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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
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^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
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ef Shayla Stutts, Viewpoints Editor
!IAL BOARD
Mantler, Rob Rodusky,
Carson Henderson
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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
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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.
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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."
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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
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^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
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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
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