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Base closui A //m i rn h I /J /J i fvt c l/M V I LI LS I L- tO, l/llll plague Charleston bat Ever since the commission on b; Charleston Naval Base was on I defense budget cuts, the Charlestc other organizations have joined fo final decision. And over the weekend, these ur their counteroffensive, paid by state The report they issued to the com Of the other East Coast naval ship) Norfolk, Va., should be closed, rati also goes on to criticize the Navy's determine these closure decisions. The concept behind the repor remains open, then one of the coast' However, concentrating on why than focusing on why Charleston s mistake. Arguing that the Norfolk Naval E unreasonable, but stupid. Norfolk, naval base on the East Coast for a n ine rsorioiK oase is tne America though the importance of this allian of the Warsaw Pact, it is and wil America's military relations with W But the most obvious problem v According to Navy officials, its si base, with more ships left over. Tt cut staff, not to decommission ships Realistically, no matter how w< close Norfolk are, the Navy wil Virginia. That leaves Portsmouth, which i< Charleston supporters. Howevei Portsmouth can handle nuclear vess also been an argument that the clo terrible economic repercussions 01 harder than most by the recession. Even though a higher percentage force would lose their jobs tha; Hampshire, Charleston will be < because of its booming tourism indi probably be developed for tourism struction and, eventually, service. The efforts of the Charleston suj wish them the best of luck. Howeve Norfolk or Portsmouth is going to b , Honest comn key to roman "And they all lived happily ever after..." Countless times, we have heard that famous ending to our childhood fairy tales. We have been brought up to believe that the duty of men must be the role of the white knight, charging through adversaries, to rescue his lady fair. Women were brought up to believe they were incomplete without a man. In this decade these fairy tales have become stereotypical, and some would dare say, old-fash- P' ioned. ? Because so many people in our generation are children of divorced parents, we have had the U( chance at seeing men and women Ol adopt more of the others' "stereotypical" qualities. Men are gaining more experience at home; C( women are gaining more experi- ^ ence in the business world. With these changing roles, rela- ' tionships have become even more complicated. Men can no longer ^ be the white knight because the 1 modern woman is far from being the damsel in distress. What men and women expect m from each other is a strange at dichotomy. Neither can figure out what the other wants. Men have been bombarded in ct fairy tales with the images of the ^ "Angel-whore" complex. On one side, men want women to be sweet, angelic and sophisticated; ^ on the other, men want women to be naughty, trashy and vocifer- JJJ ous. Women have been bombarded sc in fairy tales with the images of ar what I'll call the "Rambo-Alan 1C Alda" complex. On one side, i W women want men to be strong, protective and daring; on the othpr women wont mpn to he cpneL tive, supportive and loving. Because so many of our generation have seen the pain and bit- y( terness caused by divorce, any 01 form of relationship is met with es ereat reluctance. When this is ^ ^ IK compounded with these dueling visions of men and women, it is . little wonder why so many have trouble finding that "special person." The old methods of meeting people, like singles' bars, are re ealistic goals \p simnnrtprs ~ ase closures announced that th( their list to close because o >n Chamber of Commerce an< rces to sway the commission': lited groups officially launchec money, on the Pentagon, imission argues that one or hot! 'ards, in Portsmouth, N.H., anc aer than Charleston. The repor analysis and the criteria used t( t makes sense. If Charlestoi s other bases must be closed. the others should close, rathe: ;hould stay open, is probably ; lase should be closed is not jus by far, is the most strategic lumber of reasons, n headquarters of NATO. Ever ce has diminished since the fal 1 remain an important part 01 estern hurope. /ith closing Norfolk is its size lips would fill up every othei le plan was to close bases anc 3ll-delivered the arguments te I not close its home base ir > a more realistic target for the , the Navy has argued tha ;els more efficiently. There haj sure of Portsmouth could have 1 New Hampshire, a state hi of South Carolina's total worl n in a base closure in Neu ible to bounce back quickei istry. The former base land wil purposes, spurring jobs in con^porters are admirable, and we r, convincing the Navy to close e an uphill battle. lunication itic success C . E . H O L M A N isse, while new ones, like groiry stores, seem unromantic. /bat is occurring is not a new roblem, but simply a reformation f an old one: How do you meet he one," and how do you find it what they are looking for? If I Uuly knew the answer, I >uld solve everyone's problem id, in turn, make a small fortune, ut, many great men before me ive tried to solve it, and failed, aving spoken with several men id women, 1 have concocted a eory that I think could work. First, talk with several friends r the opposite sex. Find out what odern women and men are tracted to, and then cultivate ose qualities within yourself. By ting this, you can begin to tlis>ver the role that best suits you. Second, take several months f the dating scene to look withyourself. Do an honest selfvaluation at what your goals and ;sires are, and then ask the alllportant question, "What is it at I really want in another per>n?" Only when you are able to tswer this question should you -enter the dating pool. During your "vacation," you ill be surprised that your "spirituconfusion" is gone, and you are uc iu see pcujjio nunc cieauy, aking your search even easier. Finally, be honest. Be honest to )ur heart, and be honest to the her person. By learning to hontly communicate with the other ;rson, you can achieve happiiSS. Then, and only then, can you ;gin to believe in "living happily 'er after C.E. Holtnan is a columnist for The Gamecock. Viev a"* r ' .v!v.,y,,','vXv'v/ v/ vV < .% : * * **" * ' 4 & ' J . : ; 5 t * r * opments in physics (and pos science as a whole) in the century. I don't think the science alt tives available to the stud lessen the impact of this lo guess this means that the ec tional agenda of a university aspires to greatness should more heavily on the location frog's internal organs and the i NEWSROOIV 777-7726 P.O. BOX 8513 Editor in Chief Associate Editors Viewpoint Editor Copy Desk Chief News Editors Asst. News Editors Carolina! Editor Asst. Carolina! 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I am also very disappointei honors college chose to cance course. It would have served a perfect companion to a cla; quantum mechanics that I hoped would be developed fo honors college. Most peopk unaware of the fact that relai and quantum mechanics are al certainly the most important d ^poir .. :*& /'' '.v.v.v// ....; .yXvA-VAV/.y ;.v.v.v.v.y.? p:;:: . : .. - X v. v.v. v * ? | iHSS components of a stink boml on the fundamental workings g world around us. If we keep losing signi classes like 209, we may r V! new motto. The French "ll 21 UT L^lUtll^, LAjUiUliy, 1 lillClllliy . haps we could use "Frate only ,, 2qq Sorority, Mediocrity. id its Ri|1 jfses . .' Physics teaching ass erials n J . . e ? Department ot physK astro since other 1,200 Religion class trej l?nu*L! Jesus with disregj 209 To the editor: y the i vvould like to applaut 1 will Eshleman's letter to The Gam regarding Religion 101 clas d the too have faced opposition i 1 this 101 class, and my beliefs abo is the Bible have continually been ss in lenged by "most scholars'" had ions. What I diought would 1" the nnn.hiacpH nrpcpnfalinn n ' are Bible has instead turned out t< tivity decidedly one-sided criticism most events and beliefs described i evel- all-time best-selling book, sibly I was particularly disgri 20th over the treatment of Jesus i course. Very little was said ema- His deity, but he was regard Lents simply a great moral tea ss. I However, the deity of Chi luca- very important because it is n< that teachings, but his deity thz lean stirred up so many emotion oi a has made such a difference ir 2xact pie's lives. 1 UNIVERSITY OF ! Patrick Villegas Lee Clontz, J.T. Wagenheim Gordon Mantler Brian Garland Jack Dunn. Melissa Tennen Lea Clayton. Rochelle Killingbeck Jennifer Fuller Mclinch Waldrop Nancy Salomonsky. Tim Thorsen Prtl-. xv" ,wuum; Stephanie Newiin Kelly Johnson Gregory Perez Chris Muklrow Paul Jon Chris Davis. Thorn Herman Jim McKellar Laura Day - Jim Green Renee Gibson Michael Van Bergen Erik Collins Brian'McGuire Erin Galloway. Rika Hashimoto ,>rf . ... '? &&&&&* . > ..v. *$ & ,x?x:x:v$:^ <' ' " ...wXv'vXvXvlv/Xv.'' ..... ... ' ; *- v v.- ? i V . 1 , . m fhcin T fonnnf oppprvt thp nrvrtro i ./ uuui l vuiuiv/i uvvvjk/i uic j/vn u a of the Jesus as merely a wise i teacher. According to C. S. I ficant Jesus either was the Son of C leed a he was not. If he was not th have of God, he either knew or di per- know his claims of deit rnity.' recorded in the book of Mark, false. If he did not know, th must have been a lunatic. Wc Baird lunatic have taught such ;istant lessons or had the same pois :s and composure as Jesus? nomy If Jesus knew that his c were false, then he was a lia would not have been able boldly teach about truth and n ity. Therefore, only one poss: ird remains, and that is Jesus w< Son of God and should not b regarded as such by those asrrihp fn "mn?t crhnlarc'" ecock jons ses- 1 People then want to know n my reliable the Bible is in terr >ut the recording events of history, si chal" the life of Jesus. Many hist( opin- iegard manuscripts of ancient a ature such as Aristotle's as t the rate^ yet there is a 1,400-yea 3 be a between his life and the dati of the (be flve manuscripts discover n this woric. Papyri manuscripts of the in tied Testament, found by John R n and Charles Beatty, have beei about e(j between 130 and 200 A. led as mere hundred years or so aftt cher. events actually happened, ist is there are more than 20,000 r IJ in m uis scripts in existence today, m if hac 11 iws {^e jsjew Testament much s and reiia5ie than die five manus< 1 peo- 0f Aristotle's work. Therefo one is to regard the authen jfcocF SOUTH CAROLINA < The Gamecock is the stude South Carolina and is publisht Wednesdays and Fridays durir weekly during both summer s versity holidays and examinati Opinions expressed in The C auuior anu noi mose or me un The Board of Student Publi publisher of The Gamecock, the parent organization of The Change of address forms, su respondence should be sent t( The University of South Carol: Subscription rates are $46 Columbia, SC. The Gamecock of the University of South Car dent activity fees. .%v :: : ' ... .* -. .' . .A.. >: >: * * . * ! * * * -* * '"'vivx* m. " - v , \ * * > ' .. * vi ( szz. COMING SOON -1 I BOSNIAN g3T7 yal of and reliability of the Bible, he must noral disregard the authority of all .ewis, ancient literature, rod or The most convincing of all argue Son ments is the fact that the Bible and id not the events recorded therein have, y, as and are still, changing lives today. I were see how my life and the liv^s of an he countless others have been posi)uld a tively transformed by the events of wise Jesus' life, death and resurrection, e and as recorded in the Bible. I know of no '"scholar" that can refute this laims evidence. lr and I, therefore, would like to chalto so lenge you not to merely accept the noral- criticism of the Bible siven by ibility "most scholars" and professors at is the this university. If you seek the truth e dis- of God's Word, chances are you'll who find Jesus, Son of our Almighty opin- God, lovingly and patiently waiting, with his arms wide open, to how become part of your life, ns of ich as Shannon Meyers Brians Education sophomore liter r gap immiuim The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters New should be 200-250 words maxiyland mum. Full name and profesl dat- sional title or year and major, if q a student, must be included " along with an address and 'r phone number. The Gamecock And reserves the right to edit for nanu- style, possible libel or space akin" limitations. 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