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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. ,
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"Rfliup nn vnnr hanrlc anrt r?nt q ?I I? /
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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.
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"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.
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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
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CHILDREN..
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Is USC a safe campus?
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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."
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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,
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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
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y sure you are with another
person late at night."
1 John Patterson
n Mechanical engineering
freshman
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int gender equity
Others say the number of women's scholarhps
should equal the number of men's schol ri
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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.
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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
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