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Noteworthy i
made in univer
Over the past five years U
changes. Students should con;
this institution of higher leami
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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.
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AMP THE BAB
Hotel purchase
waste of monej
To the editor:
Tn rp.snnncp tn thp. npnHintr hr?
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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
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varices Amy Tay
Art Histo
sity
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.'
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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
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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.
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