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Friday, January 17, 1992
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Joe Camel
Movement to ban chara<
puts limit on creativity
Joe Camel and Camel cigarettes are ui
recognizable.
Fundamentalist groups are asking the Natic
reau to keep Camel and R. J. Reynolds fror
cartoon character as a mascot because too mai
tify him.
Isn't the goal of advertising to make a pr(
general public? If Camel cigarettes are pop
Camel, then they made the right choice in
character.
Just because children know who Joe Came
saiily mean more children smoke Camels bet
It is ridiculous to assume that hypothesis.
Spuds McKcnzie, the old mascot of Budwe
ognized by children. Because the dog was ki
more children started drinking Budweiser?
While they're trying to ban Joe Camel, wh;
ists also try to ban Bud Man? Bud Man soun
and can be associated with the younger audiei
lines of children lining up to buy Budweiser.
The ban movement is nothing more th<
threatening certain First Amendment rights an
premc Court has decided advertising only ge
mcnt rights. Cigarettes can't be advertised on
ful tool in the world of advertising.
Let's face it, Joe Camel is an original th
Reynolds counting the profits. The creativit)
it's achieving the goal of wide-spread awarene
If there's a problem with children smoking
Joe Camel, that's where parents and school:
Granted, children are easily influenced, but
that smoking prompts health problems.
When groups ask for Joe Camel's extern
shot in the foot to creativity and advertising.
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Books being I
overpriced jsha[
the
To the editor: prcl,
I'd like to invite all the freshmen ever
(and anyone else who'd like to) play a any
little game. Got your textbooks handy? er
Okay, now very carefully peel off all
the stickers plastered to the covers, es- som
pecially of the used books. Careful not whc
to tear anything ... that's it. Now you y0m
can see the real prices of the books.
Don't fret about that pesky black per- H
manent marker; just hold the book up is ir
to the light, and the proper price shines facte
right through! ding
Ready to score? Let's see ... here's pare
one for $4.50 new, only $5.20 used at they
Addam's! Oh, this is novel ? a gold your
sticker that says S10 (note the crafty thinj
resemblance to a legitimate publisher's then
sticker) covering up the publisher's luati
price on a new book that says $7.95! P.
IG
Do you think
. ^ // Karen Doto
^IC1 Silly y Physical Therapy major
"No, because of his past
tory and what he stands
lder fire for being
rnal Advertising Bu- ??
n using the popular *
ly children can iden)duct
familiar to the
ular because of Joe jmM M
using this cartoon
I is, does that neces;ause
of Joe Camel? A.nilTI3
user, used to be rec- |s |here .. con[rov
town, did that mean though this issue frequently
news, 97 percent of physici
/ don't fundamental- use of animals in basic or c
ds a lot like Batman and 77 percent of U.S. adult
ice. Yet, there aren't use of animals in medical r<
sary for medical progress. I
in a waste of time orous Public relations camp
d creativity. The Su- "animal rights" extremists pi
is some first amend- lus'?n of animal abuse an'
television, a power- puT 1C'. .
r In this century, almost evi
vance depended at some poii
ought that has R. J. search. More than two-third
r has succeeded and Prizes in physiology or med
'SS. awarded for research using ;
I Camels because of new drugs are approved 1
5 must do their job. Drug Administration, both s;
they must be taught tiveness must first be dem
animal testing.
lination, it's another The continuing need for
search is demonstrated by it:
jor universities throughout th
and the world. Research ac
cell culture or computer mc
- B n but cannot replace research
^ I ^ I | Despite extremists' claims, a
' ? Llons ent?rce ? an" researci
"ppC^ humane treatment of laborau
lip| money spent on medic;
iV3T frit?. mans in the U.S., only 4 cen
goes toward research using a
ery dollar invested in such i
saved in reduced medical
Consider the views and
JT | Animal te
J ll should be enough to s
( A/L research is morally wrong
drVj^yV^ should be outlawed. Animal
\\ pain as humans, yet each ;
$ ikr million animals are cut, bu
^ mutilated, starved and shot
|r i ments that if performed on
be called an atrocity.
Dogs, usually obtained b>
are cut-up in "dog labs," m
or driven mad by confiner
backs are broken for spir
Sadly, the Animal Welfc
organization known as the i
JW ciation for Accreditation of 1
mal Care (AAALAC), whic
\ to protect these poor creaturi
\ late housekeeping standai
\ experiments.
\ Animal research is big bu
-v \ ceutical companies, unive
r \ military profit enormously f
f \ fering through grants fundet
\ by United States taxpayers.
\ This money is often used
\ \ live and useless experimen
d) \ able data of past procedure:
\ and most experiments are r
lished in medical journals'. 1
!2tojr3l^p ncy could better serve the
t preventative medicine, fooc
_ health care for all.
,'s a good one! So my total score can play anoth
$5.25 at Addam's alone! Wow, much'll ya ei
Addam's family must be growing book?"
:y rich! Interestingly enough, how,
the S.C. Bookstore didn't score
points for me this semest.
funny, that's usually where I \%7 l_
e the most points. So you see, \\ 012ll1
etimes your score will depend upon ^
re you go, so shop around and get not ad<
best possible gouge!
ow did you do? Often, of course, it To the editor:
npossible to determine the gouge Just this afte
)r on many books, so it's fair ad- once again with
your estimate to your score. Com- sources of the !
scores with your friends! How did "excuse for a \
come out? Just"remember, though, Parker so aptly
score doesn't really count for any- tion at issue on
I ? it's purely academic. After all, Gamecock bi
j's nothing we can do about the si- satisfaction.
on, right? While the rcf
S. At the end of the semester you union of currcni
a in e c o c k
Davjc^Duke should be allowed to run on the I
Dr. Donald Puchala Lakesia Jolley
GINT professor Education major
i_:_ n\/_~ i'^ x_. "ki_ i_ _
his- iw. i in iivji in idvui ui Udviu mu, ueiduse lie icpit
for.", Duke, but I am in favor of everything that Amer
freedom of speech and not supposed to stanc
expression."
9SS HrS^kl
Afric
1 activists cloud issues
both pu
A cc
ersy here? Al- "animal rights" extremists. Animals used in ion ask
appears in the research and teaching make up only 0.3 selves /
ans support the percent of the total animal use in the United I sai<
linical research, Slates, yet "animal rights" literature focuses You se<
s agree that the 67 percent of its criticism on this use. In Us and
iserch is neces- contrast, 96.5 percent of animal use is for Well, I
lowever, a vig- food but the public rejects the charge that back or
>aign by a few "meat is murder." for it ...
opagates the il- People for the Ethical Treatment of Ani- "Oh,
d confuses the mals (PETA) tells us that "a rat is a pig is a my an
dog is a boy," and kills animals it "rescued"' many,
*ry medical ad- from allegedly inhumane conditions rather Gcrmar
it on animal re- than spend part of its $10 million budget to "Wcl
Is of the Nobel maintain them. The Physicians Committee, ancesti
icine have been for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) advises like mi:
inimals. Before that problems ranging from cancer, nutri- "Yea
)y the Federal tion and heart disease to medical education of my I
ifety and effec- can be solved by eliminating the use of ani- stand \
lonstrated with mals. PCRM, however, represents less than Black
n c it c >
w.j Ui u.o. puyMiiaua auu was ecu- ruuc.
biomedical re- sured in 1990 by the American Medicaids- me. W<
> use at all ma- sociation for "misrepresenting" and "ob- In a
ie United States scuring" the significance and support for re- you set
ljuncts such as search and teaching using animals. un]J> 1
(dels are useful \ have always thought scientific inquiry Cl
using animals. an(| medical practice are among the better ll()"
dequate regula- cuitural expressions of our society. Take- 1 J
aers endorse ? advantage of your time in the university to lhin
3ry animals. Of |earn and to enrich your life. Investigate the
il care for hu- facts in any controversy, including the "ani- ^ r^e
its of every $10 mai rights" issue. "would
nimals. For ev
esearch, $13 is " J,nl Bu8?y onc l,r
costs and lost Jim Buggy is an associate professor of Lonc^
physiology and the director of graduate stuactions
of the dies at USC's School of Medicine. wh2
iogcth<
^inrt cVinnlrl Kn books
3UHg 3IIUU1U Ut Amcri(
reprcsc
;ay that animal Most of the health benefits and longevity
and therefore humans enjoy today are not attributable to gen,
s feel the same ' animal research. Remarkable decreases in lw0 0f
/ear 60 to 100 all major infectious diseases began early in t0 man
rned, poisoned, this century due to improved water supplies ^at th(
;ked in experi- and sanitation. drafted
humans would , . oxirart
The most important advance in the polio
r from a pound vaccine came through the use of human
ice are drugged tissue culture, and in diabetes through clini- A t
nent and cat's ca' investigation and chemical purification, son's
ial cord injury not animal research. man i
point,
A big problem in animal experimentation caj| ^
ire Act and an js that test results cannot be reliably applied . ,ic
\merican Asso- l0 humans. Drugs, such as Thalidomide and ()nc cv
Laboratory Am- Oraflex were judged safe in animal studies, , ,
:h are supposed ^ut ^ (jjsaterous effects on humans. S'
ss, mainly regurds,
not actual Recently, researchers abandoned 50 years Maof
using mice to test cancer fighting drugs, racc !
isiness. Pharma- recognizing that animal models produced Amen
nto .ifo can al
IMllC^ tfHU LI 1^ p\JC/i ii/duu.3.
rom animal suf- Alternatives do exist. They include clini- sl0P;
j predominantly cal and epidemiological studies, computer aren 1
modeling, cultures of unicellular systems, what
I to fund repeti- tissue cultures and robots. move
ts because reli- . More must be done, however, by the
5 is unavailable, medical community and concerned citizens Wh
lever even pub- to ensure an end to "man's blackest crime." Ameri
This wasted mo- .. ^ . u and st
... . , - Catherine Frisch n
public through Per;
1 programs, and Catherine Frisch is a graduate student in art
education and an animal rights activist.
mmhhh not be immediately feasible due to lack ?
of funds, I believe there are other
things that can be done NOW. I'll help.
cr little game: "how Move the equipment (mirrors too, Edhc
ve me for this used please) to a larger, better-ventilated Man'
room. The existing weight room could C?P5
. then be converted to a classroom. Asst
Kevin Christy View
Philosophy senior A final note considering the impor- New
tancc of the weight room is the fact Asst
|- fopilifipc ,hat ,fic average user does not fit the Care
^ IdvIIIUCo traditional image. We are not all Asst
^ x musclc-bound males interested in bulk. GraF
^UUdlt We simply want a facility that adequ- Phoi
atcly services the female. And by the Asst
way, we don't need a room with a Spoi
moon I was disgusted view, plants or lancy carpet. We just Asst
i the ailing, limited re- want good quality equipment, and more Faci
Sol Blatt P.E. Center's 01 'l> 'n a room wilh Soocl ventilation. Asst
veight room," as Cole , Asst
put it. Seeing the situa- Now ir y?u'n cxcuse mc' 1 havc 10
the front page of The vvor^ oul* The<
ought only partial '
Lynn E. Bennett The<
)lacemcnt and augmen- Graduate student
L bench equipment may Rehabilitation Counseling
3
Republican ticket?
i
Butler Derrick
Political Science
;sents "Ves. The Republican party is
ica is a free organization and anyI
for." one can be a member, even
David Duke, although I'd pre
rer it it ne wasn't even allowed
to breathe."
>re to a name
n meets eye
Ad Wright
an-Amencan.
interesting thing about this term is that it is
zzling, yet definitive, at once.
iuple of months ago, a Caucasian compan:ed
me, "Why do Black people call themM'rican-American?"
i, "Well, we're trying to redefine ourselves.
5, we had our REAL names taken away from
all we ever see about our history is slavery,
guess we're ashamed of that. So, we fell
1 our African history and heritage to cover up
because we're proud of it "
" he responded. "Well,
cestors are from Ger
bui I don't call myself
l-American."
II, you're different. Your
Drs weren't oppressed
ne were."
ih ... but still. A couple
[fiends and I can't undervhy
Black people wear shirts saying, 'It's a
thing. You couldn't understand' and 'Black
It sort of seems like a self-exclusive thing to
i can't relate to it, and we feel excluded."
desperate attempt to explain, I said, "Well,
; ? it's supposed to be something to help to
le race."
th ... but what about the black race's relath
other races?"
d to stop and think for a moment. I don't
ever gave him a straight answer.
after thinking about it, I realized that we, as
of people, have to do things in order. It
be nice if we, all races, could just unify at
ne, but I suppose that the black race has to go
h this unification step as a small stepping
which is based on self-appreciation.
it 1 would like to see is the race coming
:r to demand that high school U.S. history
be rewritten in a way that gives the African;an
or (Black) race an equal and CORRECT
:n tat ion of history?besides slavery.
amin Bannicker and Charles Drew were only
the numerous Blacks, who contributed much
kind and aren't even.getting half of the credit
?y deserve. Bannicker was a city planner who
Washington, D.C., Drew developed a way to
plasma from blood.
ilack man invented the fdter to go into Edilight
bulb and Bell was assisted by a black
n the development of the phone. To prove a
I'm a Black-American, and I can't even reicir
names. I've even asked other Black AND
associates. They couldn't remember either,
en said he "didn't learn about :hat in school."
:rying shame.
^be if we can learn more about ourselves as a
3f people ? whether it's Black/Africancan
or White, Oriental, Hispanic ? then we
11 just be P-E-O-P-L-E and the labeling can
We can appreciate our names even if they
our ancient ancestors' names. Let's realize
are our ancestor's names, accept that and
on.
ether you call yourself Black or Africancan,
realize that we reside in a blessed country
op dwelling in a history that we can't change,
sonally, I like the term "American."
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