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munity is beneficial as well.
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volved in. What is lacking, howevei
them.
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four walls of academia by serving are
ganizations do everything from incre
homeless. Members can be seen clea
presents on holidays. The sheer spe<
hard for anyone not to find at least o
Working to raise the literacy rate i
students analyze various pieces of Er
idents go through life not able to rea<
week can make a world of difference
couple hours a week isn't much, esp
sucked away by sitcoms.
Contrary to the popular perceptic
as interfering with daily life or being
their work times flexible. Most organ
donate as little or as much time as th
outweigh the loss of a little MTV tim
These first few weeks of a new ye?
these endeavors. Not only is everythii
also are a innovative way to get in tout
classes facilitate learning, they are nc
pie.
It's easy to get wrapped up in the
accompanying college life. But if miss
will change somebody's life, chances i
Experiments
liberal views
t TOMMY
TOUCHBERRY
Columnist
What leads some teenagers and
college students to rebel or reject the
values and beliefs of their parents?
Why do young people go through
some type of rebellion, whether it's
simple arguments over when to do
homework or more serious acts of rejection
through drug abuse or promiscuous
sex?
"Family values" or "traditional
Judeo-Christian values" have become
a hot topic in America. It dominates
the agendas of America's
largest religious denominations and
has found its way into the U.S. political
spectrum.
Just last week, President Clinton
and former vice-president Dan
Quayle both delivered passionate
speeches on the topic of premarital
sex and illegitimate children. Both
stated explicitly that we must find
a way to teach future generations
how to be responsible sexually in order
to save the American family. Both
stated having a baby outside of marriage
is wrong. Both also said fathers
must be held accountable.
Whether or not you believe Clinton
is sincere, and it is very likely he
is only taking a "popular" position,
the fact is many descendants of the
"flower child" generation are changing,
or have already changed, their
beliefs about morals and values. A
recent CNN/Gallup poll asked the
question "Do you think the values
associated with the 1960s (liberal)
have had a positive or negative effort
An anriotv?" Amnncr nil Amori
can adults 65 percent believe the '60s
values have had a negative effect.
Of course many adults from that
generation rejected those "liberal"
values from the getrgo. But it is significant
that two-out-of-three now
reject those values. I think a logical
conclusion might be that those who
once adopted liberal values have
grown up, realized those values are
destructive to society and, in many
cases, conflict with their own religious
beliefs.
Raising children and supporting
a family has probably had a major
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y to gain experience,
e for city residents
of higher learning, students always
selves in academia. While studying is
ting involved in the surrounding come
is no shortage of activities to get inis
the interest to become a part of
y to get in touch with life beyond the
sa residents in various capacities. Ortasing
rape awareness to helping the
ning up highways or giving children
ctrum of possible activities makes it
ne cause to champion,
is one issue that presents itself. While
lglish literature, other Columbia resI
a street sign. Just an hour or two a
for somebody who can't read. And a
ecially compared to countless hours
m of these extra-curricular activities
too much to handle, volunteers find
izations are happy to set students to
ey can. As imagined, the benefits far
e.
ir are the best time to get involved in
ig just starting up, but these projects
di with other fellow students. Though
it always the best places to meet peo!
tests, research papers and projects
ing a rerun of "Beavis and Butthead"
are ifs worth it.
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doesn't last
impact on their beliefs, too. One of
the great paradoxes of life seems to
be the notion that many people
abuse their own bodies. But when
it comes to their children, they be
uuuie vcijr pruiecuve.
Today's college students, a product
of the Reagan '80s, are indeed
more conservative than their parents'
generation was at their age.
But there still exists a troubling trend
The CNN/Gallup poll found that
among adults aged 18-29, only 45
percent believe the values of the 1960s
have had a negative effect on society.
A surprising 50 percent believe
those values have had a positive effect.
This goes along with other relative
trends. For instance, U.S. Cen
sus statistics show that throughout
the past 40 years alcohol and marijuana
use among persons aged 1825
has been at a consistently higher
level than with adults aged 26-49.
In 1991,63.6 percent of college-aged
persons (18-25) were alcohol users,
that is, they were drinkers. That year
only 52.5 percent of adults (26-49)
were alcohol users.
Other behavior and attitude
trends exist, too. Some examples include
sexual attitudes, political beliefs,
sex-role attitudes and issues of
responsibility.
The question becomes: Why do
so many of our young people adopt
more liberal attitudes about moral
and social issues when they are in
their late teens and college years,
only to reject these same values as
they grow older? Psychology offers
many answers to these questions,
but ultimately there are still some
answers that have not been
found.Each of these issues should be
taken senaratalv. and in the cominer
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weeks I will do just that. But a very
simple, broad answer to the question
would be that experience leads
to rejection of ideas that don't work
and to behaviors that are counterproductive,
immoral, or irresponsible.
I think that would explain why
many "moderately" liberal college
students reject liberalism and adopt
traditional values as they become
well-adjusted adults.
Tommy Tonchberry is a
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than a snail's pace, ffie idea still seems a
to me, though, and it takes a lot to ma
seem warped to me.
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to put me into therapy already. The/n
loaded with too much stuff for a vehicli
of mine had one with a TV and VCR in
complete stereo system with CD player,
recline into a bed, a pool, a casino, a twoa
stage with nightly concerts, a synthet
and a helicopter pad. I thought that stu
kind of distracting when you're trying to
to mention the fact those little windows
are too small to peer through.
Not that it's easy to drive in the La
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tomized vans. Those seats are nicer tha
in our apartment. (Of course, the seats ir
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LETTERS
Both emotion
It was with no small amount of sympathy
that I read Melissa Tennen's editorial
in the Sept. 7 issue of The Gamecock.
Every incident of abuse she recalled
struck a nerve in my body and
soul. So much so that I was moved to
write this letter. This is because I, too,
was a victim of abuse and like her, I am
dealing with it.
While her case is one of extreme physical
abuse, mine was one of emotional
abuse. It was something I denied for so
long until circumstances dictated I address
my problems. For so long I felt inferior
to everyone and felt I deserved the
abuse I was receiving. It is hard to have
a good outlook on life when you are constantly
reminded you are a burden to
your parents' lives and things would
have been much easier if you had never
been born.
I remember a specific instance where,
after having visited my family physician
who diagnosed me with clinical depression,
my mother told me I was lying
and I "didn't have anything to be de
Why is it
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pressed about." 1
My problems with emotional abuse 1
and low self-esteem have cost me much. 1
It has filled me with self-hate, made me ]
lose friends, made me not take opportunities
and, most painful of all, caused
me to cheat on my own girlfriend. It has
also made me feel somehow I deserved
to not be happy, so I went out of my way
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incapable of grasping the concept of hap- {
piness, but no longer.
I have taken the initiative to talk to
counselors and psychologists over the (
past six months. In that time, I've made
many changes in how I look at problems
and how I deal with problems. I have made
the conscious decision to no longer 1
be a victim but a survivor. Every day I <
get up and say "I deserve to be happy, 1
and I am going to do everything in my ^
power to make it so." 1
I wish you well, Melissa. You sound j
as if you are taking the steps you need 1
for healing. If anyone else reads this and i
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I never want to see anything like this
ever again?not on this campus or anywhere
else in the world.
The front page of The Gamecock on lir
Friday, Sept. 16 read "Pedestrians ig- se
nore hit-and-run victim." Ignore? How P
:an you ignore a young woman lying in ^e*
the middle of the street bleeding? Are no
you so desensitized by media that even
when one of your own students is in- y?
ured, you ignore her? Are you so apathetic
that even being witness to a hit
ind-run does not compel you to act?
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ional landscape.
; freeway: Do you want to drive in
or a quick burger before we finish?
be service uses a chauffeur and costs
and they say money can't buy you
resee this trend, like all trends startservice
and price levels, eventually
to the lowly peons like me. I'm exy
while you work, where you pay
: about your problems because you
i to go to the office. I'm expecting
>torcycle sidecar. Eventually, ther3
and therapy while running alongitrist's
bike will take hold,
prefer to ignore my problems and
^s wrong, except for the occasional
ip and go running around the Horsejing
"La Bamba." It always seems
Dn't have to blow my money on the
tta go. There's some papers stuck
y Mustang, and my first client's due
ris Muldrow is a journalism, senior.
His column appears every Friday.
3 overcome
I am shocked and angry and emnasseu
this happened on the campus
:all home. But more than that, I am
rry. I am sorry for Ms. Yardley who
itnessed one of the worst sides of huan
nature?twice. I could complain
out the person who hit her or the peoe
who chose not to help her, but the
ily thing I really want to do is apoloze
to Ms. Yardlev. her familv and her
ends.
Although a large number of people
issed by you, Ms. Yardley, some of us
still have a conscience and a driving
ipulse to help. Please do not let the
lfishness and uncaring of a few peoe
ruin the first semester of your col- *
je career. You have had two injuries
w: one when the car hit you, and one
len your classmates neglected to aid ;
u. I, for one, am very sorry.
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Kimberiy Reddick I
Nursing junior
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netime. It is good to chip in
own time."
Peter Smith
Computer Engineering sophomore
>lunteering is to help other
Whitney Coleman
Criminal justice freshman
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