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Diversity Week of programs highlights individuality All this week Carolina is observing Diversity Week, which is being advertised as a celebration of the human spirit. The week offers many events from volunteer programs, lectures and forums to movies, dances and prayer services allowing students to come together and look at issues usually ignored or given too little attention. Diversity Week offers students the chance to look at different cultures and experiences within the multicultural society in whicb we live. Multiculturalism is a part of this country's history and is the key to our future. Acceptance of all kinds of cultures, ethnic groups and religions only brings a variety of ideas from which we car choose. It should be an important part of American society, as the competition of ideas promotes the best in the country and the best in all of us. Many who are skeptical of multiculturalism and do not wish il "shoved down our throats" can simply step aside. No one is forcing you to become part of an outdated American melting pot. Diversity in our society calls for the compilation of a greal mosaic, a picture composed of many smaller pieces. Your piece is just as important as any other's in the big picture, and without thai piece, there is no image. We do not want you to melt in with the rest of us. We are simply asking for the free exchange of ideas one of the propositons this country was founded on. So if you have the time, be sure to take part in one of the many Drocrams offered. Take the time to learn something about another culture, or at least about your own. This week is also a way foi you to look into your own culture and strengthen your identity tc keep your piece of the mosaic untarnished in the big picture. It's About tifAe.... ej v?cp'v'wd3?. rccxl :,W\ ^0cas?aB pqcpgi? GW. / ( n ? g n o cm QD id ? y I | 1 13 ? r?nnrPn rVnf fil) r? ~~~ pi t*fl Iff! ; i 1 V,.) (af tcr/yooijA fc'moN, qfj ikz/ 1 l^TVO. athletic perr. deaft, Yo*-*WiLL'iana G'ibsoM TBatltco ch Editor in Chief Greg Rickabaugh Managing Editor Patrick Villegas Copy Desk Chief Jay King News Editors Chad Bray J.T. Waaenheim Viewpoints Editor ....Jack Dunn Features Editor Lee Clontz Sports Editors Nancy Salomonsky Tim Thorsen Photo Editor Stephanie Newlin (^ronkior. Cri;??K P\/an Qimc v^i dfji iii^o / viiii? Cartoonist Paul Jon Asst. News Editor Melissa Tennen Asst. Features Editor Jennifer Fuller Asst. Sports Editor Rob Rodusky Asst. Viewpoints Editor C.E. Holman Asst. Photo Editor Lea Clayton Asst. Graphics Editors..... Kristin Buehlman Gregory Perez Asst. Copy Desk Editor Brian uarland 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 professional title, or year and major if 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 withold names under any circumstances. /iewp USC branche The so-called break-up of the USC s 1 removing three four-year colleges, otf 1 idea. USC-Spartanburg, USC-Aiken and < the system, but never adhered to the rui The USC board of trustees lays do\ the system. Spartanburg, Coastal and these rules for years. ^ They have set their own admission si and set their own curriculum ? all vs | trustees. The board has tried to standardize tl ' for its students, but Spartanburg, Aikt ' standards every year. The three school aents to meet tnese standards. The students of the branch campu which says, "The University of South foot on the Columbia campus, i They should be held responsible fo curricula set by the board. A person c branch campuses without doing as n Columbia student. I understand students at these schoo USC-Columbia student. Many are pro so they can get a better job or better pa ed to meet the same academic standard They should meet our standards or 1< The schools also squabble annually losing in the system. Fine, they should try supportin "University of South Carolina" for a 1 back begging to be part of the system ; I understand it may hurt some studei leave the system, but these universitie: years. If we allow them to drag this univi academic standards and by blatantly d: we are only defeating ourselves. ?Chad Bray, I I'm dysfui If Bill Clinton wins in November the first post-therapy president to c White House. The Arkansas governor has talked he has worked out his troubled ma gone through family counseling for hi drug addiction and his father-in-la holism. At the Democratic Convention, Gc resembled what might be Donahui show. The stage was set with Bill ( the podium saying "I love you," to his Roger Clinton saying, "I love you," to "I er and kissing his Alcoholics Anonym behavior chip. Mr. Gore rounds out the post-ther; by talking about a counseling progra his wife, Tipper, entered. According the couple learned more about marital from the sessions. Women don't 'deserve' rape To the editor: I wish to commend J.T. Wagenheim on his Viewpoints article concerning rape in the Oct. 19 paper. So few men really acknowledge what a terrible crime it is. I have never heard a man say that "rape warrants either the death penalty or castration." I have often asked men what are their views on rape. Some have said that a woman "got what she was asking for" If she was dressedd provocatively or was aggressive in meeting men. Others have said they felt bad for women, but couldn't necessarily relate. Most have said they have never known anyone in that situation and therefore feel they have no opinion. For the men reading this column who believe that a woman "got what she was asking for," my opinion is, no matter how a person is dressed or acts, they do not deserve to be raped. Would you feel the same way if it were your daughter who had been raped and the defense for the accused claimed >oin1 Zrc s should go ystem which has been described < ter than USC-Columbia, is a goc Coastal Carolina have been part < les of the system, vn standards for all schools with Aiken have blantantly disregards tandards, hired their own professo /ithout the consent of the board < le system by setting high standar< ;n and Coastal have opposed the: is say it is impossible for their sti ses are graduated with a diplon Carolina," without ever setting 01 r the high academic standards at :an be graduated from one of the: rtuch work as your average US( is are always not like your avera; fessionals working on their degre ty. However, they should be expec Is we are. save. r about how much money they a g themselves without the nan ew years. These schools will con igain. nts if Spartanburg, Aiken or Coast s have been acting on their own f ersity down by not adhering to o isregarding the rulings of the boar tews Editor for The Gameco< actional, he will be >ccupy the about how piPBpHpBV rriage and s brother's ^ ^ T iw's alco- C O L U M I Pilar Perez, a y( w.Chnton Santa Monica, Ca e s ream state's delegation wi rtTanS t0 SrouP l^erapy. W11C, dUU c? 11.. t u. his broth- -T/y napUi night of the Dem lous goo - ^^?(1 Raphael sai . , . talk shows." She a apy ticket, , , e? u j we re made of. im he and . .. to Tinner 7,16 Post-UleraP>'1 to i ipper, Sen Gofe teamwork ... J the issues. that she was dressed in a way tf made people think she wanted se I doubt it. I believe men don't understa the definition of rape. Rape defined as one person forcing th? will on another to have sex. Thi back. Have you ever tried to ha sex with your wife or girlfriend a they said "No?" If you continu advancing on them in hopes th would change their minds or wot just let you do what you want without an argument, then y< imposed your will on them to ha spy Rv IponI term*; if nhp sn "no", and you had sex anyway, tl is rape. There are two reasons why the are not stricter laws against raj First, most lawmakers are mos> men who do not see rape as threat to them, so it isn't a prii concern to them. Second, vot( have remained silent too long. M and women alike should write th congressmen concerning rape a demand stricter laws. If the se> work together, we might get son thing accomplished. Again, I wish to commend J for his sensitive and couragec insight. I hope that with future et :s i IFire University serve is President John Palms would like to weaken the >d USC branch campus system. He would also like campus stronger and achieve "our distinct mission. 3f Forget how USC-Aiken and USC-Spartanburg ft in this state who would like a degree with the US in afford to move themselves and their families all th< id Let's just be selfish and take care of our Columbia. rs Sounds a little bit like Holderman rhetoric to me af To Dr. Palms, I send a few personal messages a way you are conducting them: 3s You are not being accountable to the students, se evaluation and football program reassignment ch u- keep us guessing. This goes for how you feel about the branch sys ia to guess what will happen to the four-year and twe ie Tell us, please. Let us know what you are thinki I agree about Coastal. If they want to go, let the id By letting the campuses go, USC at Columbia 1 se es to Fight with over state educational funding. / 2- York, said, "We're going to have a lot more turf fi And you think we have problems with funding i ;ie BThe Commission on Higher Education and m es including some on the USC Board of Trustess, ha :t- ing among the state is that we don't need more f state. By kicking these campuses out, you are enc dent four-year campuses throughout the state, re What will more independent colleges mean for ! as iursn says, soon alter tney oecome maepen ie want football teams and other things characteristic ae lege. Again, how much money will that take awa pie? :al Instead of backing out of our ties with these c or strengthening them. This state does not need anotl of giving public education, ur We are the University of South Carolina ? d, Columbia. ?Greg Rickabaugh, Editor-in-Chi< :k you're dysfunc ?j For example, Mr. CI A '88, "I am opposed to Ww^/^W h menl func**n? abortioi PVqnif 1 ' state runas on aooruons ^ / pie believe abortion is w ??On July 23, 1992 ^ 1 ^ 1 I mtttm ?1 Convention, Mr. Clintoi )ung Brown delegate from legalt?d f lif. said everyone in (he 0n SeP': >5' >983' ls comparing the convention ?Pinion " 15 "r0"8 '? . what is arguably the taki lei, while watching the last . ^nui,"ne ^ acratic Convention, was lnS' e decisl?n 10 1 ,d. "These people belong on 1",ensel>' Phonal one t Iso said "They're the stuff me Sovemmem should 3 sion. candidates Gov. Clinton and ... Webstfr's Dictionary be dysfunctional concerning Pffd <* abnormal shift like the one ment mal. MMMf iat cation of men about rape and Christianity x? stricter laws, the rate of rape will tionship wi decrease to nonexistence. Daily prayt nd study of th is Marion Allen tion book sir Medical technology senior new hope nk " peace, ve Nonethe nd Stiirlpnt HpspHHps toush time: eel the potter a e-v 'walk to God' mofeh? ,prr ,](] 1 he terr e(j refuse God ou To the editor: ^ut 1 dldn ve I would like to publicly thank a iid very special friend and hopefully ,e 0121XC the nower tat encourage anyone whose life may ..1 ,. he in a storm. call upon h> ae Recently, I entered into the p. ?ar ^ te. greatest wilderness on my Christian 11S an . a new rami tly walk. My circumstances carried me y a to a bairen plane where pain and W1"TjfVe/ ne uncertainty were my only compan3 restores my irs ions. f I en I had two choices : to trust in lullness 01 eir God or turn and walk away from ai,e ^ ea^ nd the one I called Lord. I chose to ,s ? ' , . Lord Jes :es trust. ..f ie- The scriptures became my 1 e'ie' i vou so ver\ strength, replacing how my natural J " J .T. mind told me to react to the situaius tions facing me. The dramatic diflu. ference between ritualistic > % s state ties of a portion of the to make the Columbia leIs. Forget the students C name on it, but can't 2 way to Columbia. own interests here at bout your plans and the As in your recent dean langes, you continue to tern. We are now trying >-year campuses. ngm go. will have those campuses Rep. Herb Kirsh, Dghts." tow? any other state leaders, ve said the general feelour-year colleges in the ouraging more indepenSouth Carolina, ident, the campuses will : of an independent coliy from our share of the ?nm<Minar< urn V-* .dllipudwd, wt 511UU1U Ut ler fractionalized system not the University of ef for The Gamecock tional inton said in the fall of abortion and to governns. We should not spend because so many peoTong." at the Democratic i said, "Abortion should Mr. Gore said, "In my spend federal funds for ing of a human life." lore was quoted as sayhave an abortion is an ind I do not believe that participate in the decidefines dysfunctional as functioning." A drastic ioned above is not nor ' and an intimate relaith Christ became real, ir and honest, obedient e Bible, God's instructor life, filled me with and an unexplainable less, there were some 5 spent in the hands of is he molded me a little iptation to resist and 's working in me came, t, because I know that His life to make possiness and freedom from of sin for all who will im. rs ago, I gave my life to tie gave me a new heart, ly, a new way of life. I >e the same again, rd is my shepherd...He soul...in thy presence is joy; at thy right hand ures forever more." , Psalms 16). us, you are my joy, my ison to live, and I thank r, very much. Joseph Hansen Jazz and Media Music