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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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- To the editor:
I would like to see a folio
to your lead story in the Api
issue, .of The Gamecock. Sine
fall of 1V91, I have been the
teaching (assistant for Physics
Introduction to Relativity, ar
lab. Unlike some other lab coi
there are no consumable mat
in this lab, and we have not
chased any new equipment
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Since I have a full load of
leacning auues, 1 receive
per semester for my additi
work, which consists of gradin
209 class, and teaching both
labs. I am, therefore, baffled b
statement that cutting this lab
save $6,000 per semester.
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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
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209 To the editor:
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1 this 101 class, and my beliefs abo
is the Bible have continually been
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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.
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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
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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
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wise Jesus' life, death and resurrection,
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who find Jesus, Son of our Almighty
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