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\ Staff The unseen, unknown workers are the backbone of USC is flooded with students everyday. We storm the campus, walk for miles and miles, eat and drink, study and gather in hordes, and leave our trash all over the place. And then we go on with our lives, oblivious to the hard workers who surround us. ?... t_ .1.; J J ? 1 These workers don t wear suns, mey aon i sii oemnu ucsks, they don't answer phones, and they don't shuffle papers...they . work. Maintaining the campus is like managing a city and with 26,000 students, USC takes up a vast acreage of Columbia. The campus has everything a small city does: a police department, a token government, a post office, places to eat... but it takes an army of real workers to make this place run. For any lost freshman, they are a valuable source of information. Just ask them, and they can direct you to any place you need to go. They are the eyes and ears of the campus. To the ladies and gentlemen who work as dining hall servers, custodians and groundskeepers, we would like to commend you for picking up after us, a bunch of spoiled college brats. We're slobs, and we tend to take you for granted. Much like our parents did, you clean up after us and at times guide us. What would USC be like without you? If the staff were to suddenly disappear, USC would quickly resemble the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. With garbage strewn all over the place, we'd run to class and complain about the filth. The weeds would grow over the campus, and make it look like a Peruvian jungle. And who would feed us? We certainly can't feed ourselves. They are underpaid, and deserve more than they make. Could anyone invision our professors picking up all the trash, or cleaning out the french-fry vats? So, the next time you see a member of the university staff, take some time out and thank them for all the hard work they do. Stop and talk with them, and treat them with respect. The Gamecock would like to thank the hard-working people who keep USC running. on /V-j >yx\ H vJ ^ \\\ Aren'T Tuty h LITTLE OLD FOR UALLOWEE/II?' I^Jik. IBmEcgck 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 Sports Editors Nancy Salomonsky Tim Thorsen Photo Editor Stephanie Newlin Graohins Editor Ryan Sims Cartoonist ..Paul Jon Asst. News Editor Melissa Tennen Asst. Features Editor Jennifer Fuller Asst. Sports Editor Rob Rodusky A?^4- \/irti?/nointo C/Hitnr P P HollTlfln /-\S>J>1. v icvvpuil IIO -w._. - ? Asst. Photo Editor Lea Clayton Asst. Graphics Editors Kristin Buehlman Gregory Perez Asst. Copy Desk Editor Kim Everitt Production Manager Laura Day Asst. Production Manager Jim Green Faculty Advisor Erik Collins Advertising Manager Renee Gibson Student Media Coordinator Jim McKellar Graduate Asst Brian McGuire Darkroom Technicians Erin Galloway Rika Hashimoto The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 200-250 words. Full name and Crofessional title, or year and major if a student, must e 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 withcid names under any circumstances. lewpc W t Marijuana should Marijuana is an addictive drug which man sense of euphoria or, more aptly put, a "hig characterize the "cultural" revolution of the sixl Many high profile leaders as well as the smoked or tried marijuana at one time or anoth attributed to its accessibility and relatively low Proponents for the legalization of marijuana will cause a decline in its usage. They argue le or thrill out of smoking an illegal substance, for other drugs like cocaine and crack. The problem most of these advocates seem i ha oiikftrtnao \/foninino ie o Hfim that ic inh Ult' dUUdlXUiV^V/. i*icuijuaua xo ci uiui 10 nui juana is legalized, this country will be a venerc junkies. A rush to try the drug by those curious to le marijuana will eventually lead them to fall p masters. Young children and teens with society's ble this drug causing harmful mental and physic Educational and moral decline will soon folio1 care about future goals or becoming functic Most will be lost in an artificially induced ha; tion, success or society, but only wondering come from. Marijuana also bolsters anti-social tent Marijuana as a crop would gain the status li teenth century. People would center their live ing their families and friends. Replacing thei for "Mary Jane." The legalization of marijuana would have s< society as we know it. Crime and poverty causing serious economic and social disorder, world competitiveness would fall off. This v gap between prosperity and poverty. If marijuana is legalized, it would signal tf already increasingly immoral society. But hey time doing it. Colun State budget The root cause of South Carolina's budget deficit is federal mandates and programs which have led to employment increases in S.C. government in the past 10 years, state officials have said. Growth in South Carolina state government is in line with the rest of the country, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the past 10 years, state governme employment grew at a faster pace then did t private sector in the state. According to the S.C Employment Securi Commission, jobs in the private sector increas 28 percent between 1982 and 1992. In the sar 10 year period, state government employme increased 43 percent. While some of the blame for the state budg woes may be placed on the tax and spei Congress, South Carolina must take its share blame. For example, heads of state agencies w receive pay increases effective Oct. 1, 1992. T three highest paid agency heads in the state ? USC President John Palms, whose 1992-1 salary increased to $138,213, MUSC's pre: dent, whose salary is $122,423, and Clemsor Freshmen nt Picture this...you're walking down Assembly Street at 11:30 p.m. with a few friends after a football game. Cars are driving by, people are screaming, and horns are honking while you hike back to campus. How many of you can say you've una: i ui dint nut Many. Recently, my friends and I had the pleasure o walking home from the first game of the seasoi and I must say, it was not an experience any o us want to repeat or any of you want to g< through. When I tell people this story, they ask m why we were walking home in the first place The answer is quite simple. We had no othe way to get home. Surely, we weren't going ti stay at Williams-Brice Stadium or catch a rid with a stranger. Walking was basically our onl Victim ^ ^ 7hl"Z a* yet learn criticizes publican them to coverage whiie re ~ class or reassuran To the editor: ^is was Three weeks ago, I was struck an(j unc, and run over by a truck while rid- phone ca ing my bike on the sidewalk along have res Greene Street. That following assuring Friday, The Gamecock published a was h0sp photo from the accident without the Don't sensitivity of a story. This decision students disappointed me as it caused a munity tc tremendous amount of distress for tints cross stay illegal Canna iy people smoke to gain a For the pasi h." Marijuana seemed to have benefited f ties and seventies. Tax Act of 1937 average Joe Blow, have na use. er. Its popularity is mainly Up until that cost. for use in medi seem to think legalization became wary of galization will take the fun plant illegal. The same fate is predicted Since then, r plant's prohibits to overlook is the nature of Marijuana Pro] erently addictive! If mari- Conspiracy: The tble wasteland of marijuana Herer lists sor From 1842 to arn about the "pleasure" of Marijuana ha (rostrate to their marijuana glaucoma, epilep In September sssing will experiment with "Marijuana is or :al effects on their bodies, man." v. Students will no longer However, inf >ning members of society, when all indepei it, not caring about educa- the U.S. govern] where that next high will plete monopoly < The reason thi lencies and low morale, mation on mariji ke cotton had in the nine- great amount of s around the drug, neglect- collective butts i n with an insatiable desire use expensive ar T in t~\ mAnHi 11 Id iiw WU11U' erious repercussions on our legalization of i would drastically increase holic beverage s Levels of productivity and stand to lose th vould create an even wider illogical that th< prohibits mariju le inevitable collapse of an alcohol kills 15( , people would have a good tied to an overdt In pursuit of I drug" and encoi the U.S. governi ?John Nunnery mist for The Gamecock woes not res COLUMNIST LiJ president, who makes $120,273. Given all of the facts and figures, tl nt remains that much of the state's budge he come from political posturing in an e year. Ity . Gov. Carroll Campbell and the state ed and Control Board first attempted to ci ne new money from the budget. The state Si ;nt Court ruled that targeted cuts by the boa lated state law. The Courts decision fori [et Budget and Control Board to order acre id board budget cuts of 4 percent, of Some elected officials have found this oportunity to score political points. For e ill Richland County Rep. Tim Rogers said, " he Campbell will not make all the tough de< we He wants all the power." 93 Lt. Gov. Nick Theodore and House 5 S1~ Bob Sheheen have supported the idea of 1 l'c . , . ?_ ll. j L _ _i l - -J isianirp oeing canea oacK, oui saiu ;ed transpori C O L U M N I f option. n Of course, we could have taken a cab; hi f er, we are freshman without jobs livii o exu-emely limited funds. We considered tal city bus, but to our surprise, there wasn't < e take. ;. That's when we realized the university s r provide transportation for those of us w o cars. e Sinrp thpn T'vp railed thp Shntflprnrk I y out if they provide transportation to home EWIffTB!! Is, professors, and fraterni- the many others rs and sisters who had not I want them to aH r\f tho Hon t VAnr moro oorof 111 Hrii uu \jl uiv/ avv-iuvm. a uui niwiu tcuuui vai i1 on made it possible for many bicyclists, discover my misfortune motorists trave ading The Gamecock in assume the good over lunch, without any ers sharing the ro ces of my condition. I feel encing my acci insensitive, inconsiderate plead with all tc tiled for when a simple look twice befo ill from your staff would swerve, manueve suited in my roommate judgment for grai The Gamecock, though I Lastly, I wouli italized, I would be fine. time to thank al get me wrong! I want the people who h and members of the com- through this orde > learn of my accident and ly impressed at tl ? 5 Fire bis is the miracle drug t three thousand years people from all races and cultures rom the use of cannabis. It was not until the Marijuana that the United States had any law pertaining to marijuatime, hemp growth was encouraged in the United States cinal areas. However, large pharmaceutical companies the raw plant's success and lobbied Congress to make the lumerous people have argued vehemently against the an, including Jack Herer, founder of HEMP (Help End hibition) and author of Hemp and the Marijuana Emperor Wears No Clothes. ne very interesting facts in his little but informative book: 1900, cannabis was in 50 percent of all medicines sold, s been proven to help those suffering from conditions like >sy, tumors, asthma, and arthritis. 1988 DEA administrative law judge Francis Young said, le of the safest therapeutically active substances known to ormation on the plant's healing potential was stymied dent university marijuana research was halted in 1976 by nent. Large, pharmaceutical companies now have a comon the plant's research. 2se corporations are so nervous about the release of inforrana is because they know the drug, in its raw form, has a medicinal promise. These corporations would lose their if marijuana became easily accessible to sick people who iH inpffprtivp mannfartnrpH rlrncm er the largest part of funding for campaigning against the marijuana comes from pharmeceutical companies, alcouppliers and tobacco producers. These are the people who e most if marijuana was accepted. It's hypocritical and ^ government gives these businesses subsidies and then ana growth. Every year legal-drug overdoses kill 20,000, ),000, and tobacco kills 350,000. Not one death has been )se of marijuana. Jie almighty dollar, we have excluded a possible "miracle iraged the use of known toxins. Strike another one up for nent. ?Clay Murphy Columnist for The Gamecock suit of recession Ifcfe Campbell's decision. Theodore said, wL "Only the state's General Assembly has the legal authority to determine 11 . what is most important to South farrtlina Bob Sheheen, D-Kershaw, said the legislature could do a more effective job of cutting the budget. This is political posturing at its best. Rogers, tie fact Theodore, and Sheheen have made a' mockery of t woes state government. lection These men in their positions of leadership knew before they ended the legislative session Budget ^at ka(j a bu(jget deficit. If they are as Jt on y capable as they claim, why was the dirty work jpreme j ^ the governor? rcl vio,ed the Donald Spann said it best, "When everyone's Jss-the- in char?e? no one's in charge. The Legislature is in charge, so no one's in charge." a good Gov. Campbell said, "We're not going to be xample another California." This was after Campbell's Carroll demand that two-thirds of the General Assembly visions, agree to a plan and give up any thoughts of raising taxes. It was because of the governor's Speaker astute leadership that we will not be burdened he leg- by a circus of political grandstanding in this it was election vear. tation to games ball games. 1 was upset to hear that they don't. I also found out that at one time transportation was provided by the university, but for some reason it 5 T no longer exists. If university officials have the impression that transportation is not needed, they are mistaken. There are girls who live in my hall who gladly take advanowev tage 0f free f00tball tickets, but have only i? on kino a attended one game so far this season due to lack 3ne?to transportation. Students who are fortunate enough to get a ;hould free ticket to the games should be able to actualithout ty go to the games. They would be able to if the university would provide transportation to the o find remaining home football games and any other foot- sporting events. that have ocurred. of passers-by who saw the accibe startled into a dent, especially Amy Kantra, who zing practice. Too remained at my side, reassuring me pedestrians and and assigning others to tasks of i cmcicssiy auu iiuuiymg emergency personnel ana judgment of oth- my friends. The Residence Hall adways. In experi- Staff and residents were also a dent, I urge and tremendous source of comfort to ) think twice and me. I thank all of you who took the re they pull out, time to pray for me and the driver r or take another's of the truck. I have felt them all as ited. I have escaped serious injury and 3 like to take this have been recovering quickly. 1 of the beautiful Thank you all very much and may ave helped me God bless you all. al. I was extreme- Mary Lee Maneely le quick responses Music Ed/Performance senior