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Ultimatum
Military enforcement m
end to slaughter of innc
Ten days ago, NATO issued Ser
weapons out of the 12-mile ex
strategic Serb military sites, ir
lessly pounded Sarajevo for the pa;
Today is the deadline. If Serbs f
[zone by midnight Sunday, then the
jy lethal blow from NATO. But if the
started by the time The Gamecock
Wp Qorf*f> with PrpciHpnt riinton
^original issuance of the ultimatum
Clinton said in a televised speed
, y.S. warplanes will probably make
which could mean some loss of Ami
25,000 American troops could evei
force sent there to enforce peace m
Even though there might be som
'as an attempt to halt the fighting, v
'the former Yugoslavia but in other
The rivalry between the Serbs and C
As of Sunday, it seems the Serbs
$ut as we have seen throughout th
the killing for a week or two doesn'
, instead or AyKroya, me acaaemy
cjiooses the directors of children's
tfiovies. Robert "Popeye" Altman
and Steven "Hook" Spielberg are
nominated for their facile directorial
offerings in "Short Cuts" and
'"^chindler's List."
? In the best actor award, Bill
Murray is left out for his performance
as a weatherman who just
<&n't get past "Groundhog Day."
The compelling nature of groudtiogs
is so misunderstood.
\ It seems the odds are stacked
against former "Saturday Night
live" cast members. Not only did
^ykroyd's and Murray's efforts get
cjverlooked, but Chevy Chase's
cjutting-edge talk show was canoeled
this year by the callous executives
at the Fox network.
\ ! But the list of those wronged by
the academy's conspiracy of
impropriety goes even further.
| Both Arnold Schwarzenegger
and Jean Claude Van Damme are
c|verlooked for their work in
J-ast Action Hero" and "Hard
Target." The academy once again
shows its bias against actors who
challenge their audiences with
pjortrayals of difficult themes
such as casual movie violence
and the application of a round
npuse kick.
| Citing its if-they're-British-they|nmst-be-able-to-act
rule, Daniel
Oay-Lewis and Anthony Hopkins
sjeal this nomination.
; But it isn't a clean sweep for
the Brits. Lawrence Fishbume is
given a nomination for best actor
in "What's Love Got to Do With
h," a film about Tina and Ike
Turner. This offensive film stereotypes
"all" African Americans by
suggesting that "all" black men
heat their wives and "all" black
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more like a breather, so everyboc
wounds before the fighting begins ;
y However, the bottom line is the \
^ ian issue before Sarajevo falls to the
,bian victory. The West, especially tf
doing much of anything to achieve
out there.
i Former President Bush refused to
in Somalia before he left office, and I
time and again on what to do there.
But this isn't the time to play the
president and NATO in their attem
This isn't just a matter of saving hum
ing out in other parts of Europe, wl
economic relations of both the Eurc
We must ignore the oleas of isola
there. Woodrow Wilson and Frankli
vAykroyd, Set
satirical Osg
The announcement of the nominees
for this year's Academy
Awards program shows some surprising
and notable omissions.
? Dan Aykroyd'i1 directing debut,
"The Coneheads," a poignant look
at the pervasive racism in our
society against people with pointy
heads, is ignored.
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xessary to ensure
Kents in Sarajevo
b forces an ultimatum: either move
elusion zone or the alliance would b
icluding the large guns that have m
>t 18 months.
lave moved all of their guns out o
:y have temporarily dodged a potei
:y have not, bombing will probably
hits the stands.
s decision to support NATO in bot
and the vow to follow through wii
i to the American people Saturday
up about half of the airstrikes ordt
erican life. He also indicated as mar
rrtually be part of a U.N. peacekeei
egotiated by the warring factions,
le loss of life, we support the airstr
yhich could threaten peace not on
parts of eastern and southern Eur
Croats has already led to one world
are complying with NATO's dema
le last two years, temporarily stop
t represent much of a commitment
ly can stockpile arms and dress t
igain.
'Pest needs to take a stand on the B
Serbs, which would signify to us a
le United States, has dragged its fe<
peace in the Balkans since war br
get involved, even though he mire<
Resident Clinton has changed his rr
blame game. We should support
pt to stop the carnage in the Balk;
an lives, but to prevent war from bri
tiich would jeopardize diplomatic
>pean Union and the United States
tiohists who sav we don't helnno r
n Roosevelt heard the same argurrn
iwarzenegge
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Jeff Turbitt
COLUMNIST
women sing and gyrate onstage
. And even the awards for
technical aspect of movie-mak
show this conspiracy against fi
of merit.
In the award for hest film e
ing, Sylvester Stallone is compli
ly overlooked for editing
whole of "Rocky VI." One wo
think that saving America fr
another look at this tired 2
hackneyed concept deserves so
public acknowledgement.
In original musical score fo
film, the composers of the mi
for the Wesley Snipes/Sylves
Stallone film "Demolition Mi
I are forgotten. In a musical the
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mercials, the film's composer u:
a theme identical to the open
^ of Gustav Mahler's "Si:
Symphony." Proving one's sup
ority to Mahler as an orchestra
and composer should brinj
nomination.
For visual effects, "Sliver"
ignored, this in spite of show
Sharon Stone in various stages
undress. Yet "Jurassic Pai
received a nomination for she
ing a mound of dinosaur feces.
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will 11SP 3 m r\rp nrAfl/i 1v *rici
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next year and recognize some
Hollywood's unsung genius. I
for now, 1 suggest to the acade
that someone be appointed
look into this "conspiracy."
And to those who rejoice at j
tice and the tearing down of th<
malevolent conspirators, 1 hi
good news: I hear Oliver Stone
free thp?p Havs
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^ OK. My name is Patrick McNeill, and 1 be
nonmedical abortions should be outlawed i
United States.
Hi, Patrick!
I have been this way for as long as I can ret
ber. I grew up in a Catholic family, went to Si
school and was taught right from wrong by t
bers of the Sisters of .Notre Dame. I grev
learned biology, sex education and the law,
still haven't changed my mind.
So you 're a pro-lifer?
No. I am anti-abortion. There are some lives
lieve in terminating before their time. For e
pie, 1 believe the death penalty for convicted
derers should remain safe, legal and rare. I
have no interest in regulating contraception.
You don 't.
t^ie No. I believe that a human life begins at
ception. Anything that happens before concej
s is simply no business of the government. But
lieve the taking of a human life goes to the
core of what our government was created to
~f"C' vent,
the
. , But doesn 't a woman have the right to do i
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ever soe wants wiw her own body?
In a word, no. If a woman (or a man) had
right, then prostitution would be legal. Druj
would be legal. Underage drinking would be I
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erj. This is the third year I have been force*
tor forced to consume food at what dicinj
, a Marriott Dining Services refers to as I fc
The Grand Marketplace. This is the may *
iS third year 1 have watched USC stu- a riti
ing dents, male and female, prepare by m
Qf and "primp up" just to enjoy the States
rj(" horrifying social atmosphere at this It's
)w_ oh-so-Grand Marketplace. apply
This is the third year this same and
my high school cafeteria-style stomping acccp
on ground has offered me a salad bar perfoi
Gf with chopped mushrooms, ping*
)ut chopped green peppers, chopped Thi
my beets and. . . wait! The onions my la
lo aren't chopped! They are whole, chopf
thick and unable to be taken apart three
us. by the plastic prong provided. one, :
?se The first time I saw the onions at that I
lve the salad bar, 1 mistook them for a sumei
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education, but in public service as well."
Hpin of fhp rrvllpop of Cr^riil \\
don't back up pro-cl
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/up, tection, take Steve Taneyhill and Blake Williamson As!
and I down to Five Points this weekend. Buy them some ab<
beers, a couple of nickel bags and some hookers. Sm
it s tneir Doaies. it's their choice. j
1 be- Even if you're a Libertarian and think the hypo- <
xam- thetical above sounds just groovy, the argument j
mur- still doesn't wash. 1 wouldn't be against abortion
also if I wasn't convinced that there was a second body e
inside the body of the woman. ^
Then what about the Supreme Court? Roe v. a
con- Wade says a woman has a constitutional right to 5
Dtion an abortion. ics
1 be- Ah, we finally agree! But remember the social wo
very reasons given by Justice Blackmun for allowing me
pre- abortion. He claimed legalizing abortion would re- tjlc
duce the incidence of teen-age pregnancy and help j j
vhat- improve the economic plight of poor, unmarried
women. If you can provide me with data showing cm
that that teen-age pregnancy and illegitimacy have de- aro
I use clined over the past 20 years, be my guest,
egal. Planned Parenthood says... Pat
pro- Please. Stop right there. Planned Parenthood is Pai
>urger topping bar. I even front of my tray and create
lered where the mayonnaise when mv entire cjI-jH flirt
However, as an onion lover, the room, solely becau
jreatly disappointed that to onions, once again,
red onions in my salad, I'm unchopped.
d to make a feeble attempt at I have filled out the cc
I them myself. cards, so kindly provic
ought a cash card so that I Marriott, and in the writin
conveniently dine on campus, provided. I have request
lalistic convenience provided onions be chopped. No resf
ost universities in the United even wrote them a song to t
i. of Ministry's "N.W.O.": "Ct
for this reason I would like to onions . . . Chop the onic
for a job at the very merry Chop the onions ..."
Grand Marketplace. I will No response. In my next z
it minimum wage or less to I wrote them of an hones
rm the necessary task of choD- have. If vou don't chon the
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anions. a massive, inadvertent foo
s plea for work has become will occur, since we studen
st resort to have the luxury of successfully do it oursclv
)ed onions. I've requested (for response,
years, no doubt), that some- Now, I'm the best one
inyone, chop those onions, so job. If the rest of the salad
. as well as many other con- bles are prepared, the most
rs, don't have to sit down in action is not to single out or
NATO begin bombing Serbia
l belong there. It should I ""^""1 1 hope r
s their war." war, no i
Mike Jones V' ^ some oth<
English graduate student
aid stay out of it. It has "I feel th<
really." somethinj
Anusha Patel former Yi
Pharmacy sophomore remains t(
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Frank Raymond
fork, on the appointment of Barbara Jones Morrison
to fill the I. DeQuincey Newman Professorship
hoice argument
e of the country's largest providers of abortion
:rvices." With 1.7 million abortions taking place
ear at about 5350 a pop, it seems there is quite
it of money to be made in the abortion business.
In my research for this column, 1 haven't found
ingle case of a woman being talked out of an
artion by a Planned Parenthood "counselor.''
ting Planned Parenthood for objective data abput
3rtion is like asking the Marlboro man whether
oking is bad for you.
3ut isn 't an unborn fetus just a bunch of cells?
>o am I. So are you.
1'/hat about the women? If abortion is outlawed,
y'll just go back to the days of illegal, back-alabortions.
Thev will obtain unsafe unsanitnrv
onions 0Pens- 1 Plan on offering my amazed
fight in8 ability to chop onions to allevits
can't ate the problem at The Grand
es. No Marketplace. They are in need of
much help.
for the
vegetalogical
Corey Denis
te type. English junior
i today?
tot. I don't think you can justify any
matter the suffering. There must be
er way."
Laura David
Marine science Ph.D. candidate
; international community has to do
I to stop the murder of innocents in
jgoslavia. Whether they will or not
:> be seen."
Harry Sharp
Geology graduate student
jrtions, and they could die.
iouth Carolina has never subjected abortion clinto
basic health and safety regulation. There are
men in this state today who are receiving the
dical equivalent of back-alley abortions. And altugh
abortion is legal, these women have no reegal
recourse if something goes wrong. Caveat
ptor. I hope the Legislature will finally get
und to fixing this situation in the coming weeks.
rick McNeill is a columnist for The Gamecock.
"I two of this column will appear next Monday.
a mess This vegetable happens to be a vital
i across ingredient to many salads and
sp the
-- ? deserves equal care.
I won't endure a fourth year of
mment such despondency. The Grand
led by Marketplace is the only eating area
g space located in the Russell House that
CC* provides a do-it-yourself-salad bar.
he tune ^ there is a different restaurant that
top the provides the option of chopped
>ns . . . onions, 1 will be there wearing
many bells.
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