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dailygamecock.com
Monday, October 2, 2006
The University of South Carolina
Student
AUDREY
SANDERS
What do you think about the
proposal to ban smoking in bars
and restaurants in Columbia?
KYLE
MARTIN
KAT
DOUGLAS
First-year
prepharmacy
student
Pulse
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Second-year
sports and
entertainment
management
student
Second-year
biology
student
“I think it’s a good idea.
I’m from Louisville, Ky., and
we did the same thing last
year. It contributes to overall
public health.”
“It’s unfair to tell a business
owner what they have to do; it’s
their choice. There’s so many
more ways you can go about it.
It’s all happening because there
are so many really inconsiderate
smokers.”
“I can see it’s going to
piss a lot of people off, but
I guess it’s better because
second-hand smoke is pretty
bad. It’s better for everyone’s
health.”
BRANDON
LOUIS
First-year
Nursing
student
“They should ban it. You can
get cancer from secondhand
smoke. People should smoke
on their own time outside. It
won’t affect businesses that
much; people will still go to
the same places.”
Carolina Productions President
Kristen Hughes:
Up close
&
personal
The movers and shakers of USC answer
your burning questions for our reporters
What performance are
you looking forward to most
this semester?
Pete Rose. I’m a huge
sports fan and I think it
will be cool, interesting and
intriguing to students. I’m
also interested to see how
Bob Saget does because
some people are worried
that his jokes might be a
little dirty.
How do you balance
your classes and being CP
president?
I get this question a lot,
and I don’t really have an
answer. I have an agenda
and write stuff down, but
half of the time I don’t look
at my agenda. There is no
method to my madness. I
just know what I have to
do, and I do it.
Where do you want to be
in 10 years?
Hop ef u l l y, I w i l l b e
working in college athletics,
and in 25 years I want to be
an athletics director for a
Division I college. I want
to be working my way up
and never have to settle
for something. I want to
continuously be growing.
What quote or phrase do
you live by?
It’s cliché, but “live life
to the fullest.” I think that
it’s important to never let
yourself or anyone else
hold you back. If you have
a goal or dream, go for it.
There’s no point in wasting
your time on someone that
is going to keep you from
not satisfying or fulfi lling
that dream.
What is the best vacation
that you have taken?
This past summer I got to
go backpacking in Europe
for three weeks with three
of my g i rlf r iends f rom
home. It was phenomenal.
I was scared before I left
because I didn’t know what
to expect, but it opened
my eyes to so many new
t hings. It proved to me
that I can accomplish and
do things on my own. We
weren’t used to any of the
cultures, and there were a
lot of language barriers but
we survived.
What is your most prized
possession?
Probably my cell phone.
I know it’s a typical college
student answer, but I don’t
know where I’d be without
it.
I f yo u c o u l d b e a ny
superhero, who would you
be?
Super ma n. Because I
want to fly, and because he’s
an ordinar y person that
can turn into a superhero,
wh ich I t h ink is a neat
characteristic.
What cartoon do you miss
most from your childhood?
Probably “Doug.” I love
that show.
What is your favorite
movie?
“The Shawshank
R e d e m p t i o n .” I l o v e
the part where he (Tim
Robbins) crawls out of the
tunnel into the sewage and
marshes, then opens his
arms to freedom while it’s
pouring down rain.
What do you think is the
worst fashion trend of the
season?
I’m not rea l ly a
“fashionista,” but I don’t
like leggings. No offense to
anybody that does, I’m just
not a big fan.
— Mai Nguyen
inside
The Panthers claw out a win
against the Saints in Charlotte
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All-nighter
Through Student Senate,
Thomas Cooper now open
24/7 five days a week
Drew Brooks
STAFF WRITER
For students, finding a spot
for an all-night study session
just got a bit easier.
The Thomas Cooper
Library began operating 24
hours Sunday. The new hours
will run each week through
Thursday, with Fridays and
Saturdays being the only days
where the library will close.
Tucky Taylor, who began
working for the library as a
student employee in 1986 and
is now head of the Circulation
Department, said she was
“eager and anxious” for the
change.
“I feel like I’m having a
party, and I just hope a lot of
people come,” she said.
Sarah Gisriel, a third-year
hotel restaurant and tourism
management student, said
she uses the library about
three or four times a week
and is very excited about the
change.
“It’s nice to have a quiet
place to go to study,” Gisriel
said.
Thomas Cooper started
operating 24 hours during
exam weeks three years ago,
Taylor said.
Last year, the number of
students taking advantage of
the library hit a new high.
Student Senate took the
opportunity to pass a bill
encouraging the university
to allocate the necessar y
funds to operate the library
24 hours a day.
Tom McNally, the library
director, said the change
LIBRARY ● 3
Trish Hilton / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
Rui Liu, a public health doctoral candidate, searches for a
book in the library, now open 24 hours for students.
7 Marine sciences director named
index
The Mix
Fallout 2006
Part 1:
The Movement
Trish Hilton / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
Fourth-year psychology student John Teal, left, and fourth-year economics student Eddie Carta study in Thomas Cooper.
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Police Report............. 2
Morris tapped to lead
Baruch Institute,
looks to raise prestige
Ryan James
THE DAILY GAMECOCK
James Morris was
recent ly na med d i rec tor
of t he Ba r uc h I n st it ute
for M a r i ne a nd C oa st a l
Sciences and said he hopes
to increase recognition of
the organization within the
marine science community.
Morris replaced Madilyn
Fletcher, who left to direct
U S C ’s S c h o o l o f t h e
Environment.
Morris said he wants to
raise t he prest ige of t he
Institute.
“One of my goals is to raise
the prof ile of the Baruch
Institute internationally,”
Morris said. “I want people
i n my f ield a nd i n t he
marine field to know about
t he Bar uch Inst it ute and
about the work that’s done
there.”
He said he would like to
increase the usefulness of
the field lab.
As director, Morris sets
pol ic y a nd ma nage s t he
approximately 30 employees
of the institute. Fundraising
is also a major part of the
job, Morris said.
The Bar uch I nst it ute’s
field lab is funded in part by
the state through allocations
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General Member Meeting:
6 p.m. R H Senate
Chambers
Academic Team Practice:
7 p.m. RH Golden Key
Room
Honors Council: 8 p.m. RH
201
TUESDAY
BOND Weekly Meeting: 6
p.m. RH 303
Fashion Board: 6 p.m. RH
304
R H A S e n a t e Mee t i ng :
7 p.m. R H Senate
Chambers
GAMMA Weekly Meeting:
7 p.m. RH 315
Battle of the Bands: 8 p.m.
RH Ballroom
WEDNESDAY
Last Lecture Series: 6 p.m.
Harper College Gressette
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Model United Nations
meeting: 7 p.m. Gambrell
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CRIME REPORT
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going to rural South
THIS WEEK
TODAY
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BRIEF
Gang activity in South
Carolina is spilling over
i nt o t he s t at e’s r u r a l
cou nt ie s, m i r ror i ng a
national trend, according
to a sur vey of law
en forcement agenc ie s
conducted by a team of
USC researchers.
Jef f Rojek , M ic h ael
Smit h and Robert
K am insk i f rom USC’s
department of criminology
and criminal justice, in
partnership with the S.C.
Criminal Justice Academy,
administered the survey,
gathering responses from
174 local law enforcement
agencies in S.C. about
gang activity in the state.
“For more than 20 years
we’ve seen gang activity
expand nationally, from
t radit ional gang cit ies
such as Los Angeles and
Chicago to medium-size
towns, suburban counties
and even rural counties,”
Rojek said. “Observations
by S.C.’s law enforcement
agencies confirm a similar
pattern of activity here.”
Of the local law
enforcement agencies that
responded to the survey,
more than half reported
of gang activity in their
communities.
Weather Forecast
THURSDAY,
SEPT. 28
Larceny, 10:16 a.m.
2 Medical Park Road
Two black cameras were
removed.
Estimated value: $1,158
Responding officer: M.
Davis
Malic iou s injur y to
personal property, 12:40
p.m.
The v ict im, 23, said
Aiden Zanders / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
Donnie Morris, a Pentecostal Holiness preacher, speaks to students Friday in front of the
Russell House.
Nation
World
New bill would save
Gullah’s costal culture
Spinach growers fear
low profits, bad rap
Social Democrats win
with salary initiative
A bill t hat would
establish federal recognition
and support of the unique
Gullah-Geechee culture is a
step closer to becoming law.
The Gu l la h- G eechee
Cultural Heritage Corridor
Act goes to President Bush
for his signature after the
U.S. Senate approved it last
week.
“This is a very emotional
d a y f or me ,” U. S . R e p .
Ja mes Clybu r n, D -S.C .,
said in a statement when
the bill passed Friday. “My
heart today is with those
who belong to the GullahGeechee community. I hope
their prayer houses rock with
hymns of jubilation upon
hearing the news that the
U.S. Congress believes their
cult ure and communities
have value and are worth
protecting.”
U. S . S en. L i nd se y
G r a h a m , R- S .C ., a l s o
supported the bill.
“It’s important that we
recognize the contributions
of these South Carolinians
and pass along their story
t o f ut u r e g e ne r at io n s ,”
Graham said.
T he bi l l wou ld for m
a commission to promote
a nd protect Gu llah sites
and provides $10 million in
grant money over the next
decade to preserve aspects
of the culture.
It also would create a
Coastal Heritage Center in
Beaufort County.
S A N
F R A N CI S C O
— Rel ie ved f a r mer s say
they are heartened by the
government’s announcement
t hat it’s safe to eat most
spinach, but they feel uneasy
about their industry’s future,
knowing it may take time to
win back public confidence.
D u r i ng t he t wo -we ek
warning about E. coli in
f resh spi nach, g rowers
said they re-examined the
safety of their operations,
anguished over the suffering
of the 187 people sickened
a nd o ne w ho d ie d , a nd
weathered significant losses
as they watched crops go to
waste.
“Everybody’s just trying
to reg roup,” sa id Teresa
T h o r n e , w it h i n d u s t r y
group Alliance for Food and
Farming.
It’s too early to tell how
hard the industry was hit,
but agriculture experts said
unprecedented economic
damage was likely.
Last year’s spinach crop
in California was valued at
$258.3 million, and each acre
lost amounts to a roughly
$3,500 hit for the farmer.
The government gave a
partial endorsement to the
industry on Friday, but the
warning remains in place for
spinach recalled by Natural
Selection Foods LLC of San
Juan Bautista, which covered
34 brands in packages with
“Best if Used By ” dates
between Aug. 17 and Oct. 1.
VIENNA, Austria — Austria’s
opposition Social Democrats
won nationwide elections
on Sunday, swinging t he
country to the center-left
after more than six years of
inf luence by the extreme
right, final unofficial returns
showed.
W it h a l l but absentee
ballots counted, the centerleft bloc had 35.7 percent
of the vote and the People’s
Pa r t y t r a i led w it h 34. 2
percent, Interior Minister
Liese Prokop said.
A lt h o u g h C h a n c e l l o r
Wolfgang Schuessel did not
formally concede the election,
he congratulated the leader
of the Social Democrats,
A lf red Gusenbauer, who
would likely become t he
country’s next chancellor.
“ We a re a democ rat ic
country,” Schuessel said.
Gusenbauer, meanwhile,
declined to proclaim outright
v ictor y, say ing he would
wait for all the votes to be
counted.
Officials said there were
about 250,000 valid absentee
votes to be tallied between
n o w a n d O c t . 9, w h e n
t he f inal results must be
certified.
A mong ot her t h i ng s,
the Social Democrats have
prom ised to lower t he
number of unemployed by
100,000 and reduce salary
differences between men and
women. The party had been
in opposition since 2000.
Disorderly conduct,
8 p.m.
Williams-Brice
Stadium
Someone attempted to
enter the stadium without
a ticket.
Responding offi cer:
Mark Proctor
Hastert requests inquiry
into Foley Web scandal
John Heilprin
The Associated Press
State
someone da maged h is
windshield.
Estimated value: $100
Responding officer: M.
Davis
WASHINGTON — House
Speaker Dennis Hastert
reque sted Su nd ay t h at
t he Just ice Depart ment
conduct an investigation
i nto for mer Rep. Ma rk
Foley’s electronic messages
to teenage boys _ a lurid
scandal that has put House
Republicans in political
peril.
“As Speaker of the House,
I hereby request that the
Dep a r t ment of Ju s t ic e
conduct an investigation
of Mr. Foley’s conduct with
current and former House
pages to determine to what
extent any of his actions
v i o l a t e d f e d e r a l l a w,”
Hastert, R-Ill., wrote in a
letter to Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales.
The White House and
Demo c r at ic le ader s i n
Congress also called Sunday
for a cr im i nal probe.
W hite House counselor
Dan Bart let t called t he
allegations against Foley
shocking, but said President
Bu sh had n’t lea r ned of
Foley’s inappropriate emails to a 16-year-old boy
and instant messages to
other boys before the news
broke last week.
“There is going to
be, I’m sure, a criminal
i n v e s t i g at io n i nt o t he
particulars of this case,”
Bartlett said. “We need to
make sure that the page
s ystem is one i n wh ich
children come up here and
can work and make sure
that they are protected.”
F o l e y, R - F l a . , q u i t
Congress on Friday after
t he disclosure of t he e-
mails he sent to a former
cong ressional page and
sexually suggestive instant
messages he sent to other
high school pages.
Senate Democrat ic
L e ader H a r r y R e id of
Nevada called the Foley
case “repugnant, but equally
as bad is the possibility that
Republican leaders in the
House of Representatives
knew there was a problem
and ignored it to preserve
a congressional seat this
election year.”
Reid said t he case
should be handled outside
Congress.
“Under laws t hat
Congressman Foley helped
write, soliciting sex from
a minor online is a federal
crime,” Reid said. “The
alleged crimes here are far
outside the scope of any
congressional committee,
and the attorney general
should open a f ull-scale
investigation immediately.”
In his letter to Gonzales
on Sunday, Hastert asked
t he Just ice Depart ment
to investigate “who had
specific knowledge of the
content of any sex ually
explicit communications
between Mr. Foley and any
former or current House
pages a nd what act ions
such individuals took, if
any, to provide them to law
enforcement.”
The scope of the
i nve s t i g at io n , H a s t e r t
w r o t e , s ho u ld i n c l u d e
“any and all individuals
who may have been aware
of this matter _ be they
memb er s of C ong re s s ,
employees of the House of
Representatives or anyone
outside the Congress.”
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Grace Beahm / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
North Charleston police investigate the scene where five
people were found dead in a mobile home Saturday.
Man charged in slayings
of wife, her 4 children
Bruce Smith
The Associated Press
NORTH CHARLESTON — A
man was charged with five
counts of murder Sunday in
the slayings of his wife and
her four children in their
mobile home in what police
say was a domestic dispute.
Michael Simmons,
41, ap p e a r e d at a b o nd
hearing via video link from
t he C h a rle s t on C ou nt y
Detention Center on Sunday
and was ordered held without
bond.
According to an arrest
affidavit, officers discovered
the bodies Saturday when a
witness saw the bodies in the
home and called police. The
affidavit said Simmons was
captured as he tried to drive
away from the scene.
The v ict ims were shot
with a handgun, the affidavit
said.
Charleston Cou nt y
C o r o n e r R a e Wo o t e n
ident if ied t he v ict ims as
Detra Rainey Simmons, 39,
and her children William
Rainey, 16, Hakiem Rainey,
13, Malachia Robinson, 8,
a nd Sa men ia Robi n son ,
whose 7t h bi r t hday wa s
Saturday.
A ccord i ng to a pol ice
a f f id av it , t he sho ot i ng s
happened sometime between
3 and 5:45 a.m. Sat urday
morning.
Spencer Pr yor, a
spokesman for the North
Charleston Police, said that
Simmons and Rainey had
been married for more than
a year.
“From talking to detectives
early in the investigation,
this appears to have been
a domestic sit uation that
turned deadly,” he said.
Wooten said Simmons was
not the father of any of the
children.
The jail did not have any
attorney informat ion for
Simmons.
Melba Rainey Thompson
said her sister, Detra Rainey
Simmons, worked at a local
ho s p it a l , w a s at t e nd i n g
nu r si ng s c ho ol a nd wa s
undergoing the second phase
of chemotherapy for colon
cancer.
“Her children were always
there for her to comfort her
when she went through the
pain,” Thompson said.
“Words can’t express the
impact this has had on our
family,” Gene Fanning, the
dead woman’s brother-in-law,
said at the bond hearing. “It’s
a devastating loss. We want
him held fully accountable
for his actions.”
Fa n n i ng sa id later t he
couple celebrated their fi rst
wedding anniversar y t wo
weeks ago. “We don’t know
of any problems,” he said.
“As far as I know it was
a relatively happy marriage
— always doing something
as a family,” Thompson said.
The family were members
of Saint Andrews Episcopal
Mission where the children
at tended vac at ion Bible
school and sang in the choir,
relatives said.
Fanning said Simmons was
disabled and unemployed.
Detra Rainey Simmons
had a fifth child, 21-yearold Christan, who attends
Sout her n Un iversit y
i n Lou isia na. Fu neral
arrangements had not been
announced.
Monique Singleton, who
lives across the street, said
her children occasionally
played with the four children
who were killed.
“They were nice people,”
she sa id. “ T he y seemed
fine.”
The subdiv ision of
about t wo dozen mobile
homes sits in the shadow of
Interstate 526 — one of the
main highways around the
Charleston area.
to t he universit y as well
a s g r a nt s f r o m f e de r a l
agencies.
T he Ba r uch I n st it ute
has been work ing on
t he Nat iona l E st u a r i ne
Research Reserve project
(NERR) for more than a
decade.
The project includes 27
sites around the countr y
that track the conditions
a nd cha nges i n wet la nd
environments. The Baruch
Institute collects data from
all the sites and analyzes
their significance.
Jennifer Jost, a sixth-year
doctorate student in biology,
said her current project uses
satellite imagery to focus
on problem areas in t he
wetlands and to monitor
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“happened at the suggestion
of Student Government,”
with the support of Provost
Mark Becker, who provided
the funds.
Senator Jonathan Ross, a
third-year political science
st udent who sp on sored
t he bill last spring, said
t he e x ten s ion of hou r s
was “somet hing St udent
Government worked on for
a while, and I’m excited to
see it happen.”
St ude nt s w a nt e d a nd
needed to broaden the use of
the library, Ross said.
Taylor said it feels good
to give people what they
want, especially since usage
numbers are through the roof
for the current semester.
The Wednesday before
the library went 24 hours,
300 students left in the final
hour, a number Taylor called
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changes in these conditions
over time.
“Basically, we’re looking
at climate change in the salt
marsh by using mussels to
estimate temperatures in
the field,” Jost said.
Morris attended a
workshop in New Orleans
af ter Hurricane K at rina
with wetlands experts from
around the world to discuss
the connection between the
health of local wetlands and
flooding in the area.
There was a proposal to
relocate the mouth of the
Mississippi R iver and to
install pipes through the
levees in New Orleans to
pump muddy water from
the bottom of the river to
the system of bayous.
Bot h proposals were
suggested as solutions to
the problem of flooding in the city (New Orleans) is to
the region.
maintain its wetlands and
Mor r i s e x pl a i ned t he to restore the wetlands that
i mpor t a nce of wet la nds have been lost. The amount
a s f i lter s for chem ic a l s of wetland loss in Louisiana
t h a t w o u l d o t h e r w i s e is staggering,” Morris said.
cause problems i n t he
Morris has been at USC
environment.
for more than 25 years. He
“ W e t l a n d s a r e t h e received a bachelor’s degree
kidneys of the environment. f rom t he Un iver sit y of
They purify water because Virginia, and master’s and
of t he u n ique chem ic a l doctoral degrees from Yale
e n v i r o n m e n t t h a t i s University.
c r e a t e d ,” M o r r i s s a i d .
Morris said he fell in love
“They take nutrients out w it h salt marshes wh ile
of t he water a nd ret u r n he was working in Woods
them to the atmosphere, Hole, Mass.
nut rient s t hat would
He has been researching
otherwise cause problems at t he Ba r uch I n st it ute
with algal blooms.”
since he moved to South
Morris said restoration Carolina in 1981.
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“fantastic.”
Starting at 11 p.m., only
students, facult y or staff
with their IDs are permitted
into the library. Students
could then take advantage of
computers on the main level,
as well as study areas on the
main and fifth levels.
The mezzanine will be
inaccessible as construction
is completed on the new
Student Success Center.
If the demand is present,
Taylor sa id t he l ibr a r y
would explore opening the
computer lab as well.
Students are not able to
check out books or visit the
other floors of the library;
howe ve r, “ I f t he r e a r e
enough numbers to open the
whole building, we’ll do it,”
Taylor said.
The library was concerned
for the safety of students who
might have found themselves
alone on some of the floors,
leading to their decision to drink into the library, and
limit access.
there are drink machines
Securit y guards are on a n d , e v e nt u a l l y, s n a c k
h a nd , a nd USC PD h a s machines.
increased its patrol around
Only the computers are
the library to give students off-limits in regards to where
traveling to or from Thomas students can eat.
Cooper additional security.
Students are allowed to Comments on this story? E-mail
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available for PreVeterinary advising on the
first and third Wednesday
of every month from
2:30-4:30 in the Office of
Pre-Professional Advising,
208 Sumwalt College.
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AARON BRAZIER
Delany’s shouldn’t forget
hometown fans just to get
temporary Tiger business
The Mix Editor
CAROLINE DeSANCTIS
Sports Editor
ALEX RILEY
IN OUR OPINION
Library’s new schedule
STONES FROM GLASS HOUSES
sets excellent example NASA requires funds, little benefits
Thomas Cooper Library is now open 24 hours except
Fridays and Saturdays — good news for any USC
student who’s ever needed somewhere to go on a late
weeknight.
By our count, that’s every student from the past 205
years.
The library folks deserve a pat on the back for leaving
the lights on all night long. Book reports and bad
roommates have always pushed students from their
dorms after midnight, but now the warm glow of the
Coop offers Internet access
The library folks and a quiet place to study.
The library joins Taco
deserve a pat on the B el l a nd St a rbuc k s a s
hotspots that offer
back for leaving the campus
their services at convenient
lights on all night long. hours. A st udent could
stroll through the Russell
House, step over to
Thomas Cooper and go home at 1 a.m. full, wellstudied and happy.
Imagine if USC adopted a more late-night policy all
around. The Beezer’s “keep student hours” motto has
always kept their business thrumming, and USC should
follow suit to compete with other off-campus watering
holes.
The Grand Market Place tested out a late-night
campaign last semester, offering breakfast on Thursday
nights from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. The extended hours are
nowhere to be seen this fall, and kids are taking their
cases of the munchies — and money — to Grilled
Teriyaki and Pita Pit.
Students don’t want a quiet place to study on Thursday
nights — they want gravy biscuits and cheese grits for
cheap.
USC does a bang-up job keeping reasonable hours
with most campus eateries, but some lose business by
not staying open longer. If Marble Slab and Einstein
Bros. expanded their hours, we’d be looking at two
more Fortune 500 companies.
When we leave college and our lives turn 9 to 5, we’ll
go to bed earlier. Until then, we need a little late-night
help, and the library’s new hours are a great start.
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Pointless space program
adds to national debt,
misses earthly problems
That’s one small step
for man, one giant leap
for mankind. Normally I
would put that sentence in
quotes, but according to
The Houston Chronicle
t h i s w e e k e n d , t h a t ’s
not act ually what Neil
A r m s t r o n g s a id w he n
he first stepped onto the
moon.
Most of us have heard
t his quote hu ndreds of
times in our life, but I am
sure very few of us have
ever t a ken t he t ime to
grammatically analyze it.
The statement “one small
step for ma n” l itera l ly
means one small step for
mankind. Therefore we’ve
heard a rather redundant
quote l iter a l ly say i ng,
“That’s one small step for
mankind, one giant leap
for mankind,” and that’s
just dumb.
However, according to
a recent study in Australia
of t he or ig i n a l NA SA
recordings, it seems that
Neil Armstrong actually
said, “That’s one small step
for a man, one giant leap
for mankind.”
BRANDT
BOIDY
Fourth-year
education
student
T h i s
s h o u l d
not cause
feminist
debate, and
while it may
take some
t ime to get
u s e d t o , it
e s s e nt i a l l y
ha s a more
effective
meaning.
I love the fact that an
A u s t r a l i a n d i s c o ver e d
this. For nearly 30 years
this quote has symbolized
t he ver y mea n ing of
NASA’s program, and yet
all the while was not only
grammatically incorrect,
but come to f i nd out
historically as well.
Perhaps rocket scientists
are not all they are cracked
up to be.
M a y b e i t ’s t i m e w e
a na ly z e NA SA a nd it s
program further. Maybe
that wasn’t such a giant leap
after all. It has been more
than 30 years, and what has
space travel and exploration
brought us?
Yes, I love the cool space
photos, too. And as a kid
I thought a week at Space
Camp might be exciting,
but let’s be real, NASA
costs far more than it’s
worth.
Billions of dollars are
spent every year on our
national space program, but
what for? Just this week
Congress finally decided to
scrutinize NASA’s spending
and cost allotment. This is
because the Government
Accountability Office has
estimated that NASA’s new
moon and mars missions
will cost $230 billion over
two decades.
Haven’t we already sent
probes to Mars and found
absolutely nothing? In
all honesty no effect was
m ade on t he world by
the recent declaration of
Pluto being a big block of
ice. No one really gave a
damn. I understand what
a let-down the moon was,
but you don’t have to keep
sending people there just
to convince us it still has
some possibilities, we are
all aware of the fact that it’s
just dust.
With mid-term elections
just one mont h away, I
have my doubts that many
Americans will be voting
with NASA in mind, but
that’s exactly my point.
A merica and the rest of
the world have more than
enough problems to deal
with down here, without
t he f inancial burden of
moon-walking.
Theatre proves educational, inspiring
Longstreet’s production
provides support of arts,
showcases USC talent
I u sed to rea l ly hate
t he t heat re, dubbi ng
it useless and a waste of
r e s o u r c e s . Two ho u r s
of not u nderst a nd i ng
w h at ’s g oi n g o n , lon g
lines at the ladies room,
failing miserably at polite
c o nve r s at io n , t he s e t ,
f urnit ure and cost umes
never being used in any
k i nd of r e a l w a y, a nd
theater-goers who seemed
a bu nc h of over se xe d ,
hy peract ive you ngsters
c re at i n g a n out le t f or
themselves.
Somet i me s I wonder
why save the arts? Should
the arts be a concern of
the government? Does it
merit a field of study at a
major university? People
are hungry, homeless and
uneducated, animals are
ext inct and NA SA st ill
exists. How do we defi ne
matters of importance?
What is it about being a
human and the compelling
need to create art? I’ve
never felt it. When trying
to define art, one is thrown
i nt o a h a z y j u n g le o f
language and philosophy.
It ’s i mp o s sible to n a i l
down a set of real criteria
for what is and what isn’t
art. Is art a crutch to get
out of “real work”? Why
do a play?
It ’s no t
mak ing or
building
anything. It
isn’t moving
anything
arou nd or
TECLA
fixing a
MARKOSKY
problem. Is
Third-year
work really
public
relations
being done?
student
How can
an art form
defend itself when all it
does is mimic real life?
T h i s wa s my l i ne of
t h in k ing when I was
invited to the opening of
a play last week.
I pulled up my hair and
put on a dress. I got to
the Longstreet Theatre,
and t hen somet hing
happened.
USC’s latest production
of “The Real Thing” was
fabulous. With its punchy
dialogue, good acting and
great set design, I could
not have spent a better
two hours. The “theatre
people” here at USC are
a w a r m a nd e n g a g i n g
group.
I had no idea our theatre
program had such talent.
A ll those melodramatic
youngsters grew up to be
a good-looking and witty
mass of adults.
The play was brilliant.
Ty pic a l l y, I sp end my
Thursday nights eat ing
yog u r t . W hat a bet ter
way to spend a couple of
hours!
When I see those “Art.
Ask for More” ads, I no
longer cringe. I realize
that the arts play a critical
role in society.
Can I write a position
for it? Can I present hard
evidence and facts to back
t hat claim? No. I n t his
case, no rubric is needed.
Is that slightly relativist?
Yes.
Oh hel l, I t h i n k I’ve
been awakened!
Go to our plays. Our
theatre department puts
on excellent productions
and admission is cheaper
than a beer. It feeds your
b r a i n a nd o p e n s y ou r
m i nd . Ju s t re me mb er :
Not being well-rounded
is about as cool as living
with your mother.
I have a bone to pick .
Just as I am sure many of
you have before, I spent
last Wed nesday n ight at
D e l a ne y ’s , e nj o y i n g it s
famous $2
pint n ight.
Unfortunately,
my enjoyment
w
a
s
sig n if ic a nt ly
hampered by
t he act ions
JONATHON
(a nd, lack
HARDIN
of ac t ion s)
Fourth-year
t a ken by t he
business
Delaney’s staff.
student
Delaney’s had
booked Adam Hood to play
that evening.
Adam Hood, as in the guy
whose personal Web site
professes: “one of the most
successful local fixtures in
the college town of Auburn,
A l ab a m a .” Fu r t her, t he
event seemed to have been
advertised to every drunken
Tiger fan in town that night.
O f cou r se , ju st ho st i ng
this crowd was not such a
villainous offense.
What is so distressing is
the fi lth that our local Irish
pub allowed to develop. The
large number of Auburn fans
present preceded to chant,
yell and jeer excessively,
display ing a level of
discourtesy that I would not
expect from even the most
drunken, pseudo-socialite,
Clemson imbecile.
After becoming physically
ill by t he g rossly pit if ul
display of these Auburn fans
who persisted in obnoxiously
yelling USC obscenities, I
questioned the Delaney’s
bar staff as to what extent
these Tiger fans would be
allowed to yell across the
bar, standing on their seats
like children.
The response of t he
D e l a n e y ’s b a r t e n d e r I
questioned: “Well, just don’t
try to get in their way.”
DON’T GET IN
THEIR WAY? Delaney’s,
I understand the value of
earning a dollar, and I realize
that ostracizing patrons is
no way to increase business,
but allowing Auburn fans
to act so ridiculous at a bar
in Columbia (the home of
your Fighting Gamecocks)
is a little too absurd — even
if it may be in the name of
making a quick buck.
The Aubu r n fa ns, a nd
t heir undeniable onstage
support from Adam Hood,
was an extraordinary offense
to the USC football team we
all support.
There is absolutely no
exc u se. T h is sit uat ion
could have been completely
avoidable had Dela ney ’s
executed t he common
decency to respect the local
ball team.
Delaney’s, you should not
have booked an Auburn fan
t he night before we play
the Tigers. You should not
have let so many Tiger fans
overrun your establishment
in a manner so disrespectful
to our team. And you should
not have been so ungracious
towards the people whose
regular bar tabs pay your
bills.
Maybe you should start a
delivery service to Alabama
for your new customer base.
“This girl’s as smooth as day-old whiskey,
as tough as day-old bread.”
— Agent 51
Monday, October 2, 2006
Page 5
FALL OUT
2006
interview series one of five
The Movement
Falls Out
DJ Riggle of local alternative reggae band speaks on perks of upcoming music fest, catapulting to the big time
1. W hat does it mean to be
playing a festival with as much
popularity as Fall Out?
There’s no better time for us
to be playing it. It’s been gone
for two years and now they’re
bringing it back, and t hey’re
doing it on a Saturday this year.
In the past, they used to do it
on Friday, and kids would have
to skip school, people would call
in to work. This year I think
it’s going to be great, not just
because there are some Columbia
bands on it, but its on a Saturday.
I think this year’s going to be
great. Can’t wait.
2. What does it feel like to be
a hometown product playing at
this festival?
We’ve been around for two and
a half years and have just now
started to see a lot of recognition
in Columbia. To share a stage
w it h C ros sf ade a nd St retch
Armstrong, who’ve taken their
acts outside of Columbia, is a
pretty big deal.
3. C o l u m b i a i s i n fa m o u s
p r o d u c i ng o r ig i n a l s o u n d s
— Hootie and the Blowf ish,
Stretch Armstrong, Crossfade
— What do you guys describe
as the definition of your distinct
sound?
Lately we’ve been calling it
“alternative reggae.” But that
do e sn’t rea l ly do it ju st ice.
Sublime was alternative reggae,
but we include a lot more hip hop
than that. When we first started,
I told people imagine Sublime
with more hip-hop, and that was
us.
4. What’s the biggest thrill of
playing Fall Out this year?
Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK
The Movement will bring its hip-hop-flavored, mixed-up sound to Fall Out, a Columbia music festival Saturday at Capital City Stadium.
The biggest thrill for us might
be being the “sore thumb” of the
show. All these other bands are
either metal or punk or modern
rock. And here we come out with
the reggae, hip-hop flavor, and
we’re going to stand out a lot
from these other bands. It should
be an interesting mix.
5. Could this be the springboard
that sends you guys to the national
level? Could we be hearing The
Movement on syndicated airplay
with after something with this
much attention?
I wouldn’t say this is necessarily
the springboard, but there’s a
good chance it could be. A ny
show can be the springboard
de p e nd i n g o n w ho’s i n t he
audience. We’ve been on some
big shows before. Opened for
Ludacris and Blues Traveler a
few times, been blessed to be on
those. But I don’t think there’s
a defi ning show unless there’s a
defining audience member. But
we’d love to be heard all over the
country.
— Alex Riley
Mindless Self Indulgence: profanity, speed
Rave-techno, keyboard-driven punk band wins crowds with quirky, caffeinated, up-tempo sound
Patrick German
THE DAILY GAMECOCK
Mindless Self Indulgence
is a chaos-inducing quartet
f r o m N e w Yo r k C i t y.
Formed in 1997 Mindless
Self Indulgence originally
consisted of vocalist James
Euringer, aka Little Jimmy
Ur i n e , g u it a r i s t S t e v e ,
Righ?(sic), bassist Vanessa
Y.T. and drummer Kitty.
Mindless Self Indulgence’s
sound is a mixture of ravetechno and keyboard-juiced
punk, and the addition of the
mosquito-voiced Euringer
creates a very unique sound
that is nothing if not fun
to listen to. The music is
extremely fast-paced, every
member of t he ba nd has
learned how to play quicker
rhy t hms t han what most
bands would attempt, and
the fast-paced quality of the
band’s music is helped along
by the fact that each song’s
average length is a little over
a minute and a half.
The band released “Tight,”
its debut album in 1999, and
coupled with its over-thetop live concerts, it quickly
c re at e d a f a n b a s e t h at
earned them spots opening
for bands such as Rammstein
and Insane Clown Posse.
The next year, Mindless
Self I ndulgence released
it s sophomore ef fort
“Frankenstein Girls Will
Seem Strangely Sexy” which
further proved that Jimmy
Urine has never fou nd a
word of profanit y that he
didn’t like.
In 2002, just before the
release of “Alienating Our
Aud ience: Live,” bassist
Vanessa Y.T. was replaced
by Lyn-Z, though she was a
welcome addition, since the
sound of the band did not
change much between the
switch.
Then, in 2005, Mindless
Self Indulgence was signed
to t he i ndust r ial label
Met ropol is a nd released
t he CD “You’ll Rebel to
A n y t h i n g ,” w h i c h w a s
released in three different
v e r s io n s w it h d i f f e r e nt
artwork and bonus tracks.
Mindless Self Indulgence
hasn’t won many awards, but
Billboard has acknowledged
them multiple times. The
ba nd pea ked at No. 107
on Billboards 200 with the
release “ You’l l Rebel to
Anything.” The very same
record peaked at No. 107
on Billboard’s Top Internet
Albums chart, No. 4 on the
Top Independent A lbums
chart, and peaked at No.
1 on the Top Heatseekers
chart.
O verall, M indless Self
I ndu lgence prov ides a
f a nt a s t ic , f a s t-p ac ed ,
profanit y-packed, quirk y
performance that seems to
be spawned from too much
cocaine and caffeine.
Special to THE DAILY GAMECOCK
Comments on this story? E-mail
[email protected]
Wanna write for The Mix?
New York City-based Mindless Self Indulgence shot to
fame with intense live performances and racy lyrics.
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The Daily Gamecock ● Monday, October 2, 2006
6
Inside the Box◆ By Marlowe Leverette / The Daily Gamecock
Solutions from Friday’s crossword
Whiteboard◆ By Bobby Sutton / The Daily Gamecock
Welcome to Falling Rock National Park ◆ By Josh Shalek
the scene
USC
Today
NEW MUSIC NIGHT: The
New Brookland Tavern, 122
State St.,6 p.m. $4 cover. All
ages.
Euro Moto Club
COLUMBIA AFTER DARK: FELLOWSHIP AND WORSHIP FOR
SINGLE ADULTS: Jammin’
Java, 1530 Main St., 7 p.m.
FREE
EURO MOTO CLUB: Art Bar,
1211 Park St., 8 p.m.
HOROSCOPES
ARIES
The
more
information you gather,
the farther ahead you’ll be.
Find out what others think,
but don’t let them dissuade
you from your objective.
TAURUS You have a couple
of interesting problems
to be solved. Put off the
entertainment and vacation
until you’ve got this
situation under control.
GEMINI You’re in a creative
frame of mind, so you
might as well set goals.
Everything seems possible,
so give it another try.
CANCER This is not a good
time to be impulsive. Don’t
let anyone else go shopping
with your credit cards, either.
Hold onto what you have.
LEO You can’t do everything
by yourself, so give up on that
right now. The assignment
is to get the others to do
it better than you could.
VIRGO
Do
something
special to express your
love. The more thought
you put into the gift, the
less you’ll have to pay. The
best things in life are free.
LIBRA Doing it yourself
can be fun, but also quite
frustrating.
Patience
is a virtue you’ll be
happy to have learned.
SCORPIO
Others
are
pushing you to make a
decision. Go ahead and do
it. If you wait for them to
decide, you’ll wait forever.
SAGITTARIUS Your heart’s as
big as all outdoors, but that
doesn’t mean you should go
along with a stupid idea. Use
your own good judgment.
CAPRICORN Keep costs
down and money coming
in; that’s the idea. For
inspiration, dangle a juicy
carrot in front of yourself.
AQUARIUS It’s not a good
time to make demands,
or even simple requests.
Do
that
tomorrow.
Meanwhile, edit your list
down to the important stuff.
PISCES You’re doing well,
and will be doing even
better
soon.
Continue
to clean up old messes.
A word for the wise
disconcert /diss-kohn-sir-t/ (v.) 1. to throw into confusion
2. to disturb the composure of
Ex: “The fact that my friend decided to remove all her clothes while drunk was
incredibly disconcerting ... for her.”
THE MIX’S SONG OF THE WEEK :
“99 Red Balloons”
by Nina
Take that home and chew it.
Monday, October 2, 2006
Page 7
Professional sports writing
sure beats daily college grind
Day in Charlotte proves
best press box experience
yet for rookie journalist
Chuck Burton / The Associated Press
Carolina Panthers Steve Smith (89) and Keyshawn Johnson (19) celebrate Smith’s
touchdown catch in the first quarter of the Panthers’ 21-18 win against the Saints .
Strong finish
Be jealous. Be ver y
jealous.
After three years of work
for The Gamecock, I made
the move from the SEC to
the big times
with a press
credential to
the Carolina
Pant hersNew Orleans
Saints game
ALEX RILEY
Sunday.
I u sed to Third-year
t h i n k t h a t Print Journalt he Br ic e’s ism student
ch icken
fingers and rice crispy treats
were t he best t he world
of sports reporting had to
offer.
Oh, but I was wrong.
Just for the fun of things,
I t hought I’d give you a
rundown of my day — not
trying to brag, just giving
you insight into how things
work. A nd a t iny bit of
showboating.
12:05 p.m. — Walking to
the game, I realize I’m the
only person in the entire city
of Charlotte not wearing a
Panthers jersey. Woe is me,
the professional.
12:31 — Shrimp and beef
stew over rice with salad and
bread. Fantastic.
1:01 — Slowly realizing I
know no one at this game, a
familiar face emerges from
Panthers top Saints in division game
Alex Riley
SPORTS EDITOR
CHARLOT TE — The
Carol i na Pa nt hers’ (2-2)
offensive line had taken its
hits this season. Starter and
former Gamecock Travelle
Wharton had gone down to
a torn ACL in his knee in
game one, and starting center
Mike Wahle left Sunday’s
game almost as soon as it
started due to illness.
But even without two of
the line’s key starters on the
field, the Panthers offense,
specif ical ly t he r u n n i ng
game, found a way to gel
and eke out a 21-18 victory
over the New Orleans Saints
(3-1) who were riding high
off of their 23-3 emotionally
charged win over Atlanta last
Monday.
“They’re obviously a good
football team,” Pant hers
c o a c h Joh n Fox s a id .
“Anytime the NFC South
plays it’s a dog fight, and
today was no different.”
T he Pa nt her s g rou nd
at t ack looked sol id i n
Sunday’s battle as DeShaun
Fo s t e r r u s h e d f o r 10 5
y a rd s a nd one s core on
just 16 attempts. But it was
t he rel ief play of rook ie
DeA ngelo Williams t hat
helped Carolina keep ahead.
W i l l ia m s r u shed for 62
yards on just eight attempts
to outshine fellow rook ie
Reggie Bush’s 11 attempts
for 22 yards.
“DeShaun’s the starter, he
runs until he gets tired and
then we put in DeAngelo,”
Fox sa id. “There’s some
t h i ngs DeA ngelo does
differently, but it’s not a real
game plan. We feel good
about both running backs
and we use both of them.”
Carolina took an early 70 lead as quarterback Jake
Delhomme hit wideout Steve
Smith for a nine-yard score
on the team’s second drive
of t he f irst quarter. The
Saints managed a field goal
late in the second quarter
to pull the score to 7-3 at
intermission.
Neit her team managed
much offense in the third
quarter, but a late drive in
the period would result in
a touchdown for the Saints
to start the fourth period,
putting them up 10-7.
“We let them take a nap
bet ween the first quarter
and t he fou rt h quarter,”
Del hom me sa id. “There
really wasn’t a whole lot
happening.”
The Panthers responded
with a methodical 12 play,
91-yard drive that put them
back on top with a 4-yard
touchdow n pass to w ide
receiver Drew Carter.
“Drew just made a good
move, t hat was a lay up,”
Del hom me sa id. “ I ju st
threw it up high.”
To add insult to injury,
Foster tacked on a 43-yard
touchdown run wit h t wo
minutes remaining which
ultimately gave New Orleans
t he ball back for a quick
touchdown and chance at an
onside kick.
But Nick Goings recovered
the onside attempt, sealing
with win for the Cats.
“We’re growing up really
fast,” Smith said. “We’ve got
a makeshift offensive line,
some guys they’re bringing
in are doing well ... the guys
have got to make plays, and
those guys are making plays.
They’re getting comfortable
and everything else will take
care of itself.”
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BRIEFS
Equestrian defeats Tigers
in local weekend matchup
Carolina was able to notch
at least one w in against
Auburn this weekend, as
the USC equestrian team
defeated the Tigers 12-7
this Saturday at One Wood
Farm in Blythewood. The
Gamecocks won the hunt
seat category, 726-680, and
just barely lost the western
discipline, 707-704.5.
“I’m ver y proud of the
hu nt s e at t e a m , it w a s
a big turnaround for last
weekend,” head coach Boo
Duncan said. “I’m pleased
with the western team and
their riding.”
Junior Carly Johns won
MVP honors in equitation,
wh i le sophomore Sa ra h
Stephens was t he M V P
in equitation over fences.
Even w it h t he defeat of
t he defend i ng n at ion a l
champions and a number
of impressive indiv idual
p er f or m a nc e s , D u nc a n
said t here was room for
improvement.
“If we can get the reigning
up to where I know they can
be then we will be fine,” she
said. “We are not very deep
in reigning and had some
new faces competing this
weekend, but overall they
performed well.”
— Tom Benning
the crowd. Rick Duckett of
the USC basketball coaching
staff. Followed by Barr y
Sanderson and eventually
the man himself, coach Dave
Odom. Suddenly reminded
of a pending basketball
lu ncheon in t wo week s.
Geez.
1:05 — K ickoff in the
NFL not as energetic as in
college, but entertaining
none the less. Stadium is
solid blue/white/black. Nice
touch.
1:35 — Keyshawn Johnson
hauls in questionable pass
to set up touchdown pass
to Steve Smith. Fans erupt,
along with the three guys
next to me.
2:30 — Attractive female
media assistant hands out
stats from the first half.
Beg in ning to ponder
possible move to Charlotte.
No, seriously.
2: 45 — S e c o n d - h a l f
k ickoff is missed due to
aimless wandering through
club level of stadium. Pianist
and beach music band are
playing in different lobbies.
Hard to explain, but with
all this money around I’m
beginning to realize exactly
how broke I am.
3:30 — Media assistants
come around again, this
time two of them. Move to
Charlotte has been added
to the list of things to do
ASAP.
4:10 — Panthers seem
to seal deal with DeShaun
Foster score, only to have the
Saints pull the game back
within three with limited
time left. Unlike WilliamsBrice, no tension or sarcastic
remarks in the air, which is
odd.
4:15 — Panthers finish
game with 21-18 win.
4:20 — Following other
media around, eventually
coming to interview room.
Coach John Fox enters. I’m
speechless.
4:24 — Enter Panthers
locker room. Surrounded by
names like Foster, Peppers,
and Johnson.
4:25 — Glory moment to
steal game used jersey cut
short when Jake Delhomme
is brought into previous
interview room.
4:26 — Delhomme enters
room. Takes podium. Begins
talking. At which point I
realize my friend Trey is his
brother/illegitimate child
cause t hey are t he same
person. Ner ves com i ng
unraveled.
4:30 — G o back to
Panthers locker room where
I conduct interviews with
offensive lineman Jordan
Gross and wide receiver
Steve Sm it h. A l it t le
ferklempt.
4:40- Back in the box as
media assistants hand out
final stat packets. Calling real
estate agent immediately.
4:50- Greeter wishes me a
good day. I’ve got bad news
for him; He’s four hours too
Goal-oriented
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Felicia Schroeder controls the ball during the Gamecocks’ 2-1 win against Georgia on
Sunday. Schroeder eventually scored on the play that tied the game. USC lost Sunday.
Volleyball falls to Alabama
Matt Moore
THE DAILY GAMECOCK
Head coach Nanc y
Somera was able to clinch
h e r 10 0 t h v i c t o r y at
Georgia this past week, but
game 101 escaped her grasp
Sunday.
The Crimson Tide
jumped on the Gamecocks
early in the fi rst game, but
once again it was the play
of sen ior out side h it ter
Shonda Cole that got USC
right back in the flow of the
match. Trailing Alabama
21-15, Cole recorded her
fifth kill of the game to pull
within five. Two more kills
and a couple of service aces
later, the game was tied at
22 apiece.
Leading 29-28 at the end
of the fi rst game, Cole was
able to put one more kill
past the Tide defense, and
the Gamecocks took a 1-0
lead in the match.
Alabama again led late in
the second game, as it had
Carolina at 28-24. Carolina,
though, was able to take
advantage of a couple of
errors by Alabama’s Brigitte
Slack to tie the game at 29.
Sophomore outside hitter
Marija Milosevic used an
Iris Santos set to tie it at
30, and the setter Santos
eventually ended the game
with a kill of her own.
One g a me away f rom
giving up the match, the
Crimson Tide took off in
game three. With the game
t ied at 9, t hree st raight
errors put the Gamecocks in
a hole they wouldn’t be able
to crawl out of. Alabama
stretched the lead to eight
before winning 30-24.
G a me f ou r w a s e ve n
more lopsided. The game
was tied at three early, but
it didn’t take long at all
for the Tide to jump out
to a 28-15 lead. Cole and
t he G a mecock s bat t led
back scoring the next nine
points. In the stretch, Cole
recorded two kills and two
aces, but Alabama fi nished
off Carolina with the next
two points.
T he t iebre a ker g a me
five wasn’t close either as
the Gamecocks managed
to pull it to 12-8 before
Alabama took the game and
the match.
Cole again led the team
in kills at 31, as well as aces
wit h six and was second
in defensive digs with 15.
Milosevic added 15 k ills
and Santos had 59 assists in
the loss.
The G a mecock s head
to K noxville next to face
Tennessee Friday at 7 p.m.
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