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Features Friday, January 30, 1987 J iiMiiwmmiyumi1 u mil?in mi iiiumm?THE 1till r 1 < > An anragad Barnes (Tom Berengar) threatens a Vietnamsse villi Award-winning sociol says education need: By RACHEL K. JONES Features reporter p Charles Tucker, an associate professor of a sociology at USC, recently received the William C. Capel Social Science Award for his support of the t South Carolina Sociological Association, a group j he presided over in 1980 and 1981. s Tucker said his interest in sociology stems from an excellent sociology teacher who taught him in a college, who was a big factor in his decision to make ? a career of sociology. ) Tucker said he has two main arguments against s the system of higher education in the United States. His first criticism involves the practices many > college-level teachers have acquired, such as use of < the normal curve. "When a teacher uses a normal curve in deter- ? mining grades, he may make it possible for a stu- I dent earning a D to receive an A. This system takes away from the standards of achievement and the incentive to achievc." ! I (Parkland 794-01 ALW< FREE DE (Limited Featuring the C (Buy 1 Gel Small Cheese Additional Items Large Cheese Additional Items 112-inch and 1? New York and Also Offering: DOUBLE TOPPER PIZZA: A single SUBMARINE SANDWICHES: Italia IHot or Cold. ICE COLO COKES f $1 OFF ANY 1 i SMALL i i ! DOUBLE-DEAL i I PIZZA : 794-0030 Only 1 coupon per offer. Price does not include tax. Price subject to change mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmaam ! -^ ^r^t HwL Jw Assis sO! ^^ngHn^BHBHHE^^^B^^Hr^/ con ing & Vet st?p I "pi vHRra m v h A \\w the K WA. JRHf^ the L^HE' mP* wri " nar a INpv P39 y^L |^B biti . ; V ^ cic! * ' ? in igar'a daughter in "Platoon." ^ ogy professor | > strong reforms || Tucker said he is also critical of the growing em- & ihasis universities put on published work, awards, M nd public recognition achieved by its professors. Such recognition forces many teachers to focus tgj heir efforts on accumulating plaques and awards B ust to maintain their position at. a university, he | aid. | Emphasis on accomplishments takes a teacher's mention away from their interaction with students ind their activity in the community, and this affects rounger teachers entering higher education, Tucker ! aid. i "If this attitude is not altered, relationships bet- j * u J J I ivecn icucuci :> auu muuviiij aic going iu tuiupikiti/ mt :hange." ^ Tucker said his future plans include working on jj sociological ideas, improving his writing and teaching, and always continuing to learn. Tucker has taught at the college level since 1966, ? when he started at USC. He left in 1968 to teach at " Emory University but returned to USC in 1971. rs pizza [ :et (Cayce) |j D1 \ ' 1 i -<XZj<X) h 030 J ws j LiVERV ! Area) DOUBLE DEAL j : 1 Free) 7.25 i 95 ea. r ii 10.14 ! \ 1.31 ea. I i-inch Pizzas I I Italian Style | t i pizza with twice as much on it. l! n or Ham and Cheese ? Served ! $2 OFF ANY 1 i anr.F ! I DOUBLE-DEAL | I PIZZA i | 794-0030 ! Only 1 coupon per offer. J Price does not include tax. Price subject to change. J A Review 'latoon' captures 'ATRICK JEAN and irony as fresh-fs tant features editor cent 21-year-old Chi >fter 20 years, American played by Charlie SI ety appears to have finally off a military plane int ic to terms with the Vietnam 1967. r. The first step was the open- Chris is considered of the national Vietnam by his fellow infantry, erans Memorial. The second is an upper middle-cl i is the release of the movie dropout who voluntee atoon." vice. He is unprcpar Without a doubt, "Platoon" is harshness and inhume movie about Vietnam. It is war, and hardened ii first movie about the war pepper him with tten and directed by a Viet- nicknames like "gi ti veteran. "cherry." )irector Oliver Stone is the Through letters to le man who impressed film mother, the audience liences last year with the Chris' father served ng, haunting "Salvador." War II, and his grand ed in World War I. I ejoice in thy youth' follow in their footste the right thing," bi \ famous statement by Ec- shocked spectator siastes, "Rejoice o young man troduced into a wor thy youth," is the first thing unlike any other, n onscreen. The audience "The unwritten ru ickly understands its relevance new guy's life isn't LiYYM|A ! >y?. > "A i^'^?^t^/r''&?&Zpiw53b3BnM^H^^H H. v .J^UHSotaflNHflHI^I fough enough ISC maintenance worker David Brazell attempts to fix a brol DO VOU HAVE A MESSAGE f?A>% ilAam rUK YUUK SWttlHtAKI/ Send your message in The Gamecock Personals Valentine's Special: 10 words for $1 Come by The Gamecock Advertising Department Room 323 Russell House Mon.-Fri. 9-12 & 1-3 or You can mail it to us: c/o The Gamecock Rav Q C 1 7 1 P omnnc UUA UJ 1 J 1 f V_y (lllipuO m mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mem wrm w mm mam mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm wrm mmm mmm mm mam turn Name S Address T Today's date 10 words foi Run Date: Fri., F / V"-^ Deadline: Tuesday, ________ , i tMmmmmmmtmtmmwmamammmmmmmummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmmmwmmmmummtmmm ATTENTION: ALLI Intending to Student Activit; w?* i i r\r\f-r i r\ i'or tne ivo/ - iv The Last Opportu Mandatory Bndi Will be Mond Feb. 2 3-4:i I If Your Treasurer One of the ^ Your Organiz; I Unable to Appl] : Jim Shei Student Body Vietnam War teed, inno- much 'cause he hasn't put his is Taylor, time in yet. And they say if icen, steps you're going to get killed in the o Vietnam, 'Nam, it's better to ?et it in the first few weeks, the logic being ? a crusader you don't suffer that much. . .1 because he think I made a big mistake in lass college coming here," he tells his red for ser- grandmother. ed for the uiity of the But he survives nfantrymen insulting Chris is wounded in an early reen" and skirmish, but he survives. He is returned to his infantry division his grand- and to an ever-darkening, everlearns that maddening war. Troops are in World technically proficient, but emofather serv- tionally deficient. ie wants to To Chris and the other men in :ps and "do his division, the Vietnamese terut he is a rain is unpredictable, and the oprudely in- posing Viet Cong troops are an Id and war unknown, unseen enemy. Since they cannot cope or fight with le is that a this Toreign toe ettcctively, they : worth as See "Platoon," paga 4 I HB?s^ # >.* ^viTT^pU yniH MWIIHIIIII?WIIWHWI1IIIIP BHBWWWMW THOMAS HUMPHREY/The Gamecock ten pump line Thursday near Russell House. MnMHianaiHHanMMi ?r J&? a-? / i. \ " i) i?r^\ SN | 'elcphone J I I -$1.00 !| eb. 13, 1987. !j Feb. 10, 1987 I I I I I ?I I - ... I ORGANIZATIONS apply for y Fee Funding 88 School Year nity to Attend a set Workshop lay, Feb. 2 30 RH 305 Does Not Attend I Workshops ation Will be 1 For Funding ridan Treasurer