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;| ??a Serving J.T. Wagenheim, Editor in C Edit* Wendy Hudson, Carso Nancy Salon i derate History Month and raising ant is the so-called Circle of Flags. I This proposal would include r. grounds. All the flags that have hi; would be flown together, but not a I The Circle of Flags proposal woulc ?ach of which is at least as appropri; Alsn the f!irrle nf Flaps wrailH nnr r (he U.S. and S.C. flags. ; A Circle of Flags, or simply a flag ] ind attractive way for South Carolii out offending a significant portion < Heat, lousy jruin awards The end of the semester has jumped on us like stink on cow pies, and the awards events are scheduled. ! You know the ones I'm talking {ibout. You put on a coat and a tie, intn i cuitoKlv rinch cpttino anrl |I1V 111IV U i7Ul 1UL/1J pv/^711 ^VVUllg H11U ?chmooze with people for a while, you might have dinner, you might just have punch and Ritz crackers, but you'll definitely not have much km. ? Because it's so hot outside, it's imperative that anyone going to a ceremony sweats heavily on the way. What's the use of wearing a really thin dress shirt and a hot suit if you can't sport a few sweat stains once you get there? i I always find these ceremonies confusing because you see people kll fancied-up for their moment in the sun. What that means is the people you normally see with hair fucked underneath a hat and red was up until 3 last night" eyes will look like they're going to church. Of course, I usually look down about midway through the ceremony and see my socks don't match, |naking me look extremely intelligent in front of the professors and friends who are acknowledging my rperior scholarship. Usually, there's a guest speaker who's taken care to look through a book of cliches before he speaks, en<urino the sneerh's messape will be bogged in mediocrity. Especially ^elpful are at least one quote apiece from Martin Luther King Jr. and JFK. ; The awards presenters and the iwards list preparers have a game of Jnixing up the letters of the names, jo proper name pronunciations are Impossible. ! Awards recipients stand to be applauded, which is nice for the First fcouple of people but loses its shine after about 10,000 awards. ? j The meals at awards dinners are easy to predict: a chicken dish with jome kind of unusual sauce on top * I "?afltcock? Student Media Russell House-USO J.T. VVagenheim Nancy Salomonsk Editor io Chief Carolina! Editor Lee Clontz Tony Santon Viewpoints Editor Sports Editor Carson Henderson David Mandrel! Copy Desk Chief P1*"0 Edtor Gordon Manlier Chris Muldrow Copy Desk Chief M,or Wendy Hudson Nora Do>le News Editor Asst' News The Gamecock is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published Monday Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring semesters, 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 ol South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Communication! is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department ol Student Media is its parent organization. iicinagc: Building Circle of J best way to settle G !"W"t's the issue that won't die: She I State House, or should it be tak . -?-the entire year or just for a mor !in a museum or in a memorial? The number of possibilities is ai ;sembled Thursday at the Capitol t< ;the flag. ; One faction claims the flag is syml :glory for forefathers. The other sic and oppression. Pro-flag protesters use slogans su An anti-flag protester appeared burn a Confederate flag. Whether the flag is symbolic of hi lis not divisive to the people of Sou ; That being the case, the time has i No one is claiming that Southerr .In fact, one's past should be a soui Jolinians, though, the past is not a I The best of the many ways to sei rittcock } use Since 1908 hief Lee Qontz, Viewpoints Editor trial Board >n Henderson, Gordon Mantler, lonsky, Tony Santori Flags monument onfederate flag issue >uld the Confederate flag fly above the en down? If it is left up, should it be for ith? If it is taken down, should it be put Imost as diverse as the people who as3 exercise their various opinions about t>olic of Southern heritage, of honor and le claims the flag is symbolic of hatred ch as "You wear your X, I'll wear mine." in shackles at the rally, threatening to eritage or hate, no one can argue that it th Carolina. ; come to take it down. lers don't have a right to their heritage. ce of pride. For many black South Cartime to be remembered with fondness. ttle the issue ? which include Confed)ther flag for black South Carolinians ? rising a memorial on the State House ttorical significance to South Carolina bove the Capitol. 1 allow for a much wider variety of flags, ite as the Confederate flag, to be flown. >ut the Confederate flag on a level with garden, would be a wholly appropriate lians to appreciate their heritage with3f the state's population. crackers ceremonies a n tl c : ?-m ^ ChrisMildrowu - *- " d GRAPHICS EDITOR b and weak iced tea. I recommend eating at the BK Lounge before going j, to a dinner and using the banquet ti food for any household pests or dor- T mitory roaches that are walking n around hungry. (Not that any dor- tl mitory roaches are hungry, consid ering the number of students they eat every day.) If there's reception food rather than banquet food, a nice bitterly I putrid punch is routine. This punch is specially designed to make everyone walk around with a pinched, ^ tangy look on his face. If you're lucky, you'll go to an j awards ceremony at USC where c there are chocolate chip cookies s and sugar cookies, little bits of c heaven among cheese blocks and \ crackers. ? After the official ceremonv. it's im- ^ portant to shake hands with all the 11 professors who haven't turned in P your grades yet. Don't, however, ^ cuss out the professors you didn't like because they've already taken ^ your final grades. In this computer p age, they can change those grades ft faster than Lorena Bobbit changed t< John Wayne's view on marital problems. S I'm glad they have those cere- P monies for us; it's really nice to be n recognized. Give me a hamburger t( and a gift certificate rather than chicken cordon bleu and a calligraphy certificate, and I'd like them a t| lot more, though. p t< Chris Muldrow's column appears t< every Friday. h . --- Chris Carrol) WS: I 11-I /ZD CoordinMor of Student Medii vertising: 777-4249 Laura Day .X: 777-6482 Production Manager Columbia, SC 29208 , Gn*n Asst. Production Manager y Keith Boudreaux Gregory Perez Asst. News Production Asst. Brian Garland Brian McGuire Asst. Carolina! Graduate Asst. Emily Peterson Renee Gibson Asst. Photo Advertising Manager Jimmy Debutts J. Taylor Rutland Asst. Sports Asst. Advertising Manager Paul Jon Boscacci Erik Collins Cartoonist Faculty Adviser Letters Policy The Gamecock will try to print all letters received, i Letters should be 200-250 words and must include full name, professional title or year and major if a student. Letters must be personally delivered by the author to ' The Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 321. , The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for f style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not be withheld under any circumstances. View WMAT 1$ Tl OP A oo tyMAT 1$ TV OP A 0<b a Hi # igMKMNT C tbstik "Animals are still esseni foe Camel Joe Camel ? a criminal? is ne stealing tne limeugnt away louse? Maybe Joe is receiving a lot < iow, but have you seen him lately? 1 he epitome of style. With sharp clothe ut, fast cars and beautiful women, J< tormed into the '90s. Simply, Joe is living large, exploitir le's doing stand-ins for James Bond; lew band playing that cooled-out jaa iwn club. He's everywhere ? on th< rig volleyball; shooting pool with the And wow! Have you seen his new j : all of this wouldn't impress her^Joe wn bank dealing the elite Camel Cz ler kids like this guy. Yet in the midst of all his popularity lamed for an increase in the numbei wonder if that was a marketing mist; > a nasty, harmful habit, but tobaccc ry. More importantly, tobacco is a le hese companies are dealing in a leg ess. They are competing for the sar bis country was founded upon ? t Vnimal activists [iiake false claims fo the editor: Why is it that activist groups utilize ies and innuendos to justify their >pinions? The letter in the April 18 isue of The Gamecock is an example )f this. In an effort to discredit Dr. Volf, an internationally recognized tculty member of the USC School of ledicine, Kristin von Karowsky has ideed lied about his critically imortant research. it was stated in this letter that ine favy found the research so worthless lat it recently canceled all his fundlg?" In feet, this research ran to completion without any interruption of tnding, and he was even given an ex;nsion prior to completion. She also quoted Dr. Christopher mith, who has not done research or roduced publications (in any area of ledicine), suggesting he is qualified 3 judge this research. Therefore, I annot understand how he can conlude the research is worthless. As fer as the dog labs performed by Aa ??i a s~l i oo 1 ohi/lantc T n mi 11 e\ I aba f/\ it uituitai oiuutnw, A wuuiu iiiit IU oint out that, of the 4,964 dogs put ) sleep by the Columbia animal shel;r, the medical school used 37 dogs ist year for educational purposes. AlWhat is t "I think it sh< EM own flag. It i lion. In toda^ mm* .m^ m -Jkd ' **"*** ^ "I think they the past in th L i points AMM \ -46 (ONTfeNTT *ReTre? w / ETWVl ?CONTfeNlT Hair :xec^TIVE5 rtONY? ("ill tr\ thp tporhinn nmrpcc Vrvn nui tv/ uiv iviiviiiiig jyiwvjj. iv/u problem if you don't know ] not to blam from Mickey )f press right mmrn < 1 He's become s, a new hair- ? >e Camel has ig his talents. L '-**? ' J he has a hot dream. The Camel cigarett< ' at Joe's very make money, and Joe is its w z beach play- True, smoking is not the he : but who's choice is it to smok girl riend?^As forcing kids to lieht un : even nas rus^? ~ ,. " " : ish. No won- P?rt: smokm8 ^ a competitiv the news, the Crips scored r, Joe is being while the Bloods could only n r of smokers, not happening, ike. Smoking Smoking is an individual chc ) is an indus- are not ready to make the deci gal industry, to smoke. But the adults aroui ;itimate busi- guardians and adult role moc ne thing that say, "No!" Children are not o he American adults draw the line. Joe is ai though some medical schools in the ca United States do not use dogs in phys- tai iology labs, nearly all medical students U.: will perform surgery on animals pri- pl< or to being permitted to perform hu- an man surgery. liv The shelter gives people ample time to claim lost animals prior to sui putting the animals to sleep or selling tat them to the medical school. Isn't giv- in ing a condemned animal's life a pur- th; pose more humane than killing it sim- Ap ply because of overpopulation? ual If the animal rights activists are re- 1 ally concerned with the welfare of of dogs and cats, then why don't they fai put more effort into animal adoption pa programs or promote spaying and mi neutering of pets? bu Id Alan S. Lader ag; Biomedical science graduate student Policy disciminates G; against heterosexuals fij To the editor: To Until recendy, I was unaware of the i plight suffered by gays, lesbians and I ai bisexuals at USC. BGLAD week really isn opened my eyes to the needs and su< wants of this important group on frc he solution to the Coi uld be left up. Blacks have their is not a symbol of hate or rebelp's culture, it is a symbol of herJosh Harvey Business sophomore should just take it down. Leave e past. I think it shows racism." Nakia Holloway iuter information systems sophomore y ONlA. $ClARtOUlX \ I _\ I / Furoatc ME6A; 5MARM'M?55 $puTTr<JG> / pet V. / / r>on't r?rv tn o rlinir> onrl Irn can t, iu a viiiiiv aiiu xvij how the heart works." e for smol he is only a Look at sc (oeEberlin 5!b,ilt/?fad shoulders, dren or anyi COLUMNIST cifixion for I Children the dos and : company wants to and bad Jo ay inanimate cl althiest habit to have, pany's prod e? There are not rival TJten wh< i. Can you see the re- sporisible. II e sport? Yfcsrtoday in respdhsibilit eight new smokers, around him. lanage six. No, this is nor anyone what if Joe )ice. Perhaps children smoke, ision to smoke or not ^ t?ba nd them are. Parents, preventive i lels must step in and buying. Dor Id enough, so let the ness and pi; n appealing guy, dui reai proDien mpus. As a college student, I am Light to have an open mind. As a S. citizen, I am taught that all peos should be treated equally. These e my beliefs, and I do my best to e by them. Several days ago, however, I was rprised to see a flier regarding visiion during the final weeks of school USC housing. The flier clearly states it ooDosite-sex visitation is to end ril 27 Is this fair tn tKp Kpl prncPY. Is on campus? If I am not allowed to have visitors the opposite sex, I don't think it's r to let homosexuals have their rtners over either. Call me closednded and homophobic if you want, 11 think equality is the issue here, lon't want to be discriminated linst any more than they do. Michael Mallegol Advertising junior ays should stop ghting against norm the editor: MM ovn/i rpor?f TV*? <ui afiu ivauvi v/i i uc; udiucvuvi^ m appalled by the slanted journali you exhibited in the April 15 ise. For starters, I don't believe the >nt page of a student newspaper a ifederate flag con "Putting up anot The problem Confederate flag. "I feel the best pi is offending othe m $ Americans could 1 I m METMOPrcnjc / \ ftiOM^TRteNoNt U<IOM ?fu$cation (^all | ' tow how to treat a heart Robert Beattie Director of the Animal Resource Facilities School of Medicine dng youth cartoon. )me real solutions and put the responolescent smoking on the proper set of f robacco companies do not force chilone to smoke. They don't deserve cru-. trying to sell a legal product, need role models to help show them don ts, the wrongs and rights, the good e Camel is not a role model. He is an j haracter designed to represent a com-. uct. ;> is responsible? The individual is re-1 f the individual is a minor, then partial y rests upon the shoulders of the adults Smoking is bad. But neither Joe Camel else forces an individual to light up. So has a light; the child has to have the cco industry must be stopped, then use ! mpinc onrl rnn\n'nrp cmnlrprc tn ctnn I iiivniij aiiu vviifitivv o iv/ Jiv/p 1't force companies into an illegal busitce the blame on others. Look for the is, and leave the innocent alone. should be the means by which homosexuals express their affection for one another. They may be out of the closet, but it seems they keep appearing at my doorstep. The pnoto aid noining more than| advocate and thus propel the rub-it-' in-your-face tactics used by BGLA. Waging war with the norm does not make you normal. Second, not one of the comments in the Voices section represents the majority view that homosexuality, however rampant it may be, is disgusting and incongruous with the American tradition. Most heterosexuals are not gay bashers. We do have the capacity to live peacefully with them. But homosexuals constandy plea with us to educate ourselves, asking who are we to define "normal." Why then do homosexuals dub their lifestyles as alterna tive? It's simple. They are living altered lifestyles of the norm. I suggest to all homosexuals to stop shedding light on the issue which is oppressing you ? sexual orientation ? and to stop broadcasting your misfortunes. Then, perhaps, the mainstream of society will be more receptive to you. Michael Bell Criminal justice sophomore! I 1 itroversy? ' her flag wouldn't help much, is the symbolism of the Taking it down might be betKevin Smith MpHia arts iuninr ace for it is in the museum if it x people. I see where African find it offensive." Kara Pechersky Undecided freshman I