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Serving USCSir,
Lee Gontz, Editor in Chief Susan
Editorial G
Keith Boudreaux, Lupe Eyi
Jimmy DeButts,
Pop Goes th<
The U.N. 's plan to cm
explosion needs coopen
With the explosion of the world
headache. The United Natio
lem underscores the critical
United Nations' determination to mal
After a tumultuous time of debate
has drafted a plan that seems to plea:
ing to hit the issues head-on.
While diluted in certain areas, the
fight against overpopulation. The idez
government dictation is a revolutionar
scope.
The strategy set forth by the Unite<
If s the first time the world has tried t<
behind these fertile times.
And for a first shot in the dark, th<
The conference hasn't skirted aroui
commotion. Sex was wrangled with
HR C. 1? J; ^ U? Ui~4-l
A lie ii cuiiv uiscusoiuii litis given uu w
ly gains in reproductive health care a
Meeting the needs of the current ]
cess to contraceptives and for condom c
Even in the heat of the battle, these p
times, perhaps, but a good one.
In terms of prevention, sex educati
against population booms. The thinkii
the more people know, the better off t
As with all ventures taken by a d
ments are commonplace. Roman Cat
tions to any mention of abortion as ?
were among the most disruptive.
As a result, many of the more poii
have been deleted or diluted. Though
cy terminations are not stigmatized ii
as starvation is looked down on by e
considering, especially when the fab
"compromise."
Hopefully, all groups will come tc
important to the global community. W
only way the world is ever going to ta
explosion.
Have Chee
attend grai
i mmw lee clontz
5JB Editor in Chief
I recently made a very tough
choice.
Nothing as difficult as whether
or not to get a nipple ring or a "my
mother never loved me" tattoo, but
a tough choice just the same.
I'm going to go to grad school.
In trying to decide whether or
not to participate in post-graduate
studies, I did what IVe always heard
you should do when facing life-ordeath
choices. I made a pro and con
list.
Obviously, the list is completely
unscientific and basically useless,
but, what the hey, I decided,
didn't I?
The reasons to go to graduate
school, as I reckoned them, are:
1) Graduate school is the chance
to further my education and become
a more productive member
of society.
2) I could make more money
when I finally go to work.
3) I get to delay my job search
for another two years.
4) It gives me more time to start
that Meat Loaf cover band I've
dreamed of all through my undergrad
years.
5) I get more letters after my
name.
6) Hie letters "GRE" are the first
three in the word "great!"
7) I can skip the milkshake line
and start working at the drive-in
window right after I graduate.
8) I can impress people with
words like Impecunious" without
looking like Fm showing off.
9) It's fun to irritate fellow grad
students by cheering for your undergrad
school at football games.
10) More irresponsible nights
watching USA "Up All Night," home
of such film classics as "Earth Girls
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Kim Truett
3 World
b population
ition to work |
's population comes a global-sized
ns' decision to address this probnature
of the situation and the
ce a difference.
and decision, the United Nations
se all involved while still manag:
plan is a big step forward in the jw
i of individual choice rather than
y one for a plan with a world-wide ^
i Nations is novel in another way.
) identify and remedy the reasons
e pending plan isn't half-bad. /
id the "dirty word" causing all the / ^ J*
unapologetically and rightly so. ? (
1 to several viable solutions, namend
sex education programs.
problems has forced pleas for acbstribution
to the discussion table.
revisions remained. A sign of the
on reigns supreme as the weapon
rig behind its endorsement is that /
hey will be.
iverse group of people, disagree- *
-nolle and islamic nations onjeci
measure for population control
nted clauses concerning abortion QUOTEU N |U
frowned upon by some, pregnan- "Basically, two to t
1 other areas of the world, whereveryone.
This point is one worth
s of the world hangs on the word
igether and agree upon a plan so
orking for the common good is the
ke the bang out of the population ? ^
* Strike
-tos, will
7 Wow, what a sea
1?^ was strangest thi
*||ffIff II seemed like a natura
^ VAAV/ apart by internal un
are Easy" and the Kathy Ireland- rea^!dTl^
led "Alien From LA," believed by , L '
. . ., ur.... ir n e day do. 1 he same is
many to be the Citizen Kane of d^t8 and facult w
stranded bimbo action movies. e ,, , . r
11) Since you'restiU offiddly a ??hemoet^bKcto
student, you re entitled by AT&T GpA f lt
and Citibank to get all the "no an- caJ;} ne Iacul
lual fee" credit cards your wallet amongs e s u ?n
' els, a limit should bi
vill hold. , , ,
That list completed, 1 felt mighty l?mts given out each
tood about my decision. I knew nced(t0 be mor
vhat I wanted and I chanted it like ^*a.a P0!1?.' .,
i mantra. Also, this would
As we must, I reluctantly con- el n.s. l00 easy or. 0
lidered the cons of grad school. So ?ould .hav? a mlmm
made, you guessed it, another list. ,
1) ru be two years older when I .,. Obwously, studer
.tart my job search, losing that ltmSthelr 9UMess ?
routhful edge. /^1"| J
2) 111 be in debt beyond belief. I (1 CI C!C1|
3) I sound nothing like Meat
joaf, though I do a mean version
)f "AJ1 Revved Up With No Place I was recently flij
x) Go" while showering. classified ads, lookir
A \ All iL A VMMMMt Til WM ftlr <-k r\f finAAfl
t) AU uie (Ali a uiuntry i u uieuvc iccung ui uiui c spate
vith the masters degree will go to- ing quarters?you k
vard paying off my student loan. an old closet organi
5) Banks are unstable ? 111 have nished garden apar
.0 borrow money from mobsters. ad encouraging stud
6) Hie letters "GRE" are the first "Classified adver
etters in the word "greedy." communicate with y<
7) Ignorance, some say, is bliss. Carolina communit)
8) Have to answer the parental a roommate, have ite
[uestion: "Just when the hell are out a message check
rou going to get a job?" At first, of course
9) You just feel so darned old municating through
litting on freshmen. I couldn't even undi
10) You're probably better off way. They looked lil
lot watching USA "Up All Night." puter screen. ..NS F
Once the votes were tabulated, WD, d/w, AC, conv.,
! found that the pro list had one Wanting despera
>oint more than the con list. That pus life, however, I
leing the case, I have opted for two spirit and place an ad
nore years of what my mom has cock staffs suggests
ilways called "the easiest days of a roommate. My roc
ny life." been looking for yoi
So she thinks. I work hard, study My first ad was <
lard and... hey, "Return to the Blue "Mary!" I exclaim
l,agoon" is on. Pass the Chee-tos, stomped into the root
vould ya? cock. "You're back!"
Lee Clontz is a journalism se- "Ashley," my usui
uor. His column appears every oth- through pinched wh
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IWgQlNTS Wednesday, Sept
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hree lemon merangue pies were thrown against the wind
i kitchen area, it looked like someboday had dumped gre
Steve Richards, director of food se
} becomes night
ry dream I had last night. It jBBSBlr
ng. In my dream, what always
J existence was suddenly torn p * STEVE!
rest. That ugly word, "strike," |Kk Copy [
.USC students went on strike. _Bfx v
strike was already underway:
sues that had separated stu- Work.
ere also keeping them away Another major issue was cc
ta^e- Students liked the new policy tl
?d dispute was over the famed the School of Business, could oi
y felt that to insure equality say the College of Journalism ?
ts of different intellectual lev- njcation, if the student would cl
e put on the number of grade ^jty felt this should be restricted
semester. The professor would years 0fthe student's college can
e equal in his distribution of ecj this option repeatedly so th
money.
prevent some professor from The public was bothered with
0 hard because grade points jt caused their favorite college'
um and maximum consistent possible to recognize from year
These and other issues halt
its did not like this idea of lim- USC. Neither side seemed read;
1 the classroom for deserving
M /\ ^-1 /VTTA^TTA
ulcus oic iwiuvauve
jping through The Gamecock's I rri
ig for things that might give a I- 71k
s to my somewhat cramped liv- M* It ASHLE
:now, a slightly-used loft bed, jam a| Coli
izer, or a three-bedroom fur- |_ '
tment?when I ran across an
lents to use the classifieds. g0 j decided to start commur
tisements are the best way to one through classifieds! Soon I
aur classmates or others m the mogt ^aPy
r!" it said. "If you're looking for ?Shana---did you say six or i
sms to sell or justwant to send ?Megan, you were right! He
: out the classifieds. "Papa John's: we'll have on
i I was skeptical about com- pepperoni and olives. Thanks!"
the classifieds. Ihats because ?Mary> would you plea8e ti
erstand most of the ads, any- jron??
JT^i!11888^1568 ?n C<?Iu~ Of course, people do not alv
TtM 2 share furn rm, ba, kit, ^eds with the same light-heart
$8 trillion* 1/2 util. Call! tentions! A disturbingly suspicic
tely to participate ful.y in cam- a(j was recently run in The Ga
decided to get into the school received so many calls for 1
. I would take one of Ine Game- er j advertised in The Gameco
ms and place an ad to look for aatisfied customer. "I wish 1, hi
immate. I wrote. I ve Sounds innocent enough, bu
ii for hours . Where are you. dent like myself might think, ^
iverwhelmmgly successful. more? Where is this person gett
ed joyously the next day as she erg and dryers? And where are
n clinching a copy of The Game- jg ^at w^y j can^ get my extri
3 resident storage space on my fl
ally pleasant roommate spewed The next day, I led the cam?
ite lips, "What were you think- productive search through the
..j. 1 _ 1 J ~1
lai neeits 10 oe uuiie aui
"I definitley think more sex education is needed because
people are so naive about ADDS and everything. Kj
I think it is a good thing."
Stacey Delaney
Pharmacy sophomore
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"There's only so much you can do about it. The only
thing you can do is try to educate everyone on the
situation."
George McFadden
History sophomore
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amber 14, 1994
Or'
owsy and what didn't stick to the window
en olives and some cheese sauce on the
irvice for Marriott
marish expe
ations rarely took place,
just finger-pointing spati
t BURRITT Each day more and m
)esk Chief a student with a 15-houi
ing 3 hours of classes he ]
in the paper read "Day 33
$836 tuition lost (in-stah
>llege free agency, (out-of-state),
lat one college, say President Palms had i
Ter scholarship to, that the two sides had on
ind Mass Commu- agreement If not, he wo
lange majors. Fac- semester. That had been
I to only after a few jt seemed that for th
ier. Students want- years, there would be no
iey could get more Ita sure you can tell v
, I mean, how could two si
i this policy because ,
>. encLe where there could be no i
s rosters to be lm- ., ? ,,
to could anyone fathom the
ed academic life at crcd American tradition!
y to budge. Negoti- Just a dream, nght?
Stephen Burritt is a broc
way to commu
Hampton.
"Ha ha!" I cried triuir
iY BALL door. "Look what I've fo
jmnist praise and adulation I'd
Harrison-Cook would pn
largest cache of stolen v
ucating with every- Wstay of fte University
was placing ads i emptyou from pre-calcn
v 6 "Ummm," one of the c
aiv.thiH-vT" incredulously at the root
'a rrnv-rroniiaP er8- helieVe this is the
^th mom, Miss. But thanks,
e large pizza, with formed ?
urn off the curling . Oh, well, my mom v
found the laundry room
fays use the classi- ree^' ? . . ,
ed and innocent in- . Walkthrough the
ius testimonial-type to my room, I noticed thj
mecock classifieds. co,ck b ?ln a Jhalr'111
he washer and diy- what had now become r
jit. on the Ad of mv Dream
|Clv! exciaimeu me ?oTJT> .
,d 10 more to sell!" , ?'
t a more astute stu- closets, Cdl today. Wo\
Vait a minute! Ten , 1 th?Ph?
ing all these wash- cla39lfiedf ^P^ft,
thev bpincr qfnred? answered. Td like to ph
SIS Mary, rve found the,
9 It s just what we ve beer
>us police on a most "here-Ill be right uPr
basement of Wade As
will appear every Wedne
nit population coi
a "It's agood plan, sex education,
plement it on a worldwide effor
SI "I think it's good they're trying 1
jlPMt: going to take a lot of thinking <
? J! ure that out."
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fell onto the carpet,
floor."
rience
and those meetings were
3.
ore damage was done. For
r course load, he was losDaid
for a day. The update
: 99 classes missed, around
;) and around $ 1,895 lost
issued a statement saying
ie week to hammer out an
uld cancel the rest of the
well over a week ago.
e first time in almost 90
final exams.
/hat a crazy dream it was.
des get so deep in a mess
vinners, only losers? How
infwrnntinn r>f anoVi a ao.
>
idcast journalism junior.
inicate
iphantly, throwing open a
und!" I was ready for the
receive. 'Oh, Ashley,' Ms.
ibably say, Tou found the
rashers and dryers in the
! For that, I'm going to exJus.'
>fficers mused as he stared
11 full of washers and dryi
Wade Hampton laundry
anyway, for keeping us in/ould
be glad to know I'd
so early in my college calobby
on the way back up
i latest copy of The Gamelipped
to the classifieds in
ny habit, and my eyes fell
s!"
, incl. used loft bed, orgnzd.
v!
! and called The Gamecock
Yes," I said to the girl who
ace this ad, please:
nost incredible apartment
t looking for. Don't go anysm
freshman. Her column
isday.
ltrol?
But how can you imtT
Less Atkinson
Political science junior
to find a soolution. It's
and cooperaton to figSonja
Shipman
isiness management junior