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dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017 VOL. 109, NO. 33 ● SINCE 1908 Campus Village work to start in 2018 Mike Woodel g u id e s” t o p r e v e nt vehicle traffic, @GETHISDOGONETOO students from Sten sla nd sa id t hat wa nder i ng t h rough “it was i mpor t a nt Despite a lack nearby neighborhoods. for the universit y to of construction, Sp e a k i n g f or t he demonstrate that our development of new u n i v e r s i t y, U S C approach to campus residence halls i n associate director of t r a n s p o r t at io n h a s the southern portion public relat ions Jef f cha nged, a nd t hat of campus is moving St e n s l a n d s a id t h e we are placing more along steadily, w it h p r o j e c t ’s p a c e h a s emphasis on optimized i n it ia l work on t he allowed for ample input s hu t t l e r o u t e s a n d Campus Village now from nearby residents, pedestrian walk ways expected as early as e spec ia l ly concer n s to and f rom cent ral next summer. of heav y vehicle and campus.” The project, foot traffic outside the A c c o r d i n g expected to allow for planned 1,000 -plus- to Stensland, eight residence halls bed Bates North and construction is and a parking garage Bates South facilities. expected to begin in on the site of current “The design summer or fall 2018 f ac i l it ie s i nc lud i n g evolution ref lects the on t he site of Cl if f Bates House and t ypical process for a Apartments. Work on Cl if f A pa r t ment s, large, complex project, the site of Bates House was initially unveiled seeking to be a worthy is ex pected to st a r t i n 2 015. L o g i s t i c s addition to our campus, t wo years later, and have evolved si nce, which involved the Carolina Gardens including a decrease many stakeholders,” f a c i l it y a c r o s s t h e in the capacit y of an Stensland said. street is expected to expected park ing R e g a r d i n g begin construction in g a r a g e f r o m 3, 0 0 0 neighborhood s p a c e s t o 9 45 a n d Courtesy of the University of South Carolina concerns of increased SEEVILLAGEPAGE4 the hiring of “safet y Plans for the Campus Village development, which will include eight residence halls. Input on Professor awarded grant new city for stroke research flag ends understand eye and limb through several tasks ranging movement in f rom mu nd a ne Mike Woodel t he se p at ient s , a c t i v i t i e s @GETHISDOGONETOO Her t er w i l l b e to complex The city of Columbia is one step utilizing an upper simulations that closer to selecting its fi rst new city extremity robotic require very fast flag design in over a century after apparatus. This eye and hand online voting on the final 19 designs robot allows movements and closed Monday. p a t i e nt s t o b e qu ick decisions After submission and review of seated in a chair about when, initial designs for the new city flag, wh ile hold i ng where and how to the fi nal 18 absorbed weeks of input onto robot ic move. online. Lee Snelgrove, board member handles and “We can take of the Columbia Design Leag ue brings them those measures of (CDL) and executive director of i nto a v i r t ua l limb movement One Columbia for Arts and History, environment. In or mea su re s of said the winning design should be John Warrington / THE DAILY GAMECOCK this environment, e y e m o v e m e nt officially adopted by the city before Dr. Troy Herter uses robotics and virtual robot ic motor s and correlate the end of 2017. Courtesy of Lee Snelgrove can measure t hose across to environment to study stroke patients. The idea for a redesign began with where a patient’s difficulties with One of these finalists will replace a September presentation by Ted John Warrington Troy Her ter, hands are in space da i ly ac t iv it ie s Columbia’s current city flag (top). Kaye of the Portland (Maine) Flag @JMDUBS6 graduate director at every moment and driving Association. As a vexillologist, or and the head of in time, how fast a nd w he r e t he flag features a multicolored variation one that studies the symbolism and Ev e r y y e a r, the rehabilitation they are moving, leg ions a re i n of the city seal flanked by corn and usage of f lags, Kaye measured the 795,000 people in sciences division if they are t he brain a nd cotton crops in the middle of a blue Columbia city flag against the North the United States at t he A r nold accelerating and t he d if ferences rectangle. A 2004 online survey held American Vexillogical Association’s have a st roke. School of Public wh at d i rec t ion in con nect iv it y by the NAVA placed Columbia’s flag ( NAVA) principles for good f lag That’s one every Health, recently they are moving. compared to 85th out of 150 American city flags design. 40 seconds. received a Simultaneously, nor m a l w it h i n with a score of 3.83 out of 10. The NAVA’s principles of good People who g ra nt f rom t he an eye track ing t he brain a nd “ T he s y mb ol i s m i s d at e d a s f lag design include simplicit y to survive a stroke American Heart s y stem records put together corn and cotton aren’t specifically the point of being able to draw the often have some Association where the patient t h is pic t u re of associated with the city much these flag from memory, employment of f or m of mot or to i nvest igate is look ing at all how does t he days,” Snelgrove said. symbolism meaningful to the body impairment, t he cor relat ion times. bra i n cont rol According to Snelgrove, over 540 the flag represents, use of three or whet her t hat b e t w e e n p o s t- O n c e movement? designs were submitted. After the fewer colors and a lack of a seal or be dif f icult y st roke pat ter ns the patient How does t he field was narrowed down to 19 by the lettering. According to Snelgrove, organizing their o f m o t o r has entered bra i n i nteg rate NAVA last month, voters gave online Kaye’s presentation pointed out that eye movement s impairment and the virtual organizat ion of feedback to the finalists before voting the current flag violated each of these or their ability to self-repor ted env iron ment, eye movement s closed Monday. Experts convened four principles. move their limbs patient disability. Herter will In use since 1912, the current city or both. To b e t t e r run them SEESTROKE SEEFLAGPAGE4 PAGE2 Brewer transitions into new role with Student Life Mike Woodel A nna Edwards begins her Jerry Brewer. While serving University Union. He will continue working @GETHISDOGONETOO f u ll dut y as interim v ice as associate vice president, T hou g h E d w a rd s w i l l at USC with the Division president for st udent life Brewer oversaw a w ide not f u lly t a ke over u nt il of St udent A f f a i r s a nd US C ’s D e p a r t me nt of Monday. variety of USC student life Monday, Brewer has already Academic Support and the Student Life will see new Upon returning Monday, services, including substance transitioned from his position Department of Student Life. le ader s h ip when for mer Edwards will succeed former abuse and prevention, Greek as associate vice president for director of student services a s s o c i at e v ic e pre s ident life and the Russell House student life and development. SEEBREWERPAGE4 SEC MEDIA DAYS BINGO PAGE 8 Logan Zahner / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
2 Wedenesday, July 12, 2017 About The Daily Gamecock Editor-in-Chief ADAM ORFINGER Design Director LOGAN ZAHNER Senior Designer MARIELA RODRIGUEZ “This is obviously very high Copy Desk Chief JOY BRANTON level and sensitive information Photo Editor LISA FALTA News Editor but is part of Russia and its MIKE WOODEL Arts & Culture Editor JENNA SCHIFERL government’s support for Mr. Opinion Editors LINDEN ATELSEK Trump – helped along by Aras DAN NELSON Sports Editor ADAM ORFINGER and Emin [Agalarov].” Contributors MADDIE COMPTON BRAD DOUNTZ TAYLOR HARRISON BRYCE WILSON — Publicist Rob Goldstone in a June 3, 2016, email JOHN WARRINGTON to Donald Trump, Jr., which Trump released VALENCIA ABRAHAM Tuesday ZOE NICHOLSON NICK SEMBRAT NYA GREEN Courtesy of Tribune News Service MATTIE HIBBS Faculty Advisor DOUG FISHER “It seems like we’re getting more and Student Media Director SARAH SCARBOROUGH more out-of-state students taking Creative Director EDGAR SANTANA Social Media Manager slots in our in-state universities SYDNEY PATTERSON Creative Services and schools. That concerns me ASHLYN MURPHY Student Marketing Manager HOLLY HEATON because I have constituents who are Student Advertising Manager DREW THIEL complaining that they have not been Advertising Representatives CAITLIN DINGLER, ERIN LEE, MORGAN MACLACHLAN, FOSTER SNIPES, able to get into the university.” CAMERON WHITE — State Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Richland, who requested hearings to address USC tuition breaks for out-of-state students Courtesy of Tribune News Service The Daily Gamecock is the editorially independent student newspaper of the University of South Carolina. It is published daily during the fall and spring semesters and nine times during the summer with the exception of “This individual was deemed university holidays and exam periods. Opinions expressed in The Daily Gamecock are the author’s and are not the university’s. The Board of inadmissible to the U.S. based Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of The Daily Gamecock. The Department of Student Media is the newspaper’s parent on information discover ed organization. The Daily Gamecock is supported in part by student during the CBP inspection. As activity fees. One free copy per reader. Additional copies may be purchased for $1 each from Student Media. is customary with individuals denied entry to the U.S., they will dailygamecock.com depart on the next scheduled EDITOR editor@dailygamecock.com NEWS ARTS & CULTURE arts@dailygamecock.com SPORTS flight.” news@dailygamecock.com sports@dailygamecock.com OPINION PHOTO opinion@dailygamecock.com photo@dailygamecock.com — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Newsroom: 777-7726 Editor’s office: spokeswoman Stephanie Malin after Iranian 777-3914 postdoctoral researcher Mohsen Dehnavi was Sarah Supan / THE DAILY GAMECOCK STROKEPAGE1 stroke survivors. the type of behavior and “[ T he br a i n] is a l l be able to perform the with limb movements about net works of t ypes of tasks that we and what does this tell interconnected regions need to perform.” us about rehabilitation?” that work together as a Armed with his grant said Herter. single connected unit to f rom t he A merica n Herter w ill also distribute the processing Hear t A ssociat ion, be performing power across many Herter is attempting to neuroimaging on different areas,” Herter better understand this t he s e p at ient s . T h i s said. “What are largely n e u r a l c o n n e c t i v it y neuroimaging in segregated, certain nodes to benef it post- combinat ion w it h or certain areas within st roke p at ient s w it h t he robot ic dat a a nd two different networks, mot or i mp a i r me nt s . self-reported disability say t hose involved in He recommends questionnaires will allow e y e m o v e m e nt s a n d undergraduate students Herter to put together a those involved in limb get involved in research more holistic picture of movements, may actually by knocking on doors, the effects of stroke and overlap between the two talk ing to professors then this information and become important and finding what truly can be used, in turn, for hubs for integrating the interests them. better rehabilitation of two together to generate CORRECTION: Last week’s edition stated that Aramark would receive $252 million under USC’s new food service contract. In reality, USC will receive $252 million under the new contract. @thegamecock
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4 Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Professor to brief Congress on project BREWERPAGE1 Brewer studied political science as an undergrad and ended up receiving both of his degrees from USC. According Three billion passengers worldwide to the Department of Student Life, took to the skies last year, according he has spent 36 years in the field of to Aerospace A mer ica a nd t he higher education administration. His Federal Aviation Administration. accompl ish ment s i nclude ser v i ng That number is expected to more on se ver a l USC com m it tee s a nd than double by 2035. development of Greek Village and the According to Matolak, present Strom Thurmond Fitness Center. aviation communications systems Edwa rds st ud ied at Clemson are mostly “legacy” systems that Universit y as an undergrad before have seen only minor improvements receiving two postgraduate degrees, s i n c e t h e 19 8 0 s . W it h h e a v y including a doctorate in educational increases in freight, passenger and administration, from USC. She joined d rone f l ight ongoi ng, Matola k Student Life as the assistant to the said, legacy systems may not be associate vice president for student sufficient. affairs in 2005. In her role as director “It’s env isioned t hat ex ist ing of student services, her duties included communications and networks will super vising operat ions for at hlet ic not be able to keep up with the student tickets and Greek life. demand,” Matolak said. “We’re Courtesy of Tribune News Service I n h is capacit y as associate v ice look ing at not only ... replacing This week, David Matolak will brief officials from NASA and Congress on president for st udent l ife, Brewer them with more efficient systems issues with aeronautical communication in an age of expanding air travel. oversaw USC Student Government. but also using other techniques T he c u r rent ad m i n ist rat ion of that haven’t been used in aviation Ross Lordo said Tuesday that they Mike Woodel With the NASA-funded project, before.” @GETHISDOGONETOO will remember Brewer fondly as he M atola k a nd col leag ues w i l l The increase in private drone transitions into his new role. identify problems and solutions in fl ights will also be on the agenda. USC will be well-represented “He has been a g reat mentor to air traffic management systems. One of Matolak’s colleagues will i n Wash i ng ton later t h is week everyone that has come through here,” The award comes as part of NASA’s be re sea rch i ng way s to detec t when C ol lege of E ng i neer i ng st udent body v ice president Da n i University Leadership Initiative, unauthorized drones f lying near and Computing professor David Goodreau said. “He’s served for decades which allows university teams to a i r p or t s , a nd t he projec t w i l l Matolak arrives to brief NA SA here and he’s a breadth of knowledge, help make American aviation safer include research into safe drone leaders and members of Congress always been so supportive of student and more efficient. Matolak’s team fl ights on airport grounds. about the aims of a $4.4 million initiatives and really just [provided] includes researchers from USC, “Aviation is one of those areas research project. great guidance for us when we’re trying North Carolina State University, t h at p eople b el ie ve i s c ut t i ng A doctoral alumnus of to move forward or what the best course Boise State Un iversit y and t he edge, a nd i n some way s it is,” t he Un iver sit y of V i rg i n ia, of action is and really how to serve the Minnesota-based company Matolak said. “But in the area of M atola k c a me to Colu mbia i n students.” A r c h i t e c t u r e Te c h n o l o g y communications we’ve got a lot of 2012 a f t e r t e a c h i n g 13 y e a r s “You could tell that he’s a very smart Corporation. room for growth, and that’s what a t O h i o U n i v e r s i t y. W i t h man,” added student body treasurer M a t o l a k ’s r e s e a r c h w i l l b e we’re going to be working on.” interest in communications and Merritt Francis. “He’s a very smart increasingly important as airspace Matolak will be in Washington electromagnetics, he has researched businessman, but he uses that for the becomes more and more precious for the briefing on Thursday and aeronautical communication for advantage of the students, and it’s pretty with the proliferation of air travel. Friday this week. NASA for about a decade and a half. awesome.” VILLAGEPAGE1 W heeler H i l l neighb orho o d s , “Pickens Street is pretty bad for FLAGPAGE1 which both lie along the east side traffic now. We feel like if they put a 2022. The university expects that of Pickens Street. Neighborhood lot of density on that side, it’s going by the CDL will now review public students will be able to move into input was crucial to the project’s to make traffic a lot worse,” Wray feedback before recommending a design each facilit y t wo years after the development, as reaction to Campus told The State in November 2015. for adoption as the official Columbia city start of construction, with occupy Village was not exclusively positive Through email correspondence, flag. dates projected at 2020 for the Cliff in 2015. Wr a y s a i d M o n d a y t h a t t h e The designer of the flag recommended Apartments site, 2022 for Bates and Speaking for the Wheeler Hill ne ig hb orho o d s i nvol v e d wer e by t he CDL w i l l receive a $2,0 0 0 2024 for Carolina Gardens. Neighborhood Association shortly “sat isf ied” t hat t he u n iver sit y prize the Columbia Design League in Move-in dates for each facility after initial plans were unveiled, properly addressed their concerns conjunction with the Columbia Flag & were previously set one year earlier. Joseph Wray said that traffic along about Campus Village. Sign Company. The proposed flag will be Stensla nd sa id t he sl ight delay Pickens St reet cou ld become a Stensland said the project does presented to Mayor Steve Benjamin and came f rom t ime t he u n iversit y “night mare” barring universit y not yet have a definite price tag, the Columbia City Council for adoption spent gat hering input from t he action in response to neighborhood but the university expects to fi nd a this fall. surrounding Wales Garden and concerns. developer by the end of 2017. 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Wednesday, July 12, 2017 5 Latest Marvel film is a superhero masterpiece, Tom Holland performance doesn’t disappoint that manages to satisfy nostalgia while in the sky-like plot in “Homecoming,” Man who is still trying to figure out “Spider-Man : Homecoming” also offering a fresh take on a well-loved and this works strongly in its favor. what it means to be a hero. Throughout story. Too often, superhero films feel like the movie, Peter is desperate to receive Release Date: July 7 Arguably the largest separating factor they have to constantly raise the stakes the admiration and respect of Tony Stark Director: Jon Watts Runtime: 2 hours 13 minutes A between “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and all of the other films in the Marvel machine is that Spider-Man higher and higher until the plot either comes across as convoluted, absurd or just boring. Rat her t han and be like the Avengers, and Holland had me pulling for him every step of the way. “Homecoming” simultaneously is a kid. From his goofy ringtone to concerning themselves with had the funniest and the most touching Darby Hallman his awkward interactions with his making a movie that progresses moments I’ve ever seen in a superhero @DARBYHALLMAN1 high-school crush, Tom Holland t he MCU for ward, Mar vel film and Holland managed to hit both ex udes a charming, enjoyable Studios focused on showing off sides of the spectrum with the same level There are few other characters in and youthful personalit y that is the friendly neighborhood of finesse. fiction that have been as simultaneously impossible not to love. In a universe Spider-Man that fans While Holland clearly stole the show, loved and tortured as Spider-Man. full of super-humans and demi- have loved for over what was really impressive was that the Despite being Marvel’s signature hero, gods, having a film helmed by a half a century. supporting cast was able to keep up. Spider-Man has been forced to see two quirky and imperfect kid from Obv iously, t h is Everyone from Peter Parker’s nerdy best cinematic reboots in 15 years and has Queens is a refreshing change t y pe of sma l ler friend and sidekick Ned to his crush been completely left out of the behemoth of pace. com i ng-of-age Liz and even a short appearance from that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe The smaller nat u re of story rests largely Donald Glover as a street thug, everyone due to business politics. However, with the story is also refreshing. on the acting of in this movie held their own and brought “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” Spidey You won’t find any world- Holland, and he interesting moments to the story. Even finally has his chance to shine in the ending, apocalyptic aliens completely nails Marisa Tomei, whom the internet has MCU, and the result is a masterpiece invading through a hole it. This is a Spider- SEESPIDERMANPAGE6 Courtesy of Sony Pictures Artist Spotlight: SZA ends three year hiatus with debut album, ‘Ctrl.’ Zoe Nicholson @ZOENICHOLSON127 S Z A’s d e b u t a l b u m , “Ct rl,” was a long t i me coming. The alternative R & B a r t i s t b eg a n her t u mu lt uou s c a reer i n 2012. The then-21-year- old released her first E.P., “ S e e . S Z A . R u n ,” a n d then a follow up “S” on SoundCloud the following year. Both mixes are messy, bearing witness to an artist Need eclipse plans? See page 6 who discovered her talent at age 21 and was fumbling in the dark for direction. Inexperience aside, SZA’s aching vocals and patent laid back production are evident even in her early Courtesy of Tribune News Service w o r k s , d e m o n s t r at i n g her innate ability to turn Trustus debuts ‘Sex on Sunday,’ heartbreak into a beautifully sad melody. T h e s i n g e r ’s d e b u t Courtesy of RCA Records g a r nered t hou sa nds of the artist struggled with exhausted, you get the sense offers social commentary listens, eventually leading her debut a lbu m, even the years-long battle to t o her s ig n i n g at Top exclaiming to Twitter last create this album left the D a w g E nt e r t a i n m e nt , fall that she was “quitting artist fatigued, evident in home of Kendrick Lamar music.” Fortunately, the her tired vocals throughout Jenna Schiferl a nd Schoolboy Q, t wo since-deleted tweet never the album. @JENNASCHIF years after her debut on came to fruition. But, the “Supermodel” is perhaps SoundCloud. T h i s y e a r, t h e Tr u s t u s conflicts SZA faced when the rawest on an album A f ter sig n i ng w it h Theat re has feat ured iconic making “Ctrl” is evident on stripped of superficialities, Top Dawg, SZA’s sound pl a y s s u c h a s “ T he Ro c k y the album, which released SZ A sp out s a nger, evolved to a more refined, Horror Show,” festive holiday last month. The soulful desperation and depression orchest rated place t hat per for ma nces such as “The diary is reminiscent of a at an ex over a light melody. allowed her to stretch her Great A merican Trailer Park Frank Ocean project: laid She oscillates the entire wistful tone into something Christmas Musical” and even a back tracks tinged with song, “I’m w rit ing t his deeper. With the release musical comedy interpretation sadness, all accompanied letter to let you k now / of “Z” in 2014 under Top of the cult classic film “Grey with the smoothest vocals I’m really leaving” in the Dawg, SZA’s music had Gardens.” full of feeling. opening lines to “but I need changed from a dejected However, t he late st “Drew Barr y more” is you” by the chorus. 20 - s o me t h i n g m a k i n g installment at Trust us, “Sex t he a lbu m’s si ngle a nd SZA’s soft voice coats music on a laptop to an on Sunday,” explores modern SZA’s best track to date. the often times depressing artist with enough wisdom themes through sex — Named after the singer’s and somet imes profane to ex per t ly convey t he something that is still often favorite actress and muse, w it h a s we e t ne s s t h at emotions she struggled to considered cult urally taboo. Courtesy of Singing Fox Creative the tune expresses the same lets her hard truths and on her earlier endeavors. “Sex on Su nday ” is a social self-doubt a nd emot ive pa i n f u l re velat ion s go Although a muted attempt comed y ab out a n a s ser t ive continued. yearnings SZA expresses down smooth. Her ability at the raw vulnerability of dominatrix trying to fit in with The play was w rit ten frequently, but the guitar- to soar on a solo ballad or this year’s “Ctrl,” “Z” has a conservative neighbors. by Ch isa Hutch i nson, a n he a v y p r o d u c t io n a nd effortlessly collaborate with few strong tracks. “Childs It made it s Tr ust us debut accomplished play wright and stronger-than-usual vocals artists is indicative of the Play,” featuring a mellow Ju ly 7 a nd, accord i ng to graduate of Tisch School of the m a ke SZ A’s plea more vulnerability SZA allows Chance the Rapper expertly Trustus artistic director Chad Arts. fervent, more honest than to be heard, her profound weaving through the beat Henderson, has been met with “Her plays are topical, they her earlier work. honesty rendering any song on his verse, is a tale of a warm audience response so e x a m i ne s o c ia l i s s ue s , a nd I n spi red by m a ny of a success. hea r tbrea k t hat move s far. the characters are incredibly Ba r r y more’s f i l m s a nd Hopefully, after her tour languidly over a nineties “O u r aud ience have been relatable. I had the opportunity other classic rom-coms, with Bryson Tiller, SZA beat. “Babylon” is another laughing out loud and enjoying to read some of Chisa’s work her album harkens back will embark on a lighter, c ol l ab, t h i s t i me w it h a bawdy play t hat no ot her af ter request ing it f rom her to days of brooding happier chapter of her music Kendrick Lamar, and it’s theatre in town could get away directly, and I felt that SEX h igh school roma nce, career. But until then, she another standout, as well as with producing,” Henderson ON SUNDAY would be a great but her insecurities and has gifted the world an “Warm Winds” with Isaiah said. “Trustus is a safe place summer f it for our int imate revelations about a push- exquisitely sincere album Rashad. f or t he e x plor at io n of t he 50 -seat Side Door Theat re. pull relationship evokes a t hat ser ves as a perfect After the release of “Z,” personal and political, and this It exa m i nes t aboos a nd t he much more mature vibe. anathema to the soulless SZ A went rad io silent. show fits the bill. People are And it’s not only a doomed pop f looding our radio Embarking on what would having a great time, and telling rel at ion s h ip t h at SZ A waves. SEETRUSTUSPAGE6 become a three-year hiatus, their friends not to miss it,” he
6 Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Totality Awesome Ways to celebrate the solar eclipse a nd ex h ibit s spec if ic to Columbia, SC When: 10 a.m.-1:05 p.m. location will provide a pair Mattie Hibbs @TDGARTS space, ast ronomy a nd When: 8-11 p.m. Cost: Varies of safety glasses to viewers. eclipses, as well as access Cost: $10 A t ic ket to t he fe st iv a l Thursday, August 17: to the Telescope Galler y A night of rock tributes to i nclude s ent r y to t he E v e n t : To t a l E c l i p s e Event: Syzygy: The Solar and Boeing Obser vator y. set the tone for the eclipse. Carolina Firef lies game, Tailgate at SC State Fair Eclipse Plays You will receive solar eclipse You can get tickets from wh ich w il l be br ief ly Where: The South Carolina Where: Tapp’s Arts Center, glasses. Ticket F ly or t he Mu sic suspended as t he eclipse State Fair, Rosewood Drive 1644 Main St. Columbia, Farm box office. passes in a “Total Eclipse and George Rogers Blvd SC Event: Arts & Draughts of the Park.” Tickets for the Columbia, SC 29201 When: 7 p.m. Where: Columbia Museum Sunday, August 20: STEM festival as well as the When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $15 of Art Event: Tot al Eclipse: A game can be found on the Cost: Free admission /$5 This event will premier a 1515 Main St, Columbia, Space Odyssey Carolina Firef lies official parking per car series of six short plays in SC Where: The Nickelodeon website. honor of the solar eclipse When: 7-11 p.m. Theatre Event: Soda City Eclipse crossing pat hs w it h Cost: $9 ($5 for members) When: 6-8:45 p.m. E ve n t : P u bl i c L ec t u re: Viewing Festival Columbia. Costs include T he event i ncludes l ive Cost: $10 “Laying the God Particle Where: Historic Columbia ent r y into t he show and music, food and art The Nick will be showing A to Rest,” Dr. Craig Roberts Speedway, 2001 Charleston a recept ion w it h t he activities. Space Odyssey on the eve of W here: Darla Moore Hwy. Cayce, SC play wrights from 9 to 10 the eclipse day. School of Business, Room When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. pm. Event: Public Lecture, Dr. 101 Cost: $10 Sarbani Basu E v e n t : S u m m e r ’s E n d When: 5:30 p.m. A full day of music, food, Friday, August 18: W here: Darla Moore Solar Run D r. C r a ig R ob er t s i s a drink s and art. View ing Event: Pre-Eclipse Weekend School of Business, Room Where: Saluda Shoals Park Professor a nd Sen ior glasses included. at the South Carolina State 101 When: 6-9 p.m. Physicist at the A rgonne Museum When: 7 p.m. Cost: $30 ($5 if you do not National Laboratory. Event: Eclipse on the W here: Sout h Ca rol i na Cost: None participate in the run) Congaree River State Museum Dr. Basu is a professor at This 5k run/walk includes E ve nt: E clipse V ie wing W here: Congaree R iver, 301 Gervais St. Columbia, Yale University. She is chair food, a pa rk pa ss a nd a Stations Cayce, SC SC 29201 of Yale’s the Department of t-shirt. Where: multiple locations When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. W hen: Fr id ay, A u g u st , Astronomy. on campus Cost: $99 18-Sunday, August 20, 10 Monday August 21: W h e n : D u r i n g e c l ip s e K ay a k t r ip f rom Cayce a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, August 19: Event: iMAGINE STEM (between 1:13 and 4:06 p.m.) to Sandy Run. Includes a Cost: $15 Event: EclipseFest 2017 Festival of the Midlands Cost: None v ie w i n g of t he e c l ip s e , Admission includes entry W her e: Mu s ic Fa r m W h e r e : S p i r i t Ten solar telescopes will be lu nch, d r i n k s a nd sola r to both permanent exhibits Columbia, 1022 Senate St, Communications Park set up around campus; each glasses. SPIDERMANPAGE5 worker into a ruthless villain in a very sound-design went a long way in TRUSTUSPAGE5 believable way. Even as he commits making the alien weapons Vulture and labeled as “Hot Aunt May,” brought terrible acts, the viewer always has a his goons use immensely threatening. masks we wear in public and private. It’s unexpected emotion and humanity level of understanding of why he is Even though it’s a superhero movie also a story about how chaos can ensue to the film as a single mom who is doing what he is doing. and we know that everything will when the public and the private collide,” concerned for her only child. The f ilm’s biggest strength is mostly be OK in the end, I still found Henderson wrote in an email. While the whole cast impressed, definitely its characters, but it still myself wrapped up in the story and ‘Se x on Su nd ay ’ add re s se s topic s a special mention should be made succeeds as an action movie. Some concerned for Peter whenever events including desires, fetishes and taboos in for Michael Keaton, who played might be disappointed in the lack of took turns for the worst. relation to how they shape societal norms. Spider-Man’s rival, Vulture. Going huge set pieces and grand-scale action With a heart-warming story, likable Henderson noted that although the play into the film, I really hadn’t thought and explosions found in other Marvel characters, incredible acting and even might appear to be slightly outlandish, it much about Vulture, as the trailers films, but the cinematic choices made the oh so rare strong third act, it is is ultimately one that audiences can relate didn’t show much about him, and in “Homecoming” are perfect for the truly difficult to find a something to. Marvel films have an ongoing history story and Spider-Man as a character. negative to say about “Spider-Man: “This show presents real people dealing of mediocre villains. After seeing the Peter is still trying to figure out Homecoming.” With a short but with real confl ict. It’s a rom-com at times, film, Vulture has to at least be in the how to use his abilities and he isn’t exciting appearance in “Civil War” which also makes it easily digested,” conversation for the best MCU villain incredibly powerful and it shows in and now a solo movie that rivals the Henderson said. yet. Through brilliant pacing and the film. The filmmakers would often best of the MCU, Holland’s Spider- A f ter a sold-out weekend, “Sex on Keaton’s incredible acting, we see use somewhat chaotic camera angles Man is sure to be here to stay, and Sunday” will continue at Trustus through Adrian Toomes slowly change and to show the clumsy nature of Peter’s in my opinion, his return can’t come Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online escalate from a respectable blue-collar web-swinging and fighting and the soon enough. or at the box office. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR E-MAIL NEWSLETTER Get our headlines in your inbox daily! Go to dailygamecock.com and click on subscribe to sign up!
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 7 Sin City breaking out in SIN CITY Madison MacDonald / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Sindarius Thornwell has impressed Clippers coaches and executives with his toughness on defense, in addition to averaging 16 points per game on the other end. on the opposite team. He asked for the surprise many in Columbia, as the Monday night, and he’s caught the Adam Orfinger @AORFINGER challenge,” Clippers Summer League former Gamecock averaged 2.1 steals attention of Clippers head coach Doc coach Sam Cassell said of Thornwell, and 1.0 blocks per game on his way Rivers as well as executive Lawrence Sindarius Thornwell has burst onto who is averaging 16 points, 4.0 rebounds to SEC Player of the Year honors as a Frank. the NBA Summer League scene, having and 1.7 steals in three games. “To see senior. “He can score,” Rivers said. “But what turned in two strong performances him go out there and put forth the effort After a down game against Utah, I like more about him is his toughness.” on nat ional T V in his f irst t hree and take on the challenge to guard a guy Thornwell bounced back Monday night “He just k nows how to play the professional games. like Ingram was huge.” against Milwaukee, scoring 18 points game, and that toughness and that The LA Clippers guard made waves in For Thornwell, he thought he was just and grabbing seven rebounds in another competitiveness, I thought that’s what his debut, scoring 26 points and getting doing what he’s supposed to do. win for the Clippers, making them 3-0 stood out to me,” Frank added. “... You to the foul line 18 times in an overtime “I’ve always guarded the best wing heading into the tournament. Thornwell embrace someone who just kind of win against the Los Angeles Lakers, throughout college and so I felt like I played the entire fourth quarter for LA, embraces competition.” featuring former top-three picks Lonzo should have been on him,” Thornwell helping the team to a 29-18 advantage in Now having won their first three Ball and Brandon Ingram. Though said. “When he got going, that’s when the final 10-minute period. games, Thornwell and the Clippers will Ingram wound up with 26 points of I stepped up and took the challenge. It Cassell and Gamecock fans aren’t the await the Summer League tournament, his own, Thornwell was lauded for his was good.” only ones paying attention to Thornwell which ends with the title game on July aggressive defense and toughness. Cassell described Thornwell as a anymore. The Lancaster native was the 17. “You don’t ask to guard the best player pitbull, a comparison that shouldn’t focal point of an LA Times column Answering questions from USC’s first depth chart Adam Orfinger 2016 season. G a mecock s 41 sack s @AORFINGER Let’s see what kind of allowed in 2016. answers there are to the Donell Stanley will Ahead of Thursday’s questions we still have take over at left guard SEC Media Days after t he dept h chart after a 2016 season in appearance, Will release. wh ich he played just Muscha mp released Will the re-shuffled seven snaps, injuring S o u t h C a r o l i n a’s of fensive line be h is a n k le on Sout h preseason depth chart better? Carolina’s f irst series Courtesy of Tribune News Service over t he weekend, Zack Bailey was one of against Vanderbilt. A Marcus Spears (second from left) and the SEC Nation crew talk in front of putting fans and analysts the SEC’s best offensive guard in high school, Williams-Brice Stadium ahead of South Carolina’s season opener in 2014. alike into a frenzy. l i nema n la st sea son, where he became a top For a lot of teams, the despite playing for one 300 recruit, Stanley will SEC analyst “excited depth chart is a pretty big a n nou ncement , a s it p r o v id e s a l o t of i nsight i nto t he of the conference’s worst front fives. Bailey, who started every game in be back to his natural position after working as a right tack le last 2016 at left guard, has summer. about Gamecocks” upcoming season. Under Muschamp, however, that hasn’t been the case moved to right tackle, taking over for Malik Young. Young is moving W it h St a n ley back in his normal position, four returning starters for the Gamecocks. Adam Orfinger Marcus Spears took the what t hey want to do across to lef t t ack le, and more experience, @AORFINGER The latest two-deep t ime to pra ise Sout h offensively. They have filling the void of Mason the Gamecocks should d id n’t i nc lude m a ny C a r o l i n a Tu e s d a y, put together something Zandi, the only senior be better t his season C o l l e g e f o o t b a l l’s surprises, which is fi ne. par t ic u larly on t he on offense that I think from last year’s group. after allowing the most talk ing season has However, it didn’t really offensive side of the ball. has the potential to be The center and right sacks in the conference begun, and even though answer any questions. “ I ’m exc ited ab out something special. You guard positions remain in 2016. The biggest South Carolina players Mu s c h a mp d id n’t S o u t h C a r o l i n a ,” get the defense to come filled by Alan Knott and question mark may be a nd W i l l Mu scha mp g ive away which way Spea rs sa id Tuesday. with it, and it could be Cory Helms, a pair of Bailey, who was stellar won’t take the podium he’s leaning on some “ You’re not goi ng to a team here in a couple fifth-year seniors who last season, but takes at SE C Me d i a D a y s position battles, listing go into Columbia with years that has the talent struggled at times last on a new challenge in u nt i l T hu r s d a y, t he three first-team running a g uaranteed v ictor y. to compete for the East.” season. E x per ience 2017. Gamecocks are getting back s, including A .J. You’re goi ng to have Spears, who played should be a big help, Who’s the starting some attention. Tu rner, wh ich seems to play really good defen sive l i ne u nder but the jury is still out running back? As reported by The odd, as R ico Dowdle defense in order to defensive coordinator on t he l i nemen who St ate’s Josh Kenda l l, clearly beat out Turner stop them from doing cont r ibuted to t he SEC Net work analyst SEESPEARSPAGE8 m idway t h rough t he SEEQUESTIONSPAGE8
8 Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Will Muschamp SEC Media Day Bingo Talks about “Effort, “We’re not Jamyest toughness, One word Wears black where we Williams discipline” answer Gamecock polo need to be” immediate impact “You either “Beat the Mentions “That team Takes get better East” or Frank Martin up north” jab at or you get “Win the and Dawn reporter worse.” State” Staley Criticizes Deflects “Taking the “Boom!” secondary question next step” about Florida Pays tribute Defends Asked about Disregards to a coach Deebo Samuel lack of 5-star “No comment” advanced he previously or Skai Moore recruits stats worked under Uses more than Talks about Looks worried six synonyms Refuses winning in- Takes jab talking about for the word to name a state recruiting at Dabo special teams “adversity” quarterback battle SPEARSPAGE7 best at the position for the upcoming year. Will Muschamp at LSU, isn’t sold on “From a skill position standpoint, the South Carolina defense, though. they have one of the best teams in “The concern is defense personnel- the conference,” Spears said. “You wise,” Spears said. “Will [Muschamp] talk about Rico Dowdle. I think Jake Classifieds will put those guys in position where Bentley is going to be a stud, coach’s they are not overexposed, but we know son, knows the game, loves the game, in this conference you have to stop has a little bit of wiggle where he can people.” get out of the pocket and can sling it. The Gamecocks allowed over 400 And when he slings it, he’s slinging it yards per game in 2016, rank ing to Bryan Edwards, he’s slinging it to seventh in the SEC, and f inished Deebo Samuel and (Hayden Hurst). eighth in the conference by giving up The offensive line is big and physical.” 26.5 points per contest. Bentley, Samuel and Hurst will Spears lauded praise on the offense, address the media Thursday alongside however, calling quarterback Jake Muschamp in Hoover, Alabama. Bentley one of the conference’s three QUESTIONSPAGE7 South Carolina returns nearly all of last year’s roster, so it’s unlikely that Rico Dowdle stole the show last the Gamecocks will lead the nation in year after getting a chance to play, true freshman starters again, but top averaging just under 85 yards per recruits like Jamyest Williams and Shi game and relegating A.J. Turner to Smith should find the field this fall. backup duties. Dowdle is fighting Williams, the team’s top recruit for his job again though, as North for the 2017 cycle, figures to factor Carolina transfer Ty’Son Williams is in as a cornerback fairly quickly, as eligible this season, and he’s gotten Rashad Fenton is listed as a starter rave reviews from players and coaches. despite well-documented struggles Muschamp said Williams runs with last season. Smit h is facing a far a similar one-cut style to Dowdle, and more crowded position group, but quarterback Jake Bentley described his versatility should be enough to W il l ia ms as a n ex plosive, a ng r y get him some playing time, possibly runner. ahead of more experienced players who Williams broke out during t he haven’t produced, like Terry Googer, spring game, turning 11 carries into currently listed as a starter in three- 83 yards and a touchdown in his fi rst wide sets. public showing since his freshman A s t he Gamecock s cont inue to year in Chapel Hill. Williams, the No. at tempt to rebu ild t he pass r ush 22 back in the 2015 class, had just 19 that was a staple in the three 11-win carries for 57 yards during his one year seasons, defensive linemen Javon in blue and white. K inlaw and MJ Webb could play Turn to The Daily Gamecock’s Classifieds in print Turner isn’t expected to be much immediately, if either proves to be of a factor in the competition, as the or online for roommates, jobs, apartments, automobiles, disruptive in practice. K inlaw is a sophomore had fewer carries than Spring Break travel, tutoring, announcements, JUCO transfer, and Webb enrolled Dowdle in six of the final seven games and much more. early, so both have a leg up on most of of 2016, receiving zero touches against the 2017 class. UMass and Florida. Visit our website, dailygamecock.com/classified, Will we see another depth chart Dowdle likely has the edge here to create your account and to place your ad. through the season? over Williams, thanks to three 125- From the opener against Vanderbilt plus yardage performances during the through the regular season finale at latter half of last season, but Williams’ For more info: Clemson, Muschamp’s depth chart skill set makes him a strong candidate SACLASSI@mailbox.sc.edu didn’t change a single time, continuing for a healthy helping of carries, if not 803-777-3888 to list Donell Stanley as a starter a few starts. while he nursed an ankle injury all How will the new guys factor in? season and listing three first-team The Gamecocks will start practice quarterbacks all year long. July 27, so only the early enrollees are It’s possible we could get another listed on this depth chart. Of the six depth chart before the Gamecocks early enrollees, only two cracked the take the field Sept. 2, but watching the two-deep, with OrTre Smith listed games will likely be the best indication as a second-team receiver and Jaylin The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. of who’s playing, just like last season. Dickerson a second-team safety.
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017 10 Keep Confederate symbols off of Statehouse grounds Bryce Wilson Second-year finance student July 10 marked the of history. And that’s two-year anniversary of what viewing the past the decision to remove through a stark reality the Confederate f lag instead of rose-colored from the Statehouse glasses is. W hen we grounds. bu ild st at ues of t he The bill was signed men who betrayed this by t hen-governor cou nt r y a nd fought Ni k k i Ha ley i n t he against it to keep their Stop consuming negative news wake of the shooting of nine black church attendees by a white slaves, what message are we sending? W h ich br i ng s me supremacist. Still angry to my nex t poi nt as Isabelle I came across a lot of bad news. I mean a massive amount, defi nitely news causes the limbic system to be triggered, which in turn creates a about the removal of to why t he f lag had Carroll the vast majority of every news site high level of cortisol and, therefore, t he f lag, t he Sout h Carolina Secessionist to come dow n f rom t he Statehouse. The Second-year public I visited. Not only about terrorism, increases stress levels. To put it Pa r t y held a ra l ly Civil War was fought bad news about everything under simply, bad news causes stress. relations student Monday where for a for slavery. It was not the sun you can imagine. Some bad news is unavoidable. day, they returned the a wa r of “Nor t her n Family killed by wife? Saw it. We do need to know about major flag to the Statehouse a g g r e s s io n ,” a nd it Imagine turning on the evening Frat pledge killed by brothers? Yep. world events that are occurring grounds. was not a war for news. What do you see? Infant stuffed in duffle bag? Got it. around us if they will affect our However, t here is states’ rights. If t he Most likely, you imagined some What I had trouble finding was any lives or decision making. t he realit y t hat t his Confederac y was so headlining stor y about a tragic type of good news. In fact, I found I But that story about a baby dying group and many other concerned with states’ shooting or yet another terrorist had to search pretty hard to find any from being left in a hot car too sout her ners have to rights, then why did attack. It seems that news is made up worthwhile positive news stories. long? Stop reading it. Try reading face: The removal they not change their almost entirely of the unfortunate This is a problem. Not only can this story on a group of people who of t he f lag was long const it ut ion to g ive events that go on in our world, and bad news possibly cause those with saved a family from drowning this overdue, and it should mor e r i g ht s t o t he not so much the good ones. mental illnesses such as depression past Saturday. Not only will it stop have never been flown st ate? T here were Recent ly I w rote a n a r t icle or an x iet y to fall into a worse your stress levels from rising but it at t he Statehouse to few c h a nge s to t he about how the enormous coverage state, but even those of us who will restore your faith in humanity start with. c on st it ut ion of t he of terrorist attacks seems to be don’t suffer from such illnesses are and stop the toxic cycle that is bad You see, the flag was Confederac y t hat increasing the amount of terrorism. falling victim from the ongoing news. not flown at the capitol advanced states’ rights. When researching for that topic onslaught of bad news. Distressing during the Civil War A nd how cou ld it or even immediately be a war of Northern Columbia laws make it illegal f ol low i n g it i n t he aggression when the Reconst r uct ion era. Confederates fi red the It did not fly from the first shots of the war at to be homeless in city Statehouse until 1961. Union soldiers in Fort Some say it was as a Sumter in Charleston? centennial mark of the Su re, most of t he Civil War, but really, fighting was done on Sections 14-3 and 14-97 of our the cit y council today), but all the raising of the flag Southern soil, but that Linden municipal code bot h prohibit begging — the former makes it of the laws that allowed it to be enacted in the fi rst place are still represented Southern defiance of the Civil was partly because the Confederate military Atelsek illegal to beg in several specific ways and places, and the latter a reality for homeless people in this city. R ight s movement . Raising the flag wasn’t was too weak to push it to Northern territory, Fourth-year prevents begging while loitering. I a m not say i ng t hat t here about preser ving with the exception of T he r e a r e s o m e r e a s o n ab le shouldn’t be certain reasonable psychology student heritage — it was about Gettysburg and several restrictions in the two laws, of restrictions on things like loitering trying to preserve the smaller battles. course — one makes it illegal and begging — as I pointed out institutionalized racism The removal of the to touch someone w it hout earlier, there are defi nitely some Most USC students probably t h at h a d b e c o m e a Confederate flag from their consent while begging or sections of the laws I’ve named don’t have a reason to know it, but foundation of Southern t he St atehou se wa s purposefully put yourself in the above that are necessary. Nor am I we live in a city that has historically lifestyle. a br ight sp ot i n a n way of a car while begging to implying that every section of the done almost everything possible We c a n’t c h a n g e otherwise dark history make someone stop. But when municipal code I cited is currently to criminalize homelessness. the past, but we can of racial relations in all the restrictions are combined, religiously and brutally enforced We were brief ly brought into learn from it to make t he Sout h. It is t he they make it difficult to panhandle — police officers who refused to the national spotlight in 2013 a br ighter f ut u re. right of g roups like at all. While begging is obviously enforce the 2013 anti-homeless when our city passed a measure T h at i s s o m e t h i n g the Secessionist Party not an ideal for m of income, law were one of the main reasons that would make homeless people else that groups like to express themselves criminalizing it can have ver y it was scrapped. in Colu mbia choose bet ween the Secessionist and what they consider negative effects: In Toronto, they But even if parts of the code are being shipped off to a shelter 15 Party need to realize. key elements of their found that outlawing panhandling necessary, all of these laws taken miles from downtown or being There is a difference heritage, but what I led to a 2000 percent rise in tickets in combination mean that, even shipped off to jail. The measure between preservation hope is that they can issued to homeless people, as if police officers aren’t enforcing was hailed, even on Fox News, and celebration. A re relate to minorities and well as pushing male youth into t hem a l l t he t i me , t here’s a as an attempt to make it illegal t he C i v i l Wa r a nd others who do not view prostitution and drug dealing. constant legal threat to homeless to be homeless. The Director the Confederacy part the flag as a symbol of Under Sec. 14 -152, we also people in the city of Columbia. of t he Nat iona l Law Center of American history? heritage, but of hatred impose a curfew on youth under 14 They can’t legally sleep in public. on Homelessness and Povert y A b s o l u t e l y, a n d and oppression. being in public places after 8 p.m., They can’t legally hang around described the law as “extreme, t herefore we should Or in the very least which can be a tough citation to too long in public. They can’t [and] highly disturbing.” still learn about them. if they choose to fly a avoid if you’re a kid with nowhere legally ask for money or food in Fortunately, the city council But we can educate Confederate flag, they else to go. Sec. 14-105, our anti- most situations. ca me to t heir senses on t hat ou rselves about t he could at least fly a white “urban camping” law, makes it But most of them have nowhere front after pushback from both C i v i l Wa r w it h o u t one, because that was illegal to sleep, lie or sit down for else to go. Sometimes, shelters advocates for the homeless and celebrating those who the real last flag of the an extended period of time, or are full or otherwise inaccessible. city officials and voted to reverse were on the wrong side Confederacy. store your belongings on public Sometimes, you can’t find a friend the measure they had approved property like streets, sidewalks who will let you crash on their unanimously only a month before. and parks — so it’s technically couch. So t he combinat ion of Unfortunately, we’re in just one of many cities that’s been trying legal to be homeless, as long as you all of Columbia’s anti-homeless LETTER TO THE EDITOR stand up all the time. Or at least laws — particularly the anti-urban to make it even harder than it it would be, if we didn’t have sec. camping law — means that they REQUIREMENTS already is to be homeless — and 14-97, which prevents loitering. are constantly forced to be in all t he laws t hat made up t he Last but not least , i n 2014 violation of the law, at the mercy f r a mework for ou r “ex t reme we enacted a law that — while of police discretion. And having and highly disturbing” attempt Letters to the editor your letter will not be it doe sn’t spec if ic a l ly t a rget an arrest on your record makes it to detain homeless people in a must not exceed published until the or g a n i z at io n s t h at f e e d t he even more difficult to get a job, or remote shelter against their will 300 words. Students writer implements homeless — certainly impacts it can get you fired from a job you are still on the books. must include their necessary changes them heavily, requiring groups of have. A conviction is even worse. T he 2013 law i ncent iv iz ed full name, major and or provides reputable more than 25 people to request a Either can make it a challenge to going to the shelter by essentially year. Faculty and staff sources for any facts permit for public space in advance, find housing or qualify for help. t h reaten i ng homeless people must include their in question. Letters as well as pay a fee of $120. For So being homeless even for a w it h e n f or c i n g p a r t s of t he full name, position are edited for clarity, small organizations that still draw night can keep you homeless for a municipal code that were already, more than 25 homeless people long time to come, when you’re in and department. style and grammar. and still are, law in Columbia. who need a meal, that fee can be Columbia, South Carolina. Community members The National Coalition for the prohibitive, particularly if they It’s a high-stakes game to be must include their full Email submissions to Homeless names several common want to do it more than once. visibly poor in this city. And it’s name and applicable opinion@ t y pes of laws that are used to So, while t he 2013 measure past time to stop implementing job title. Verifiable dailygamecock.com criminalize homelessness — and was quickly voted down, the fact laws t hat make it even worse statements of fact or mail them to Columbia is guilty of five out of remains: Not only did our city and start repealing the ones that must include at The Daily Gamecock the six: anti-panhandling laws, council vote for it unanimously criminalize homelessness in the least one source; if 1400 Greene Street a nt i- c a mpi ng law s, loiter i ng (and three council members who first place. we cannot verify a Columbia, SC measures, curfew laws and feeding voted for the 2013 law still sit on statement of fact, 29225 restrictions.
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