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Viewpoint Cuts Bush must slash defense budget, focus on problems at home You must know my resolve. This much, and no more, George Bush claimed about military spending cuts in the State of the Union Address. Well, Mr. Bush, you must know our resolve. More, much more, or your monarchy will end. Period. r^cttnh thp \i7Q\7#? \yfr PrpsiHpnt Tnnp in tr\ that amHimimie thinrr V^UlVll U1V Tf UT V i'lii * m. UiiV ill IV/ U1UI UlliUl^UVUJ 111111^ called public opinion. You know, what the people, whom you supposedly serve, want. It's the America-first movement. The middle class is locking arms with the poor and saying enough. America first. Our schools, our streets, our jobs, our homes, our environment and our future. They are at stake. And they are continuing to be compromised through neglect. America spends too much money on the military. It's that simple. The average citizen, whether Republican or Democrat, woman or man, student or professional, black or white, agrees. Wake up Mr. Bush. You can no longer paralyze us with massive paranoia over the Red Threat. You and your former cronies have played all of your aces. You're scrambling for new ones ? The drug threat, renegade nuclear powers, the terrorist threat, regional conflicts. Those threats are certainly real and merit a strong defense, but not an annual $297 billion one. Come down off the throne and help us. We don't need any more nuclear weapons, so we don't need the tritium-producing Savannah River Site, an environmental catastrophe waiting to hap pen. We don't need to spend billions protecting Europe and Japan. We need to educate our children, we need national health care, we need money for environmental cleanup and research. There's so much more. President Bush and future presidents, if you want a war you're going to get one. You're going to get one right in your own backyards if you don't start doing something for America. A civil uprising by a bleeding, disillusioned, bankrupt society. You're walking a thin line. Don't underestimate us. Kampus Komix w.j. Briti ^^fhAWr's 60IN6 ON?) ? NOTHING. IT'S ^ ? TUST THE STUDENT - BODY. IGNORE THElY, | BU3JML In inn /\rlHFP few dmes and vowed to eng ^ III"** /"Xvl.U.1 Coo heartedly in partisan politics linimnrpccivo hedoesn'1 8et his waV M; " I V " Pnlitifc am sr* frnstrfltinp want to talk about them. W To the editor: our and do the best we A few words about the State of the a recession, I broke my ow Union address Tuesday night: actually hoped the governn Overall, I was disappointed by the come UP with some m' call for business as usual. Bush pre- changes, opening myself up sented several short-sighted initiatives appointment that 65 percent to mask the problems in the economy cans av?id hy not even b( well enough to get elected again this vole'all. He paid lip service to the politi- I know some people at tl cally fruitful issues without committing sity study political science major resources to a program of funda- Some of you are likely to em mental change. litics. My message to you is His plans for the defense department do a good job, making laws, reflect a failure to break with the cold national defense and investii war military and face the real threat of ney in the infrastructure pt the nuclear and chemical weapons be- economy for which there is n ing developed in the third world. He is Avoid catering to the spec hanging onto SDI, an expensive system groups, because sooner or that is useless against the primitive de- overtaxed working class is g i livery systems that are likely to be em- . mad enough that a lot of us ployed by third world nations and vote. If they're like me, you terrorists. ble, because I plan to vote ; He stepped on the Democrat's toes a ery incumbent running, and I Question: Jennifer Schmidt J Anthropology major ri C "Yes, I think a lot of organi- C zations get real involved with community service." 9 s n o #"croCensorship America is a society crouching tently behind censorship in an ef deny its own sexuality. Many people are so afraid of bei posed as a human, subject to the needs and feelings as the rest of th they cower quietly under Bibles, ratir even senators. One of the greatest shortcomings culture is that we fail to trust ourse decide what is and is not acceptable. Instead, we enlist politicians wh down art exhibits, religious groups v move thought-provoking books from shelves and networks that refuse "questionable subject matters." Isn'i tioning things what distinguishes u neanderthals? A general intellectual numbing 1 cured because of television. We cor complain that there's nothing worth ing on T.V.. Naturally, because it is of mindless entertainment with no rc expansion. God forbid it might make us think That might offend someone. I say go change the channel. What kind of philosophy is "if yo like it, then make sure no one else Freedom cai The media are one of America': powerful influences, and they cannoi lowed to operate without limits. Freedom of expression is importa it should be regulated when its effe felt by those unable to make responsi cisions for themselves. Sexually transmitted diseases are control. Unwanted pregnancies gi number every year and the pain of families and uncommited relatio touches nearly every member of ou ety. America could do well to e: what it is teaching its children. With today's two-income famili latch-key kids, American children more time in front of the televisic with their teachers and parents cor Unfortunately, this T.V.-as-teacher 1 cppme tn hp. hp.rp tr? ctav And the media teaches nothing as it teaches sex. Many say that there be no barriers to what can be brc They say barreirs restrict freedom of and expression of "art." Unfortunately, to young children \ recieving no other messages, it is nc If you have you would like to see addres drop it in a Suggestion Box or Ca age whole- third party that comes alon? il games if torn line is I'll have my j arch 20. have yours, few people pa, re just pay Econol ^ can. With Vegetariani SS healthy cho of Ameri Dthering to y0 ^ e(jjtor: We enjoyed Lisa Moh lis univer- "Gimme a V" and believe t and law. rianism is as essential cho i up in po- man health as well as plane this: better Nature has designed plant I , providing complete, and human societ lg tax mo- ways been able to live com irts of the plant foods. Elephants, g 10 market. horses are wonderful ex; :ial interest well, that plants deliver e later, the quired nutrients" to deve oing to get healthy bodies. The nutritic turn out to nents that support our inn 're in trou- processes and maintain against ev- weight are naturally prese for every foods. Do you believe activism is s ff ohn Alam Kimbei ssearch librarian, Englisl lenter for Developmental major Usabilities "I tt "I think it is, but I think it's certain one on the left end of the pectrum. Political correctess is taking too much of ur attention." ss Fire creates ignorance impo- chance to see it?" fort to The philosophy of a society of < A society afraid to consider the pc ng ex- that we may not have always don : same thing right. A society terrified of e race, who does not fit a code of specifics igs and how to "be good," a code dictated ( ago, then translated dozens of time: of our became the words of monarchs, tyr Ives to dictators. This society says it's just fin o shut teenager to watch people be diser vho re- by chainsaws on the big screen, bu library boo to view anatomy they possess to air same screen, or in art galleries, l ques- How morally sound, s from If we do not trust ourselves tc what is acceptable, we are saying las oc- not trust ourselves to think, istantly America has enough nuclear p watch- kill every iota of life on this plai a form this power is in the hands of a n om for individuals who can't trust their ow ment. No wonder we make e1 : twice, nervous. - Shelley Magee u don't Shelley Magee is the Viewpoin : has a for The Gamecock. rries responsibility s most is a lesson. ; be al- A lesson that sex is the answe emptiness they feel because their nt, but are never around. A lesson that ur cts are ted and unprotected sex is true love ble de- no consequences. And a lesson tha thing they would ever want is to ex out of sex in the way it was designed ? row in mited, monogomous relationship fo broken Childhood in this country is a d; nships time of life. From the womb to t ir soci- school diploma we leave our chi famine fight for themselves. And if they dc the ability or maturity to wrestle es and issues, tough. As long as our in spend freedom is not restricted. >n than nbined. We are a nation worshiping ou ifestyle dual freedom, but all freedom can It resnonsibilitv. I love America anc well as God for my freedom. But when it c should protecting our youth, everything >adcast. free, speech - Ben Breazeale vho are Ben Breazeale is Sports editor >t art. It Gamecock. ran Issue or question ;sed in Cross Fire or USC Voices, Please II The Gamecock Newsroom at 777-77 The bot- Ms. Mohn does not need ob, or I'll cerned about vegetarians be cient in iron or protein. Sciei liel O'Neal ^ies s^ow ^at as l?n8 as we ' fnics junior amount ?f plant foods an as we eat enough of these nati I ^ t0 meet our dmly energy need getting enough vitamins, min sential amino acids and proteii uce A high performance veget is centered around starches, n's article of starches are whole grains hat vegeta- not been refine(1' legumes, wl ice for hu- Pastas and r00t vegetables I tary health loes' ParsniPs' rutabagas and foods to be vegetaoies are too iow in c ies have al form the center of a meal- bul ifortably on vide vilamins- minerals: ami orillas and flbf- wale'- essenl,al fal an amples, as and minfrals as we" 35 enf noueh "re- seeds are eaten sparingly lop strong of fal content- Starches, ve .nal compo- fruils- nutii and ^ Pr?vidC ate healing lrmon and an vat our ideal meals' nt in plant C.H. Cassetti Vegitarian Society still alive on this campus? rly Turner Matt Griffeth hi Secondary Education Mechanical Engineering major link it's active within "Yes, to a certain degree. I groups." don't know how much it compares to other campuses." ^ Sports no place for ethnic slurs - Tige Watts Remember when life was as simple as playing "Cowboys and Indians?" There were no worries about how we talked to people and what we called them. Now we have to watch what we call certain people, thanks in part to towards. political correctness and progressive thinking. >ssibility por example, during the Super Bowl, a handful of e every- Native Americans stood by a 20-foot teepee in front anyone 0f Minneapolis' Metrodome claiming the Washingitions on ton Redskins' nickname is degrading. :enturies Vernon Bellecourt, a leader of the movement, s until it said5 "Stop showing disrespect for our culture. ants and Please leave our culture and spiritual symbols alone." e for a The problem with this pronbowled test, though, is that not all U.S. t it's ta- citizens are accepting of the poon that - litical correctness wave. t Regardless of PC, the name "Redskins" is offensive. It is JMLjl ) decide the only team nickname specifi- M we can- cally based on a culture's skin rnlnr ower to Don't believe the bull that "Redskins" is derived let. And from "respect for the fierceness portrayed by brave lation of Native American warriors," as Redskins owner Jack n judge- Kent Cooke would have you believe. The nickname yeryone is the result of ethnic disregard and short-sighted planning. It's an insult to the Native American culture for a team based in Washington, D.C. to have such a ts editor name full of disrespect. Even the name "Indian" can be offensive. Christopher Columbus called native Americans "Indians" r because he thought he had made it to India. Just ' what gives us the right to name a culture? Shouldn't they have the right to name themselves? r to the ^ we can name a team Redskins> toen we also should be able to name other teams with offensive parents . , mmmit- nicknames. IC , . , I have an idea. Why don't we name a football t the last team "Texas Wetbacks?" After all, it would be derived from "respect for Mexican-Americans' a com hrave warrior-like swimming ability." r j-fe I can just see the "Harlem Honkies" becoming a great powerhouse in basketball. The "Jersey Jew . . Boys" would be an incredible baseball team, just ldren^to l^e "^ar0^nas Caucasions." )n't have ^ow wou^ y?u ^ y?ur race or cu^ture was with the offended by a sports team? It seems that the people idividual w^? name(* toe Redskins didn't ask themselves that question. I remember Sunday afternoon before the game, r indivi when CBS was showing the protesters, a good ies with friend shocked the hell out of me by saying, "That's 11 thank (toe protest) ridiculous. Political correctness is no:omes to toing more than a violation of the first amendment." can't be I fake both political correctness and the first amendment seriously. The two do not cross each other. The first amendment gives us all of these goodies like freedom of or to the press, speech, rer 11 rri/~\ti accDmhli/ on/I natitiAn DP RocinolU; Arwanc nur lOr 1 ilC 116AW11> anu pviuivjii. x v uaoiv/aiij' u[A/iw wui eyes little wider to other cultures and helps us decide just what is offensive. ' The Redskin name is offensive, and it should be changed. We live in a country in which a person can change and cure certain ills. We must change this 26. name, or else we're nothing more than a country of bigots. Now excuse me, I'm going out to play "Cowboys and Native Americans." be conx": IGamecock eat a vard as long iral foods Editor in Chief Eric Ward Is, we are Managing Editor Tige Watts erals, es- Copy Desk Chief Kathy Heberger 1- Asst. Copy Desk Chief Jennifer Jablonski Viewpoint Editor SheHey Magee arian diet News Editors... Pa trick Villegas/Gordon Mantler Examples Asst. News Editor Kim Everitt that have Carolina! Editor Greg Rickabaugh lole grain Asst. Carolina! Editor Lee Clontz :i.? ikc pout- Graphics Editor Ryan Sims squashes. Photography Editor Virginia Marshall alories 10 Asst. Photography Editor Eric Glenn they pro- Sports Editor..... Ben Breazeale no acids, Asst. Sports Editor Chad Bray d protein Faculty Adviser Erik Collins rgy. Nuts Asst. Advertising Manager Melissa Owenby / because Asst. Classified Manager Amy Taylor igetables, total nu- The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be iation of 200-250 words. Full name and professional title, or year and major if a student, must be included along with address and phone number. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit letters for style, possible libel or space limitations. The Gamecock will not withhold names . under any circumstances. president