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). "?aifficotk serving usL since iwus J.T. Wagenheim, Editor in Chief Shayla Stutts, Viewpoints Editor EDITORIAL BOARD Jay King, Gordon Mantler, Rob Rodusky, Lee Clontz, Carson Henderson Revolution Yeltsin proves to be courageous leader, a characteristic imperative to democracy After 76 years of living the largest social experiment in history, the Russian people have at last come around full circle in their desperate quest for representative government. Monday's events in Moscow mirrored the events of another bloody uprising three quarters of a century ago, when Bolshevik leader Vladimir . Ilyich Lenin staged a massive revolt only a few blocks away. That upris* ing led eventually to the establishment of a Communist government and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Interestingly, only three months after the revolt, Lenin forcibly dissolved the democratically elected Constituent Assembly. When Boris Yeltsin decreed the dissolution of Russia's rump parliament a little more than two weeks ago, however, he was removing from ; the Russian political theater the last viable stronghold of Communism, a : stronghold which, though lacking in popular support, defied every effort he made toward democratic reform. The overwhelming maioritv of wc ...me zwui cciuuiy: i>uw is E precisely the time when we must keep this axiom and what . .. it implies in mind. time ^ " "S "! ?Ur 'VeS u^.. . . now. We will not always leave Moderation suggests steenng ourselves 0Den ,0 ' ideas for a middle course, a synthesis, 0 fh Jf , , ldeas' of two or more extreme views. new mifhods ?f domg ""a?8. or We do not have to look far to "ew values. " 18 ,n our nature to find such extremism: Sheik se"le !n'? mbd?S ?f behav!or Omar Abdel-Rahman teaches it; mi a,uludes *al sdd?m ev0've David Koresh taught it; certain w,lh ^ wodd T us' bul Southern preachers push their tc>0 0 reluctance to brand of it. It's all around us chanse and examme "ew tb,ngs and each instance demands our consigns us 10 imP?lem llves attention. where nostalgia replaces pasThe passion of beliefs that sioni leads us into zealotry is not in The SreatesI area where and of itself bad. Such passion zealotry and misspent passion can lead to many wonderful abound is in religion. How easy things But this passion can 11 becomes for us to righteously hemme an extremely addictive dec'are our infallible insight and dangerous narcouc shaping ^ause we believe, and I mean how we view ourselves and that God is on our side, those around us. The passion of Th.e at fwhlch Passl the zealot is blinding. transfo a Person A friend told me once that "' Para,fn of,nShhte0,KS without those who "O too far, Judfmen' 's ihe point where the witnoui tnose wno go zealot is bom. We must guard we would never go far enough. a{,ain(,f e he t .u . .hie hnt aSainsi turning the fervor of our ; I recognize the truth of this but be|jefs imo ^ ; have to wonder what is the price pass judgmem on olhcrs of our progress. To be moderate is not to be It is foolish to think humanity bland but l0 izam f ^ would have advanced to the ^ of extremism. Feel the state we are in now relying sole- fon of e . ^ ly on the ait of compromise and benefi(s of it but bcwar<; (he moderation, but in an ideal state Jabberwok _ zealotry, this is exactly what we must do. The question then becomes, when will we reach this ideal Jay King is city editor for The state? I do not know. Gamecock. His column appears But let the dream of such a every other Wednesday. Russia's parliament members were Communists elected under ; Communist Party rules who knew they stood little or no chance of being re-elected under the new system. Yeltsin admitted to the Russian people that he was acting outside of the constitution by dissolving the parliament, and for that, some Western ' leaders have sought to castigate him. But it must be realized that the Russian constitution in effect was the fourth implemented since the Communists came to power and had seen more than 300 amendments ; from the original document. I The Russian constitution was created specifically to uphold a totalitari!an government. This week's New Yorker correctly states, "What Yeltsin has done is unconstitutional, but then, in terms of democratic legitimacy, the constitution is unconstitutional too." ! Thankfully, President Clinton and other Western leaders have provided -their unconditional support for Yeltsin from the start, in frank contrast to the unfortunate American response during the August 1991 military coup ; d'etat Without that support, Russia stands little chance of ever realizing ; its ambition of creating a completely democratic system of government. ; In the wake of the parliamentary revolt and the subsequent surrender : of its instigators, Yeltsin has taken a number of post-cautionary measures, which include clamping down on the Communist and nationalist ! organs Pravda and Den. While these measures might be necessary for the time being, we hope I they will remain in effect for only as long as the risk of resumed vio! lence is imminent. The Russian people have a great deal to learn about ! democracy, but one of the most important lessons they will learn is that ! democracy is not the function of a single ideology but of many. Without ' a free marketplace of ideas from which to draw, Russia will no more be a democracy than is China, regardless of its economic doctrine. k Although'he has had no experience, little legislative support and "tremendous pressure from the world's democracies to bring about change ; in his ruined country, Yeltsin has proved himself a courageous leader and ' a wise one to date. Let us hope he continues to characterize himself with virtues such as these. For if Russia is to become the nation he intends it : to be, he will need these virtues and many more besides. Passion a dangerous drug when it becomes zealotry Moderation in all things. l~~L We've all probably heard rfl B~~ someone say this to us. It's I Benjamin Franklin quoting I 1 I Socrates who was paraphrasing Anaxaeoras who heard his mother saying something to that I ~ - h effect. It probably goes back : . further than that. But what does this mean to in ?K? 1A.U XT ViEwr What c "It's unfortunate that Yeltsin had to use such drastic measures. It could have been a more peaceful transition." Sandy Barrett English graduate I Master Minds? Gender eqi Recently, presidents of the 12 SE approved the addition of a minimum more women's sports than men's 1995, as well as a policy requiring e; to offer at least three team sports fc This affects USC athletics and college Gender equity has grown to invol athletics in part because of the Civil I of 1972, Title IX, society's attitudes i tive athletics and administrators. Title IX says: "No person shall, oi of sex, be excluded from participat denied the benefits of, be treated < from another person or otherwise bt nated against in any interscholastic, giate club or intramural athletics off recipient of federal funds, and no reci provide any such athletics separatel; basis." This issue involves resource allocal era of limited resources, budgeting plish gender equity is magnified. Ci past preferences for women's collegi have been subject to downward bias ; of existing resource constraints. Thi constraints may include scholarshi] facility access, access to media bro budget limitations and regional bias. Gender equity provides an oppor Athletics Department does not decide Homecoming schedule To the Editor: In response to Lee Clontz's column in Friday's newspaper, which placed undue blame on the 1 Athletics Department for the date i of this year's Homecoming football I game, I would like to present the facts that should clarify the situation. I In October 1992, a memorandum I was sent from the Department of i Student Life to various areas of the ) USC community, including the I Athletics Department, which listed i the Oct. 23 Vanderbilt game as its first choice for Homecoming and < the Oct. 9 East Carolina game as its second choice. Due to a conflict with the State Fair and its parking restrictions, the Vanderbilt game was eliminated from consideration. Because of the State Fair, USC would not be able to use the Fairgrounds parking are for "Cockfest" and the other activi- j ties associated with Homecoming. Therefore, the East Carolina game ? was selected for Homecoming. The Athletics Department does i provide input but does not have the l final sav in selectins Homecomine < DINTS _mwpp iiijf lo you think about "I was surprised when it happened. It's kind of unusual that it happened so sudden." Scott Anderson English sophomore I 'i., Liny in aunt C schools I ^ | of two or Ju g L| sports by a I I ich school >r women. I *** r^W H sports. ve college T* lights Act I md proac- campuses across the count facilities. New recreational 1 the basis benefit the student b ion in, be ments and the regional i differently local construction expendil ; discrimi- expenditures. Capital expt intercolle- jng infrastructure helps re< ered by a die long term. Ideally, tl pient shall out-of-town fans to attend i 1 on such Women's athletics can break even financially wl lion. In an student body and region to accom- basketball, gymnastics an* jrrent and popular at certain schools i iate sports country and are not always as a result the overall athletics budget e relevant Women's athletics is li 0 awards. hiisinp** Thp hucinpcc ic i adcasting, needs support financially, tionally. New revenue stre tunity for ate, and excellent teams cr dates. There are a variety of factors which must be taken into consider- ei ation when choosing dates, including availability of tickets for our alumni, the possibilities of game times changing for television and c the university calendar. . For instance, the Sept. 18 t1 Louisiana Tech game was a possibility but was deemed by the T Department of Student Life to be too early in the Season for M Homecoming. tc The Kentucky game was moved ol to Thursday, Sept. 23 for national cc television. The Alabama game was al a sellout in August, and tickets for le alumni who wanted to come back ti; for the Homecoming game would in not have been available. The Nov. d< 13 Florida game and the Nov. 20 Clemson game are also sold out. th The Athletics Department works aj to assist other campus units with ai their scheduling. Student participa- S< ion at football games is of utmost importance, and we have worked tii :losely with the student govern- p< nent and student life offices to in improve student ticket allocation w rnd involvement. ar The fact that more students are d< Mending football games this year w ? All student tickets were picked m jp for the Alabama game. This was vi :he first time since the 1988 Georgia game this has happened, as BR^ ^ the situation in F "I think it's really sad, and I hope things rt get better for them." Audrey Keniov Legal residency department employee tics a resoi ^ challenge is aupjJUIl U1C A breakaw; nV^V^^I away. Com women pla> WSBIB^ going to the Gender e< ball downsi ry to upgrade athletics efficiency a and practice facilities industr in ody. ath'eucs depart- Footba? js economy because of Association :ures and potential fan mjl|j mditures and upgrad- f , ... fund Olymp nonal communities in J v ics le teams may attract ' the games. Opportu generate revenue or resources cr len supported by the- ai)un(iance al community. Girls aii P i volleyball are very WW' The in other regions of the stronger, qu i economic burdens to ^11 ^ey net Who knows ke an entrepreneurial may a^i? n its startup phase; it f?r USC. fanatically and emo:ams are hard to ere- Tom Reg eate opportunity. The Department < - is an indication that our joint fforts have been successful. Kerry Tharp Assistant athletics director itudent responds 0 therapy letter 0 the editor: 1 am responding to Angela liller's letter of Sept. 17 in regard 1 > treatment for women survivors f childhood sexual abuse. As the j )-therapist for these groups, I was armed at the inaccuracies in her I tter. Your readers who are poten- I il participants must have accurate [formation on which to base their visions. First, Miller incorrectly refers to i e USC Counseling Center as the ?ency offering the groups. They e offered by the Psychological irvice Center. More importantly, Miller ques Dned our restriction that partici- ] mts not be involved concurrently 1 individual therapy, suggesting e were "allergic to outside help" id want our clients to be "totally ipendent" upon us. Rather, we ( ant these groups to provide infor- 1 ation that will benefit all sur- I vors of sexual abuse. Research suggests that as many ; one-third of American women 'ussia? I'm glad it's being jsolved." Mark Strothen Marketing junior irce issue for women to watch and financially women's programs. Don't compare s basketball team to the men's team, ay slam dunk is still a few years ipare women athletics with other rers, not a vision of Michael Jordan hoop. }uity doesn't have to equate to footzing. It may prompt an increase in ind productivity not uncommon to a recessionary financial climate, vital to most College Football schools. UbC generates about a 3>4 rom football. These excess revenues ic sports including women's athletnity amidst limited economic eates challenge. We must have an mentality and seek solutions that arties. We must think, WIN BABY women student athletes become icker and more skilled every year, id is the opportunity to participate, what the future holds. The women : to attain a national championship an is an assistant professor in the of Sports Administration at USC. may have experienced some sexual abuse as children. Many seek therapy as adults because they are coping with post-traumatic symptoms. Psychologists do not yet know what treatments are most effective, since only three controlled treatment studies have been published. Our therapy groups will be the fourth contribution to this knowledge base. Clients cannot be in individual therapy at the same time they are participating in our groups. There would be no way to assess the unique benefits of the group treatment. Miller also objected to the exclusion of male survivors from these groups. Research indicates that sexual abuse groups should be single gender for optimal outcome. Since it is estimated that there are twice as many female survivors as males, the current groups are for females. Male survivors of sexual abuse may, and do, obtain individual therapy at our clinic. I hope this information will alleviate any concerns that your readers may have had as a result of Miller's letter. For more information, call 777-4864. Allison Foster Clinical-community psychology graduate 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 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.