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Cable Who wants the Cable Consume ,i; Protection Act of 1992? Someone has been promoting an expensive ad campaic behalf of more regulation for the cable industry. The regul conies in the form of the Cable Consumer Protection Act, v will attempt to break up what are called local monopolies. TT attempts to reduce cable rates but also seeks to micromanag industry in ways such as telling companies how many cust complaint lines they should have, something that may hav opposite effect. Who's behind the bill? Hollywood moviemakers say th siding with the cable companies, but the moviemakers hav most to gain by new regulations. The bill represents Hollyvvi f greatest opportunity yet to damage cable and regain king-o hill status in the highly-competitive visual market. Already, cable is showing signs of wear as it becomes inc ingly diffuse in its programming, with entire channels devot specific genres (The Cartoon Network, The Sci-Fi Channel). The quality of the big movie channels is also fading. Cha like Home Box Office are experiencing a drought of big titles. This is because Hollywood has restricted access to its films has gone straight to the videotape market for its more rreleases. A final blow would be to get legislation that woul? , fuse cable operations on the local level by allowing an inJX 1 competitor The Cable Consumer Protection Act, if passed, would lVe effect of allowing a number of disreputable companies cha lower rates. These companies would also exhibit even poer ity and maintenance than present local cable companies. If consumers were given the choice, there would n *>e mi movement from cable company to cable companymuch 1 phone service. Local cable companies are often the targets of "fjhchise te< which take away resources from maintenance, and lC compan pass along these fees to consumers. Last week, Roland Cou I Pniinpil rnicrvl tha fan fram 7 . OfftCQ | ^i'Ui;v.n icliov^u 1.11^, 1IU111 J JJtlV,tlll U1 LUlIl[JcUiy &*w" * to 5 percent. Five percent of gross, not net, and tfs is before t; es. How can an industry provide quality service nd niairtenar in a business atmosphere like this? Some monopolies are better cultivated with overnmen sup vision and others by promoting competition We've sen t adverse effects of busting monopolies with he breakuj of r Bell. The solution to less expensive and bett-r quality able s vice is not more inept cable companies, but government ?sistar to one company for the entire community ?od the elimiation franchise fees. A SoVWMENf AP!/?RTiSING faCRltS THf GROWING PloBlflWILllfERgf. _ X/fwoirtJ? HOU Editor in Chief Greg Rickabaugh Managing Editor Patrick Villegas Copy Desk Chief Jay King News Editors .....Chad Bray J.T. Wagenheim Viewpoints Editor Jack Gunn Features Editor -Lee Clontz Sports Editors Nancy Salomonsky Tim Thorsen Photo Editor Stephanie Newlin Graphics Editor Ryan Sims Cartoonist Paul Jon Asst. News Editor. Melissa Tennen Asst. Features Edr Jennifer Fuller Asst. Sports Editor Rob Rodusky Asst. Viewpoints Jltor C.E. Holman Asst. Photo Edito Lea Clayton Asst. Graphics Ecjrs Kristin Buehlman Gregory Perez Asst. Copy Desk J'tor Kim Everitt I on?"? r\?.? riuuuouuu l Via 1I'" way Asst. Productio' Manager Jim Green Faculty Advisor Erik Collins Advertising M?*9er Renee Gibson Student Medi; Coordinator Jim McKellar Graduate Ass*-:-: Brian McGuire Darkroom "phnicians Erin Galloway Rika Hashimoto The Gamefk will try to print all letters received. Letters sho?l be 200-250 words. Full name and Crofessionaf*'e> or Year and major if a student, must e included'on9 with address and phone number. The Gamec:k reserves the right to edit letters for style, pos^l? libel or space limitations. The Ga/necocfcwill not withcid names under any circumstar^s Mew I Terrorists ] Locking through the paper over jy. ' weel it seems as though Colt -' heiu invaded by the Irish. Last I we aemiered the film Leprachi tonfhl we host one of Ireland's t rep u res ? 112. in on /nil U2 comes something muc lation th* their lyrics, or their ulua-hi vhich Bono's shoulders rides the p le act ^ highly complex people ? the . .k ? 1 he Irish, descended from til e the ... , . (icrors ot Ireland, are a strong, omer 1(j passjonatc pCOpic. Much ot e )day comes from what they have The ancient Celts were a not ey re billed warriors, renowned for t e the tenacity, and brutality in comb; ood's were a volatile mix of anger, passi f-lhe- mination. Over the centuries, the strong reas have heen tempered due to their ecj j with the British, Scotish, and i Saxons to nrndnre tnHnvk Irkhmp in their hearts are the trails ot nnfi anscestors. Centuries ago the English trie Ireland only to find the Celts, whc 4n<^ ed Ireland for 2,000 years, wen ent gjve Up [he land peacefully, on- What has ensued is a series ol of flicts between factions of Irish C; Protestants, and British loyalists, the In 1921, Ireland divided into S T^icnncriKln ich \ye need heroes, ike When I was a kid, my biggest h Spider-Man. I'd collect all the 2S" books, (and still do, on occasion)' a ies down in front of the tube, hop nty would make a guest cameo on the pts Company. ax_ It was so much easier to find 1C(2 when I was a kid. Life was so sim to worry about was where my ne: cr was coming from, and when the , Man comic book was comins or he wholesome American lad, who ton vl n justice and the whole bit. It didn t er~ if Spidey was real or imaginary. He ,ce It's a little tougher to dig up days. Somewhere along the line, st me to get real. Spider-Man wasn't ; therefore. Spider-Man wasn't a real I feel ripped off as far as reality the '90s, idealism and creative lea been buried in commercialism an< social movement in our nation tod; in desperate environmentalist!! and Students res To the editor: ZtP I am writing in response to the letter written by Brett Mosley that appeared in the Sept. 21 issue ol The Gamecock. Mr. Mosley feels ic/c n he was forced to take part in "a celebration of mediocrity," however die only mediocrity I can see is his total lack of understanding of the Greek community. I want to address Mr. Mosley | with plain and simple facts. I will l not try to impress anyone with the ^ use of dressed up rhetoric. Mr. Mosley, you were quick to pass judgment on the Greek system of USC. however I find it odd that you failed to mention most of die facts that were printed on the full page ad that appeared in last Friday's edition of The Gamecock. During the most recent semester, the USC sorority system achieved a combined CfPA of 3.005. 1'his is quite an iinppressive accomplishment. considering the all-women's e.PA was a 2.935. In fact, eight of the 14 sororities exceeded the allwomen's GPAs. The purpose of the ad purchased hy the Sorority and I-Taternitv councils was to recognize outstanding individual achievement. I will never see how recognizing individuals for achieving a GPA of a 3.5 or higher is giving undue praise. Finally, 1 don't think you should have associated your attack on the Greek community with the South Carolina Honors College. I tun also a member of the South Carolina Honors College, along with many other individuals who belong to a Greek organization who do not hold your same opinion of the Greek community. I suggest you do your homework, not just consult a dictionary, next time you make statements about organizations with which you are grossly misinformed. point misunderstot the past imhia is hursday. LS ^LS hdecper ASST. VIEWPOINT? p image. aide and spirit stales. Southern lrel; Irish. Catholics, became I e Celtic con- State. Northern Irelan fierce, proud. and Protestants, chose what they are Kingdom, been. Free State Irishmen rv.wlir m decision, while North heir strength, more upset, it. The Celts 'n true Celtic fas on, and deter- Irishmen believed Irel had been under the < Celtic straits options, they did vvl intermingling done: fight. Banding other Anglo- Irish Republican Arm n. But always Ireland and end all their Celtic Ireland. For four decades, d to conquer mant, but in 1969 the) ) had inhabit- using tactics like as I .? M . i in t going to nungei sinices, anu sni Since 1969, more bloody con- been killed as a resu atholics, Irish death of 3,000 Irish is 437,500 Americans. T two separate hon ol Columbia! heroes for t] plop >ing he _, ^ Electric C O L U a hero pic. All 1 had ac,lvism- neither ot" wl <t set of toys ,ul leader 10 ^'chrate. next Spider- Back in our Paron,s it. He was a wheie. Wheie aie the J ioht for truth. time. Who couh matter to me J'- 01 Maleom X . vvas a |iero heroes and rightcousm heroes these die >mehody told . 1 "uess lhe answer 1 a real person, 'n no' aav'nc heioes a jlcm to be the demigod of c goes. Here hi Takc Bat,nan- tor 1 tdership have millions ol ta J creed The ey 10 see the inovic in iv ~is lathered vvith tlyinS rats- Perhal human rights dve '10w l'as natioi a new kind of hero A ImLS >pond to criti Lauren LaCoste President, USC Sorority Council Honors College senior To the editor: This being our sixth year- at our university, we find ourselves being HlCOlielpH k\r on ono/-lnmi/? u j cm cli_ciu^ JIUV. CHUM whose narcissism has blinded him to the facts. We are, of course, referring to the article written by Brett Mosley, a.k.a. Master of Lexicon. Master Mosley, in his letter to the editor on Sept. 21, was quite irritated that The Gamecock forced him "unwillingly to lake ptut in a celebration of" Greeks who made the Dean's List. He, himself, being part of the all Men's average GPA of 2.733 failed to mention that the majority of fraternities scored above this and that the sorority average GPA of 3.005 supercedes the all-women's GPA of 2.935. We, having both served for over two years as Scholarship Chairmen in our respective fraternities realize some people have to work very hard for their grades ? unlike Master Mosley, we're sure. We feel these people <ire well deserving of academic accolades. While we are sure Master Mosley's mom is very proud of the fact he can use all of the vocabulary in a SAT preparation book, we are also aware that not everyone is dealt the DNA codes for die genetic hand of aces which only Master u~,, A r? A r > Lvi\jni\^y ll(l>. /A J.r> ITlclClC by any USC student, including Master Mosley, is not indicative of "base learning" but is deserving of praise. If Master Mosley is so jealous of these individuals with their names in The Gamecock, we will be happy to support him in an ts [)d I Irish conflict has ?i rtr IRA's > HUl 1UK | 1 j U.N. S could uul. populated with Irish _ punishment cnown as the Irish Free ties with In id. populated by Catholics I could s; to remain with the United Being h< strong ties were upset by die north's myself exhi Irish Catholics were even As tut Irisl IRA's inetfi hion. Northern Catholic their cause and should be united, as it Ireland, to Celts. Seeing no political 0f die Nord lat any Celt would have in Ameri together under the naifte act of viok iv, dicy sought to reunify either highli British involvement in Freedom to fight for. the IRA was fairly dor- ail, isn't tl ' awoke with a vengeance. Fathers foui isassinalions, bombings, As you 1 pers to make their point. the pain ant than 3,000 people have their most p It of IRA activities. The i don't a* equivalent to the death of wrone. But "hat is almost the popula- en from yo you do abou tie 6 90s '.Search] Vigilan Knight; B-VWm I Knrhrvrvr 9 p UV/V/V I thii M N I S T making lude on ? 1 Americ; liich has spawned a force- "Cop Kille attention. P days, heroes were every- - lot of big 1 lohn Lennons and JFKs of hero for the il replace Martin Luther Politician ? The era of indispensable George Bus ess has blown away with to be Amcri one of them o finding a hero now lies tion. It's no t all. The anti-hero seems ing. When f hoice in the '90s. er of two 1 example. Although he is bound to ru ins forked over their moil- our country 1989. A simple obsession need heroes [>s? To me, it was indica- While tl i is rattling its swords for November. 1 darker, more violent one. Vote Spid cism of Greek advertisement which states his grades and further inflates his ego. Being graduates of USC and South Carolina College, we refuse to agree with Master Mosley's view that these grades can be considered "banal marks" and fear his remarks may suggest a stereotype of Honors College students as book-nosed myopic egotists. In actuality, Honors College students and Greeks are among the most involved students on campus. Master Mosley, your holier-thanthou opinions suggest you have had too much of your fine "academic liquour" and sniffed too many "Pierian roses!" < Eric Beckner I Phi Delta Theta Scholarship i Chairman 19X9-90 ' Paul Aitchison i Si^ma Alpha Epsilon Scholarship Chairman 1989-90 To the editor: Despite the tact that this has been rehashed several times, we would like to clear the air concerning the "controversy" over the Greek system. In The Gamecock on Sept. 21, Mr. Brett Mosley lashed out against The Gamecock tor pub- 'I lishing what he considered to be a "celebration of the mediocrity" in t, our Paternities anil sororities. Mr. ii Mosley makes a point that Greeks v (Jo not all have 3.5 and above. I Well, Mr. Mosley, surprise, neither k do a large number of students who tl attend the University of South e Carolina and many other schools, n Are you proposing that because we n are a group we should be of equal N intelligence? Please step down from the "Golden Gilded Pedestal" from which you condescend upon us all and take hold of reality. roots in Celtic pcist : governments of the world have the IRA one of the most ruthless tergroups. Is the IRA nothing more group of terrorists? an American. I tun shocked by the brutality. I could say the U.S. and hould do something about the IRA. I say the IRA deserves swift, brutal . I could say that we should cut all dand. ay all tliis, but I can't. ill-Irish. I. much like the IRA, feel to my Celtic heritage, and find biting many Celtic traits, unan, I can't say I approve of the od. Neither can I say I disapprove of . I would love to see a reunified again be die sparkling Emerald Isle 1 Sea. ca. we tend to see "terrorism" as an mee. and not as an action taken to ight a problem, or achieve a goal, and self-rule are truly noble things even if "terrorism" is needed. After tat what our "terrorist" Founding iht for. isten to U2's music, keep in mind l anguish that has produced some of rofound music. dvocate terrorism. I do believe it is if your homeland was wrongly taku and broken in two, what would it it? for saviors bleak tism is the way to go, says- the Dark a far cry from our friendly neigh1 Spider-Man. And the paying public lk that's why fellows like Ice-T are their mark on our nation. His attithe system and the gaping holes in an justice is not a new one. But with r" he gained an audience and our eople agreed with him. and made a kvigs very nervous. Ice T: an Ami4 f\r\ - vus. s are uying too hard to be heroes, h and Bill Clinton are battling it out ca's Number One Guy. when neither has what it takes to keep our attenwonder 18-25 year-olds aren't votaeed with a ehoiee between the lessessers, apathy among the young is n rampant. Something is missing in . (The Password is: Integrity.) We le eleetion creeps our way this ceep in mind Ross Perot is out. icr-Man for President. nTTM mAbmbbmIJI advertising Truly we do not all possess your gifted use of a thesaurus nor do we all attend the Honors College. The greek system as a whole is a fairly accurate "slice" of college life and that too is reflected in our grades. If everyone was to continue read ing about the "Greek's Grades," they would have found that the USC Greeks ranked above our national counterparts. We have recently become pledges at one of the fraternities on campus and have found that we look forward to our strict study halls, which help us maintain a high academic standard. In conclusion, Mr. Mosley. we do not need you to be the policeman of our grades, just like the rest of the campus. If it worries you that much, put down that thesaurus and Wall Street Journal, because a l'ype-A personality like yourself is n lint* Inr cpriiMic ... ....v, ft va ci .7V1IV/U.> IlVtUI David A. Brown Advertising/public relations sophomore Peyton Thomas Pre-medicine freshman Geoffrey Richardson Advertising/public relations sophomore To the editor: What the heck is Brett Mosley alking about? io quote from the [ifamous Dennis Leary. "I got two yords for you Brett: Roget's hesaurus. I think you hear me nockin' Brett, and I'm bringing he Beverly Hillbillies and an ntire remedial English class with le." I think I'm going to renew \y subscription to Hot Rod lagazine. Spencer Lueders Engineering senior