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3 THE GAMECOCK Monday. March 21, 1988
Survey
Staff of 'Game<
^ results of stude.
The Gamecock has received tl
poll about itself. We thought we'
TELLUS surveyed 159 on-cam
relating to this paper, how it is
needs to do to continue improvinj
cent of students read The Gamed
week. Only 6.3 percent of studei
week. We're glad to confirm our
part of USC student life.
We were not surprised to lea
favorite part of the paper was tl
take a break with Calvin and H
news were next in line. On the otl
was listed as the least favorite re
a tells us we must continue trying
^ reporting about the things that a
Evaluating the tone of our cov<
polled said they thought the cover
had no opinion and 5 percent tho
said it was biased said The Gan
I favor of the USC administratioi
succeeding at providing news as
j opinions for this page.
Meanwhile, 99.4 percent of stu<
portant to have a student-run n
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mation they read in this paper. \
As for what we need to, do
several suggestions they said the;
staff. Some we can act on. such
issue-to-issue articles (which prol
gestion, that we develop more ii
more on students. Responding to
comics, are prohibited by space ?
that we add more controversy, tc
vocative and resourceful. But we'
troversy. We're going to report
leave the controversy to you. Like
we include more letters to the edit
ter we receive. Writing them is 01
so inclined, we're glad to hear fr
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been saying they're not putting up with all the gj
bage going on at their universities.
id In the past year, there have been major stud<
;d demonstrations at the University of Massachuse
at Amherst and at the University of North Caroli
re at Chapel Hill.
But most especially, this attitude was shown
the deaf students at Gallaudet University, w
36 rocked the boat for so long they convinc
Elizabeth Zinser, the newly appointed president,
resign and also forced the resignation
Gallaudet's Board of Trustees chairwoman.
The students decided Zinser was not represi
tative of the students. And they did somethii
They protested and marched. They blocked i
trances to classroom buildings so no classes coi
be held for. an entire week.
They won.
They managed to convince Zinser that she \
not right for Gallaudet at this time. And they fc
ed out the Board chairwoman.
Zinser was an eminently qualified Candida
with a long distinguished record as an educator a
administrator. She most recently served as a v
chancellor at UNC.
But she wasn't deaf and she was to be presid
of a liberal arts university for the deaf.
The other candidates were just as qualified
Beer ads eqi
Ah, America. Ollie North will do time in
slammer; televangelists are being exposed;
smidgen of our troops are settling in Honduras i
Panama. And dogs sell beer.
Yes, canines are endorsing ale.
It began a couple of years ago in the continu
saga of the beer wars. Ad men were scramblinj
find a means of frothing up beer sales, and it
getting ugly.
First it was Alex the golden retriever who
able to go to the fridge, grab a can and drin
brew.
Then a little pedigree pooch made his (actu
her) debut, and it's been gangbusters ever sii
Spuds Mackenzie (real name Elaine), that bl
eye-patched, chubby, little bull terrier came i
homes all over America.
It was a new twist to an old game. Get a fc
legged, ugly creature that will do anything ur
sedation or for a treat, surround it with beaut
babes who think the beast is cool and have !
throw a wild party that appears a raving succ
Then get a voice that means good times and is <
known ? Robin Leach. It's pure chemistry.
Oh, it was cute at first when he was escorted ii
m every hip wingding eagerly awaited and for
III received. Spuds, "The original party animal,"
|| heralded as the one who was making those pai
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Marxist of ft
Solidarity, Poland's outlawed labor union le<
Lech Walesa, is a diabolical plot by the CIA
the pope to undermine Soviet authority in
region. The ultimate goal of Solidarity is
uuwniau 01 roiana s pro-soviet government
the establishment of a U.S.-supported pu]
state.
Or so says Peter Adams, a former busi
writer for The Orlando Sentinel, a paper I woi
for as a clerk in the summers of '85 and '86. Du
; my stints at the paper, I met many staff memt
but Adams remains the most memorable, becai
had never met a real, live communist before.
' As a pro-Soviet Marxist, Adams has sti
beliefs, including a wide array of conspi
! theories. His Utopia is a worldwide, Soviet-stylt
tion. And once he gets on a roll, Adams
espouse Marxist dogma at remarkable veloci
his sky-blue eyes darting back and forth as his a
wave in the air.
But his pet topic is the many devices that "el
capitalists" have at their disposal to pacify
youth of the West, the group most likely to re\
* Or so says Adams.
? I Ihe Mrst method of controlling the yout
* I drugs. Today's drug problem can be trace<
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Zinser, but they were deaf. And that's what set the
en- students off.
uld If I had been there, I'd have joined in the protests.
Because not only was Zinser not deaf, she
also couldn't sign.
vas She couldn't speak the language all her students
rc- spoke. Not a word, not a letter. The old expression
used to be deaf and dumb. But to her students,
ite. Zinser was heflrino anH Humh
tnd She would not have been able to walk the camice
pus and talk to her students one on one without a
translator. Only through others could she find out
ent what interests and concerns her students had. She
couldn't communicate to her students.
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late dog's life v
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into In the same ad, he strapped on a guitar and jammed
on through the night as a slew of Barbie dolls
>ur- fawned over the little critter, hoping that they
ider might be his escort home that evening.
iful Then Spuds took to the open sea on a cruise ship
him of mirth. Scantily clad sun babes prance around
ess. the deck tickling and cooing. Finally, Spuds joins
well in on a shipwide conga line. The little fellow proves
his party mettle again.
n to And then there's the recent Spuds ad at home in
idly his mansion. More fantastic looking bimbos preen
was Spuds and get him ready for a big party that eventies
ing. Once again the party is a success and everyone
loves the Spudster.
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racy
> na- cies. So when a high school student lights up a joint
can at a Grateful Dead show, he completes a long chain
ties, of oppression that began in some rain-drenched
irms jungle in South America, where the CIA secretly
nai vcsis iiiui ijuttiiit auu cocuinc. ivieanwniie, tne
litist government masks this tactic with "Just Say No"
the campaigns and anti-drug laws while actually sup/olt.
porting drug use, because drugs lull their users into
apathy. Or so says Adams.
h is Another great capitalist weapon is rock music,
1 to which is an invention of corporations to fool young
gen- people into thinking they are being rebellious. In
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C4USHT..., I
ve applause
that kind of communication should be of the
highest priority.
USC is a fine example of how bad this situation
can be. I once heard that one of our esteemed
trustees laughed about the students here, saying
they weren t an important part of the USC. I don't
know if it's true, but it doesn't surprise me.
The only time we can go to our president and
nilACtlAn V**rn i C o t r% * ?? ?
vjuvjtiuu mill u Ul a 1/il.aMMl, UIIV.C Ul IWItC it
semester. Students constantly complain about the
high price of tuition, yet it's going up next year
almost certainly.
At a "Breakfast with the President" in 1986,
James Holderman told a young lady he was opposed
to apartheid and would do everything in his
power to convince the Educational Foundation to
divest. The Board of Directors of the foundation
later voted unanimously to continue investing in
companies doing business in South Africa.
At a rare forum in the business school this past
year, Holderman said he and the foundation were
waiting to hear what the Rev. Leon Sullivan, whose
principles for South African investment the foundation
follows, had to say about his principles.
Sullivan said his principles were useless. But the
foundation hasn't divested.
Students have made their concerns known, yet
what has happened? Nothing. It's like the president
and board can hear, but choosc not to.
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Ladies and gentlemen, Spuds is a dog. Dogs
don't drink beer; dogs don't attract beautiful
women; and dogs don't do the conga.
But I can appreciate what the beer company has
done. It's a great way to have all the elements of a
party and getting drunk disguised around a dog.
Why else would people eagerly wait on a dog to
really get a party cooking? They're drunk.
Ynn mioht nnt hauc Irnnwri it hut Anti/>ncor_
Busch is suing a small T-shirt company called
Capt. Salt for using a bull terrier with a pirate-like
eye patch. They're claiming copyright violations on
a breed of dog.
It's a perfect case of the big guys against the really
little guys and the money Captain Salt Co. will
spend on fees alone will set them under quickly.
They continue to battle the big corporation,
though.
That's a little out of hand ? the T-shirt
character was created before Spuds attended his
first party. Bud is taking Spuds a little bit loo
seriously. It's a little fantasy depiction of a canine
and doesn't warrant squashing a little company in
Florida. Chill out, dudes.
Spuds is OK, but as anything else, he's getting
old. The dolls are going to push a lot of people over
the edge.
1 guess the thing I still like about Spuds is that it
proves the old maxim "Every dog has his day."
look on life
fact, however, they waste their time attending concerts
and listening to albums when they could be
working for revolution. Rock bands, even the
alternative groups that are supposedly politically
active, are a means of pacification. Or so says
Adams.
Television is another source of apathy in the
West. Mindless shows such as ALF and Facts of
Life clutter the minds of young people, leaving
them unable to think about important political
matters. Because large corporations control the
networks, they are responsible for the inane programs,
and corporate executives smile smugly at
prime-time schedules, knowing that the masses will
tune in physically and turn off mentally. Or so says
Adams.
All this adds up to a brilliant campaign of
capitalist oppression, as the potentially revolutionary
masses are kept in check through governments
and corporations. Drugs, rock music and
television combine to subdue young people,
preventing from thinking. Or so says Adams.
During my two summers at The Orlando Sentinel,
I listened to his ideas with an open mind.
Although we disagreed, we ultimately respected
each other's views, and we became good friends. If
only it could be that easy between the superpowers.