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College
The Gamecock rec
against Follett one
Shame, shame on the Univer
Sure, the new University E
clean and pretty. But underne
which denies students their free
An explanation is needed.
When Follett College Store
bookstore, came to this univer
with USC. Among these was i
exclusive rights to ring sales or
That means Jostens, the rin?
campus and can drive prices
direct competition from other r
This excludes ring-rival Art
most popular ring companies
igned to operate mostly out of
ment also excludes Balfour, wl
office, from coming on campus
This agreement hits student
their ability to choose.
How dare the university giv
think twice about such a dec
make up this establishment?
While Art Carved was on
ately told Art Carved this wo
also set up a booth for Josten
students were aware of them.
Just like a big bully.
Under USC's agreement, sti
petition again.
A student boycott of Jostens
propriate. It has worked on ot
has bullied other students.
Who is to blame?
Certainly Follett and the un
agreement. Shame, shame.
What can be done?
The Gamecock recommends
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The Gamecock will try
Letters should be 200professional
title, or yeai
be included along with
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circumstances.
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:ommends boycott
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sity.
Jookstore in the Russell House is
ath this pretty front is a dark side
idom of choice.
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sity, they made certain agreements
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; company, has a monopoly on this ,
as high as they want without any
ing companies.
carved Ring Company, one of the
on campus last year, which is resthe
S.C. Bookstore now. The agreelich
operates out of a Pickens Street
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s in the pocketbook as well as in
e into such dumb demands and not
ision's effect on the students who
campus Thursday, Follett immediuld
be their only day here. Follett
s next to Art Carved to make sure
idents will never witness fair com
> and Follett would certainly be apher
college campuses where Follett
iversity who signed this outrageous
a boycott.
ET PIE CHART
STATE SUPREME COURT DRAFT
nprnrbl
Greg Rickabaugh
Patrick Villeaas
Jay king
Chad Bray
J.T. Waaenheim
Jack Dunn
Lee Clontz
Nancy Salomonsky
Tim Thorsen
Stephanie Newlin
Ryan Sims
Paul Jon
Melissa Tennen
Jennifer Fuller
Rob Rodusky \
r C.E. Holman
Lea wayion
Kristin Buehlman
Gregory Perez
Kim Everitt
nator Jim McKellar
Laura Day
ger Jim Green
Erik Collins
Renee Gibson
Brian McGuire
\ to print ail letters received.
250 words. Full name and
r and major, if a student, must
address and phone number.
? the right to edit letters for
>r space limitations. The
vithold names under any
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Pornograph
Freedom Means Right
The right to view, buy or distribute pornograph;
liberty as freedom of religion or the guarantee of d
Yet in these modern times when the litany of s
complicated, our natural tendency is to return to
fundamental moral truths. Unfortunately, such r<
truths tends to steamroll over the rights of peopl
who enjoy rights outside the tastes of the mainstret
That is the case with pornography. The thoug
depictions of every variety of sexual encounter ab:
of people. In fact, most people find pornography r
fairly polarized over placing restrictions on it. Wh
in observing the freedoms of others to choose their
The delimma comes down to a simple decisio
believe in freedom?
Will we decide freedom means people have the
make bad choices, or to destroy themselves?
Or will we decide freedom means people are
behave only when it suits the popular will?
If we are to avoid the irreversible slide to fasci
fellow citizens the right to choose whether or not
ute pornography. It is fair to regulate the context i
presented, but we cannot restrict access to such ma
It is not a paranoid delusion to think that each
slightest sliver of personal freedom to fall victi
another link in the chains shackling the human spii
If we are to become better people ? all of u
freedom to err.
-Jay King is Copy Desk Chi<
Dirty politics
m/ A.
Starting off on a high plateau in September,
a presidential campaign usually gets down to
earth about the middle of the month and into
the mud by October...be fore Election Day all
of the stops have been pulled.
As the ordeal-by-insult reaches its peak, it L
always seems campaigning has gotten out of
hand. If something is not done about it, the
country will surely go to ruin.
But the truth is we are more restrained now
titan in the good old days. After all, it was not
some secret operative, as it would be today, but
the president of Yale University who warned
that the election of Thomas Jefferson and his
party would make "our wives and daughters the
victims of legal prostitution."
A Federalist newspaper warned government
landholders, bank depositers, and the usual wid
ows and orphans, "tremble then in case of
Jefferson's election, all ye holders of public
SGA praised Gree
for Fever divei
opposition alrea
To the editor: To (he edi,
I would like to take this opportu- ^ew
nity to personally tnank our student seek retirer
government leaders for their con- ~ ,
tinual consistent position on the wh d
issue of Gamecock Fever and the ^ 0
way they have led the fight which ment om
has reduced the distribution of this ProPei use <
offensive publication by 50 percent Individut
over the last couple of weeks. tions tor
This is truly a sign that this type incoming 1
of ridiculous, divisive material will sole reasor
not be tolerated at USC, and we social aspe<
owe it to people like Tom Young, ed member
Kelli Lister. Eric Dell, Ted Felder, tion know
and others working with the groups than that. (
who are most attacked by Mr. vide a hon
Shealy's publication every week. college stu
It is interesting that a random with indivi
photo from a tailgate outside the tei thouch
stadium has sotten more nress than
our SGA's successes in debilitating \ reSpec(
!heKetireC,t'Ienf^,0'^he newfaPf faculty adv
by half. I think Hie Gamecock real- . jn,pm,..
ly was off base in selecting what . .
should receive the most attention p1
when it came to the issue of ,5|e,s c
Gamecock Fever and the fight chapter at
against it. impressive,
Again, let me say that I and most ciieek syst
other students here applaud the chapters at
efforts of student government on The onl;
this issue and every other issue and description
idea that have bloomed under Mr. the racial d
Young's administration. I hope will say t
anyone who does not feel this way southern ci
will come around soon. hinders tf
Whites rus
Yasir A. Niazi rush black
President, International lem with tf
Students Association 0ne is com
Electrical engineering senior ^on
lints
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toLJioose rornattac*
y is as important a civil Pornography, as oppo<
ue process of law. any depiction of a sexua
ocial ills is so long and. to "prurient interests." P
what we consider to be ancient Greeks called
diance on fundamental come a long way, too.
e on (he fringe, people PeoPle can now f?101
and see any sort of sexu
, ' .. ... go to dark, seedy theater
ht of watching explicit ^ ,iving rooms But ^
>olutely mortifies a host With the power of tec
epugnant, but society is goes to the parents o
ere do we draw the line Young children and t<
vices? and any other materials
n: how strongly do we for parents to leave videc
Children and teenagei
absolute right to err, to wrong perceptions of v
Young boys grow up v
free to choose how to obJefts- Viewing such m;
When adults choose t(
thing dangerous to societ
ism, we must allow our ^ c?re pomograph,
lo view, buy or distrib- etc ^ undermines sociei
n which pornography is cocaine, etc.) undermine
iterials. If family is the basic
time we allow even the splits the family will desi
m to popular morality, America has become
rit is forged. engage in fantasy ? it's
s ? we must have the have become lazy and ca
The voyeuristic charactei
pie, and make the Ame
family values they once 1
3f for The Gamecock ,Jack Dui
nothing new ir
COLUMNIST
funds, for your ruin is at hand."
Americans throughout the 19th century took
such verbal abuse in stride. Andrew Jackson
married a woman who by all accounts had not
completed the full procedure of divorce before
marrying Jackson. A pro-John Quincy Adams
pamphlet put out by a reputable journalist made
the case against Jackson: "Ought a convicted
adulteress and her paramour husband to be
placed in the highest office of the free and
Christian land?" The Jackson camp fought back
by charging Adams, while Minister to Russia,
retained an attractive American servant girl for
the pleasures of the czar.
El
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kin the other aspects, I
are equally, if not moi
. First of all, religious den
'SHY make no difference. I fo:
care less what denomi
LCIV here fraternity brother belong
J United Methodist, mv
last year was a Catholic
or: deal. Where someont
forsake the throng and vvhether or not they'ri
nent for its proper use" blue collar, or more set
athletic doesn't amount
individuals seek retire- beans either,
the throng? What is the Greeks are repi
of retirement ? all 0f these traits. I don'
lis join Greek organiza- chapter you look at on c
various reasons. An win not find two indivic
reshman might say the jy aiike (or "clones").
1 for joining is for the erroneous is stereotypic
cts. However, all initiat- ^ having one distinct
s of a Greek organiza- pm confident that each
that there is much more is composed ol
3reek organizations pro- diverse group of individi
le away from home for v/e do not "tout out
dents and an affiliation ty " we are not drinkins
duals of similar charac- aj-e we athletic, service (
t, personality and inter- organizations. We live
grow together. Isn't tha
the comments of TKE j?2e js for>
isor Mr. Kenneth Peters,
:t them as a tad off base p ^
;t to USC in 1992. Mr.
ribes a uniquely diverse Alpha Beta
Albion college. Very Bio
but comparing it to our
em is a mistake; Greek
USC are very diverse.
i aspect of Mr. Peters' tript
I can not argue with is
iversity of this chapter. I ^ f Kor?rI
hat there is a distinct lUUlo UdllU
jlture at work here that
iat form of diversity. Totheeditor.
h white chapters, blacks The Mond s
chapters. I see no prob- ~
tat, if and only if, every- The contatne
tent with their organiza- 'maturing the Carolina
as bandmembers were
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ictive influence?
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Mjcieiy sluuuuauuu
;ed to obscenity or profanity, has come to mean
I act, or as the Supreme Court has ruled, appeals
ornography has come a long way from what the
writing about prostitutes" But technology has
the local video or adult book store and rent a tape
lal act performed. And people no longer have to
s to view X-rated films ? people watch them in
lat's no big news for most students,
hnology, though, comes much responsibility, and
f this country, who watch this material,
ienagers need to be insulated from pornography
which might be considered suggestive. It's easy
> tapes and magazines lying around,
s exposed to these materials grow up with the
yomen, sex and the importance of the family,
/ith the notion that women are submissive sex
aterials should only be an adult choice.
) view pornography, they are dealing with some
y.
y (child pornography, bestiality, sado-masochism,
ty in the same way hard core drugs (heroin,
society and prey on the family,
political unit of society, then what attacks and
troy the foundation of society,
a voyeuristic society. It's alright for people to
normal. But with video pornography, Americans
in no longer engage in fantasy without some help,
ristics of society tend to separate and isolate peorican
people lazy also in their adherence to the
held dear.
nn is Viewpoints Editor for The Gamecock
i America
Lincoln was called "the slave-hound from
I Illinois." Cleveland was damned as "foe of the
home" because of an illegitimate child for
whom he had accepted full paternal responsibility.
One of the most recent, the Willy
? Horton ad in 1988, portrayed Dukakis as a
racist.
As long as American government rests not on
rigid ideologies but on the kind of pragmatism
that is the national genius, we can afford the sort
of elections we have had: serious enough concerning
immediate issues, but free of fear that if
the wrong side wins the nation is finished.
Since we can afford a little entertainment with
our elections, it is just as well to enjoy them,
whether directly involved or on the sideline. We
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the combination of sport, drama, crusade, and
carnival that we know as a presidential election.
ISC Greeks see "The Mighty Sound of the
e, diverse. Southeast" featured in the campus
lominations paper.
r one could Mentioned in the article were
Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta
roommate SiSma' ^ band's service fraternity
. no bjo and sorority, respectively.
; is from, Historically, these organizations
2 white or have maintained a low profile on
lolarly than campus. However, we, the brothers
to a hill ot 0f Kappa Kappa Psi would like to
, , now take the opportunity to
esented by
describe our organization and what
t care what ?
ampus, you we ^ af)0utluals
exact- Kappa Kappa Psi is a national
Even more honorary fraternity for college
g a chapier bandmembers; a fraternity which
personality, operates primarily as a student serchaptei
at v-ce an(j leadership recognition
Li ds society. Our duties and responsibil
conformi- ities inc,ude being ready, willing
i clubs, nor and able 10 assist the directors and
>r academic staff of the band with whatever
, learn and requests or needs they have whent
what col- ever possible. It is also important
for us to ensure that all involved
. _ , with the band find it to be a pleas evin
Beach , _
President ant' S0Clid experience. Furthermore,
i of Chi Psi we also enSaSe ourselves in other
logy senior service projects throughout the
community.
As brothers of Kappa Kapps Psi,
we are proud to be a vital part of
llDer the Carolina Band and USC. We
i invite The Gamecock to eventually
norn feature our organization and interview
its members.
13 issue of Steven Kings more,
d an article public relations committee chair
Band. We, Zeta Chi Chapter
pleased to of Kappa Kappa Psi