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Racism Newsletter gets far more attent than it deserves from U students There is an extreme shortage of humor on this campus, are so serious about every facet of USC life that they los sense of humor, or more precisely their sense of what is ir A prime example is the amount of attention focused on th wheat" character in the Gamecock Fever newsletter. Cockwheat is a parody of Buckwheat of Little Rasa The allegedly funny article has been seen as racist by n dents and administrators for its stereotypical treatment c (African-Americans if you prefer). Whether or not the actually prejudicial is not the point. Did this insignificant ally warrant demands by Student Government and the NA a boycott of Gamecock Fever's sponsors? The world is full of ethnic hatred and terror, but is Cc contributing to that? Only recently, blacks and Jews wei each other in New York City over a racial incident. Cc pales in significance. Why not urge racial understanding ii dwelling on a silly article? 'dffeft! I CARTOONISTS: TTSIP ctnHpntc who lilrp tn Hraw fcrnnH editorial cartoons should please send sample David Bowden, Viewpoint Cartoons, Drawe Russell House, USC, 29225. We would pref< run only USC students' work if possible, so 1 the cartoons coming! 1GAMECOC1 News: 777-7726 Advertising: 777 Chris Silvestri Editor in Chief David Bowden Brant Long Managing Editor/Viewpoint Editor Copy Desk Chief Tige Watts OctaviaWrigh News Editor Carolina Life Editor Aaron Sheinin Teddy Lepp Sports Editor Photography Editor Patrick Villegas Gordon Main Asst. News Editor Asst. News Tracey Davis Rich Ta Asst. Carolina Life Editor Asst. Sports Virginia Marshall Greg Rickab Asst. Copy Desk Chief Asst. Photography Wayne Williams eric g Comics Editor Darkroom Tec Renee A. Gibson Laura 5 Asst. Media Director/Advertising Manager Production a Stacie Lewis Ray Bu Asst. Advertising Manager Asst. Production M Erik Collins Carolyn Gf Faculty Adviser Business M Lara Chapman Asst. Classified Manager Letters Policy: The Gamecock wiH try to print all letters received. Letters shot maximum. 250 to 300 words long. The writer must include full name, professio a USC employee or South Carolina resident, or year and major if a student. Ar and phone number are required with all letters sent. The Gamecock reserves to edit letters for style, possible libel or in case of space limitations. The newsp not withhofcf names under any circumstance. erneiM @>?& . (flRVTVOO MCEO TO IOJ2 QOMir?CMlOM5. n s^1 FOR EXAMPLE, It V ( HliP*VUC, FEMKL Lj SOMEWHAT RELIC CONSERVATIVE 5 010 STRICT CONS TlOVJlST WHO H? NEVER SMOKED marijuana. Students ;ing their nportant. _ e "Cock- L JLD DRtDGMG V)P TU .1- f^mo KOST CKREFUIL lis fame. W1LL soa lany stu)f blacks 1 Br article is ? F flier re- ! ACP for | >ckwheat I e killing ickwheat _ _ T stead of \VOOdS SJ Of the 68,200 men, womei drunks in attendance at Saturd; ^ many of you left feeling good i Gamecock team is going? Sure, it's great to get the firs belt, the obvious cannot be igr getting any better, or are we a? mediocrity? If the action o Williams-Brice Stadium isn't g better, they should at least sell would be an improvement. Let's look at the highs and lo nia Tech game and the season the Tech game, we actually S? attack defense, at times. What v Gamecock player showing emc ing a tackle? After Eddie Mill ception in the first quarter, B< down the field pumping his fist IFrighteningly enough, th( thought about was how Fuller 1( Bradshaw trotting down the fiel< Steeler's uniform. But we are n Fuller didn't just pass to one of ceivers of all time, Lynn Swann ^5^* cocks are not climbing the mou 3) ionship status. I'm drifting though, this is su] X highs, right? Senior leadership. ally something I witnessed Si ~ . 4 S ^ ^ % USC system good as whoI< ) S tO To the editor: . This letter is in response to a r cent Gamecock editorial which i IX tO dresses the issue of overcrowdi within USC-Columbia during ceep time of statewide financial hai ship. First I must agree with N ? Magee's objection to allowing s dents to continuously meander the system while their GPAs ; , main far below acceptab f| standards. . Furthermore, if minimum sts dards throughout state-support colleges and universities we raised, then perhaps the South G -4249 olina General Assembly could i more money into the retention quality educational services a into curbing the increasing cost tuition. Being slightly more compassic ate than I, Ms. Magee was inclin to offer assistance to the numero people unable to make the cut 'T USC-Columbia. She would ha them attend one of the satelli campuses, such as USC-Aiken, order to determine whether or r they are capable of scholastic si cess at a four-year universit However, some, including myse 11 LER find ohiectinn with sur.h rrasnnir Editor and I will briefly explain why. YLOR F""st ?f may * remind N! Magee that USC-Aiken is a foi year university with academ AUGH standards at least as strict as tho 1 Editor of USC-Columbia. It seems rath illogical to send someone to iLENN four-year university in order to s hnician whether or not they can succeed a four-year university. ? 7 I chose USC-Aiken over US< >. DA\ Columbia for its friendly academ tanager and social atmosphere whi< 'RGOS places great emphasis upon tl 'anager student. Although having alrea< attended another institution i 'IFFIN higher learning, I found my cour 'anager load to be quite challengin Thanks to USC-Aiken, my educ tion has been thorough and I ha1 .. obtained the knowledge, sel confidence and preparation nece ild be, at * ' . nai title if sarY t0 continue on towards great i address scholastic endeavors, the right Unfortunately, many acqua >aper will tances of mine found the curri< lum at USC-Aiken beyond th capabilities, and so they moved ( HO* 40 PRESENTS SOMIW ( DEFINE TOUR OHLY EIGHT SUCH 60T W PEOPLE EXIST. ONE WO T'S SAT TOO NEED A A a 1 E, handicapped, Is J MR \?/ 6u*E,f; -lOOSVERV l-l ADJU I-TEAR.- jgfe rjn |f| < gZLrTT/ I UNFORTUNATELV, ITT/// I NONE OF THEM HAVE LAW DEGREES. |WE HAV IE PAST- EVEN THE ][ TfISMMATE " ??a}* \ ?s A HISPANIC, FEM V CAPPED, SOMEWHAT Uuf \ VERT CONSERVATIVE ! ^/)/.rn ,* j\ STRICT CONSTWCHONI UbrK $*** \ NEVER SMOkED MARI. !5S? Ak-rNO"'? NOTHING TO 00 W V >0\ VrPc?r^A0" fid* DECISION TO NOMlN Irould take r i, children and j ay's game, how j|P^ ibout where this ?Z V fm ? ?t win under the lored ? are we oing to get any beer. Now that Gibson, especially at oul with the intensity missii ws of the Virgi- Inside, it was Joe Rea^ as a whole. In with his play as well as 1 tw an intensity- On the offensive si( yas that I saw, a again the most valuable )tion after mak- poise in the pocket an< er's 55-yard re- ceiver. Speaking of ret 3bby Fuller ran has got to be the most u Gamecock squad. Has a ? first thing I come through on third ai >oked like Terry and Eddie Miller someti i in a Pittsburgh ing, but Pitchko is the o ot in Pittsburgh, whom I have complete ' the greatest re- his nickname to Hoovt , and the Game- starting lineup, ntain to champ- One more high. Bran Wilburn are the only tv pposed to be the coach Sparky Woods is This was actu- actually look like they aturday. Robert showed signs of imprc LETTERS TO some even transferred to USCColumbia. Hence, one can understand how members of the USC ^ community outside of Columbia would take offense at the gross and outdated misconception that USC-Columbia is and should be the most academically challenging. Furthermore, weeding out those who consistently maintain a very ,a low GPA would not save USC^ ~ Columbia money, for monetarily, s' it would only benefit the State u Treasury. Since the state subsidizes most of an in-state student's edure_ je cation, a decision by a student to discontinue their affiliation with USC-Columbia would cause the school to lose funds which would have been used to finance that person's education. Also, for South Carolina to sub)U? sidize the same student's education ^ at USC-Aiken would save little of money, since the state's cost for 0 subsidizing a student's education varies only marginally between ccj public colleges and universities. In conclusion, we here at USC'US at Aiken could not care less whether vc or not USC-Columbia enhances |ic their quality, rankings and prestige if it must be at the expense of the other eight system campuses. It is 10 this central-minded attitude that 1 ~ has led USC-Coastal Carolna to If seriously consider seceding from USC, and if it sould continue, '?' other schools will inevitably foll low suit. For those students who finH themsp.lvfc tv.u/itHp.rfvl hv thp. c size of USC-Columbia, perhaps a sc smaller universiy such as USCer Aiken can help. However, for those students at Columbia who are content with their unacceptable performance, I can think of no beta ter place for them than USCColumbia. Sean William Bell ., Political science senior ^ USC-Aiken | Phone sales se I big nuisance ve f- To the editor: s- Something has got to be done er about the solicitation problem on this campus. It's too often that I in- am awakened by some telemarket;u ing employee who's trying to trick eir me into buying something I don't }n; want or need. cwo?$e a fiuVt su sntr fee in luck' I Now we HEED TO WE A" sassr H next eew wee;' FtfttSftc ??PA*IWMS^ DKATIONV ^-^err-fTor I. 1|S E OUR JUSTICE .'/ rtisut PREPARE TOUR NOMINE E TO BE nent. respectfully evasive at the ~RlOS ^ CONFIRMATION HEARINGS. Steffi" ' -:J /""would be\ 7 iKXo / impruoent to I 1 ? 1 COMMENT ON ' \ HTPOTHETICAL J \ TH MY VcASES / * ATEHER^ isks in or likewi; AARON a perfe are wc SHEININ cocks? cuse ft But need U __J lent is j t , maybe tside linebacker, played adrnit ig the first two weeks, win ag /es making the impact ^ 3^ lis attitude. to st0p ie, Bobby Fuller was 0] : player, showing great see the 1 finding the open re- jnse reivers, David Pitchko Woods nderrated player on the a genu nyone seen Pitchko not njce ^ id long? Robert Brooks footbal mes live up to the bill- tended nly receiver this season Aggres confidence in. Change 3par ;r and put him in the be to li nia los don Bennett and Terry and ha vo "young players," as your o so fond of saying, who (since are improving. Both unit), f >vement Saturday, but odds ol THE ED1TOF Credit cards are a popular 01 The person tells you they are sei ing die card and asks for verifii tion of your address. No, you do have to talk to them. You can ha up, but half the time they'll end sending it to you anyway. If we want credit cards, we apply for them. If we want maj zines, we'll order them. Solicitc phone calls are not only irritati K.it ?nn^?onn.u Xl/Unta.,,** UUL uiui^/^ddai}'. TT liatv^vc/i nt pened to the old theory of colle students scrimping for money' know I can't afford a credit c; and as for magazines, who 1 time to read them during a frustr ing semester of schoolwork? Coi on solicitors, give us a brej Don't call us ? we'll call you! C. Clayt Retailing sophomc Alcohol, cars don't mix wel To the editor: Imagine that your family is hi ing a get-together in your horn All of your friends and family i there. Some have traveled hu dreds of miles just to be there w you. All are sharing stories and \ miniscing about all the good tim you all have shared together. Sor have brought pictures, anoth fTI T7/1P irAn SI HP r.U.' ? * ?r/\ 5**^-3 ;uu a i "onili iiuiii ysj school, while another remembt to bring you a baseball hat frc your favorite team. There is a j of laughter and many tears . . . your funeral. Because someone let one their friends drive home drun your friends are now attendii your funeral. A typical night out at Caroli usually begins at a party or som where in Five Points. Everyoi pnes out with onlv the best of i tentions, to have a good time wi friends. Only after hours of drin ing it is time to go back to yo dorm or apartment. You all pi into someone's car and drive bad You laugh and joke about he it's a miracle you made it hon without getting into an accident pulled over. Next time maybe y< won't be so. lucky. Next tin you're driving home and swer into the wrong lane, hitting anoth car head-on. You stumble awj unhurt while the other driver has ?2?f>?> ??!,ail?5(i? IHER THE PRESS FOR i. \ fWZANAPO^ t\Fcx?lWHr"o t i ^\?jL^u,am i ^ Wdil/j!,mm?ns? IJ fmw o'tP ^irejM WS'Sini AND WE'VE GOT ANOTHER, MEMBER OF THE NATION'S highest court/ rights, shmi6hts ' \ ihisgut's a vihinikig ) crtbart pure amp j ^SWPlEf JL 0 der to win >e, both made mistakes. However, this is ;ct lead-in for the lows. How much longer s going to hear about the "young Game" When does young just become an ex>r untalented? maybe this is too harsh, maybe they do )nger to mature as players. Maybe the ta? there, but the coaching is not. But , just maybe Woods could come out and what most are pondering ? without the ;ainst Virginia Tech, he might not coach D contest. Sooner or later Sparky has got ) making excuses about a young seconr an inept kicking game, or he may never m mature. rt disclaimer here, it says. I like Sparky ., and I don't want to see him fired. He is inely nice man in a tough situation, but >esn't win much in this world, especially 1 games. Nice doesn't get contracts ex, and nice doesn't win championships. ]<_ but the lives of those closest to ur you and the lives of others you [le may never know. Go out, have a great time, because God knows I do and David would, but do it with ^ responsibility. or One last thing, keep Joey, David du and his family in your prayers, and ic anyone else' in that situation and vc pray that you never find yourself er in that situation, ty P.L. Laing a ...... hrta senior isive play and talented players do. ky, if I have any advice for you, it would ve a little. You said after the West Virgis, that you wanted the players to go out ve some fun, so why don't you listen to wn testimony. Gamble on fourth down you obviously can't trust your field goal ake the punt, run the flea-bicker, or your f keeping your job are slink 3 ne. broken neck. He narrowly escapes id- death and might be paralyzed from sa- the neck down for the rest of his n't life. ing Or you allowed a friend to up drive, who also has been drinking, again you swerve into the wrong s'll lane and continue to drive in it. *a- This time when the cars hit, both >us drivers are killed, and you walk ing away. The families and friends of ip- these victims are devastated. I ige know because I am one of these ? I friends. ird Two years ago my friend Joey las was hit head-on by a drunk driver, at- I have known Joey since junior me high; he's smart, a great athlete ik. and a terrific guy. After Joey's accident, the doctors said he'd never on walk again, but luckily for Joey he >re has a terrific family and a lot of close friends who helped him as he i struggled down the road to recovery. They were there to give him Ithe support when he needed it as he pushed himself to his physical limits. Joey beat the odds. It's been more than a year now, and iv- Joey is walking again. or David wasn't as lucky as Joey. ^ When a drunk driver who had n. been driving on the wrong side of ijjj the highway hit his car, he was re_ killed. It hurts to talk about David ies in the past tense because anyone ne that knew him knows that there is er no way David's spirit could have ur died that night. David was a ta,rs lented young lawyer, a caring )m brother and son and a best friend lot to many. Although David has at passed away, he is still with us. He will be remembered always in the 0f hearts of those whose lives he touched. ng I am not here to judge anyone or try to force my views on you, as na the sign-men outside of Russell ie_ House do. I just hope that in wrung ing at least one person stops and n_ thinks before they do something th that could not only affect your life