Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1 Guns 'n' Roses Calm crowd at first concert shows Columbia can overcome pessimism The first-ever concert at Williams-Brice stadium was pacta with nearly 40,000 people from Columbia and around the are Police were pessimistic about the attitude of the crowd, and Ric land County Sheriff Allen Sloan declared this summer he wou arrest from 2,000 to 3,000 people at the concert. Party-goers proved ol Sherill Sloan wrong. It has been reported that only 78 arrests were made, and tl crowd was calm throughout the performance. After Metallica performed Monday night, USC Director of La Enforcement Carl Stokes told a reporter, "If the field is in got shape, then we have proven that we can put on a concert and c; provide a night of entertainment." The success of the concert should lay the groundwork for futu use of the stadium for concerts, including country, rap, hea> metal and pop. The Carolina Coliseum is not the premiere concert hall it om was, plus having an outdoor arena for concerts allows bigg shows and a wider variety of performances for the Columbia are Williams-Brice offers a lot of room for people to move aroui instead of being packed into close quarters at the Coliseum or tl Township. These claustrophobic conditions are the cause of mo crime. The university has realized taking the resource of William Brice and making it a multi-functional facility only proves benel cial for everyone. They were once worried about the securi problem and the "integrity" of the stadium, but the concert show( this is no longer a concern. 1 hey have seen the light. U2 will rock the stadium in the same manner of Guns N' Rose and concert-goers will prove once again to Richland County sheriff that pessimism is the wrong way to go. rSUMTpALMS7! %% /ft5 *X5altco ck Editor in Chief Greg Rickabaugh Managing Editor Patrick Villegas Copy Desk Chief Jay King News Editors? Chad Bray J.T. Wagenheim Viewpoints Editor Jack Dunn Features Editor Lee Clontz Viewpo wl'LL NEED ANOTHER TEN GALLONS OF 'FAMILY VALUES'" te y On being brown zt I think I've found a solution for all this "politier cally correct" terminology concerning our races, a. Since this is an election year, political cor1(j rectness has all of a sudden been the hobby of ie choice for the press and our kin. (Sj Since the term "African-American" has surfaced, most of my black friends are waving their new banner with pride. Then again, some of my other "African-American" pals say being "Black , and Proud" fits them just dandy. tv nf q nv thp hlarl' pr thp Afrn. id American, er, whatever culture has shown the admirable pride in uncovering and understanding its identity. Being called "black" is just as ;s important to their identities as being human. ?s Unfortunately, this terminology doesn't work for everybody. A friend of mine (who also happens to be Vietnamese) doesn't quite agree with this colorcoding system. To him, being called "yellow" V doesn't sit too well, and rightfully so. But what about me? >3 I'm just your everyday, English-slaughtering, c| garden-variety Filipino. (The Phillipines, if you r Neo-Nazi uprisir m, z ' On October 3, 1990, under the autumn skies ^ of Berlin, the peoples of West Germany and " East Germany celebrated German reunification, ^ while millions of Jews trembled at the thought of Germany becoming a dominant world power again. Reunification has been anything but easy for Germany. The integration of the West's capitalistic economy to the East's communist economy J has been turbulent at best. Germany's two halves had been separated for almost 45 years. Two generations of East and West Germans who were raised as mortal enemies were now forced to see each other as brethren. The incorporation of two inherently different cultures has produced a great deal of friction, at times erupting in sporadic violence. At the heart of German reunification is the jj optimism of erasing its horrible past: Adolf / Hitler, the SS, the Holocaust, and two successive wars that nearly destroyed the world. The world paid little attention as the > German flag was raised in triumph. Instead, we | worried about the emergence of "a new Hitler," j Saddam Hussein. But with the Gulf War over, the world's attention is on Europe, and our tocus now is on the Serbian conflict. With the re-emergence of concentration camps, the conflict serves as a diversion to the real threat in Europe: Germany. | There is something rotten in the state of Germany. ^ The dark clouds of the past, which Germany and the world would like to forget, are gathering. Over the past two weeks, brief reports of racial intolerance and rioting have been ignored by the American media and public. In the city of Rostock, and a dozen other communities, refugee hostels, camps, churches, and stores have been firebombed, shot at, and VP devalues "HZfJZ a i a --for the studt student needs mai1 sh?uid % ed. Most stuc To the editor: and free ice t< Vice President Kelli Lister's ence in the lo comment in the Aug. 27 edition of * apologia The Gamecock stating that student Services for \ government conjures images of comment. It \ "nerdy types whose main goal in ?/ everyc life is to make the cafeteria give Government, students free ice tea on Fridays" gesture ot got was not appreciated. and cottee Vice President Lister was fully encourage e aware of the implications of her Grand Mar comment. Last fall I approached advantage ol her to work with me to get lower rood prices and as gesture ot good will from Marriott Food Services. Marriott's response was to give students all the free refills of ice \^llIllC tea and coffee they wanted in the Grand Marketplace. She was fully not e; , aware of the numerous classroom I announcements made concerning the issue, and she was present in To the editor the senate when the news regarding I would liki Sports Editors Nancy SalamonsKy Tim Thorsen Photo Editor Stephanie Newlin Graphics Editor Ryan Sims Cartoonist Paul Jon Asst. News Editor Melissa Tennen Asst. Features Editor Jennifer Fuller Asst. Sports Editor Rob Rodusky Asst. Photo Editor Lea Clayton Asst. Graphics Editors ....Kristin Buehlman Gregory Perez Asst. Copy Desk Editor Kim Everitt Student Media Coordinator Jim McKellar Production Manager Laura Day Asst. Production Manager Jim Green Faculty Advisor Erik Collins Advertising Manager Renee Gibson The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 200-250 words. Full name and professional title, or year and majorif 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 circumsatnces. ints Mil fcihl i \FTKP SsiSfe^?^ IBi md proud: GREG PEREZ Columnist hadn't paid attention in geography class, is a cluster of lovely islands located south of Asia, smack dab in the middle of the Pacific.) My gene pool is a thrilling melange of European, Asian and Malaysian stuff, causing my outward characteristics to throw some keen multicultural observers off. (i.e. "Are you a chink'r whut? Snort. Belch.") One literate gentleman kindly asked if I spoke English and asked me what the weather in Brazil was like this time of year. Now, if someone called me brown, instantly some dumb politically-concocted stereotype of a small hispanic'man pops into most people's brains. You can't really say I'm Asian, since the Islands are nowhere on the Asian continent, therefore nixing that term. I guess you could say I am the kind of person lg in Germany s r rr hot tv/tan 11V/U1TAZ 1 Columnist terrorized by "rightwing extremists." One German official has compared the recent violence to Crystal Night, the day when the Nazi SS attacked and destroyed Jewish businesses and synagogues. Over 275,000 refugees have entefed Germany this year, and no end to either the migration or the violence is in sight. Unless something is dQne soon, the violence will continue escalate and threaten neighboring countries. On the surface, the riots seemed to be caused by the influx of refugees from Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Mid-East who are using Germany to escape their impoverished homelands. Under Germany's asylum law, refugees are guaranteed free housing, food, clothing, and a sizable income. The German citizens are outraged at the asylum-seekers whom they feel are freeloaders. Going deeper beneath the surface, one can see a more sinister villiany orchestrating the attacks: the Nazis. Under the flag of isolationism and protectionism, the neo-Nazi party has moved to the forefront of German politics, promising to "save Germany from the invading hordes." Americans see the neo-Nazis as a group of young terrorists preying on the fears of the German people. They are right. But a closer look at history reveals something more ominous. Germany's economy is in its worst shape since the Great Depression. Germans are disillusioned by the hollow promises and seek alternatives, like the neo-Nazis, to stimulate their economy. And so, in desperate times people take desperate measures. j coffee was released, nity to respond to the fa] unt of progress made sented to the studen ;nts, no matter how Chairman of the Young never be downgrad- of South Carolina in lents are not wealthy, Gamecock. ?a does make a differ- Clinton's "domestic n? r1111- may sound good to cc ^e to Marriott l ood (jents until they learn t /ice President Lister s Clinton program w vas not representative students to $5,000 in tu "u; m , ?"! tance, which is not neai e apprecia e e {o cover prjvate C0Heee: >d will the tree ice tea . ...... refills make, and 1 hc sludent decided lo w veryone to visit the loan' he or she would ha ketplace and take for 1* government mak a year. Some have saic make the former stude Paul Elam tured servants. Student Senator As usual, Mr. Clinton ing much about how mui in s plans s(ams,wou'd cosi a Clinton s staff says it \ ^ w-|l o 1 f) prl $9 billion, former Demcx idential candidate Paul T said in USA Today that : cost over twice that mucl 2 to take this opportu- It is easy for a candid: * E'LL WARN THE VOTERS THAT THINGS " WORSE UNDER THE DEMOCRATS' Y r . <*? ?u iXL' ^-I'*;(. WF./ w^i-Knm^n g the spectrum of 'PC' that would check the "OTHER" box on all those stupid standardized testing questionnaires, then proudly scrawl "Filipino and proud." However, I have the solution to all this bickering about who's black and who's AfricanAmerican, or who's yellow or brown or white. I believe our friends at Crayola Co. have had the answers all along. By consulting my box o' colors I realized that, hey, I'm really not BROWN. I'm more of a burnt siena. And my black, er, Afro-Amer, whatever, buddies are really just raw umber. And my white friends aren't even close to white, but a shade closer to apricot. Of course, each person is a different color, so out of 64 colors, there could be one in there for you. I figure if the old, rich "apricot" men running our country are going to be so stringent on labeling things by a color, then the least they could do is get it right. Do me a favor, though. Before you think about addressing me as a chink, or a gook, or Asian-American or brown or even burnt siena, please address me as Greg. 1-1 All 1*1 K A fAOl^Arl liuuiu uc icai tu With the German economy in disarray and its people angered, the neo-Nazis have begun a new campaign of terror aimed at the refugees. This hostile situation is much like the backdrop to Hitler's rise to power. The present-day message of violence and bigotry is gaining steady popularity with disgruntled Germans. The stage is set for a new Nazi leader to emerge, one more frightening than Hitler. Recent reports have linked the Stasi, Germany's secret police, to the neo-Nazi attacks. One Stasi agent has said that a few high-ranking officials are strong backers of the new Nazi movement, and hope the neo-Nazis are successful. The Stasi-Nazi link has "plotted the riots to bring down democracy," said Erwin Marschewski, a member of the German Parliament. With the seats of power in firm reach, it wouldn't take very long for the Nazis to regain power. But, the German police and government are working fervently to put an end to the Nazi uprising, and turn back the tide or retugees. Should we be afraid? Perhaps yes, perhaps no. The Nazis were once ignored, and we have seen the devastation wrought by our ignorance. We must maintain a vigilant eye on Germany. This crisis could be a turning point in European history. Germany has been the leading force in 20th century Europe. Twice, rumbles of German discontent were made and fell on deaf ears. Both times, mass devastation on a global scale resulted. And now, for the third time, rumbles are being made. Let us not be deaf. The road to dramatic change in Europe is before us. One path leads to economic prosperity, the other leads to World War III. Perhaps an old saying is finally coming true. "Those who fail to understand history are condemned to repeat it." Ilacies pre- friends to make lofty promises ts by the about how they are going to Democrats change the world. The best way to Friday's get back to reality is to look at a candidate's record. : GI" bill A July article in the Washington >llege stu- Times reported that more than half he details, of Arkansas high school graduates -ould limit entering the University or Arkansas ition assis- need non-credit remedial courses in rly enough math, reading, and English because r? nru~~ ?u. 1 ;? S. 111C1I, II Uicy WCIC IIUI UlUglll U1C UdMCS HI ork off the high school. I hope that is not ve to work something Mr. Clinton takes with :ing $9000 him from Arkansas! 1 it would The President's "lifetime learnnts inden- ing" proposal would allow students who only take one or two classes is not say- to be eligible for Pell Grants and ch his pro- Guaranteed Student Loans. This Although would be especially helpful to vould cost working mothers in low-income :ratic pres- jobs who want to take classes to songas has prepare themselves for highskilled "it would jobs. 1" Alec B. Mcleod III ate and his Political Science junior