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For a week, students have
been inundated by a barrage
of typical political rhetoric as
Student Government held its
elections. It is a situation that
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Students following the elections
had a right to be a little
disappointed with the conduct
of some candidates, particularly
those running for
president. The only word to
describe what has taken place
during campaign is 'mudslinging'
? an archaic term
describing the use of personal
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The politicians in this case
are students who are supposed
to be their peers' advocates in
academia and to stand as
representative examples of
their generation.
The trust students place on
their representatives has been
jeopardized by down-andModeration
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go hand-in-hani
Thousands of USC students
will scatter from Columbia today
to participate in springtime
diversions, be they the
northern slopes, the Florida
assemblage, peace and quiet at
home, or work.
Let's hope caution and con?.-~i
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vaguely.
Many miles of interstate
highway will be traveled in the
next ten days. Interstate 95
and other veins of transport
will be clogged with a steady
flow of countless cars bound
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Many will be driving fast to
combat the tedious travel, trying
to put the road behind
them and reach their destinations.
Increased traffic and
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Take USC's
If only 1 read The Gamecock
more often, I'd have known
about the meeting Lawrence
Fiagleberger recently chaired at
the Byrnes International Center
before it was too late. But since 1
missed tne meeting, I'd like to
take this opportunity to present a
suggestion to President Holderman
and the distinguished committee
guiding USC in its search
for international prominence.
I believe that USC, if it moves
quickly, can gain international
recognition by being the first
university in the world to boost
an all-new, state-of-the-art international
parking garage.
Many USC students begin their
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for (he Empty Parking Space.
Students choose different
strategies for pursuing their
quest. Some rise early from their
troubled visions of exams and
reports, perform their cleansing
ablutions and depart for campus
certain their purity and diligence
will earn them recompense.
Others arrive later, and. like
eager Sir Galahads, ride through
the parking lots, heads swivelling
left and right in hopes of spying
The Gamecock needs your
press your likes and dislikes h
ter to the editor.
l etters must he tvned. donh
a maximum length of 300 wo
include the writer's name, adc
number and where the writer
for verification.
Letters should also includ
writer is a student, stall
member. Guest editorials mui
tone throwing
lg su elections
dirty tactics used in the recent
election. If a politician purposefully
attempts to ruin the
reputation of an equally or
better qualified candidate,
how can students be assured
he will be honest enough to
fight for their causes?
If candidates prove
themselves to be immature
while campaigning, how can
there be any assurance they
will conduct themselves pro
lessionaiiy once in office-.'
To prove their dedication to
student concerns and issues,
the new SG officers should
take a stand on this particular
idiosyncrasy.
If nothing else, a policy for
candidates should be considered
by the new administration
? a policy to prevent can- {
didates from regurgitating the j
same idiotic mudslinging that
occurs each year.
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higher speeds mean riskier
motoring.
And seatbelts may be 1
something to consider. (
As well as an oil change.
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in me pursuit 01 a <
memorable spring break,
moderation can be a
disagreeable concept. It holds 1
less immediate satisfaction
than racing down a snowy
mountain or catching rays on
a crowded beach.
However, stricter drinking
laws in Fort Lauderdale that
have resulted from past years
of mayhem may make for
fewer decisions about selfrestraint.
The Gamecock staff wishes
you a safe, fulfilling, and
hassle-free vacation. See you
in a week and a half.
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quest for poh
the object of their quest. Still
others choose to pursue their objective
by patiently waiting for
heaven to reward their virtue by
revealing a shining vision of an
unoccupied space.
USC has the opportunity to
demonstrate its vision and leadership
in the international arena by
turning these students' attention
away from such a lowly, physical
realm of thought and directing it
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? the quest for international
understanding. The international
pa;kino garage will be an edifice
where students' daily rituals can
take on new meaning.
F or example, the facility can be
divided into different national
levels, such as the German level
where visiting dignitaries'
Mercedes can rub shoulders with
students' Volkswagons, the
Japanese level where the owners
of Datsuns and Toyotas politely
bow before parking and the
United Kingdom level where
students with aging Triumphs can
draw inspiration from yuppie
BMWs. Students unenlightened
enough to own American cars
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Andy couldn't think of a column, so he
decided to substitute this touching memoir by
Stephen Guilfoyle. If Andy has many more
mental blocks like this, he'll be writing
[midline memoir"; ahmit his mnlnvmpni at
The Gamecock ? in past tense.
SAGA hamburgers can't compare to the
ones 1 used to get when my dad took me camming
with Boy Scout Troop 56.
We weren't your usual Boy Scouts. We
thought one good deed a week was enough, so
we were branded as renegades by the national
organization, but we had fun.
When they thought the kids were asleep,
Dad and the other adult leaders would sit
around the campfire and talk about us. I once
overheard Dad tell the others I'd probably
grow up to be another long-haired fascist
pinko who'd try to burn the country down.
"We would be doing the country a service
to nip this potential weed in the American
rose Harden while it's still in the bud. " Dad
said. What a kidder.
But the other men reminded him that the
penalties for murdering one's own children
were unusually stiff in our state. Besides,
they'd forgotten to bring the shovels.
In the campfire, we'd roast our dinner: hot
cats, beans, limburgers, Armenian stew, Irish
goulash, baked rutabagas and other traditional
trail fare.
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Susan Ivey
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On each level signs would be break grou
written in the appropriate education,
language and parking meters as a specia
might even require the correct tant. I can
foreign currency. Of course, I sit in my c
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Dad took us camping a lot, but he only
took me hunting once.
I'll never forget that day. Dad said we had
to be careful, because vvf were stalking our
prey in the open grasslands, not the woods.
We followed the spoor, or trail, until we saw a
barbed-wire fence, which Dad said was a sign
that we were getting close.
At last. Dad shushed me and pointed across
the field. I looked and saw our prey.
"Remember, boy," Dad whispered as he
lifted his rifle and polished it with his bright
red bandana. "If you're ever hungry and
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you just find you some spoor. Keep your rifle
loaded, and you won't ever go hungry. Now,
what do you see?"
"A cow, " I said.
"No, son!" he replied. He shook the red
bandana at me for emphasis. "It's not a cow,
it's a steer. I told you this morning that we
were going steer hunting. "
"I thought you said 'deer.'"
"No, boy, a deer has got senses, and he can
tell when a hunter is on his trail, " Dad said.
"Why, hunting steer is as easy as taking candy
from a baby." He waved in the steer's
general direction with the red bandana.
"Those fat jaspers just stand there and wait
for the bullets."
/ asked him whether steer were prone to
charging with their horns low. He said no,
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and (hat was as far as he got before the steer
interrupted him.
Dad got away with minor bruises, but he
didn't sit down for a month. He thanked me
later for running back to the truck to radio I
for help, although he said he wished I hadn't
taken the time to listen to the top half of
' 'A merican Top 40'' first.
Mom told me that night that Dad wasn't
the great hunter he had professed to be. But
by then, that suited me fine.
I'll take an evening with a group of
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any day.
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