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"?9 Servu J.T. Wagenheim, Editor in < Edit Wendy Hudson, Carsi Nancy Saloi 'to resign despite the team's fourth I idso been suggested as one of the lii unpopular tor his part in ex-Clems< placement of Ford with Hatfield. / While it is true that leadership n wonder if now was the best time. Le . ness-like management to Clemson s< 'Lennon said he will continue to wc what will Clemson do then? Lennon was simply in an unfortu for Clemson, he apparently came to , That being the case, Lennon shov in resigning. By resigning, Lennon has saved t . py pumng nun in a position wnere n a great deal. American Ci . i overlooked ' The Olympic Games are over. All that remains are the smiles of the medal winners, some cleaning up in Lillehammer and the Harding-Kerrigan saga, team USA walked away with 13 medals, but with all the media hoopla surrounding Revlon's latest covergirl (Kerrigan) and America's favorite bitch, the focus of the Olympiad was overshadowed, and the concept of patriotism was put aside. Friday's women's figure skating match produced the highest-rated Friday night for a network in U.S. television history, with a Nielsen rating of 43.9- That's fine, but what about the night Dan Jansen won the gold, or the night Bonnie Blair fought back tears and sang Ihp nilmr.il nnrk,.^ (.tax. iiHiivuai aiiiiiv.111 aiup LUC highest of the three stands? These are the true Olympic moments that make us proud to be Americans. Kodak moments, if you will, that remain in our memories and hearts when we think about how great America is. These are moments that lend themselves to what some may call American Civil Religion, or patriotism. Patriotism a religion? Why not. In fact, it may well be the most practiced religion in our country. Historian Conrad Cherry wrote about the concept of American Civil Religion and offers a good explanation as to why it some nines goes unnoucea: irs sucn a strong part of our lives that we consider it natural and perhaps even take it for granted. For a religion to be a religion, certain ingredients must be stirred around in the caldron, which in America has been coined the Melting Pot. American Civil Religion has many of these ingredients: founders, rituals, holidays, documents and, of course, widespread thought or practice of the elements that compose the religion. Christians celebrate holidays such as Christmas and Easter, \Vhilc Jews celebrate Hanukkah and Passover. Americans celebrate the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, fBaitcocftjS :uuueni iviecua Kusseii Mouse- U5L * t 'J.T. Wagenheim Nancy Salomonsky , Editor in Chief Carolina! Editor f Lee Clontz Tony Santori Viewpoints Editor Sports Editor Carson Henderson David Mandrell < Copy Desk Chief Photo Editor "Gordon Mantler Chris Muldrow | Copy Desk Chief j Graphics Editor Wendy Hudson Nora Doyle News Editor I Asst News I'be Gamecock is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring semestees, with the exception of university holidays and exam periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the editors or author and not those of the University of South Carolina. I"he Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Student Media is its parent organization. IVCSlgllCU ; By leaving Clemson, Pr< retains both credibility; In a surprise move, Clemson I Saturday he would leave his | other. Lennon has not fully disclosed f it clear that he felt Clemson needt the implication being he could no After eight years as Clemson's pt sof problems, including faculty ten and a lack of innovative leadership The problems came to a head la voted to hold an April referendum . dence in his leadership abilities. f pnnnn ciirl Ko time moroKr A>1 ^ 11 KVIIIIVII OUlU IIV- WOO IIIVIVIJ lULilli sitions need to change occasionally ' energy. Apparently much of the faculty a . A portion of the faculty senate ha - ventive ideas were used up and tha In his situation, facing a hostile fa< he could do to remain credible: re< Despite the fact that he boosted fi expectations, had a restructuring pi . football coach for the university in ception from Clemson fans during Thf* Hphirlp n4iprplr iHcock tg USC Since 190S "hief Lee Clontz, Viewpoints Editor orlal Board on Henderson, Gordon Mantler, monsky. Tony Santori _* J x if r vsiuem max Lennon integrity Jnivcrsity President Max Lennon said position as soon as he could find anlis reasons for leaving, but he has made :d new and innovative leadership, with longer provide it. esident, Lennon has run into a number sion, criticism over coaching problems ideas. st week when Clemson's faculty senate to assess whether the faculty has confiing a philosophy that top leadership poin order to bring in fresh ideas and new greed with him. id turned on Lennon, saying that his init it was time for him to go. rulty, Lennon did perhaps the only thing iign. jnd-raising by some $40 million beyond an for the university and found a strong Tommy West, he hasn't had a warm remuch of his tenure. i Clemson pressured their football coach X)wl game appearance in five years, has nks in Lennon's departure. Lennon was on coach Danny Ford's exit and his releeds a change periodically, one must nnon's restructuring plan to bring busi )unds like a terrific boon for the school, irk on the program until he leaves, but nate situation. In wanting what is best the conclusion that it was not himself, ved the utmost bravery and conviction >oth his credibility and his reputation, le had to resign, Clemson may have lost ivil Religion and even an Independence Day barbecue. America is known for being a melting pot of culture, religion and ethnicity. We are taught this principle in elementary history classes, but unfortunately, we are never taught the result of the recipe. For a few weeks, Lillehammer became our sacred city, the focal point of our religion. For Americans to watch or attend the Olympic Games could be compared to a Baptist going to church or a Jew to synagogue. 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The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not he withheld under any circumstances. at viympits J.T. Wagenheim EDITOR'S NOTE I I Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving. The Church of Latter Day Saints has founders such as John Smith, Muslims have Mohammed, and Americans have George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. In Judaism, the ancient book of laws is the Talmud, Christians live by the Old and New Testaments, and followers of American Civil Religion have the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. There are rituals in Judaism and Christianity such as the Passover Sedar and Communion, respectively. American rituals include the Pledge of Allegiance, singing the anthem before sporting events Viewpoin ftfe amch ames s suspicions Af C h>e?l,catmo\)ve\ CXA Officea UK America F<&t\a GI VIA/6 $?C??1S Ine ^u^iA/vsf ^ 1111 slil "When change is occurring as rapidly c Different appro; Where were we? "Life doesn 7 begin at conception. Up until three months, the embryo isn 't able to survive outside the mother, so it's not a life yet." I don't know you, but I'm willing to wager that you weren't REALLY viable for several years after you left the womb. You still needed the care and protection of your parents in order to survive as an infant, didn't you? Just because an embryo (or p childf is deDendent on another Hope not mean it isn't alive. - fi Meanwhile, over in England, scientists have dis- a covered a way to use the eggs from the ovaries of 1 the "non-living" aborted fetus to impregnate infertile women. That 10-week-old fetus has the same u potential for motherhood as Suzy Sorority Girl. /< How is it that a child can be parented by an "unviable tissue mass?" Anyone? "What about a poor, unmarried woman, who is t< about to have another child when she can 7 feed U the ones she has? What about children with fetal defonnities, whose parents won 7 be able to afford their medical care? What kind of lives will they c have?" c; MlirA Uo.r?. ~ 1 1 ir riif.v - iiui? ?vv. nave icm_utu iul: ijuuuiy OI iue issues. W You're right. Living in poverty is awful. Living with ir mental and physical handicaps is terrible. These people would have been better off not being born, a The good news is: 1 can do something to solve this problem! The next time a homeless man apBeautify Horseshoe Aiken ar by removing statues misses h To the editor: To the editor: I'm writing in response to the h was gratil Nutt in a Tree" picture in the Feb. of Jane Aiken' 23 Gamecock. I don't understand on the fro the need of that ceramic sculpture Gamecock. Yc hanging from the trees in Gibbes er, missed tl Ureen. I believe it is nothing more point of that t: :han an eyesore that takes away With apol< rom the heautv of walkino thrnnoh Aiken tor vast J o v"0" he Horseshoe area of our campus. complex topic 1 realize it is probably just tempo- this: ary, but if the two students want Women are o improve the looks of that partic- fice their own jlar area, 1 have a suggestion. They of the collectr :ould haul off that chrome bumper ly. They are p itatue and that pile of rusting metal for this self-sa >bjects. If they really wanted to be more, arc pun jroductive they could then plant not behave ir iome green grass. legal system, h LUC 4>5UHipiH Howard Bond only in their Political science senior This leads to Were the Bran "It was probably about right. I sinrl tK/^ r?Kothm. M..V ? vv? uiv IIIVJ a "I don't think it is fair to let a They were all there together things. They should be punishe its ir/CA^ikAisis-! XA HEAVQuiARTe^-.-B ft a #?. A ? uievfe a eus veTRMep p>A ir B4 L__^ as it is occurring today, I believe ther :an provide that level of leadership." iches could pre Patrick McNeill *' ? / COLUMNIST roaches me in the parking lot, I'll back over him pith my car. I'll be doing him a favor. Then 1 can irebomb the critical wing at Children's Hospital nd relieve those poor kids of their suffering. Then could build some camps. . . "Men can 7, and never will, know what it s like ogive birth to a baby, so I think they should just ?i us live our lives. Wow! What a neat way to use logic! Can 1 try? "Women can't, and never will, know what it's like 3 be accused of rape, so 1 think they should just ;t us live our lives." "What about victims of rape? Or incest?" I'll make you a deal. If we eliminate the 96 perent of American abortions that DON'T occur beause of rape, incest or the health of the mother, 1 'ill be more than happy to negotiate the rape and tcest issues. Fair enough? u Fnro it A hf\rtis\n 'c ? r\ / Us* sn us* st . ^WV. ?.*. i iisvsr nvyu j r?i/( tU C/C l/ifl(UUW nytime soon. What are you going to do? Blockde more doorivays? Bomb all the clinics?" Not my style. But there are a couple of solutions ticle woman's socializatior reflected in the law. so I er point her life comes into cor the legal system, she is to receive justice, ying to sec a report $q, for example, a woi s fascinating lecture abusive domestic relation nt page of The b^use she has been so ,ur rt;Porter. howcv" sacrifice her own good foi te most important Qf an imac( fami[ ilk assumes, however, that si Jtiies to Professor :ly oversimplifying a ^ecausc she is acting in , her thesis goes like se"-interest ? that she w there. socialized to sacri- Similarly, a woman's so self interest in favor is to usc 'ier sex appeal a 'c good of the fami- ?* gaining some amount ( owerfully reinforced al power. She is powerl ;crificc and, further- forced for flirting or dress ished when they do tively and is punished s! 1 this manner. The not behave in a feminir lowevcr, is based on woman is obviously pit 3n that people act position of unequal powe own self-interest, boss-employee or prof< the "love trap": a dent) where her "flirtatiot ich Davidian verdicts aj and did similar tcm, ar Business freshman Jki I j J e's a very limited period of time one Max Lennon Clemson University President Un his reasons tor resigning vent abortions ( that we need to undertake whether we outlaw abortion or not. Child support. We need to give young fathers a greater stake in the well-being of their kids. How about tougher child-support laws? How about a national database (like with gun background checks) to track delinquent fathers? How about taking a bite out of their paychecks? Men might think twice about what they're doing if they know they will be held accountable for their actions. Adoption. Although America's adoption rate is under 5 percent, there are hundreds of thousands of couples looking to adopt. Many of them try to on nvorwos rathpr thin Hpalino iiritk ilio pw ? whivi uiun uvuui.^ ?v i li i UIW 1LU lapt. If we are willing to spend our tax dollars for abortion, why not pay for a national adoption program? The government could cover a woman's prenatal costs and turn the baby over to a set of loving parents. Doesn't that seem more compassionate, and less wasteful, than our present system. Yes, I am aware of some of the prospective problems. No, these are not miracle cures. But in an age when so many are giving lip service to offering women "a choice," perhaps we can offer both women and children a better set of choices. Patrick McNeill's column appears every Monday. i is not ior is assumed to be consent to sex that when ual activity. itact with Her reality is that she has not not likely enough power to say yes or no freely. This is in direct contradicnan in an tion to the assumption the legal iship stays system is based on: that people cialized to engage only in those behaviors r the good they consent to. A woman may The law have sex with an employer te is there because she feels she has no her own choice. The law assumes because ants to be she did so that she consented. This is the "sex trap.'' cialization Therefore, Aiken says, until the s a means legal system is able to deal with nerson- rnmnlpvitifc r\f ~ .."-.'il -- I I-MV vvaipiv/?>v?vv) v/1 Human OUV-iaifully rein- ization, which leads to differing ing attrac- assumptions about life for men lould she and for women, women are likely le way. A to be treated unequally under the iced in a law. r (such as issor-stu- Rebecca Scott js behav- Public health graduate student jpropriate? ;>ot off too easy for the things that hapThey should have been found guilty of r.nrti? finrlholt Electrical engineering junior ve a real problem with the justice sysid this is a good example of it. They not have gotten off as lenient as they Tamekia Taylor English freshman