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"?aitcock Serving USC Since 1908 J.T. Wagenheim, Editor in Chief Shayla Stutts, Viewpoints Editor EniTORIAL BOARD Jay King, Gordon Mantler, Rob Rodusky, Lee Clontz, Carson Henderson Snooping Packwood's actions speak loud enough without Senate invading diary entries Sen. Bob Packwood appealed Monday and Tuesday to the Senate to disallow a move by the Ethics Committee to subpoena his personal diary. The committee maintains the contents of the diary might help determine the ultimate truth of the sexual harassment allegations made against the Oregon Republican by more than two dozen women. Unfortunately, Packwood's appeal failed to convince his colleagues that his right to privacy as a citizen of the United States was of greater constitutional significance than the possibility that incriminating evidence against him might be found in the diary. i The committee was staking its case, however, on no more than that, a possibility. The contents of Packwood's diary are surmised at this point hut orp nnt lrnmim Pupn crv thpv nan r\r\ nnthino hill Wfirlf aoainct him* If UUl CUV ?iv/i i\IIV7 M II. UTVII JV7) U1V J VUil UV/ IIV/UU"^ v. ?v ujjUillOV mill. 11 there's no mention at all within the diaries of the incidents in question, Packwood's culpability won't have changed in the least. The committee will continue to work with what evidence it has already in its possession, and Packwood will have suffered a humiliating trespass of heretofore inviolable rights for nothing. The contents of Packwood's diary, however, ultimately have no bearing at all on either the constitutionality or the ethical rectitude of what the Senate did yesterday. The reason is found in a philosophy that permeates nearly every fiber of a democratic ideology: Ends don't justify means. These means, in our view, are unjustifiable in any case. While publicly elected officials may be held to a higher standard of accountability for their actions than average citizens, it doesn't follow that, as a result of their service, they should be denied rights bestowed by the Constitution. That Packwood is an elected representative shouldn't mean he has fewer rights accorded him. Public records are one thing; mandating that private thoughts be surrendered to the state is another matter altogether. From there, it's only a short step to less intrusive means of monitoring what officials are thinking or doing at any given moment. If private thoughts iknn nni.n.a O/'tinnC milCt ^PftQinlu Hp IpCC CO (11 til I MUCU, Ultll JJllVait avuv/iw uiuoi vvi uiiiiij i/v ivjo ^v/. Furthermore, a personal diary comes as close as any conceivable method to providing an unedited account of what occurs in an individual's mind. Hence, the committee's interest. But unedited thoughts aren't actions. And diaries throughout history have been famous for their liberal approach to fact, often blending it with fiction into an account that bears little resemblance to the original event. Far from being objective accounts of thoughts and events, diaries often provide an outlet for notions and sentiments that a person would never allow to evolve into action. While most of us feel we are essentially good, law-abiding people, few of us would be willing to be judged on our thoughts rather than our actions. That, however, is what the Ethics Committee has proposed to do u> Fackwood.... The adage "Actions speak louder than words" might be trite, but it con?! tains more than a grain of truth. Let us hope the Ethics Committee is aware of the differences between the two. 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It ing our society and causing peo- has a good message to portray, pie to commit such horrendous Beavis and Butt-head are sexacts as setting buildings and ist, rude, obnoxious, ignorant, homes ablaze is appalling to me malicious and lack discipline in a humorous way. and guidance. There's no debatSeriously, people, let's look ing this. But isn't that the beauat this in a somewhat intelligent ty of this whole kit n' kaboodle? \ manner, shall we? Let's talk Aren't Beavis and Butt-head about people taking responsibili- MTV's way of saying the posity for their own actions instead tive message of "Free Your of blaming a couple of cartoon Mind" with a reverse psycholocharacters who are a reject ver- gy technique? Aren't we as a sion of "Wayne's World. society the real Beavis and ButtI enjoy Beavis and Butt-head heads? Aren't we as humans and think they are quite amus- full of all the bad aspects of ing, but I don't watch an Beavis and Butt-head? episode and then set fire to The answer to these questions Pfeston or try to saw off part of is a resound yes, and sadly, it's an insect's anatomy with an yes to the ones about us. We're oversized chainsaw. Anyone the society that will look at difwho engages in such activity ferent races, religions, cultures, aUimaiipIu Kao nraklomf #Kot QfP finSXlCisl fUlfl C*1 Ctotnoflio ^ UUV1UU3I) liao puuiuild Uiai u?v ? amiuovo (U1U unrelated to TV entertainment. even ditferent sexual preferI certainly don't agree with ences and say, "This sucks!" To some of the things these little me, that's much more frightenmorons say or the music they ing than all of the episodes of like. However, watching them is "Beavis and Butt-head" cornsimilar to watching professional bined. wrestling: They're both fictional, entertaining and not to be Jay Tilley is a columnist taken seriously. for The Gamecock. * VlEWP Would opening / |?ff: "It isn't the public's business what is in a diary. But if he is accused of a crime, if possible, we should find out if there actually was a crime committed." Terry Boes English freshman Master Minds? Haiti might Who should rule Haiti? Cedras, the commander, says the army should. Ari popularly elected president in exile, should. International observers say th should decide. Foreign policy advisers say the already did when they elected Aristide percent of the vote in 1990. The educt Haitian business people say the vote count because illiterate people can't m sions. The United Nations says the C Island Agreement championed by th administration settles everything. Th military says nothing is settled withou for evervone. including military ant backers. The debate of military versus civili; Haiti isn't a new one. But it's one tha be solved before more lives are lost. Tf Haiti controls the country through army has 7,000 people, each with five people that can be called on in a he carry out army orders. Guns have poured into Haiti since t go was lifted. The military commande was trained by the U.S. military. He h Flag shouldn't outlive t blacks' honor, identity < To the editor: In fine Southern tradition, our state government leaders seem to be the First to make ill decisions t and the last to try to correct them. t Thus, the issue of the Confederate flag. When I see bumper stickers , that bear the word "SECEDE" ^ flanked by the Confederate battle flag, larger-than-life Confederate j battle flags plastered on residence < hall windows and hear old Southern gentlemen talking about the good ol' days, I wonder. I wonder why those people who have ties to the Confederacy are fighting a war that should have ended 130 years ago. In their attempts to substantiate, immortalize and glorify the flying of their flag over our Capitol, they have forgotten a few details. This is no longer the Confederate States of America. Columbia wasn't the capital, and the Confederate flags have outlived their usefulness. The Legislature ordered the flying of the flag atop our Capitol in 1962 partly to commemorate the anniversary of the start of the Civil War but mainly to use it as a symbol of defiance of integration of I our public school systems. I \ -v. .v. ,'v!. J JxXvyxXgjXsJ^^S OINIS the Packwood i "Everybody has a right to privacy. It wouldn't be fair." Nelton Davis ^.iiciiu^uy senior slide into s ; doesn't ake deci- m the U.S. governm jovernor s e(j a$ being involve e Clinton guns, the drugs ai e Haitian reminds me of Panai t amnesty As I see it, Haiti j civilian fight and die in the ocean or accept the an rule in pressjon However, t needs to ^ave ^een offered w le army in Haiti with y N ^ tear the back down or block; attaches, ta^,s himd art eat to Either alternative . , mantling the army, he embar- . ? , J . r , troops have been i las friends ^P"*1 Haiti for m 1934. The St. Nicl There are some blacks th; ought for the Confederacy, bi hey either assumed their usu iubservient roles or were forced I ight and certainly weren't in ar eadership position. Although the war stemmed froi he issue of states' rights, one < hose underlying rights was the u: )f slavery as a source of econom md financial stability for sla\ ;tates. A miniscule fraction of the S jercent of Southern men wh "ought in the war were abolitionis vho were sympathetic to tli ;xploitation and dehumanization < ny African ancestors. Those wl veren't part of the solution wei jart of the problem, thougl v i*? ^ :ji.. i J: >iaiiuing luiy oy uiuu i cicai air >ne of the responsibility or blam Some S.C. citizens still have a fl? lying over their head to remir hem that they are less than hums seings: slaves! "Heritage, not hatred!" they sa 'Honor my Confederate ancestoi Fly it!" I say, "Honor my Natb American and African ancesto whose lands, cultural identit livelihood, humanity and freedo were stripped from them! Honi tny ancestors who nurtured th land 10,000 years before tl Confederacy existed and who bu the foundation of this country wi their blood, sweat and tears!" o nr?vwt? OCT 1<oP~ TOCW TO THX | $URpR|$ P HO diaries be an invask "It isn't an invasion of privacy. We can still find p out if he did sexually is harass those women." Shannon Childs F Criminal justice freshman ;ea without in deepest poi ern Haiti, lent histor ent. The military is suspect- jcnwinn ;d with drugs. With a., the id the military leaders, it fof na' . . . . American i tans have three alternatives: . streets, run and die in the uncry in military rule and die of sup- m ?' two additional alternatives Pec ith international help: invade deserve p< >ps and force the military to oppression ade Haiti and force the mili- needs to at responsibil must have as its goal dis- support, w It wouldn't be the first time can send ti n Haiti. The U.S. military iore than 26 years, leaving in Lear a Ri aolas de Mole, one of the College of .4 ~ 1 ~ ur\u r * * ui reupie say, wii lurgei auoui 11, Lit all of that happened in the past." al Those who forget their past are to doomed to repeat it, but those who ly can't let go of their past will never see a brighter tomorrow. Some of m the things the Confederacy fought 3f for were wrong. >e The war my people fought to ic take down the flag was won long 'e ago when those stars they were never supposed to reach were >0 reached and those bars they were 10 never supposed to break free from ts were torn down. Bring the flag e down. 3f Scott Williams 10 Pre-med sophomore re J: Panther's new home e not McGee's fault id To the editor: in The decision for the Carolina Panthers to play its inaugural seay. son in Clemson rather than in s. Columbia is the result of the interne ests of Richardson Sports, not the rs perceived ignorance of Mike y, McGee. m The primary element in this case or is entirely economic. Jerry is Richardson has a personal ambition te to enhance economic development ilt in Spartanburg. Recently, he moved th the headquarters of Spartan Food Systems Inc. from a peripheral i compared my (jfcfl? , r of Prc$ipc*|t Nixon*. W EA6ERIY pEOpie A&REEO yfl )n of privacy? They shouldn't open his ersonal diaries. That >n't right." Tawney Kight hysical therapy freshman itervention rts in the Caribbean, located in northhas always been eyed by the United military base should the Cuban base Plus, the continued problem of what Haitian refugees plagues the Clinton ion. rd some people say that Haiti should ight its own battles because of its vio-. y, the illiteracy of its people and the ad insignificance of the country in the \\r? ?. 14. YYC CUU1U Uot U1C cvdlllC OlgUlilClll ca's homeless, the crisis of Africanmales, the street children in Brazil, the Somalia, the Cuban refugees and Lir inner cities. ?ple, red, yellow, black and white, iace. If people can't rise above the put on them by society, then society Jjust and help out. This is called social ity. Our individual roles vary. We can e can send money, we can pray, we oops. What we can't do is do nothing. hodes is an assistant professor in the Journalism and Mass Convnunications. county location to downtown, where it's housed in a newly-built 18-story office complex. He employs thousands of individuals throughout the Southeast from this Spartanburg location. Richardson played for the 1981 national champion Clemson Tigers. It's likely that Clemson was the hands-down favorite all along. The 15,000 additional seats available at Clemson are an extra incentive. Additionally, the economic benefits would be going to Greenville and Spartanburg, which is his desire. Geographically, Columbia is the best location for the majority of the Carolinas' population. Football fans in Charleston and Charlotte would have a direct route to Columbia. Also, Columbia is afforded with sufficient and convenient hotel accommodations and Sunday alcohol sales, both of which will be denied in Clemson Mike McGee shouldn't be blamed for Richardson's location decision. Richardson's intention is to keep the action along the economically prosperous 1-85 corridor and satisfy personal interests. Besides, why would Richardson Sports want to enter the political quagmire of Columbia when there is an alternative? Gary Farmer Economic geography graduate tv Me. 5?5