Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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viewpoints Editor-ir By MICKEY TRIMARCHI Editor-in-Chief It has often been said that the last issue is the hardest. Indeed it is. For members of The Gamecock staff, the semester has brought about many unusual problems. Twice the weather played havoc with our publishing schedule by forcing Russell House to close. Thus, we lost two issues. Our creativity also slowed down a bit because of the delays. It seemed that every time things were beginning to jell, we had to stop and start all over again As the semester dragged on, many ' reporters began to lose interest, especially when the weather began to get warmer in mid-March. But Colorful t if nothing ^rjk jlil s i-chief ric thanks to a dedicated staff, we managed to pull through. This semester we tried something different to spark reader interest. The Gamecock became somewhat of a news magazine. By utilizing a large photograph on the front page, we hoped more people would see the newspaper and read it. We were not disappointed. Now the semester is over and with it so are the collegiate journalism careers of many Gamecock staff members. Some of them will continue to pursue journalism as a career when they graduate. For the rest, it means the end of deadlines, hassles from the editors, late nights editing copy or the countless other entities that eo into nmdiinino a o- i --- "o " newspaper. By MARK LU News Editor . I [ J I Exams are j ^ ^ J the semester and it's time f( a little hindsi "1 This semest< r/^y I /% longest semes I has been colo )v^ JLky v> else, inconveni Spvpral pup semester help< not the least tl We found ministration c nd, oh Grandma, what big teet les into tt: ir ia. -? no tui nijracu, 11 was aooui inree years ago this month that I made my decision to come to Carolina and major in journalism. Having been the editor of my high school newspaper in the small suburban community of Glen Cove, NY, I wondered what changes and adjustments I would have to make at use. I got involved with The Gamecock my first semester and it was then that I set my goal to be editor-inchief the spring semester of my junior year. Now it is over and I realize how quickly it all went. My successor, Karen Lee, will be faced with the same problems her predecessors encountered. She will have to plead and cajole to solve those problems. Yet no matter how NDGREN about the weather. something about itdown the entire instit almost upon us, it did for three days in is almost over, and two weeks in F >r reflection and We also all found ght philosophy, expensive cold weathe jr, probably the The university switch iter on record, fuel and then coul< rful, if nothing enough of it or pay foi ient at least. it was available. So nts during the had to pay for unexpe< ki to make it so, week visits home, le cold weather. It wasn't all bleak, out USC's ad- Cold weather fans--i oesn't just talk North somewhere-brc \ lesnnspt wV fsy VfcAXK/V/ V bad things may get, in the back of each editor's mind has been the comforting thought that the paper will come out, somehow. It always has and always will. In closing, I want to commend my staff on a job well done in putting out a quality publication. To my graduating staff members, good luck in whatever endeavor you choose to pursue. To my parents, friends, advisors and my girlfriend, Patty, thanks for putting up with me and supporting me. I know it has Deen neii. Bill Grant, the former editor who gave me my start at The Gamecock once said that when we are criticized we lick our wounds and take solace in one fact: we are being read. And that makes it all worthwhile. It does skates for the frozen -closing humanities reflection pond and ution-as skis for some good upcountry January skiing. ebruary. It seems the administration out how made the decision to close r can be. without working out some of ed to oil the kinks-like exam schedules dn't get and graduation, trivial mat * it when ters. While several constudents tradictory rumors of how these :ted two- events would be handled proliferated, students and though, faculty fretted about exam From up schedules and lost work and >ught out vacation time for the summer. Some faculty, like those in ^ engineering, couldn't adjust ^ uieir scneauies, and many y engineering seniors have to take exams as late as Friday, A four days after their grades ^ are due. As the semester wore on, the weather warmed up and students flocked from study carrels and classrooms in ^ droves. Spring fever probably / hit harder than ever this year. Wu Student Government also K provided some colorful relief to the semester. B| SG managed to sustain its l|j| dubious image among students H by managing to drag out the B9 spring elections. The candidates will finally be \ inaugurated today after weeks i of bickering and fighting between the winners, losers, ) senate, courts and some / "concerned students." i|w The elections were originally ?gA thrown out by the campus A court because of supposed ^48 voter fraud, such as persons W voting without I.D. cards. M Allegations abounded. ,m. Winners said it was a conspiracy by the losers. Losers j said they were just upholding ^gg the principles of student government. It was the typical student government mess. As SG members indulged in . sorting through the con1/ stitution for answers and reveling in parliamentary procedure, the student body laughed first and then grew J See REFLECTIONS, Page 15 J