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*t5ai Serving I J.T. Wagenheim, Editor in Chi EDITOR Jay King, Gordon Lee Clontz, i Love in acad Faculty-student affair3 purpose of higher edw The recent furor at the Univi made by a professor about 1 issue every college and univ The English professor made co could help female students lose tl extreme example of how professo student relationships, it provides ! subject. There has also been a similar d( other areas of our lives are held n personal relations, but often becau in tumultuous emotional imbrogli seem to slip out of gear. Control of personal lives isn't tl tions. Rather, professor-student c midst of preparation for the real that a professor's, and the univer: undermined by personal interests, .professor, the student's grades are J recommendations fall prey to bias ; Two people engaged in the lea romance by night are two powerfi There isn't enough room for both i ^al plan. Who is to say with certainty ?' becomes involved with a student v ?no individual is competent to do i microcosm of society as it were ? J; The USC Faculty Senate took i ? posed a policy that will prohibit ci /fessor and student "under their dire< The new policy would replace < forbid such relationships; howevei Cand students can have relationships Cicy wisely sidesteps the issue with i v Professor-student relationships a Cversity than employer-employee or * rv\l \n\7 r*on Hr\ i c Anli rrhlAn tKo van uu ikj vimguivii uiv avav. ^placing education above all else. T -relationships states that, to cure ^instructor may be reassigned; the ^dent's assigned class. If the two re -of the student or termination of the To prevent unethical behavior is such a policy seems Puritanical. H< out the professor who cares little o further exploitation of the students. Athletics Di if Homecon In a flurry of school spirit, this year's Homecoming Commission has reinstated the Homecoming Parade, which will join Cockfest and the halftime awards as USC's postqueen Homecoming celebration. However, you probably won't be able to participate. At least, you w6n't if you have any desire to go home for fall break. That's right, folks, all the Homecoming hype may be worthless for you because most of it takes place over one of the two weekends this semester coupled with days off from classes. Out-of-staters and lots of instates will go home; that means they will not be at Homecoming. In other words, the money spent to bring James Gregory to Cockfest will be largely thrown away. The halftime awards? A large portion of the student body will miss them. Students could stay until Saturday, but for most of them, the four-day weekend is the only opportunity to go home. uiven tne cnoice uciwccn Homecoming and actually going home, most students will choose the latter. It's ironic, isn't it? Most of the student body will be at home for Homecoming. I don't blame the Homecoming Commission in the slightest. Certainly, the decision for the Homecoming game to fall Oct. 9 did not lie with them. Rather, I ask the Athletics Department exactly what it was thinking when it decided when Homecoming would be. I would imagine the decision was made because we are favored to beat East Carolina. It would be a shame to have hordes of alumni in town and ifa'cock JSC Since 1908 ef Shayla Stutts, Viewpoints Editor !IAL BOARD Mantler, Rob Rodusky, Carson Henderson emia i could undermine cation ersity of Massachusetts over comments 'elationships with students highlights an ersity must examine, mrnents to the effect that male faculty heir virginity. While this is perhaps an rs are handling decisions about facultyan opportunity to open debate on the ibate at the University of Virginia. Few lore sacrosanct than the conduct of our se of those relations, we find ourselves os where our normally rational minds le reason behind applying some restriclating distracts young students in the world. Even more crucial, however, is sity's, goal of higher education not be If a student becomes involved with a at stake, and other necessities such as irning process by day and dating and il, yet completely incompatible forces, ictivities within a successful educationin every instance when a professor vhat the consequences will be? Surely, so, but as a college community ? a we must take up the debate, ip the debate this spring and has proansensual relationships between a proton, supervision or control." )lder guidelines that did not expressly ', it does not address whether faculty outside the classroom. In fact, the polts silence. innot be monitored any closer at a unidoctor-patient relationships. What this lemic community to the importance of he pending USC policy on consensual the violation, teaching duties of the same action may occur with the stufuse to end the relationship, expulsion instructor may result, tantamount; unfortunately, the idea of )wever, if enacted, it will in fact weed f intellectual development and prevent ept. at fault ling fails for us to get defeated, wouldn't i it? t But if that's the rationale for t deciding Homecoming, then c what's the use? Why have c parades? Why have Cockfest? t Why bother? ' t Homecoming has experienced \ some slim years in the time t since the abolishment of the t Homecoming Queen. The Homecoming Dance has rarely * seen more than a hundred peo- a pie, and many of the events > have had slim attendance. e ! _ TT * i ins year, uie nomecommg L Commission is trying its best to 2 do something right, to have t some events that students want to go to and that might actually F draw crowds. a Except, the crowds simply won't be here. And who would expect them to be? Especially ^ for new students, this may be the first chance they have to go home. A weekend isn't always long enougn, out tour days may be. All of which leaves us with three choices for next year: move Homecoming, move fall break, which would let us share a break with Clemson, or just forget about Homecoming all together. After all, I know I'll be home for Homecoming. Lee Clontz is Carolina! editor for The Gamecock. His column appears every other Friday. VlEWP Should prof( "Well, I don't know the American system. I am from Japan. In our country's case, yes. It is a good way to study and make friends." naiuKa Ida EPI rrm By Ryan Atkinson The odd coalition that has fo American Free Trade Agreement e ranee that has surrounded the issue c first order of business is to put a g; started as an amusing walking caries rhetorical demagogue. Also, someor he is taking his isolationist princi course, Richard Gephardt and Jerry field as usual. Although these are the tion, the actual power comes from th such as the AFL-CIO. Now let's look at what the effects ly be. First of all, tariffs would t between the U.S., Mexico and Canad not be able to compete with product are not artificially inflated by tariffs in Mexico allows them to have low NAFTA forces believe this will le migrate south. To understand why th into the free trade issue a little furthe While the prices of Mexican goods rise in their standard of living that v would eventually raise Mexico's w inequities. This fact escapes man] because their primary fear is con rhetoric of Ross Perot and others, U formidable. The real issue here is not about nai of living. Free trade is nothing mor national boundaries. Just like any c capacity to increase the amount o prices, create jobs and consequently long-term effects of NAFTA will ha^ entire continent. However, if we coi actions, we may never see the ramific Ryan Atkinson is a regular contribi Financial aid secures J students' futures To the editor: This is in response to your com- a nents of Sept. 24 pertaining to the u Office of Student Financial Aid ind Scholarships. As a USC graduate student and financial aid recipi- T* :ni, i concur with your assessment J >f the Financial Aid Office as "one ri >f the most important entities of h he USC community." The aspira- v ions and dreams of many students ^ vould go unrealized if they were ^ inable to secure financial assis- ^ ance. ^ Since the summer of this year, I lave been employed as a graduate ni issistant in the Office of Financial F \.id. Let me share with your read- U1 :rs some facts that might help them u inderstand more clearly the volume a tnd complexity of work performed S ty our staff. si - As of Sept. 12, 1993, the ai unancial Aid Office had received ind processed 20,102 applications a: or financial aid for the 93-94 acad- ai mic year. Each application must oi e individually reviewed as it rep- ta Ww mmwsM'. mi AM BIGGEST BUNCH Of I VIM MIS&W 5POIUO, Wm mm, crw he mm OINTS EH3 ^ssors have out: "I don't think so. think [relationships should stay in th classroom." James Goldwir Computer scienc sophomor V improve c rmed to combat the North pitomizes the fear and igno?f free trade for centuries. The ag on Ross Perot. Perot, who tture, has become an irritating ie needs to tell Pat Buchanan pies a step too far. And of Brown are as far out in left ; political leaders of the coaliie backing of big labor unions of this agreement will actual>e removed on items traded la. Unions are afraid they will s from Mexico if their prices . The cheaper labor available er costs of production. Antiad more U.S. businesses to is is not so, we need to delve r. ? may be cheaper initially, the rill result from a freer market age scale to compensate for 1 in the anti-NAFTA ranks ipetition. Coupled with the ie coalition has become very tionalism: it's about standards e than a free market without )ther free market, it has the f products available, lower raise standards of living. The /e a stimulating affect on the titinue to let fear dictate our nations of free trade. itor to Crossfire. ssents the unique needs of the si ent. - 13,072 financial aid chec staling $75 million were mai vailable for students at fall regi ation. - Between July 3 and July 30 lis year, the Financial Aid Offi ;ceived 12,893 phone calls. Frc Lily 31 through Aug. 27, the offi ^ceived 15,883 calls. It wou ave been impossible to handle tl olume of calls without the assi ince of the voice response systei his system is a cost-effecti1 Iternative to the hiring of additio t permanent staff. Student assistants provide umber of critical services for t inancial Aid Office. Most a pper-level undergraduates or gra ate students representing a wii rrav of nrnoram j 1""6' tudent employees receive exte ve and ongoing training in the eas of assignment. All offices must continual ?sess their effectiveness in tl eas of efficiency and studei rientation. Your article coi ined some valid concerns whic CONTRW, ' side relationship I "Yes. It's thei i] choice. They have th e right if they want to. Anitra Frederic _ \Tiif*o?nrt cr***V\rtrk-t /-.. ? i-tutsiug dujjiiuuiuj e e iconomy, hu f?*T71 By Patrick S I don't presume to cl NAFTA's implementation, prehensiblv comDlex. but i sands of would-be economi reason that, sadly, hasn't g< abominable human rights re For those of you who an that is, it hasn't seen a fret documented countless abus law enforcement agents to c are searched. The U.N. Committee A] government tolerates and p the State Department's ann on free expression, assassin tion of labor groups*. Yet, tl to set up shop. As Sen. Ernest Hollings of the European community free trade pact in the '70s, system of free and fair elt wages, worker safety and er NAFTA proponents have only too willing to plop U.' Mexican environmental adv zens are presently unable t< fear of government retribute As recently as July 26, t approved a resolution agai human rights grounds alone. China's human rights pract willing to lend economic mockery of democracy and controlled by a corrupt oliga We cannot submit to tl integrity for a vague promis tituting ourselves before the service to democracy and t convenient for us. Patrick Sharbaugh is a re( n :u- should be addressed. There are some things s ks can do to make the financ de process less cumbersome is- should apply by deadlines in on application forms (April of priority consideration), fill ce forms accurately and com and respond to requests fo ce tional information promptly. Id Robin R "s Education g is e Accused students " deserve due proce a To the editor: he Gordon Mantler raised rp verv imDortant issues in hi: d- 29 column. First, rape is a t de offense and should be abhon s. prosecuted fully. Second, n- comprehensive measures to ? ;ir tee that a person's rights arei lated does not necessitate de] ly the rights of other people. ie Mantler voiced a justi nt objection to the Antioch C i- policy of barring students :h campus who have been acci IllSiiP" NOYiDHR, >s with students? S1BL ?& ir "No. It presents a bad ie image. It makes the professor and stuk dents look cheesy. It's .e not appropriate." Jason Stack Biology senior nn man condition? Iharbaugh laim to know the indisputable outcome of That would be ridiculous. The issue is incomt is subiect to the interpretive fancv of thouists each day. I do know that I oppose it for a irnered much press attention to date: Mexico's :cord. jn't aware of it, Mexico is a one-party system; ; election in years. Human rights groups have es in the country, from systematic torture by letainment of whole villages while their homes gainst Torture has asserted that the Mexican roscribes regular torture of its citizens. Even ual human rights report cites flagrant assaults ation of peasant activists and regular intimidalis is where some wish to send U.S. industries has pointed out, when the democratic nations ' admitted Spain, Portugal and Greece into its it first required that the countries move to a actions and agree to minimum standards for ivironmental impact. no such plans for Mexico, however, and seem S. workers down in a political situation where ocates, labor union leaders and everyday citio petition for even the most basic change for on. he House of Reoresentatives overwhelminelv A *j ~ j nst holding the 2000 Olympics in China on . And the United States has consistently linked ices to trade policy. Yet, some are perfectly assistance to another country that makes a whose own economy and political system are irchy. le hypocrisy of compromising our national e of jobs and dollars. If we are to avoid prosworld, we must do better than giving only lip aking measures to uphold it only when it is qular contributor to Crossfire. rape but have not yet been found tudents guilty by a court of law or other ial aid judicial body. However, it is inter. They esting to note that this is what hapdicated pened last year when two USC stu15 for dents were accused of rape, out all Although the state attorneys office pletely dropped the case against these stur addi- dents, USC officials barred them from the use of any USC facilities. . Brock Without being proven guilty of raduate any offense, these students were prohibited from participating in intramurals, eating on campus, etc. and were instmripH that thpv wiprp allowed on campus solely to attend classes. This constitutes a flagrant violation of these students' right to some due process, s Sept. The point of this letter is in no lorrible Way to state that rape allegations ed and should not be fully prosecuted and taking that the strongest measures ?uaran- shouldn't be taken when this crime l't vio- occurs. However, even students are priving innocent until proven guilty, and by depriving these students due fiable process, USC committed a violalollege tion of their rights. ; from Blake Mason ised of MIBS graduate I The Gamecock will trv to I 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 in Russell House room 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.