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I 4 City Corps' New community service pi an excellent opportunity fc | Bill Clinton's idea of America's youti vice in return for funding for a college mnct nnnnlar irlpas nf thp 1QQ? ramnaipn And the entire concept of public servi in Clinton's New Covenant campaign thei Now that Clinton is president, expect and rhetoric from Washington in suppor cially by children, and young adults. A favorite project of the president's 1 program in Boston. "City Year" was stai grass-roots service program, in which f participated. Marie-Louise Ramsdale, USC's studen 90, was exposed to "City Year" while s I School. She is now about to graduate, and Columbia to start a similar program callec The current plans are for 24 local hig students to participate in a six-week pi summer. They would meet every weekday m( grounds for calisthenics, break into tw( work on various community service proje would vary from day to day. There is enough money now to pay 2 | stipend, plus a $250 incentive to be used J And she hopes to receive more money federal government to fund up to 100 stuc gram The potential of a program such as this substantive step towards a more progressi In the past few years, Columbia has m ize its city center. The 1990 opening < month's opening of the Columbia brand Public Library have been signs of this Co But a program such as "CityCorps" co I organized service projects not only in C " and the entire Southeast. Getting youth involved in doing comn tutoring at-risk children, painting schoo organizing activities at children's homes tion. In addition to bettering the community, give youth a chance to work as a team creeds, incomes and backgrounds. Bill Clinton loves Boston's "City Year that similar nrocrams will dod ud all ac four years. But Columbia has received its chance J take full advantage of this great opportuni The Gamecock will try to print all lett should be 200-250 words maximum. Fi sional title or year and major, if a stud ed along with an address and phone cock reserves the right to edit for sty space limitations. The Gamecock will under any circumstances. 11 Inexpensive sprii requires kibble, ( I Spring break is upon us, and the usual sights, smells and sounds ~ will prevail. Thong bikinis, crushed beer cans, crashing waves and sandy shorts. But for those of us poor people, . or monetarily challenged to be ) politically correct, we need some tips on how to have an inexpensive break. Fun is optional. I For those students traveling to the beach, here are a few pointers on foraging for food. Comb the beach, and you can find such delicious morsels as driftwood, which , I hear is a good source of fiber. 1 .a" . j , i ot tat-tn Boiled seaweed stew is always a favorite, and topped off with mj(,hl j starfish flambe, it makes for a nice meal. the geg l For those women who are tired of ^ee)) being gawked at by sexist pigs (I lubricate nit'an ment there are several wavs n.... 7' ' " . vvCilice tor you to defend yourselves. After First, you could always gouge the oblivion poor man's eyes out. But more sub- cure ^ tie and devastating ways exist. recipe 1 At any beach, you should be able raSpben to find a removable tattoo parlor an(j plve who would be willing to scribe an(j tpe "Sorry guys, I'm a lesbian," into makes p your flesh for a few dollars. There |ike p. is almost a 100 percent guarantee p )r t that you will be left alone, and it N, ?Y hardly costs you anything. For those of you going on a 'V J3C cruise, I suggest packing lots of seems Alka-Seltzer for those seasick j^cent seagulls that always follow your .^nter boat. Stick a pill in a piece of a ? ?,w .U sandwich and then feed it to them. s.n ' After a while, the seagull will get a inis so sick that he can't vomit, and or 1 he'll just explode. "How And if you kill a few and collect n/. . , r ? , , - Without the feathers, you could make your- j_jave self a nice pillow. Pleasant dreams! ^ . For all Bahama-bound students, You'll 1 be sure to pack plenty of kibble, granola bars and trail mix. Cruise ( food often is so inedible that you View x) grain ir Columbia i performing national ser- \ ^ education was one of the V ce played an integral part ne. both additional spending lent, must be includ- of The Gamecock an editor number. The Game- against the Freedom of Cho de, possible libel or Act. While it is certainly ,the ri not withhold names of the author to voice his opini I would have liked to have s< both sides represented, espech concerning an issue as controv 1 1 sial as abortion rights. Thoi 01*0 studying for midterms preclui O me from writing a full-length e 1 torial, I feel compelled to disp jXlI lW 00CI lhe opinions of Jay Tilley. The Freedom of Choice Acl ?exactly that. It would all< _ I ummpn In pyprricp rontrnl their own bodies. I and t majority of Americans, indica W^m mm w 'n the mosl recent Gallup p< feel it is a woman's right choose to have an abortion. I no inconsistency between t mmmmmmmmmmmk freedom and America's democ q ^ tic ideals. Those who are agai abortion rights can choose not H O L M A N have one. To draw a paral ?? between the Holocaust, the m 5 well pack a good source 0f ^ million living peop je fiber. ^ the abortion rate is ludicroi tor those beer drinkers, make a few suggestions? apest stuff you can buy is st, which I've heard has ;d by the administration to i more money out of our.. NEWSROOM you've drunk yourself into 777 7726 i, you'll need a hangover o here's my homemade Mix an egg white, a jar of P.O. BOX 85131 y jelly, one live chicken : cockroaches in a blender, Editor in Chief n drink. This concoction Associate Editors dontezuma's Revenge look Viewpoint Editor iriunt enema. Bottoms up! Copy Des ie hose of you traveling to News Ed.tors .... )rk, normally I'd suggest a Asst ; e)Npdi^r?1S ket but right now Beirut Caroln . . - if . tu Asst Caro ina! Editor a sater alternative. The p- r... ombmg at the world Trade is a tragedy, but we can t |A.;?,,r irronsm to rule our lives. Asst. Photo Editor ving through the Clinton Graphics Editor tration terror enough. Asst. Graphics Editor hose of you interested in Cartoonist avel tips, buy my book, Copy Editors to Skate lhrough Lite Student Media Coordinator Paying a Penny." Production Manager a happy Spring Break, and Asst. Production Manager ollow my cost-saving tips. Advertising Manager >e sure to save at least $1. Faculty Adviser Graduate Assistant f. E. Holman is a columnist Darkroom Technicians for the Gamecock t of public service, espe- PRO J las been the "City Year" Bill Clinton's ideas for a "sen *ted a few years ago as a will certainly revolutionize the i mndreds of young adults higher education. The plan, if implemented into t body president in 1989- aid to students in exchange for ? he attended Harvard Law ject aren't concrete yet, but Clii this one. is planning to return to All in all, the program will co 1 "CityCorps." over next f?ur years;h school and college-age 1 ask y?u> where else would 1 lot program this coming something important like fund defense bank account, legislative >rning on the Statehouse In order 10 ?et 1)115 c"ounlr>' 1 ) 12-member croups and ka^e(\ 11 riShl a*1"- wd 1 as. The particular service fld ?<* ,0"ards t!le ?ew m,llei ^ then? We will, that s who. . . In order lor our generation to 4 students a $ I OO-a-week have |0 knQw wha|;ve ^ doi tor educational purposes. a| gas s(a|ions an(| |0|| |x)ottls lront fund-raising and the niaSa or the Pentagon, or worki ients in the Columbia pro- Everyone should have the ehat doing so. is tremendous, and it is a A friend of mine at home got ve Columbia. top third of our high school cl; iade an attempt to revital- right now because he can't affon of Sydney Park and last And since society dictates th; i of the Richland County university to have any upward r lumbia renaissance. change on the drive to New Yorl uld be a turning point for What is so wrong about this i Columbia, but in the state it this way: It's 100,000 new sch work studies to apply for. tunity work, whether it is Clinton is just trying to hel] Is, cleaning up parks, or Anyone who says any different , creates a win-win situa- w^? d?esn t want to chip in a te' projects like "CityCorps" J T Wage with people of all races, *r and it can be expected ross the country the next early on, and we should Reader responds to abortion opinion To the editor: ers received. Letters I was disappointed to see ull name and proles- Wednesday's Viewpoint sect: point Lcross Is Clinton's national service W an effective strategy to fund colleg r > I CON ace corps" of college students is one that Once again, Bill Clinton ncreasingly difficult issue of funding for March 1, the 32nd anniversa in 1961, Clinton issued his h mainstream America, will offer financial f?r national service, ommunity service. The details of the pro- The plan, which would in< uton is definitely on the right track with $3.4 billion by 1997, is anoi of intentions, but without ext st about $7.4 billion dollars to get rolling ^ea ol nat'ona^ serv , one, but there are many area; . ? , ~ , , ... ,, , . The first of these is the < hat ton-O-bucks go if it weren t used for , . , . . . , ? , . offered no proposal to keep ling for higher education - he huge ^ haye 'rad'aated lllis ? reurement p ans. Ha! What a joke. defeni u (0 ,moUler back on us feet after the baby boomers Anmher queslfon lhaI mu; teed to forget about short-term recovery pa(e in ^ program Xhis pr, nnium. Who will be running lite counu y mem program for the middle The chance to serve other: take over successfully and smoothly, we can help pull die inner-city r . Thousands of bright people are working But the key question diat on the New Jersey Turnpike instead of program will cost only $7/ ng on a cure for AIDS. because the program will sta nee to go to college if they are capable of A program diat would inc analyzed carefully to assure an 1100 on his SAT and graduated in the by the students would be wo ass. He's going to a community college With halt ot our budget a 1 to go anywhere else. we cannot afford to create ar at he needs a degree from an accredited Good ideas are everywhe nobility, he will probably be taking your diat will benefit not only ind c Qty " It is easy for someone as < dea of a national service corps? Think of P'e cxc'tcd about his plan, bi olarships available for us ? 100,000 new ^ wel'- ^linton would be implements it. . i . The most ironic aspect ol p us get moving in the right direction. , . ? . 1 , ,, , , ,, u . ... when he was called to serve probably has a daddy wtth a b.g wallet ,f ^ 1S mslUm? w bucks to educate Amenca. ^ hjs natjona| prog nheim is an associate editor of The Gamecock Mr. Ttlley is also incorrect in Editorial's CenSUl alluding to "scientific knowledge" for a justification for being extreme, unnecesi anti-choice; science provides no To the ecjitor* easy answers to those seeking a . t. . in * c- c i t- , . il1 lllv- vitw^uiiu sen in definition ot lite and death, as . , :nn . , , , ... Monday s paper, it was stat lon evidenced by the debate over . c . iai the outcome ot the recen iai euthanasia. , . ice it is a weaker argument still to electlon was a of ,n ght attack the morals of any and campaigning. The Politics ?n> everyone whose viewpoint does ial paints ^ie Picture ^at a *en not agree with his. practiced "negative campai illy Pro-lifers and pro-choicers will ^ ^""ty politicking were rer- never have any coherent dialogue e(l i? the election. This is noi >gh because the former base their It is> however, important des arguments on religious and moral that some of the candidal !(ii" grounds, while the latter view the more adept at concealing the issue in political terms. If the two Machiavellian machination; groups could work together, the student body, and obv is adoption procedures could be you. aw improved, contraceptive informa- I attended die same SGA of tion could be distributed, and real you did last Monday, but wii he progress could be made to reduce something very different. I < ted and ultimately eliminate the need see one of the candidates i ^'1' lor abortions. of die races slovenly attacki to I long lor a time when the odier, who would dien glibl; see issue i$ not how to restrict a 0rably state dieir master p; his woman's control over her own ^ saivation of USC. ra- hrwiv hut riithpr hnw In imnrnvp ..v., -r"- if tiie attacks were not an nst the lives ol people who are Qn Uiey were accoun |e? already here. by planted, rehearsed "a ur- Heidi Brooks 1uesIions from the audienc< lie, International studies senior 35 dlose launched b>' Shine and Robert Ellington, wh< *X5anftcot UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Patrick Villegas Lee Clontz, J.T. Wagenheim The Gamecock is the st Gordon Mantlei South Carolina and is publi Brian Garland ,,, , . , ? . 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Brian McC.uire J Erin Galloway, Rtka Hashimoto students trom detaulting on their service once a case of pretending to solve one problem by >t be carefully analyzed is who would partici3gram has the potential to turn into an entitle- L class, ignoring the needs of the poor, s and receive an education are two tilings that ?oor out of the trap of poverty, must be answered is the long-term cost. The p 1 billion over the first four years, but that's rt very small. :lude most or all college students needs to be the education benefits and the jobs performed rth the cost to the taxpayers. lready bogged down in entitlement programs, lother "free ride" program. re. What we need are good, sound strategies ividuals, but the nation as a whole. charismatic as Bill Clinton to not just get peojt to get them to ignore the potential problems wise to carefully analyze his plan before he ? Clinton's call to service is his own reaction in 1969. :d, let us hope, for the good of all Americans, ;ram doesn't dodge its duty as well. Wesley Locklair is a columnist for The Gamecock were supporting candidates who won. ??iry Robert Ellington's question, in particular, raised a number of quesion of dons my mind- If he actually did ed that have *n his possession an Eric Dell t SGA campaign poster, how did he gel eoative If he 11 down, wouldn't editor- this I36 an obvious violation of 11 who election codes and an equally obvionino" ous tenet ?f dirty campaigning? defeat- H?w many other campaign posters t so did he and other Carl Solomon to note supporters take down? les are I am not defending negative , thejr campaigning or ainy ponucKing. i s from merely take offense at your highiously handed condemnation of a few select candidates. You paint a picdebate ture ?f lhe triumphant good messed benignly towering over the vanJid not quished evil. This election was n each nothing like that. It would not have ins the been had the outcome been any y, hon- ditferent. Ian for My P'ea lS 101 a btde eQudy in dispensing condemnations. There swered ^ plenty t0 8? around from last ted for month, but they need to be spread ttack" a bit more evenly than you have such done so farBrooks 0 both C.J. Davis Jr. Political science sophomore ?ADVERTISING 777-4249 .IV COLUMBIA, SC 29208 udent newspaper of the University of shed three times a week on Mondays, iring the fall and spring semesters and ir sessions, with the exception of uniation periods. rhe Gamecock are those of the editors e University of South Carolina, iblications and Communications is the The Student Media Department is the iamecock. ns, subscriptions, requests and other ent to The Gamecock, P.O. Box 85131. >lina, Columbia, SC 29208. 46 a year. First class postage paid at :k is registered student organization arolipa and is partially funded by stu\ ]n J uu Ls 5 plan e education? is practicing symbolism over substance. On ry of Kennedy's founding of the Peace Corps lighly idealistic and extremely vague proposal :lude a mere 100,000 participants at a cost of ther idealistic program, planned with the best imining the real problems and consequences, ice in exchange for college tuition is a good > Clinton has failed to address. :urrent default rate on student loans. Clinton