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Thanksgr A time for reflection, joy and sadness In 1621, the Pilgrims and the Indians : ebrate surviving the first harsh winter then, Thanksgiving has become a timt first American holiday. The Thanksgiving season is upon us. great joy and reunion with loved ones celebrating their good fortune. For others, Thanksgiving is a time < when people take account of their live umphs and tribulations. After evaluatin unsatisfied and unfulfilled with their ac Thanksgiving becomes a time of great ei America celebrates its good fortui overeating. This holiday is different. W many people are left to wonder where from, let alone their holiday meal. This Thanksgiving, we must look bey and turn our attention to the countrv an less and AIDS victims will be spending and ignorance prevent the American so the world," from understanding the pi They are human beings with hearts anc with an averted gaze and hope they will In the crumbled Soviet Union, food prices, civil wars and political instabilit giving the Russian people aid. As the c more people will die as a result of world In war-torn Sarajevo, innocent people nic rivalries. Serbs kill Croats. Croats k make it impossible to go to a corner gr make it impossible for U.N. relief plam humanitarian aid, such as medicine anc over 100,000 people are in danger of stai Anrl thp cnffprinn in \i;or_tr?rn Qnmali' UIW ^"VUllg "?* uu,1,u"1 Drought has made growing crops difffk has been reduced to dust. Emaciated s strong, noble race. Bullets are more vain America, we have much to be thank] we are not suffering the mass starvation the world. Now is not the time for us world. It is a time to rejoice our good 1 little to our fellow mankind. Happy Thanksgiving, USC. THE NEW 6RIPL0G vjjQIHa Editor in Chief Managing Editor Copy Desk Chief News Editors Viewpoints Editor Features Editor Sports Editors moto taitor Graphics Editor Cartoonist Asst. News Editor Asst. Viewpoints Editor Asst. Features Editor Asst. Sports Editor Asst. Photo Editor Asst. Graphics Editors Asst. Copy Desk Editor Student Media Coordinator Production Manager Asst. Production Manager Faculty Advisor Advertising Manager Graduate Asst Darkroom Technicians The Gamecock will try to print all letters receive than 250 words. Full name and professional title, must be included along with address and ph reserves the right to edit letters. The Gamecock i University of South Carolina and is published th Wednesdays, and Fridays during the fall and sprin both summer sessions, with the exception of univi periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those those of the University of South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Commur Gamecock. The Student Media Department is t Gamecock. Change of address forms, subscriptions, requi should be sent to The Gamecock, P.O. Box 8! Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Subscription rates are $46 a year. First class The Gamecock is a registered student organiza Carolina and is partially funded by student activity Vie ving ? sat down for a feast to celin Plymouth, Mass. Since ;-honored tradition as the For many, it is a time of and friends, feasting and of reflection. It is a time ;s by recounting their triig one's life, one is often complishments. For them, nptiness. le by the indulging and ith so many out of work, their next meal will come ond our own selfish needs Mess* d the world. Many hometheir holidays alone. Fear I am sure yoi ciety, the "breadbasket of before: Look, the roblems of these people. where is the pop 1 souls whom we pass by bfen ,the past leave us alone. I"8'"8 , 01 , about as outdated is a luxury. Skyrocketing tQms y prevent the world from Now don,t :old Soviet winter sets in, you haye in yoar politics. utmost respect foi : suffer over years of eth- Roman Catholic ill Serbs. Random snipers think about as tim ocery store. Mortar shells The Christian is from delivering needed hie Catholic Chur 1 food. As winter sets in, pace ^at the An rving to death. Proteshant churche J 1t A IU Ut Ull^dld OllU IJ i and all Africa is similar. p. 1 f ^ j ;ult. The once fertile soil allowed to becom ;keletons have replaced a respected church ed than barley. when I learned t ful for. We are lucky that allow this. I also t existing in other parts of gent thing to do to turn our backs on the the Anglican Chui uck and then give back a been authorizing t Of course, peo the same people the Bible too litei < yes, it is possible text). ^ US VS' seems 10 in WaS Gore's pointed re: Bush's pre-electi tsS?5^^ President-elect I (j&jjjZ "bozos" and "era; Bush's scathing, Gore as "ozone." Gore displayed acknowledged th< attempted to fora Us versus Them. Bush is now pa; ' days after the pre y chuckled at an adv Stuart Hoffmar T~ I M I "BF Republican from ^ who labels himsel ^ I \ designed two tabk of choice lost. The first of the ...Greg Rickabaugh Patrick Villegas their numbers and ... Jay King lowing Chad Bray J.T. Waqenheim aprx Jack Dunn I Lee Clontz Nancy Salomonsky j/k vL* Tim Thorsen ...Stephanie Newiin ..Kristin Buehlman Footbal Paul Jon Mollcco Tonnnn lo the editor: ...r.'.'r.ci'. Hoiman On the evening c. .iis?. College ot Humai d k J! ii? Sciences hosted Rob RodUSky Longstreet Theat Lea Clayton thank the people v Gregory Perez both time and mor Chris Muldrow as part of a three Brian Garland effort. During this Jim McKellar dees were treated t Laura Day posed to be perfc Jim Green ing the talents o Erik Collins majoring within th? Renee Gibson ^ departmen Brian McGuire formed a piece, a: Erin Galloway df ?Ke sl,,den,sf _ _ _ _ ' nf tnaotor cnooon Rika Hashimoto l IW1"1 ? was a tasteful a ed. Letters should be no more example Of the V on^nunSS !?.'G.m'iSSi Withi" eaCh dCParU is the student newspaper of the When it Came I ree times a week on Mondays, sentflfivp rtf fhp ?r ig semesters and weekly during -eiildli\L (I ulc Sf ersity holidays and examination however, attendees of the editors or author and not a recitation Of ; an oral interpretati? iications IS the publisher of The , . , be parent organization of The mock debate Or and olher correspondence WhM SU,denlS d >131, The University of South doing. Instead, a ! postage paid at Columbia, SC. bef ?* the lootbal tion of the University of South fees. wpoin I CAN HOU 5POT THE 1 I I X |T" . I If ' -TT I r? /> ?. I f" I A l/N I <-1 nllN I IHt U'NC WtlU LC! ige to Catholics: j have heard this joke re is a cardinal. Cool, but >e? He is where he has v years: in the Vatican, Id traditions which are I as Pintos and bell-botCOLUMN me wrong (as many of recent letters). I have the - the pope, but I feel the It is not the Wc Church has some things to about here. It is n e progresses. Word of God. Som community is changing, and clearly says in the E ch needs to keep up with the in the church is defi slicans, Lutherans and other women should not h :s have set by allowing women priests, ninisters. I say, "Horse hoc believe women should be over 2,000 years a; e priests and ministers in their were not even con: es. 1 thought it was terrific were seen as proper lie Anglican Church voted to used as an appropri; hought it was the more intelli- Bible were written since the American branch ot would give the righ rch, the Episcopal Church, has women alike, based his unbiased act for years. Ueated with equality pie who oppose this idea are I believe before > whom I believe take parts of submit to this "nev rally and out of context (and, see priests be permit to take Scripture out of con- lies. I wholehearte well, especially sine Them: why Geo ce z's." e President-elect Albert spouse to President George on day tendency to label Jill Clinton and Gore as ^y." It was also a reply to C O L U M I uninformed reference to | I his caustic wit when he More than half j divisions Bush once again Christians, numberii s on the American electorate: and working spouse: million. Both of th ying for his brashness. Several from the 1990 censt sidential election. I read and ber more than 18 ertisement in the USA Today. Kinsey Report, alsc 1, a hilariously cynical pointing list. Merion Station, Pa., a writer You get the pictur f a "world-class statistician," The "Them" colt ;s to exemplify why his party million potential vol lions. The average tables, and by far the most Bush offended numl s "People the Republicans Remember to take "Them," with an estimate of offended individuals a source for the numbers fol- 0ne of the 27 subsec too large and crucial 1 juggler disgraceful t< and began juggling while explai of Nov. 18, the ing how "we're going to be nities and Social Clemson this weekend." This exl a reception at bition was arranged without a er to honor and prior knowledge of either of t vho have donated two speech teachers in the depa ley to the college ment. year fund raising Such a display is an embarraj gathering, atten- men! to the department and am o what were sup- matically decreases the credibili rmances exhibit- of those students at the universi f USC students who are receiving speech degret e cunege. n is an aoominauon tnat this con t of music per- be arranged and performed withe s did theater and at any time asking faculty in t m the department speech department for input < and dance. Each what they want representing thi nd entertaining work to people who are makii york being done donations to the college. Those pe ment. pie in attendance that evenii time for a repre- deserve to know the truth. ?eech department, Instead, they leave with tl ; were not treated image that their money is going a famous speech, fund students taking juggling cla< on of literature, a es at clown school. I only hope tf any example of those in the department of theati le department are speech and dance responsible f sophomore mem- this disgrace are able to explain 1 team stood up those students majoring in speei ts pumfcvucrp i -ruswithtue s>g bill. m r' ^ /~v* women priest* i?E Priests St this f Besides, I do r vow ?f celibac sJJJljL Church througl ' much underst; habits are hard >rd of God we are talking ?* tradition mattpr hrm/pvp lan s interpretation ot the """?*?> "vt.w.v e people claim that since it 11)31 things musi lible that the role of women Furthermore, netl as being mere teachers, P0^ earlier. I >e allowed to be ministers or ably the holies despite what key!" The Bible was written Sinead! Why c go at a time when women y?u come out a sidered to be people. They ever' he should ty. I believe slaves could be 01 the Lord an ate tenn here as well. If die Church, today, it more than likely By the way, it of priesthood to men and 1 3111 not a true on the fact that women are 1,0 not have to today. or church teach 'ou see the Catholic Church 1 do not considi v idea", however, you will because I am a ted to marry and have fami- 1 know, and I 1 nnp thino Phrk cuy agree wnn mis luea as ? e there is such a shortage of rge Bush lost t] torate for an) Conversely 15 million pc by $50,000 anni ZZZZIZZZIZ_1 million. Jam< less federal a of the bashed are non- aad fiaaI,y> ng more than 100 million, or ?t\?teL' s, who numbered almost 60 not bashed- ^ lese figures were obtained strate?y aa is. Homosexuals, who num- Americans alon million according to the ^ofbnan c?! > rank hi2h on th? finger- stl11 achl ' *e ? ing provided th< I pray Hoffrr jmn includes roughly 300 ^ePublican ters broken into 27 subsec- ^ vot(:r ^ 0 nnnnlolinn ,,m?n UOn Cycle lOlOV ta* more than 11 million, thankful .hat C into account that many ltc; *?use ,c are lumped into more than w Hoffman s tions. Even so, this is still a comPasslonate part of the American elec- stant*s a ch^ce MiPi9?n w a n B ^ 1 J. m A m ? I I I VI I I ii dUUdUbAMlMlai ) speech departmen m- why they view them with such friv- ma at olity. stu ii- Jason Hartwig En ny Vice President, etc he Carolina Debate for rt- set To the editor: Qu' ;s" 1 am writing to voice my displea- cal ?" sure with the manner the speech ^eI department was represented at the College of Humanities and Social rec -s- Science's fund raising celebration. en< Without the prior knowledge of any Qu< 'ut upperclass (junior/senior) speech SP !ie majors or any speech faculty, the ^ 311 department of theater, speech and me -'ir dance chose to arhitrarilv nortrav dai n" the "value" of the speech program m* ?" with a comedy-laden juggling act. SP( This political decision to exclude w'' anyone closely associated with at iie speech from the decision-making |hc 10 process is itself inexcusable. *ne Yet it was not only the decision- del ial making process that was at fault. we -r? As a speech major and USC or debater, I believe the decision to t0 'showcase' a juggler was both degrading and insulting. Speech SEE, Them all LOOK so MUCH AukE. J 5 are OK time in the Catholic Church, lot think Jesus Christ intended a y when he created the Catholic i Peter by making him the first y, the Catholic Church, like most is slow to change. I can pretty and because tradition and old 10 oreaK, ana i agree wun mosi s of the Church. The fact of the :r, is that history has shown us t and always do change. I did not mean to pick on the think he is a great guy and prob;t person on God's green earth Sinead O'Connor says (Hey, ion't you get a hit song before ind say anything!).* I think, howthink about equality in the eyes d compare them to the rules of to all those who wrote in saying Christian or a true Catholic, you believe everything your religion es to be true or devout. Besides, ix myself to be a true "Christian" frpp fhink^r likp mrKf Pnrhnlirc believe in toleration. If there is tians are not, it is tolerant. he election ! candidate to alienate. /, "People the Republicans Never (titled "Us," only includes nearly Hernial voters. Rich people, those the last census as making over tally, number a tad more than 12 ss Baker, an employee of countigencies, represents a single vote, according to Ripley's Believe It Souljah and Willie Horton were tsh should have completed his pissed off these two black g with every other minority, itments that "GOP leaders can ir implied goal of ethnic cleansly know where to stop." tan has the integrity to disavow intentions he pokes fun at, but observed GOP tactics this elects this is no joking matter. I am linton and Gore will occupy the :ome January, but I also agree . implied philosophy that only a Republican, such as Jack Kemp, to win the presidency in 1996. i f t, fundraiser ijors pursue rigorous academic idies, overlapping the fields of glish, history, political science. . In addition, one cannot prepare tournaments in which we reprer.? Tier"1 ii ^aiiu nit utjminut 111; ite favorably. We except reciprol respect when USC and the wtment attempts to represent us. Wednesday night's performance luced the above honorable leavors to hilarity and subsemtly devalued the integrity of a :ech degree. I resent this flagrant dalization of the speech departnt and regret that those in attentce were forced to witness such a sleading account of what the ;ech program entails. Not only il the negative perceptions gained the reception reflect poorly on ; speech program, they will :vitably reflect poorly on the Dartment and the university as 11. Sheldon Leigh Jeter Vice President, USC Debate