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"IBs Serv J.T. Wagenheim, Editor in EdU Wendy Hudson, Car; Nancy Sale Freedom . -m i /? t /* bourn Ajricas prs\ major step toward Glancing at the newspaper < times seems to bring notl sports. Story after story tel somebody's life, family or both. And if it isn't crime, it's corrupt! that movie popcorn can lead to h< National and international news da. U.N.-protected "safe havens" ir Palestinian-Israeli violence which However, all is not totally lost, black South Africans by white frir the historic elections in that coun black and white South Africans ar< final nail in the coffin of apartheic This simple art, with any luck, \ a society where whites make up < Nelson Mandela, leader of the I be the new president of a new Soi a national Parliament, the cabinet Even though this election is a gi cratic institutions and finally brin| stood for so long in South Africa, making South Africa a free democ Most African states, after gaining experimented with multiparty dei fall apart within a few years. Bloody coups, sometimes by the rule rather than the exception in i And the same threatens South A as revered as Mandela is probably After being sworn in, Mandela rr thing else. He must ensure all maj representation in the government, pected to be one of two deputy pre tribe makes up 27 percent of the modated. After creating a government, Ma stitution so there is more regional stitution sets up a federal system, tl These must be strengthened in tl bringing down the government. This week's historic elections ar cratic South Africa. But the leader rnntain ethnir rnnflirt Otherwise Youth's poli should inclu A federal report was issued receni which stated the government's Soci Security trust fund will be exhaust* by the year 2036 unless major r forms are enacted. In the mainstream press, this is one-day, seven-inch story. And I' afraid that when I talk about this i sue with my peers, my impression they find it equally irrelevant. 2036 may seem like a long way o but it is ironic that people born 1971, many of whom are college s niors today, will turn 65 in that yea the age in which most people beg receiving Social Security benefit Political groups such as "Lead < Leave" and 'Third Millennium" hai tried to raise awareness amor young people regarding the way i which the post-baby boom gener tion is being made the victim of ii tergenerational rape, yet their voia seem to mil on deaf ears. Nero fiddled while Rome burner twenty somethings drink beer and li ten to Pearl Jam. And at the sam time, young, cutting-edge journalisi such as MTVs Tabitha Soren criticii the "white maleness" and "educate eliteness" of the debt-awarenes movement without acknowledgin the validity of the gripe. The implications of a $4.2 trillio debt are enormous. It means, amon other things, that government is ii creasingly unable to ameliorate ecc nomic downtimes. Why? Reagar n L 1 . 1 ousn anu now bunion nave violate Keynes' most ardent rule: Run a sui plus in good times and a deficit i bad times. President Clinton, the man wh twentysomethings feel so at eas with, at least judging by his recer MTV appearance, is not making th debt much better. His deficit redui tion plan is a misnomer. What h means by deficit reduction is a slo^ in the rate by which governmer spends more than it collects. Thi should not be confused with a re duction in the overall debt Deficit i actually debt addition. '*(5aiitcock ? Student Media Russell House-USC J.T. Wagenheim ! Nancy Salomons Editor in Chief Carolina! Editor Lee Clontz T?ny Srantori Viewpoints Editor Sports E<i,or Carson Henderson Davjl MJ"dre Copy Desk Chief Photo Edtor Gordon Mantler Copy Desk Chief Graphics Editor Wendy Hudson Nora D?y,e News Editor Aa?- New? The Gamecock is the student newspaper of t University of South Carolina and is published Mond Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring sens ters, with the exception of university holidays and ext periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of l editors or author and not those of the University South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Communicatic is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department Student Media is its parent organization. nfflcock ing USC Since 1908 Qiief Lee Qontz, Viewpoints Editor korlal Board son Henderson, Gordon Mantler, >monsky, Tony Santori t free elections equality or watching local television news someling more than bad news, weather and Is of another crime which has destroyed ion or public protests or the cheery news sart disease. ; are not much better. Slaughter in Rwani Bosnia-Herzegovina that aren't that safe, seems to never end. Despite the senseless killings of mostly ige terrorist groups in the past few days, try have not been derailed. As we speak, : going to the same polls and putting the I, together. vill end centuries of white dominance in amy i / percent or ine rorai population. African National Congress, is expected to ith Africa, which will split power between and provincial governments, neat step toward establishing truly demoting down the racial barriers which have this is only the start of a long process of ratic society. ; independence in the '50s, '60s and '70s, nocracy, oniy to nave tne rragne systems military, and ethnic violence became the \frican politics. frica. But this can be avoided, and a man the best one to do it. lust concentrate on two areas before anyor groups in the country have substantial National Party leader F.W. de Klerk is exsidents. And Zulu leader Buthelezi, whose black population, must also be accommdela must also work to amend the conautonomy. Even though the interim conte provincial governments are quite weak, le attempt to keep ethnic violence from e a wonderful start toward a truly demoship must move fast after taking office to , democracy won't last long. tical interests ide own future mm: m W*M is Jeff Turbitt ff, ??? in COLUMNIST e it, I would say that a good number of in people in their 20s are political. Hows. ever, they seem mostly interested in ;>r environmental issues. I would sugse gest to those people you do not leci g ture on the "greenhouse effect" while in your fiscal house is being ransacked, a- There is no American Association n- of Young People to lobby on young es interests, but there certainly is the American Association of Retired Perd; sons ? ubiquitous and loud in the s- halls of Congress making sure that e Social Security laws are not amendts ed. TU:, I C? 1 ? 1I1W Id A JJtllLlLUiai 1AIIC UCtdUSC d recent studies show that the average ;s retiree regroups all the money they g ever placed into the Social Security trust fund, with interest, in slightly n more than three years. The net effect g is that the generation that defeated 1. Hitler is having lunch on younger y. generations. x I suggest that the retirement age d increase by six month every year unr. til the government finds a way to fin nance the dilapidated system. With people living longer, it is only normal 0 to expect them to work longer as e well. , t It should also be noted that the one ly group of people who are openly discriminated against in the Constie tution are people under the age of w 25. One must be at least 25 or 30 to (t have the vision and sagacity of a Newt s Gingrich or Ernest Hollings. Twentysomethings should consid^ er saving themselves as they continue their work in saving the whales. i -m hma r Chns Carroll lews. 777-7726 Cootdinalor of Student Media advertising: 777-4249 Laura Day AX: 777-6482 Production Manager Columbia, SC 29208 . Gr^n Asst. Production Manager iky 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 Asa. Advertising Manager Paul Jon Boscacci Erik Collins Cartoonist Faculty Adviser be Letters Policy iy, 55. The Gamecock will try to print all letters received, un Letters should be 200-250 words and must include full name, professional title or year and major if a student, be Letters must be personally delivered by the author to ?f The Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 321. gos The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for of style, possible bbel or space limitations. Names will not be withheld under any circumstances. Viewpoii ^ ORCC^MJAN .?19c n "Especially in the dorms, the st JL 4 * ~ buttons an Nixon strong pi Richard Milhous Nixon's political career began after his service in the Navy during World War II. He was elected to Congress in 1947, running against his opponent as an anti-Communist. In Congress, he joined the House Un-American Activities Committee under Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Nixon participated in the grilling of Alger Hiss, a State Department official accused of being a Communist. Nixon also served as a Senator from California between 1950 and 1952. In 1952, Dwight Eisenhower selected Nixon as his running mate. Nixon almost lost the nomina muai icai 11 cuui itay tnem, mucl his/her mus To the editor: Unlike yo After observing one too many in- you cannot stances of rude and really annoying six-pack ar behavior at campus music recitals, I pecting to c felt it was my duty as a music major the perforn to attempt to clue others in on the For those1 "do's and don'ts" of attending any there is sue kind of performance, recital or con- recital, here cert pertaining to genres other than really anno) "pop." former or a Please do not interpret this column 1. Walk ir as a means of patronization. It is, MUSC 110, however, apparent to me that several tending the students who attend the free perfor- the worst y< mances at Gambrell Hall (many of do is comp whom are required to because of former's line MUSC 110 Appreciation stipulations) gie. are clueless with regards to concert 2. Feel fire etiquette. You're a sti Let's look up the word appreciation got places 1 in the dictionary, shall we? "Appreci- has time to ation - sensitive awareness, as of art." some guy ci Wow, that's funny. So many appreci- ano (or was How will the free P "Since Mandela should things should begin to ge years." | ~ | "I think everything's pro the same. It's not going any problems." tion because of charges he had accepted contributions from California millionaires. Charges of corruption rained down on Nixon. In his famous "Checker's" speech, Nixon defended himself and went on to accept the vice presidential nomination. The Eisenhower/Nixon ticket won election, and Nixon served eight years as vice president until 1961. Nixon believed himself the heir apparent for the presidency and ran for the office in I960 against John Kennedy, who won the election by a mere 10,000 votes. The defining moment in the election was the Kennedy/Nixon television/radio debate. During the debate, Nixon appeared a shady character, while Kennedy seemed honest and confident. People watching the debate believed Kennedy won, but those listening by radio believed Nixon won. In 1962, Pat Brown defeated Nixon in the California gubernatorial race. Nixon vowed his political career was over and told the press, "You won't have Richard Nixon to kick around anymore." However, if anyone could be described as the "comeback kid of politics," Richard Nixon was that person. Nixon won the Republican nomination in Recital-goers ationstuder - 0 siuve or aw, mnct its T5 OuR NEWEST 1 YEAPONS $Y$TE|* - 1 / 3} 500 REAMS |||||j udents break the directional arrows, i d tear the safety signs off the wall. It's resident desnite ^1 Stephen King COLUMNIST 1968, defeating Democratic Vice President Hubert Humphrey in a close race. Nixon made many important contributions to the United States. He integrated the Southern school system and moved the Supreme Court to the center. For the Republican party, Nixon established a political coalition of Southern Democrats and Northern Democratic blue collar workers, along with the traditional Republican constituencies. In foreign affairs, Nixon opened relations with the People's Republic of China in February 1972, and he signed the Anti-ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviets the same year. "Detente" became a household word for hone in rontinnino the nesee between the superpowers. Nixon's credentials as an anti-Communist made him an unlikely person to reach out to the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. However, he put the interests of the United States ahead of his ideology. Nixon's presidency cannot be discussed without examining Watergate. Ultimately, the weight of political pressure from Watergate forced him from office. Where Nixon had transcended his Cold War anti-Communist ideology as president in foreign affairs I Hrvn'f fhintr Ka francrAnHpH Kic iHpaIaov in M V*V/I1 V * ?*** HJTV 1J V UfUlJVVHUVU IMM-KJ ftWVVlV^J til domestic politics. I believe Nixon could not escape his "them vs. its seem to be neither sen- the same anyway). ire of anyone else around 3. Your comments du ti less the performer and formance are welcome, ic. ers around you are ir ur own cozy living rooms, know your opinions abc come to a recital with a played, how boring it i id a remote control, ex- point you're planning l :hange the channel when there so you can watch lance doesn't thrill you. Butt-head." svho didn't realize that if MM. J\S\M I4IV^V *VVI h a thing as etiquette at a yOU don't, no big whoof are a few surefire ways to and courtesy are not too r the dickens out of a per- \t IS both sad and scaq n appreciative audience: convenience-based cull i late. After all, if you're in people cannot find time , you need credit for at- ten se recitals, right? Besides, Dur tardy entrance could Meg letely interrupt the per- Music : of concentration. No bigColumnist's woi ?to leave at your leisure. - _ t u ^ ident of the '90s. You've &CtiOflS UOfl t IH ;o be, things to do. Who sit around and listen to To the editor: rank out Mozart on a pi- In response to the cc it Beethoven? Aw, it's all pootlian comments typi elections in South Africa win the elections, , J "It s t better within a few p| beca Afric Shawnna Wilson Political science junior - y bably going to stay "Eco to change or solve blacl beca Tim Calderala like Psychology freshman .. ^ ( WBBm L use cigarette lighters to burn the * i vandalism." Frank Miir s Administrative manager of Maintenance Servit es political errors us" mentality, and why should he have? The day! le arrived in Washington, the Washington Post claim :d that Nixon "becoming president was like the Nazistaking Paris." This animosity toward Nixon height-* ened the president's distrust of the media and the Democratic political establishment. Nixon's approach to dealing with the Watergate scandal became a model of how not to deal with a political crisis. He resigned Aug. 9,1974. In retrospect, the Watergate break-in seems ridiculous Nixon's opponent, George McGovern, was a weak candidate whose nomination at the turbulent Chicago National Convention aided Nixon's theme of law and order. If there was a positive side to the Watergate scandal, it was that the American political system ultimately worked. Power changed hands from an embattled president to his successor without a shot being fired. Where else in the world could such a transition take place? Despite his domestic political controversies, Nixon was a strong president. How history will record the Watergate era in relation to Nixon's accomplishments cannot be adequately assessed to-*k* day because we are too close in time to the event. Nixon was a very human president in a job that requires presidents to act as marble monuments. wnetner you love him or hate him, Nixon's death should be regarded as the passing of a tragic, brilliant giant. He was a political product of his time and tl le leading American post-World War II president 1 join Americans around the country in offering 1 is family sympathy for its loss. hypocrisy," in the April 25 issue ojf ring the per- The Gamecock, I would like to ma k?* I'm sure oth- a few p0jnts in disagreement, iterested to First, I know of few TV sho vs Ut Pie^ which "make fun of Christianity ahd is or at what . ? ' . o bust outta ,ts f?"owers- 1 do, however, knowjof "Beavis and some which criticize religious fun< lamentalism. That is an entirely diff ;ritals, great. If ent matter. ), but respect Second, it is ludicrous for someo le much to ask. to complain about bigotry, when in ' 'n this the next breath he voices his own b igture of ours, Gtry. Check the beam in your 01 m simp y to is- eye befofg trying to remove the m< ite in your brother's. ;an Creenan Third, people of the Religious Ri{ lit sophomore may "preach love and tolerance to everyone," but until they are willi ig rds, to practice these virtues, the prea< hatch *n8 ^ hollow. James U. Gleati >n lumn, "Har- Staff membler cal of liberal College of Nursiiig i affect apartheid? i! I eems like there will be continued violence luse of all the extremist groups in South :a." Velma Bracell Business senior nomically, the country is not controlled by k people. Things will probably get worse use the racism will become more subtle, in the United States." Marquil Douglas U Computer science senior