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View Progre; Noteworthy i made in univer Over the past five years U changes. Students should con; this institution of higher leami t to/^ ?: ?- i? - t _ iiiigm nui oe a oasuoi made noteworthy advances. A four-year students often focus picture. Consider these improvement a telephone registration : and saves students much time, a computerized card cat; brary that also saves students f the end of the corrupt, ti presidency, two more bookstores serv construction of the Koger construction of the Swear membership in the Southe recognition of the Master as the best of its kind in the co acquisition of the U.S. . program. Certainly these are not all i make a point. The university is USC has faltered on parkin closer to students' hearts. But is viewing the big picture, perh Students enrolling now can university than those who did 5 tant. Students should consider; And the administration shou needs, to balance them with wf true progress. J I CAN'l ^ I'LL DRINK Tb" AMP THE BAB Hotel purchase waste of monej To the editor: Tn rp.snnncp tn thp. npnHintr hr? 1 c> purchase, we wish to question the r soning behind spending almost $4 n lion on office space during these rec sional times. Considering the unfinished engine ing building across from Swearing* the poor condition of the desks a lighting in Sumwalt and the poor cc dition of McMaster College and otl buildings on campus, how can t purchase of a used building in need renovations be justified? This building contains asbestos, known carcinogen, which in time coi prove to be a tremendous liability the university. While the purpose of t /POINT ss ? varices Amy Tay Art Histo sity ' "No, be< SC has undergone some remarkable h^s no ri sider these changes when evaluating ^ ace 0 nga of progress, but the university has md newcomers as well as three and only on drawbacks, ignoring the big ts since 1987: ifiSj system that streamlined the process M i1r\rr CTictom in T I UUg JJTJIVI1I 111 1 HUlliad V^UUJJCl 1_/1" mssles, C Dtally disgraceful James Holderman ttcp The is '"8 USC' ? , , f troversy Center, a modem cultural fomm, truly ^ ingen engineering building, and stat( eastern Conference, should 's in International Business program Prayer si untry and at sporti lustice Department's legal training classroor Any c of USC's steps ahead, but they do class Wl1 on the right track. S,1IJS'A^ g, tuition and other issues that are tcn the administration, unlike students, christiar aps too much so. couldn't definitely say they attend a better them. Be ;o five years ago. And that's impor- ken pray ind remember it. to those Id consider and remember students' tional int iat it considers best for USC. That's Some students wish. T1 even da X A.EALLVCAN CHANGE- forced 01 -they teddyp express I of time d v j ing a spe \ \ X Beside WJ \ VA It take; f xy$k tens \ WilliamsW"' *?- ^ \k does not do it. But The pn p g dPUKE) schools p I Ass W\ Due 10 se / I /**?* \ \\ fC ever, pray !i H i/L 1 Besides vp public (an ^ =l? ish each physically forgotten. Our nai V WILL BE HERE Pk ^3H?^ designed f )UR CONVENTION! ^ ^??*62^ of church ONDERH'L.the^ church Carolina Plaza Hotel is supposed to D; generate revenue for the university, it ijs may also contribute to USC's academic ' departments being discredited because ag of a lack of facilities and equipment. ou This large expenditure will almost H( tel surely lead to another tuition increase. 0f WnnlH it nr\t hp a u/actp tn hnv thp i:_ ta- -v v. ? " <^"7 US nj. building, only to leave it vacant be- jat es. cause there is not funding available to pr( renovate it? Go ahead Dr. Palms, buy the er_ the building. ler jn, Robert Baird Jr. nd Kinsler Vinson be )n- Mechanical Engineering junior wh ler # ab hoef Letter writer a offers solutions , ild pre to To the editor: fro he 1 would like to address this letter to wh Question: Do you 1 to reguk lor Curtis Hicks ry major Finance major :ause the university "Yes, to an e> ight to try to take the some people your parents." and that affec they live with." ter Cross I chool prayer may ,sue of prayer in schools is a con- do som* that shouldn't even exist. If one of siler lieves in the separation of church versa. A then public schools in America silence not facilitate in-school prayer, service, lould not be allowed at graduation, A rel< ing events and especially in the subject ( n. ally acc onceivable prayer to be given in room tc 1 be offensive to some. Jews, Mu- school a addhists, agnostics and atheists at- to meet erican schools. When people urge or anyth i school, they almost always mean others, i prayer, and even all Christians Chris agree on one prayer to represent America cause of these considerations, spo- and in c er in school is out of the question of any k who care about America's educa- in socie egrity. classroor argue for a moment of silence for Religi to meditate and/or pray as they precious lis is absolutely unnecessary and ised for < ngerous. Prayer should not be ize all tl a students, but those who wish to own part their religious beliefs have plenty uring the school day without need- - Dave B cial reserved time. Dave Bo s, any students who do not wish to umnist fc Prayer necessary i / / s a powerful event to quiet down Freedoi thousands of football fans at tizens to Brice Stadium. The halftime show they hok do it. The national anthem is not should nc V very humbling loss cannot even the Christ one thing does. wrong wi tyer. ard Mecct Dther universities as well as high the same ray before athletic games begin, someone i paration of church and state, how- self, er cannot go to the classroom. A simp ; teaching the required knowledge, longer tha d private) schools also must nour- about whj student in the following areas: deal with i ', mentally, emotionally, socially Why nc tally. The medi past grievances against religion, everyone < Board of Education resolved Dec. and admir to encourage prayer in public privacy wi lie liberal wing sadly weakened A time .ion this month. creased av ritual side of the student is being and inspii friends an tion's governmental predecessors Prayer in reedom of religion and separation foundation and state to keep the state out of head clos 1, not to keep the church out of motto ?in Let us p iople do have vastly different it religion. These various views .urjan Qa >s should be exposed to students grjan Qar Fe, not only to bring spiritual en- secretary.jind realization but also to prom- pjnjon is toleration. If you have an Issue or q ou would like to see addressed in Cross Fire in a Suggestion Box or Call The Gameccx avid Vassar, whose letter you pub- at 0I hed in Monday's edition. statir Mr. Vassar, I applaud your passion. I t0 ^ ree that there are numerous problems can ? itweighing the parking dilemma. awever, you fail to mention any sort have solution to the problem. Instead you njstra t complaints about an uncaring popu- iess ion of students led by a "lip service" have asident who, for reasons obvious to car u i reasonable, cannot solve the prob- some ns of one university. Perhaps we should think a little more I v fore we jump on our soap box take i lich, by the way, is dying as a reput- many I pk nrAfannl/\r* ~ ^ ~ ,,r> " *** * T iv/ piuiv/oonju, anu cuuic up wiiu ano 1 me realistic solutions to our energ' )blems. rcalisi life fc know your next question, and I'm genen pared to give an answer. I come m Virginia, a southern state in ich the private and state universities, think the university sh ate visitation in its res Tara Durham Retailing major :tent, becuase "No, because i will abuse it, enough to be i ts the people we don't need j us how to live.' Fire% be offensive ithing religious during the moment tee could feel awkward, or vice lso, it is very easy for a moment of to turn into a teacher-led religious tted issue to prayer in schools is the Df after-school Bible clubs. It is toteptable to allow students a class> use for Bible discussions after s long as other students are allowed to discuss Communism or Satanism ing else that doesn't directly harm tianity is obviously a part of . The word "God" is on our money ?ur Pledge of Allegiance. Religion ind should not get another foothold ty by people forcing it into the n every single day. ous freedom is one of our most rights and should not be compromdemagogues who want to proselytle children of the country to their icular faith. owden wden is a History major and a col>r The Gamecock. in schools n of religion allows American cipractice whatever belief systems 1. Prayer in schools, therefore, it be restricted to worshippers of ian God only. Nothing should be th Muslim children praying towi during a time of meditation. It is with a Jew studying the Torah or in New Age discovering his inner tie prayer does not need to last n 10 minutes for students to think it they believe. Everyone has to that part of life. )t have the schools encourage it? tation period can be optional to md should not be led by teachers listrators. This way the students' 11 not be defiled. of prayer will bring students invareness of the world of religion e enlightening discussions with d teachers about various beliefs, schools will also create a larger of morality, and the nation will er to reaching the goal of its God We Trust." ray ... rland land is a journalism major and listorian of the Baptist Student luestion or USC Voices, Please ?k Newsroom at 777-7726. \ le time or another, imposed a rule lg that freshmen were not allowed ive cars on campus. Perhaps USC expand on this and only allow indiils with a 2.0 GPA or above to cars on campus. Surely the admittion will agree that students with than a 2.0, especially freshmen, no business going anywhere in a 'hen it doesn't involve studying of sort. /ould like to see our university constructive action to solve the problems we all face day to day, hope that we can all channel nnr y from our morality lectures into :ic improvements in the way of )r students, faculty, staff and the il public, Courtney Sapp Accounting junior ould have the right idence halls? HHHHHHk Wr ' flHW/'" . * Rodney Nicandro Computer Science major if we're mature "No, because students have n college, then their right to see anyone from someone to tell the opposite sex they want." Candidate affair not election issue - Dennis Shealy Back when Gary Hart was running for president, his chances of winning were destroyed when it came to light that he may have been involved in an extramarital affair. I forget who, but someone joked that when the French heard about this, the response was something like, "What is the problem? It's not like he slept with a chicken." That might have just been a joke, but I tend to agree with its basic premise, and really wonder why people are so interested in the sex lives of political officials. Case in point is hopeful Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton. A night club singer has alleged that she rifi and Clinton had a 12-year Besides the fact that the arti- jfg^, cle originally was published in a ? supermarket tabloid, along with Oprah's latest diet and bigfoot/ space alien babies no doubt, I hIhHII really just don't understand why Americans seem so ready to judge politicians on the basis of such things. It's as though voters expect the people they elect to be somehow immune to the things they themselves cannot resist. I realize, of course, an affair can be viewed as a stepping stone to other sins. The politician who has an extramarital affair naturally seems more susceptible to graft and blackmailers than the figure with no skeletons in the public eye. True enough, but does an affair really indicate a damnable character flaw? And aren't there a lot more important issues the press and public should be concerned with than deciding whether a candidate did or did not DO IT on the side. I think Clinton was mrfprtlv iiicrifirH in tp.llina r- ?J j?uu..v? ' C reporters Sunday his private life really wasn't any of their damn business. He made some references to his relationship with his wife that lead me to believe that he probably has had some sort of affair in the past. They seemed to have dealt with it themselves, and that's where it should stay. If Clinton's wife can forgive him, though I'm sure being a politician's spouse never enters a decision, then it really isn't any of our business. The public should stay out of these people's lives when politicians' actions don't directly relate to their ability to hold office. There is a danger that even more personal things not making a bit of difference will become the basis for choosing candidates. In the future, will candidates be committing political suicide just because they drink, smoke, wear jockies instead of boxers or because their sister's college roommate dated just one too many boys for middle-class America to think of her as a good girl? Let's hope not. I personally would rather read about a candidate's record in past political offices and his plans for the future than about allegations that might or might not be true. If they've broken the law, that's one thing. If they just forgot to put the lid down or something, it's nothing at all. ?????| ^ * IGamecock I Editor in Chief Eric Ward KA ? - - ividi iciyn ly cuiiv-m nge watts | Copy Desk Chief Kathy Heberger Asst. 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