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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2018

DATES TO KNOW: Feb. 5-6: Filing Feb. 13: Candidate’s meeting and start of soft campaigning Feb. 20: Executive candidates debate and start of hard campaigning Feb. 27-28: Regular elections March 6-7: Run-off elections April 3: Inauguration

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At the 2017 candidate debate, Ross Lordo went up against Stone Davis and Ty Dillard for student body president.

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Student Gov candidate filing begins elections process Larissa Johnson @LALARISSAJ

Student Government elections kick off Monday, with fi ling for bot h execut ive posit ions and senate seats. For the first time, elec t ions for spea ker of t he student senate will be included with the other executive positions of president, vice president and treasurer. A referendum to add the new

executive position passed during last year’s elections. The speaker of the student senate will fill the vice president’s duties leading the student senate. Starting with the upcoming Student Government, the vice president will work with the president on administrative issues rather than dealing with the senate. The student senate elections take place over the same timeline as the executive positions, with

50 seats divided by academic college. After fi ling — fees are $5 for senators and $50 for executive positions — soft campaigning begins Feb. 13, followed by the executive debate Feb. 20 and regular elections Feb. 27-28. Students interested in running can file at the Leadership and Service Center in Russell House from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday.

Black History Month celebrations continue in Columbia

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I n addit ion to last w e e k e n d ’s p a r a d e , Colu mbia a nd it s u n iver sit ie s w i l l b e hosting several events in celebration of black

history. Celebrations began last weekend with the 14t h annual K aramu Statewide Black H istor y Pa r ade a nd Fest ival. The parade traveled through Five Poi nt s a nd ended at

Mart in Lut her K ing Jr. Pa rk i n t i me for the festival to begin, complete with vendors and live music. I n add it ion, ever y week of February the Nickelodeon Theater on Ma i n St reet w il l

pre sent sc reen i ng s o f “ B l a c k S t o r i e s ,” a film that “captures moment s t hat ser ve as m ilestones for an entire movement and ex plore s t hem f rom SEEBHMPAGE2

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Zachar y Cannizzo came to USC for g r a d u at e s c h o o l t o answer one question: W hy a re m a ng rove t ree c r ab s on m a nmade dock s bigger than crabs in the salt marsh? Cannizzo, a graduate st udent i n ma r i ne science, does his field work in Florida over t he su m mers, and traditionally funding for t h at work c a me f r o m h i s a d v i s o r. However, his advisor h a s moved on f rom USC and so have Ca n n izz o’s s u m mer research funds. T h at ’s w he r e t he Of f ice of t he V ice President for Research comes in. Every year t hey award select students like Cannizzo w it h t he Suppor t to Promote Advancement of Research and C re at iv it y re se a rc h grant. To receive the grant, applicants must subm it a proposa l package consisting of a three-page narrative about t heir research a nd it s i mp or t a nc e along with a two-page bibl iog r aphy. T h is year, 54 students from 10 different programs re c ei ved t he g r a nt , allotting them $5,000 per recipient. The SPA RC g rant ser ves multiple purposes: to provide funding to those that need one last step in order to complete their research or need to do additional work that would take their research to t he next level. It also provides st udents with a platform for gaining experience in applying for national fellowship

and grant awards after graduation. Recipients can use the grant for anything from supplies to salaries. For Cannizzo, t he g r a nt d id a bit of both. His current research focuses on the mangrove t ree crab, the range shift it has been u ndergoi ng i n the last decade due to climate change and the impact of man-made structures on the crab’s ability to undergo this shift. “ T h e S PA R C i s essent ia l ly goi ng to be paying my tuition a nd sa la r y over t he summer,” he said. The SPA RC g rant h a s a l lowed h i m to bot h cont i nue h is summer pursuits, when t he c r ab s a r e mo s t active, and to develop a bioenergetics model to definitively answer h is ma i n quest ion about how a ma nmade dock improves the development of the crabs t hat m ig rated from mangrove trees compared to ones that m ig rated i nstead to nearby salt marshes. “H istorically in the sciences when we look at a species that moves i nto a new e c o s y s t em , b e c au s e we immediately assume it’s invasive, t he m ajor it y of t he research is on how is this species impacting t h e e c o s y s t e m i t ’s colonized,” Cannizzo said. “But, as climate cha nge cont i nues, we ex pect more a nd more native species to colonize new habitats, a nd so we need to start t hink ing about how these species are impacted by the new habitat.”

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Should on-screen adapatations stay loyal to source?

Doomsday Clock misrepresents global danger.

Students should be able to take time off school with no penalties.

Gamecocks use start of Winter Olympics as motivation for the summer games.

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“The government’s latest report out Friday shows the flu season continued to intensify last week. One of every 14 visits to doctors and clinics were for symptoms of the flu. That’s the highest level since the swine flu pandemic in 2009.” — ABC Columbia

Two killed, more than 100 injured in Amtrak collision A collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a freight train killed two people and injured more than 100 others on Sunday morning in Cayce, SC, The State Newspaper reports. Governor Henry McMaster says that the Amtrak train appeared to have been on the wrong track. “This is tragic & our prayers go out to all of the lost & injured. Anxiously awaiting the facts & answers as to how this never happens again,” Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin tweeted Sunday morning.

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BHMPAGE1 a local and global perspective.” USC’s A ssociat ion of A f rican A merican St udent s pla ns to celebrate and educate t h rough event s such as a “Black History at USC” d isc u ssion on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Two we e k s l at er A A A S’s meeting will focus on “Colorism.” On Feb. 9 st udents can at tend “Quench:

Can you hear us? Being Black and Tr a n s g e n d e r,” a dialog ue centered on t he i nter sec t ion of black and transgender identity, in the Russell House SEC room. The follow ing week , p ho t o g r ap he r C e c i l Williams will present “Capt uring Civil R ight s Movement i n S out h Ca rol i n a ,” wh ich w il l feat u re photos Williams took during the Civil Rights

movement in the 1960s a nd a d i sc u s sion on South Carolina’s role in the movement. Bened ic t Col lege will also host its 28th annual Harambee Festival on Sat urday, Feb. 25. “Harambee” is Swahili for “pulling or working together.” The fe st iva l w i l l i nclude gospel and jazz music, food, health screenings a nd empower ment workshops.

Events this week: Black History at USC – sponsored by AAAS Tuesday 2/7 @ 6pm Russell House Theater

USC Poetry Slam: We Wear the Mask Tuesday 2/7 @ 6pm Russell House Theater

Exploring Subcultures & Intersectionality Wednesday 2/8 @ 7pm Russell House 205 LASO will be discussing how Afro-Latinx culture differs from mainstream Latin culture. We will explore music, dances, and other cultural staples that are significant to the subculture.

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What I talk about when I talk about ... adaptations Emilly Barber @EMRBARBER

Let’s talk about “Harry Potter.” As a long-time Potterhead, I fi rmly believe that the books are better — as is the case with most book-to-screen adaptations. In no aspect of the story is this so true as the character of Ginny Weasley. In the books, the youngest and only girl of seven siblings, Ginny manages to stand out even though she is still largely on the sidelines. Harry Potter has to save her in the second book, but she uses her trauma to become stronger and eventually connect with Harry in a way that other characters can’t. Particularly in the later books, her brothers have to confront both her talent with hexes and her lively romantic life. In the movies, she’s at best a tertiary character, despite being the main character’s primary love interest. She’s by no means a damsel in distress on screen, which would be entirely contrary to her character in the book, but her lines are minimal and much of her fiery personality is removed. “Movie Ginny” is rather notoriously watereddown, and the scene that demonstrates this best is her fi rst kiss with Harry. Keep in mind that Ginny has had a lingering crush on Harry since meeting him, so the kiss is a long time coming. In the movie, she hides something for him, telling him to close his eyes, and then reappears on screen to plant a single, soft kiss on his lips. Then she whispers, “That can stay hidden up here too if you like.” In the book, however, Ginny’s first kiss with Harry is daring and powerful, like “book Ginny” herself. After a Quidditch win, in which Ginny played Harry’s usual position as Seeker, he arrives back at the common room where everyone is celebrating. In front of everyone in Gryffi ndor House, she kisses him — and not a meek little peck, but a full-on passionate smooch. The question becomes: How much right do producers and directors of film adaptations have to change the original story? Beyond that, what do loyal fans of the “Harry Potter” books make of disparities between their beloved novels and the movies? For me, it depends on the situation, like how much involvement the author has or what exactly is changing. “Harry Potter” isn’t the best example of a faithful adaptation — one that captures the spirit while also streamlining the story for screen. But there are some truly fantastic and honest adaptations: The Handmaid’s Tale I read Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel for a class just a few months before Hulu released its series

adaptation. The narrator is Offred, a handmaid in an oppressive, theistic regime that has taken over much of the United States. Since we only get Offred’s perspective in the novel, the horror of her situation — being basically a reproductive unit, not a person — is subtle and contemplative. Her fire burns in embers rather than raging flames. In Hulu’s adaptation, however, we learn much more about what happened before the government takeover and Offred confirms her first name, which is only hinted at in the novel. Additionally, we learn the fates of other characters, such as Offred’s husband and another handmaid, Ofglen, in detail that Offred had no access to in the book. In short, the series stays true to the spirit of Atwood’s original story. The benefit of the series is that it reveals information in a different order that still lends itself to the suspense and gradually growing shock of a dystopian story. The Lord of the Rings But not the more recent film adaptions of “The Hobbit.” J.R.R. Tolkien’s books are iconic, a milestone of high fantasy world-building. And they’re notoriously difficult to get through because of their winding story lines and extensive cast of characters who follow different paths. There are characters that are significant to the books who don’t appear in the movies at all — and for “The Lord of the Rings,” this works. The movies tell a very specific story: the mission to destroy the one ring. The subplots are those essential to telling that story as it relates to reclaiming Middle Earth. With each of the movies clocking in at around 3 hours already, trying to include more information would have been impractical. Only die-hard fans of the books who want to spend innumerable hours in front of the TV would appreciate a comprehensive adaption of Tolkien’s saga. In contrast, the 2012-2014 trilogy adaptation of Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” takes the opposite approach and includes everything from the novel and then some. The book is much shorter and easier to take in than “The Lord of the Rings,” but the creators managed to get nearly as much screen time out of it. But at least fans got to spend a little more time in Tolkien’s world. So how much liberty should screen adaptations take with the source material? Check out our poll on Twitter and our website to let us know what you think. If you have a favorite or most hated adaptation, let us know and why.

THIS WEEK IN ARTS & CULTURE

The Nickelodeon “I, Tonya” showing Jan. 26 - Feb. 8 “Phantom Thread” showing Feb. 2 - Feb 8 “Crooklyn” showing Feb. 5 “Black Stories: Two Cities” showing Feb. 5 - Feb. 26 “For the Record” showing Feb. 6 “Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre, 1968” showing Feb. 6 “Bring it On” showing Feb. 10 Longstreet Theatre “The Crucible” showing Feb. 2 - Feb. 10 Russell House Theater “The Florida Project” showing Feb. 9 - Feb. 11 “The Foreigner” showing Feb. 9 - Feb. 11 Columbia City Ballet “Oﬀ the Wall & Onto the Stage” showing Feb. 9

‘Phantom Thread’ intricate, yet absurd Rachel Pittman @RACHELCPITTMAN

On its velveteen surface, Paul Thomas Anderson’s recently released Gothic romance “Phantom Thread” is many things. It is a ﬁlm about fashion, about art, about love and about relationships turned toxic. But above any of these themes, at its core “Phantom Thread” is a cinematic treatise on control — who holds it, its importance, its ability to drive people to acts of madness and the absurdity that sometimes accompanies large degrees of it. The film follows fictional designer R e y nold s Wo o dc o c k ( p or t r a y e d masterfully by Daniel Day-Lewis in his alleged final filmic role), a confirmed bachelor and fashion expert in the highest demand in 1950s Great Britain. Woodcock’s daily life is reliable if a bit uncommon. He breakfasts quietly while sketching new designs in precise black ink, manages a small team of devoted seamstresses, conducts fittings of his designs with the most moneyed of his society’s aristocrats, discusses his fashion enterprise with his sister and business partner, Cyril (Lesley Manville) and discovers women whom he adopts as muses-slash-girlfriends only to neatly

dispose of them when they become too disruptive. Woodcock is rem in iscent of an orchestra’s conductor or theater’s artistic director — meticulous, thoughtful, at the helm as he cajoles his meals, relationships, staff, clients and sartorial creations into a routine as scrupulous as one of his hand-stitched seams. He holds the reins of his life very tightly, that is, until he discovers a new muse and lover in waitress Alma Elson (Vicky Krieps). What results is a power struggle between the two that lasts for the entirety of the ﬁlm. The struggle continues through a deepening relationship between the two, Elson’s use of — spoiler alert — poisonous-yet-not-fatal mushrooms to humble Woodcock, the couple’s e vent u a l m a r r iage a nd a second instance of poisoning, ending only with a compromise at the end of the film in which Woodcock and Elson agree on a power dynamic which can only be described as toxic. The film ends with Elson and Woodcock essentially constructing a pattern to follow in which Elson will “punish” Woodcock when he becomes too controlling or distant and Woodcock will submit willingly to her

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continuous discipline. Anderson’s direction of “Phantom Thread” reflects the plot’s obsession with the idea of control. The cinematography, music, mise-en-scene and editing all show a care on the part of the director and other members of the crew that could only be accomplished with a painstaking attention to detail. The most fitting visual symbols of the film’s central theme, however, are Woodcock’s gowns. Multiple scenes showing seamstresses hand stitching the attire of the House of Woodcock, as well as several depictions of costume fittings with society women that include glimpses of Woodcock pinning and adjusting his creations with the utmost concentration serve to convey the extreme rigidity of not only Woodcock’s profession but also simply of his person in general. A scene in which Woodcock, ill from his lover’s poison, falls into a client’s newly-finished wedding dress, staining it with shoe polish and ripping some of the its lace, illustrates Elson’s increasing control over Woodcock’s life, while a scene earlier in the film in which Woodcock designs a dress for Elson after their first evening together delineates the dominion that Woodcock

attempts to hold over Elson as his muse for the first act of the film. The performances by Day-Lewis, Manville and K rieps also ser ve to emphasize the film’s central theme of control, with all three delivering thorough portrayals of their characters. The audience is swept into a world belonging entirely to “Phantom Thread” with Day-Lewis’ fastidious delivery of dialogue, Manville’s pursed lips and significant facial expressions and Krieps’ ability to depict a woman who is equal parts charm and malice. Each element of “Phantom Thread” combines to form a powerful machine that focuses intensely on the idea of cont rol. The f il m is si n ister a nd beautiful. The only flaw in Paul Thomas A nderson’s latest work, however, is rather large — “Phantom Thread,” quite simply, is absurd. The film’s pervading ominousness, its severely serious performances and its obsessive preoccupation with precision and control seem heav y-handed in regards to the film’s strange plot. The intensity of the film, its visuals and its actors feels extraneous when measured against the film’s story of, essentially, a single diseased relationship.

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Monday, February 5, 2018

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Media shouldn’t print rumors Just in time for the most romant ic mont h of t he y e a r, rumors have surfaced Hayden alleging that Blakeney former South Third-year Carolina history student governor Nikki Haley is currently having an affair with Donald Trump. The main perpetrator behind t he r umor is “Fire and Fu r y ” aut hor M ic h ael Wo l f f , w h o s e r e c e n t interview circuit has led him to hint at a current affair with a woman specifically mentioned in the book. The reasoning behind t he conclusion t hat t he woman is in fact Nik k i H a ley come s f rom t he

apparent impossibility that she somehow went from b e i n g Tr u m p’s e ne m y before the election to his vanguard representative in the United Nations. It is obvious to anyone involved that the allegations are mere fantasy, but they do represent the unique position of being so-called “fake news” from the left. The story was run by CNN, Pol it ic o a nd a m y r i ad of ot her news sou rces. Although most covering the story regard it as false, the fact that they published it at all points negatively to the state of media in the United States and gives Trump more ammunition to criticize legitimate stories about him. Fake news as a concept seems to be t ied to t he Tr u mpia n right, eit her

from Russian bots, rightwing radio hosts or even t he Pre sident h i m sel f. It is unfortunate that the American center-left media are choosing to roll with pigs and make themselves muddy. No better example of this can be found than Hilary Clinton’s reading of “Fire and Fury” at the Gram mys, wh ich was immediately denounced by Haley and Trump. A not her i nt er e s t i n g element to this stor y is how it portrays women in politics. Even a powerful and respected woman like Nikki Haley is not above being sex ualized in a grand conspiracy with the president, which I think comes f rom bot h ou r perception of how women attain positions of power as well as the injection of

celebrity into politics. Let you r sk in crawl as you imagine a Trump affair with a male member of his cabinet, maybe with Jeff Sessions or Sean Spicer. T he r i s e of D o n a ld Trump has undoubtedly changed the media landscape in the United States, and the way this stor y wa s publ ished is def i n itely compl icit i n the shift. To think that a president would have an affair with his United Nations ambassador would be unthinkable even two yea r s ago, a nd now it is being discussed as a possibility. I think if large media corporations want to survive they will have to return to their roots of honesty and avoid printing gossip.

Compensate social workers The average yearly salar y for a social worker in Columbia is $51,606 as of Jan. 2. This falls below the median salary for South C a rol i n a g r adu ate s with four-year degrees. Laurryn The role of a social Thomas worker is one who helps First-year others with a variety of journalism student problems such as abuse, poverty, mental health issues and learning and physical disabilities, to name a few. Many of us can guess the amount of emotional toll that a job like this would take on a person. T he tol l show s t h rough t he turnover rates for workers in many agencies, including the child welfare sector that has a turnover rate of as high as 90 percent for frontline workers. In this case, I question the low salary and small educational aids for students attaining a bachelor’s in social work. The need for social workers is great all over the country, but the

motivation for a career in social work is declining due to the emotional stress of the job. According to Social Work p.r.n. of Philadelphia, 75 percent of agencies ﬁnd it hard to recruit new workers. There need to be additional incentives for those looking to go into this career, but may not be able to afford the degree needed for licensing or may not be able to stay in the ﬁeld for very long due to low salaries and long hours. I propose t hat i n st ate s t hat don’t already have these programs, prospective social workers should be offered opportunities to have college paid for if they agree to work in an underserved area for a few years after graduation. With a salary that does not equate to paying off tuition very quickly, the problem of monumental student debt should be somewhat alleviated for students doing the challenging work of helping those who cannot help themselves. In this case, the debt should be the burden of the state and not the individual. If public colleges would enact programs like this, more people would be attracted

to the field and more workers would lead to less overtime and stress for all. The bigger picture of lifting the economy by helping each individual personal struggling to overcome poverty lies with each individual social worker in most cases. If one person would help a family to find work and eventually afford education for their children, then these are additional people who can afford to participate in the market more. On the other hand, if social workers are so limited that they are tired and overworked, the chances that they will be able to fulfill their jobs to the best of their abilities is low, and the point of the aid is lost entirely. All in all, it only make sense that those who may have the largest impact on the economy and the lives of the incapable in society, should be offered an easier path to achieving these goals. Though some create a sour reputation for the job, the nobleness of the work should not be forgotten and should be treated as such.

W hen we t a ke ou r f irst steps into our kindergarten classroom, an invisible clock starts ticking. We are, from that moment on, set on a n educat iona l track that has a f ixed time frame: six years in elementary Alyssa school, seven in middle and Broer h igh school a nd fou r i n Second-year public relations college. Guidance counselors student and parents drill us with the idea that we must remain on track, on time and on the same path as our peers. The earlier years of schooling test us academically, to be sure. While we’re in primary and secondary school, however, we at least — hopefully — have a stable place to come home to after a day at school. But when we get to college, it’s no longer just academics that we worry about. It’s liv ing away from home, f inding a job and always feeling like our GPAs aren’t good enough. And sometimes, it becomes necessary for a college student to take a semester off of school. Not because he or she doesn’t value education or is failing classes, but because his or her mental health matters more than ﬁtting education into a strict, unwavering time frame. I believe t hat colleges should allow students to take a semester off, without any negative repercussions, such as a semester of W’s or having to reapply. The standards t hat ou r societ y has established for schooling exist for a good reason — the time frames are typically representative of what is needed in order to attain a certain level of k nowledge. However, when col lege s don’t a l low students to take a semester off to focus on themselves without negative repercussions, those students will struggle more to get that knowledge. St udies have show n t hat in college, mental health can easily deteriorate, and it often doesn’t receive the attention it should. In fact, one survey even concluded that anxiety and depression are top concerns in nearly half of reporting college students. College students often de-prioritize mental health because of pressing deadlines, social commitments and the never-ending search for internships. A l l of t hese t h i ng s a re u nden iably important, but at what cost? If a college st udent feels over whelmingly stressed or depressed, t hat won’t go away by submitting all their assignments on time or getting invited to the best social events. Inquiries into st udents tak ing a gap year bet ween high school and college have shown that a leave of absence from universit y, when done right, can lead to higher productivit y upon ret urn to school. The same logically follows when dealing with a break during college. If we give students the opportunity to focus on themselves and their mental health without the pressure of grades and reapplying to school, they will return rejuvenated and motivated to get more out of their university experience. It’s inarguably tricky for universities to make it easier for students to take time off, because they have to draw the line somewhere. But I do believe t hat t he benefit to the mental health of students would be worth it. There’s no telling how much more students could accomplish if allowed to take needed time off.

Doomsday clock is needlessly melodramatic Tw o w e e k s a g o , t he Doomsday Clock inched forward another 30 seconds. We now sit a mere two minutes from midnight. And it is exactly as melodramatic Johnathon as it sounds. Originally conceived Fuerte First-year as art work for a advertising m ag a z i ne cover, t he student Doomsday Clock is meant to illustrate how close nuclear weapons and global warming are to pushing us into the apocalypse. The artist who made it was looking for a visual metaphor to express the urgency of it all. And admittedly, it is an effective one. Maybe too effective. Like clockwork, whenever there’s a n up date, a slew of hy ster ic a l headlines follow. The second hand

ticks forward? “Dangerous Donald and the Doomsday Clock: Trump’s derangement could yet kill us all.” The second hand doesn’t t ick at all? “’Doomsday Clock’ to stand st ill am id nuclear tensions” and “‘Doomsday Clock’ ref lects grave threat to world.” The board responsible for how the clock’s hands move claims that it isn’t a scaremongering tool, but after 70 years it should’ve realized that that is exactly what it is. The clock raises more panic than awareness and does more good for the doomsday bunker industry than for the public at large. At two minutes ‘til midnight, the clock has only ever been this close in 1953, when Russia and the U.S. were taking their new bombs out for a spin and vaporizing small islands. But during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when Soviet Russia was trying to

station nuclear missiles just 90 miles off the coast of Florida and the U.S. was prepped to throw down to stop them, the Doomsday Clock didn’t budge an inch. Trump tweeting is not the same as being in the height of the Cold War. The clock is far from a scientiﬁc i n s t r u ment a nd it s movement s seem largely arbit rar y. W hy did it advance 30 seconds and not 45? How much did the signing of the Paris Agreement slow the clock? W hy did it debut at 11:53? Well, according to the creator, it’s because “it looked good.” The whole thing is as about as scientiﬁc as predicting the housing market by pulling aside a third grader to borrow his paper fortune-teller. Another fault in the clock is how it takes global warming into account. How are the threats factored into the

apparently non-existent equation? At what point does climate change become something that brings about the end of the world? Presumably, things can get much worse, but there isn’t much room for the clock to move forward. If we’re at 11:58, what would 11:59 look like? Once a magazine and now just a website, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scient ist s just seems to use t he Doomsday Clock as a publ icit y stunt. There’s lots of posturing and pageant r y, w it h livest reams and press conferences. The publication relea se s st atement s spec if ic a l ly designed to stroke fear. The goals are noble, but the organization’s actions seem misguided every step of the way.

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National Championship rematch against No. 2 Mississippi State match during t he m reg ular season in re Colu mbia. Sout h Co Carolina then went Ca on to win t heir t h i rrd-st ra ight SEC Tournament with a 59Tourn 49 win over Mississippi S t a t e . F i n a l l y, a f t e r Mississippi State upset Mississ UConn in the Final Four, the two faced each other but South Carolina again bu won 67-55 67- to win its ﬁ rst national championship. nation Sout h Carol i na st r uggled ag a i n st No. 1 UConn T hu r sd ay n ight , as t he Husk ies dominated to get d the 83-58 win and th their fourth straight Yangxing Ding / THE DAILY GAMECOCK earn the over the Gamecocks. win ove were too much to A lt hough t hey we Claudia Chakamian overcome, the Gamecocks still saw @C_CHAKAMIAN some positives out of the game and I t ’s t h e g a m e m a n y w o m e n’s are ready to move forward. Senior A’ja college basketball fans have been Wilson, who’s been in this position of awaiting all season: the 2017 National a regular season loss to UConn before, Championship rematch when No. 2 said not having a lot of time between Mississippi State hosts No. 7 South these two games is better for the team, especially for the younger players. Carolina Monday night. “Turn the page, especially right T he G a m e c o c k s d e f e at e d t he Bulldogs three times last season, twice now,” Wilson said. “The biggest thing on two of the biggest stages in college is just turning the page and I think they basketball. They won a close 64-61 understand how to page as well, they

feed off of us.” A big boost for Sout h Carolina entering this game will be that for the first time in a while, they are finally healthy. Head coach Dawn Staley said Sunday that redshirt senior g uard Lindsey Spann practiced and is good to go for Monday after missing four games to an injury. The Gamecocks have been missing different pieces of their team for most of last month, so having a fully healthy squad for this game is huge for them. Mississippi State (23-0, 9-0 SEC) is playing at its best and will be a tough test for South Carolina (18-4, 7-2 SEC). The Bulldogs are coming off a hardfought victory over No. 15 Missouri, whom the Gamecocks also battled against to get the win a week ago. This stretch of ranked opponents has been a challenge for the Gamecocks, but the team thinks this is just making them better, especially with tournament season looming closely. “It’s going to help us out a lot,” Wilson said of this stretch. “This is k ind of, this week is really NCA A Tournament, this is how it is, this is how the SEC Tournament is. So it really does help us so we’re not really caught off guard when we have to play those great teams like that in tournament play and when things are on the line.” With Mississippi State currently being the No. 2 team in the country, Monday’s game could ver y well be

foreshadowing what’s soon to come in the SEC Tournament. But for now, Staley recog nizes going into t his environment will be a fight for her team. “It’s very competitive, we’ve always h a d c o m p e t it i v e g a m e s a g a i n s t Mississippi State, and I don’t see why this can’t be as competitive,” Staley said. “Here it is and now we’ve got to play. I’m looking forward to the challenge of being in an environment that appreciates women’s basketball like Mississippi State in the hump. I hope our players our ready to play in an NCAA-type game.”

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No. 1 UConn dominated Thursday night in the 83-58 win over South Carolina.

Gamecocks rack up wins ahead of tournament Mike Woodel @GETHISDOGONETOO

The Sout h Carolina club hockey team continued their winnings ways Friday night with a 5-3 victory over UNC Charlotte at Indian Trail, North Carolina. In a game that featured 60 penalty minutes, two ejections and a delay for debris on the ice, South Carolina silenced the 49er faithful by scoring early and often en route to their second consecutive win. After going down 1-0 four minutes in, the

Gamecocks retaliated with three unanswered goals and never trailed in the game again. Tom Gilmartin brought the 49ers back within one with a power-play goal just 1.9 seconds before the second intermission. With help from a Charlotte major penalty, South Carolina quickly responded in the third with goals from Ian Powderly a nd A lec M a r tone ju st 85 seconds apart. Gamecocks forward Powderly recorded a goal and assist to total four points in his last two games. Jared Ward stood tall in net for

the Gamecocks, stopping 36 of 39 shots and 14 of 15 in the ﬁnal period. Fo r C h a r l o t t e , f o r w a r d Andrew Miller scored twice in the loss, including a late powerplay marker to get the 49ers within two with six minutes to play. In net, Fred Beaulieu tallied 23 saves in a losing effort. South Carolina travels to Ford Ice Center in A ntioch, Tennessee next weekend for the Southeastern Collegiate Hockey Conference Tournament. Victoria Richman / THE DAILY GAMECOCK

Gamecock hockey travels to Nasvhille, Tenessee, Friday for SECHC.

Multiple Gamecocks motivated as 2018 Winter Olympics begin Claudia Chakamian @C_CHAKAMIAN

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The Winter Olympics begin Wednesday and while we won’t see any Gamecocks representing their countries in Pyeongchang, South Korea, a few South Carolina athletes have had the opportunity to do so previously. Two members of the swimming and diving team, who are currently still in competition, traveled to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Senior diver Julia Vincent qualified in the 3-meter springboard for South Africa. While she did not advance to the semifinals, she has continued to make a name for herself at South Carolina, as she broke her own school record a few weeks ago. Senior swimmer A k ra m Ma h moud represented Egypt in the 400-meter f reest yle a nd 150 0 -meter freest yle. Although he did not get as strong of an outcome that he wanted, he said the opportunity was worth it, and he’s spent his final two seasons at South Carolina prepared to get back to the Olympics. “It was a great pleasure to be able to represent Eg ypt and the Universit y of South Carolina,” Mahmoud said. “It put me under a lot of pressure, but I tried to stay mentally focused the whole time so I could be able to swim fast and represent my country and university. My goal is to compete at the 2020 and 2024 Games.” V i nc ent a nd M a h moud h ave a few more opportunities to end their South Carolina careers on top as they enter championship season. A few track athletes have also made names for themselves in the Olympics. Junior sprinter Aliyah Abrams ran the fastest time in the outdoor 400 meters for any freshman in the country two years ago, helping her qualify for the Olympics

and allowing her to compete in the 400 meters for Guyana. An ankle injury made her sit out of competition last spring, but she has been working since then to get back to her quick ways this spring. Former Gamecocks also represented the school well in 2016. 2009 graduate Natasha Hastings picked up her second gold medal in Rio, winning the 4x400 meter and just missing the podium in the 400. All of these athletes have their eyes on their NCAA careers, but also on earning the chance to get back to the Olympics in 2020. But one Gamecock already knows she’ll be in Tokyo. South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley was named the new head coach of the USA national team in March. As she’s busy working with her Gamecocks to try to bring in another national championship, she’s also work i ng w it h t he national team. The USA Nat ional Te a m c a m p is being held this weekend in C olu m b i a , a nd former Gamecock st a ndout s A l l i sh a Gray and Tif fany M itchell w ill be t here competing for a spot. T h e w o m e n’s b a s k e t b a l l team lost to UConn last week, and former USA National Team coach Geno Auriemma commented on how he’ll think Staley can transition into this new role. “For her, having played and coached at the Olympics, I think it might come a little easier for her than it did for me my ﬁ rst go-around,” Auriemma said of Staley, who was one of his assistant coaches in 2016. “But she has the respect of the players and she knows the deal ... She’ll do a great job.” Even though it’s a different season and different sports, these Gamecocks can use this year’s Winter Olympics to motivate themselves to get back to see those ﬁve rings in two years.