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Wednesday, March 3, 1993 Security World Trade Center explosion re of U.S. vulnerability to terrorist It can even happen in the United States. Last week's blast that rocked the World Trade York City was first thought to be some type of mecl But after authorities found evidence of dynamit age, the incident smelled more and more like a terrc It will be months before we know all the c destroyed six levels of parking and caused what versible structural damage to the complex's hotel. But both federal and local authorities are pretty a bona fide terrorist attack; 17 different groups clair it\/ inr>liiHino Qprhiiin notir\nolicto Troninn inH Dol/: iiiviuuiii^ L/viuiwn nuuviiuiioiO) 11 aiuciii anu 1 cxiv organizations, as well as New York crackpots. But the issue that seems to overshadow the higl tics behind the explosion is the realization of whe New York. This wasn't a plane explosion in France, a hijack or a car bombing in England. It was an explosion largest city, in a complex where 55,000 Amerii 100,000 people visit every day. And to Americans, this is the most frightening asj This one explosion showed the American governi that we are just as vulnerable as our European and J counterparts. We have been spoiled in the past; out of 557 recorded by the State Department in 1991, only f United States. The last time a major terrorist attack occurred when a bomb, left in a locker in New York's LaC exploded, killing 11. Hopefully, it will be at least another 18 years b attack occurs on American soil again. But it's dangi that. If we take the attitude that we are untouchable o we are in for a nasty surprise. Fifty-five percent ot rorist attacks were directed against Americans ant overseas. In the modern world of global communication tion, it is relatively easy to terrorize us in our own t Much of the country is poorly prepared to avoid rorist attack. Access to metropolitan water suppli ment complexes is surprisingly easy. Metal detecto: everything they should. Unfortunately, there is not much we can do. Tig important public buildings and increased awareness public can help avoid these types of tragedies. But we must remember that we're not invincible, never pretend to be. Wastefulness ramp in campus commui We are a wasteful campus. I've always known it. Anyone who has taken 30 seconds to think about it knows it too. m What am I talking about when |riipN| I say we are wasteful? I'm main- | * ly talking about recyclables and | \ It tnokr a rpppnt visitor to I JSC I ll to make me finally decide to write about it. A few of you may T H O know whom I'm talking about. HARM I had a nice little chat about use a few weeks ago with the ^ ^ woman who made you till out jcker (han those cards betore your yearbook campUS picture was taken. Ever d , ( She's been to many campuses bea|lh ' u$ all over the eastern part ot the matic dQors a( ^ country, and she told me we Bu, ^ otber do0] have the dubious honor of being have knobs So jf one of the most wasteful cam- (0 see yourseif exer puses she has ever visited. (um ;ir0l]nd ,md ba( We use too much, and we ,.ye heard 100 , don't recycle enough, plain and inc|u(Ji myse|f a SUTh .,. .. h. say, "Well, it doesn There should be recycling bins c/n| for ^ d(X)I for office paper, newspaper, sty- u ^ w( rotoam and plastic products next 'w u ^ next th to every trash can on this cam- ^ use a rea, ( ,, ., ... leave a penny, and The problem with recycling is |0 jc(. ? ' wi() that we are lazy It s that simple. den,s ^ Lfh , , Carry'?S tuition collected in , something around until we find a r,.?. . , . collection bin. Bu, if recyclinn , ,. ? ... 3 f ed rooms that still 1 bins were as accessible as trash on , Because cans;'LT" easy any" once, much less one to (JO their nnrt And what about all those fliers *ul"inc 1 cia I see everywhere all the time? I b,0C'y wf e mal m' am not just referring to the cam- a ??me '. . t. , paign fliers, mind you. The USC My P?'nl 18 . UP- One day, althoi community uses entirely too . .. ,/ A . ?k; c a while off, Amern many trees on things most of us . . . . .' . don't even read wtsh tt had ihtngs t< We also waste too much elec- . S ,n? ia tricity. Every day, I see perfectly W ene^fr ^0^ canhealthy people use an elevator to ?rr .h" ?^fn go up one floor. They wait two ?ff 012 hg^ ^ Sr three minutes, if they are r00^e"W- Th'nl lucky, to ride an elevator the ver- ^ou rt" m,01^ ^ ' . / , , nntAnf . by, we 11 all be the ucal equivalent of 10 to 12 feet. Last time I tried the stairs, -r, ? . , . ni Iliom Hartncin is they weren t too painful. Plus, ^ . IBic (5ar View] tianical failure. ^ might be irrecertain this was ned responsibilistinian terrorist i-powered polire it happened: ing in Germany I I in the nation's -=-^ nent and public UPr^ ^Jl South American terrorist attacks HIRitR ive were in the - ? ? -here was 1975 Suardla Congress gj, efore a terrorist ? erous to assume In the wake of various bills and P issues facing Congress, one issue >n our own soil, continues to make ripples in the worldwide ter- water. Actually, a tidal wave is 1 their property accurate r r J The issue: abortion. The cause: the Freedom of Choice Act. Once and transporta- again, pro-life and pro-choice peo>ackyard. pje have waged war on one anotha potential ter- er by one raising the question of es and govern- morality, while the other argues rs do not detect the facts of the Constitution. First, let us look at the facts, :hter security in sha11 we- lhe Freedom of Choice ; by the general Act wouW basically allow abortion ( reason, (2) as many times as a won and we should ?"e:(3) al virtua"y any SIage of preg' (4) in every state in the nauon. Furthermore, this act does not requii consent or notification for a minor, noi consent. But it allows sex-selective and taxpayer-funded abortions. a What is our great country coming |QY1T are we as human beings coming to? ^ goes through, I believe this will be tl , day in America's history since fllT"!/' Kennedy's assassination in 1963. At would be proud. That's right, folks. It's modem-day I believe the staff of Campus Ci Christ made a great point when it cor abortion rate in this country to Hitler ing more than six million Jews duri ^ ? ' War II. How is this any different? ^ Intramural coverage important to student quick, if not evator on this To the editor: I would like to commend your ;ee perfectly job of printing intramural standings ing the auto- in Wednesday's edition. It seems tussell House. very logical to me that the intrars don't even mural program at USC needs to get /ou can't bear some space in the triweekly publi i outu Gutigy, cation or our paper, it nas nomerea :k m- me for a long time that the intramany people, mural program here was not time or two, deemed newsworthy, when, in fact, i t even cost a a high percentage of students are s t0 open, so involved in one way or another. :>n't matter." mhm ire you go by loor and just 1 I'll be there NEWSROOM W, h 26,000 stu- 777-7726 next year's no time, k past desertlave the lights P.O. BOX 85131 1 no one thinks c , . . ? Editor in Chief twice, about Associate Editors Does every- Viewpoint Editor ich electricity Copy Desk Chief' News Editors things do add Asst. News Editors igh it may be Carolina! Editor :a is ?oin? to Asst. Carolina! Editor 3 waste Sports Editors ml. Recycle Asst. Sports Editor c,- , Photo Editor Suck an arm Asst rhoto Editor a door. Turn Graphics Editor i you leave a Asst. Graphics Editor k about what Cartoonist as time goes Copy Editors better for it. Student Media Coordinator Production Manager ; a copy editor Asst- Production Manager The Gamecock Advertising Manager Faculty Adviser Graduate Assistant Darkroom Technicians nccock point s. economy Takes a j PoNT MiNP r CEMENT SHOES...THIS ^\r ^ SHOULP W-iQJo ( " k. . i _ . . > ^-r- r?>i I ti, n V^-n ^ HELk Kttr OUL Mou AFtOAT.AVW ould reject Freedo ^If you talk to any scientist, h she will tell you that from moment of conception, a life ei begins to form. After a few we | :^|P f brain waves can be detected, -imf other aspects of what we cons to be living, such as the heart murder, plain and simple, no b< JAY about it. Sure, it's not a f T | l L E Y formed human being at this p< ___________but what else can it be? A big problem I have with 1) for any FOCA and its supporters is that they insis nan wants ignoring the majority opinion of the Amer lancy, and public. Don't believe me? According to the r re parental recent Gallup poll, 70 percent of Ameri< r informed support parental consent; 91 percent sup abortions banning sex-selection abortions; 72 percent port banning abortions after 12 weeks; 86 to? What cent support informed consent; 73 percent If this act port spousal notification; and 75 percent sup he saddest 24-hour waiting periods. President The FOCA defies and even denies every lolf Hider of these .statistics. So much for democracy. Another problem I have with the FOC genocide. that states would be absolutely powerless in usade for ing to restrict abortion under the FOCA. npared the Additionally, even Catholic and oi 's murder- Christian hospitals would have to comproi ing World their most moral and sacred beliefs under FOCA. This is a slap in the face not onl; MZMESEB Considering The Gamecock is pairings or review, published three times a week; something posit which is more than most of our morale in students varsity teams play a week, other low right now con campus sports news should be sity's performai reported to the students. events on this c There was a time in USC histo- intramural athletic ry, and not that long ago, I might print in our paper nrlrl mhAn ?r-\ it*ol tor\r An OAmn rv?it auu, w licit ciicliii|7iv./iioiiip iiiucunuicu im y wu ouuic net games were reviewed in The game. I mean. It Gamecock. I am not necessarily wanted a review < asking for all that, but 1 do believe Star Game. I w< a small section of your sports page, Today, once a week, should be devoted to intramural coverage. Don't you agree that by printing Bus intramural standings, tournament IRanfert JNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLII Patrick Villegas Lee Clontz, J.T. Wagenheim The Gamecock Gordon Mantler South CaroHna and Brian Garland ... , , , ? Jack Dunn, Melissa Tennen Wednesdays and Fr Lea Clayton, Rochelle Killingbeck weekly during both Jennifer Fuller versity holidays and Melinda VValdrop Opinions expre: .Nancy Salomonsky, Tim Thorsen (>r fluthor and not th Rob Roduskv ? , ;fl Stephanie Newlin The Board of Sti Kelly Johnson publisher of The Ga Gregory Perez parent organization Chris Muldrow Change of add 1 ;H|1 J?n correspondence sho Chris Davis, Thorn Harman . . , . . , _ Jim McKellar The University of St Laura Day Subscription ra Jim Green Columbia, SC. The Renee Gibson of the University of r,'":En^,^"ms ^ent activity fees. Brian McC.uire J ..Erin Galloway, Rika Hashimoto 3 ?H0fcS/7/^j X IcJdftl ^ Sink or r ^^jgas^ SWIAA, m of Choice Act e or Christians of every denomination, but also to thS anyone in any religion who has moral values, otity It's a mockery of God's word, no matter how :eks, one interprets the divine, and I must, however, give pro-choice people a litiider tie credit. I don't really think they or the doctors and who perform abortions are evil. I* believe they are just ignorant of the facts. They do bring up it is some valid arguments worth looking at such as ones women's rights, rape, incest and the use of fetal ully tissue for medical research, oint, First of all, no one, man or woman, has a right to kill unless it is in self-defense or in war. the Secondly, rape and incest are terrible sex t on crimes, and I sympathize with their victims, but 'irnn rtr?p? fhp nnhnrn rlpcprvp tn hp nnnichprt fr*r rhic'7 Moreover, it would be wonderful if we could nost find a way to cure and treat diseases such as :ans Alzheimer's, but there are other ways of doing it port besides sacrificing God's greatest creation, sup- human life. per- To conclude, history has shown us that the sup- Constitution has and can be changed if it is the >port people's will. If the FOCA is not stopped, we'll not only one end up destroying millions of unborn babies, 1.6 million a year to be exact, but we'll destroy our\ is selves as well. try. Remember, there are many women who want babies, but just can't have them, and we ther shouldn't deny them the opportunity just ^jse because pregnancy is a nuisance to some. In other words, stop the Freedom of Choice Act. v to Jay Tilley is a columnist for The Gamecock may do IBIBfgHIBn ive increase that is probably The Gamecock will try to print sidering our var- ajj letters received. Letters nee? I believe should be 200-250 words maxiampus, such as mum. Full name and profesc chnnlH roooiMP i - -- WWU1V1 sionai uue or year and major, it before commen- a student, must be included work basketball along with an address and if s face it, it I phone number. The Gamecock :>! the NBA All- reserves the right to edit for ouId lead USA style, possible libel or space limitations. 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