need to cater to them. There’s so many more possibilities online than on a sheet of paper.For the reporting aspect of the newspaper, multiple writers received best-in-the-state honors. Jack ie Alexander, last year’s editor-in-chief, was honored for best editorial writing in the state. Alex Riley, last year’s sports editor, won best sports story in the state. Jimmy Gilmore, the paper’s movie critic, won a fi rst-place award in entertainment writing as well, and Paul Bowers, current Viewpoints editor, won best columnist in the state. The Daily Gamecock won multiple design and p h o t o g r a p h y a w a r d s . Meredith Ray, a former De s ig n Di rec tor, won two first-place awards for her designs, and Lizzie Erickson, current assistant design director, took home fi rst-place front page design. Members f rom Student Media’s Creative Servies department also took home a number of awards for ad designs.
But w ith the awards, Maxwell sa id the paper should not be content.“We’re in a constant state of improvement,” Maxwell said. “We have a long way to go but we’re moving in a forward direction.”
Th e Daily Gamecock wins No. 1 at SCPAUSC student newspaper takes home 17 awards at collegiate conference Josh DawseySTAFF WRITER
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USC’s Relay For Life raised more than $98,700 Friday night at the Blatt P.E. fi elds.
USC beat Clemson by around $500, Event Chair Doni Gibson said. Though the competition with Clemson ended Friday, interested persons can still donate through July, which is when the season ends.
Gamma Phi Beta sorority donated the most out of any team with $11,000.
Last year, USC raised $59,762. Gibson said it was a combination of factors that helped the group raise more money, like starting to fundraise during the fall for the fi rst time. “The committee believes the competition with Clemson encouraged more people to donate,” Gibson said.
— Compiled by Assistant News Editor Kara Apel
Council reaches decision on Avery
AVERY
Student Senate found in violation of Carolinian CreedJosh DawseySTAFF WRITER
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Relay For Lifesurpasses goal
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Antique photos lay on a table at Chic Antiques on the corner of Gervais and Huger
streets. Photos, postcards and many other eclectic items are sold at Chic Antiques.
PIC OF THE DAY
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Volleyball Team will host their spring tournament Feb. 7 f rom 9 a.m. to 7 p . m . a t t he S t r o m Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center. There will be teams f rom around the southeast including: Auburn, Georgia, Central F l o r i d a , C l e m s o n , Dav idson and Georgia Southern.
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Sorority, Inc. and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. present The Pretty Poodle Book Club. They’ll discuss “A Raisin in the Sun” by L o r r a i n e H a n s b e r r y today at 7 p.m. in the Russell House, Room 203. For more informat ion, contact Natasha Hopkins at hopk inn l@mai lbox .sc.edu or Caitlin Hunt at [email protected].
USC will host the next •
Healthy Carolina Farmers Market Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. between the gates on Greene Street in front of the Russell House. Cash payment is due to the farmer at the t ime of purchase. This event is co-sponsored by SG and the South Carolina Agriculture Department. For more informat ion please contact Healthy Carol ina Coord inator Holly Harring at 803-777-0597.
Dear Readers,
As you may have noticed, The Daily Gamecock has been lacking in one of its most
popular features since the semester started. For those of you wondering where the Crime
Report has gone, don’t worry. It should be back soon. The USC Law Enforcement and Safety Division has recently installed a new software
package to store incident reports. During the transition, the division has run into
complications with printing out accurate reports, Director Ernie Ellis said. Because of
the complications, our reporters have been unable to access printed versions of incident
reports. In the meantime, Ellis has assured us that anyone wishing to pull up information on
categories of crime, specifi c locations of crime and specifi c persons involved in crime in
recent weeks can do so without a problem. Ellis said he hopes to have printed reports for
The Daily Gamecock by the end of the week. “They are working on it very desperately and we are trying to put it out there as
quickly as possible,” Ellis said. As soon as the information becomes available, Crime Reports will be back in full
swing. Thanks for reading. -Brad Maxwell Editor in Chief
TOKYO — After getting struck by a motorcycle, an elderly Japanese man with head injuries waited in an ambulance as paramedics phoned 14 hospitals, each refusing to treat him.He died 90 minutes later at the facility that fi nally relented — one of thousands of victims repeatedly turned away in recent years by understaffed and overcrowded hospitals in Japan.Paramedics reached the accident scene within minutes after the man on a bicycle collided with a motorcycle in the western city of Itami. But 14 hospitals refused to admit the 69-year-old citing a lack of specialists, equipment and staff, said Mitsuhisa Ikemoto, a fi re department offi cial.The Jan. 20 incident was the latest in a string of recent cases in Japan in which patients were den ied t reat ment , underscoring health care woes in a rapidly aging society that faces an acute shortage of doctors and a growing number of elderly patients.One of the hospitals agreed to provide care when the paramedics called a second time more than an hour after the accident. But the man, who suffered head and back injuries, died soon afterward of shock from loss of blood.The injured man might have survived if a hospital accepted him more quickly, Ikemoto said.
“I wish hospitals are more willing to take patients, but they have their own reasons, too,” he said.
R ALEIGH, N .C . - A winter storm confounded forecasters by sk ipping most areas that were braced for snowfall Wednesday in North Carolina and taking a southerly track that left snow from the mountains to the coastal plain.Up to 3 i nche s were reported in Wilson, Dunn, Benson and Southern Pines in central and eastern North Carol ina. The Nat ional Weather Service said 6 inches were recorded in several mountain areas with up to 10 inches on Mount Mitchell.“It went farther south than expected,” said meteorologist Scott Sharp at the weather service Raleigh bureau. “It looked like it was going to track along U.S. 64 and it actually went closer to the South Carolina border.”A winter storm warning rema i ned i n e f fec t for mountains in the western part of North Carolina.In South Carolina, snow started around Rock Hill and Lancaster and spread southeast to Myrtle Beach. Three inches of snow fell in parts of Chesterfi eld County, wh i le a n i nch of snow snarled traffic in Florence. Snow also fell as far south as Berkeley County with little accumulations.
Schools were closed across parts of northern South Carolina from Rock Hill east to Marion.An inch of snow in the Charlotte area surprised forecasters, hobbled early com muter s a nd c lo sed schools.
D E N V E R - I n t h i s economy, lawmakers are more willing to let people smoke ‘em if they got ‘em.As recently as last year, many states and major cities seemed ready to adopt complete indoor smoking bans. But the movement to kick all smokers outdoors has stalled as the recession worsens and lawmakers fear hurt ing business at bars, restaurants and casinos.“This economy, it creates a little more sympathy for the businessperson. So when we say this is going to put us out of business, believe me, they’re listening,” said Mike Moser, the Wyoming State Liquor Associat ion executive director. Twenty-three states, as well as Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, have indoor smoking bans covering bars and restaurants. No one else has adopted a ban in the early weeks of this year’s legislative sessions. In Colorado, lawmakers are considering easing the ru les af ter they banned smok i ng i n mos t ba r s , restaurants and casinos.New Jer sey put of f a smoking ban for Atlantic City casinos after fi ve of 11 casinos warned they could fi le for bankruptcy by year’s end. In Virginia, a proposed statewide ban stalled this y e a r a f t e r l a w m a k e r s expressed concern about the economy. Moser’s group opposes an indoor smoking ban that has been offered in Wyoming.
— Th e Associated Press
Q: If you could travel anywhere for one week, where would you go? A: I would go to Spain. I was there this summer but only for six weeks and I’d love to go back.
Q: What’s your biggest pet peeve?A: When people use poor grammar. It just irks me.
Q: What is your favorite and least favorite part of your job?A: My favorite part of my job is that I get to work with a lot of really talented people who love what they do. My least favorite part of my job is that it takes up a lot of my time.
Q: What’s your dream job?A: My dream is to be the editorial director of the Conde Nast Publications group or else the White House press secretary.-Compiled by News Editor Liz Segrist
Weekstudent leader of the
Q & A with
Ju st in Fenne r, a th i rd-yea r p rint j ou rna li sm student, i s the Edito r in Chie f of the Ga rnet a nd Black magazine a nd Discove r Ca ro li na
USC kicked off its freshman orientation this
week, welcoming hundreds of incoming freshman
and their parents.
“It went great,” said Ty Hudgens, an orientation
leader and third-year elementary education
student. “There were no problems really. A lot
of new students, a lot of excited parents. We had
a really great turn out. The information fair
was great ... Everything’s going as planned. Ran
into no problems yet. It should get better as the
summer goes on.”
About 180 students and 100 parents attend
orientat ion each day, which consists of an
information fair, parents’ panel, advisement and
registrationThe incoming freshman class is a little more
than 4,000 students, Hudgens said.
“It’s the biggest freshman class so far,” he said.
Orientation leaders only lead for one year, so it
was a new experience for them as well.
“We, as orientation leaders, have had a lot
of fun getting to meet all the students,” said
Allison Lukacic, a third-year exercise student.
“You can just tell from their faces the nerves and
the excitement they have coming onto campus, the
expectations they hold. They’re already starting
to develop friendships.”
Most students were excited and looking forward
to the fall.Kevin Morris, an incoming fi rst-year sports and
entertainment student, is from Lexington, Ky.
“I’m going to school 470 miles away from where
I live, so I’m looking forward to meeting new
people,” he said. “I don’t know anybody, so it’s all
up to me to meet new friends.”
Lauren Nottoli, an incoming fi rst-year public
relations student, said she was “excited-nervous”
about attending USC in the fall.
“I’m just excited about college life in general —
nothing real specifi c,” she said.
Susan Bass, a parent from Aiken, said she found
the orientation informative, but overwhelming.
“It’s new and it’s a lot of information,” she said.
Bass said she was nervous and excited to send
her son to college.
“It’s away from home, even though it’s not that
far. It’s a new kind of life,” she said. “It’s an hour
drive and he’s a self-suffi cient kid. He’ll do fi ne.”
Columbia resident Marcey Edwards is also the
parent of an incoming freshman.
“All quest ions that I had were asked and
answered,” she said. “Everything went very
smoothly. I knew where to go, what to see, what
not to see. Overall, it’s been great.”
Edwards said she wasn’t worried about sending
her daughter to USC.
“The university is family. I got a good sense of
security from orientation — that your kids are
going to be in great shape, they’re going to have a
great learning atmosphere,” she said. “It’s going to
be all right. Everybody looks out for everybody.”
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“Competitive” is the word Career Center
Director Thomas Halasz uses to describe
the current job market for May graduates.
“Overall, the job market will remain very
competitive,” Halasz said. “Opportunities
in construction related to roads, bridges,
infrastructure — those opportunities are
likely to increase.”
Other areas may see a decrease or remain
stagnant, Halasz said. The financial and
accounting fi elds have an “uncertain” future
and health care is a “tough call,” but the
alternative energy fi eld is seeing an increase
in hiring, Halasz said.
Some May graduates think Halasz’s
description of the job market is accurate.
“I would agree the market is competitive,”
said Ketki Moradia, a recent USC global
supply chain operat ions management
graduate. “Since there are job cuts happening
and people being fi red and less people being
hired, as companies try to become more
effective and cost efficient by using the
minimal resources for maximum output,
the people who are being hired need to have
some competitive advantage to be chosen.”
Moradia got a job with the international
company Wipro Technologies shortly after
graduating.“Honestly, pure luck that this company
is interested in hiring at this specifi c time
because it is growing despite the U.S.
economy,” she said about how she was hired
so swiftly. “I interviewed against some
very over-qualifi ed people, but in the end
I think it was my ability to interact and
communicate that made me stand out.”
Aaron Chestnut, who graduated in May
with a degree in psychology, hasn’t been as
lucky as Moradia.
Chestnut said competitive was accurate,
but said a better description might be “dismal
and extremely bleak.”
“It is competit ive because so many
recent graduates are forced to apply to jobs
that are below their learning, and entry
level positions are given to those people
who are overly qualifi ed because they too
are applying to jobs that are below their
learning,” he said. “The companies know
that they can pay you less for your services
than before, so they are doing such. It is a
rather depressing state of affairs.”
Chestnut has been job searching since
December and is looking for a job in the
May graduates enter
competitive job market
Courtesy of Deborah Stevenson
Orientation Assistant Director Emily Davis (left) and Director Harrison Greenlaw (right) stand outside
the Russell House discussing plans for the 2009 Freshman Orientation which began Monday.
Katie JonesTHE DAILY GAMECOCK
Students, parents excited as largest
class prepares to begin fall semester4,000 freshmen begin orientation
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From the colonial times
to the present-day, the lives
and history of Palmetto State
women will be celebrated at a
day-long symposium Thursday
at the BA Building.
Marjorie Spruill, a USC
history professor and editor
of “South Carolina Women:
Their Lives and Times,” said
the purpose of the symposium
is to celebrate the lives of
women in S.C. history and
the completion of this new
three-volume book.
“We have the honor to have
several of them attending
— women who have been
important in our recent past
in S.C.,” Spruill said.
Among those women are
two sisters who worked as
welders in the Charleston
Navy Yard during World War
II, and several other women
who have worked for better
educational opportunities and
legal rights for women in the
state.“Victoria Eslinger, a local
attorney at Nexsen Pruet and
grad of USC and USC Law
School has great stories to tell
about her years at USC during
the 1970s and involvement
in the women’s movement,”
Spruill said.
Chief Justice of the S.C.
Supreme Court Jean Toal will
also be in attendance.
“I hope that bringing S.C.
women together will give
them ideas and inspiration in
dealing with the present and
the future,” Spruill said.
Valinda Littlefield, USC
professor and co-editor of the
book, said it is important to
learn about the history of S.C.
women for several reasons.
“ W o m e n h a v e a n d
cont inue to represent a
considerable portion of the
population,” Littlefield said.
“A ny history of the state
without including women
would provide an incomplete
or skewed understanding of
the development of South
Carolina. “Beginning with the Lady
of Cofi tachequi, authors in the
three volumes demonstrate
how women have shaped or
impacted key decisions in the
political, social, economic and
intellectual experiences of the
USC has been selected
to receive an award that is
expected to bring in $12.5
million in federal funding.
The university was one of
only 31 universities selected
by the Department of Energy
to house one of its Energy
Frontier Research Centers.
According to the DOE Web
site, “the EFRCs are a means
to enlist the talents and skills
of the very best American
scientists and engineers to
address current fundamental
scientifi c roadblocks to U.S.
energy security.”
According to the DOE, a
total of 46 EFRC awards were
given out for 2009 based on
an open competition between
universities, laboratories and
other such institutions that
began in early 2008. The
awards will be paid primarily
through funds from President
Obama’s American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act. The
DOE Web site states that
the EFRCs will be funded
at a rate of $2-5 million per
year for an initial five-year
period.USC’s re sea rch team
will be headed by Kenneth
Reifsnider, a professor of
mechanical engineering and
the director of USC’s Solid
Oxide Fuel Cell Program.
“I was very happy for our
team, and for our university,”
Reifsnider said. “This is
a very special opportunity
to advance the science of
energy materials, and an
impor tant mi lestone of
research achievement for our
university and state.”
Reifsnider and his team
of professors and students
will focus their research on
materials necessary for the
production of devices such
as fuel cells, combustion
devices, electrodes, etc.
“We hope to discover the
foundations of understanding
a nd log ic t hat ma ke it
possible to create models that
relate how we make these
heterogeneous materials to
how they function in energy
Courtesy of USC Media Relations
USC Professors Valinda Littlefi eld (left) and Marjorie
Spruill (right) display their new three-volume publication.
Symposium held
to honor women
infl uential to SC
USC ENERGY RESEARCH
RECIEVES $12.5 MILLIONProfessors co-author book
detailing lives of gender
often left out of history
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Some say career outlook ‘dismal,’
‘bleak’ for new USC alumni as
economy limits hiring possibilities
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to expand study,
attract students
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — The
c o m m u t e r p l a n e t h a t
crashed near Buffalo was on
autopilot until just before it
went down in icy weather,
indicat ing that the pilot
may have violated federal
safety recommendat ions
a nd t he a i r l i ne ’s ow n
policy for f lying in such
conditions, an investigator
said Sunday.Federal guidelines and the
airline’s own instructions
suggest a pilot should not
engage the autopilot when
f lying through ice. If the
ice is severe, the company
that operated Continental
Flight 3407 requires pilots
to shut off the autopilot.
“ You may be able i n
a manual mode to sense
something sooner than the
autopilot can sense it,” said
Steve Chealander of the
National Transportation
Safety Board, which also
recommends that pi lots
disengage the autopilot in
icy conditions.
Automatic safety devices
r e t u r ne d t he a i r c r a f t
to manua l cont rol just
before it fell from the sky,
Chealander said.
During a Sunday briefi ng,
Chealander described the
fl ight’s frantic last moments,
which included a steep
drop and rollercoaster-like
pitching and rolling.
C h e a l a n d e r s a i d
i n for m at ion f rom t he
plane’s fl ight data recorder
indicates that the plane
pitched up at an angle
of 31 degrees in its f inal
moments , then pitched
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A lmost one year ago, A ndrew
Gaeckle took over as USC’s student
body president. In a wide-ranging
interview with The Daily Gamecock,
Gaeck le talked about his year of
service to the university, his biggest
accomplishments and his biggest
disappointments.
Gaeckle sat excitedly in his office
Feb. 9, looking forward to the next
day’s Farmers Market on Greene
Street. The idea for the farmers
market came almost a year ago.
Gaeckle, along with other Student
Government officials, were looking
for ways to connect USC to Columbia,
and he said he thought students would
enjoy buying their produce from local
vendors.“The t h ing I ’m most exc ited
about that we’ve done is the Farmers
Market,” Gaeckle said. “This allows
the university to connect to Columbia,
and I’m excited about the legacy it
leaves.”Gaeckle said he is proud of other
things, as well. The Carolina Convoy
program, which took USC students on
a bus to Gainesville, Fla., to watch the
USC-Florida football game, attracted
more students than ever before.
The airport shuttle, along with
Cocky’s Caravan, provided students
with more transportation options
around campus and Columbia. More
dining services came to campus also,
Gaeckle said.“We’re excited that we brought
Soup Man and Mongolian Wok to
the Russell House,” Gaeckle said. “It’s
given students other dining options,
and I think they appreciate that.”
There are things he said he wished
would have happened that he couldn’t
accomplish. The Campus Kitchen
initiative, a plan that will connect
USC dining facilities with homeless
shelters throughout Columbia, isn’t
fi nished yet. And while the university
has done a lot with sustainability,
Gaeckle said he wishes more had been
accomplished.
But his disappointments didn’t come
from a lack of effort. He spent dozens
of hours in his offi ce each week and
attended multiple meetings every day.
Frequently, he would leave the SG
offi ce at 9 p.m., only to be back at 7:30
a.m.“I was always really busy, but I tried
to give myself one night a week to go
Student body president
discusses achievements
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Gaeckle refl ects on termKeri Goff / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
As SG elections approach, Student Body President Andrew Gaeckle works in his offi ce as the end of his term nears.
Alan Tauber / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
Gaeckle celebrates his victory in the
runoff elections last February.
South Carolina drunken
drivers now face harsher
penalties with the new DUI
law.The South Carolina Public
Safety Department and local
law enforcement agencies
gathered at the Statehouse last
Monday to launch the new,
harsher DUI law signed by
Gov. Mark Sanford on April
10, 2008. The new law, which went
into effect last Tuesday at
noon, has an extensive tier
system of penalties that depend
on the driver’s blood alcohol
content and their number of
prior DUI offenses. The new
law closes major loopholes that
critics said allowed suspects to
escape punishment.
Sg t . M .C . Mo d ic a , a
Columbia Traff ic Control
Unit officer, explained the
major changes in the new law.
“The biggest modifi cations
in the new DUI charges are
that mopeds are no longer
except ions a nd a re now
charged as any other motored
vehicle,” Modica said. “DUAC
( Dr iv ing w it h Unlaw f u l
Alcohol Concentration) is now
considered a prior offense ...
No part of minimum sentences
may be an exception.”
Modica said the penalty has
increased from a three-month
license suspension for those
who refuse to take a breath
test. “Anyone who refuses to
take a breath test on their fi rst
offense automatically loses
their license for six months,”
Modica said. “In addition, the
new law requires officers to
read the accused driver under
the influence their Miranda
rights once instead of three
Plane crash caused
by autopilot misuse
SC drivers
face new
DUI laws
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Kabra Benford, and his group, Psalms 100, perform as part of the Black History
Month celebration. The Multicultural Student Affairs hosted the Gosepl Choir
Concert Sunday night in the Russell House Ballroom. Also performing at the event
were: A Touch of Faith, Richland GAP Choir, USC Upstate Gospel Choir, Chosen
Gospel Ensemble and Kabra Benford.
Choirs celebrate Black History Month
GAECKLE � 4LAW � 4
Robert F. Bukaty / The Associated Press
A New York state trooper
speaks with a mourner near
the crash site of Flight 3407.
Downed commuter aircraft
under investigation after
possible pilot error
Larry NeumeisterTh e Associated Press
CRASH � 4
Legislation introduces
tiered punishment system
for drunken drivers
Julie StasTHE DAILY GAMECOCK
Gaeckle in his own words: View the audio
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Paul Bowers has plenty
to say about below-the-
belt comments after the
disastrous decorum at last
week’s Darwin debates.
COXWhile the late-game heroics seemed to become daily
occurences for the Gamecocks and Coach Horn, USC’s victory in Lexington proved much more important from a historical standpoint than what is happening now. Horn offi cially proved to Gamecock nation that he is here to turn USC into a legitimate national power, as he joined a rare group of Gamecock coaches with elite status. USC winning in Lexington, Ky. is about as likely as Adolph Rupp coming back from the dead to return the Wildcats to glory. It was USC’s fi rst victory in Lexington since 1997 and gives the Gamecocks an opportunity to sweep the Wildcats for the fi rst time since that same season. SEC, meet Darrin Horn and his Gamecocks, because they are here to stay.
The women’s tennis team is coming from its fi rst win after a two-game loss into the Wednesday match against Winthrop. Carolina is ranked No. 32 in the country and two of the Gamecocks still remain undefeated: junior Ana Marija Zubori and senior Gira Schofi eld. Zubori plays at the No. 1 doubles spot and No. 2 singles spot. Zubori recently just earned her fi rst SEC Player of the Week title. A win Wednesday will continue the setup for Zubori to break the school’s record of highest ranking. Zubori currently is ranked No. 14, the second-highest ranking in
USC history. That record ranking is currently held by assistant coach Katarina Petrovic. “[Zubor i]’s gonna break my record,” Petrovic said. “It’s the best feeling. My job is to get people to break my records.”Petrovic’s ranking of No. 13 in the nation was made in 2000, her sophomore year. During her time here as a player, she was named ITA Southeast Region Rookie of the Year and second team all-SEC honors. She was also coached by current head coach Arlo Elkins. Petrovic, orginally from Serbia, is the only female coach in America from her country and is in her fi fth year as a Gamecock coach. She has greatly aided the team by recruiting fellow Serbians Zubori, senior Natasa Vuckovic, and Schofi eld . Schofield is currently ranked No. 71 in the nation. Instead of pairing the number one player and
the number two players together in doubles, the number one doubles pair is Zubori and Vuckovic who are currently ranked No. 33 together. “They play together because they’re ranked 33rd in the country,” Petrovic said. “Their fall record was six and one. The lineup is what it is based on. We don’t like to stack our players. We go by strength and what seems to work the best. We try to see if two girls don’t work well as a team. We do that in practice. We see who plays well together. We expect that from other teams too.”Unique about the Gamecock team is that the number two player currently has a higher ranking than the player in the number one spot. This is because Zubori won more matches against ranked players in the fall, which helps determine her national rankings in the spring. The team has two more matches before heading into SEC competition
and is hoping for an easy win against Winthrop. The team coasted through the match against them last year. The match is at 5 p.m. Wednesday at
the Maxcy Gregg Tennis Center.
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CHRIS COXAssistant Sports Editor
MICHAEL AGUILAR
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Cox, Aguilar break down basketballTh e Daily Gamecock Sports Editorial Staff gives midconference review, what USC fans learned through fi rst nine league games
AGUILARWere Florida’s Chandler Parsons’ missed free throw to
bounce in any other direction USC may not have come out on top. The old saying goes, “Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good,” but the one thing that Carolina fans and the newly dubbed Garnet Army could take away from the game was that no matter what anyone else thought, the Gamecocks believed they were going to win games in the SEC East this season. Horn had already instilled a strong confidence into his players that was unheard of under Dave Odom. Look no farther than Zam Fredrick’s quote following his game-winning layup, “I just kept believing we were going to get another shot to win the game.”
AGUILARIn Darrin Horn’s f irst big SEC East game, Horn’s
Gamecocks proved that things under the new coach were going to be a little different than in recent years. The Gamecocks trailed the Volunteers by as much as 17 points in the second half, but forced their way back into the game. But with seven seconds left in the game, Mike Holmes missed the front end of a one and one, the Vols grabbed the rebound and ran out the clock. Although a loss, Horn and his team showed that this year there would be no team that would be worthy of running away from USC. The Gamecocks aimed not only to be in every game throughout the rest of their season, but to win them as well.
COXWhile South Carolina’s 17-point comeback was certainly
admirable, the fact of the matter was the Volunteers exposed several areas of concern in Carolina’s team. Not only were the Gamecocks outmanned on the glass by a Volunteer team with average height, but the speedy Volunteers were the fi rst squad to expose USC’s defensive transition problems. UT’s lead was built in large part by wide-open layups when Carolina seemed lackadaisical in their defensive scheme. The Gamecocks certainly proved their grit and mettle in not laying down after theirlarge halftime defi cit, but it showed the rest of the SEC that Horn’s club is certainly beatable if you beat them at their own game.
Junior seeks USC record bookZubori hopes to serve up highest personal ranking in Carolina historyMorgan HenleyTHE DAILY GAMECOCK
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Senior Natasa Vuckovic is ranked No. 33 in doubles with Ana Zubori.
COXWhile Fredrick’s time-expiring layup and Mike Holmes’
amazing cross-court pass proved to be the highlight, it cannot be forgotten how big of a role Downey played in the outcome. Had it not been for his clutch shooting abilities, the Gamecocks would have more than likely fallen to 1-3 in the SEC and on the outside looking in when it came to Selection Sunday. South Carolina trailed the Gators 67-60 with 2:27 left when the guard took over. Downey connected on four consecutive free throw attempts, then sank a triple from just outside the right wing to pull Carolina within two. Despite all of the attention Downey has received this year, he still remains one of the more unsung and taken for granted players of USC’s team.
AGUILAROnce again Carolina needed some late-game heroics to
overcome an SEC East foe and once again, a member of USC’s powerful backcourt fulfi lled that need. Many would have claimed after the Florida game that USC’s victory was nothing but a fl uke, a lucky bounce. Surely the mightier teams would prevail the next time USC tried to assert itself as a member of the upper echelon. But the Gamecocks exploded in the second half and kept pestering the Wildcats until a ten-point second half lead for UK turned into a fi ve-point lead for USC. Devan Downey would stave off the UK comeback with a turnaround jumper with fi ve seconds left. These Gamecocks were not going away quietly, they had aims on the SEC East title. COX
In any other season, the Gamecocks would have lost this game. Just like they do in every sport, USC fi nds a way to lose the games it shouldn’t, especially in crucial times when a victory can do so much for your team and university. In front of a sellout crowd for only the second time ever at the Colonial Life Arena, it certainly seemed plausible that the Gamecocks would falter to a far inferior squad. But Horn and the Gamecocks would have none of it, as USC dominated from start to fi nish over the hapless Bulldogs. Carolina got back on the winning track after a disappointing midweek game and hope to carry that momentum on the road this coming weekend.
AGUILARThis game was crucial in order to understand Carolina’s
character. USC had just lost a heartbreaker to the same Florida team to whom they had served a heartbreaker just two weeks earlier. UGA came to town without a win in the SEC and having just fi red its coach. USC needed to show that it could come back from a tough loss and not lose momentum. The arena sold out and the Gamecocks rolled over Georgia. The most surprising thing of all was that the Gamecocks did it on a night where Downey did not have his best game. Sam Muldrow stepped up and scored a career high 18 points to lead Horn’s team to victory. The game solidifi ed USC’s place as competitors in the SEC.
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Faced with the largest budget crisis in recent years,
university offi cials scratched their heads over Christmas
break, unsure of how to deal with the cuts that will affect
the university at almost every level.
The situation improved Dec. 22, when the university’s
athletics department donated $15 million to the univer-
sity’s academic budget. The money will be given over a
period of 15 years. Earlier this year, the Southeastern Conference worked
out its largest television contract ever with ESPN, giv-
ing USC athletics more money than expected. The an-
nual multi-million dollar television contract guarantees
ESPN certain rights to SEC sporting events.
Concerned over a shortfall in the academic budget,
USC President Harris Pastides approached Athletics Di-
rector Eric Hyman and asked him to share the funding
with the university.“Based on the historic contract negotiated with ESPN,
we thought that this great deal ought to be used in the
university’s time of need,” Pastides said. “This will not
only meet athletic needs, but academic needs as well.”
The move wasn’t forced upon the athletic department,
though, Pastides said.“I don’t mean to give anyone the impression that there
was arm twisting involved,” Pastides said. “This is money
that was earned by the athletics department, but we’re all
one university.”Hyman said he agrees.
“All of us want Carolina to remain a strong fl agship
university because every department, including athletics,
benefi ts,” Hyman said during the December press con-
ference. “I am proud to help students whose unshakable
loyalty and enthusiasm to our teams motivate our players
and coaches alike. This is our way to be supportive and
give back to the university for students of need.”
At least half, or $7.5 million dollars, will be given to
student fi nancial aid funds within the university, said
Ted Moore , interim provost at the university.
Much of the fi nancial aid funding will go into the
Gamecock Guarantee program, which helps students
with families that make less than $25,000 a year to at-
tend college.“It will allow more students to stay in college and oth-
Faculty and staff members
at universities and colleges
across the state have felt the
weight of economic hard-
ships, forcing several insti-
tutions to implement fur-
loughs, including Clemson
University and Winthrop
University, while USC is still
holding out for other ways to
save money. Gail Little, Winthrop
University’s administrative
assistant , said she under-
stands the reasons surround-
ing the unpaid days required
by staff members to take off.
“Well, I would rather do
this than lose my job. My job
is really important to me and
this is hopefully only tempo-
rary,” Little said. Clemson University im-
plemented a fi ve-day manda-
tory furlough and Winthrop
University implemented a
nine-day mandatory fur-
lough, in which their faculty
and staff members had to
take those set amount of days
off without compensation.
USC has not implemented
a furlough and there is no
certainty of whether or not
one will be necessary.“Furloughs have not been
imposed system-wide at this
time,” USC Media Relations
Director Margaret Lamb
said.Judy Longshaw, Win-
throp University’s news and
media services manager , said
everyone feels the weight of
the furloughs.“We’re all doing this. It’s
a big sacrifi ce. Everyone
across the board is doing it,”
Longshaw said. “The money
isn’t there frankly and we’re
hoping to see better times
soon.”Clemson University’s
Cooperative Education Di-
rector Neil Burton , said the
university’s administration
gave their faculty and staff
two options: take an entire
week off or get a 3.3 percent
cut from each paycheck until
the end of this fi scal year on
June 30.Burton said he’s heard
some people saying they’ll
take the time off regardless of
the effect on their classroom
or staff responsibilities, but
he said this is defi nitely not
the general consensus.“I think most people are
dedicated enough to the
university and the students
we serve and that everyone
understands that it’s tough
economic times,” Burton
said. “It’s not like we’re being
picked on, but let’s not have
the students suffer because of
it. It’s hard for the students
and their families too.” Angela Nixon, the public
information director for stu-
dent affairs and university
advancement for Clemson ,
said she knows the situation
could be worse.“I’m just happy to still have
a job and I’m happy the uni-
versity took measures to stop
layoffs,” she said. “I am glad
they did this rather than get-
ting rid of someone’s job.”
Burton said he feels as
though taking an entire
week off is like “basically not
Athletics gives academics
$15 million over 15 years
University of South Carolina’s
Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fit-
ness Center gears up for the spring se-
mester with excitement and an intent to
increase wellness and fi tness health.
Although students, faculty and staff
participation remains fairly stable dur-
ing the school year, Associate Director
of Campus Recreation for Programs
Kim Dozier said she expects a general
rise after the holiday break.
Veda Sargent, the Facilities Campus
Recreation associate director , said the
past fi ve Januarys averaged more than
50,000 patrons. “We’re excited that students are ex-
cited about getting in shape, feeling
better about themselves and being ac-
tive,” she said on students returning
from break. For Aundrey Mitchell and Wade
Guyon, members of USC Police, ex-
ercising at Strom is part of both their
regular routine as well as their New
Year’s resolution. “It’s both, because it’s something we
need to do,” Mitchell said.
Though many students incorporate
Strom into their regular schedule, one
said she does not visit as much as pos-
sible, and she said she hopes to change
her workout routine with a New Year’s
resolution.
“I haven’t worked out as much as
I’ve wanted in the past,” said Court-
ney Khondabi, a second-year broadcast
journalism student . “My New Year’s
resolution is to get a 4.0 and work out
four days a week.” Ron Millhouse, also a university
police offi cer, said he doesn’t come be-
cause of a New Year’s resolution.
“I don’t make [resolutions] anymore,”
he said. Millhouse said he attends Strom
three to four times a week, year round.
“[Exercising] makes our job easier.”
Dozier said people generally use the
gym more after long breaks and when
the center’s outdoor pool opens in
March, but she reiterates that Strom’s
many recreational opportunities run
all year.
Resolutions draw crowds to Strom
State cuts force policy changes for universities
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Clemson, Winthrop among S.C. colleges
adopting staff furloughs
Athletic Director Eric Hyman discusses the university’s athletics department’s $15 million donation to the University.
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Wellness and Fitness Center to stay in shape and keep up with resolutions.
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Or, save your ad on a CD-ROM or USB flash drive and give it to your sales rep. Also, ask your rep about FTP transfers.
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main office 803.777.3888display advertising 803.777.3018classified advertising 803.777.3888newsroom 803.777.7726
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10 USC Student Media
general standards
Advertising is not acceptable that tends, in the opinion of the Director of Student Media, to destroy the confidence of the consumer. This includes advertising that is misleading, inaccurate, fraudulent, decep-tive or ambiguous.
The Director of Student Media, in consultation with the editor-in-chief, reserves the right to reject advertising that makes misleading claims or uses art or words that impugn or degrade sex, sexual orienta-tion, race, national origin, creed, color, disability or age.
The Director of Student Media reserves the right to reject advertis-ing that promotes illegal activity or activity detrimental or damaging to the University and its educational mission. The Director further reserves the right to reject any advertising which is deemed objection-able due to subject matter, illustration, phraseology or layout.
alcohol policy
Advertisements for beer and wine may be accepted but must conform with South Carolina law and The University of South Carolina Alcohol Policy and Guidelines. Advertising for beer and wine must include the following statement: “If you are under the age of 21, it is against the law to buy alcoholic beverages. All South Carolina regulations enforced.” Advertising of other alcoholic beverages is not acceptable. Advertising for beer and wine will not be accepted if it portrays individuals in a discriminatory manner, encourages high-risk consumption or places an emphasis on quantity or frequency of use. Beer or wine should not be the only or central themes of such advertisements.
changes
A charge may apply to ads which require changes after the published deadline.
canceling/rescheduling
Canceling or rescheduling an ad can be done at no charge when com-plying with the published deadline. Cancelation of an advertisement after the deadline cannot be guaranteed. ADVERTISERS wHO CANCEL AFTER DEADLINE wILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESERVED AD SPACE.
errorsStudent Media Advertising shall not be liable for slight changes or errors which do not lessen the value of an advertisement. In the event
of an error in which Student Media Advertising is liable as herein defined, its liability shall be limited to an adjustment in the charge on the first insertion based upon the portion of the advertising space in which the error occurred. Student Media Advertising will not be liable for any other errors unless notified (with the correction) before the deadline of the next issue in which the ad will run. Under no circumstances shall Student Media Advertising, its employees, officers or the University of South Carolina be held liable for any costs or damages in connection with advertisement(s) beyond the cost of the advertisement.
political advertisements
Political ads are accepted on a prepay basis only. The name and ad-dress of the advertiser, and the words “Paid Political Advertisement” must appear prominently within the ad.
positioning
Student Media Advertising cannot guarantee positioning, but will honor requests when possible.
ad size
Advertisements 18 inches in height or more will be considered a full column (21 inches) and charged accordingly.
format
Student Media Advertising reserves the right to refuse or edit cus-tomer provided ads which are of improper size, contain grammatical mistakes or are not formatted for newspaper reproduction. Student Media Advertising is not responsible for errors which are the result of customer provided ads not meeting the criteria under Mechanical Specifications.
payment
All advertising must be pre-paid by the deadline, unless credit ar-rangements are made in advance. Failure to pre-pay by this time will result in a canceled ad. All balances must be paid within 30 days of publication.
PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO: THE DAILY GAMECOCK
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