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Homecoming
Events surrounding this activity
just not worth money and effort
Finally, after a week of really exciting homecoming events that
made our cup runneth over with that old-time Carolina spirit, it
must be said that Homecoming Week is nothing but a waste of
money.
The absence of the Homecoming Queen, the fraternity boycott
of floats, the rain-filled day that drowned out the organizational
carnival, the sparse student attendance at the Homecoming game
and that video dance party capped off a boring week that made
studying for mid-terms seem exciting.
Sure, the Comedy night was impressive and the .magic show
was stunning, but the overall week was a complete dud.
First of all, the removal of the traditional Homecoming Queen
from the week's activities was like removing the Midway from the
State Fair. Who cares what controversy it brings? One of the only
reasons Homecoming Week is created is to finish with the crown
ing ot a queen. Without it, there is nothing to look forward to end
the week with.
And replacing the queen by presenting silver bowls at halftime
really united the campus together. It is surprising that the crowd at
Williams-Brice Stadium didn't hold hands together in unison.
Secondly, the washed-out carnival last Wednesday that was
moved to the Russell House ballroom was almost as thrilling as
watching grass grow. The three floats that did enter the float competition
really made the Carolina community proud.
Lastly, the Saturday dance party that brought a mere 400 students
to the Coliseum to eat crackers and cheese didn't bring in
the sizable crowd it could have. After all, there are 25,000 students
in this university.
All in all, the $14,000 budget allotted to Homecoming activites
could easily be used to fill in the endless amount of dirt patches
around the campus. The money being used to help bring the Carolina
Community together is just not worthy of our time.
Of course, the students that prepared, participated and worked
hard on the events should be commended, and the students that
enjoyed some of the activites should be happy. The old saying
"Make the best of a bad situation" certainly applies here.
But it seems such a pity that the best part of Homecoming
Week is the end of it.
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AIDS test
Would you go to a doctor that
with HIV (the AIDS virus).
Probably not. Why not? Probabl
you're scared. What if that doctor
your family physician for the last
Would you stop going to him or he
Most likely. Dennis Shealy wrote a
for The Gamecock urging mandatory
ing for all health care workers (Mor
30, 1991).
He thinks we have the right to ki
doctors and dentists are infected.
On the surface, without considerin
sequences of such a policy, his posi
legitimate ? which is exactly wh
like his are so dangerous! Unfortunj
Americans don't know many of the
HIV/AIDS, but for right now, educa
best weapon against the spread of boi
HIV-related hysteria.
FACT: 191,601 persons in the
been diagnosed as having AIDS, anc
tive estimates are that at least one m
pie are infected with HIV. Among
million are people from all walks <
eluding doctors, dentists and other ]
workers.
Yet Dr. David Acer (Kimberly Ber
tist) was the first health care worker,
years that the virus has been present ii
to be "accused" of infecting son
patients.
Acer was practicing as an HIV po<
tist with the full knowledge and conse
be AMA and the ADA. These natior
nations know that doctor-patient trans
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Legal abortion
helps women
To the editor:
I am writing once again in response
to Brian McCarter's column
on abortion. I want to express
my appreciation to Mr. McCarter
that he upgraded the term proabortion
to pro-legal abortion and
upgraded people who support a
woman s right to choose trom
mass murderers of widows and orphans
to people who shoot their
neighbors for playing the stereo
too loud.
There were, however, a few
points which I think are still worth
clarifying. A woman's right to
choose sexual freedom or abstinence.
I do not support abortion as
a method of birth control. However,
even the most effective forms
of birth control can fail.
Does this mean that a woman
must abstain from sex because
there is a chance she may become
pregnant? Would you say . that a
man who is fertile and heterosexual
must abstain from sex because
there is a chance he might
impregnate a woman? Somehow I
doubt it
The simple truth of the matter is
that it requires sex between a male
and a female to cause pregnancy.
ideally, 11 snouia oe tnp responsibility
of both parties, but most often
the burden and the decision
lies on the woman. That decision
is hard enough; it shouldn't be illegal
too.
What so many anti-legal abortionists
fail to consider is that a
woman faced with an unwanted
pregnancy will terminate it. A woman
does not ask to become pregnant
and then have an abortion.
Perhaps she was young and uneducated,
perhaps her other birth control
failed, perhaps she was raped.
Before the 1972 Roe v. Wade
decision, rich women bribed
American doctors or flew to Europe.
That was a small percentage.
Millions of women ? married and
single ? used coat hangers or
knitting needles, douched with gar
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pills.
duck-aney aooruon cnnics were
a thriving business for med-school
dropouts, butchers and veterinarians.
Women were tied down and
restrained, men often copping a
feel or two, using instruments that
were rusty or caked with blood.
How can you claim to hold life in
high regard when you're willing to
subject women to that? The luckiest
women survived, usually sterile;
those not so lucky bled to
death in bathrooms, bedrooms and
city parks.
Unwanted pregnancies and abortion
are part of the imperfection of
an imperfect world. Illegalizing
abortion won't change that. Just
because you don't have to look at
something doesn't mean it doesn't
exist. Women who have had abortions
know this, but is it that hard
a lesson to learn?
Darcy Harris
English senior
Racism hurts
all Americans
To the editor:
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editorials submitted by Robert L.
Ellington and Tim Queen.
When is our society going to
learn that it doesn't matter how
racism started or who started it?
Who cares? The point is that racism,
in fact, does exist and as long
as there are people that think like
Mr. Queen and Mr. Ellington, it
will always exist.
Everyone thinks racism is a
black and white issue. It's not.
Vietnamese despise being called
"chinks" just as much as blacks
despise being called "nigger" and
whites despise the word "honkey."
Being racist or prejudice is a matter
of personal choice, whether it
be about color, religion or even
sexual preference. Hey, why don't
we have a "Gay Mr. American?"
See how stupid that sounds?
What the people of this country
need to understand is that it is up
to our generation to change the
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way our society is based, and we t
can't do that if everyone is arguing t
over "who started it." That's not
the question. The question is, r
"Who's going to finish it?" t
Jennifer Rast r
Civil engineering sophomore
Pirates better
than 'Cocks ]
1U U1C CU1LUI.
Rich Taylor's October 2 evaluation
of the Gamecock football
team was generally on target But
when Taylor placed the East Carolina
football team on the same
level with The Citadel, a Division
1-AA school, he made a gross
error.
Apparently, like other USC fans,
Taylor's only knowledge of the Pirates
comes from their recent trips
to Columbia, where admittedly,
they have been repeatedly demolished
by the Gamecocks. The
games against USC, however, are
not indicative of the quality of
ECU's program.
Over the past four years, ECU
has split four games with Virginia
Tech, the same team that annually
gives the Gamecocks fits. This
year's team came within a touchdown
and an official's blunder of
defeating an Illinois team that
crusnea Houston M-iu. ine toilowing
game the Pirates defeated
Memphis State, which easily handled
the USC Trojans.
Robert Jones, ECU's star linebacker,
in addition to being a preseason
Ail-American, is a finalist
for both the Butkus and Lombardi
trophies. Jones will be a certain a
NFL first round draft pick; further- ^
more, tight end Luke Fisher will ^
probably be selected in the initial 11
round. Is there one Gamecock se- ^
nior on this year's squad who has ^
even a remote chance of being v
chosen in the first round? c
Moreover, quarterback Jeff
Blake had a top 10 NCAA rating a
even before Saturday's contest. s
The 31-20 score was no fluke. It
was not lack of execution or men- ^
tal toughness on the part of the
Gamecocks. Unlike previous years,
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workers
they prove to be HIV positive."
side their area of expertise would
sideration, because once their HIV
r was announced, chances are that
t have any patients left
n, the American public does not
ts of HIV transmission (or, if they
t believe them). Health care workilV
positive could easily lose their
ostracized in the communities, lose
insurance and possibly even their
ilies and friends. Unfortunately, as
at sounds, many people who are
positive find themselves in these
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. Would you wish the above discrianyone?
The only real danger of
an HIV infected person is through
ing injection drug equipment! In
don't have sex (or if you do, know
well and use a latex condom) and
is (or if you do, don't share injecit).
? workers are people, just like sturs,
lawyers, bankers or journalists. "" ?
privacy, like everyone, and they *
angering their patients. I have
[DS education for more 1
iow, in addition to being a^student
Daily, I see the ignorance and fear
ttIV and AIDS, at work, at school
ins like Mr. Shealy's. Please find
and don't add to the already ramfsteria.
he Pirates were simply the better
Qom
Chronicle, 2. listen to Rush Limaugh,
3. get a life.
William Broome
Conservative freshman
MUlIt
Finally, for Rich Taylor's infornation,
the Pirates have won three
>owl games. Can USC make a sinilar
claim?
Greg Massey
History graduate student 1
Writer shows
his intelligence
To the editor:
Fire Tige Watts. Everytime "I
read one of his articles, I want to
vomit. He is a pompous, arrogant
md opinionated columnist. That's
ill he'll ever be. I don't think he
could ever be a reporter. Tige "Besiege"
Watts is the biggest rightwing
liberal on campus. His view
in "Hells' Bells" shows what a
close-minded, unself-assured, incompetent
person he is.
Of course, columnists voice
heir opinions in articles, but his is
such as Tige would like to think, a
rery strong out aiso a more onen;ive
opinion. His issue on the defense
plan of George Bush just
ihows people how naive he really
s. Come on Tige, the world is
ight around the comer from total
ind complete world peace? If
hat's correct, I've got some
>cean-front property in Arizona I'd
ike to sell you. Of course, Tige,
or you, I'd sell it cheap. I
vouldn't want anybody to think I
vas a conservative trying to make
ny living off the poor.
Mr. Watts, do you actually beieve
world peace can be estabished
with Hussein, Gorbachev
,nd Khadaffi still in power? Yes,
lorbachev. Do you really believe
ie is all that good? These past
tionths in the Soviet Union have
ieen their worst ever. While Gorge's
country was crumbling, he
yas traveling around the world exepting
peace prizes and such.
To improve your very opinionted
ways, I suggest 3 things: 1.
ubscribe to the Conservative