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NASA and pandas: Shutdown impact Larissa Johnson @LALARISSAJ
As of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, the U.S. government is officially shut down. The good news — it won’t really affect you. As many as 800,000 government employees could be furloughed, or sent home without pay, but all necessary functions will continue. Traffic lights still work, the mail still goes out, comptrollers still direct planes into landings. If the shutdown drags into a week or longer, it could start to create delays in flights or passport processing. But for now, the most you might be missing is few creature comforts.
Astronaut tweets
New breweries
No more ast ronaut t weet s: NA SA’s Twitter account is well known for its breathtak ing photos and livestreams of s p ac e w a l k s , a nd went v i r a l i n A u g u s t w h e n it s a c c o u nt f o r t h e m o o n (@ N A S A M o o n) b l o c k e d @ NA S A Su n f or t he e c l ip s e . W h i le astronauts will continue to perform spacewalks to conduct maintenance on the International Space Station, social media staff isn’t considered “necessary” during a shutdown.
No approvals for new breweries: The Hu nter- G at herer, a rest au ra nt just a block from the Horseshoe, opened its ow n brewer y on Friday near t he Columbia airport. The opening was just in time — under the shutdown, the A lcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau won’t be processing requests for label i ng, rec ipe s or brewer ie s. The official Columbia website lists 22 breweries, so the city is in no danger of going thirsty. Courtesy of Tribune News Service
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No live panda cam at the National Zoo: While the Smithsonian has said it will remain open Monday, it doesn’t have the funds to stay open longer than about a week. That means the two cameras live-streaming Mei Xiang and her children, which often have over a million viewers per month and maxed out bandwidth with the birth of panda twins Tian Tian and Bei Bei in 2015, could turn to black. Panda enthusiasts don’t have to be too worried — the San Diego, Atlanta and Memphis panda cams will continue to broadcast.
Fe d e r a l g r a nt ap pl ic at io n s a r e n’t processed: On a more serious note, most requests for federal research funding w il l be put on hold. The Nat iona l S c ienc e Fou nd at ion a nd Nat ion a l I nst it utes of Hea lt h, a mong ot her federal organizations, won’t give out any new grants or grant payments. USC professors or students who were looking to get money could face an even longer wait than typical. Courtesy of Tribune News Service
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Education student Dialogue presents issues, receives Social answers few questions Justice Award Meghan Crum @MEGCRUM98
Daizha Green has always stood out among her peers. Affectionately dubbed “Mama Daizha” at a young age, Green consistently took care of the people around her, and her mother, Sonia Green, noticed that kids just seemed to just gravitate towards her daughter and her home. “She always had that nurturing nature about her,” she said. Green has always loved kids, and plans to be a teacher for children up to eight years old after she graduates. “If I could impact the lives of the classes that I teach each year by just giving them the desire to learn and just letting them know that they are worth every good thing that will come to them, if they are attentive and just have the desire to learn… that’s what I want to do in the future,” she said. Now, the fourth-year early childhood education student is the only student at USC to receive the MLK Social Justice Award for her work toward racial equity in the classroom and on this campus. She was honored at a breakfast on Friday alongside three faculty members for exemplifying Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophies and working towards equity for all. Green is the co-founder and president of REACH SEEAWARDPAGE2
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Daizha Green is the co-founder and president of REACH.
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More than 300 students, staff and faculty attended the Thursday night dialogue.
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The Russell House Theater was packed w it h st udent s, faculty and staff on Thursday evening ready to discuss a racially charged incident that occurred on campus earlier in the week. The “Community Dialogue,” held by the Office of Mu lt ic u lt u r a l St ude nt A f f a i r s a n d t a g g e d w it h # Not O nO u r C a mpu s , lef t some concerned students with more questions than answers regarding t he incident, its consequences and their safety. As people f lowed into the t heater, t here was a sli.do polling system projected on the big screen allowing for a thread of anonymous answers or suggestions focused on the question: “How can we move forward? What solutions can we implement?” Shay Malone, Director of Multicultural Student Affairs, took the stage. She introduced an acronym, ROPES, to the people in attendance as a sort of g u ide to how ever yone should conduct themselves in the dialogue. “R is for respect ... O is for open-mindedness ... P is for participation ... E is for expectat ion ... and S is for safety,” Malone said. “We’re gonna learn here today.” Next to the stage was John Dozier, USC’s Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Associate
Provost for Inclusion. “The racist remarks that littered our walls have affected us during the week that we celebrate, we ack nowledge, t he work ... of Dr. Mart in Luther King,” Dozier said. Dozier said that USC’s law enforcement is cont inuing to invest igate t he incident that circulated social media on Tuesday a nd prompted Thursday evening’s dialogue. “While it is important for us to get to the bottom of who might have done this, we can be sure that whoever it was is likely paying attention right now,” Dozier said. “A nd to that person, I just want to let you know that your hatred has no place here at the University of South Carolina.” As Dozier went on to discuss what OMSA and the Office of Diversit y and I nclusion do in terms of support ing underrepresented students, “a host of prog ra m m i ng,” such as Welcome Table SC c o nv e r s at io n s t h at b r i n g st udents, facult y and staf f together to talk about their personal experiences. It was arou nd t his point that the projector behind the podium was getting f looded with questions and comments, a l mo st a l l of wh ic h were either ignored or not noticed by the person at the podium. “Swept under the rug” Instead of conducting the dialogue by taking comments one-by-one, the facilitators
introduced themselves then moved forward into repetition of t he quest ion on t he projector: “How can we move forward?” A nswers appeared on the screen behind the podium. But neither Dozier nor others who took the stage, including Student Body President Ross Lordo, turned around. The comments weren’t part of the d ialog ue — a m icrophone was being passed around the audience so that individuals would have a chance to voice concerns. What comments appeared on t he projector were d i f f e r e nt f r o m w h at w a s heard from the crowd or the facilitators. “Holding people ac c ou nt able a nd not j u s t sweeping it under the rug like they did with the girl who did black face last February,” one anony mous comment read. T h i s com ment wa s ne ver acknowledged. Dozier said, “I don’t suspect that this will be the last time we will experience someone littering on our walls.” There lies the problem for several students in attendance, one of whom was third-year public relations student Kayla Driffi n. Her parents, aunt and other relatives are alumni. “Most of my family came here, and they were dealing SEEDIALOGUEPAGE2
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Local sues the city over Five Points Zaxby’s In December, the city zoning board voted to create an exemption to zoning law and allow a drivethrough Zaxby’s in the old Harper’s location. But according to The State, developer and restaurateur Richard Burts is suing the city. He claims that the board disregarded the negative impact on traffic flows in the busy intersection. The Five Points Merchants Association and several neighborhood groups also oppose the permit. — Compiled by Larissa Johnson, news editor AWARDPAGE1 ( R ace, E qu it y, a nd Advocac y i n Ch i ld hood Education), an organization on campus which meets to discuss social justice for young children in a classroom atmosphere. One of Green’s goals is to appreciate and celebrate the backgrounds of all students so that they can feel comfortable in the classroom and be inspired to learn. “I really truly care about them and where they come from and I want to value their outside lives,” she said. Education professor Meir Muller, the advisor for REACH, is confident in Green’s ability to inspire yout h and educate the next generation of
students. “She’s a role model to the young children that she serves and that she’ll serve for her career as a teacher, and she is also a role model for her peers,” he said. “She is willing to put issues of equity and race on the forefront of her agenda … it enables her peers to do the same.” Green is known for her unabashed talent for cultivating conversations surrounding racism and figuring out ways to combat it, and she strongly stands behind her beliefs while still leaving room to listen to others. Education professor Susi Long, who teaches the Urban Education Cohort, is delighted that Green received this award. “Daizha sees herself as both a learner and a teacher in the work to help others think through issues
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with this when they were there,” Driffi n said. “So it’s like, when does it stop?” A not her st udent , second-yea r broadcast journalism student Maya Q ueena n, rec a l ls sever a l r ac ia l incidents not just as she was growing up but on USC’s campus as well. “T here’s been so ma ny rac ist issues that have happened here and I’m only a sophomore,” Queenan said. “My friend got garbage thrown at her and called, ‘Take my Trump trash, n-----.’” Q ueena n say s t hat wh i le it is disappointing and angering to deal with incidents such as these, she isn’t surprised. Referring to what many at t he dialogue considered to be a delayed reaction from USC President Harris Pastides, Queenan said, “I’m really hurt, and I did not appreciate the way USC handled this whatsoever.” Pastides was traveling back from Washing ton, D.C., and couldn’t attend the discussion. According to Dozier, the university wanted to have the dialogue as soon as possible i nstead of wa it i ng for Past ides. First Lady Patricia Moore-Pastides did attend, but did not address the audience. “Not adding up” “Eyewitnesses observed a white male that appeared to be in his mid40s in the area at the time the [fl iers] were discovered,” USC spokesman Jeff Stensland said in a statement. “Video surveillance confirms that description and USCPD is working to identify the individual. Officials are not sure if he has any connection to the university.” St udent s present at T hu rsday evening’s dialogue did not care if it was a perpetrator directly affi liated w it h t he u n iversit y or not — it was their understanding that these incidents should not occur from the inside or the outside, and some fou nd it hard to believe t hat so little information was found on that person. “ Fi r s t t he y s a id it w a s , l i k e , right before classes started. A nd then [Dozier] got on the mic and said, ‘Well ... it was early Monday
morning,’” said second-year biology student Daishanna Pearson. “Well, if it was early Monday morning, and y’all had faculty and staff on campus, why didn’t they see the posts?” “I mean you got janitors in and out of Russell House, you got janitors in and out of Gambrell and everywhere else,” Pearson said. “Why didn’t they see the posts before students got on campus to see the posts?” Driffi n said she did not understand how it can be concluded that the perpetrator is not connected to the university if he is yet to be identified other than his skin color and possible age. Driffi n also voiced concern about a lack of security on campus at least in Gambrell Hall, where a suicide had occurred just three months prior. “What can we do?” A student in a red sweatshirt stood up during the dialogue and directed attention to the “E” part of Malone’s “ROPES.” What students, especially students who are victims of racially charged i n c i d e n t s , “e x p e c t ” f r o m t h e administration is for them to stick their necks out for them, “because we would do it for each other,” the student said. “Black people have to be there for each other,” Queenan said, followed up by Driffi n saying, “No one else is.” Second-year broadcast journalism student Naja Hough said that unity is a fair start ing point for really seek ing out concrete change and moving forward from incidents like the posting of the fl iers. “On t h is c a mpu s, if we’re a l l together and we all have the same idea — like how we’re going to move forward, how we’re going to protest, how we’re going to fight back, what responses we’re going to give when white students or non-black people of color m ight ask us quest ions about how we feel,” Hough said. “I feel like the more unified we are on everything we do, the more of what we say will be heard.” To t he q ue s t io n , “ W h at c a n we do?” wh ich had suggest ions a nd a n s wer s com i ng up on t he SEEDIALOGUEPAGE3
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DIALOGUEPAGE2 projector before Malone t u rned it off, Queenan says that current procedures, whatever they may be, are not effective. “I get that you have to be like — keep your PR front or whatever, but you also have to realize t hat you do have an African-American population on campus,” Queenan said, “and if something like this has happened three years in a row then obviously what you’re doing right now is not working.” Pearson said that her main qualm with dialogues surrounding such incidents is that it feels like they are put on to “look” as if action will be taken. Driffi n added that it felt more like a dealing in political correctness than a real call to action. “We’re paying you” W hispers in t he audience heightened a bit when the projector was t u r ned of f. It was a sor t of confi rmation that each anonymous que st ion , com ment or concer n on the sli.do poll would either be glossed over or not addressed at all in the short time allotted for a dialogue. Dr if f i n, Hough a nd Q ueena n had all initially thought that the anonymous polling would be used as a guide for discussion. “ T h at m ade no s e n s e t o me , espec ia l ly when [ M a lone] ca me up and she said, ‘Yes, I turned the questions off,’” Queenan said. “I was like, ‘You’re shutting down our voice.” Queenan was also unimpressed with the response to the questions that were answered. Ye s , we wer e able t o a n s wer questions and everything,” Queenan said, “but they just went so around the questions that I feel like they just
didn’t acknowledge that people had statements behind them.” Hough felt that there really wasn’t enough time for each perspective to be acknowledged. Students were shuffled out of the theater around 6 p.m., an hour after the event started, a nd encou raged to at tend ot her events going on at the time that had nothing to do with the incidents people had planned on discussing. When Pearson posted on Facebook about USC making an attempt at putting itself in a better light so that people will still want to come to school there, she said, several people reacted to it by retracting their desire to attend the university. “Of course t hat’s what t hey’re gonna say because I mean who would want to come to a university where you get treated like this?” Pearson said. “I mean we’re paying you to go to school here, and at the end of the day we’re treated like crap. That’s like me going to the store and buying something I don’t want.” Queenan says she understands t hat t he likes of Dozier and t he administration are on her side and the side of all students. She felt like some st udents were getting a bit defensive. “I could just tell that it was really d if f ic u lt for M r. Doz ier, but at the same time, it is also difficult for us. We are st udents. We are experiencing this. This is our lives on the line if anything does happen,” she said. “So I just feel like if Mr. Dozier understands what’s going on, he should have given us better answers.” Malone concluded the dialogue by saying that discussions can continue to answer students’ questions and concerns. No date has been officially announced for a second dialogue.
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Pete Wentz writes in the lead single of Fall Out Boy’s newest album “M A N I A” that “We were never supposed to make it half this far.” Looking back on seven studio albums and a successful return after a three-year hiat us, that seems hard to believe. This latest installment draws from rather than falls back on their punk roots with a total disregard for what people think they should do. “M A N I A” was supposed to be released in September 2017, but was pushed back until Jan. 19 because the band felt it wasn’t where they wanted it to be. “I’m never going to put a record out I genuinely don’t believe is at least as strong or valid as the one that came before it,” lead vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump said in a tweet, “and in order to do that we need a little bit more time to properly and carefully record solid performances.” As if in order to make up for the delay, the band released what ended up being half the album as singles and music v ideos. W hile t hat satisfied the fans and tided them over until the album dropped, it made the initial listening experience a little odd. Four of the first five songs in the track list are singles, and I found myself wanting to skip to the songs I didn’t already know and not experience the album as a whole. And what an interesting whole it is. About half the songs have t he pop punk sound t he band established in 2013 when they came back from hiatus. But while the backbone of all the songs is still the guitars and drums instrumental to rock , t hey haven’t let t hat limit their sound. “HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T” features a dancy Latin beat, “Heaven’s Gate” has all the sensuality of an R&B track and the hip-hop influences
and featured rapper Burna Boy in “Sunshine Riptide” make it as lazy as a summer’s day in California or the Caribbean. Not all of these surprising sounds are unprecedented. The band’s first single, “Young and Menace,” turned some fans off from the album with its EDM and dubstep influences and breakdown in place of a chorus, but “Death Valley” from their 2013 comeback album “Save Rock and Roll” features a short dubstep-esque breakdown in the bridge. Rapper Big Sean contributed a verse on “Mighty Fall” from the same album, but while his lyrics were in the same vein as Wentz’ verses, Burna Boy’s verse referencing Hennessy and weed in “Sunshine Riptide” connect more to the hazy feel of the song rather than the rest of Wentz’s lyrics about uncertainty and doing the best with what he has. This only adds to the irony of the song, because the lyrics on this track are some one of the most complex on the album and most similar to other Fall Out Boy lyrics, but the song is sonically very different. Went z’s ly r ic s on “M A N I A” a re more accessible a nd understandable than they have b e e n i n t he p a s t — t ho u g h Stump’s distinctive mumbling still makes an appearance now and again. Wentz fl irts with cliche by including “I’ll stop wearing black when they make a darker color” in “Wilson (Expensive Mistakes),” and the metaphors in “Church” are a little on the nose — “If you were church, I’d get on my knees” isn’t exactly groundbreaking. But we can forgive Wentz his sin of lyrical simplicity when we hear the dramatic and powerful church bells and choir backing up Stump. The most powerf ul metaphor, however, is in the last verse of the final track, “Bishops K nife Trick,” when he describes trying to recapture lost time as trying to put a broken hourglass back together. That beautiful and heartbreaking
image is just the cherry on top of an emotional and melancholy song that sounds like the last kiss between lovers on the top of a building before one leaves the city and the other can’t follow. T he mo s t “ Fa l l O ut B o y ” songs on this album appeal to the disenfranchised and disillusioned who are f r ust rated w it h t heir times but aren’t going to go down without a fight. Stump sings he is the “champion for people who don’t believe in champions,” and the absolute banger “Stay Frosty Royal M il k Tea” rages about the childhood heroes who have “fallen off or died.” Almost every track alludes to the mania of the title, introduced in “Young and Menace” by sampling Brit ney Spears’ “Oops!... I Did It Again,” which is a very public example of the breakdowns we all go through privately, as Wentz writes in the annotated lyrics on Genius. The songs are about being dissatisfied and uncomfortable with society and just wanting to escape from it and the different ways used to combat these feelings, such as alcohol, drugs, therapy, even love. But with lines like “If I could live through this/I can do anything,” in “Champion” and “The only thing that’s ever stopping me is me” in “Stay Frosty Royal Milk Tea,” the continuation of this theme is that no matter how hard or dark it gets, you can and must keep going. “M A N I A” is a depart ure from Fall Out Boy’s “traditional” sound that fans of the first three albums might decry as selling out or just “not Fall Out Boy.” But wouldn’t doing what is expected of them be the opposite of the punk rock attitude those fans want? By experimenting with and reimagining their sound, Fall Out Boy has created an album that is true to the themes and values of their past discography while refusing to settle for what is safe or comfortable.
Fall Out Boy explores new sounds and influences in their seventh studio album while stay ing t r ue to t heir history of honest and complex lyrics. YOUNG AND MENACE This EDM or dubstep influences on this track make it sound completely different from anything on the album, but somehow it doesn’t sound out of place. Best part: When the first breakdown starts and you realize CHAMPION T h i s t r ac k i s o ne of t he mo s t “typical” Fall Out Boy songs on the a lbu m a nd is w r it ten for “people who don’t bel ieve i n champions.” Like Kesha’s “hymn for the hymnless,” it encourages people who are disenfranchised or disillusioned to not give up. Best part: “If I can live through this/I can do anything” STAY FROSTY ROYAL MILK TEA Wentz’s frustration with the times comes through in the lyrics with “all my childhood heroes have fallen off or died,” but the driving guitar and drum hits suggest determination and a refusal to go down without a fight. Best part: The way Patrick Stump sings “Out of my mind” and “EAU DE RESISTANCE” HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T It’s almost impossible not to dance to this salsa-inspired beat, but the lyrics are almost apathetic. The lines “Confidantes but never friends/Were we ever friends?” calls back to “Better off as lovers/A nd not the other way around” from their song “Bang the Doldrums” on “Infi nity on High.” Best part: The catchy whistle hook LAST OF THE REAL ONES Another typical FOB song, this one focuses on the us-against-the-world feeling of being outsiders. The lyric “I wonder if your t herapist k nows everything about me” also connects to the album’s theme of being open about mental issues or struggles. Best part: The one-beat pause before the fi rst chorus starts W ILSON (EXPENSIV E MISTAKES) This track is one of the most upbeat on the album, but it’s about being dissatisfied and disinterested in social events and responsibilit ies even if they’re adored. Best part: The almost cliche “I’ll stop wearing black when they make a darker color” line is good for a laugh CHURCH This is a sweeping, dramatic and passionate song about loving someone to the point of worship. The metaphor is obvious but no less effective. Best part: The interesting metaphor of death as a last appointment and life as sitting in a waiting room HEAVEN’S GATE Ties in with the preceding “Church” but is bluesy and melancholy rather than dramatic. Its the sexiest song on the album, but Wentz’s lyrics hinge on the thought that he isnt going to get into heaven on his own. Best part: Patrick Stump’s very fi rst note SUNSHINE RIPTIDE The title is another name for mania according to Wentz, and while the song is enjoyable and lyrically complex it takes a couple of listens for the words to stick in your head. Best part: The cool backwards vocals after the line “But I read it in reverse” BISHOPS KNIFE TRICK This song isnt a banger like previous album closers but it still goes hard. It’s emotional and melancholy and like the last kiss between lovers on the top of a building before one leaves the city and the other can’t follow. Best part: The broken hourglass imagery in the last verse
What I talk about when I talk about...Consent Emily Barber
@EMRBARBER
Women: Guys are supposed to assu me rejec t ion is t he sa me as playing hard to get. If you’re with your boyfriend and you tell him you just feel like making out, is he allowed to try to convince you to do more? If
you go back to a man’s apartment after he buys you dinner, you at least owe him a little something, right? No. Stare at those two little letters. Say the word out loud. Think about any time you’ve wanted to use it and didn’t. Imagine what it would have felt like if you had — probably shaky
at fi rst, because women aren’t taught to say no. We’re taught to say, “No, thank you.” Or, “Not right now.” Or some other qualifier designed to protect whoever we’re rejecting. But we’re not necessarily taught how to protect ourselves. In this context, I’m not going to be talking about clear forms of sexual
violence and harassment, such as rape and catcalling, but instead about murkier sexual encounters, like the ones we might have on dates or with boy friends. Like the controversy surrounding A ziz A nsari and the woman calling herself “Grace.” SEECONSENTPAGE5
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THIS WEEK IN ARTS & CULTURE Movie Releases : Jan. 26 “Hostiles” Rotten Tomatoes: 73 percent “Desolation” Rotten Tomatoes: No rating yet “American Folk” Rotten Tomatoes: 80 percent “Maze Runner: The Death cure” Rotten Tomatoes 43 percent
Music Releases: Jan. 26 Migos – “Culture II”
On Jan. 13, “babe.net” posted a story called “I went on a date with Aziz Ansari. It t urned into t he worst night of my life,” in which an anonymous woman — Grace — recounts a date that devolved into a series of sexual encounters with Ansari that Grace says she did not want to happen. The “babe” website reports the night based on an interview with Grace, conversations with Grace’s roommate and texts from Grace’s phone. Grace met Ansari at the 2017 Em my af ter-par t y, they exchanged numbers a nd he asked her on a date i n late September, according to “babe”. Grace said A nsari r ushed t hem out of the restaurant, and at h i s ap a r t m e nt , t h e y started kissing and Ansari undressed them both. In just a few minutes, she told “babe,” they had performed oral sex on each other and A n sa r i had sa id he wa s going to get a condom. She was u ncomfor table w it h how quick ly t hings were progressing and told Ansari that they should relax. She told “babe” that she said, “Next time,” when Ansari continued ask ing to have sex with her. A t t h i s p o i nt , G r a c e said, she excused herself to the bathroom to regain her composure. When she r e t u r ne d , s he t old h i m that she didn’t want to feel forced, and she told “babe” that he seemed respectful and suggested they “chill” on t he couch. But at t he couch , she sa id, A n sa r i asked her to perform oral sex on him again, which she did, but felt pressured and taken aback. Fo r t he r e s t of t he
uncomfortable details, just read the article on “babe”. The day after the date, Ansari texted Grace that he had had fun, and she replied with a lengthy explanation of how t he even i ng had gone wrong to her. She told him, “W hen we got back to your place, you ignored clear non-verbal cues; you kept going with advances. You had to have noticed I was uncomfortable.” Here’s the scariest part: He didn’t notice. A n s a r i ap olo g i z e d t o Grace over text and issued a full statement to “babe,” say ing, “It was t r ue t hat everything did seem okay to me, so when I hea rd that it was not the case for her, I was surprised and concerned.” I am entirely unfamiliar w it h A n sa r i’s work a nd persona, but by all accounts from friends and the media, he was k now n for being supportive of sexual assault awareness and movements such as #MeToo and Time’s Up. Grace’s report of his behav ior has shaken and disappointed many of his fans. But what are we supposed to take away from Ansari’s tot a l obl iv iou s ne s s a nd Grace’s trauma? Say no. A nd you don’t have to say it politely. T h is goe s for a nyone receiv i ng a ny level of unwanted sexual attention. Grace told “babe” that it took her a while to assert voca l ly because she was s o s ho c k e d b y A n s a r i’s persistence. Even when she did voice her discomfort, she stayed in his apartment and continued to participate in sexual activity when he initiated it again. In a safe sexual situation, no one has to be forceful
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with their refusals. When you fi rst get intimate with someone, they might not know your body language wel l enough to pic k up on t he f i r st non-verba l indication that you’re not in the mood or that things are going too far or too fast. But a gentle rebuff should be more t han enough to stop any sexual activity you don’t want. But sometimes you can’t be polite or gentle. Sometimes you must raise your voice, push someone away and leave the situation. We a l s o n e e d t o b e having deep conversations about incidents like G r ac e’s . Don’t g o on a Twitter rampage, condemn Aziz A nsari to the lowest level of hell and swear off all his content. Or if you do, do all those things only after considering how many men you k now — men you esteem or are friends with or have dated — who are just as clueless when it comes to their own actions a nd how t hey may have affected women. Ta l k to you r f r iend s , w o m e n a nd m e n a l i k e , about consent. If you’re in a relationship, especially talk to your partner. Ask t hem if t hey’ve ever felt uncomfortable, whether it was something they did or something that was done to t hem, a nd t al k about what could have been done better. Confess your own murky experiences. Coerced cooperation in a sexual encounter is not consent. Consent is not hesitation; it isn’t taking a break on the couch to chill. C on sent is ent hu sia st ic responses every step of the way. Consent is a yes, with a smile and a fl irty crook of your eyebrow.
Video Game Releases: Jan. 23 “The Inpatient” For PSVR Jan. 26 “Dragon Ball FighterZ” For PS4, PC, Xbox One “Monster Hunter World” For PS4, Xbox One
The Nickelodeon “Shape Of Water” showing Jan. 17 – Jan. 25 Courtesy of Tribune News Service
Upcoming Events At USC “Darkest Hour” showing Jan. 17 – Jan. 25 “Coming Out Under Fire” showing Jan. 23
“The Crucible” When: Feb. 2 – Feb. 10 Where: Longstreet Theatre Price: $15 Students, $20 USC Faculty/ Staff, $22 General Admission
Freeman Sundays @3 Concert When: Feb. 4 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. Where: School of Music 206 Price: $5 Students, $10 USC faculty and staff
USC Sy mphony Orchest r a: Concertos! When: Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Koger Center for the Arts Price: Free with student ID
2018 Band Clin ic: USC W ind ensemble Concert When: Feb. 9 from 7:30 – 9 p.m. Where: Koger Center for the Arts Price: Free
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Trustus: “A Bright Room Called Day” showing Jan. 19 – Feb. 3 Photos Courtesy of Tribune News Service
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SEC should USC shouldn’t support American sponsor esports Red Cross for blood drives leagues Thalia Hobson
Fourth-year marine science and economics student
Rodney Davis First-year history student
Last week, the Big Ten announced a two year partnership with Riot Games, the creators of the video game “League of Legends.” This deal will create a conference for each of the 14 Big Ten universities to compete in. While there is already an official college league for “League of Legends,” this deal will take college esports to the next level and help develop esport programs at the associated universities. Additionally, Riot Games is providing $35,000 in scholarships to each of the universities to be given among their team rosters, which is a huge step for recognizing the legitimacy of esports. All of this brings up the question: Why does the SEC not pursue a similar deal? As of now, the University of South Carolina does not sponsor a varsity esports team. Instead, we have an esports club that organizes and runs a variety of esports programs. The club has two “League of Legends” teams: the Garnet team, which is considered the “A team,” and the Black team, which is considered the “B team.” Both teams compete in regional tournaments and a few different leagues. The Garnet team also competes in the ULOL league, which is the college level league sponsored by Riot Games. It is in this league that the Big Ten have their own conference and where the SEC can create its. Currently, the ULOL league has six conferences: North, South, East, West, Peach Bell and Big Ten. The top two teams from each conference will go on to the championship series. During the championship series there will be a round robin to knock out some teams while ranking the rest in order to set up a bracket. This means that each year there will always be two Big Ten teams making it to the championship series. Of course, this is fair because the Big Ten has pursued growth in this industry and invested in it. Without this investment, the Big Ten would not have this opportunity to show their schools’ teams and help them grow. And without investing, the SEC universities could lag behind and lose potential students interested in esports. The benefits of SEC-sponsored esports, in this case specifically the SEC-sponsored “League of Legends” conference, can simply be seen by looking at other sports. First, SEC universities could help generate interest among prospective students interested in esports. The Flutie Effect, a theory that successful sport teams will increase college applicants to the university the following year, without a doubt can be applied to esports. It doesn’t matter if fans are sitting in metal bleachers or simply watching from home, all different kinds of sports generate passion and a following. I personally know six guys who changed their college choice in order to go to a Big Ten school, solely for this “League of Legends” program. The SEC needs to take advantage of the growing industry that is esports if it hopes to increase college applications. Finally, investing in creating the SEC conference for “League of Legends” would help give students who are not fans of traditional sports a way of cheering on their university in other fields. Fans of these esports can purchase gear, attend events and do everything that someone cheering on a sport could do. This will provide a crowd, and a market, for fans of esports to be a part of. This growing industry is the future for many competitions, and the SEC would miss out on this great chance to grow its schools if it does not seek out these opportunities. Invest in the future, SEC.
I wanted to wait until t h e 2 017 C a r o l i n a Clemson blood drive was over before discussing this because giving blood is justifiable. However, t he A merican Red Cross is a ver y shady organization that the university needs to stop supporting. I k n o w — y o u ’r e probably wondering what I can possibly find wrong with the Red Cross. It’s one of the few things that both Donald Trump and President Obama can agree are good. But over the last decade, it has repeatedly shown a pattern t hat at t his point can only be called predatory behavior.
In 2006, the Red Cross was criticized for having inadequate volunteers, p o or ad m i n i st r at ion and a lack of necessary s uppl ie s (s uc h a s solid meals, water and batteries) on t he ground during its 2005 response to Hurricane K atrina. That should have been a chance for the organization to get its act together, but it has repeatedly dropped the ball since then. After the earthquake in Haiti, t he Red Cross spent $170 million to build six permanent homes. The gap bet ween the promises and the actual work done was so bad that the organization
wa s af ra id N PR a nd P r oP ubl ic a s how i n g H a it i a n s do c u ment s that the Red Cross itself had publ ished wou ld incite violence. W hen superstorm Sandy hit Ne w York a nd Ne w Jersey, the organization allowed sex offenders to play with kids in their shelters and was widely accused of put t ing publicity stunts ahead of actual relief work. Five years after that, when natural disasters struck California, Puerto Rico, Florida, Texas and the U.S. Virgin Islands in rapid succession, the Red Cross had apparently not learned any lessons at all. During the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the first of those disasters, the Red Cross was fine put t i ng it s n a me on shelters it had hardly assisted. W hen asked about it by local officials, it cla i med it had no resources to spare, even though it had raised over $400 million off of the
storm. At t his point, after repeated instances of the same failures, it’s clear that the Red Cross has no i ntent ion of ever prov id i ng adequate disaster relief. But it also has every intention of r a i s i n g hu nd r e d s of millions of dollars through national t ragedies and pay ing executives millions of dollars for their roles in keeping the scam going. I appreciate t he cha r it able spi r it of st udents at bot h t his u n iversit y a nd ou r rivals at Clemson, but if we continue to tie the idea of “charity” to an organization that scams people at their lowest moment we are doing more harm than good. The university needs to find a new sponsor for the event or change to a different sort of drive. We’re b et t er t h a n them. We need to show it.
Ditch syllabus week — it’s pointless and expensive Jared Bailey Second-year English and political science student
A beloved college tradition a nd complete waste of t ime, syllabus week is an unnecessary relic of a bygone era. For those of you who are unacquainted with the phenomenon, syllabus week is the week of class sessions at the beginning of the semester usually devoted to handing out and reviewing course syllabi. These sessions normally feature explanations of the university’s policies on attendance, grading, plagiarism, academic integrity, disability services, etc., as well as a brief explanation of the course objectives and schedule. What’s been obvious since the advent of email in 1993 is that this weeklong process could be cut down to 15 minutes if anybody wanted to make the change. The thing is, they don’t. In fact, many students love syllabus week because its relaxed nature makes it nearly equivalent to an extra week of break; and, after some closer analysis, a few extra days of vacation sounds like a more
reasonable use of time. If you’ve been a student for two or more semesters, you’ve probably realized that syllabus week is always the same. The sa me u n iversit y pol icies a re reviewed at the beginning of each semester and in every single class. It’s unclear what great benefit warrants this redundancy, there are rarely any major revisions that would make these policies worth a second glance. Additionally, the policies themselves are all either self-ex pla nator y or com mon knowledge — I doubt that anyone is actually unaware that submitting a plagiarized essay could get them expelled. The whole ordeal is nothing more than a week of college minutia. Not on ly is s yl labu s week pointless, it’s a waste of resources. There is very little in any given syllabus that a professor might need to explain to his or her class; even still, professors must be present for an hour and fifteen minutes and sacrifice time that could be better used working on their research or writing. But it’s not just a waste of manhours — it’s dollars and cents, too. Printing may seem like a minor expenditure, but a three-page syllabus multiplied by hundreds of cla s se s a nd t hou sa nd s of students can really add up. When most professors post their syllabi online anyway, what is the point
of spending all that money? Say what you will about the value of being able to read something on paper as opposed to on a screen, but the sole benefit for thousands of dollars of expenditures shouldn’t be sentimental. The f inal issue t hat makes syllabus week so puzzling is the fact that many professors don’t seem to see the need for it either and have different attitudes on pa r t icipat i ng i n it. W it hout rhyme or reason some professors try to get through the syllabus as quickly as possible and end 20 minutes early, while others try to shoe-horn miniature lectures to fill up the allotted time. This inconsistency among professors creates uncertain expectations for students and undermines the clarifying benefits that syllabus week is supposed to offer. It’s the university’s prerogative to make sure that students keep campus policies in mind each semester, but it shouldn’t preserve an ex pensive and convoluted method of doing so. Instead of sending an email or offering just one policy refresher each semester, students have to sit through the deluge of redundancy again and again. College is expensive and every part of it should justify the cost; students are paying to learn and it’s disrespectful to waste their time.
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Leo
Explore and push your bou nda r ies. E x pa nd and grow your cultural ex per iences. St udy ot her views t han t he one you’re immersed in. Consider new perspectives.
Virgo
Sagittarius
Love draws you in magnetically. Give in to a compelling attraction. Romance is a distinct p o s s i b i l i t y. K e e p practicing your skills, arts, hobbies, sports and talents.
Capricorn
Take time to consider long-ter m impact s before tak ing action. Finish up an old project before mak ing a new mess. Plan your moves in advance.
Study financial strategies, and consider possibilities and options. G e t y o u r p a r t n e r ’s feedback. Align on what to do a nd set wheels i n mot ion. Conser ve resources.
Fa m i l y c o m e s f i r s t . Fo c u s on i mprov i ng domest ic comforts. Don’t make expensive prom ise s. Listen for w h a t ’s w a n t e d a n d needed. Compromise on workable solutions.
Gemini
Libra
Aquarius
Your friends are here for you. W hatever you need can be found t h rough you r so c ia l networks. Provide what you can. Love is t he strongest glue.
Cancer
Ta k e c h a r g e w it h a profe s siona l projec t . Make decisions, and take responsibi l it y. Don’t overextend. Find what you need locally. Your performance is earning respect.
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HOROSCOPES You’re especially strong and confident. Discover a st r uct ural problem and take measures to address it. Friends can g i ve a b o o s t . Sh a r e appreciations.
TRAVEL
Coordinate actions with your partner to avoid errors. Old assumptions get challenged; a v o id c l a s h i n g w it h aut horit ies. Show respect, and discover common ground.
Scorpio
Stif le rebellious temptations, and take care of business. Your work is i n dema nd. Nurture your health and well-being with exercise, good food and rest.
TDG
Craft your stor y. Use a r t ist r y a nd f i ne s se. Caref ully edit to ma x imize persuasive, comp el l i ng i ntere st . Write, film, broadcast a nd publish. G et t he word out.
Pisces
Profit from your own wit and talents. Take care of an important client or project. Extra profits tempt. Work now and play later.
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Monday, January 22, 2018
Breaking records: McCaskill drafted by Boston Breakers
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For me r S out h C a r ol i n a women’s soccer star Savannah McCaskill’s dream came true Thursday morning as she was selected second overall by the Boston Breakers in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. Since the draft started in 2013, McCask ill is just t he second South Carolina player to be drafted, and now the highest selec ted G a mecock i n t he NWSL College Draft. Former goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo was taken in the third round of the 2015 NWSL Draft by the Western New York Flash. McCask ill has racked up mulitple honors over her four year career. Most recently, she was named a finalist for the MAC Herman Trophy, given to the best player in college soccer. She ended up coming in second to the player who was selected f i r s t i n T hu r s d ay ’s d r a f t : St a nford’s A nd i Dor f ma n. Although McCaskill didn’t win, being one of the three finalists was still a huge honor to her. McCaskill was not able to
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attend the draft in Philadelphia, but she’s currently training with the U.S. Women’s National Team in California. If she’s one of the 18 selected from camp, she’ll take on Denmark for the team’s first international match of the year. She’s one of three players at the camp that has previous national team experience, as she made her U.S. Soccer debut and served as U-23 captain last year. McCaskill will now transition into a professional soccer player, but she has left a lasting legacy on the South Carolina soccer program. She’s etched her name in the records book as she holds the record for single season points, goals, game-winning goals, shots and shots-on-goal. She’s also in the top five for numerous other categories. Along with the other seniors on the team, she helped lead the Gamecocks to one of the best four-year spans in program history, including most recently leading them to their first ever College Cup appearance. It’s only a matter of time until she makes a similar impact on the Boston Breakers. Logan Zahner / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
Savannah McCaskill was selected second overall by the Boston Breakers, making her the program’s highest selection since the NWSL College Draft started in 2013.
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Guard Wesley Myers led the team with 16 points in Saturday’s loss.
South Carolina outbattled by Vols
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No. 21 Tennessee handed South Carolina their seventh loss of the season Saturday night when the Volunteers won 70-63. The game was physical from t ipof f, as bot h tea m s were focused on setting the tone of the game. Tennessee played tough defense and didn’t allow easy shots. South Carolina did much of the same, disrupting Tennessee on offense. Each side was having to earn their points by either running out the shot clock or going to the free throw line. “They play really good on the ball too; they give you good pressure,” Forward Justin Minaya said, who fi nished with his season-high 16 points in conference play. “Our guards cou ld’ve done a bet ter job attacking off the dribble and getting into the lane a little bit more.” Guard Wesley Myers agreed, also referencing Tennessee’s physical play. “You could say they kind of played our style,” Myers said. “It was a tough battle, we knew coming into the game it was going to be a dogfight.” The game opened up with a back and forth defensive battle as the sides tried to figure each other out. The Gamecocks’ only lead of the game came in the very first minute after Myers’ free throw. From t h at p oi nt on , t he Gamecocks were battling to close the gap. USC finished the first half trailing 33-30 with only eight points scored in the paint, something Tennessee was denying all night long. Junior forward Chris Silva sat for most of the first half with two quick fouls. Frank Martin knows just how important Silva is to his team
and noted that his play Saturday night was not characteristic of the Silva he knows. “We got freshman year Chris in practice yesterday, we got freshman year Chris in the game today,” Martin said. “Completely disconnected from what we were doing. It’s a shame, because he’s worked hard and he’s been real good for us all season.” The second half played out similarly to the first. Tennessee dominated in the paint and didn’t allow South Carolina to run their offense. The Gamecocks found a bit more success behind the arc, but were manhandled in the paint with the Volunteers outscoring the Gamecocks 32-16. South Carolina finished the second half shooting 46 percent from three, but only managed 58 percent from the free throw line. In a seven-point game, missing 10 free throws can be the difference in winning and losing. “Tennessee doesn’t let you pass the ball, so that’s why we were t r y ing to spread t hem out,” Martin said. “The game came down to they g uarded better than we did ... We won the rebounding battle; we didn’t play bad offense, we just couldn’t score.” Tennessee’s Lamonte Turner was the Gamecocks Achilles’ heel all night long. Turner finished with 25 points and was perfect from behind the arc and the free throw line. Turner found ways to get past the guards of South Carolina and either score or draw a foul. “We couldn’t guard Lamonte Turner off the bounce. Just couldn’t keep him,” Martin said. “We tried everything. Give him credit, a three-year guy, he’s been through it, he’s played and he understands. He made some real, real good basketball plays today.” T he G a meco c k s head to Gainesville on Wednesday to take on Florida.
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The South Carolina track and field team faced their in-state rival at the Clemson Invitational this past weekend. The second meet of the indoor season came with eight podium fi nishes and senior Ncincilili Titi winning the 200-meter dash. Tit i won his f irst 200 meter of t he season in an impressive 20.45 seconds, with just one other competitor breaking 21 seconds. He also fi nished third in the 60-meter dash with 6.69 seconds — only two-hundredths of a second behind fi rst place. The impressive fi nishes are not unusual for the senior sprinter, as he was awarded 2017 First-Team Indoor All-American in the 200 meter last year. Head coach Curtis Frye recognized that Titi is off to another strong season. “Titi’s run was a fantastic highlight. He just had a great run,” Frye said. “I thought he would break his PR, but I didn’t know he would be this fast ... he’s got to continue to do what he’s doing; training is very important for him.” Otis Jones, Tye Williams and Armand Woodley contributed to the Gamecocks’ podium finishes in the 800-meter dash, high jump and pole vault, respectively. Williams jumped a height of seven feet and half an inch, just two inches off of the school record he set last week at the Navy Invitational. After winning his event last weekend, Jones changed things up and ran the 800 meter this weekend, fi nishing third with one minute and 50 seconds. Woodley vaulted his indoor track best with a height of fi ve meters at Clemson. Frye noted how impressed he was with these athletes and their improvements. “Otis had a good day, and so did Tye ...
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and each of those athletes has something to build off of. The same goes for Armand in the pole vault,” Frye said. “Everyone is getting better. The big thing for our entire team is to appreciate this meet and to continue to identify kids that will contribute for us in the postseason. All of the pieces are coming together.” South Carolina hopes to continue their improvements as they travel to New York for the Columbia Challenge this weekend.
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