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VIEWP( Address Commencement speak should not be Palms George Bush, Desmond Tutu and John 1 like one of those childhood tests in which that doesn't belong, in reference, of cour speakers. About 1,800 seniors are being graduated don't change, they will be shafted in the pre Graduating seniors don't want President commencement address, and "their" is the o It's nothing personal. They just want son world who is prestigious, someone like all only fair. Seniors should feel incredibly insulted bj Palms is going to speak, but also by the pa the administration offerred up ? they < speaker. But you bourgeoise bureaucrats can affon Palms: listen to the students. Listen ? to Graduating seniors: the only way you'll j ally cavalier administration to listen is to acl Sign the petition going around for a dil Send letters and make phone calls to P Hold a rally on the Horseshoe to demo Form a committee and start your own s Boycott graduation. If you do just two or three of those thing lory has shown that to be true. Graduation is a pinnacle in young live those watching are Filled with powerful err great expectations. Now it's being fluffed o <nnnn?pH In hp snrvina ctnrlpntc uw J- ' j/v/uvu iv/ 1/ v uvi ? ? i ^ ukv* wiivut How out of touch are you administrator: what it's like? What will it take to get yoi ously. Whatever it takes, it will take place. 1 Students feel the frustration as they screa administrative ear. Nothing. It would be so easy and such a statement to do what is fair and what is desired. USC is not a student-friendly university, no tradition in the president speaking at grac Palms, a question, what's your justificat fend the hypocracy of the financial excuse? Students ? cast off the fog of apathy ai lection and anger manifest itself in action. R Escort service has A i bro misrepresented To the editor: A This letter concerns the profile on Beth Reid that appeared in the Feb. 17 edition of The Gamecock. In this inter- M view it was stated that the Alpha Phi Omega Escort Service sometimes takes j * up to two hours to respond to a would- " be passenger. To As Escort Chairman I can confi- / dently say that this is simply not the tjlc case. I do not know whose mistake this Qn was, but to be honest, this isn't my mc concern. The point is that our Escort Service is a very important resource for l() | safety at this university, and this misin- wa formation could lead to fewer people sta] taking advantage of the service. I would hate to think that some student ljv( would risk walking across campus after dark simply because we had been mis- 1 represented in the newspaper. hea To reiterate, I'm not laying the urn i )INT IS m j M er Lutz Reuter English ma Palms. Hmmm. Seems No way you pick the element (economis ' long term d se, to commencement I in May, and if plans cess. Palms to deliver their perative word. icone from the outside past speakers. That is / not only the fact that ithetic lie of an excuse ;an't afford to pay a ' j a $4 million hotel. m ? the ? students. 1 2 *et the entrenched, tott. And act now. Did you Terent speaker. taxes you ] alms' office. Endowmen nstrate your demands. "H"8 mei search for a speaker. y?u are 8* time you p; s, Ihey will yield. HisLast yeai s. Those walking and set guidelin lotions. It is a time of jeast not c ver by people who are some of ou These r< s? Have you forgotten keep artists i to take students seri- getting fed rake that to heart. Ples of Am im into the of the deaf bodily fun< miilatinp rr - , , . . . ing into ar for the admtmstrauon r^, Ma| Now ma It should be. There is aj|y don't luation. someone ion? How do you de- provoking i Why don't you care? While n id act. Let your disaf- guidelines .ight here, right now. saY his W01 Even if I N?R-R\?E l&Q It is a p? interests, r drop it in a me at anyone's doorstep. A mistake been made, and my fraternity thers and I feel that it should be rected. Benjamin S. Martin Ipha Phi Omega Escort Chairman ro-life group i rnliimhi Q 1 V1U111R/1U the editor: \bortion is an issue of importance in state of South Carolina at this time. Saturday, Feb. 15, I attended the eling of Operation Rescue at the rriott Hotel in downtown Columbia listen to speakers for the group. This s an attempt on my part to underrid their position on abortion and reel their right to choose in their own iS. found that their plan is to target 48 ilthcare facilities, 10 of them in Colbia, with the intention to prohibit Question: Do you 1 Shelby Bert jor Political Scie ' because they're "No, I dor ts) talking about the summei evelopment." not coming c spending." It* cross ix allocations reqi know a small portion of the to al pay annually go to the National deny t for the Arts? cond ans, whether you like it or not, as to ving money to the NEA every T1 ay your taxes. Thus, it is reason- choc pect certain restrictions to be thinj hose who receive our dollars. mak r, restrictions were passed which didn tes that must be adhered to, or at C< rossed, if an artist wants to get avoii r money. as \ jstrictions are meant solely to Shoi who put out obscene work from this eral aid. This includes such sta- T1 ericana as graphic illustratons of aboi :tions, such as intellectually sti- supp material depicting a male urinat- nate lother males mouth, as done by hass plethorpe. tcr s ybe 1 am the only one, but I re- worl think my money should go to the who creates such thought- Won material. least o one can, or has, set definite for obscenity, I would have to - Til k came pretty close. Ti the NEA decides to grant money Gam Obscenity not e: vlapplethorpe has been called one Th itest portrait photographers of his not d . His interpretations of flowers Pe indard by which many measure tax c . But are many people aware of didn' >urse not. on a - know is that he is a dead guy mom trange things with riding crops, natic r as Jesse Helms is concerned, whic . If it was up to this old man have be looking at apples and W thing s not the problem. you < iblem is people are listening to tatinj Th n is free to choose what he likes Th he doesn't. He can even say he inclir ething is obscene. or in I this is a heavy but, the moment If s what to think or what is obscene homt rstepped his bounds. close olitician's job to work in our best tot to act as our moral watchdog. - Eri ncludes funding for the National Eric it for the Arts. tor ft If you have an Issue fould like to see addressed in Cross Suggestion Box or Call The Gam health care to anyone attending these clinics. Pickets at these facilites are being scheduled because of the possibility that a woman "might be seeking an abortion." Any woman seeking medical attention, prenatal care or counceling will be intimidated or embarrassed. This same group, which has printed every statistic regarding abortions performed in this state, refuses to provide any information on Operation Rescue to Jim Miles, the secretary of state, who has requested information on the group regarding its status as a "religious" organization. In addition to site-specific dates to demonstrate at individual clinics, there are dates to demonstrate weekly in front of the Stale House on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The ultimate goal is to change legislation in this state, to "rescue" all the unborn children and to deny women the free choice for their own lives and the lives of their children. I support the right to choose what is best for each individual, but 1 abhor the attempt by Operation Rescue to intimidate any woman at any think the recession will er Ramel Nativida mce major Medical Technc i't think it will by "I really don' r because we're to say, then I )ut of it. No one's would be ovei mer. It's just I little long. I dor ing to be readi it's going to tak FirS i nire guidelines 11 artists, we should have the right to ' them our hard-earned wages. With unlitional funding, we would have no say > who my money would help. terc are already sections where we can ise to, or not to, give money to every I from politics to charities. Wouldn't it e everyone's life a lot easier if we 't have to debate the issue? Duldn't the whole volatile situation be ded if we all had the freedom of choice >ertaining to NEA contributions? ildn't we all have this right? Maybe would make too much sense, lis way, those who aren't too thrilled it an artist's work can choose not to iort such individuals. This would elimipart of the problem with very little le. It would also give the artists a greaense of independence concerning their t, since they won't have td answer to public, which can be so fickle, ildn't this make everyone happy, or at content? m Thorsen im Thorsen is a staff writer for The lecock. asily judged ie NEA was established to promote art, lictate what it should look like. opie Keep saying tney aon t want tneir lollars going to fund "filth." Well, I t care for the billions of dollars spent stealth bomber that never flew, or the jy spent on the Supreme Court nomi)n hearings for Clarence Thomas, h proved nothing. At least with art we something to show for the money, hat it boils down to is this: if some; makes you feel or think, it is art. If start dictating what is art, you start dicl what people think and feel. iat is completely unnacceptable. ie reason we have museams is so those ted can view art. It's not on the street your kitchen. you don't want to see it, fine, stay i. But don't condemn an artist for your mindedness. Ic Glenn Glenn is the assistant photography edi r The Gamecock. 9 or question Fire or USC Voices, Please ecock Newsroom at 777-7726. healthcare facility and their attempt t< change legislation in this regard. Keep in mind that there are 35 mil lion people in the U.S. who have n< healthcare insurance, and South Car olina rates among the highest in the na tion in infant mortality. Also, a quot from INTO THE STREETS has this t think about, "Over 35 million people i the United States live in poverty. Th majority of them are women and chile rcn." We need these healthcare facili ties open! Thirty women and men from th( University of South Carolina demon strated outside the Marriott Hotel thi: past Saturday night. What percentag* of the student body who also suppor pro-choice do you think this repre sented? I challenge you to considc how you feel and to join a rally fo piu-uiuicc on me steps 01 me oiai< House on Saturday, February 29, fron 1-3 p.m. Whatever your choice migh be, this is the time and the place to ex press it! M. Kay Perrj id bv this summer? * d Wanda Gee >logy major Mechanical Engineering major t know. If I had don't think it "I think that it won't because r by the sum- there's just too much that has koon lactinn ? hppn hOflflPfi Hown Thftrp'c ^VrVI IUU1III\^ M " - -03"- ?www... ?iW W ?'t think it's go- too much to clear out, like ly fixed. I think Bush." te a while." A little defiance is just natural - Rahul Sharangpani The next time you come across a sign on a park bench that says "Wet Paint, Do not touch," observe it closely for the next five minutes. The chances are that at least three people, including you, will get their hands smeared by paint by trying to test the truth in the sign. It's iust mnnfhe.r p.xamnlp of nnp nf our sfrantrpst idiosyncracies. We may not realize it, but we seem to have an irresistible craving for all things we are not supposed to do. Science may have figured out most of life's mysteries. It falls short, however, in trying to explain why little Johnny won't walk around a puddle and will insist on splashing right through it, in spite of being told not to. The * more his actions are dictated, the more rebellious he seems to .L. get. Small wonder he imagines that his full name is "Johnny ? Don't," because he is always addressed that way. An advertisement that gives a phone number and warns, "Children under 18, please check with your parents before calling," fills all youths younger than 18 with an overwhelming desire not to do just that. Mail a package with the words "Delicate, handle with care" on it, and by the time it reaches its destination it looks as if the Redskins had used it for football practice. It appears that the key to getting a person to do something is to make it sound forbidden! This peculiar trait is not confined to any specific age group. The truth is, there is a recalcitrant streak ! in all of us that surfaces and says, "Don't just tell * me, make me," whenever we are ordered to act in a certain way. Perhaps the slow changes in the connotation of ' some common adjectives, which are inevitable in this language's evolution have something to do with it. "Meek" and "submissive" are almost becoming ; synonymous with "cowardice." On the other hand, "brashness" and "arrogance" have become more desirable qualities. Needless to say, our proclivity for defiance can turn out to be self destructive. Saddam Hussein's resolve to stay on in Kuwait increased with the number of countries that told him to get out, and just look where that attitude has gotten him today. Having your hands smeared with paint of a park bench is one thing, but having to go through thorough humiliation in front of the whole world, all because of listening to some obscure voice inside us, is another. God forbid that happen to any of us. Or, on second thought, maybe we would benefit more if He doesn't forbid, but just keeps quiet and lets things take their natural course. AN Olympic Moment ; hhmhp /&A | TtefensUiA.ll WBm 3 ; IGamecock e Editor in Chief Eric Ward 0 Managing Editor Tige Watts n Copy Desk Chief Kathy Heberger q Asst. Copy Desk Chief Jennifer Jablonski [. Viewpoint Editor Shelley Magee j. News Editors... Patrick Villegas/Gordon Man tier Asst. News Editor Kim Everitt Carolina! Editor Greg Rickabaugh ? Asst. Carolina! Editor Lee Clontz /"5rar*hi/~e PHitrtr Rvnn Sim R s Photography Editor Virginia Marshall , j ; Asst. Photography Editor Eric Glenn t Sports Editor Chad Bray Asst. Sports Editor Sean Ryan . r Faculty Adviser Erik Collins r Asst. 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