Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Happy B-day 'Gamecock'ends its 80th feeling fit, ready for next 80 Well, this is the end of a very special year for The Gamecoc It wasn't plastered anywhere; we had no big parties, no cake, i cards or presents. No television specials. But it was a very special year for The Gamecock. This year, 1988, is The Gamecock's 80th birthday. Yes, I years ago, the students of this university decided they wanted public forum to discuss issues important to them, and th< decided to found a newspaper. The first issue came out in January 1908, and the paper w; highly sports oriented. That hasn't changed. But the paper has changed with the times. During the '60s and '70s, The Gamecock was one of the ma: bastions of the many debates that were going on in that tu bulent society. And it was easier to describe the paper ? "liberal" ? as many people are still fond of doing to this da] In fact, the paper was so far out there it was routinely blaste by members of the S.C. General Assembly as well as the at ministration, and it was shut down by the administration in tf early '70s for about a year. The paper is not as liberal as it was back then, but neither ai the times. In fact, the paper tends these days to take a middle c the road approach to most issues. But then again, that is refle( tive ot the times. The paper has changed looks too. It was originally a broac sheet, but during the late '70s it was a tabloid, both in look an intent. The newspaper during the '70s had on the nameplate o the editorial this motto proudly written ? "It is the responsibil ty of a newspaper to print the news and raise hell." The Gamecock has always, always been good at doing bot the latter and the former ? especially the latter. The Gamecock isn't the oldest collegiate newspaper in Soutl Carolina. No, The Tiger of Clemson University is allowed tha claim because it came out one week earlier. But The Gamecoc< likes to think it is the best college newspaper in the state, no because of our egos, but because we try always to serve th students' interests all the time. So, as old as The Gamecock is, it is still the younger kid on th< collegiate journalism block. The anniversary was something the staff basically kept t< ourselves, those of us who knew and cared about it. Nothing worth getting worked up about, but it also can give you a nic< feeling knowing that you have been a part of something that ha: been going on for a long time. And when the nameplate changes next year, to read "Eighty v<w? ?:~4.? T 1-? " viiv ivau ui >^vjucgiaic JUUi llclllSlIl, 11 Will give SOITie 01 US ELT even better feeling knowing we've been a part of something thai will continue on into the future. SOFT MONEY _n -i n 1 -r " T1? "" % The Gamecock Best Non-daily Collegiate Newspaper, Southeastern Region Society of Professional Journalists, 1987-88 Editor in Chief Datebook Editor STEPHEN GUILFOYLE JENNY SHARPE Copy Desk Chief Graphics Editor WAYNE YANG MICHAEL SHARP Assistant Copy Desk Chief Comics Editor KATHY BLACKWELL TRACY MIXSON News Editor Adviser HAL MILLARD PAT MCNEELY Assistant News Editor MARY PEARSON r.. . - .. KELLY C THOMAS pn BON7A Features Editor . . . . ,. SUSAN NESBITT St a * A a ^ A W-J. MARGARET MICHELS Assistant Features Editor a A .. TOM JoyNER Pr.duct.on Manager Assistant Production Manager KEVIN ADAMS RAY BURGOS Assistant Sports Editor . . . . 4 . . w thris sn vfstri Assistant Advertising Manager CHRIS SILVESTRI BARBARA BROWN Photography Editors TEDDY LEPP JULIE BOUCHILLON Letters Policy: The Gamecock Mill Irv III prinl tellers received. Letters should be, til a maximum. 250 lo 300 words long. (iuest editorials should not exceed 500 words. We reserve the right to edit letters for stvle or possible libel. The Gamecock will not withhold names under anv circumstance. ir w ite |- Here's my ei d Goooooooood morning USC. n Hey, this is not the emergency broadcast systeir this is the real McCoy ? coming at you from 77? Gamecock office. Yup, this is the last column I'll be writing to yo h folks as editor of the paper, and we want to say U/IIAIO KUnr?V? AP * TTiiwiv cruAxvn L1111155, 5uinc scnuus, some not h But we'll plunge on in and try and do what we can * First of all, as some of you may or may no * know, former USC Athletic Director Bob Marcun t recently filed suit against the university for the re e mainder of his contract, plus he also claimed tha USC President James Holderman promised tc e make Bob a tenured professor in the College o Applied Professional Sciences. After I read this, i was wondering what kind of course he woulc 3 teach, and then I found, in the library, a boo! I donated to Thomas Cooper by the former A.D. Ii = was Mayberry, My Hometown, about "America': s favorite television town." The Barney Fife pro fessor of media arts, Bob Marcum. That sound: sweet. l A friend of mine just recently returned to t USC and Columbia from Australia. In fact, he called at about 3:30 a.m. to let me and one of my roommates know he was on his way over to our dorm room. Wildman Chris LeRoy is back in town, so lock up any beer or virgins you want to It's Andy's Ii Well, 1988 is rapidly coming to a close, which means it's time once again to hand out a few awards to those who deserve them, whether they want them or not. So let's get on with it, shall we? Best movie: Hairspray, John Waters' hilarious foray into the mainstream, a film that deftly satirizes message movies while getting its own mMCQOP arrncc Worst movie: any alleged comedy in which father and son change personalities. Best album: Temple of Low Men, Crowded House. Best single: "Beds Are Burning," Midnight Oil. Worst single: "I Saw Him Standing There," Tiffany. Worst album: whatever that junk Poison put out was called. Best video: "My Secret Place," Joni Mitchell (with Peter Gabriel). Worst video: "Simply Irresistible," Robert Palmer. Most welcome comeback: Patti Smith. Most pathetic comeback: a tie between Duran Duran and Jimmy Page. Most in need of a comeback: Kate Bush. An interview Editor's note: USC student and renowned partier Sharon will be leaving us this semester. Do you care? We do, and, because this is the last paper of the semester, we said, "What the heck. " So what follows is an interview with one of the finest and most hedonistic females ever to grace (or disgrace) this fine institution of USC. Hair Sn Aharon unn'rp nutto haro I nnrl Vmn , v. * W VUUU 11V1V. L uwu 11U11 dreds of other people are really going to miss you. Group Therapy will never be the same. But, I've got to say that this form of goodbye is a little unorthodox and maybe a tad bit unethical. Afterall, I am a professional and I wouldn't want people to think I was using my position for ill reasons. So maybe I should make this as substantive as possible. Deal? Sharon: Unorthodox? Unethical? Substantive? Yeah, I can deal. Hal: Great. Now let's get started. Recently, we had quite an interesting presidential election ? what are your comments? Sharon: Oooooh . . . Dan Quayle is SO fine. I'd vote for that man anytime. But this Bush guy, though, I don't know. Have you seen his poor wife? If he does to the country what he did to her ? we're stewed. Hal: Fine, substantive answer, Sharon. Just dandy. Now, there's this stuff called glasnost over in the Soviet Union. Some are calling it the most exciting thing to hit the USSR since the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. I'd like to hear your opinion. Sharon: Good beer. I had it at Yesterday's once. It tasted a little like gun powder though. But it gave me a great buzz! ld-of-the-semes J^ 3 t keep to yourself, or else he'll take them for r u: if 1 IUII1SCU. 1 This is from a Daffy Duck, Porky Pig car: toon I was watching just a few weeks back. She was t an acrobat's daughter / she flew through the air 1 > with her teeth on a rope. / Then one fine day her \ bridgework gave way, / and she fell through the air i ? like a goat. Classic. A little after noon Tuesday, I was out at the < : Harbison campus of Midlands Tech taking part in 1 a discussion about the freedom of the press in a 1 high school after the Supreme Court's recent Hazelwood decision. 1 It was mostly with high school administrators, so ist of the best, \ "I v B Andy J I Bechtel w ^ \ WSBfc antra ' I P B ** c U II 1 ; ' r Most blatant rip-off: an ironic tie between M Kingdom Come for imitating Led Zeppelin on its N debut album and Robert Plant for borrowing from M Led Zeppelin on "Tall Cool One." N Most untimely deaths: Divine and Andy Gibb dying during the same week ? a mere coincidence? uf Best rumor: Elvis Presley was spotted at a conve- m nience store in Michigan. th Best tabloid: The Weekly World News. lit with USC legei I ~1 <? -i ? an ?an< kn< do* OU] Hal: OK, Sharon, let's move on to the campus wa now. I'm real curious about your feelings about her this "The USC" thing? 1 Sharon: Stupid. We all know where we go to cor school. I mean, get real. Pei Hal: Exactly my sentiments, I agree totally. My coa next question concerns the safety of all mankind, a w Sharon. There happens to be this nasty little t nuclear weapons plant down the road in Aiken, sue Any comment? fan Sharon: Very uncool. I hate it when that ha\ happens. ed Hal: Yes, nuclear annihilation at the hands of corporate greedheads and myopic governmental 1 slime can be a major uncool thing. But tell me, do Bo you plan to stay in our fair state once you vo( graduate, or shall you traipse off to unexplored vio lands to practice that devil craft I affectionately ant call advertising? < Sharon: Hey now! I got things to see and people 1 call it \\ .e. freeze" V \ vant$, pur '$ like a / 5WORP \ ^ ter round up I felt a little outnumbered. To my left was an editor of The State and to my right was an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, who wore a button that proudly said "Card-carrying member." They talked about a lot of legal things, 1 gave them the low down on what it feels like to have someone removed from the process come in after all your hard work and then say your article cannot be printed, ever. It breeds fear and inadequacy in some, and it breeds hostility and rebellion in others. It happened to me once. I felt like dirt for a week, then I realized I did nothing wrong, and boy was I thinking rebellion. Someone else didn't agree with what I was saying and abused his authority to prevent what I was trying to say. I don't think I won anyone over to my view, which is basically that anyone who does censor in [his or any other country should be shot, and there is always an alternative to censorship in America. Always. This was the catchphrase in a Bugs Bunny :artoon I was watching the other day. In this one, Bugs helps a tired, worn-out Easter Bunny deliver lis eggs. e Quoth the Easter Bunny, "And remember, :eeeep smiling." Merry Christmas and have a happy break. vorst of '88 korst tabloid: Shout! lest adjective: "swell." yorst adjective: "lovesexy." lost startling political conversion: Janice Kraft, ho switched her support from televangelist Pat obertson to Libertarian Ron Paul. lost shopworn political cliche: calling for :onomic sanctions. lost ado about nothing: The Last Temptation of hrist. est new architecture in Columbia: the Koger Arts enter, a stately yet modern building that will serve SC and Columbia well. torst new architecture in Columbia: Richland ashion Mall, a post-modern nightmare in pastels, lost disheartening closings: Rockafellas' and the ickelodeon. lost heartening reopenings: Rockafellas' and the ickelodeon. So there you have it ? the good, the bad and the r ?ly of 1988. Unfortunately, this year has featured ore of the bad and the ugly than the good, but ere's always 1989. We can only hope it will be a tie prettier . . . ad Sharon do. I am outta here. Maybe I'll cruise out West d check out the deal. Gotta be better than here, id, by the way, advertising pays for my nasty bits, as well as your salary. Hal: Touche. Well, let's move on. We recently d quite an unfortunate occurrence within our hletic Department. I'm sure you read and heard about Tommy Chaikin's story about how he d other USC football players abused steroids d also drugs like LSD and cocaine. Given your owledge of controlled substances, do you have y comment? ?haron: Well, you know what they say steriods ss to a man's vital area. The dude is mad ... He i>htta be. At least he had a good time while he s here. And that's the whole purpose of us being e, isn't it? ial: Well of course it is, and one can just feel the npassion and concern oozing right out of you. haps you could get a job on Joe Morrison's iching staff? All you'd need is the right clothes, 'histle and a frontal lobotomy and you'd be set. kt any rate, Sharon, our football team has had a cessful, if slightly disappointing, season. The s have really been riding them even though they 'e had one of their best seasons ev,er and managto destroy a great Georgia team. f I remember correctly, at last year's Gator wl in Jacksonville, Florida, didn't you, rather :iferously and drunkenly, call for the quick and lent removal of part of our quarterback's itomy crucial to making babies? iharon: Yes. -lal: 'Nuff said.