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? THE GAMECOCK Opinion March (>, 11)85 ? Page 7
Time-out
Don't forget there's
life after spring break
The North was hit by a winter storm Monday that
dumped up to three feet of snow in some parts of
0P South Dakota. Thousands of people were stranded in
their homes, roads were buried by the white stuff and
work was at a standstill.
In Columbia, it was sunny and 75 degrees,
i Spring looks like it has finally made its arrival.
Spring break begins Friday and the annual trek to
Florida or Myrtle Beach for the week-long holiday
will get underway. And not a moment too soon.
Getting away from USC will be a blessing that
most will cherish. With a basketball team that is having
anything but a shining season, and a Student
wir- Government election that stirred the imagination of
only those running, this has not been a great start to a
i Congratulations arc in order to Kelvin Stroble, and
we hope he'll use his break to start planning his term
as SCi president. He has a lot of work to do, and the
earlier he gets started the better.
Spring is traditionally the hardest semester to get
anything done. Professors have to contend with
scantily-clad girls tearing the boys' attention away
from one of their lectures. Homework, going to the
bio lab, doing term papers, writing stories for journalism
classes ? we all have things that we'd rather
W' be doing when the weather gets warmer.
' The students who picked tip a rake and helped
clean up Moore Gardens sacrificed an afternoon of
sunbathing or playing frisbee to make an area of
campus more attractive. As the semester wears on,
other students will be able to take advantage of the
well-done job by these volunteers.
I So, enjoy spring break and relax. Have a uood
time at tlie beach or at home with your family. Forget
about the term paper that's due or the biology grade
that seems to be getting worse every day you cut
another class.
vv. .lust be prepared to work when you come back.
The Gamecock staff
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To the editor:
This letter is in response to Russell Beniamin's remarks on
cultural event*. As a black student, his remarks offended me
ten times more than anv of the offenses Miss USC may have
presented. To imply that a black female who wins a major
"white pageant" looks or acts white shows that his own biases
are deeply based. He stereotypes the black person by saying
how they arc supposed to act or look, denying their individualism
and supporting the old biased ideas of how blacks
arc supposed to relate.
The black experience in America is just as diverse as the
white expcriencc in America. In many cases the experiences
are the same and those who compete in these pageants arc also
diverse individuals as arc their judges and their actions can only
convey their individual experiences.
His separation of black and white rejects the facts that
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On the 60th anniversary of the
Southern I nterscholast ic Press
Association, there was a celebration
iui a man who nas nciped tlie College
of Journalism become nationally
recognized. Dean Albert Scroggins has
helped a lot of people ? especially me.
I never intended to come to USC.
But my plans for a brilliant future at
Palm Beach Junior College changed. I
came to the SII'A conference at the
College of Journalism and met someone
who changed my mind ? Dean
Scroggins.
I'm not sure why, but he adopted
me. I never had the privilege of
meeting my grandfathers ? but if they
were anything like him, I know I'd
adore them.
And sometime this summer, 1 finally
adopted Columbia. It became my
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school. During the past few months,
Columbia has made me a part of it's
future. It sounds sappy, I know, but
I've found a niche here ? all because
of Dean Scroggins.
I first met him when 1 was a scared
senior in high school who didn't know
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beauty and talent are present in all shade
use of the term "white standard*;" nn??. n
to tell anyone that their actions or look'
sonal characteristics, or that those action
in another race of people altogether?
1 know of no passageways through 01
teraction. The Miss Black USC Pageant r
to afford those with cultural interest a fc
cultural ideas. It should not discriminate,
all who want to learn more about the I
eluding the non-black. Because we claim
own does not give us the right to exclude <
culture. To culturally bias a contest in
racist and it may be that the term can
pageants and to many other campus
Perhaps those who are uniquely talcnte
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Marisa Porto
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where she was going to college and
really didn't care. I was a reporter for
the conference's paper, The SIP Aeon.
I still remember what he said to me
when I interviewed him ? "You dress
like a journalist." At the time, I didn't
realize just what he meant.
He made nie feel at home, like 1 had
a place to run to when thinRS went
wrong. He gave me a scholarship and a
job, and although 1 don't work there
anymore, I still have many friends
there.
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! at a loss
For those who haven't had the
privilege of meeting Dean Scroggins, I
am sorry. He's well respected in his
position, and most of all ? he treats
everyone as a friend.
As the semester gets closer to its end,
I am sad. Not only will I lose some of
my dearest college friends, but I will
lose someone who gave me a chance to
prove my worth, to work for this
newspaper, and to go to a college I
have learned to love.
I talked with Dean Scroggins the
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I'd missed not working at the College
of Journalism. He used to show up in
the office, smile and ask how things
were going with me. He always had
some words of encouragement. And of
course, a hug.
It will seem sort of odd next year
when I return to school, There will he
no haven in his office ? where a wise
man tells me it's worth all the effort.
But even after he leaves, I will
remember his words. "You dress like a
journalist." They made my day three
years ago. Things haven't changed that
much.
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participate in many activities because of
from two sides (rejection from one side
the right race and ostracism from the
n their color.)
Marilynn Young
Engineering junior
Gomecoch
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