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*t5afl?cock Serving USC Since 1908 1 T PJ!i riL f m _ _t_ Xf? ? j.i. vyagcimciiii, rumor in emei snayia sums, viewpoints tditor EDITORIAL BOARD i Jay King, Gordon Mantler, Rob Rodusky, Lee Clontz, Carson Henderson Danger! USC police should increase security despite campus' crime-free appearance More than 69,uuu people piled into Williams-Brice stadium Saturday night to cheer on the Gamecocks or Louisiana Tech. On the field and along the sidelines, USC police officers and other police units kept intense watch over the crowd. They were ready to react to the possible dangers that could happen with the gathering of masses. Even with a good crowd, they were prepared for the worst. No one needed a complaint or evidence of crime on the rise to know that constant patrolling and security were absolutely imperative. Unexpected dangers coupled with a multitude of people having fun in one place leads to inattention to personal safety, which affects everybody's welfare. With the same protective and prepared attitude it had for the game's crowd, the USC Police Department should take a proactive position with its daily protection of the campus. Students at USC are a fragile group, much like a huge crowd at a football game. Some students are aware of the tragedies created by carelessness, such as walking alone at night, leaving car doors unlocked or the pitfalls of associating with the wrong people. The USC police encourage common sense on the campus as a preventive measure for students to heed. This isn't enough to protect our campus. We believe the danger to the students is real. A campus of compromised safety becomes our environment when our police wait for a complaint before they react. Reaction to crime prevents nothing. Rather, a focused, concentrated effort in dangerous areas to stop crime before it reaches the students is much more effective. Towers area residents complain that the USC Police Department must improve security immediately in light of Wednesday's armed robbery. The Towers, constructed with many nooks, crannies and walkways hidden from view, is an easy place for criminals. It is understandable why these students are worried for their safety. * We don't want our campus to let its guard down. Not ever. Criminals look for people who aren't looking for them. True, a lot of campus crimes ( are non-violent, such as bicycle and book thefts. They seem innocent and harmless enough, but like we're told as children, it is when one feels the safest and strongest that one is the most fragile. The same idea applies to use. The student robbed at gunpoint stood on a thin line between life and death. That student is lucky to be alive. The mere possibility of such a wasteful, tragic incident on a reasonably safe campus with a well-trained police department is too much to swallow. Why must the department gauge their efforts according to complaints as opposed to the obvious warning signs of danger to the USC community? This source speaks to j them louder than any complaint^ and it speaks now. It calls for a solution, not tomorrow but right now. , i Handshake symbolizes : peaceful beginning , "Rfliup nn vnnr hanrlc anrt r?nt q ?I I? / smile on your face, ^ I B i Let's all get together and bring I I i peace to the world." Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin ^ \ and Palestine Liberation 1 Organization Chairman Yasser What I am saying is that the s Arafat shared a handshake after Serbians, Croatians, lsraelies, r the signing of an accord that te&s, blacks, whites, hispanics outlined a process for peace other groups need to stop 2 between the two sides. To quote and as^ themselves, "Why are j. Casey Stengel, an ex-baseball we fighting?" c manager, "Who woulda thunk The answer to that question it?" in most cases will be some sort On my way home from of pat answer that you would t school this memorable day, I expect from a 3-year-old, such { popped B.B. King's "Live at the as, "He hit me first." f Apollo" into the stereo. The real answer is greed. L Ironically, on the same day that Saddam Hussein was overcome Rabin and Arafat signaled the wju, gree(i for the money that beginning of the end of their Qi, fie,ds jn Kuwait could conflict, the first song heard ?ri jn Serbians and Croatians was Peace to the World. ?. , . , Ivhile the recent turn of are ^'splay.ng a tremendous events in the Middle East might f oum of feed for P?w<-'r.'n have been unexpected, it is?an !^L "f"ct Bosnta example of the progress that the 'lv^toUV1Iiahuman race can make if we all sol^on to many of these get tooether conflicts is simple. As the hand? The chances of success for sh3kc between Rabin and Arafat the accord might be minimal, snowed, if two sides come but one must remember that together and set aside their prejwithout this first step, we can "dices, they can come to a cornhave no second step. mon Sround and take the first I am not saying that if every- steP toward peace, body kisses and makes up, we Everybody needs to raise can all sell our missiles and use their hands and put a smile on our shells as decorative planters, their faces. We all need to talk The world will always be wit- to each other, show we're ness to countries such as Iraq proud, show we're strong and bullying weaker neighbors such stand up tall. We all need to get as Kuwait. In these instances, together and bring peace to the the world powers must be pre- world, pared to step in, much as a big brother would protect his Matt Plodinec is a columnist defenseless little brother. for The Gamecock. The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 200-250 words and must include full name, professional title or year and major if a student. Letters must be personally delivered by author to The Gamecock newsroom, Russell House, Rm.321. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not be withheld under any circumstances. ViEwro "Sometimes. It is well- "h's policed. In order to be safe, sens people have to protect by i themselves. You can't som blame USC when you walk cial by yourself at 4 a.m." D,n Brad Richardson napi Criminal justice sophomore Scarcity of women i In the past few months, the gender equity question has become the single largest issue facing the NCAA. Athletics directors, coaches and special interest groups all have strong opinions on the subject. Simply stated, gender equity in athletics refers to the number of scholarships available to men's and women's athletic teams. As the scholarship scale sits now, the amount of men's scholarships heavily outweigh the number of women's scholarships. "Oh well, then let's balance things out," is the simple answer. Unfortunately, like so many other problems in life, this is one topic that can't be answered in such a simplistic manner. There are those involved in the issue who relieve the number of women's scholarships should equal the number of men's scholarships. While this certainly sounds fair, upon closer examination, the cracks appear in the opinion. Hunting class teaches yate such t in<J ludome firearm responsibility issues surrc To the editor: more succe The Sept. 17 article linking hunt- crimes, ing education and violent crime was ridiculous. Teaching a child a skill with a firearm does not rp i increase his tendency toward vio- iOlCnUM lence against human beings. The To the edit osy etiological jump between killing I am wri i deer and killing a human being is article en i great one. Melinda He Teaching a psychologically sta- tor in the lie child to use a firearm does not Gamecock, ncrease the risk that they will to be tolerr ;ommit a violent crime, especially what their r f they are impressed with the reali- entation. Ht y of what firearms do. Firearms upholding ] till, period. Perhaps if more people then you n jnderstood this in a very real fash- That inclu on instead of just seeing guns those whos ecklessly handled on television, too conservi hey would not be so quick to pull Before g< he trigger. understand Hunting education classes teach alleged viol Irearm safety and the responsible Citizens A1 landling of all hunting weapons, fact, I feel rhey do not condone to the sadistic Christian, I trangling of puppies nor do they sinner but h einforce the type of behavior that more or less eads to crimes mentioned in the himself did. irticle. To draw a connection person bet >etween the two displays a misun- lifestyle, ye lerstanding of the psychology of done the lif mtisocial behavior. up with Bib! It is deep psychological instabili- If I choos y that leads to crimes such as the ing to thes ioston Strangler, not knowledge of condemn th irearms. Perhaps if we focus on same token, he underlying problems that moti- me for my a IWHEN ftufi. CHILDREN.. sTTS Is USC a safe campus? ^ ^1|||||V i safe. I use common "Pretty much. I feel saf e. I don't walk around around my residence hal nyself at night. I take in the Towers area eone with me, espe- However, added securit ly since Dail is needed." widdie was kid- _T. _ ^ )etl? Virgetta Cromwel Nursing freshma Angela Gowan Communication freshman n sports doesn't warn The biggest crack is football. By far the ex; largest scholarship sport in athletics, USC foot- X ball awards QS srhnlarshins Hops if wm nm. Y dent to give women's sports 95 scholarships when they have no sport that requires such a tta large number? Women's scholarships available all in such a large number would be a mistake. fie The overabundance would harm the teams, leti reducing the quality of the athletes on the ros- tea ters. Does having an 18-member basketball team make any sense? An chavior instead of mak- Intolerance, like pre, nts about the superficial hatred and racism, is bred t >unding it, we would be ranee. Before condemning a ssful at preventing such group, culture, religion o take the time to educate yoi John Allen ranee. You may discover t Psychology major all homosexuals are fags an< nor do all Christians kill pre :e WOrkS for all doctors and call for the d or. homosexuals. ting in response to the ? must remember that tilled "Hatred" and definmon, tolerance cannot wlelt's letter to the edi- jecuve' B* ch,oosinS 10 'Sn0 Sept. 15 issue of The we serv<; 10 Per^lu: I agree that we all need 'ntolerance we profess tnt of others no matter contemptible. ace, creed or sexual ori- . . . . Myra )wever, if you speak of Administrative A principles of tolerance, . .. . , nL! n.n. rri -i- %/r msi practice tolerance, rill iseiia 1 IltJia, iVK des being tolerant of 1 ... ? e views you may find hBVC positive fSppOl ative. To the editor: Ding any further, please Phi Delta Theta fraterni I am not supporting the Moore Hall would like to b ent attitude of the S.C. your attention several falsitii liance. As a matter of cerning last week's article < just the opposite. As a "Moore Welcomes Fraternit; am called to love the feel the article does not re ate the sin, which is no the true relationship betwe ; than what Jesus Christ Delta Theta and the Univei He never condemned a South Carolina housing depa :ause of his chosen The first floor of Moore, :t neither did He con- Phi Delta Theta reside estyle if it did not line receives the same treatment lical principles. other floor, also participates e to live my life adher- activities pertaining to hall j e principles, I cannot ment and the residence ha ose who don't. By the whole. they cannot condemn We would like to reitera tdherence. the housing situation is in< cauV -Correct ?6opli ^i3rt\caily-^al ^ ^ Q^potio IpGI c A U-V P.c, Pets I I 1 % I ^ Ay e "I think it's safe. As long 11 as you don't stay out too i lnte vnn'rp safp MnW* y sure you are with another person late at night." 1 John Patterson n Mechanical engineering freshman \ int gender equity Others say the number of women's scholarhps should equal the number of men's schol ri U ? *a r\ o ' I 'L. I ~ - - ? ? tivi inciuuiiig luuiuan. 1 ins is a mure rnsible idea. Creating a balance in non-revaue sport scholarships would give women the ttra scholarships needed to field competitive ams. For sports to receive their fair and equitable imber of scholarships, each sport should be amined on an individual basis. If men's team receives ten scholarships, then women's team should get the same amount. For sports such as football or field hockey it are exclusive to a sex, the sport should be owed the number of scholarships needed to Id a complete team. It seems that all the athss really want is a complete and competitive m that they can feel proud to be a part of. dy Borgert is a columnist for The Gamecock. mmsmi judice, trial. Also, we would like to clarity igno- fy some inaccurately reported facts n entire relating to the foundation and fundr race, ing of the chapter. The chapter was it igno- originally founded here at USC in hat not 1882 and not in 1967 as stated in i dykes the article. The chapter was rein>-choice stated here in 1967 and once again eath of in 1990 by the presently active chapter. by its It is not accurate to say that Phi be sub- Delta Theta hoped for another fra>re this, ternity to be "kicked off the quad" ate the in order to gain residency there. Phi to find Delta Theta feels such an event would portray a negative image not A. Hall oniy 0f the Greek system as a ssistant whole but also of the University of n , i i aoutn Carolina. )ore Lastly, special funding was not provided by either the housing ft department or Phi Delta Theta's international headquarters. Instead, ty and we achieved funding through alumiring to support in an effort spearheaded 2S con- by chapter advisor Peter Kennedy, entitled The chapter greatly appreciates y" We their efforts. present In summary, we regret the incoren Phi rect information in the article sity of which portrays a negative attitude rtment. between Phi Delta Theta and where Moore Hall. Both groups feel the s and relationship has been both positive: as any and beneficial from the beginning. ; i in all Matt Griffeth jovem- Phi Delta Theta president 11 as a Paulo Duarte Moore resident hall director ite that Weston Godfrey deed a Moore resident advisor lA^VAa/C?-k | ortALltf Corrupt