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I "?aitcort Serving USC Since 1908 J.T. Wagenheim, Edi tor in Chief Shavla Stutts, Viewpoints Editor | EDITORIAL BOARD Jay King, Gordon Mantler, Rob Rodusky, Lee Clontz, Carson Henderson Target High-profile student's arrest shows flipside of fame, high expectations There once was an apartment full of partying college students the night before Labor Day. Their football team had won the sea I son's first game the day before. Mingling with the crowd was the " football team's star. Some of the crowd, including the star, were drinking. When he left the party wearing handcuffs, arrested for possession of alcohol by a minor, perhaps he was thinking about his college football career. Perhaps he was hoping suspension from the team would be a punishment he wouldn't have to face. Among the fast-moving thoughts about wrongdoings and conse quences racing through his mind, he probably wondered why this sullen episode had befallen hi m. Away from the glory of the football game, some lawbreakers if caught do pay for their crimes, no matter who they are. However, the reality is that Steve Taney hill was only one of at least 100 students at that party. If there is a true desire to cease underage drink| ing and protect our society from the dangers of alcohol consumption, why weren't more students questioned about their age and possibly arrested? The incident lacks a lesson to be learned about underage drinking. Instead, we are left with a burdensome impression of the incident, especially in light of Taneyhill's magnanimous presence on the football field. As a high-profile figure, Taneyhill has undoubtedly been made an example of, and maybe some; underage students will now consider their choice to drink because of Taneyhill's arrest. However, before we judge too harshly, he has given USC a lot of hope that should not be squandered because of one mistake. Certainly, Taneyhill was wrong in drinking underage, and many will be disappointed that he broke the law. Illegal drinking is a | wrongdoing that didn't start with Taneyhill and surely will not end with his arrest. In the meantime, our football team will be heading to Arkansas this Saturday with its clear goal for victory still intact. Caring is not simply f " a spectator sport (In the interests of aesthetics and out of consideration for the m _ t series of coronaries suffered by several older, non-traditional HI students in a G1NT class when f|B B they saw my picture, it will not i|B Bjf ft appear above this week's col- J|B umn-) ^LB I I could write about how racism is staining the soul of WMMHpMWj this country, but too many peo- ^ HHiH pie don't give a damn. La^B?B^^H I could write about the sav- viHlBfllflMB agery of ethnic conflict in the Yugoslavian abattoir, but too tjje sufferings of others, the many people don t give a damn. injustices we would not want our 1 could write about Somalia, families and friends to suffer and poor education in this state or degrees come to the blossomany number of significant issues ing of our own humanity, that desperately need attention, jjqj easy to give a damn, but I can t get around the fact aj-gn't encouraged to. Too that too many people don t give often when we do, we get hurt much of a damn about such our breams and hopes lose issues. their glea.m and take on the Caring is an easy thing to laud smutty, scarred coarseness of and extol, but it is quite tricky to disillusionment. It hurts, and we infuse hardened hearts with its ci0Se off our hearts to further warmth. I often find myself in t0rture this predicament, knowing I gut linger is an emotionshould feel something but ajjy atrophied heart The flavor searching vainly in a heart cau- seepS out 0f living, and we gradtenzed by a searing reality. I ualfy ^ our faces expectantly think there are many people who to the rdeaS(, of death It ^ are in the same numb state. Our couraoe *n stand aeainst thn society produces such hearts lackadaisical current and take the i with assembly-line efficiency chance Qf cari and getting I ve spent considerable ume hurL It,s the -ce of ^ ^ evaluating these feelings, or lack 1 ^ a challe to of of feelings, concerning the you in all honesty who have weighty matters confronting a found it easy nQt tQ care about human living in the late 20th ^g tragic, tenacious condition of century. I have come to the con- humanity. Think about this. It elusion that to overcome the wdj ^ easy t0 djsmjss this emotional infarction so many of column as it is to shrug when the us suffer, we must start at the nightly litany of horrors repeats elementary and most intimate ^e same tragic stories with level. We must leam to sincerely names being the only variation, care about those involved in our ?jyy jq find the courage to lives- open up and begin caring again. Only by feeling keenly the Don>t let life Cry, "Gin!" and presence and warmth of our ieave y0u holding four aces of families and friends can we jntent begin to extrapolate such feeling and apply it on a broader basis. jay ^ng city ecHtor for The If we can appreciate those Gamecock. His column appears around us, then by extension we every other Wednesday. have the basis for understanding VlEWPO Do you think S "Yes, they singled him out. He wasn't the only underage person drinking. The chief of police will give the person who arrested him more credit because Taneyhill was high profile." Cordell Thompson Communications sophomore Master MindsUSC should evol1 Equity, evolution and excellence have se as guideposts for me during the 20 years 11 been teaching. These principles also pro significant directions for undergraduate ed tion in the difficult 90s. Some politicians educators have suggested that equal access openness to change stand in opposition to standards. In contrast, I see equity and evoli as steps toward excellence. Equity in education remains an elusive knr kaan r>/M, WUAVJLi XI00 IA/U1 OUUglil, lgUUlilltU OI1U lUICj ated during the past three decades. Issues rounding equitable access to higher educz for women and people of color persist toda> in different form than my first encounters them in Women's Studies in the 70s. Although formal quotas and caps no lo exist, rigid, selective use of particular tests standards without factoring in their potei gender and race bias may limit access to s populations now as surely as a quota did in past. For example, use of the SAT score as the uiu-iiwu vjl auuuaaiuii ui icccipi ui scnuiais favors white males over white females and ] pie of color. The use of high school gra which are correlated with successful achi ment in college classrooms, give femalei advantage over males. Uniform application of rules or exposuri the same curricular content for all students < not meet the varying needs of a diverse stui population. For example, leaving the comp or engineering laboratory open until 1 a.m. i Modern beauty st; This past semester, I tried to write a maga article about a current shift in make Supposedly, women were moving away froi and men were moving toward it. According to a professor, it was "all the ra in Europe, but I couldn't find any evidence mainstream American males wearing masc So, I dropped the subject. But just last week, news came across wire, "More younger men turning to makeup; A S.C. newspaper ran a story from Orange County Register in California, shov the surge of males between 18-35 who put p der on their nose and concealer under their ej Go ahead. Rub your eyes unless you're afi something might smear. Read the head! again. "More younger men turning to makeup." Apparently, this type of makeup is not apparent, it includes iace ana powder Dron; and colored moisturizers. "It's not makeup to make men look ridi lous," said John Babin, a modeling ageni Boss Models in New York. "It's there enhance looks." It's not the makeup that surprises me. It's influences on our culture that sadden me. In December, male supermodel Cameron, who appears in print ads for clothing Valentino, Byblos and Gianni Versace and Photo fragrance by Karl Lagerfeld, will laui "Appearance by Cameron," a line of cosme and skincare products for men. Even though most models and actors w makeup for assignments and performances, i line is geared toward everyday wear. The cosmetics will include tinted lip glos: Column validates intel To the editor: Urn Allow me to add a few general- intellig izations to those offered up in defer rauicK MciNeui s column 01 MCiNe Sept. 3. defaul His comparison of high school South students' IQs with those of grilled rushe: cheese sandwiches suffers from Caroli your readers' knowledge of newly illitera released statistics which show that policie the average South Carolinian's I as] score has increased 34 points in the Riley past year. quite : 8NES . V teve Taneyhill was single* fs I llf^l fl "I'm not sure. They "Yes, they si could have given him him out as an a courtesy option. If pie to the othi they didn't ask every- dents because 1 body of their age, well-known fig why did they just ask Ki him?" English so, David Curtiss rrro/Iiiafn irixjiMTi wiauuait ? ve toward equity to a< rved ?>oti sur- not mean that all students, particularly female ition wiu have equal access to the laboratory unle: r but women can feel safe while in the lab and whi with going to and from the building. The classroom experience may be less invi nger ing or useful for African American student and especially when some white faculty have diff ntial culty making eye contact or calling on these sti ome dents. This problem, coupled with unfamiliarii ' the of emerging curricular content from a multicu tural perspective, leads to inequitable educatioi sole al opportunities. hips Despite the tight fiscal constraints* mone peo- must be found to aid faculty in developir des, teaching techniques and curricular content l eve- reach all USC students. The population here ? an increasingly diverse in regards to age, race an socioeconomic level. As the nation experience e to an accelerated rate of technological innovatic loes and new scholarships developed from multicu dent tural perspectives, USC must evolve to kee 'Uter pace with these changes, may andards wound self c< the 'ing eyelash gel, concealer, undereye gel, apricol ow- almond face scrub, alcohol-free toner, fac /es. moisturizer, body cleansing bar and body mois raid turizer. Cameron's products will range from $1 line to $34 and will be sold in Saks Fifth Avenue, Magnin and Bergdorf Goodman. The first question that comes to mind is so "Why?" ters Why do males or females choose to wea makeup at all, myself included? Why is makeu] icu- marketable? What does this say about our cul t at ture? to Babin's comment points to a subtle message in marketing and our culture, "It's there t< the enhance looks." There is nothing wrong with wanting to lool 26, your best and to proudly present yourself. Then by is nothing wrong with being beautiful or lookinj the like what society says is beautiful, nch But the message behind trying to enhance ; tics person's looks doesn't usually promote a per son s oesi qualities, ine message portrays a cer ear tain body image or beauty standard that peopl< this should adhere to. These are the standards that narrow the defin ses, ition of beauty and negatively affect self-esteem lectual abyss in writer's ec certain what greasy food's appointment as S ;ence this change suggests, I Education met with tl: to McNeill's expertise, many Republicans, ill attributes the national With the last decac t rate to these problems in tides flooding many Carolina's schools, then leaving others hig i off to prove that South McNeill's column sm na graduates thousands of lege. Innocently rea< tes each year because of the umn a first time, I fi is of Richard Riley. encountered intellecti k McNeill to recall that Dick unbecoming a news has not been governor for has shown us the pro some time and that Riley's mall-shopping. - . ? * '> si s I out for his arrest? l ft?i i < ? ingled "Yes. If he was drink exam- ing underage, why zr stu- wasn't the person tie is a who owns the aparture." ment charged for aidSmith inS and letting an > >homore underage person?" Jennifer Smalls X Business freshman *-1 > m m- *? -* :hieve excellence Surviving in a changing environment requires identification of outstanding undergraduate programs to ensure USC graduates have skills and competencies to serve the state and nation. In order to thrive, these programs should be compatible with regional and national npftrte Allocation of additional resources can strengthen these programs so that USC becomes increasingly competitive. Because evolution is difficult, faculty must receive sup: port and recognition for auricular innovation^* ss attempts to change pedagogy and program! le development, and redirection. >* Equity is fair and innovation is exciting!* t- However, these principles will fail in the long* run unless the principle of excellence accompa^* j_ nies these movements. The most important rea*! j. son for focusing on the gender, racial and ethnic 1 [y diversity of USC students is to include multicul-; i_ tural perspectives, which lead to better teaching; a- and research. Faculty who consider how to incorporate new perspectives in their discipline?' ;y and teach that material to reach each student arc *. ,g likely to be better teachers. \ t0 New questions, the challenge of multicultural; is perspectives and non-traditional approaches; id force investigators to uncover accurate depic: ;s tions of reality. Equity and evolution in under-.* ,n graduate education provide the keys to excel1 lence. p Sue Rosser is director of Women's Studies at USC and also professor of family and preventive medicine. Dnfidence, esteem Models who wear clothes or cosmetics in ads represent the body shapes and facial features of about 8 percent of the nation's people. Wheb; the remaining 92 percent of the populatiojp^ compare themselves, they come up shot. It becomes a subtle, devastating mind game,'; and mrvdArn Wocforn r>uUura */\ KAHO iuiw iiiwivni tt voiviii vunuiv owiiio iu iiav& ionen prey to it. These are some of the explanations for eating disorders, steroid abuse, the rising numbers of . plastic surgery performed on younger patients and the more than $5 billion to $6 billion annue ally spent on makeup. J '' Because of our cultural influences, I do j believe cosmetics will catch on. The trend might not reach epic proportions, but 1 do believe a significant number of males will begin to wear '' makeup. Women will continue to wear it as well. The product is being marketed by an attracp tive male to a portion of the wealthy and somewhat prestigious consumers. This establishes trends, and younger generae tions seem to be the first ones to follow. In The Closing of the American Mind, Allan ^ Bloom said, 'Today's students no longer have s any image of a perfect soul, and therefore do j not wish to have one. Yet they have powerful 3 images of what a perfect body looks like, and a pursue it incessantly." As college students, we must watch what we wish for and not necessarily wish for what we a watch. Shannon Baynham is a columnist for The Gamecock. lucational argument ecretary of That McNeill is looking forward J le approval of to three years of sharpening his ; . , reasoning skills in law school is i le s economic ... , , ? . fields while therefore cause for glee. How , ;h and dry, dreadful if the glut in law senacks of privi- tenced him to life standing before a * jing the col- grill, flipping cheese sandwiches ? elt that I had wjjjie ironies multiplied, lal sloppiness paper which ? s and cons of Sharee S. Smith [ Undecided freshman \