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Five Points, best known for its bars and restaurants, has seen an increase in the amount of law enforcement due to crimes that have occurred in the past month.

Businesses in Five Points and the City of Columbia Police Department expected activity in Five Points to simmer down as the majorit y of col lege students left Columbia for the

summer; however, crime rates have increased in the area.

Captain Derrick Thornton with the City of Columbia Police Department has noticed a change in the crowd.

“The dynamics are changing and younger people, like high school students, are coming to Five Point s . However, crime does tend to spike when students are out of school for the summer,” Thornton said.

Law enforcement in Five Points has become stricter, with an increase in patrol officers after a shooting on May 23 that resulted in an individual sustaining non-life threatening injuries and damages to several businesses and vehicles.

“ We a re not t r y i ng to

overload police in the area to where students wouldn’t want to hang out, but we do have much more offi cers down here for the rest of the summer,” Thornton said.

Richland County Sheriff ’s Department’s Gang Task Force Unit is also in Five Points. Now that a Gang Unit has entered the area some believe the crime is strictly gang related. “There is some gang act iv it y, but nothing more prevalent than any other place in Columbia,” Thornton said.

Like many students, third-year exercise science student Dominique Taylor enjoys meeting up with friends for a night of fun.

“I really enjoy this place,”

Taylor said. “I come all year round, but with the recent shooting and random things going on, like bars being more strict on dress codes, I might take a break from it for a while.”

With the increase in crime, members of both Columbia City Council and Richland County Council are drafting new ordinances that would require a l l establ ishments ho ld i n g l iquor l i c en s e s , including those that light up Five Points at night, to close their doors at 2 a.m. The initiative began at the urging of Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, though the solution to the recent violence may cause businesses to lose customers and profi t.

South Carolina blue law already requires bars to close at 2 a.m. on Saturday nights, while other South Carolina cities, like Charleston and Florence, already have a daily 2 a.m. closing time for bars.

We s e l y L i v i n g s t o n , a bouncer at The Pour House in Five Points, said that shutting dow n bars at 2 a .m. w i l l certainly result in loss of profi t.

“We wil l def initely lose money due to the 2 a.m. closing, but our crowd should stay the same,” Livingston said. “The problem is Saturday nights now when everyone is forced out of the bars into the street.”

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Increased police presence, proposed 2 a.m. closing time

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More than 20 protestors donning green construction h a t s g a t h e r e d a t t h e Statehouse last Thursday to call on elected officials to reject offshore drilling and pursue clean energy for South Carolina. The rally on the steps of the Capitol, held in response to the ongoing BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and the lack of a comprehensive response seen from state and federal leaders, was one of several events held in Columbia, Greenville and Rock Hill last week.

Third-year international studies and Chinese student Laura Smentek organized Thursday’s rally.

“The catastrophe that is still unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico must never happen in South Carolina,” Smentek said in her opening remarks.

S h e c o n t i n u e d b y d i s c u s s i n g t h e r e c e nt h e a r i n g s h e l d b y t h e M i ner a l s M a n ag ement Service regarding oil and natural gas exploration off of South Carolina’s coast and the confusion amongst gubernatorial candidates on whether or not to support offshore drilling.

“Several of them support of f shore dr i l l ing under the misleading rhetoric of South Carolina’s ‘energy independence.’” Smentek said. “None of them have talked about or seem to know what the risks and costs are. And none have offered a comprehensive clean energy plan for our state.”

A n o n l i n e p e t i t i o n located at ht t p: //w w w.t hep e t i t ion s i t e . c om / 7/stop-offshore-drilling-in-sc targeted at South Carolina’s gubernatorial candidates

demanding that candidates reject offshore drilling and develop comprehens ive clean energy plans had 313 signatures as of Tuesday night .

USC ’s St udent Bo d y President Ebbie Yazdani was one of three speakers at the event. After taking a moment to reflect on the tragic events in the Gulf Coast, Yazdani, a fourth-year history and economics student , focused on the facts that make sustainable energy a major issue in the gubernatorial campaigns.

“We are here today not to dwell on this tragedy, but to join toget her in determining solutions. To do that we must understand the facts,” Yazdani said. “A mer ic a consu me s 25 percent of the world’s oil, yet we have only 3 percent of the world’s reserves. The numbers just don’t work out. Drilling for oil won’t lead to energy independence, or reduce prices at the pump. We should be developing South Carolina’s clean safe energy sources.”

Yazdani quickly turned his focus to the University’s role in leading South Carolina to a “culture of sustainability.”

T h e U n i v e r s i t y ’ s biomass faci l it y and the new Honors Res idence Hall both exemplif y the strides USC is making to reduce its dependency on

n o n r e n e w a b le e n e r g y. Ya z da n i compa red t he controversy over a proposed Green Fee t hat d iv ided students during the Spring 2 010 s e m e s t e r t o t h e national debate on America’s future energy, insisting that progress is of the upmost importance and that to make progress it is necessary to maintain civil debates void of personal attacks.

“ We a r e a t a v e r y important junct ure and we can move forward as a state and as a nat ion by pursuing alternative cleaner energy while ensuring that the economy transit ions smoothly,” Yazdani said. “If we do so now, we will start a path toward energy i nd e p e nd e n c e , t o w a r d sustainable energy, toward a respect for our environment and the welfare of future Sout h Ca rol i n ia ns a nd Americans. The choice is ours.”

Joseph James, the founder of Agri-Tech Producers, LLC, followed Yazdani’s address and emphasized the importance of “clean and safe energy.”

“We a re s t a r v ing for leader sh ip i n br i ng i ng our state into the green economy,” Ja me s s a id . “So, we are asking that the gubernatorial candidates, and hopefully the governor to be, will have and develop

Rally at Statehouse serves as call to action

for gubernatorial candidates

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T h e T o w n s h i p A u d i t o r i u m , o n e o f Columbia’s most recognized landmarks, celebrates its 80th anniversary this month with an exhibit at the McKissick Museum.

The exhibit, which opened May 29 and runs through July 31 , is curated and was designed by undergraduate history students of professor A l l ison Marsh: Wil l iam Buchanan, Meghan Shippey, Laura Ybarra and JoAnn Zeise .

These students compiled images, objects, and audio and v ideo recordings to create the exhibit.

According to Ybarra, now an alumna, the exhibit started as an assignment.

“Everyone in the class had to come up with separate ideas for museum exhibits.” Ybarra said. The class voted on ideas and formed teams to create proposals on the w i n n i n g t o p i c s . “ T h e Township exhibit was JoAnn’s idea. I liked it so much that I withdrew my idea from the running,” Ybarra said.

Y barra sa id her team w o r k e d f o r o v e r t w o months on the proposal, getting “motion sick from the microfilm.” Their hard work paid off, though. The

McKissick museum liked the proposal so much that they asked the team to create an actual exhibit for the museum.

Ybarra and her team did not receive payment for their exhibit, but since all students i n v o l v e d a r e m u s e u m studies majors or minors, it was a chance to gain work experience.

The Township Auditorium opened in 1930 and has p r o v i d e d c i t i z e n s o f Columbia with a venue for entertainment and a forum for activism and polit ical action. Performers at the auditorium include Elvis Presley, Pink Floyd and Tyler Perry . Martin Luther King Jr. and Paul Robeson have given speeches at the venue. The venue has also hosted events such as choral concerts and graduations .

“We hope that visitors c o m e a w a y f r o m t h i s e x h i b i t i o n w i t h a n appreciation for the places in our community where people have come together for generat ions to share exper iences,” sa id Lynn Rob er t s o n , Mc K i s s i c k executive director, in a recent press release.

The Township auditorium will reopen after a $12 million renovation Thursday, June 10 with a concert by singer Tony Bennett at 8 p.m . .

History exhibit honors Township’s anniversary

Auditorium celebrates 80

years of history

Kristyn WinchNEWS EDITOR

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Student Body President Ebbie Yazdani speaks at a local rally.

Protestors call for oil intervention

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Hollywood star Leonardo D iCapr io was spot ted wear ing a University of South Carolina hat at the second game of the NBA fi nals in Los Angeles.

DiCaprio dons Gamecock gear

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Vincent Sheheen made a brief appearance at the “South Carolina: Offshore Drilling is Not the Answer” rally Thursday, June 3, but didn’t match the ralliers’ enthusiasm for the cause throughout the entire event. “I’m just here to support,” Sheheen said when one of the protestors thanked him for attending the rally.

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More than 20 protestors donning green construction h a t s g a t h e r e d a t t h e Statehouse last Thursday to call on elected officials to reject offshore drilling and pursue clean energy for South Carolina. The rally on the steps of the Capitol, held in response to the ongoing BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and the lack of a comprehensive response seen from state and federal leaders, was one of several events held in Columbia, Greenville and Rock Hill last week.

Third-year international studies and Chinese student Laura Smentek organized Thursday’s rally.

“The catastrophe that is still unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico must never happen in South Carolina,” Smentek said in her opening remarks.

S h e c o n t i n u e d b y d i s c u s s i n g t h e r e c e n t h e a r i n g s h e l d b y t h e M i ner a l s M a n a g eme nt Service regarding oil and natural gas exploration off of South Carolina’s coast and the confusion amongst gubernatorial candidates on whether or not to support offshore drilling.

“Several of them support of f shore dr i l l ing u nder the misleading rhetoric of South Carolina’s ‘energy independence.’” Smentek said. “None of them have talked about or seem to know what the risks and costs are. And none have offered a comprehensive clean energy plan for our state.”

A n o n l i n e p e t i t i o n loc ated at ht t p: //w w w.t hep e t i t ion s i t e . c om / 7/stop-offshore-drilling-in-sc targeted at South Carolina’s gubernatorial candidates demanding that candidates reject offshore drilling and develop comprehens ive clean energy plans had 313 signatures as of Tuesday

night . USC ’s St udent Bo d y

President Ebbie Yazdani was one of three speakers at the event. After taking a moment to reflect on the tragic events in the Gulf Coast, Yazdani, a fourth-year history and economics student , focused on the facts that make sustainable energy a major issue in the gubernatorial campaigns.

“We are here today not to dwell on this tragedy, but to join together in determining solut ions. To do that we must understand the facts,” Yazdan i sa id. “A mer ica consumes 25 percent of the world’s oil, yet we have only 3 percent of the world’s reserves. The numbers just don’t work out. Dril l ing

for oil won’t lead to energy independence, or reduce pr ices at the pump. We should be developing South Carolina’s clean safe energy sources.”

Yazdani quickly turned his

In an attempt to encourage healthy lifestyle choices, the Healthy Carolina Farmers Market w i l l be open for business from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m . every Tuesday through August 3. The marketplace will be located on Davis Field, between the Russell House and Thomas Cooper Library .

Holly Harring, coordinator of the farmers market and the University’s Healthy Carolina init iat ive, said in a recent press release that the markets now draw as many as 1,000 customers.

“ T h e c a m p u s a n d

surrounding community have been great supporters of the Healthy Carolina Farmers Market,” Harring said. “By offering the market weekly, people will be able to better plan t hei r shopping and cooking.”

The summer version of the farmers market will feature most of the same local vendors that are present during the school year. Many of the participating farmers have been involved with USC’s market since it was launched in September 2008.

“ T h e f a r m e r s a r e doing well,” Harring said. “Beyond healthy living, the market has reinforced that buying local benef its the community economically and environmentally.”

Third-year music education student Jordan Harper visits

the farmers market to support local businesses.

“ I enjoy goi ng to t he farmers market because not only are the prices pretty decent , but I k now I ’m supporting South Carolina,” Harper said.

T h i rd-yea r broadc a s t journalism student Angela Padgett thinks the farmers market is “a great way for our generation to celebrate the farming traditions of South Carolina.”

The Healt hy Carol ina Farmers Market is one of many campus farmers markets around the country.

“The key to healthy living is making healthy choices a habit,” Harring said. “A weekly farmers market is a terrifi c way to do that.”

Kristyn WinchNEWS EDITOR

Farmers market goes weekly for

summer

Fresh produce still on campus

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Laura Smentek speaks to protestors at a rally for clean energy.

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American politics are stuck. The two-party system is mired in a conf lict between the extremes of the human psyche, from pure emotional action to excessive ratiocination. The center, the place of mediation, compromise, and reform,

h a s n ’ t b e e n c o m p l e t e l y e l i m i n a t e d , but look only a t t h e s t a t e gubernatorial race and one can see it is quickly shrinking. No R e p u b l i c a n candidate can res is t hav ing a c a m p a i g n advert isement

espousing the conservative catch phrase, “Obama has gone too far!” as if being solely anti-Obama is somehow a qualifi er for legislative reform.

L i k e w i s e , De mo c r at s nationally, nearly a year and a half after winning a majority in the executive and legislative branches of government, still continue to tout the “failures” of the Bush administration as if those alone will vindicate the entire party’s actions.

As Jimmy Carter noted in his work, “Our Endangered Values,” “The Washington scene is completely different, w it h a lmost ever y i s sue decided on a strictly partisan ba s i s . P ubl ic debate on key legislative decisions is almost a thing of the past.” It seems foolhardy to argue with him. A brief survey of C-Span, local/state elections a nd even i ng news c l ip s doesn’t show a political world dedicated to enriching the lives of citizens. Instead, one sees a large group of angry voices in suits all saying the same thing: nothing.

Leaders and journalists espouse the same empt y mantras of “f lip-f lopper”, “the American people want ...” and “socialism.”Media is dominated by slogans no one understands, but citizens and commentators somehow know they are for or against.

The solut ion is to stop pandering to extremes. The “center” can’t be relegated to old-timers, Washington-insiders, the weak, or any other catchy slogan you can fi nd to label those who create comprom ise. A s h istor y has shown, any pol it ica l movement taken to its logical conclusion ends in disaster. It isn’t hypocritical to learn to compromise again. The truly courageous leader will be one that manages to end this petty, ridiculous dialogue a nd develop subst a nt ia l results without extra drama. Rather than worrying about extremism outside the U.S. , maybe political leaders will start worry ing about the extremism within them.

As an advertising major, I was a little hesitant when I enrolled in the journalism Maymester J463M “Crisis in Public Relat ions” class. With only a slight educational background in crisis management and essentially zero skills in public relations, I knew I was in for something different. I was pleasantly surprised to find that School of Journalism and Mass Communications professors John Besley and Lisa Sisk would be instructing the class.

They would ultimately be giving our class a small glimpse of the future, a lot of life lessons and professional tools to help us carve our way into the workforce.

I a lways thought I k new about publ ic relations, but I wasn’t aware of the signifi cance and societal impact that comes along with practicing public relations. Professor Sisk reiterated that “SPIN” is, indeed, a four-letter word.

I never k new the impl icat ions of the

previously mentioned “cuss word” until I witnessed fi rst-hand how crucial it is that those pursuing a career in public relations have a strong sense of professionalism.

While in Atlanta, we had the opportunity to visit and engage with public relations practitioners i n t h e m o s t c u t t i n g - e d g e corporations.

We learned about everything f rom s o c i a l me d i a met r i c s systems to the types of innovative technology, including a program that allows dog collars to connect to the Internet and text or email owners when Fido strays beyond his l itt le corner of the world,

which is , currently being introduced by AT&T.

Similarly, businesses including the Coca-Cola World Headquarters, Georgia Pacific, the Georgia Aquarium and the Georgia Zoo provided us with real-life situat ions that happened to their company, how they effectively communicated and diminished their given crisis.

The class was able to tour the renowned

High Museum of Art, the American Cancer Society, the Martin Luther King Jr. Museum and National Park and also the government run agency: Centers for Disease Control.

I t wa s qu ite i ntere s t i ng to see how government agencies, NGOs and nonprofi ts all face crisis communication challenges in different ways.

One of t he most important lessons I took from the trip was that no matter what corporation you work for, it is imperative to be engaged with your company and to actively participate in your community.

Public relations is a fi eld that encompasses communication experts, lobbyists, writers, designers, basically, everyone will probably need to utilize some facet of public relations and communications at some point in their careers.

Overall, it was an exciting, informational and comprehensive week that didn’t slow down, but didn’t miss a beat within the Atlanta public relations hub.

The Great Recession has caused regular workers to lose jobs, hours, benefits and bonuses because employers simply can’t afford to pay for them anymore. But their loss is many college students’ gain.

Companies are increasing t h e nu m b e r o f u n p a id internships they offer to fill the labor shortage. Students’ current job prospects may be down, but if they use the lax time to take advantage of these internships, they can enhance their future job prospects.

Yes, working without pay stinks, but at least it’s a better deal than taking classes. At unpaid internships, you make

zero money. But at class, due to tuition, books, room and board, you are spending money. Taking into account that internships build resumes, provide work experience and may even culminate in a job offer, they’re obviously a better deal.

Beverly Dominick, the Career Services Director for the School of Journalism and Mass Communications , believes “our students do professional work and they should be paid.”

Amen to that. But she also knows the state of the economy and acknowledges that “any internship experience in their major is worthwhile.”

Unpaid internships may be worth it, but don’t let yourself get swindled. As an April 2 New York Times article, “The Unpaid Intern, Legal or Not” by Steven Greenhouse , reveals, there is much worry that “employers are illegally using such internships for free labor.”

Nobody wants to be running to Starbucks to get Caramel Lattes for people who don’t plan on hiring them. But the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division has developed an intern bill of rights to protect students from such exploitation. If your employer doesn’t adhere to these six criteria, your employer is breaking the law:

1. The training, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of the

employer, is similar to what would be given in a vocational school or academic

educational instruction; 2. The training is for the benefi t of the

trainees; 3. The trainees do not displace regular

employees, but work under their closeobservation; 4. The employer that provides the training

derives no immediate advantage from theactivities of the trainees, and on occasion

the employer’s operations may actuallybe impeded; 5. The trainees are not necessarily entitled

to a job at the conclusion of the trainingperiod; and 6. The employer and the t ra inees

understand that the trainees are not entitled to wages for the time spent in training.

So go for that unpaid internship. It’s worth the experience, and there are laws to protect you from being labeled “the doughnut kid.”

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Ever since a shooting took place two weeks ago in Five Points, business owners have been concerned about the increase in gang activity in the area during the late hours each night. The crime rate reached unprecedented levels this May; however, knowing students, their quest for a good time will be undeterred by the increase in violence downtown. Five Points will continue to be the gathering place for young individuals. Wheels are in motion to see that all of the city’s bars will be forced to close their doors to these loyal customers at 2 a.m.

Councilwoman Belinda Gergel , who is calling for the city’s bars to close earlier at night, said she is worried about the crime levels in Five Points and the Vista, especially considering the recent gun violence.

Regardless of whether bars close at 2 a.m. or not, the crimes will still occur, either earlier in the night or elsewhere.

Bar patrons will simply begin drinking earlier to compensate for the early closing, while bars that make big profi ts late night will take a big hit.

On top of that, bars have their own private licenses and can decide when they want to open and close . It should be their decision whether to stay open later because the majority of their business happens late night.

Additionally, forcing all of the bars to close at one time, instead of allowing them to stager their closings as they do now, will potentially cause more harm to public safety than good. In Charleston, where the bars must close at 2 a.m. every night, last call is marked by an outpouring of drunk hooligans into the streets, causing great problems for the hords of police offi cers stationed there. There are only so many taxis and shuttles that can fi t in the Five Points area, which is already congestion prone, and a mass exodus from bars at 2 a.m. could lead to increased drunk driving and more accidents.

Taking away the rights of private business owners doesn’t seem like a perfect solution to a problem that could be remedied by adding extra offi cers to the downtown patrol until Five Points patrons realize that violence will not be tolerated.

Students’ quest

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be undeterred by

increased violence

downtown.

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Stephen Bryce Avary, the soulful and multi-talented rocker who is The Rocket Summer, brings a rejuvenated sound to his characteristically pop-rock crowd-pleasers with the February release of “Of Men and Angels.”

Dallas-native Avary , who produces h is own songs and plays each instrument feat ured on t he t rack s , successfully adds an edge to his tunes in his fourth studio recording. The album has an alternative vibe and strays from the light-hearted, feel-good pop hits featured on his prev ious a lbums. The opening track “Roses” paints a nice picture of the album, easing into Avary’s s ig nat u re h igh-pitched vocals and showcasing his range. “You Gotta Believe” follows a fast-paced beat akin to The Rocket Summer’s older tracks. It is the catchy, inspirational number in the bunch, but lacks the spark Avary is famous for.

The lyr ics of “I Want Something to Live For” showcase Avary’s growth as a musician. The song along with many of the others on “Of Men and Angels” is the inspirational, relatable tale of personal struggle.

“Of Men and Angels,” an album name that was inspired by a Bible verse itself, is the twenty-something rocker’s at tempt to promote the foremost importance of love, and the title-track brings all of the biblical references in the lyrics to a head.

“ J a p a n e s e E x c h a n g e Student” departs from the uplifting feel of the album with an honorable message disguised by, for a lack of a better word, odd lyrics. With a quick nod to Beyonce and a lot of “I love the Japanese,” this is one track that could have been left out of the master l ine-up. Luck i ly things pick up again with “Hey!” which pays homage to The Rocket Summer’s fan-familiar sound. The album closes on a posit ive note with “Light.” With a sound most comparable to Jack’s Mannequin and Cartel, “Of Men and Angels” has taken The Rocket Summer to the indie side of the spectrum.

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“You can only be young once. But you can always be immature.”

-Dave Barry

Only a television landscape overrun with by-the-books procedural police shows could produce a show as free-for-all wacky as creator Matt Nix’s “The Good Guys,” which airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on Fox .

A comedy that plays loose with narrative and lampoons its conventions, “The Good Guys” is a cheeky, non-stop assault of humor that tries to toss as much as it can on the table. While the series’ pilot is hit-or-miss, overrun by a script that wants to be too many t h ings at once, the episode has f lashes of greatness that could make this a winning summer show for Fox.

The program stars Colin H a n k s ( “ R o s w e l l ” ) a n d Bradley Whitford (“The West

Wing”) as an overly typical buddy cop team. Hanks’s Jack Bailey wants to move up in the police world, but several career missteps have landed him in a partnership with Whitford’s Dan Stark , a washed-up detective clinging to a n ac t o f hero i sm he performed 24 years ago.

While the show plays up how typical this relationship is, supposedly to generate laughs by making Whitford t he d i rec t de scendent of “Starsk y and Hutch” and Hanks a detect ive bred on the logic of technology, their chemistry is the show’s weaker point.

W h i le W h it ford a lone creates a devilishly cheeky persona, even if he does so self-consciously embark down the road of “washed-up cop” it’s easy to see the jokes he’s going to pull before he does them, there’s still an energy a n d i m a g i n a t io n t o h i s performance that’s lacking in Hanks’s, and thus defl ates the pairing.

As far as the rest of the show, the pilot’s supporting characters steal all the thunder and all the best jokes. For at least this f irst episode, it’s the minor players who keep the episode rolling smoothly, trying to push most daringly against formula.

“The Good Guys” looks handsome, with plent y of interest ing shadows, color tints and slight camera zooms to make t he homage and

gentle parody of 1970s cop shows come glimmering to life. And while this works in the sealed-off world of a pilot episode, it’s hard to imagine the show sustaining a l ife force beyond several episodes, as its novelty seems almost too shortsighted.Creator Nix has set up a wacky jab at the police drama, but the big question that lingers is whether or not television audiences will really care for a show that tries so hard to pull out all the stops. Other cop shows like “Bones” and “Castle” have injected wit and structural self-consciousness i nto t he t y pica l for mu la and produced well-written chemist r y and wel l-ac ted performances at their centers.But while “The Good Guys” still packs enough humor to make its hour worthwhile, it has some stiff competition to own up to — namely the very shows it’s trying to lampoon. Were it to develop Whitford a nd H a n k s i nt o a t r u l y complementar y duo while still finding a way to pile on the riffs on action and ‘70s television, it could emerge as a summer standout.As stands, it’s an uneven if nonetheless enjoyable piece of work. It’s certainly unique, even if it still has to nail down its own quirks and nuances. It’s the minor players who keep t he epi sode rol l i ng smoothly, trying to push most daringly against formula. “T he G ood Guy s” look s handsome, with plent y of

interest ing shadows, color tints and slight camera zooms to make t he homage and gentle parody of 1970s cop shows come glimmering to life. And while this works in the sealed-off world of a pilot episode, it’s hard to imagine the show sustaining a l ife force beyond several episodes, as its novelty seems almost too shortsighted.Creator Nix has set up a wacky jab at the police drama, but the big question that lingers is whether or not television audiences will really care for a show that tries so hard to pull out all the stops. Other cop shows like “Bones” and “Castle” have injected wit and structural self-consciousness i nto t he t y pica l for mu la and produced well-written chemist r y and wel l-ac ted performances at their centers.But while “The Good Guys” still packs enough humor to make its hour worthwhile, it has some stiff competition to own up to — namely the very shows it’s trying to lampoon. Were it to develop Whitford a nd H a n k s i nt o a t r u l y complementar y duo while still finding a way to pile on the riffs on action and ‘70s television, it could emerge as a summer standout.As stands, it’s an uneven if nonetheless enjoyable piece of work. It’s certainly unique, even if it still has to nail down its own quirks and nuances.

Ellen MederEDITOR IN CHIEF

Show plays to broad laughs, needs refi ning

Steig Larsson’s Millennium trilogy wins over readers with unique characterization, fast-paced plot, witty writing

“Good Guys” less than great cop comedy

Thriller series perfect for summer

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Colin Hanks, left, and Bradley Whitford star as opposite police partners in Fox’s summer pilot series “The Good Guys.”Comments on this story? E-mail sagcketc@mailbox.sc.edu

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Chloe GouldTHE DAILY GAMECOCK

Th e Rocket Summer sings of faith, love of Japan, inspiration

Band strays from poppy vibe

Courtesy of Island Def Jam Music

“Of Men and Angels” is The Rocket Summer’s fourth studio album.

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“The Good Guys”

Jimmy GilmoreTHE DAILY GAMECOCK

With warm, lazy days and signif icant ly less required reading, summer is the perfect time to start reading an award-winning book series. The English translation of the fi nal chapter of Swedish journalist Steig Larsson’s Millennium series, “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” published in America in May, could not have come at a better time for voracious readers who fl y through witty material.

For those who have opened the fi rst volume in the trilogy, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” it comes as no surprise that Larsson’s plots are truly original, yet vividly realistic. His expert characterization has propelled all three novels into at least the top fi ve of the New York Times Best Seller List.

The pacing of each of Larsson’s novels oscillates between break-neck speed in action-packed sequences and slower anecdotes about the secondary characters’ pasts. At times, the onslaught of minute details can momentarily seem like they are just adding length to the book, but Larsson has a gift for tying every detail into the plot in plausible and surprising ways.

The real gem of the books is the heroine, Lisbeth Salander, who is simultaneously unreasonable, tight-lipped, paranoid, Mensa genius and strangely loveable to audiences who eventually understand her atypical and steadfast morality. Add in the fact that this tattooed, pierced and rivet wearing young woman is a world-class computer hacker with a long history of swift violence and a consistent refusal to respond to psychiatrists about her taciturn, anti-social ways and you have an enigmatic and potentially explosive character, who even landed on “The 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years” list, according to Entertainment Weekly.

The first thrilling read also introduces Mikael Blomkvist, a disgraced journalist and publisher of Millennium Magazine, who bit off more than he could chew in his attempts to take down a corrupt mogul. Blomkvist crosses paths with Salander when he employs her for her unparalleled sleuthing skills while he is unraveling a 40-year-old mystery that takes some dark and unexpected twists and turns.

At the start of the second novel, “The Girl Who Played with Fire,” it seems absolutely unrealistic that the two lead characters will ever have another reason to interact after (*spoiler alert*) Salander temporarily breaks off their friendship at the close of the first novel. But when one of Millennium’s writers and his girlfriend, who are both writing explosive exposes on the sex trade in Sweden, are found murdered, Salander becomes a suspect and the two are intertwined once more in a quest to fi nd the truth in a world of secrets. With even more entangled subplots and the added bonus of delving into Salander’s sordid past, the second novel has the power to literally make jaws drop.

The fi nal installment has Salander f ight ing for her l ife af ter she get s into a g unf ight w it h a nemesis from her past while dishonesty and corruption in law enforcement are laid bare. “The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets’ Nest” provides the series a climax that is equally complex, witty and moral to the rest of the series. The only problem with the book is that it is the last of the series.

Larsson’s unexpected death in 2004 came just after he turned in the manuscripts of all three Millennium novels to his Swedish publisher, yet still before his world-wide success. Larsson, whose resume reads as strikingly similar to that of his fi ctitious male lead Blomkvist, had an extensive background in the newspaper and magazine businesses, proving once again how great it is when people write what they know.

Though it’s tempting to devour chapter upon chapter of Larsson’s books in single sittings, readers beware: when the series is over there is no replacing these fast-paced novels that make the most elaborate episodes of “CSI” look dull and predictable.

Across1 Cry out loud5 Pain for a sitter8 Presumed evolutionary link14 Bee’s grandnephew15 Brazilian-themed Vegas casino, with “The”16 Like the sea17 City near the base of Pikes Peak20 Increase by21 Floral greeting22 Trial23 Letters that get things moving26 One with a brush28 National Economic Counsel director32 Saharan33 Prefi x with state or sect34 Make eyes pop and jaws drop38 Producer’s dream39 Rye bread seed42 Gentle bear43 Barber’s blade45 Indian-themed Atlantic City casino, with “The”46 Star’s part47 Where to board the Maid of the Mist tour boat51 Horse house53 Final, e.g.54 Nailed, as a 53-Across55 NHL stat57 “Get a load of that!”61 1999 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor65 Tenor Bocelli66 NASA thumbs-up67 New Mexico ski resort68 Puts back to zero69 “Golly”70 A.D. part

Down1 Lauderdale neighbor2 Like two peas in __3 Untamed4 Workout wear5 401(k) alternative, briefl y6 Central7 It may be Olympic-size

8 Seek ambitiously9 Golf pros often break it10 Upper-class rule11 Goes for the gold12 Common Woody Allen theme13 Home in a tree18 Like a bright future19 Clothing line?24 Nick and Nora’s clue sniffer25 Manx murmur27 Busboy’s aid28 Cowardly Lion player29 Evidence of Sills’ skills30 Nabisco cracker31 Mazda two-seater35 Eve’s second36 Fervor37 Discontinues39 Nursery bed40 Soft or hard attachment41 “Stronger than dirt!” cleanser44 How some hotdogging is done46 “Raging Bull” boxer Jake48 Top dogs49 “__ move on!”50 Young deer51 Tea cart treat

52 Watches over54 Close to closed56 Stocking problem58 Teach not to rely on, with “from”59 Wrinkle remover60 North-of-the-border gas62 Hanoi holiday63 Job’s lot?64 ‘50s presidential moniker

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After losing four of its last fi ve games before the start of the NCAA Regionals, many believed the spark that had powered No. 12 South Carolina to one of the best records in the country had fi nally gone out.

It’s very likely that they’re not thinking that anymore. Despite trailing in all three games, the Gamecocks managed to sweep through Bucknell, The Citadel and No. 16 Virginia Tech to secure a spot in next weekend’s Super Regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament.

“I’m very happy to be in this position right now. Our guys did a terrific job for three days,” South Carolina coach Ray Tanner said. “We got behind in all three games. We battled hard, played good defense and continued to get some good pitching.”

Playing a pivotal role in all three comebacks was infi elder Adrian Morales, who was named Most Outstanding Player of the Columbia Regional.

Coming into the weekend on a bit of a cold streak, Morales went 7-14 over the course of three games with three home runs and seven RBI. One of Morales’ homers was such a bomb that it cleared the stadium entirely

“I couldn’t have told you Adrian Morales would have been MVP. He did turn it up a notch,” Tanner said. “I told him I expected a little bit more from him than we’d gotten. Not to be successful, but to have a better

approach.” Morales’ first big hit came in the sixth

inning of game one. Trailing 5-1, Morales smacked a 3-2 pitch down the left fi eld line for a double. After stealing third in the following at bat, the junior scored on freshman outfielder Evan Marzilli’s home run that closed the gap to 5-3.

Two innings later, just minutes after junior outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. had given the Gamecocks a 6-5 lead with a two-run homer, Morales came up with two runners on and sent the fi rst pitch he saw sailing into the left fi eld stands, adding three crucial insurance runs in Carolina’s 9-5 victory.

“I just kept swinging. I kept swinging and battling the whole year,” Morales said. “Baseball is a game of failure. It’s going to go up and it’s going to go down. I’m just glad I could come through today and help this team win.”

The junior continued to stay hot in Saturday’s 9-4 win over The Citadel. In the seventh inning, just a play after Marzilli scored on a wild pitch to take a 5-4 lead, Morales sent a 1-2 pitch from star pitcher Asher Wojciechowski into right field for a double, driving in senior catcher Brady Thomas and extending the lead to 6-4.

In the ninth, Morales gave his team a comfortable lead for the second straight night by launching a 2-0 pitch over the left field wall, driving in Thomas and propelling the Gamecocks to the championship game.

“It was a sense of pride there,” Morales said. “[Wojciechowski’s] a projected fi rst rounder and we ran up his pitch count and got good base hits. We scored seven runs off him, so it was good for us.”

Adding the icing on the cake, Morales

capped off his successful weekend with a solo shot in the seventh inning of Sunday’s game to extend the lead to 9-2 in Carolina’s 10-2 thrashing of Virginia Tech.

“He’s the guy that likes to win, and he’s accountable and feels very responsible when things aren’t going well for him,” Tanner said. “He’s a guy that will fi ght you a little bit, and that’s why he’s in the lineup most of the time.”

The Gamecocks are scheduled to take on No. 5 Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Super Regional round beginning Saturday, June 12 at noon. TV coverage for the Super Regional will be on the ESPN family of networks. Local radio coverage will be on 107.5 FM.

USC sweeps through regional play

Ryan VelasquezTHE DAILY GAMECOCK

Gamecock baseball achieves first Super Regional

birth since 2007

Hitting- Edge: Coastal Carolina- The Chanticleers have eight legitimate .300 hitters in their starting lineup as opposed to Carolina’s six. Coastal also outranks USC in both home runs (107) and Runs Batted In (537). On paper, they can score a lot of runs.

Fielding- Edge: South Carolina- The Gamecocks have only committed 60 errors on the season, compared to Coastal’s 72. USC’s outfi elders are especially strong, only having 11 blunders between the four regulars.

Pitching- Edge: Tie-The top two starters for the Chanticleers both have better earned run averages than the top two Carolina starters. USC’s superior bullpen can carry games and has been outstanding all season. The squad proved their dominance in the regionals with a shut down performance.

Strength of Schedule- Edge: South Carolina- The SEC is the toughest conference in the country for a reason. USC had to face a gauntlet during the regular season and it showed in the regionals. Even though Coastal was 55-8 in the regular season, they played in the weak Big South Conference.

Momentum- Edge- South Carolina- It was a walk in the park for Carolina in regional play last weekend. USC swept its way through, while Coastal had mounds of trouble against College of Charleston. USC is hot right now and in baseball the hottest team almost always prevails.

Fan support- Edge: Tie -South Carolina fans are some of the most rabid in the country, so they will fi nd a way to be in Myrtle Beach this weekend. There should be an equal amount of fans this weekend so there shouldn’t be any home fi eld advantage for Coastal Carolina at BB&T Federal Field.

Overall Edge: South Carolina- Statistics be damned, USC has too much momentum. If Blake Cooper and Sam Dyson pitch well and the offense doesn’t sputter out of last weekend’s regional then Carolina will achieve their fi rst College World Series since 2004.

USC ANTICIPATES SUPER REGIONALS

Chris BilkoSPORTS EDITOR

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South Carolina closer Matt Price

South Carolina starting pitcher Blake Cooper

Coastal Carolina outfi elder Rico Noel

Mary Ann Chastain / The Associated Press

South Carolina celebrates on the diamond after clenching a spot in the Super Regionals.

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