Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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15 Servin/ Wendy Hud Edit* Nancy Salome Kim Truett Welcome Take the opportui to get involved, mt Welcome. To those of you who are retu are beginning, welcome to tl If s time to join the academic world knowledge. Though we can learn mi room, life can teach us just as much. As we begin another year together, 1 the year go smoother. Become actively involved in the lea your free time at the library, but try t nections between the subjects and ge know the professor also makes it eas Join a club or student organization. gaiiizauuiis ujvemig ereiy ill u; res l xrt vention and ballroom dancing to dril zation gives you access to a group of p goals in mind. Some organizations n give you good contacts when you star Speaking of job searches, visit the C preparing for life after undergraduati sumes, interviewing skills, proper dre The staff members encourage studer addition to helping in the job search, and interest inventory testing. Finally, get to know someone who someone from another country or som nic background, their experiences wil L It.. 1 1 Jiff jJVJi iuiuiy lu snaie ^ulu umerences. The upcoming year is full of possibili learning experience will be a positivt munity, we can share experiences an Columnist to to crime, Oil rWh fsp ?? 1 Patrick McNeill COLUMNIST Hi. For those of you who are new in town, my name is Patrick McNeill and I am the head of the Conservative Division of The Gamecock (which consists of myself, a chair, a desk and a typewriter). I will be enlightening, educating and entertaining you every week in this space. As you know, this is the time of year when we are asked to look ahead. Television networks preview their fall schedules. Sports magazines handicap the upcoming football season. Professors hand each student a syllabus to prepare them for courses. In keepi.i .fiL. t nig **iin me spini ui kiie season, i would like to offer a sneak peek at the topics I will be discussing this semester. 0 J. Simpson- The bizarre case of the football Hall of Famer will come to trial next month. The polls indicate that public opinion on The Juice's guilt is sharply divided along racial lines. Will O.J. receive a fair trial? No, he won't. But he will probably walk out of the courtroom as a free man. Gun Control- Congress will be debating this week whether to ban 19 different types of "assault weapons" from American markets. Republicans claiim thin nrnnnsal violates the ricrht r. -r D of citizens to assemble and bear arms under the Second Amendment. Democrats counter by arguing that these guns are manufactured for the sole purpose of killing other human beings. Both sides have very valid points. In the interest of bipartisanship and compromise, I will present the revolutionary McNeill Modest Proposal for Gun Con trol in the coming weeks. Foreign Policy-1 will use this space to let you know where we are sending troo ps, where we are threatening to send troops, what our troops will do upon arrival (if anything), where the refii gees are coming from and where we sire sending them back to. I will also fill you in as to which nations we "iBatcodt? Student Media Russell House-USO Wendy Hudson Jimmy DeButts Editor Id Chief Spoil* Editor Lee Clontz Kim Truett Viewpoint! Editor PU0'0 Edilor Chris Muldrow Gregory Perez Copy Deik Chief D^P1 Edil01 Nancy Robert Wertz Salomonsky ^ New* Feature! Editor J11* Gamecock ii the atudent newspaper of tbi ^niveraity of South Carolina and is published Monday Wednesday and Friday dining the fall and spring semes periods"1 "* university holidays and exan Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of tb editors or author and not those of the University o South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Cornmunicatioc is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department o Student Media is its parent organization. aflfcodt f use Since 1908 Ison, Editor in Chief H-lal Board rnsky, Jimmy DeButts, Gregory A. Perez my this year eetnewpeople rning, welcome back. To those of you who lie greatest adventure of your life, i and begin another year in the pursuit of ich of what we need to know in the classceep in mind a few goals that should make rning process. You don't have to spend all 3 get into what you're studying. Make con t involved in class discussions. Getting to ier to get excited about a class. There are over 260 registered student orim volunteering with children to drug pre[1 team practice. Being part of an organieople who have your similar interests and lay be preprofessional in nature and can t a job search. lareer Center. It is never too early to start e school. The center can help you with ress for a job interview and how to network, its to visit the center while freshmen. In the center can help with career planning is very different from you. Whether it is eone who is of a different religious or eth1 enrich your life while giving you the op ties, hopes and attainable goals. Not every J one, but by working together as a comd life events and build off of one another. ioks forward aton, sex are sending relief supplies to and where those supplies are ending up. If there is anyone in our readership who can figure out what our foreign policy actually IS, I will gladly step aside and allow that person to take over this column. The address is listed below. Crime-Crime is bad. Americans don't like it. In fact, political professionals on both sides of the aisle agree that crime will be THE issue in the fall elections. The most controversial provision in the proposed Democratic crime bill is the Racial Justice Act, which would protect death row inmates from exectution unless certain racial quotas have been met I will explain why I endorse this idea, and how it should be implemented. You will also read about an usual approach to criminal rehabilitation that is under review in my home state of Virginia. (No, I am NOT talking about the imnenHincr elertinn r?f Oliver Mnr+M I O ? ~ w '",v,v Whitewater- Yes, I realize that I have written about the Whitewater scandal before. But the issue is not going away, and I consider it a true journalistic challenge to make the whole mess understandable to the reading public. You will also read about future scandals in the Clinton Administration as they happen. (Scandals in this administration are like Jell-O. There's always room for more.) Sex, Sex, Sex- This isn't about my non-exsistent love life. Bill Clinton, Ben Chavis and Bob Packwood have more in common than the first letter of their names. Stay tuned. Shannon Faulkner-1 told you so. And Til say it again. Soon. The Religious Right- Fm religious. I'm right. I guess that makes me a f uicmuci ui uic ivcn^iuuo ivigiu. rue voters REALLY afraid of the big, bad conservative Christians? Should they be? Is there really such a thing as Christian bashing? Those of you who can't figure out the answers for yourselves after tomorrow's primaries will just have to wait. Finally, I have a request for all of you. Don't forget to write. Not only do I enjoy hearing from you, but my editor is absolutely ecstatic when we receive mail. I'll see you next week. In the meantime, drink lots of grape juice. 0 J. can kill you. 777 777, Chris Carroll WS. Ill-Ill 0 Coofdinftor of Student Media Ivertising: 777-4249 Laura Day lX: 777-6482 Production Manager Columbia, SC 29208 A J Grtfn Asa. Production Msaager Ryan Wilson Patrick Holland Asst. Sports Production Asst. David Mandrel] Renee Gibson . , _ . Advertising Manager Jason JefTers Cartoonist Wood Asst. Advertisiag Minager Erik Collins Faculty Advisor Lattars Policy ' The Gamecock will try to print all letters received, i Letters should be 200-250 wards and must include full name, professional title or year and major if a student, e Letters must be personally delivered by the author to f 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. Beardman's j \X7oll foil ia fr?ll ? * J ?? Many people swear by ram en noodles for an inexpensive college treat. Apparently, you can buy enough remen noodles to feed every nation on the west coast of Africa with the change you find hidden in your sofa cushions. You should try to save cash on everything you buy, SG President while and . TTi pqtpT W11 welcomes students soon find t Dear students: place that Y Welcome back! I hope each of you had cle so that a relaxing and enjoyable summer. I be- We have i lieve that this year will be an extreme- to this fall ly exciting one for all of us. Many around the changes occurred on campus during the and Homec summer months, and I hope that you away. Cam will take advantage of them. ting ready For those returning upperclass and gramming j graduate students, you will immedi- to each of > ately notice many renovations in cam- There is so pus residence halls and classrooms. The so little tim university worked this summer to up- Make the n J J J J J J. A graue uui uassruom anu siuueni me ia- Again, we cilities. WE also have an improved vis- to seeing ea itation policy for those students living I can ever ( in residence halls. I think you will find do not hesil the revised policy more flexible and fa- in the Stude vorable for on-campus living. Russell Hoi I especially want to welcome our Good luck freshman students. I believe that your years here at Carolina will be worth- Student What was your mos jy. ^ fil My most memorable experien eT WmM with my parents about droppi ' ^ jj I guess meeting my roommate wwu, iuu 10 getting icauj iu laii, aiiu its nine tu gv to school. USC is different than any old school, though and there are a few things that could make life a lit tie bit easier in Columbia. Yep, I know some tips anc tricks that can make college glide along, and I'm go ing to share them with you. (You should be thinking, "Wow, what a guy! I thin! Ill send him a large check and the keys to a new Lam borghini." Or a pack of gum. Or something.) Welcome to Beardman's guide to Conning Your Parents Out ol Money, Eating Fit, Avoiding Credit Card Collection Agencies and Not Getting Lost during Your First Months at USC, in handy, clippable newsprint. The most pressing concern of a college student is nol a tough class or exactly what m^jor to take. The most pressing concern is money. It's tough to pursue the lofty goal of knowledge when you've gone a week eating Milky Way bars out of the vending machines that you bought with quarters from your laundry money, You need to save as much cash as nnssihle. First, DON'T BUY THE 21 MEAL PLAN! I had a 21 meal plan my first semester at USC and found that it's physically impossible to eat that many meals or campus. Don't get me wrong... USC's food isn't as bad as college food is made out to be, and it's far better than most schools Fve visited (though the prices are high), but the draw of the BK Lounge is just toe strong, the phone number of Wings on Wheels just glares at you. Also, careful searching can usually net you one or two free cookouts a week with various groups around campus, combining friendly fellowship with free tasty vittles. Guys, try to avoid the sorority cookouts unless you've got an unusually high voice and low body hair ratio. ELCOH FALL I advice for sn : rCT-! ' <mm' v ^'1"s Muldrow 1 Mm? rm ttvivtct ! and you should make sure you never tell your par f how much you save. That way, when you go horn 1 visit, you can talk them into stocking your refrig t tor at school before you leave, ad you can usually them to buy you some new clothes and stuff, too. - Coupons are great at school, and they encourage to but stuff you might not have known you needec ! fore. An example: Bob: Hey, I got 26 ball peen hammers at the si < today. Had a coupon. Saved 50 cents apiece. Skip (Bob's roommate): Whv did vou need 26 peen hammers? Bob: To hammer stuff. - Skip: Oh. 50 cents, you said. 1 Bob: Yep. Skip: I think Fll go get a couple of'em. I might r ' to hammer stuff, too. ! Free giveaways are great. The bookstores alw 1 have His/Her boxes full of sample-sized toilet arti like shaving cream, toothpaste, razors, cologne, varin, Tylenol and magazine subscription form! 1 you spread your buying dollar around the school's 1 bookstores, you could have enough of this stuff to until you're 43 and placed in a high-paying execu job, where you can embezzle the money to buy odorant. Credit card companies often come on campus to j die their cards, and they almost always give away ] two-liters or can coozies. The trick here is to sign for the card, get the free Ituff and cut that card i _ 1 1'iil ? " a uaziuion mue pieces as soon as 11 comes m tne m ZSZmw Campus offer hat Carolina is a special Of Opportllllit lelps you meet every obsta-. _ _ you can develop yourself. ^ear Fellow Carolini i great deal to look forward . Football season is just Welcome back to tl corner. Parents' Weekend South Carolina, oming are just a few weeks The 1994-95 acadei pus organizations are get- es 1? fall ?f ?PPo: for another year of pro- an^ I join my colleagi md activities. My challenge ty an^ with the unive ou is to GET INVOLVED! couraging you to mj much to do at Carolina and your time at Carolin e to experience everything, you. lost of the coming year. You are enrolled in slcome back! I look forward historical state-suppc ch of you around campus. If of higher education ir lo anything for you, please the university apprc tate to come by and see me year in 2001, we conl ait Government office in the our great heritage of 1 ise. to create an atmosph< ! er been more challei Brian Comer ing. t Government President The University off* it memorable experie ce moving in was arguing I"? J C ng me off in the room. I - $? Piper White m nglish/Education Freshman manda McNeekin ly d (national Studies Freshman $ I^Sr I 11* J I \ "MM JHfeiifll raving at USC Slip and spend anything on it, and your' be up t your eyebrows in debt before you can say, "I'm ove my limit." Saving money isn't your only concern on campus Knowing your way around USC's landmarks is help fill, too. For instance, the big statue in front of Gam brell and Humanities tells you you're in front of Gam brell and Humanities. I call it "Industrial Chicken ents Dry." If the reflecting pond "Chicken" is sitting in i e to ever filled, you know you've wandered off to some oth era_ er campus because there's never water in there. - get The Towers are another important landmark. NEV ER EVER NEVER NEVER EVER walk outside of th? you ledge at the men's Towers buildings. Have you eve: I be. seen those movies set in medieval times where thi people on the towers poured foul material over th< tore walls at their foes? The Towers at USC are similar t< those scenes, except the resident at USC have 2 ball whole lot more imagination about things to drop ove: the edge than the knights ever had. Finally, you should know a little bit about trans portation at USC. For some unknown reason, nobodj PVPr nHftn the orniin(2 Tt'a ounnnoa^ 4-1 teed be convenient and easy to get around on them, bui I've never talked to anyone who actually rides the bus ays es-1 don't know why, but you should try one once anc cleg tell us what if s like. Vi- Driving around campus is fine if you don't need U 3. if actually park anywhere. The last time a legal parkfour ing space opened for a student was some time in 197? last when a Mafia hit squad blew up a student's car. 01 tive course, that space was filled in 30 seconds by a vulde ture car that had been waiting for it. Biking is a great way to get around, a s long as you >ed- don't hit any pedestrians who can run faster than your free bike. If you think you can get away, they're fair game. l Up Well, I hope that helps a little bit. I'd stay and chat x _ o v?1 f kill t'lfa r*r\ i a aaiimam ^a* ?" ? -j ? niO " KfxXl uavic , uui x tc gut a tuupun iui aurnc winauw tail. caulk. Fm gonna save 10 cents. Just hope I can find a parking space. S variety tonally recognized academic pro. greams, some of the finest faculty anywhere, 250 extracurricular clubs an: and organizations and the opportunity to get to know people from our dile University of verse student population. Your fellow students come from every county in nic year promis- every 8tate in the country rtunity for you, Md mm tha, n6 nation8 ues on the facul- T , , ... , ty staff in en- I urge you to respond with your best ake the most of efforts to the flrat'cla8s instruction a. We believe in your professors will provide, to engage vigorously in the pursuit of knowledge i one of the most and truth and to serve well as a citirted institutions zen in campus and community life. 1 the country. As forwar(j with confidence to ?aches its 200th y0ur contributions to the character of ;inue to build on ~ ,. UKaroi Carolina, your umversity. UWV1 Ui VUUMIblUU , 1 11 ;re that has nev- ?est W18^es for a challenging nad lging and excit- fulfilling academic year. John M. Palms ars a host of na- President >nce about moving in? letting all of my stuff up the elevator in Bates. Stan Charles Accounting Freshman Tie heat in my room in Maxcy because I have no air conitioning. Dwayne Budden Civil Engineering Freshman