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Viewpoint ' ' 2 ^ Friday, Hecember 5, 1986 After the fact Six years later, a fraternity suffers effects uf an unfortunate incident Six yea is aftei the f:iet, Siinna Nu ! raternit\ has been tonne! liable in the death of a pledge resnl*.ine from extieme intoxication at a 1^80 "hell night" pledge party. Because the incident i*- in the public eve again, (i u- present t rat emit y members mu\ be feeling the lull weight of the negative t eel in,us. Vlany of them may he unrelated to ttie group that was in existence at the time of the pledge's death, except in name. Because oI this, it seems unfair for nev\ members to beat the burden of oldei members. I.uric Ballon died the morning alter the last party of the pledging process during which pledges drank iroin a goblet-shaped cup called the "cup <>! truth" containing a mixture of alcoholic beverages and had to answer certain questions. Six years later, Sigma \u, different in membership, but the same in name, is beating the guih\ Icelings stemming from this accident. The trial is a national incident, and. thereloie, the group will sui ter national consequences. Having such an incident on the shoulders of this group can only result in negativism and misplaced anger. Misconceptions of the fraternity system may result as tears may come about that this may happen again, when b> now, six years later, the fraternity may have changed their initiation process and habits. Brothers of the US( chapter ol Sigma Nu are having to deal with this unfortunate incident, and that is not fair. The brothers and public must reali/c that no matter how horrible the incident was, the present Sigma Nil's aie proU..UK. ;ui,. .,,,,1 , , lv nn.wl ?,,, ll,,> (.'ill II \ IIV.ll I \ >| A M n I I M V flllVI MIVMIIU JIUJ I'V. IV i U l\ mistakes of the past. Guest (,? . *** editorial Salarv fiaures based a <up on supply and demand I he statement m tin- opening below the a\er;u',e salary tor article ot the No\. 2-1 IW6X7. At the same tline, ac(iamcKuk that lull processors vordini! to hearsay. theie are at I S( receive a saiaiy ot lull professors in The uimeisitv S52,(M)() to S.M.OOO toi eav. h w hose annua! salat ies are t w ice academic year is mcorieci. and the amount I presently earn, it has prompted this response. which goes beyond the mere I he raiije ot alaues tor correction ot an error. M\ in ea^h academic tank is quite tent, to ad\ance an attitude I W oad .nui under rhcvontiolot believe most faculty members many complex lactois. \inong hold, requires I lust makeclea: these, the principle ot supph the nature ot mv relationship am! demand. the a\ailability ot : with the I ntversit\ ot South state luiui*. and the value ot ( arolina. indt ? luai's ronmbution | to I he *i;* v ! v f \ s ;iv.< hv I nave been a prolesso' jor his {:-p;:i;men! head and lean over halt o! my lite and in that ate prohablv the mo.t Muniii capacity at I SC lot the past -.an: ^cantoHine acloiv 1 layears. I have served or. a!mos; svMcm Joe-, not pe. mi: the .ill ol the faculty committees, natuiai en.i i ;\ ik e ?ii lanness was the tilth chairman ot the llowevci, eMorts aie in place i acuity Senate, and was pio : < na:iov. the bioad i aniie o! 1 moted to lull prolesso: in -alanc- tor people o' equal 1969. My i.aieei has been a lull tenure and service and to insert one ot teaching, lesearch ami equity into (he *-vste:n. service, and m\ personal in vestment m the muvcsMv as I have v.-iv"i !I o uniwtsiiv irreversible as u is de< i Mulei ? 1 s . .ricc'ioi - ! tout p!esid "ills All o! them have I he errot could hae been employed mnque approaches easily corrected with the itvei t a advancine the imntulion. lion ot the word "avctaee.'" I in per! 'iiiiai,,:'. however, ol Without (hill vMinl, leadeis Presided' !l il lim.m stands musi have coiuiuded all who ??j?;ttt. in .1 ?!i: Ir? ti' 11c-,?<>1 \ bear the title ol li:!l pio!c>s<n t'oii; that ol !;.<. oihers. Ills earn at least S^2,000 annaall., design. appio?i.;h. and . Met and that impression -h<> 11 Ul lie M\eno s do not I ,1! short o! erased. In one dep.nt:.:t nt. a-. i 111 ar, 11 ivem M .iJi la-. been have been told, 'he hd'hes! 'Atrten ain>is: -n<. detKienues salary lor lull piolessor is and hoi; o;i:m:..? . t ISC i SV',000. In my .)% ,(, ease. I am . "ii\:nwd ;hat .1 ('resident know 11 I u ei e 'o rr; ire in \la\ 11 o IJ 0 r in a .1' r 1 ,cul [I a 11 ol I.m l my annual s.il.n;. develop* ?!.>.: 1;: ti u:-s. these increments Irom now to then del ; n noe- vi!i dis.-.npeai \l\ were maintained .1! th- Ic.eloi I; >pe .us! m> >n!\ leqmsi ol the l.i-.t three \eais, m\ eareer turn, 1- iie minimal ihc < mi aee voiild end with a >?ilar\ below and will 0 >\ u -a ;ind : !ic j?1 e >52,0'W> With the nen eient sen' ston: .md r? prev* <m per iol! > ol salarad pist ment my academic \eai <;il,ii\ lor / W Hi". /'. ! I W4 V"' ai;I ptobahi* lali "I f'toln:1 > // ( \( Write us a letter It'll "IV a it .11 ' > < H) \ i 111! MIUkI. I C1 t? T !! I tiv ! I ! I' 'I 0 IS .1 !) 111 il < >1 he (v pet I doiibi'- spaced ifi-l !.(> sume 'ill!: |ii- s.unc r s ?? ? wouis. Include ii.iiik , add? .in.! A e teseiAt: llie nvl lolupiutlic lilllllhl't I? > l VCMlKtltHMI \.ll,li- o*i )'i!il.U?*;l tOplCS will not he .Mliilukl (iin.^1 ..i.- .tic i.jpu's hiiiilccl lo 500 words IihIk.Uc whether ;.<<n W m r e lo Vie .no a siidenl, I M stall number, <>: ..dim (m k, Diawei in ii i i H v rnemhei in IlUcc. .uul edi'oiiah : . il.iai'ia. S ( . 2(>f!l com/a/G /a/ro uiiiki / / \ < / ' if * \vr />>, M''^Wrr til m f ) \ Crj^ re^H |mwm^5 tefev Asbestos, housm A/z/s/V up: Scene is of a colleac pwtv laic one Saturday ninht at the somewhat snobby Capstone plantation. I Everybody (who is somebody} on campus is in attendance. H e focus on one particular ,virl, one particularly attractive and flirtatious yirl Cat net O'Hata. (iarmt is the dauvhtcr of Cierald O'/lara, a iftjaith\ Irish plantation owner. His plantation, Columbia Iara Hall, is the most successful and popular plantation on campus. Clamoring around darnel are a h \>roup of Carolina gentlemen. MV hear the h conversation. "I II,. , I. 1 f . V.fc 11 ill, ,?V ,M V / eui hanging on hero\ei\ word. "All you warn a (o talk about is thai silly asbestos war! Win h don t mui want to talk about me?" h "Well, wt' do Miss Garnet, we do!" one ot t tlie gentlemen responds. "Hut don't you want \ there to be a war? Win we'd have fun and beat those Yankee health officials in a week v or two." ti "Well, I declare. Whv do y'all want to fight h some silly wai when you can be here with me? n ! I you left I 'd get so tei i ibly lonely. John, w ill v you get me a piece of pit and anothei SACiA t< mint .julep?" e "Why, I'd be honored Miss Garnet," he i replies. John leaves, only to have his />laee stolen by i another rebel eatwht under darnel's s/)ell. ( When John returns, it is not with a pteee ot ( /ne or w\th a nun! ////< /;. i "It's wai e\eivone W \K'" lohn veils. \ ''Wari)u' (>iher^ ask. ( "Yes! I he health ami salely Yanks have His! ileelared s\;u on the tree floating libers of a>hesios heie on eainpus!" I Cnimet's Un c shows a frown She n sad. i Her seerel love, . Ishton, the asbestos kmi> of < the South, is Iravmu tor war -- niavbc never , Letters to the Israel at center pliasi/etl. Is ff ii" ami < ubver at ormn nnilmn uI ui iiio u^agiiiy lures ft> a policy obj I o ilu' editor: American 11 is eleai thai Israel is <ti I he thereby It ventei <>! the arms -'orhostages anuoiny arn allair I he arms hostaee e\ li is lime I change was Israel's idea. I he wi (he Muldle-I it i a I anus exchange lor hostage on I S. rati Benjamin Weir in September, I9S^ was ilone bv Isiael without 111 KM I S kn./ulc.iiK- ... ;tp Hi'slmian, pioval. Israel made other aims _ shipments before 1'iesident 8 Keavan's lami.w\ ! "tin d i 11 e ' a li! h?w i / i n i' these SYllOiin ; i ansaet ions IHIOUII I lie extent ot 'srael's u>le hi I o the eel it < the diver iv < I hinds io ihe Mr. Han \i er.nM.an t tei'ias at this stai'e nlriins :ihmi i. uiiv.'k';i! V one e \ i I'C'l iC I he (m/Hcc (unlikct) Israel may have had no because it c kncwlalt".1, at the other extreme. women per this, !<n1 mav ha\e been oiv'aii!/ than men, n! and i>!?. lies; atetl in htael logical la It is imperative thai Israel's anions pen [The G I diloi in ( hirt two letteis pet nionih In I tndu In.If Mutcinini', I itilor tu in Mop printing letters John Hmein I ' , ( OIM I ( h If I lo make toom loi new . ' . . Stephen (ihilfo\lt VsMstKIlt ( ll|l\ w point I ditot / he lsi. ( hii'f A, Russell House. JSC ii end\ i <len f)X New I ililor Hlidd) Moore i THE HOA^E: S7~/Zi $ J03& \ K - / f;> i f f f ::^||.l : in ? all Gone 1/1 v U "*) a Ed Chanibliss *Nfc.7. " r ? is \) return again. She watches him ride off with he others, gone to join the cause. Tinu passes. The war raxes on . . . and on. *Ian tat ions begin to lose their prosperity ? nd their residents. We see Garnet at one of he last ureal halls ever to he held. A /nan is aking bids from gentlemen to dance with heir wives; the proceeds going to help in the var. "'I bid $1,(XX) for the pleasure of dancing k'Hn v larnct i) Mara, a gentleman cans irom lie hack. It is Captain Rhatt Under, campus ousing administrator. Rhatt and Garnet are iot strangers. Tl.oy have met before ? and it >as not too benevolent. But Garnet is itching n dance and gladly accepts. Rhatt says that, ventually, he will have Garnet for his very >\\n. She laughs. 1 he Asbestos liar drays ori and the South s doing poorly. The plantations, including 'olumbia Vara Hall, arc in shambles. Gerald "i'Hara tries to convince Garnet that it is Colunhia Vara Hall, and not Ashton, from vhich she draws her strength. Denying this, iarnet escapes to Atlunta to be closer to 1 s hton. Is the war moves closer. Garnet is forced 'o help Ash ton's wife refurbish (heir house before (he health inspectors break through the defenses. To help her with this, she requests the help of one oj her slaves. Prissy, who had editor ntirc scandal he cm- must have the same i rael has manipulated op/iortunites and then led American over no discrimination on tl chieve Israel's own the particular group 1 'ectives: a tilt in belongs to. lint people; policy toward Iran same and there exist d '%HimtzinR Israel's genetic and cultural, b< 'is business with Iran. sexes and also individi S. lorekui nolicv in ;i i?iven sex. C- - - I J * O" 1 ast he decided based Hut Mr. Johnson wi i?.'i than Israeli needs. all know men and w ct/iuil, so therefore, a Kadnan lliiMal,;. ()u ()| .uul W(J mtirnahonjl st <s ^.?r?. jdclltthe _ discrimination is clear 1 CV fl X tGn possible cause." I have " emphasis here to s derstood "cq"al'.',,s l,c"'8 con same. >r: I am not sui prised ' v Johnson, who com better grades than m< t "Mai,ml sexism" in *?f cultural dilfcrenci <j< A (Nm. 14, Ithe sexes encouraging arnec! a report stating be more responsible. I lorm better in college i\ among people mca is making a common ample, il a woman I lacy. By equality become a nuclear ph; pie we meaireveryone man wants to become ramecock \ssivlanl Nc?v I (lilors Sports I dilur 1'"> DfU'i) /( // Shrexwhur v V /, / f /// / ft, 11I S A . . s t _ "" " i tutor viewpoint Iditor H u\ ne li tnhinfiio'i Julie! Sutler ('holograph) Ktlilor Moih'\ Idilor Jennifer Sleih It en<!\ iden Assistant Photograph* Kdilo I i-aiiirt-s Kitiior I ht/tnus Humphrey I'tJiilii W'ethiiiKtun Assistant ft-alnrt's f <litor Kathryn Je/fries e~ tch Inf&l \ F/1 I rith the Wind bragged of her skill i/i {his area. "Now Prissy, help me lip this stuff off the walls, you hear!" she yells. **!>.. V*,.. /" l.trtwii ' 1 timmi Prietv * 1 I flnn'l I >11 I VI v I til I IV I , ?VV.|/1 I l l.T.l j , VIVM. * know nothin' about removin' no asbestos!" Garnet slaps Prissy. Together with \\ Ashton's wile they remove what they can and escape Atlanta and head tor Columbia Tara Hall. Once back a! Columbia Vara Hall. Garnet decides to return the plantation to the way it was, hut can't live there while the rooms are being rebuilt to meet the health and safety specifications, so she moves out. H e cut to Garnet, satiny, in Rhatt's living room. She has ended up here ? as a l<ist resort. Rhatt has heard her story and is about to reply. ^ j "Well, Garnet," he says nonchalantly, "that's just too bad. You can't go back to Columbia Tara Hall while the Health and Safety carpetbaggers -ire supervising the refurbishing. 1 know you may want to find a place to stay off campus, but you probably want to have me as a back-up. l or others, I would put them up in the Holiday Inn planta tion, but this time I can't. I can't guarantee you on-campus housing unless you tell me you want it (and ML) in the next three days." "Oh Rhatt!" cries Garnet. I don't want to ^ live anywhere else but Columbia l ata Mall ? & all of my friends are there. Besides, three days isn't enough time to tir.d a place to live next semester. Oh Rhatt! Where shall 1 go? What shall I do?" In a smooth, yet cocks voice, Rhatt answers. "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn!" Music u/j: Roll credits. Get sick to your stomach and have the late Margaret Mit chell's lawyers sue rue. ? w ight\ and designer, I heir sexes are com: must he plelely irrelevani to Ihe decision le basis of of accepting them in 111 cir respcche or she live professions, which should be :tre not the based entirely on their individual ifferences, merits regardless of the average .'tween the performance ol the groups to lals within which they belong. A feminist woman once told rites, "We me it was only after she took a omen arc c o u rsc i n a u i o m o o i I e nv lime a maintenance that she was conmen don't vinced men have greater mw grade, muscular strength than women. 9) ly the only But Johnson's conception of : added the equality would seem to require how how this difference was also the result fused with of "discrimination!" this is not to deny the existence ol real sexist women get discrimination, which is almost .'n because always directed against women, s between Nevertheless, when feminists or women to anti feminists talk of equality lut, equali they must carefully consider if us. foi ex they are confusing equality with wants to sameness. ysiusi or a Jeeva Anaiulun an interior Associate professor, physics ! ' Stuff Artist Director of Stiidt-nt Media Hohh I ane If ill ( U'nwnts Dalthook l.ditor I'rodm lion Hobby Jones Mark Armstrong KUkoff Editor l.cuis Covington John lioyctlc Advrrlisin|( Manager r Advisor Mary,arc! 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