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SG president-elect should I
The votes have been cast, the results are in
and USC has taken the first step to elect next
year's Student Government president.
Runoffs, which will be held March 4, will
determine who eventually gets the nod to represent
23,301 students. But if past history is any
indication of who is elected, USC will have an
SG president who, try as he might, can't relate
to the people he represents.
Future student leaders should learn from the
mistakes of others and follow a few simple
guidelines for directing the USC student body:
Never work for the president of the university
or any other USC administrators. It's hard
to resist the temptation of getting your name
known to people who can help get you a job
when you graduate. However, if a student
representative is to carry out his elected duties,
he cannot be on the payroll of university
officials.
Don't let the position go to your head.
i ou re no oeuer man anyone else on campus.
Answer the phone, go to class, talk with those
around you and dress like a typical student.
The new president should take this lesson from
Glenn German, the "sweatshirt" president.
Represent students' interests. Many compliment
Tony Snell, president of the South
Carolina State Student Legislature, for openly
Early burn-out ri
Spring break blues are in the air.
If you haven't felt it yet, I'm surprised.
It seems that every one of
my friends is going through a crisis "...
and wants to return home for a bit ? r -
oi pampering.
I'm certainly one of those peopie.
I don't remember having this
kind of burn-out until the end of
last year. 1 guess it's come early |
this semester for a reason ? but 1
haven't quite figured that one out /?
yet.
My poor religion instructor is IUIar5o*?
probably getting a little fed up by IVIdridCl
now. I never come to class on time # ?
? if I do at all. 1 suppose it gets wwlTB / Uj
pretty annoying after a while but
there's not a whole hell of a lot 1
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c dingers perTormancg
To the editor: was an ej
^ While watching thtf^American Music Unfor|
Awards the other night l couldn't help but would co
laugh when Cyndi Lauper came out to sing syncing tl
one of her songs. Her hair was dyed both red fort that
and yellow and she was wearing enough glit- worthless
ter, chains and sparkle to decorate a her best t
Christmas tree. The set, like Cyndi, was also I soon
uniquely, decorated, and with Cyndi bee- and com
bopping around the stage, the performance When the
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To the editor: Gay Student Asso
In response to Arthur Williams' ordinator of a hel
letter of February 13 ("Consenting up during the film'
Adult"...irrelevant...), several im- believe a fairly si2
portant issues need to be address- Columbians thouj
ed. First, Williams compares the subject matter to
quality of two PBS programs with troversial, relevant
a made-for-cornmercial-television the numerous occa
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dramatic movie is like comparing ty, lacks dramatic
"Sesame Street" to "The only has "issue
Waltons." The comparison is il- names." The fa
logical; the argument is irrelevant. reactions in "Con
Second, Williams asserts that however, accural
the subject matter of "Consenting titudes and beha
Adult" is neither controversial nor family members i
relevant. As president of the USC tions who have bi
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earn from others' mistakes
fighting the General Assembly on topics such as
the drinking age. But he doesn't have the
university president and 23,301 students to
answer to. The SG president must work for a
happy medium, culling the opinions of all
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Muui-iu*, iihicau ui ignoring prooiems 10 avoiu
controversy.
Be aware of what's going on that can affect
students. There's the USC Faculty Senate,
board of trustees, SG Senate, Residence Hall
Association and the South Carolina General
Assembly. The actions these organizations take
invariably affect thousands of students, and a
president who does not know what is going on
is a president who should not be in office.
Be available. Attend campus functions,
from Tigerburn to nuclear winter conferences
to cookouts on the Russell House patio. Promise
to keep regular office hours. Then do it.
Students should be able to stop in the SG office
at various times during the day and talk to their
president.
This election could be the start of a new trend
in USC student leadership. If it's not, respect
for Student Government will continue to
diminish and another leader will take that
familiar road to obscurity.
The Gamecock staff
esults in spring
!fan do about it. When burn-ou
calls, the body sleeps.
AND MY ROOMMATE is get
ting disgusted also. I've goni
through more mood changes in th<
last semester than ever before
She's ready to pack my bags fo
the break, but she's coming wit!
me. so that's nnt onino tr? ht*ln hp
1 any.
gfjjflSS And what's left of my friends?
i well, there's another story. I
q - seems that most of them have gon<
I OllO out to lunch permanently. I can'
. . .. say I blame them ? after all, hou
union editor much can one take of a derangec
| Italian woman without getting i
bit annoyed?
Let
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reful. cheered, but I w;
I nately, no amound of flamboy^cy get to see Cyndi
ver up the fact that Cyndia wasxp- but there was nc
he entire song. All the time and ef- only Cyndi fakin
went into the show seemed to be I understand t
and irritating to watch as Cyndi did awards together,
o match her mouth with the lyrics, company, wantet
began to disregard the visual images only a recording
:entrated only on Cyndi's mouth, tand the technics
: performance was over the audience performance. He
!' movie relevant,
ciation and co- case studies and research on
pline service *et homosexuality.
s presentation, I Furthermore, if an individual
:ablc number of wishes to debate the subjective
jht the movie's matter of what is and is not "art,"
be either con- then he or she should feel free to
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isions during the confuse those personal opinions of
lines were jam- "art" with the importance of a
g calls regarding very real, problematic dilemma
that many families now face today
states his belief and that this film attempted to
motionally emp- explore.
: characters and Finally, if the "subject" of
s with proper "Consenting Adult" has been so
mily members' often featured in such programs as
isenting Adult," "That Certain Summer" and
ely reflect at- "Making Love" (both exploring a
viors of actual wife's discovery of her husband's
in similar situa- homosexuality), "Soap" (a
sen examined in satirical comedy dealing with a
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break fevei
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omce is taking a day or two ott tor
mental health reasons. But then
- again, most of them are pretty far
- gone by now anyway, so it's a little
J late for them.
1 think we're aU getting cabin
r fever. After all, some of us can't
i drink, don't have a car and are
r stuck with the Russell House
Theatre as our only source of
- amusement. No offense to the
t Carolina Program Union, but
J after a while it gets a little old.
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> I'VE BEEN TRYING to tell my
1 friends that everything is okay and
i with a little rest and relaxation, not
to mention a day or two on the
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variety of subjects, only one of
which was a homosexual son), and
"Brothers" (a comedy of how two
heterosexual brothers and their
homosexual brother attempt to
understand and love one another
after the discovery of homosexuality),
then one would assume
these varied aspects of homosexuality
have all been grouped by
Williams into one single category.
Consequently, he is able to make
his assertion that the film's subject
matter is neither controversial nor
relevant because it has been "so
often portrayed." If Williams'
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beach, I'll be fine. But it doesn't
seem to be working out that well.
They've all decided to go along
with me though. They also keep
talking about what they're going to
do fmnstlv Htirino cnrino
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break. I know I need the break,
and I'm only the Wire/Opinion
editor.
Maybe it's just the length of
winter. Maybe it's the fact that
we've been stuck up here in this office
(we're beginning to grow
mold) for close to five weeks now.
I'm not sure why and I've given up
looking for a reason.
All I know is people here in the
newsroom are beginning to look
very old. And these five weeks
ste Awards.,
>y the whole affairjj and the only
LilcUfunk of when it (pas all over was
rtircinent, "Is it jive? Or is"lt
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jnately, when I see a superstar like
iiper lip-syncing, her status becomes
iminished, and the entire performes
off being very unprofessional.
Scott Zeiglor
Business administration junior
lent says
in any television program or film
on the "subject" of heterosexuality
(individuals, ! relationships,
ocnaviors or wnaieverj sincc mc
1950's, heterosexuality was accurately,
definitively and completely
explored in the television
series "I Love Lucy."
In closing, the USC Gay Student
Association would like to thank
The Gamecock editor and staff for
having the wisdom to recognize the
relevant subject matter of
"Consenting Adult" and the ability
and courage to report on a controversial
issue in the most professional
and objective manner
possible.
Tony Price
Psychology senior
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have dragged on for what seems to
be ten years.
I DON'T THINK think at this
stage of the game it matters much
anymore. After all, most of us got
into these jobs knowing we'd never
have a social life or enough sleep,
money and time. But this spring
fever, even before the groundhogs
have admitted it, is a bit
frightening.
But I know when spring break
finally arrives, it will be damn nice
to make that 10-hour drive down
to West Palm Beach, sleep in my
own bed, play with the dog, fight
with my sister and father, and get
fed homemade lasagna by Mom.
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student rights
To the editor:
We would like to address the
letter in the editorial page in the
Monday* Feb. 19 issue of The
Gamecock. 1 feel that the two
ladies writing about being
deprived /of their legal right to
consume alcohol where they live
on USG campus have tried to
center the jjsue too much
around their own age group
i tttiici iiiuu uit; age group that
mak^s up the campus as a
whole. Now that some people
who/are legally! old enough to
dririk have realized that their
own rights may be violated,
thcfy are far more concerned
anil* perhaps, more likely to get
involved in the issue. I think
these circumstances provide one
of'many reasons why everyone
g should be concerned about the
issue of the drinking age, not
just those people who think they
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The impact created by raising
the drinking age goes beyond
the people who are under 21
years 01 age. The impact is so
far-reaching because everyone
who valjjes their constitutional
fights Is/threatened by the new
drinkinc age legislation. If a
minority in the population can
be given full responsibility for
their attions and-yet, be denied
some/of; the privileges of full
citizenship, what is to prevent
legislation from being passed to
discriminate against the constitutional
rights of other
mfcprities? r ;
}; frhe concern of those students
showed that this issue alone
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people who arc indirectly af- I
iTectcd. Thus, everyone should
/consider the effects of raising
< the drinking age, even if they
feel H won't make a difference
in their lives. Finally, oncc it
becomes apparent to all of us,
as students in particular, that
everyone has rights at stake, we