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View Humani Fight to donate if shows parents' lo Theresa Ann Pearson was born She was born with a rare d means she is missing most of he brain which has formed is the nu brain, which controls her heartbet This is a tragedy for Baby T She cannot hear. She cannot thii even live without the aid of mach She is a beautiful child doome< But her parents did not put he of a child alive. They did not pul suffering. They did it to bring some dig bring life to someone else. The> generous people who want to spa there the type of grief they have s Mr. and Mrs. Pearson wish to 1 donated to infants who need trar to other children, who, because o a chance at the happy life their d< Baby Theresa cannot have a t doctors can do to save her. But h save someone else. It i? hnrrihlp anH traffic that ci ?v .u *" - ?? ""6'V not have to suffer such atrocities much ahead of them. But they do. And if some go< tragic situation, then it should be. Yet, the courts have denied th( baby's organs because she is not though there is no chance of r< does not have a brain. They say s dead. Once Baby Theresa is dead, child. They will have deteriorate plants. Her death is inevitable. V lurous is only going to cause her good her coming into this world child null and void. The court's decision is ridicule justice system? The Pearson's ht .life support with the sole hope th ruling. They are prolonging their can alleviate some other couple's Even if the courts do not reve manitarian thing, some good has sons are teaching us a lesson abc are teaching us a lesson about si lose, they have already made th lighting. And they must love their daugl bring dignity to her life and death They should be commended. BILL CLINTON SEARCH FOR A RuNNlNto MATE ,.-tr5S ("hE% . ) X Funds upsetting not organizatioi To the editor: After reading the enlightened vie of Donna Moore, the president of Association of African-American S dents, I must comment. As a person interviewed in the aj cle Miss Moore so unjustly call< "completely ridiculous, non-objecti inconclusive propaganda (and) 1< than newsworthy," I was completi disgusted by her apparent disregard the rights of any student to questi where our money, taken out of our t lion, is being spent. She did not si , there, but then turned the questi< asked by concerned students, into a cist accusation. But then what's ne for it seems that lately if a Caucas; person so much as questions a grc POINT ity Int if ant's organs -ti ve of humankind >? nine days ago. 9? isease called anencephaly. This ;r skull, and the only part of her ib, found at the stem of a normal it and breathing. heresa's family. She cannot see. A nk. As of Sunday, she could not ^ lines. i to death. r on a machine to keep the shell : her on a machine to prolong the ;nity to her death. They did it to 1 did it because they are caring, ire another couole somewhere out in suffered. have Baby Theresa's good organs C; isplants. They want to give them ni f those donated organs, may have m tughter did not. >rain transplant. There is nothing ct er organs do have the potential to cc ni ich things happen. Babies should ;. They are innocent and have so ac bi 3d can be brought out of such a sr ci ' Pearson's requests to donate the legally dead. They say this even ^ jcovery. Even though the infant she cannot be touched until she is her organs cannot help another ^ d too much to be used for trans- ci Vailing for it to be slow and tor- U] fami 1 \/ further noin onrl moUo tbn K/ iUiiiUJ 1UH11V1 puill, U11U U1UA.V HIV II* could have meant for some other ius. Where is the humanity in our ive now placed Baby Theresa on at the court will give them a new own suffering in hopes that they w th rse their decision and do the hu- a I already come of this. The Pear- ct >ut love of our fellow man. They slflessness. Whether they win or s? is world a better one simply by c c iter very much to fight so hard to ^ p; ? in ^ hi <Q s such as the A A AS or NAACP, he automaiically accused of being rac by someone. Mmmmmm! 1 She poses the question, "What is t rage based on ? the fact that they (s dent organization*^ did nor apt what association got, or that this predom >ws antly black organization got thousai the of dollars? Mmmmm!!!" ItuMost student organizations und< siand that asking for $37,000 is ludii rtj. ous, while AAAS feels free to spe S800 on brochures that "ended up ve/ the floor." The sad fact is, $800 JSS equal to, or exceeds, the total budget -ly 26 student organizations for t for 1992-93 fiscal year. As for the assi on lion that this was a racist article, I \\ ui_ not dignify such a blatant effort _0p cloud the issue with a response. As for Miss Moore, I can understa ra- her loyalty to an organization she t :w, lieves in, and I would hope I would ian as loyal. I suggest, however, that s >up uike a look at what these "raging" si Question: If you coi cia Tangney Eric ernational Studies major Busi he Red Hot Chili Peppers. "Jo< ithony Kieds is the most sing autiful man in history. Not have mention the band is really they od too." . therr jar* nCros Advertisers ( Responsibility. It's a task that is tossed around like a ba a game of hot potato. Right now, there's a drive to ban J( amel because children can easily recoj ze the cartoon character, and he's tl ascot for Came' cigarettes. But this is whe e that responsibility issi >mes in again. Why should advertisers stop using a ma )t that is profitable because chidren reco, ze him? Just because children recognize the cha :ter, that does not mean they're going ly cigarettes. If someone's going to st? noking, it is not because of a stup imel. It's downright idiotic to say cartoon ch? ;ters promote wrongful activities. Look art Simpson. He's a terrible role mod >r children, but do you see children tryii i be another Bart? Of course not. We have to start giving children a litl t more credit. Parents can only show th( lildren what's wrong and right. But, il p to that individual to lead the kind of li ; wants to. Ads should not The advertising campaigns of larg ealthy companies should be applauded f icir creative successes, but they shou Iso be kept under careful watch \ )nsumers. Cartoon characters like Joe Camel, t( desman of Camel cigarettes, make c arette smoking seem like a fun ai irefree thing to do. The same was true puds McKenzie, the adorably ugly poo< lat helped Budweiser sell millions of s acks. For adults, cigarette smoking and drin ig are carefree pleasures they've earned 1 aining the maturity to handle the drug ighs and risks. These days, young children and teenage on't have much time to mature befc iey're offerred drugs and alcohol ;hool. When they see the cartoon chara ;rs that sold them on the joys of Fri oops and Chee-tos selling Camel Ligl nd Bud Light, they're going to g amused. In an era in which kids are exposed ie ropes of life through the mass mec r Make Your I The Gamecock is the student n serve you, the students. If you topics you think the paper isn't interests known by sending us want to hear from you. Really. is dents are really upset about. Tl ;ist rage stems not from the fact th; Moore's organization is predom his black, as she would have us t tu- but from the belief that no one the zalion should receive such a dis] in- lionate amount of funding, ids Please Miss Moore, do not lake away our right to questio our money is spent. The fact is "r you "knew that problems would after reading the Gamecock ; then you should also know tha on students will not stand for that 1S Don't let xnur ignorance hlinHl of y " you. hc Donnie Ka zr~ History 'ill Brother Jim nd > , stirs up camp he To the editor: u- If anything, Brother James Gil jld see any band in history, wh ' . jfciirimiM . Coleman Jody Tate ness major English/Histor deci. Because Jodeci "Led Zeppelir s from the heart. They are the best s a style of their own, and was." don't need music to help i on their tracks." s Fir?^ ioing their job Life is a big game of trial and error. We ill must decide for ourselves what's right and wrong. >e We must be responsible for our own acg lions. We must understand the ie consequences. We can't shift the blame of cigarettes ie and alcohol to advertisers because they try 10 do their job. It's not right, s- They're just doing their job. Can we pung ish them for that? If children are easily persuaded by car tr- loons, then something is wrong with their to parents, not the advertisers, trt Parents must be more responsible, id Responsibility. Parents must accept it, before their children get hurt. al They must be more powerful than a carlel toon character. It's their job to raise their children, not the television's. Parents must do their job. After all, the Lie advertisers are. lir t's - Tige Watts ife Tige Watts is the managing editor for The Gamecock. t confuse children e, before they hit kingergarten, advertisers or shouldn't be making the lesson more Id difficult. >y It's all right to exaggerate in advertising, to persuade by tapping emotions, lusts, injp slincts; it's not cool to portray potentially :i- hazardous goods as harmless, id By law, advertisers have the right to use of any means to sell their product and keep ch their companies afloat. It's the responsibilix ity of consumers, of parents, to boycott products that anger them and to alert their kids k- to the seductive powers of the old, wise, by and clever marketing world. ;s' Right now, characters like Joe Camel and Spuds aren't doing any serious harm to irs masses of young people. However, when >re we can easily associate cigarette advertiseat ments with Nintendo, it's time to raise our ic- attennae, be aware and protect ourselves jit and youngsters from the culture in which 1 to /"viir- oAr>iof\; thriiroo UU1 3WWVI.J UlllVV/d. ;et - Kathy Heberger to Kathy Heberger is the copy desk chief iia lor The Gamecock. nterests Known!!! ewspaper, which means we want to have any suggestions for articles or covering adequately, make yotir a letter or coming by our office. We he out- this campus intellectually stimulated, it Miss and has caused (gasp!) student particilinantly pation. More people with his magnet>elieve,x ism and spontaneity are needed at our organi- university, nrnnor [ x Though I applaud what he stirred up n I do not agree with what he proclaims that if I arise" 1 am a Roman Catholic (pagan?), hav irticle, never read the Bible and presently hav t USC no intention; therefore, I will eat m either. vegetables and wear my shorts. Bu y lead how does Brother Jim know that pec pie who wear shorts are going to hell uffman junior ^as vjsjtecj recently? I agre with John Rentiers that he is an idio To say the least, however, that idic made last week's activities interesting. IUS Les Finn Jr His has Art Studio sophomor lich one would it be and why? mm JML rr Kerry Reese y major International Studies major i. Because they "The Doors. They were origiband that ever nal in their approach. They didn't care if they shocked anybody." Famous fighter , assents to greed - Patrick Villegas I want to be a millionaire. And I think I've figured out how to do it. I'm going to be a boxer. I've spent too much of my time in the ghettos. This is my ticket out. I'll spend the next 10 years practicing, training and working out really hard, and maybe someday I'll make it to the pros. When that day comes, the promoters will love me. They'll pay me millions. I'll be on cereal boxes. I'll be on sports videos. I'll be everywhere. But I won't stop there. I'll turn greedy and get an ego. I'll manipulate the press, my family and my c nn j. ...1 t ... j _ _ . j . ii lans. i 11 uo wnai 1 warn to ao, ana no one can ten mc differently. I'll have power, and my name will be associated with greatness. I will be the greatest living sports figure ever to grace this planet. Men, women and children will love me. Young i girls will adore me. Young boys will pretend to be mc. And, I'll take advantage of every one of them. I'll even break the law. , I'll drive my sportscar into an oblivion. I'll abuse my wife. Heck, I may even rape some women. No one will stop me. I've got too much money. OK, big deal, they'll put me on trial for rape, but I'll still win. She'll know I didn't rape her. I mean, she's dealing with greatness: me, Mike Tyson. I'll hire a lawyer as greedy as me to get me out of this squabble. I'll win for sure. My lawyer will provide a great defense. He'll say my superstar status exempts me from accusations of rape. Besides, any girl who comes near me must realize I'm a sexhungry boxer. I mean, look at me. It's in my eyes. What's that you say? I'm guilty. Come off it, I'm the former heavyweight champion of the world. I can't he crniltv nf anvthincr p.xrent arentnpcs - O J J 0 That's OK. I'll pay my way out of jail. How does a million dollars sound? All right, how about five million? What do you mean you won't listen to me? Well, go ahead, put me in jail. I would love to be secluded in a nice country club prison. The isolation will help me. Hold on a minute, this ain't the right prison. There arc some really mean people in here. Please help me. 1 may get hurl. Don't these people realize they are dealing with greatness? Well, that's OK. Guess I'll have plenty of time to think about things. Gee, I wish I could be a millionaire. "HFRK OUR ATDXK ftArt Od THOSE CHECfiBOJHClM wocm ~ PI<X?-EP?-LYM? - MEWT*-* IGamecock Editor in Chief Eric Ward Managing Editor Tige Watts Copy Desk Chief Kathy Heberger Asst. Copy Desk Chief Jennifer Jablonski ( ' iewpoint Editor Shelley Magee i>!cws Editors... Patrick Villegas/Gordon Man tier Asst. News Editor Kim Everitt Carolina! Editor Greg Rickabaugh e Asst. Carolina! Editor Lee Clontx 6 Graphics Editor Ryan Sims y Cartoonist Paul Jon it Photography Editor Virginia Marshall >- Asst. Photography Editor Eric Glenn ? Sports Editor Chad Bray Asst. Sports Editor Sean Ryan Faculty Adviser Erik Collins ^ Asst. Advertising Manager Melissa Owenby j Asst. Classified Manager Amy Taylor The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 200-250 words. 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