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Hope Surprise election of Dem gives new optimism aboi Who is Harris Wofford and why is he import: appointed to be the junior U.S. senator from Pe place the late Senator John Heinz. In the election held Wednesday to see who Heinz's term, Wofford retained his seat, beatinj Republican candidate Dick Thomburgh. This su the Democrats brings new hope for the president! Wofford ran on a populist platform, promising a national health insurance bill. Former Attome; burgh, like his president, had no real domestic a election is a victory for the middle class and Washington political insiders dominating our gov Bush and the Republican agenda isn't invinci president's neglect of domestic issues has never ous than with our ubiquitous recession that won better stop resting on the victory in the Gulf Wa things at home. The election in Pennsylvania also has repercus: level in South Carolina. It shows that politician real issues can still win in America, with no glit and no mudslinging. Wofford's victory transc< Both Democrats and Republican incumbents are their ways and too close to the corruption of Was sent their home districts objectively. We need more Harris Woffords in Congress. ] that an incumbent senator had to die to alloy plprtwt TV?flth (ar\(\ tprm 1imitntinnc\ chonlH nnt get the "fat cats" out; hopefully the American e cide to get them out the easiest way possible: by > j -aNW C MW&6W tCCVW&f \ HEg (ME TICKET... \ 1 A^MIMG MAfZl0 W64H'T L WANT \T,Of(OUpC?... J 1GAMECO News: 777-7726 Advertisi Chris Silvestri Editor in Chief David Bowden Brant Managing Editor/Viewpoint Editor Copy Dei Tige Watts Tracey News Editor Carolina Li Aaron Sheinin Teddy Sports Editor Photograph Patrick villegas Gordc Asst. News Editor A amy barcomb r Asst. Carolina Life Editor As Virginia Marshall Greg B Asst. Copy Desk Chief Asst. Phc Wayne Williams Comics Edicor WJ. BlUTT D<"* Stiff Cartoonist Renee A. Gibson L Asst. Media Director/Advertising Manager Pro Stacie Lewis 1 Asst. Advertising Manager Asst. Prot Erik Collins Caro Faculty Adviser _ B Lara Chapman Asst. Classified Manager Letter* Policy: The Gamecock wil try to print an letters received, maximum. 250 to 300 words long. The writer must include fuH nam a (JSC employee or South Caroina resident, or year and major if a and phone number are required with all letters sent. The Gamecc to ecSt letters for style, possible libel or in case of space limitations not withhold names under any circumstance. USC football iocrat Here I sit, dark and lonely, with a it 1992 It is time! Florida State has come Months and months of wreaking I mt? Wofford was The team I love is in a panic nnsylvania to re- As the dreaded kickoff goes unde would complete Oh, I've been readin' in the paper I heavily favored Bobby Bowden thinks we're dang iprise victory for How he laughs and mocks the G? al race of '92. ; to work towards But suddenly, I turn and shudder, y General Thorn- A great big wind sweeps in - like genda. Wofford's And a tabloid gently falls, and sits for those sick of ernment. Upon a futher inclination, ble after all. The I pjCk up the rag with much senss been more obvi- Reading the title with a bore 't go away. Bush ir and start fixing (t tjs THE GAMECOCK! and noth sions on the local With a whimper and contradiction s who talk about I turn the page for a quick predict tzy ad campaigns I cannot dare speak what I read! ;nds party lines. getting too set in "What is this I glare and see, >mngion 10 repre- A confidence vote for USC? I can't believe a fool picked us to [t is a grim irony f Wofford to be Quickly, quickly, I threw down tha be necessary to Flicked on the radio with a feveris lectorate will de- "Maybe, just maybe, this man cai noting. But as I listened with much heed tilVfoCWTnbinC The "Cocks fell down and lost the oH ^ In the fourth, the radio spoke, "It'i S; Beer comir Recently Surgeon General Antonio f r??I called on the beer industry to stop using I rising featuring sex, beauty, music and fu IS^firj^ U forbid!). The reason .. .(BIG PAUSE) MQ Hpr* Iff underage drinking, of course. l/A^I intC || This has to be one of the silliest thin IwA L/KL II ever heard. I realize Novello's heart is \*k/"\\ JTC (M place, I'm just wondering about he W Her c^lar8es against the beer industry i"W J !-/ ,jf me of an article I read that said the < Qj ICLlL-C ll Scooby Doo was bad for children bee lt^ I might influence them to take drugs. You I Scooby and Shaggy got their energy an< J j age from eating pill-like Scooby snacks. J Well, as an avid Scooby Doo fan I c that it influenced me just about nil. Bee mercials, which strike me as being a lo i low-brow than most cartoons, influence i /1 probably just about everyone else of a Advertising is certainly an effective i ?f selling a product (if it wasn't, there w< n w< rapci iucuscs wa ___ on old issue ? SOI |r| To the editor: We are writing to express our 01 <*>^1 extreme disapproval of The Game- "e: cock*s treatment of the subject of UP James Holderman. It seems as if ng: 777-4249 The Gamecock is obsessed with devoting countless amounts of val- S< uable newspaper space to articles, pictures and other features that pertain to USC's infamous former president LONG Evidently, The Gamecock does w chip* not realize Holderman is no longer L president of USC ? we have a DAVIS new president. His name is John Q fe Editor Palms. Holderman has not been at LEPP this university in more than a year hy Editor and a half. We feel that it is about To time to stop giving him so much ' publicity. Tha amount of press "J? >N MANTLER Holderman has received since his ?* sst. News Editor resignation is ridiculous, especially ICH TAYLOR during this past semester. SUI vwl:I .wu . SOf c . r? j't wiiiic we weic nui aoie uj eous . por s or cvery newspaper published kICKABAUGH this semester, of those we did, 14 itography Editor of them contain Holderman-related 1)31 pieces. There were 17 pieces in all ?n ERIC GLENN ? some papers featured more than linj room Technician one article about Holderman. Also, p0J these papers contained six pictures mei of the former president ? one of { AURA S DAY which had nothing remotely to do wh with the article. fon duction Manager We rcfer tQ the article on ^ ^ lAY BURGOS Homecoming queen controversy in unt iuction Manager which a picture of the 1989 Homeivwroimw coming queen with Holderman fig lin vjturrin was usecj why was the picture of hea usiness Manager the 1990 Homecoming queen with wrc ! Arthur K. Smith not used? The quotes at the top of the front page \ or ine uamecocK aiso seem 10 ra- the: Lettofs should bo. at vor Holderman. These arc all per- wal e. professional titi? if feet examples of The Gamecock's evei i student. An address bias towards him. Gar In pointing all of this out, we pen The newspaper wil, ^ ^ ^ wi]| ^ |oy. ize its preoccupation with Holder- troii HHHHl man and learn from its mistakes, nes: victory predicted ir tremble and a numbing Quoth THE GAME to play. "I knew it, I just kr tavoc USC pitifully blew No wonder they ai >rway. "But hold on, wait s, Is this a scare, ckx erous. Is he really going < imecocks to their grave. With an imp of the Sparky calls for th a mother, "Omigod! Bennett i, ana waves Bob Fulton's goin' "I can't believe it--l ition, The Gamecocks n In a quick and spe ingmore. The offense runs i One last play, and i. ion, The snap is made, Fuller runs and jur Brooks hurls and r Does he catch it o load!" "He makes the cal Brooks just faints, it page, "Do yOU believe-vi ?h rage, i be believed." THe gamecock Read it here, not a USC will win 11-K ir lead, 510-3!" lercials don't li fovello r-??? ?? naS Dennis Shealy to Stop gs I've in the r head- be any advertising), but as far as under remind drinking goes, I don't see it as making that ;artoon a difference. People have always used alee ause it aiKj they always will, whether they are of k know' age or not. Alcohol has always been a pari 1 cour- celebrating and yes, having fun, so as long people don't go overboard let them have tl an say fun< r comt more concerned powers-that-be want to i Tie and down on underage drinking, why don't tl II ages educate young people to be moderate, rat than just telling them "Don't do that," whicl nethod about as effective as banging your head agai ouldn't the wall when dealing with a teenager. fjf*! .|f"^ fm?* .ci icilo iKj i rit tL 11111 ********** I Mill t understand that Holderman though they are Flo s president of this university, My suggestion i 1 many things to help it and ball team get tli ised much embarrassment by straight, and quick, ne of his actions, but must the UNC/Clemson sche idents of this university be and that's no place ced to dwell on Holderman's to be playing. rcapades" every time they pick _ ... a copy of The Gamecockl We Public relati nk not Stephen Milligan Arpa }lA econdary education sophomore Mark Hucks get HUStl Marketing sophomore To the editor: ^ ~ Why is it that th< JSC players fratemiufBof us<? * ^ surround Russell cted childish ?e-j * cause while the the editor hassled or even jail [t has been recently brought to ing for change to ' attention that certain members Does the city ordi our hapless football team have panhandling applj reloped themselves quite a self- homeless? This jeriority complex. Last week, strange since they ne friends of mine were enjoy- who obviously need themselves at a Columbia bar en some members of the foot- Maybe the law I team walked in. It did not take must aheady have i g for one of the players to dis- to as^ ^or more? or guish himself as someone in a certain way, or (session of a six-year-old's handlers must be i atality. organization whos the homeless are ui le approached a pool table i don't know, but n ere a considerable line had the scum in blue en ned to play, then snatched the like so many other 1 11 A ?C. 1 J? 5 uau auu iciuscu 10 surrender n their own discretio il he could play. Another mem- say discrimination, of the team was ready to start a ht with a bar patron who, iven forbid, "looked at him "8 'Pro-chi Vhat is going on here? Who are se people to think that they PHTlllprtl k so high and mighty above CU.|JlIvIII ryone else? I am as much of a necock football fan as the next To the editor ?on, but it is difficult to remain Speaking of bore il to these guys when they are letter published in incing teams such as East Ten- on Wednesday, Mi TT?^L n . 1 1 ? - -- ? 4 see nign acnooi ana acung as ousiy leu out on i Poe-m ECOCK, "Nothingmore." lewit! it, re just an average team. right there! as Sparky care? on fourth and three?" perverse s reverse breaks away --TD!" crazy now HOLY COW!" eed just two, please let it be! edy fashion, n with a passion, then the game is done. , the play's complete, nps off his feet, nakes a lightning leap-r do we weep? chll," Bob Fulton shouts, and Bobby's outre escaped the rout!" finally speaks and stares, inywhere, )!!!! By Patrick Villegas lurt anyone And besides all that, alcohol is a legal product and the industry should be allowed to advertise any way they please as long as actual ? underage drinking or driving while drinking is not shown. J And in fact, some companies have begun putting messages about driving under the influence a?e of alcohol into their commercials. As far as I'm big concerned, they've already started doing their lhoi part, and if they want to give the finger to the .gal surgeon general, more power to them. of I'm sure there will be a lot of people who ' as will want to criticize this column, because ieir there are problems with underage drinking, excess drinking, and drinking and driving. But come on folks, be honest. Is the 36D Swedish cut bobsled team or some bare-chested 90210 ley dweeb really going to influence you to drink her anymore or less beer than you already do? i is Probably not Let's give young people a little nst credit shall we? And besides, a little T'n'A is better than a PSA any day of die week. rida State. which is very important and s that the foot- closely related to pro-life. I fail to iftir heads nn see how "nrrw.hntr*M Mraiml hi* because a FSU/ thoughtful redress. It would seem dule lies ahead, that those who profess to be pro; for little boys choice would be in favor of everyone being able to make their own itopher Haynes choices about life. However, it ons sophomore seems to me that it is most often used in the context of abortion. meless I would like to remind everyone (again) that when an abortion is ppoffifl performed, the baby has no choice about whether to live or die. The parents had many opportunities to choose prior to abortion: non* sororities and abortive types of birth control, putare allowed to ting the unwanted baby up for House like a adoption and even (gasp!) abstipassers-by for nence are but a few. But instead some worthy they chose not to exercise any of homeless are these rights. m! if OA^n aair- T- f?11-.? If- ?t . . > ? - ? ?- 10 tuiiuw wit. urmeys logic, u buy a meal? someone were truly pro-choice, inance against they would do everything in their if only to the power to see that all unborn childwould seem ren grew up to decide for themare the ones selves about life or death. Just as the money. pro-lifers are against abortion, prostwffixxt.'s; ye La drew ""f 'B,man possibly pan- to ^ Person's rights. liembers of an If we J* ^y's e membership ?nd? rable 10 afford. 0(1"? world of euphemisms, what IV guess is that would wc 0311 *** pro-choice peo?oSah?, P'e' Pro-abortionist? Pros according to murticrer? I suggest we dispense n'. or should I wilh ** "a ""'"S ^ 'nslead talrA thn limn In Ka rAgllv hnnael Mtrfcw MIV UIUV W W VBIVai Scott Deans w'^ ourselves and ask ourselves if English senior wc 030 Justify ** 3 fellow human being. . * If the "pro-choice" people ice7 would consent to give up their support of the practice of abortion, a I would most gladly give up eating ollV meat As for capital punishment, most of the "pro-lifers" I know, including myself, already agree that d labels, in his it should be abolished. The Gamecock \ Urmey obvi- Uriah Jordan ic euphemism Electrical engineering senior