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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.
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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
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"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
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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
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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 :
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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
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David Curtiss
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ve toward equity to a<
rved
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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.
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ingled "Yes. If he was drink
exam- ing underage, why
zr stu- wasn't the person
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ment charged for aidSmith
inS and letting an >
>homore underage person?"
Jennifer Smalls X
Business freshman *-1
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: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 \