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EDITORIA
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College is not place for
including some enrollei
Not everyone needs to go to
knows people who will gradu
only to move back home and
These people would be better off
society says that after they graduate
four-year program taking courses s
and calculus.
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their lives repaying college loans fo
more than that, they stand in the w;
use their college degrees, thus creatii
ate's worth to the businesses doing tl
With an economy that continues I
make a college degree useful are the
doesn't mean those who don't atten
camp out in the employment lines. T
in a trade that doesn't require a libe
carpentry.
And since society judges you by )
diplomas you have framed on your
going to vocational school isn't such
When those who don't belong in
American universities can be dedicat
have to be hindered by those who d<
time on issues of higher learning 1
knowledge into the world and apply i
Today's students lack that special
accomplish their objectives, litis dr
leges and universities a place for cc
dostudents who spend time flounde
about their place in society.
But the burden is not entirely on i
should raise admission standards to v
Everyone has a different purpose i
graduate and hit the trenches in the.
us go to vocational schools, and w
quite well. Whatever the case may 1
poses early on and follow through.
The truth might be revealed whei
time tittering through college gradua
should you expect than extreme anxi
real world feeling like you're standin
The outlook for finding a job is bl<
nothing specific you can do with yo
we blame the working world when
when they would be better off with a
who really deserve more attention
refinement would make a college de
thing that just anyone can acquire.
Use Parents Wei
to introduce you
to where their n
Our parents are coming! Our
parents are coming!
That's right. Clean up your
rooms and apartments, replace
the Beast with Crystal Pepsi
and take that crude poster off
your wall. Parents Weekend
kicks off Friday.
Most of the parents roaming
the campus this weekend will
be the blissfully ignorant ones
that the frosh can claim. Others
win dc inose such as mine who
have not seen their children for
a long time since the children
did not live at home this summer.
Whatever the case may be,
we need to welcome them all
with open arms and make them
feel like their money is being
well spent.
Don't just use Parents
Weekend as a time to get a few
extra bucks, dine in Columbia's
finest restaurants or get a free
ticket to the State Fair. Use it as
a time to appreciate your parents.
Don't be embarrassed of
them. They most likely have
never been embarrassed of you.
Try and show them off like they
would you.
I thought I'd go over some of
the do's and don'ts in parental
etiquette that you might want to
heed:
Don't let them anywhere near
Five Points after 10:30 p.m. and
before 6 a.m. Even though
many of our parental units think
tney are nip witn it, sucn a
sight would truly shatter their
1950s image of college.
Do take them to Five Points
during the day and allow them
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everyone,
i students
college. Everyone of you probably
tate from USC after four or five years
make nothing of their degree,
with a vocational school degree. But,
high school, they need to enroll in a
uch as biology, Western civilization
Tents' hard-earned dollars and spend
>r an education rendered useless. But
ay of those who really know how to
ig a fuzzy picture of a college gradute
hiring.
o slide downhill, those who can trulv
only ones who should be there. That
d college should receive welfare and
hey can probably make lots of money
:ral arts degree, such as plumbing or
rc>ur bank account and not how many
office wall, not going to college and
a bad thing.
college find their true roles in life,
ed to those who belong there and not
on't. This could mean spending more
'or those who can take that type of
it.
kind of motivation that makes them
ive can be activated by making college
students, not misdirected psuering
through their courses, confused
the student. Colleges and universities
/eed out those who belong elsewhere,
n life. For some, it's to go to college,
job wars and try to survive. Some of
ith good job placement, we will do
>e, people need to identify their pur
ti various businesses have a difficult
tes to choose a new hire. What more
iety upon graduation as you greet the
g on the edge of a cliff,
eak, especially when you feel there is
ur degree. It's worth speculating that
in fact too many people get degrees
. skill. They stand in the way of those
i and intellectual fine-tuning. Such
gree mean so much more than someozm
ekend as time
ir parents
toney'sgoing
to have lunch at Yesterday's or
Harper's and shop at the fine
sidewalk boutiques.
Don't let them eat on campus.
This would surely cause a
letter from dear old dad to
Marriot execs explaining how
painfully upset he is that he
wasted $800 on a meal plan.
Do show them the various
places to eat on campus, including
the exotic Chinese eatery,
the New York-style sub shop
and gourmet ice cream parlor.
They will be pleased with what
they see.
There are so many more
things I could forewarn you
ahnnr hut alas von arp hpr-nm
ing mature young adults and
have the capability to decide
right from wrong all by yourself.
Just be proud this weekend
and happy that your parents
have come to visit you, and
make your parents proud that
you are doing so well in college.
J.T. Wagenheim is editor in
chief of The Gamecock.
His column appears
every other Monday.
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more promises to seek cuts in late
would have then used blatant poli
to push his program through Cor
the wishes of the American people.
The Haitian refugees would hs
pouring into American ports, se(
from an oppressive political syste
would have coldly sent them back i
There would likely be more sea
ing allegations of high-ranking of]
Gamecock insensitive
to Christian ideals
To the editor:
For too many weeks, I hav<
heard Christians described as self
righteous, bigoted and narrow
minded in the editorial section o
The Gamecock. Are we narrow
minaea simpiy oecause we aiigi
our views with the Almighty Got
and Sustainer of the Universe?
think not.
In our society, too many people
want to create their own God. The}
want to change Him to suppor
their views on abortion, homosexu
ality and an abundance of othe;
issues. The problem with this i;
God is infinite and unchanging. He
is just as much opposed to abor
tion, homosexuality and other sin;
as He was 2,000 plus years age
when His inspired words were
written down in what is known a:
the Bible.
God is unwilling to compromise
He is the divine judge and will no
tolerate anything that does not mee
His standard of perfection, whethei
it be controversial issues such a*
abortion or homosexuality or sim
pie issues such as stealing or mur
der.
His standards remain unchanged
Therefore, we must be willing tc
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"The way our society
you have to have a degi
to make money. Sor
people are forced
attend college becau
their parents want
make them somethii
they are not."
George Summerh
Accounting juni
Bush, C
(With apologies to Art Buchwald
Every once in a while, I wont
country would be like if George B
re-elected. Based on his first term
paign platform, it is a frightening tl
ine.
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would have almost certainly raised
Commentators would have poii
numerous promises not to seek a
but Bush would have claimed t
options for deficit reduction had be
The president would have tfc
deficit reduction package with thi
Democratic leadership. The packaj
ture a combination of tax increase
ing cuts totaling some $500 billion
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to into the military or having
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tax increase, ing six-figure payoffs
hat all other George Bush would su
en exhausted, in such a situation,
len sought a Gay rights organizat
s help of the ued to demand that thi
^e would fea- sexuals into the armec
is and spend- callous political profes:
compromise with hi:
le plan would Services Committee,
uts but rather But the compromise
:r years. Bush ploy, and there would
itical pressure proposal. As a final s
tgress against would have continued t
AIDS Czar to handle th
ive continued Bush is remembered
iking asylum centrating on foreign p
m. But Bush of domestic issues. It
to Haiti. matter of time before h
ndals, includ- operation in Somali*
ficials receiv- American forces to cap
adjust our views and our lives to
Him. Unfortunately, no one meets
God's standard of perfection, not
even the Christians who in past
editorials have been described as
" self-righteous.
God's word says, "For all have
" sinned and come short of the glory
of God" (Romans 3:23). However,
there is a solution! God sent His
1 son, Jesus, to die on the cross and
J pay the penalty for ALL of our
1 sins, big and small, freeing us to
experience the abundant life He
J promised us all in John 10:10 and
/ the eternal life he promised us in
1 John 3:16.
All we must do is ask Jesus to
r take control over our lives. "He is
5 faithful and just to forgive us and
J cleanse us of all imperfections"
" (John 1:9).
5 Christians are just as guilty of
) missing God's standard of perfec
' lion as anyone else, but because of
> our forgiveness and faith in Him,
we are free to stand up for our
Savior and voice our opposition to
t ungodly lifestyles,
t So, before you attempt to judge
r Christians as narrow-minded and
> self-righteous, find out where their
- views are coming from. When you
discover the answer, you will also
discover that you are standing face
to face with the supreme judge of
) the universe.
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it to go to college^
"Most people are here for
a reason. Yet, some people
are here because their
parents want them to be."
Townsend Smith
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When you realize that you toe
have fallen short of His glory, dc
not fear. The same God that for
gave us Christians of all our sin:
wants to forgive you and offer i
fulfilling relationship with him.
Shannon Meyer;
Education junioi
Class overemphasizes
political correctness
To the editor:
Being enrolled in the Universit)
101 class, I have learned one thing
If one shows any sort of right wing
attitude, they are either a racist, s
homophobe or a Nazi.
Recendy during a group discussion,
I described a group of people
who went and painted up a school
in my hometown as being "rednecks."
Before I could get anything
else out of my mouth, my professors
were already giving me a sermon
on refraining from using the
term so as to not offend anyone.
The term "redneck" is used tc
describe any person without class
or a racially prejudiced person.
Generally, it is white, Southern
people such as myself who get this
stigma placed on them.
No one wants to think of themselves
as a "redneck." Therefore,
the term should not offend anyone.
Those who think of themselves as a
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"Everyone has a purpose.
Some people are meant to
be janitors and other
things like that. They
shouldn't be in college."
Lawanda Burgess
Pre-med junior
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can tales
ning the country. Within a matter of
American forces would be attempting
y much of Somalia while Bush and
ker look for a political settlement,
o possible that Bush would have folpolicy
of supporting Russian President
Itsin. Instead of denouncing Yeltsin for
Russian military to round up his politnents,
Bush would likely praise him as
of democracy."
, since Bush was never content to manone
military situation, he probably
ve also sought U.N. cooperation to setasty
situation in Bosnia. This would
iged our armed forces into a messy cive
the one in Vietnam a quarter century
inwhile, the American economy would
linued to flounder with high unemployslow
growth.
is far-fetched when I think about it, and
ive let my imagination run away with
fen George Bush wouldn't have let
so far. {
>rtunately, with Bill Clinton in the
)use, nothing like this could ever hap
Patrick McNeil is a columnist
for The Gamecock.
) "redneck" obviously have an
) extremely low self-esteem.
For those of you who disagree
5 with the last paragraph, do you
i think of yourselves as "rednecks"?
Do you think the book "You Might
> Be a Redneck If..." is ethnically
r insensitive? Do you think I or Jeff
Foxworthy, the book's author,
should have to take "Cultural -)
Sympathy" classes?
I call anyone who lacks any sort
of moral character or open-minded'
ness a "redneck," such as people
who are stupid enough to vandalize
! a school.
i We have got to stop this political
cleansing of people who have less
than leftist ideas. If "redneck" is
; politically incorrect, what's next?
I Will the term "jerk" be replaced
with "class deficient" for the guy
r who calls you ladies "babe"?
Please don't charge me with sexual
harassment for using that example.
; Will we have our mouths bolted
shut for not calling a drunk person
> "alcohol enhanced"? I suppose
> they'll put me under the jail if I
call someone who smokes marijuai
na anything less than "THC augi
mented."
In the future, however, I will use
in place of "redneck" the term
"Southemly enhanced."
Drew Stewart
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