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Education
Legislature must incre<
to avoid continued los,
It seemed terrible for (JSC's mor;
coach Bobby Cremins backed out <
here and rebuild our failing basketba
But another decision made this p<
more long-term implications than tht
Government Professor Earl Blacl
taking a job at Rice University in Te
is symbolic of an extremely disturbii
During the past year, USC Presid
said it will be harder to keep the unr
of the state's budget problems and ii
er schools, especially private instituti
Unfortunately, the loss of Black u
example, professors from the mas
school, which ranked No. 1 in the n;
year, are being vigorously pursued b
And they are being offered up tc
leave USC.
No MIBS professors have left yet
ter of time. And when other profess
is not willing to pay them what the
where.
The possible loss of the university
ing idea to swallow and would be a
emics, one that we may never fully r
Palms' plans to make USC one o
of higher education would be shatter
iber continue to leave.
So, what's the answer? It's simple
lature and South Carolina residents I
priority.
It is obviously not right now, si
lower percentage of the university';
other states, including Georgia and h
If the state does not commit moi
will lose more of our high-profile pi
able academic reputation will furtht
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Uiauuaiiiig win iv^aov^ii 111 vaiuv^.
The state and university must ma*
cation to keep the best educators
futures are counting on it.
The Gamecock will try to print
should be 200-250 words maxim
rf; sional title or year and major, if
ed along with an address and p
cock reserves the right to edit
space limitations. The Gamecoc
under any circumstances.
Cremins med
irresponsible
Is Bobby Cremins really worth
all the attention?
After this past Wednesday's
announcement that Cremins was
returning to his alma mater, the
local media went into a state of
frenzy. Live press conference
coverage, special half-hour television
programs, 150-point headlines
and a front page dominated
by basketball mania ballooned the
heads of university officials and
many Gamecock fans alike.
If you look back at some of a
this past week's editions of the
local paper, you will realize how ^
overblown the Cremins deal was. ^
By the size of the stories, you p
would think we had gone to war e
with Iraq. In fact, I think ?
President Clinton's inaugaration
v
didn t even get the coverage o
Cremins did. c
sn when C rem ins rescinded his
offer to coach the Gamecocks
Saturday, the local press, with egg ^
on their face, again had to e
overblow their coverage of the
e
situation. More half-hour programs,
more giant headlines and ^
more hype.
Needless to say, this is not
responsible journalism.
The local media, including The
Gamecock, was lured into the -j
Cremins deal with too much emo- h
tion and egocentrism. The big
? ? n
name, the national media and a
winning basketball team took
away our senses. Like other USC
fans, we saw the championships,
too.
It's funny. So much was said
7
ase USC's funding
r* r*
s1 of top professors
ale and image when basketball
)f his verbal contract to come
11 program.
tst weekend probably has even
; surprise loss of Cremins.
c's announcement that he was
:xas for the next academic year
tg trend at USC.
lent John Palms has repeatedly
versity's top professors because
acreased competition from othions.
/ill not be an isolated case. For
ters in international business
ation for the fourth consecutive
y other institutions.
) $30,000 more a year if they
, but that could only tea mators
realize that South Carolina
;y are worth, they'll look elsey*s
top professors is a frightentremendous
blow to USC acadecover
from.
f the nation's top state systems
ed if professors of Black's calWick
mnof fr\rr?c* tha ctofa 1anic_
. YYt iiiuot iuitt uiv^ oiaiu
to make higher education a top
nee state funding makes up a
5 operating costs than in most
forth Carolina.
-e money to the university, we
rofessors, our already questioner
erode and our degrees upon
:e a commitment to higher eduin
South Carolina. All of our
all letters received. Letters !
mm. Full name and profesa
student, must be includ-.
)hone number. The Gamefor
style, possible libel or
k will not withhold names
ia coverage
journalism
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PATRICK
V I L L E G A S
bout USC's reputation, recruiting
ossibilities and tournament hopes
espite the fact that Cremins
adn't even stepped foot into
rank McGuire Arena. Even more
mbarrassing, Cremins hadn't
ven signed the contract that
/ould have kept him at IJSC for
ood.
Although the press deserves a
3t of heat for hyping die siluaion,
we must not forget that
lobby Cremins is the sole propri
ter oi blame. He teased and thrtd
with the university and then
/ent back to his old girl at
korgia Tech.
I believe the local press will
iarn something from this "megavent."
Maybe we will learn not
3 jump on the bandwagon so eas[y,
and maybe in the future, peraps,
the press will display the
iews in a more fair and objective
[tanner.
Mavb
Patn legas is editor in chief
of The Gamecock
Viewp
'Malcolm X' de
Is it just us or did everybody notice that
members of the "academy" apparently di<
see too many movies this year?
Once again, Spike Lee has been screv
We're sure it was a great surprise t
"Malcolm X" was left out in the cold w
they made this year's Oscar nominations.
It's a good thing we don't let the acade
make political decisions, or Rush Limba
would be our next president. Since when d
small group of rich, white people dictate
views of a nation? Oh yeah, that's right,
Reagan years.
Sound stereotypical? Well, why else wc
a group of educated individuals ignore a
liant film like "Malcolm X"?
Unlike his past films, this movie was 5
Lee's first big-budget flick. We could givi
academy the benefit of the doubt and belie
was possible that "Do the Right Thing"
"Jungle Fever" were overlooked, but there
way to overlook a film like "Malcolm X."
movie gets in your face at the beginning
stays there until the last frame.
But perhaps that's exactly what the acae
didn't like about it. Perhaps the academy
handle reality.
We wonder how many members of the <
emy are from east L.A. or downtown De
Homosexual men ^
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misinform students with
repoi
To the editor: erose
I must say that Craig Dean and were
Patrick Gill did an excellent job cours
presenting their case (in favor of didn'
gay marriage) on March 18; how- wont
ever, I have a few points to make. Tf
First, someone in the audience Ame
asked these two what is the per- talke
centage of heterosexual and homo- and
sexual AIDS victims? Mr. Dean me?
replied that there are just as many But I
AIDS victims who are heterosexual perct
as are homosexual. Not to pour perc<
water on the flames, but that is perci
false. does
According to the Center for T1
Disease Control in Atlanta, there cern
were 249,199 AIDS cases reported licen
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>ald How many of them are steel workers fr<
11" Pittsburgh or secretaries from Topeka, Kan.?
, What makes someone qualified to be a me
'P1 ^ ber of the academy? As it stands, one wo
e e think it has something to do with a ere
?V0 if
check. There's a need for more balanced me
, an bership within the academy. It should be
i.no cross-section of diverse individuals from var
ni^ socioeconomic backgrounds.
There's no question that "Malcolm X" v
. an extraordinary film. This film took somec
lcmv
/ larger than life and made him human. It tau:
can t
us about our past. It addressed important soc
and political problems of our society, and
lca. was honest,
troit.
igh Dec. 31. Well, 57.2 per- matrimony. It i!
were cases of men having sex attempt to get hor
men. Only 6.5 percent of the malized in our soci
ted AIDS cases involved hetxuals.
By the way, 23 percent Reg
due to injecting drug use. Of Journalism g
;e, in this entire program, you
t hear anything about AIDS. I
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icy <usu saiu iu pcxccui ui uic ? jc
rican population is gay. I've jjj FCSDOIIS
d to several medical doctors, "
do you know what they tell xG the editor:
It's more like 2 to 3 percent. Recently, my r
let's say it's as much as 5 or 6 encountered a situ
;nt, just to make it fun. If 6 USC police were d
jnt of the population has 57 ed. We called for
;nt of the AIDS cases, what were informed that
that tell us, boys and girls? way. After 45 mini
lese two lovebirds are not con- Columbia policewi
ed with getting a marriage offer help. Withii
se simply to be joined in holy
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y unrepresentative
This film did everything the "ideal
Academy Award-winning movie" should do,
but it didn't even get a best picture nominaI
tion.
There's two possible explanations for leaving
"Malcolm X" off the list of nominees.
One, they didn't see the film. And if they
didn't see the film, then they have no business
being in the academy. Two, they saw it and
just "conveniently" overlooked it later when
they filled out the ballots.
Folks, don't believe they "overlooked" anyhbhJ
thing. The academy ignored "Malcolm X."
Dm ^ot on^ ^ ^Sno"nc film, they're
turning their back on everything it stands for ?
m education, dignity, equality and tolerance.
ulcj The academy needs to learn that not every
movie is written by and for an upper-class
white audience. Spike Lee is a pioneer in black
filmmaking, and he's being punished for it. It's
. * a shamp that Lee and other pioneers before him
are rarely recognized during their lifetime.
Let's hope future Africain-American filmyas
makers won t have to struggle tor the recogni>ne
. , ,
nht uon they deserve.
>i^l
Tige Watts and Shelley Magee are columnists
1 for The Gamecock
5 just another another Columbia policeman
nosexuality nor- arrived, and the problem was taken
ety. care of immediately.
After the Columbia police left,
;inald Anderson my roommate and I waited to see
raduate student when the USC police would arrive.
Surprise, they didn't show. Maybe
they were all taking a break at the
p ?lnw Pantry'
v J1U " It appalls me to see money being
C tO CallS wastec* on policeman that only
answer to the emergency call boxes
on campus and patrol the parking
oommate and I garages for skateboarders,
aticm where the Hopefully, I will never need any
lesperately need- assistance from the USC police
assistance and again, but if I do, I won't hold my
help was on the breath,
ites of waiting, a
)man stopped to Pam Hucks
n five minutes. Graphic design sophomore
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