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Hatred Racism is dividing university because of student intolerance USC is now the center of hatred. Letters adorn the Viewpoi section with nothing more than hate in their contents. Racism splitting our campus apart and nobody is willing to stop it. The racism problem has been around for so long. Africa Americans claim European-Americans don't respect their cultui Meanwhile, European-Americans claim their counterparts "whi and complain" about the problem. The arguments are there, but there's no attempt for solutic People are sending in letters to the editor presenting the proble and their solutions. However, no solution presented has propos the two sides to sit down together and discuss their problems. Kudos go to Ralph Johnson, a Student Affairs official who < sists minorities. Johnson talked with The Gamecock and told about the problems of the minorities. He said minorities fe pushed out of their opportunity to talk about their problems. He also told us of their disdain of our predominantly whi staff. We do not exclude minorities from the staff. We need many as possible to help add a different view of the campi That's why we encourage anyone to join The Gamecock. USC also needs to be more aware of the reasons behind bo arguments. Quotes like "It's a black thing, you wouldn't unde stand" and "Stop complaining, and work for your goals" only e courage more separatism. There's also a great hatred among European-Americans becau African-Americans hold "culture fairs." The point of these fairs a good one, but how many whites attend these fairs? There mi be a move toward including whites within these events. Instead of having a "minority culture fair," maybe we shou hold a "different-cultures-of-all-sorts fair." It certainly wou promote more participation. Otherwise, there's just more separatism and more hatred. Both sides need to sit down and push away all the stereotype We need to work toward a common goal of equality and unde standing. We need to pacify this hatred before somethir explodes. Spike Lee presented this problem before. Do the Right Thii depicted the building up of all this hatred that exploded in gre violence. We need to do something before this happens here. do you have \ z' ~\ any views on -j ( no- j ^~~~// ^ fzSl t>o you have. \ z ***KM0Wt?DGE) tN0' / f I PICK TWC BCST A ( QOAUFICb MEAJ j A?\ j\ I FDR "TUE JOB- / 7 I " f# Jlr Chstntxrted by Tribune Media Service* i GAMECOCK News: 777-7726 Advertising: 777-4249 Chris Silvestri Editor in Chief David Bowden Brant Long Managing Editor/Viewpoint Editor Copy Desk Chief Tige Watts Oct a via Wright News Editor Carolina Life Editor Aaron Sheinin Teddy Lepp Sports Editor Photography Editor Patrick Villegas Gordon Mantler Asst. News Editor Asst. News Editor Tracey Davis Rich Taylor Asst. Carolina Life Editor Asst. Sports Editor Virginia Marshall Greg Rickabaugh Asst. Copy Desk Chief Asst. Photography Editor Wayne Williams eric glenjs Comics Editor Darkroom Techniciar Rene? a. Gibson Laura S. Da^ Asst. Media Director/Advertising Manager Production Manage\ Stacie Lewis Ray Burgos Asst. Advertising Manager Asst. Production Managei Erik Collins Carolyn Griffiin ' Faculty Adviser ^ Business Managei Lara Chapman Asst. Classified Manager Letters Policy: The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be. a maximum. 250 to 300 words long. The writer must include full name, professional title i a USC employee or South Carolina resident, or year and major if a student. An addres and phone number are required with all letters sent. The Gamecock reserves the righ to edit letters for style, possible libel or in case of space limitations. The newspaper wil not withhold names under any circumstance. New facts hai As you will no doubt have already read on the front page, The Charlotte Observer ran a story in their Sunday paper alleging former USC President James Holderman made sexual 'nt advances toward some of his male student in1S terns. Oh my! n_ The rumors of Holderman's sexual preferre ence or whatever have been a running joke _ ' among many USC students for years, but aftei all they were just rumors to be snickered at anc given little credence. >n. :m The important fact is most people wouldn't ed have really cared if Holderman was a homosexual or bisexual if it hadn't been students ls_ who were the alleged object of his advances 01 us public money that hadn't been used in pursuit >ej of these supposed amores. The reason this all seems so shocking is beite cause it is a betrayal of trust. I personally as wasn't as anxious to see Holderman cut dowr iS> last year, because I thought he was a pretty good president who just got too carried away lth with the power at hand. These allegations seem to be an extension of that very same abuse ol nI Group corre< jjj In the October 4, 1991 issue of The Game cock, the front-page headline stated, "Student: renortedlv raned." As an addendum tr> this ml umn, a second article appeared listing thing; JS. women should do to avoid being raped. WhiU :r- The Gamecock did not intend to misrepresen lg the facts of acquaintance rape, Campus Rapt Awareness (CRA) believes there are severa ng issues which were overlooked. First, the list itself focused solely on women Rape is not only a woman's problem. Both mer and women are victims, rapists and friends ol each. A biased presentation does a disservice tc all. If precautionary behavior is outlined for wo men to follow then justice demands adverse ag gressive behavior be outlined for men to avoid The proximity of the list to the article implie; the common and incorrect assumption that victims can always prevent sexual attacks and thai when an attack occurs it is the victim's fault Precautions can be taken, but rape cannot al ways be avoided. Second, the list provided by the Associatior of American Colleges contains several suggestions that should not be viewed as steadfasi rules. CRA has taken the list and expanded or its fundamental ideas: 1/ LET All races have ttuly ^fn same emotions To the editor: CJ Spike Lee's comment that white ^Ull people should not direct movies about black people, and Taifa S. PCT{ Graves' comments in the October 9 issue of The Gamecock, ignore To the ed the principle that art should ex- Donna plore what it means to be human, The pre: and should affirm the humanity of American all races. ^as once and resc To be a free nation, America American must allow anyone, white or black, How c< to create art according to his or her a boycott inspiration. Anyone may see and as the use respect Malcolm X's strength and an off-ca intellect as a leader, may under- Moore ha stand the courage it took to bring many tii racial injustice to the nation's at- thought, tention. And all people, white or contact black, experience triumphs and fai- Bureau, lures just as Malcolm X exper- What h ienr.ed them. ina ie nr?1; --"O ^ No good art speaks to one race issue on only. Mo' Better Blues does not bating rac concern only black people any goal that more than Shakespeare's plays together. ] concern only whites people. Spike separatisn Lee's movie shows a young man's Moore is ; struggle to find the relationships Grantee and people with whom he wishes tified in t to settle down, concerns his need he did ap to find a space in the world which and inqui J will allow him to be happy. Whose resolve thi i story is not the same? And Shakes- had stopp peare's plays study man's limita- out the si r tions, the consequences of being seen it wa human. They pertain to all people. infuriated r obvious If we say black people should students. ' create art about blacks and white But no, people should create art about authoritat [ whites, we segregate art, acting as coverage if there were inherent differences opinions in the races. No such differences what she exist. We all have moments of to do is a weakness; we all bleed if cut; we by makin all long for acceptance and love fighting f< from the people around us. communit [ Martin Luther King, Jr. called Ms. Mc t for all of us to love our neighbors (he people as ourselves. Only then, when fists sents Mai unclench, when angry faces relax dents, sue m into understanding smiles, may we agreed tha *m Holderman Dennis Shealy ' power that Holderman is so well known for . now. The article in The Charlotte Observer listed a number of cases where Holderman would give his intern credit cards and cash to buy new suits or gifts in very expensive shops, how he would give them scholarships, and take them on trips, which seems to imply he was trying to sometimes buy the intern's affections or their silence. Now one suit I could understand, after all the interns were working for Holderman and having r to travel with him. Holderman might have just i wanted to keep up appearances. And scholarr ships and small gifts wouldn't seem that out of r line, but Holderman took it way too far with i money that wasn't his. The money aside; howr ever, the interns make straight out allegations cts stereotypes Campus Rape Awareness Guest Editorial 1 "Socialize with people who share your values" ? This is faulty logic; how can anyone i know what another person's values are without f first socializing with him? The intent behind > this suggestion is simply to avoid people and situations that are uncomfortable. "Think about the pros and cons of dating older men" (and women) ? The inference from 5 this seems to be a warning of the stereotypical ' "dirty old man." This is unfair to older men. [ Age does not make rape more appealing to rapists. It is also unfair to encourage women to * make unsubstantiated generalizations about older men as a group. I "Be alert to other unconscious messages you t may be giving" ? Campus Rape Awareness i wants readers to know this suggstion is twofold. People should not only be aware of themTERS TO THE EDI1 x. the incident was unwj Jud Wolfskin that the Association co English sophomore cused their energies on ing problems. Many of the people i nnfn |_ "represents" seem to tl 1 UOlS-lllV should quit wasting ti . j tion's time by whinin )6CUl6Q plaining about incide significance. ltor: . The owner of Soni Moore has done it again. apologized. Why cont sident of the African- ass an(j aff01 Association for Students forgiveness? again wasted the time >urces of the African- J community. International stud! in she justify her call for over such a trivial matter i of the word "nigger" by lI^^Annn mpus restaurant owner. iiUIIICvUIl s threatened, as she does _ x A | A i nes without a second not mai i to form a petition and the Better Business Totheeditor; ? This letter is in resj 4s. Moore is actually do- editorial in the Octot irizing an already volatile of The GameC0l the USC campus. Com- . ^ Homecoming W ism and bigotry is a lofty we should all pursue has been (two) > But agitation and cultural Homecoming and, aft I is the only thing Ms. for SOme careful thouj accomplishing. the letter, it is time thai I, the owner was not jus- coming Commission re he use of the word, but Gamecock's articles, ologize straightforwardly coc^ insinuated that be* red as to how he could absence of the Ho e situation. If Ms. Moore Queen, the fraternity sd to think rationally ab- floats and low turnou tuation, she would have coming events in gei s a simple mistake by an Homecoming '91 "5 owner over a problem Worst." ly created by USC . . The decision for th M? Mrwp must ikp hpr sion to not soonsor the ive position and media ing Queen had valid ra to voice unintelligent This tradition only i and needless threats. small amount of the st is apparently attempting lation: fraternities anc dvance her own position although the invitatic g it appear that she is tended to all student o Dr the African-American to participate. Other g y. out of the spectrum 01 >ore is out of touch with tion open to all US< she "supposedly" repre- Who cares what con ly African-American stu- brings? People who see h as Kendra Byas, have ing as a way to brin it the AAAS reaction to community together in i's reputation that Holderman made numerous sexual advances toward them. If true, this is unforgivable. Holderman was a very powerful man here at USC, and he also had a lot of clout around the country. There's no doubt that he could have put his interns in a very awkward situation. I remember talking to one of his interns once, who said you just didn't cross Holderman because it was very possible for him to make or break your future. He was only speaking in general, but it makes a point in this case. With Holderman's kind of influence and the lavish gifts he could bestow, it makes it easy to see how it would take a person this long to come forward. Only time will tell what will come of these allegations, but they could well mark the end of Holderman's chances to climb out of the mess Ka knn /y/xHam kim/iAlf <*%?/\ T? ?n a ^ ?Wa* a ut/ uas guu&u iiiiiiscii niiu. 11 is a suaiiic uiai a man with the potential to do so much good would use his position to try to sexually influence young men who took jobs with him because they thought it was a privilege only. It's a shame the privilege turned out to be in Holderman's bed. > about rape selves, but should also notice the messages those around them are sending. The advice CRA offers is to avoid acting on messages that are not clearly stated. Never assume that someone wants to have sex ? ask. "Be aware, alcohol and drugs are often related to acquaintance rape" ? While the absence of alcohol was mentioned in the description of the alleged attacks, the significance of this fact was not explained in the list. Alcohol consumption is present in at least 60 percent of all sexual assaults. Stating the obvious: alcohol impairs the ability of potential victims and assailants to make clear decisions. Men and women need to treat drinking responsibly and should not attempt to justify abhorrent behavior with lack of sobriety. CRA thanks The Gamecock for covering the highly sensitive issue of rape. The organization welcomes any opportunity to increase awareness and educate die student populance on this emotional topic. Should you wish to attend our meetings, they are on every other Tuesday at 5:30 in the Russell House room 306. If you have any questions, please contact Women's Student Services or Campus Student Services. roR I irranted and doesn't single out or exclude any uld have fo- group care. So a former Homemore press- coming Queen lamented on the demise of Carolina tradition. I say, new traditions were created, with Ms- M(X*e the betterment of USC in mind, at jink that she ^ expense 0f obsolete traditions, he Associa- Those silver bowls presented at g and com- halftime represented those organints of little zations that have worked toward the improvement of the Carolina 's pizza has community. How should it be inue to har- worse that, instead of recognizing d him no one individual to represent USC at Homecoming, that a number of ohn Rhodes student volunteer organizations be es freshman represented for bringing a positive image to Carolina? The fraternity boycott of the # floats had a practical side as well. [||f|2 Rushing percentages have declined ? and funding is sparse. The cost of \orj building a float is quite high and serves its own end; nothing is truly gained in the process. These funds could benefit charity events in >onse to the which the Greeks are highly er 6, 1991 involved. :?, re: bashreek. If the Carnival happens to fall on a rainy day, there isn't much weeks after one can about it, other than er allowing maice alternative plans. Such was ;ht to enter - tfoe case on Wednesday; plans t the Home- were ma(je t0 move the Carnival P^es 3? into the Ballroom and everything i ne uame- continued. C'est la vie, as it were. :ause of the mecoming So was Homecoming really so boycott of horrible that its funding should be t at Home- cut from the student activities proueral made cess? Did the work of the Cornlimply the mission warrant the editorial position that Homecoming funding is "just not worthy of our time?" e Commis- Consider that, no Homecoming at Homecom- ap No reason for alumni, students, unifications, faculty and members of the Carmade up a 0iina community to come together, udent popu- No reason to feel pride in being a I sororities, pan of USC. That is how I read >n was ex- this editorial. As a part of the sturganizations dent leaders, and as a member of ;roups were Homecoming Commission, I supi this tradi- port our decisions of this year and - students, i forward to next year's troversy it Homecoming Week as well. : Homecom? TTCr1 w>.-? g """ ueeje riei a way that Homecominp Commission