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"?aifitcoclt Serving USC Since 1908 J.T. Wagenheim, Editor in Chief Shayla Stutts, Viewpoints Editor EDITORIAL BOARD Jay King, Gordon Mantler, Rob Rodusky, Lee Clontz, Carson Henderson Protocol Process of choosing Spartanburg chancellor was unprofessional, improper, unprecedented The recent discrepancies concerning the appointment of a chancellor at USC-Spartanburg have created mayhem in the university system's protocol when dealing with such matters. About a year ago, a search committee was formed to recommend a chancellor for USCS. None of the candidates were selected. However, one continued to express interest in the job. Charlie Nelms, who is chancellor Key 10 advancement < 4 ^ recen^y Stembeck'5 ^ ^ world that point to some of the a same ills still around. They are ^C easy to find. People are still largely self-serving, ethnocentric omnivores trying to carve out a their own piece of pie. Most of telling. ? us still haven t fieured out the It is nnite easv to observe the a messages of books such as "The upswell in religious conser- 8 \ Grapes of Wrath." vatism around the world, no cl I get annoyed every time I matter what the religion. It hear someone say with absolute seems there is a common per- ^ faith that market forces will ception that humanity has -tc deliver what is best for the entered a crucial stage when it e( country and its citizens. An arti- will be tested as never before. I a< cle in The Atlantic this month think this is accurate as far as it c takes a look at how Japanese goes. The scary thing is people Sl companies have fought for and seem disposed to violent mea- a gained the upper hand in the sures when they are convinced n semiconductor industry, an they have found the way, most industry traditionally thought to often the only way, to face the s' be the domain of Americans. challenge ahead of us. ^ The article questions Whether we realize it or not, Americans' blind belief that the our world is moving much like laissez-faire, free market a pendulum with excesses in approach to economics is valid any given direction at any given ei and illustrates how such faith is time. Western civilization is a! guiding America away from based on the ethic of growth, international competitiveness. profit and consumption, and this r< It is not so important to me in effect makes it nearly impos- *( that a narticnlar economic view- sible to achieve anv lasting sort point is questioned but how it of societal, economic or ecolog- 11 serves as an example that even ical balance. To put it bluntly, s: the most sacred ideas eventually we're encouraged to screw our ^ outlive their usefulness and neighbor, our land or the guy at validity. Reality leaves them the mall before they get a behind. chance to do it to us. I We hold many ideas that we it's time to realize these old suppose came to us direct from assumptions are counterproducthe hand of God, but eventually, tive and inhibit our ability to V we will find many of them to be grow naturally. We each are p objects of convenience invented involved whether we like it or by very human hands. There is not with the advancement of a sort of tenacious curiosity humanity. Each of us has a role innate in humans that has to play. Part of these roles rests pushed back the limits of our in knowing when to discard old understanding more in this cen- ideas for new ones, tury than at any other time in Joy King is city editor of The human history. How we're han- Gamecock. His column appears dling the influx of new ideas is every other Wednesday i at Indiana University East, pursued the job without regard to the committee's recommendations. L USC President John Palms, who has full authority to appoint chancellors, continued to express interest in giving Nelms die job. Palms held a meeting Oct. 16 with The Spartanburg Commission of Higher Education and Nelms. The meeting was supposed to be informal and not official, and certain ex officio commission members weren't invited. The meeting was where the problems began. The commission held what Palms called a secret vote at the meeting, and Nelms lost 8-5. Palms didn't call for the vote and didn't cast a vote, p The commission openly expressed its feelings about Nelms, who is an African American. The commission has never expressed its feelings about p a candidate and didn't vote on Olin Sansbury 20 years ago when he was appointed chancellor at USCS. Why did the commission decide to vote now? It made an informal u meeting an official one and failed to invite every commission member, all jj of whom should have been there. Procedure was sloppy. The USC Board of Trustees and the USCS Faculty Senate openly have supported Nelms because he certainly is the most qualified candidate. v Palms' decision to select Nelms to head the USCS campus was the right u one, and the commission overstepped its bounds by improperly getting involved. Nelms declined Palms' invitation to the post Monday because he was 0 upset about the commission's actions. Nelms said the commission created 11 a negative environment that he wouldn't want himself or his family to be ^ a part of, and rightly so. a The secret vote was clearly an attempt to discredit and intimidate e Nelms. The commission had no business doing what it did. Not only did c the commission abuse its rights, but it made public a secret vote. As n Palms wrote in a memo to the Board of Trustees, the commission ^ "changed its consultative capacity into that of arbiter...it clearly gave Dr. Nelms the impression that he was not welcome." ? We agree with Palms, the USCS Faculty Senate and the members of the Spartanburg community who openly advocate the selection of Nelms. n We recommend The Spartanburg Commission of Higher Education stick ^ to its job as consultant and try not to scare off any candidates in the future. e [ f f a O Openness to ideas i 1 A. _ 1 _ A Viewpoint How doe 1* H "I don't believe job place- "It's an ment is a racial issue but that rac more of an intellectual the job issue." ative ac John Allen !? be?' Education junior issue. Chemi Vlaster Minds? Faculty shoul The following includes excerpts from 1rofessor O'Neal Smalls' inaugural address as resident of the USC Black Faculty and Professional Staff Association Sept. 17. I am conscious of the fact that faculty at the niversity serve in a city and a state among eople who yearn to find their place in the sun, owever small, and their Droner recognition in istory, however delayed. We serve at a time /hen the quality of life in our community is e> nstable. I don't need to give you a full description of se lose choke points of progress. Many of you er nderstand them far better than I do. Whether ^ :'s the excessive incarceration of our people; or ^ oung men who inseminate young women, bandon their young and the young women who w ncourage this behavior; or that roguish menace C2 ailed AIDS that strikes by night and day and w Dbs us of far too many of our young; or those apped in the terrible jaws of poverty. pj Whatever the ill, our minds, our talents and re >ur skills are profoundly needed. Rooted in the p( lis is the need for education, which is our busi- m ess. What our people need most.is what we n( now and do best. 5. Most of the problems we face are the side 0, ffects of progress. They are the uneven limbs nd branches of new growth and the weeds that C( ;row in new fields. I believe that what we're s( Column disrespectful, vid".aL The "n: , * 7 is the majority acks open-mmdedness Gamecock's ed . .. ... sarily the univt o the editor: y This is in reference to the colmn in the Oct. 22 issue titled StlldCIlt 2 White males blame others for TTCp /lini iwer job prospects" by Rochelle vJ^v^ Qllll iillingbeck. After bearing with To the editor: uch "open-minded" fare as I want to rei ppears routinely in The people who dc ramecock, I wasn't too surprised job requires. 1 ) see Killingbeck's article criticiz- Counseling ( lg white males for not "re-evalu- attended fivt t(ing) the situation and try(ing) to worked at two nprove (oneself)." I was taken disappointed v back, however, by the dangerous and food choi< enerality with which Killingbeck ties. I'm a difi looses to make her point. since I have ch I was particularly struck by the any dairy or mi ict that such an openly discrimina- When I arri >ry opinion was allowed by the chased a meal iitorial staff to be printed as an would be able :ceptable column alongside arti- something at tl les dealing with serious issues was approache ich as school choice and forming and Rob Tutic Learning Disabled students orga- once they foun ization. cial diet. The : It appears that The Gamecock was given to i Mictions snrh nnininns T wouldn't TKo Do?;? ?? ~ - .. w?w? - ui A11V A UUW. e surprised if there is a total lack Patty now ir f response on the part of organiza- and veggie bi ons on campus that are supposed- Patty not on] r responsible for controlling and heard me. She radicating all forms of prejudice for me and 01 nd discrimination, such as SGA. belief that n It would behoove whoever is designed for ca ;sponsible for this to take some Williams a Drt of action as Killingbeck and interested in m he Gamecock are clearly in viola- diet. Each < on of the Carolinian Creed, which employees ha lys "I will respect the dignity of from their bu: 11 persons." Killingbeck and The with me to see lamecock clearly don't. ten. I apprecia Daniel Heiden cared for. I've Finance junior rience like thi; alone a cafeteri Editor's note: Columns and USC I must ^s0 'oices are the opinion of the indi- al both facilitie The Gamecock will try to print all letters receive be 200-250 words and must include full name, or year and major if a student. Letters mui delivered by author to The Gamecock news House room 321. The Gamecock reserves th( letters for style, possible libel or space limitation be withheld under any circumstances. rs is race affect the job market i unfortunate thing "I think it does play a role e plays a factor in because there are more i market. Affirm- opportunities for people :tion has caused it who aren't in a minority ;ven more of an group." Chris Hall Rebecca Starr Criminal justice senior istry/biology senior \ d confront race ?? ture race i :periencing is the flowering of those move- ^ ents that were started in the 1960s, such as the ?.ncan ;xual revolution, black power liberation, worn- men, e 3(t?nnHnt i's liberation, the free speech movement, the eath of God theology and the do-your-own- ac an, new racial mg movement. , I Cfl 11 Ol Within the context of a changing national and . jr orld economy, these movements have irrevo- ins/j 0 ibly changed America forever. The problems wc)u , e z enlighten e face are the burrs that accompany progress. ^ ? The challenge we face, therefore, is how to ^ear'311 a he ldentiii "une and refine these flowering movements and , . ment cipsi volutions. Their shape and form impact our jople. We understand the goals of the move- 13 enar>' se ents, and we see their excesses and burrs. We Pro?ram, < ied to do some grafting. We must transplant a en .' . ilms of Gilead from old fields into these new ?nsc les. Our task is to refine, to tame those forces. ,1S I urge individual faculty and staff members to sLlte s jntinue thinking about and studying these >cial concerns, especially the choke points of signed, lead editorial names, but each employee I come opinion of The in contact with seems to recognize itors but not neces- me and greet me warmly. ?rsity's. Thank you for nurturing me both nutritionally and spiritually. ippreciates Douglas McKee ij/j/iwiMiw Counseling intern ng staff Affirmative action &SWS' limits white males "m an intern at the To the editor: Center, and I have This is in response to the column i universities and entitled "White males blame others others. I have been for fewer job prospects" by dth the food quality Rochelle Killingbeck. ;es at most universi- Killingbeck says she wonders firiilt nprsnn fn fpprl "whaf hnnnpnerl In fhp onnri nip ? ?- i ? ? - "Mrr ~ Dvv,w v,v iosen not to consume days when you worked hard for eat products. what you wanted, and if you didn't ved at USC, I pur- get it, you went back to the drawplan hoping that I ing board and tried harder." Well, ! to scrape together my answer is: Those days are gone he cafeteria to eat. I with the wind because of affirmad by Tom Williams tive action and quotas, h at Bates Cafeteria Killingbeck wonders why some id out about my spe- males may have a sense of paraiame wonderful care noia. One reason may be that me by Patty Murray unqualified members of minority groups and women may receive a icludes tofu hot dogs job that the white male is more irgers on the menu, qualified for because of the color ly noticed me and of their skin or their sex. : changed her menu I agree with Killingbeck when thers who share the she says "Many members of minorlilk from cows is ity ethnic groups and women in lives. general work hard to be successful nd Tutich are also just like the next person." I believe ly life as well as my that minorities and women are )f these Marriott capable of obtaining jobs just like is taken a moment white men are. That is why we sy jobs to check in should all be treated equally and how I am and to lis- judged on our merit, ability and te being noticed and work ethic. If we did away with never had any expe- affirmative action and quotas, you i in a restaurant, let wouldn't have any paranoia among ia. white males, compliment the staff Eric Dell :s. I don't know their Political science senior d. Letters should J 1^^^ I M professional title [ j I ^1 st be personally n. ii luum in nu&seu _ - . 5 right to edit all JllSt Yt2i(S it. s. Names will not 9 - "When I think of my experience in the job market, I think that maybe race is a factor. Not only race but gender as well." Shemega Bradley Pharmacy sophomore relations Vlany of you have already been work:m through creative programs, conferirkshops and scholarships to address lenges. Whatever the activity, stay on Don't give up, give out or give in. "aith! Joy comes in the morning, y encouraged by our new president, jood vision regarding the need to nurrelations. The task we face is integrai history, culture and contributions of mericans into the academic program, long history of segregation and its values, there's a need to help both white students appreciate fully the order. n Dr. Palms to declare Martin Luther Iiday race relations day at UbL. 1 his an informative program that can students and the public alike. Each mportant area of race relations would ed and a particular school or departgnated to plan the seminar. After a :minar, each school would sponsor a md its students would be- expected to could be a teach-in, a movie, a Help ' campaign or a lecture, a beacon of hope that can illuminate path into the 21st century. O'Neal Smalls is a professor at the School of Law. Myriad of opinions confuses flag issue To the editor: I keep coming across articles in various newspapers concerning the Confederate flag controversy. I understand every point of view of every person who has expressed one, but I don't feel The Gamecock did a very accurate job in the Voices section of the Oct. 25 issue. To start with, a theatre freshman was interviewed concerning his opinions on the flag and said, "The flao u/qc r*1^Qrl\/ a cumKnl rvf* rar?icm nut. TTUO V1V/CUIJ LA >JJ llll/Wl W1 A UVlOlll and had no positive effect on anyone." Since the flag has no positive effect on anyone, I guess that is the reason several flags fly proudly in the McBryde Quad. There is even one fraternity, an order of nonracist brothers, who have this flag painted on the door of their lounge as a symbol of "heritage not hate." Who is Paul Jon? The political cartoon he drew actually associated the Confederate flag with the Ku Klux Klan. I don't understand how the KKK ties into this issue. Opinions vary with everyone. It's almost pointless to argue this issue. Although I feel that the Confederate flag should never be taken down or replaced, if it would ease the racial tensions, then maybe the Stars and Bars could replace the Confederate battle flag. If this is the case, then we must also find a replacement for the Malcolm X sign. Joe Good III Political science sophomore rvDf Thursdays.