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TBafo Serving USC Sim. Lee Clontz, Editor in Chief Susan Editorial B> Keith Boudreaux, Lupe Eyd Jimmy DeButts, I< fresh start Npid orn in dmmoonnb i A T VIA/ V/l W VI V W V4/I IW/Vl/VIV y inspires faith in eager, Tomorrow at 8 p.m., the Brad Scol anticipated game against the visi to rest many questions that have Can one coach make a difference? program has never had a problem ge Sharpe, Harold Green and Corey Mill past 10 years and have continued to si that the Gamecocks are always one st top 25 team. Brad Scott brought with appears he is prepared to do everythin The players are in better shape thai Conditioning alone wins games, our fre< that. This is the year things should star student body realizes this as well. Stud than ever. Two years ago, we set a atte al SEC game. We might see a big enou Saturday's game will be a tough one one of the top quarterbacks in the natio lete, but he does not have the support seasons. Zeier's performance can make Stacy Evans doesn't break him. Brandon Bennett is one of the top should figure heavily in the Gamecocks offense, we ask one thing of everyone: He is a fine Quarterback, but he is hum player cannot do it all. (Even though Z Prediction: we would be excommun cocks will win, but in all honesty, we thi from start to finish, with emotion playir dium can be an intensely loud place to It's time to let Brad Scott know wha cock football at its finest! Racing inl road to fu jf^tl M ELAN IE JJ m m CANNON " IP ^t: Columnist ^ 1 _S_J re Welcome to the new school year. W Hurry up and get ready for next ^ summer. Huh?! It seems as though we hardly get settled into our class- 08 es before some professor is trying h< to talk us into looking for summer ni internships. One year ago, I was hi ready to choke the next professor 1? who even mentioned the word in- te temship. That was until this sum- to mer when I became a believer. th As most job hunters and all col- in lege professors will tell you, experience (or the lack of it) is an inte- th gral part of your resume. But how a do you find the perfect internship? th The one that will be both beneficial m and fun. Sometimes opportunity ca comes looking for you. Just about in six months ago, a golden opportu- m nity to gain experience in my cho- Ti sen career field became available ei to me. Pi Motorsports, especially the in NASCAR Winston Cup Series, still ai has the stigma of being a backwoods, gi redneck interest. Over the past 10 ty years, however, it has grown to be- e\ come the No. 1 spectator sport in the United States and a multi-bil- wj lion dollar industry. Corporate spon- re sors have charted this development, co and many have decided to become wi involved in the business. er With this growing interest comes of the increasing need for public re- w lations and marketing firms that p? will help put together sponsorship to packages and promote their clients' e> involvement in the sport. Cotter pi Communications is THE public re- 0r lations firm in motors ports. The firm was started by Tom & Cotter, the former director of pub- th lie relations for Charlotte Motor fa Speedway, in 1989 with two em- a( ployees in a small office in Char- in lotte, N.C. During the past five is years, the firtn has become highly ?g respected by everyone in the rac- fa ing community. ey They currently represent three a( 10?aflfcock Student Media Russell House-USO Colun Lee Clontz Jimmy DeButts V Editor in Chief Sports Editor Susan Goodwin Kim Truett Viewpoints Editor Pboto Editor Steven C. Burritt Nguyen Le A1 Copy Desk Chief Graphics Editor Keith Boudreaux Erin Galloway ] News Editor Asst. News Lupe Eyde Robert Wertz Features 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 semesten, with the exception of university holidays and exam Let periods. nan Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the Let editors or author and not those of the University of -tv. South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Communications ^h* is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of atyl Student Media is its parent organization. be ' The Gamec< cock t 1908 Goodwin, Viewpoints Editor oard e, Steven C. Burritt, Cim Truett eootball fans. ;t era officially begins. The muchting Georgia Bulldogs should put ! been raised since Scott's arrival. WitVinnt a HnnKt TTQO'a fnntKoll T T X VXIVV4V U ViVUMVt V/K/V O I.V/V/ 1>M01I tting talented players (Sterling er all played for Carolina in the icceed in the NFL.) It just seems ep away from being a perennial him a impressive resume, and it ig it takes to make a great team, i they have been in past seasons, juent fourth-quarter flops proved t to turn around. It appears the ent ticket lines have been longer ndance record with the inaugurgh crowd to shatter that record. ! for the Gamecocks. Georgia has n in Eric Zeier. He is a great athing cast that he has had in past i or break the Bulldogs, that is if running backs in the SEC and ' offensive attack. Regarding our give Steve Taneyhill a chance, an and capable of mistakes. One eier will try to pull it off.) icated if we didn't say the Game- M WC nk they will. Expect a tight game ig a key role. Williams-Brice Sta- *" play for visiting teams. t he's becoming a part of: Game ernship B ture job tajor corporate sponsors for the ASCAR Winston Cup Series: S1 ^ restem Auto, Maxwell House Cof- ma ? e and Country Time Lemonadelavored Drink Mix. They also rep- ran a ssented Mercedes-Benz in their ^ istoric and dominating return to a.n , le Indianapolis 500 this year. c Through a chance meeting, I be- rgaj ? ime acquainted with several mem- , , jrs of the staff of Cotter Commu- acj^ cations. Before I knew what had ^ ^ appened, I was moving to Char- value tte for the summer to do an in- ment rnship there. I had no idea what i expect, but it turned out to be man ^ te adventure, and yes, the learn- To /* v/? Ila* IS ig expenence of my life. vears The very first week I worked at le firm, I was able to assist with Chris corporate hospitality event. As ie summer progressed, I became LET ore convinced this was the right ireer path for me. Because of this terest, I was invited to become a 1j | ember of the "Cotter Hospitality earn" for the June NHRA West- Uj n Auto Nationals at Heartland c}e 0f j ark in Topeka, Kan., and for the iy ena 1 T? _! I JAA ?i. T_ J ' ,, tauguiai jlm icnjai u wv at mui- Weli-g lapolis Motor Speedway in Au- he sh( ist. I was given the responsibili- Fi] to work at and prepare for these gan's < rents. perha] During regular office hours I or at I as also able to help account rep- ty to i sentatives prepare for races by cal ch mpiling press kits and helping humoi Lth press releases. I was even giv- unive 1 the opportunity to write a few i8 a tr my own releases, one of which surely as picked up by a national news- offer i iper. It was a true introduction gy. the hard work, long hours AND I a [citing benefits of motorsports were < lblic relations. I wouldn't trade a won le minute of it! ly by 1 This weekend I am off to Dar- men i igton with the "Cotter Team" for gan's le Southern 500, which will hope- helps % be the beginning of many new menb Iventures with the best PR firm ily, m i racing. The moral of this story Fii to start early and find your own of uni folden opportunity." You never shows now when it will open doors or nomic ren start the engines to exciting does l iventures or a potential career! the ai on wa 11 mf\ Clins Carroll Director <rf Student Media ing: 777-4249 Laura Day J 7-6482 Creative Director bia.SC 29208 B /endy Hudson Gregory Perez Asst. Copy Desk Production Asst. ranya Kropf Elizabeth Thomas Asst. Copy Desk Adv. Graduate Asst. lison Williams Renee Gibson Asst. Features Advertising Manage Ryan Wilson Chris Wood Asst. Sports Asst. Advertising Manager [_? Jason Jeffers Erik Collins Carlo u list Faculty Advisor Letters Policy s Gamecock will try to print all letters received. ters should be 200-250 words and must include full ne, professional title or year and major if a student. ters must be personally delivered by the author to > Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 321. ; Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for le, possible libel or space limitations. Names wid not IJl withheld under any circumstances. viEwgti la police G i have a concern that ther le want to eliminate the tl easley ris publican voters in South Carolina gave ey a huge victory in last Tuesday's pr f. Thev made a verv wise choice bv ch( ey. David Beasley is a man who is trul; to making South Carolina the best it ca De. He has both the charisma and integ him an excellent governor, thur Ravenel, Beasley's opponent in the i hard-fought campaign and should bi lated for his service to the Republican le state of South Carolina. But, Beadle y the better candidate, asley, unlike the other candidates, has olutions to many of the problems facir He has made welfare reform a top pr ated that the voters be given a voice i ax raises and he has stood up for tradi s so lacking these days in both our gc and society. ivid Beasley, a devout Christian, is a f vho will not lie to the people of South C n't that a refreshing thought after tv of Bill "Lie-a-Day" Clinton? * course, Beasley, being a conservative tian, will nave to battle the prejudice TERS olumnist dif >on reading Mr. Horgan's arti- do ai 3-29,1 believe that I have final- persi ountered a person who is not as fully raced in Southern manners as al re )uld be. chas rst, I take issue with Mr. Hor- ball i schoolboy sense of humor. While mosl ps it was all right in high school er yo tfr. Horgan's previous universi- ing c nake light of a person's physi- to sc aracteristics, this sort of witless I r is inappropriate for a supposed rsity columnist. If Mr. Horgan mlti ue Southern gentleman, he will ag t} f see the error of his ways and i quick and self-effacing apoloim sure that not only women iffended by the insinuation that lan's value is determined sole- * ler physical characteristics, but f?r c ilso were offended by Mr. Hor- to gc remarks because his column ify n to perpetutate the myth that all cock eKeve as Mr. Horgan does. Luck- ron. ost do not. J lally, I was incensed by the lack nen ierstanding that Mr. Horgan Har j in his knowledge of basic eco- up o ?. If, in the future, Mr. Horgan real lot like the credit card booths, ever lswer is quite simple: just keep prioi ilking. No one is forcing him to Aug 5ow well will tl PP1 "Undernewleadershi W i S kuow somebody real c BflHMHHl "I think the season will of winning. The boys 1 'INTS Friday, September 2, 1994 ,, i [ ANO NOW FOR Some 1 f ^gvetWO | I ANAlVJii,.. J I (|4eER>N6i? V^_, x I 1$ nut*. , m?ft?. If j-zu^axij, iicic ui kjuuui vcu umia, v^iuiaucui uciaii- nic iiuei ens 111 ouutii is our *s not very P0?^31*- Since a majority of the v6t- out every deceitful tricl ioritv ers are conservative or moderate Christians this and defeat David Beash n pos- tacti? fail- Hopefully, Nick Theodore will not tions proved, David Be; tional st??P f? that level. between religious conser ivern- Beasley has also been criticized for switching servatives. Both groups parties three years ago and for supporting Michael principles and are really amily Dukakis in 1988. . publican party is unifit Jaroli- The real story here is Beasley was a conserva- David Beasley is to shov ro full tive Southern Democrat, who like most other con- mocrats and independen servative Democrats, realized that sometime be- beliefs, too. If he does tl and a tween the 1960s and the 1980s, the two parties flip- slide. I, for one, am conf of the flopped ideologically. For you history buffs, Ronald can do just that. ^appoints with 'schoolboy* nything. However, if and when a trary. Rather than campaigning neg- I agree mi signs up for a credit card, hope- atively against each other, Hartnett peal came f that person has enough person- and Ravenel focused their criticism sus Christ sponsibility to make wise pur- against Beasley and his ties with the cerity of his ing decisions. As for the "cheese- Christian Coalition. Perhaps it was ignorance c nuskrat[sf who staff these booths, their refusal to focus on the issues im- Beasleys d : are just fellow students or oth- portant to South Carolina and their the Christie ung people trying to eke out a liv- preoccupation with Christian bash- known bee ir help to defray the cost of going mg that cost them votes. truth come :hool. James also stated that "mainstream truth " (Jo look forward to reading Mr. Hor- Republicans stayed home," and Beasley f dhi 3 future articles on monkeys, agri- "easily won the nomination." Accord- he could n ire, or whatever the topic, as long to The State newspaper of Aug. _ ley are in good taste. 24, the Christian Coalition only com- railc sianc prised 27 percent of the Beasley vote. allty and 0 Phil Rothenberg if James' statement is fact, where did Shoul d First year MIBS student the rest of Beasley's votes come from? merely bee . Contrary to James' opinion that his farewe ISlGy right person for job Beasley is a weak candidate for gov- ington stai >erhaps before I state my reasons ernor, he emerged from the runoff as tional mor hoosing Republican David Beasley the strongest candidate in the race, principle.1 ivern my state, I would like to clar- even surpassing Lieutenant Gover- very count usinformed readers of The Game- nor Nick Theodore's vote totals. I be- we have dr on two di sere nancies in Mr. Bv- li ova tV.io aova onmntKinrr nKnnt urViof _a. J 3 _ r ? / uvTv wuo oujo ^viu&wjuiig uwvuu nimi BLallUdrUI: James column of Aug. 29. South Carolinians are looking for in great. Soul fames stated that Beasle/s oppo- their next governor. Instead of run- nor who w ts, Arthur Ravenel and Tommy ning on negative campaigns and crit- ^at n tnett, "spent more time beating idzing his opponents, Beasley ran his forward in n each other than focusing on the campaign based on his vision for South b e a si e v is threat in David Beasley." How- Carolina and the issues which con- +h t' b ; newspaper articles and debates cern us, including cracking down on r to the Aug. 9 primaries and the crime, welfare reform and voter ap. 23 runoff showed quite the con- proval on taxes. ie USC football team perform this p, I think they'll do well. And I think they're going to do pr? ute on the football team." it's about time for it. Plus, I expn , B last semester. I think they can LaKasha Burgess Sat* H J Journalism freshman JjO If ^ be good. We have a good chance "I think they'll do pretty good.1 ave been training hard." ^ jjptlim and our players have talent. It's Nilesh Maysuria jB Mechanical engineering freshman ' Jm Mm B Environmeni e are still more people out there who would commit these ireat. We are lucky that no one has been hurt in any of th Columbia Police Chief Charles Austin ;es above elitist sent David ~] Reagan switched partie; imary [~~ I against the left-wing t? josing VW**% TOMMY TOUCHBERRY party. yded- Tyr Columnist Since 1986, Governc n pos- |_ SB 30 elected officials to sv nfy h) ? to the Republican part] "Christian bashing" liberal elitist and media. These mon trend throughout th *unoff, people will try to inject scare-tactics into the cam- Dukakis, Beasley has s e con" paign by painting Beasley as a religious extremist support Dukakis at all.1 party Already, attacks have been made from the media er really changed; he ji J was and opposing candidates. wrong political party. T ? ?m u u _ ui i_ 3 7\ Me *RE -J J VM i types of crimes, ese incidents." iment s in the 1960s and warned ikeover of the Democratic r Campbell has convinced ritch from the Democratic /. This has become a come Southeast As for Michael aid repeatedly he did not Thus, Beasley's ideas nevlst realized he was in the Carolina are going to pull c in their trash bag to try jy. But, as the runoff elecasley has bridged the gap vatives and economic con believe in the same basic r one in the same. The Re;d. The only work left for v conservative-leaning Dets that he represents their lat, he will win in a landident "Governor" Beasley humor that some of Beasleys aprom his commitment to Je, but to question the sincommitment shows James' >f the Christian faith. Had ecision not been genuine, ins of this state would have :ause "when the sDirit of s, he will guide you into all ihn 16:13) Beasleys faith uj uimiige pttrues uecause 0 longer adhere to democIs on abortion, homosexuther issues. 1 we not vote for Beasley :ause he is a Christian? In 11 address, George Washted that we can't have na ctnty itpai i ii uxu x eugiuus Our state, and indeed our ry, is falling apart because ifted so far from the moral i that made this country th Carolina needs a goverrill get back to the basics love our state successfully to the 21st century. David just the right person for - Shannon Meyers Education senior season? itty good. I think that scted more out of them do better." Joe Haskins Hnmnntar cnianra can in r We've got a new coach i just a matter of using Wendi Lilly tal engineering freshman