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By RACHEL K. JONES
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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
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'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
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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
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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
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