2008 Woodie Awards
'All out brawl' breaks out in GMP
Fight interrupted lunch-time dining in the Russell House cafeteria
Michael Aguilar
Sports Editor
Issue date: 9/11/08 Section: News
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First-year biology student Tommy Nguyen was eating lunch near where the fight broke out and saw two males come into the Russell House before they attacked another male.
"I was sitting there eating at one of the tables next to the booth," Nguyen said. "All of a sudden I heard something behind me. Two guys jumped one guy and were going for his face."
Police responded to the scene after the fight had already ended and declined to provide any information at this time.
"I thought the guy that was getting hit was the athlete. He had a shirt that had some kind of sport on the shirt but I don't know which one it was," Nguyen said.
"It was violent but I don't know if any blood was shed. They went for chairs and were trying to hit the dude with chairs," he said.
The fight lasted for several minutes and included two distinct groups according to eyewitness Edgar Santana, creative director for USC Student Media. He said that after several minutes the fight quickly ended and both groups left in different directions.
"They kind of dispersed after a few minutes of the fight," Santana said. "I think they saw the managers of the grand market place walk by, they couldn't do anything, there were so many big guys involved. But I think they saw that it was time to go. Sure enough they ran out the front door and the door to the courtyard."
Nguyen overheard the instigators of the fight shouting and yelling as they hit the victim. What Nguyen overheard indicated the fight may have been gang-related.
"At first I thought [I heard] 'Bloods' or something like that. Once they started hitting him they kept saying 'What's up Red?'" Nguyen said.
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Loss Of Control
posted 9/11/08 @ 4:55 PM EST
Glad to see the football team has som fight in them off the field. Certainly dont have it on the field anymore.
E Cook
posted 9/11/08 @ 5:17 PM EST
It's pretty bad when you get beat up on and off the field..........
Jess
posted 9/11/08 @ 5:39 PM EST
Oh you cocks! If yall didnt recruit thugs and individuals who barely get through High School... maybe you could expect for these individuals to "know better". (Continued…)
smart ass
posted 9/11/08 @ 5:46 PM EST
So they were Gangletes. Some kind of sport on his shirt?
Why is the sports editor doing this piece?
Gamecock Edith
posted 9/11/08 @ 6:21 PM EST
Wow. I guess I should have seen this coming. I really thought Spurrier was the cure for all of our woes.
I've tried to ignore his lack of discipline but I cant deny it any longer. (Continued…)
USCfan33
posted 9/11/08 @ 6:23 PM EST
This is just shameful.
carolina
posted 9/11/08 @ 7:05 PM EST
What makes our guys thugs for defending a teammate? The altercation was caused by ppl from another school that came onto USC property. Hopefully the guys will take the anger from this atlercation and apply it to the game on saturday! GO COCKS!
Joanne
posted 9/11/08 @ 8:26 PM EST
Did the report say "football players"? I didn't see that.
CockFan
posted 9/11/08 @ 8:34 PM EST
They were defending themselves. We don't have a bunch of thugs on our team, apparently the other school does. If they're such upstanding young men then why did they walk into our Cafe and start something with our team? Ya'll don't have any right to say that this is the Carolina players fault. (Continued…)
Cocks88
posted 9/11/08 @ 11:21 PM EST
Gamecock football players are constantly in the news. Unfortunately, lately it has been for all the WRONG reasons. What is wrong with our team? This story being broadcasts on news networks around the state is not a good sign for this campus. (Continued…)
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