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2 Serving USC Sine Lee Gontz, Editor in Qiief Susan < Editorial * Keith Boudreaux, Lupe Eyd Jimmy DeButts, K Jackpot Lottery benefits far out aspects, won't corrupt i The issue of a lottery in South Caroli eral weeks. After weeding through know what to believe. When lookin swer becomes clear. A lottery would helj hurt it. Having a lottery would be a way of in< Carolina desperately needs. People are If s hard to imagine taxpayers would obj ey if it didn't come from their pocketboo] All the extra cash a lottery would br derfunded programs. At the forefront of sits the South Carolina school system, i education was not decreased and the e: schools and not to defray exorbitant adm state would De ail tne Detter Decause 01 a gle-handedly solve all of the state's educ ing better facilities, raises for teachers i ers would be steps in the right direction Higher education funding could be hi gia, the Hope Scholarship exists for st\ quirements and attend a state school. Th these students don't have to pay tuition lege students would like to have this lw Regardless of the prospective benefit of whether or not a lottery is morally acce to see someone gamble every last cent o: able some people will spend more monc tery in hopes of striking it rich. Howev should not punish the many. Besides, so money away on liquor or cars or McDoi mean such items should be outlawed. P whether it be gambling or eating chocc thing everyone must learn on their own citizens, not babysit them. With all the problems South Uarolin a lottery is willing to provide that help, mistake, if s a crime. Mud-slingii) Beasley bes fl TOMMY F ? TOUCHBERRY * Columnist ? Nine weeks ago I wrote a column ? on our governor's race. I predicted the liberal elitist and liberal media r would try every deceitful trick in a their trash bag in an attempt to beat a David Beasley. I was right. They 9 have tried everything, and I hope 8 they have failed. For nine weeks I have read the propaganda in the form of letters to 1 the editor of Hie State, The Greenville News and The Gamecock. Sometimes * I wondered if the DNC typed up a generic letter and sent it to all of j their cohorts. Fm sure a few of them were authentic, but most regurgi- * tated the same rhetoric time and time again. Our local liberals even went as far as pretending to be a farright extremist supporter of Beasley. I saw right through that one. Nick Theodore has lowered himself to the standards of his party's leader, President Bill Clinton. Theodore started slinging mud a short time after he was nominated. He hasn't slowed down since and certainly hasn't allowed the truth to get in his ambitious way. Theodore his repeatedly used his theme of "proven mainstream leadership" while trying to paint David Beasley as an extremist Thafs Nick's view of a Christian. Theodore's ads have tried to , state Beasle/s positions on impor tant issues to be different than the j positions Beasley has publicly tak- j en. In other words, Theodore not on- , ly speaks for himself, he now speaks for Beasley, too. I guess Theodore is a control freak! That reminds me of?well, our president. Meanwhile, Beasley has continued to focus on the issues. The vast majority of Beaste/a commercials have been "positive" ads stressing his positions on issues. Beasley has even asked Theodore to pull all negative ads off the air. Theodore replied by saying Til stop lying about you when you stop lying about me." Beasley has pulled his one negative ad off TV, but as of Wednesday I continued to see a giut of negative "iBafflbdi B Student Media Russell House-USO Col Lee Clontz Allison Williams Editor in Chief Features Editor Susan Goodwin Jimmy DeButts Viewpoints Editor Sports Editor Steven C. Rurritt Kim Truett Copy Desk Chief Photo Editor Keith Boudreaux Ethan Myerson News Editor Graphics Editor Lupe Eyde Erin Galloway 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 foil and spring semesters, with the exception of university holidays and exam periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the editors or author and not those of the University of South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Osnmunicatioos is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Student Media is its parent organization. The i r ock 11908 Goodwin, Viewpoints Editor >ard e, Steven C. Burritt, jm Truett weigh negative Carolinians na has been tossed around for sevthe Dolitical discourse, if s hard to g at all the facts, however, the an> this state far more than it would Teasing revenue, something South always complaining about taxes, ect to the state getting more monks. ing in could go toward many unthis long list ef needy institutions Kb long as the regular funding for ictra money actually went to help linistrative costs, education in this . lottery. More money may not sination problems. However, providsnH mnnw fnr hirincr more teach slped by a lottery as well. In Georldents who meet certain SAT reanks to the Georgia State Lottery, . Surely, most South Carolina colony. s a lottery would deliver, the issue ptable always arises. No one wants n lottery tickets. And it is conceivsy than they can afford on the loter, the mistaken actions of a few me South Carolinians throw their rnld's cheeseburgers. This doesn't eople can get addicted to anything date. Self control is simply some. The state is supposed to serve its a is facing, it can use some help. If , then turning it down isn't only a ig aside, it choice "heodore ads. During the past nine weeks, ieasley has proven to me he is an utstanding candidate for governor, le is right on the issues, he cares bout the middle-class family, he is ompassionate and he wants to find etter ways to help the less fortutate in our society. He speaks well ud is an excellent communicator, ind most importantly, he holds him CI I tu a VC1J iilgil 0UU1UO1U UI ind morals. Re reminds me a lot of ur most popular president this cenury?Ronald Reagan. Of course, a nuch younger version. Beasley has clearly outlined his wsitions on education, abortion, taxis, crime, welfare reform, economic jrowth and job creation. They are >ased on sound conservative princi>les. He has centered his entire cam)aign on his theme: "putting famiies first." Beasley has stayed away rom the distortion tactic and focused lis energy on getting his message rnt. The latest polls show the race jetting tighter. Beasley leads anyvhere from four to eight points, ac:ording to The State and The Greenville News. It is important for jveryone to realize Theodore is not a:..- rr_ 1 a?i, i conservative, iic iias iaacii me same old big-govemment position in fiscal policy and wants to turn )ur education funding over to the jamblers of our state. Theodore supports the most liberal position on abortion and many other moral ismes. I am proud to have lived my life m the "conservative" South. I believe it is a compliment when South Car' l x J 1 Diina is reierrea to as irauuiuiiai or the "middle of the Bible Belt." If we elect Beasley along with a Republican General Assembly, then we will retain our tradition while improving the quality of life for our citizena If we elect Theodore and his Clinton Democrats, then we will let loose the destruction of liberalism on South Carolina. I hope next Tuesday you will vote on principle not on rhetoric and help elect read conservatives to every office in our beloved state. Tommy Touchberry is a marketing junior. His column appears every Friday. 777 777Chns Carroll / . i? _ Director oi Student Media ising. 777-4249 Laura Day 777-6482 Creative Director umbia, SC 29208 Ji ?reen Art Director Robert Wertz Gregory pere2 Wendy Hudson Production Asst. Ami. Copy Desk Elizabeth Thomas Tanja Kropf Adv. Graduate Asst. Asst. Copy Desk Renee Gibson Ryan Wilson Marketing Director Asst. Snorts Chris Wood Van Hope Asst. Advertiang Manager Asst. Photo ? ? ... Jason Jeffers ^ CoUuis Cartoonist Fsculty Advisor Letters Policy The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 200-250 words and must include full name, professional title or year and major If a student. Letters must be personally delivered by the author to The Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 321. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit ail letters for style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not be withheld under any circumstances Bamecock VIEWPOlf fWPOHW- 1 s caw Wen? I kmjm ppm *wr\ fUHP? J QUOTEUNQUOTE MYi S.C. f Columnist's Mus Sometimes I want to take a U-turn off the information superhighway, find an exit and stop at an electronic Hardee's somewhere to rest my aching fingers. Yep, I'm plugged into the Internet, that vast electronic storehouse of information you've read too much about in every magazine, including Family Circle, Penthouse and Car and Driver. In order to be a jour nalist these days (or even to falsely claim to be a journalist like I do) you've gotta have your finger on the electronic pulse of the nation. My problem is little quirks you have to deal with to get on the Internet. First, you start making really bad puns based around the term "information superhighway." Writers all over the country are making bad puns like the Hardee's one at the beginning of my column, and there's no end in sight. I think we should rename the Internet the "information taco." If d sound silly to say, "I just kicked my computer into overdrive on the information taco." About the best any writer could do would be, "No hot sauce on my data, please," and thafs just too dumb for anyone but me to print. Next, there's the modem part. You've gotta know vxxi. i .-i. -r j i. ;?i ^ a lime uii 01 iiiuuexii iei~imiiuiugjr uciuic juu get uu u? Internet. The phone jack is the little doohickey that the phone cord goes into. Hie modem cord is the little doohickey that hooks into the thingy on the back ol your computer. The lights (known in computerese as Beasley shows lit This is in response to Ashley Brown's Fitting, it letter on Nov. 2. You would like to set species to ( the record straight? Neither one of the As for 1 gentlemen who wrote the letters you re- a person of sponded to "reflect the mainstream val- their sexu ues of Mr. Beasley or the Coalition." Cor- dents is ta rect, neither does the diverse population sexuals "fai of our fair state. South Carolina is part son need n of America, a large melting pot of indi- well enoug viduals. Perhaps there are conservatives assumptio in this state who back Mr. Beasley, rest all these w assured many back other candidates as educated ar well. And for reasons more based on lead- If David \ ership experience than on religious tac- I get raped tics Mr. Beasley has used to further his up my cha '? -?J i-- e i. aaiH nrpcm campaign, ll is adequate iui a man lu ?rsay, "I am a member of this church." Any be a move I further reference to their religious be- unwanted liefs is too close to violating the separa- may he exl tion of church and state. Ask anyone of label Tige Irish-Catholic heritage,"is that safe?" needed to I was for the confederate flag's posi- delicacy, bi tion on the Capitol. However, what is cy in a sit more important?a historical symbol or women am a whole race of individuals' feelings? ferent sex I've no idea on Mr. Beasley being a danger am racist. However, your mention of those I wish' blacks he has among his supporters fr?m a ?tn brings one word to mind?token. having see Concerning the homosexual issue, f?r women they want no "special" rights. Two hu- oniy hope * * 1 1 i mans, wno are m love, seen, to unite as one in God's eyes. There are 10 commandments, making no reference to sex, except in honor thy father and mother. Should S |2| "If they do what they're doin toward the school system, the 2^**j a lotte7- ^U8' ^ will create st ^ "Yes. If it's voted on everyone ^ choose whether or not they v< ' 9 Mil? ITS Friday, November 4,1994 du are not African American. You are African." Representative for Louis Farrakhan in speech to UMOJA studei tang breaks down a I c CHRIS MULDROW s w Columnist I I nces lor tne termination 01 ancy. Bemuse that wouldn t member of , fami, for family. Neither is bearing ,,, , , ,, _ children Tige Watts words w0uidlla"6 ^own had reme, but I see no reason to ^ Marc Tel -extremist." Tige said what "^guitar)had be said. Maybe Tige lacked ma^? facM a thf audlenI ut there's no mom for delica- la P'? g "> "tder to get a cl uation where the rights of ^ drawingyour at*e"tlon J the abilities of people of dif- the music. Mr Teicholzwa ual persuasion are in grave a "cheap laugh, he v d questioned. expressing his emotional resp Mr. Beasley luck, but coming niusic. Attend more solo re >ng political background and Halliday, and you will knov n how little concern he shows pieces that Mr. Teicholz play and those homosexual, I can part of the standard repert< he is soundly defeated. classical guitar. Yet, Mr. Ha the works by Ponce (not prone Victoria Joy Stevens say) and Albeniz "banal." Ha Media arts sophomore "I haven't heard of them eit you were at the Koger Cent day night, you'd know why. outh Carolina have a gin Georgia and put it | j "Hiissta sn yes, we ought to have j WM , Jfj they war >me jobs, not as many as ^ ~' I s*T*c^on Susan Rudisill rary science graduate student should have the right to ^ I "Yes. It] 'ant a lottery." ? ucation ? Ttravis Dawson I getlucK* ;trical engineering sophomore jf - * 1MJ "little lights") signify you've started World War III if * they all light up at the same time, just like "War Games." I (Greetings, Professor Falken.) ^ A modem's baud rate is a measure of how many 1 bits per second go through it, which means how much 1 you're going to shell out for the modem.'For instance, ( a 2,400 bps modem will cost about the same as a chicken sandwich with two toppings at The Grand Mar- 1 ketplace. A 28,000 bps modem costs about the same < as the state of Vermont. 1 E-mail is very popular on the Internet. If s cheap, '< ifs convenient and the letters often actually arrive at the address you intended. Plus, you get a cool address < that makes no seise. Mine's gnkf7n@univscm.csd.scaroli- 1 na.edu. I know what everything stands for but my user I ID, the gnkf7n part. I'm scared someone up in Com- 1 puter Services created some acronym for my address, 1 like Geeky Nude Kid Fondles 7 Nuns, and he laughs ; i eveiytime he sees my name across the screen, ur mayne < Fm just paranoid. I've also noticed letters to people on e-mail are much i less in-depth than letters I used to write on real paHe concern for worn takes two sexes of the same Reviewer off the HI iomosexuals teaching, to say Criticism of strings 1 said persuasion would make al preference known to stu- This letter is in response t intamount to calling homo- lidays review of the Festival tries" or "limp-wnsted. A per- at the Roger Center onSundj ot be straight to teach a child j wouid \&e t0 say that ] [h to make straight As. Any day's review of the Festival n less would be an affront to on qc^ 23 was totally ridic ho pride themselves on being musically ignorant. First, he ^tolerant of different lifestyles. program contained a wealt B^sley is deded, and should mation about the four "gui and impregnated, I can hang would be used (mandolin, bale W 29,30- I I Jft Y'll 5& I'A I MB OMffilM 1,32,33,,.. I 9 nts on infohighway >er. I used to write, "My entire outlook on life has hanged. I think I love you." Now that I can write in itantly eveiy day, 1 tend to send messages iiKe, "ncsea ny nose today. Watched Montel. Slept again " Most everybody who gets an Internet account usis it for e-mail, but serious computer users like me mow the real use of the network is to find electronic )hotos of Cindy Crawford in various states of undress. Jsing programs like Fetch, which features a little dog unning after your data, and Gopher (yep, a little ranting gopher) you can fly across the globe to find Cindy, Dindy and more Cindy. You can also log into computers in other countries, vhich is neat. Fve logged into a Polish computer and i German computer so far. If s really neat to stare at nenus full of information in languages I don't know ind try to figure out where Cindy could be hiding. They say really learning to use the internet is like surfine. Fve spent a lot of my time trying to get up on the board, and sometimes I think my board is actually a two-by-four painted to look like a computer. Sometimes it works, though, and I actually get mail, and that's almost as neat as having real letters. Except you can't get papercuts from opening your e-mail. And Cindy's there. Chris Muldrow is a journalism senior. His column appears every Friday. en, homosexuals lark Oil Asturias (by Albeniz) is one of the most , famous classical guitar solos and is conconcert gidered a "rite de passage" for classical guitarists. He goes on to say that Guillero Neil Hal- mo Ri?s (flamenco guitar) was "lacking of Strings that vital spark"?wrong again, Neil. ay, Oct. 23. His compositions were intelligent and Neil Halli- played well. Mr. Halliday had endless nf Strings praise for Emanuil Sheynkman (man ?CJ- - w ulous and dolin and balalaika) who was, in fact, ! says, "the the worst player of the four ("banal" aph of infor- plies to Sheynkman, Neil, not Teicholz). tars" that His technique was horrible, which made ilaika, clas- his timing even worse. This caused him ndolin is a to miss every other note, thus producwhich he ing a "thumping" sound on the strings, ad the pro- Mr. Halliday could have consulted somecholz (das- one in the guitar department (about 25 ng habit of students) for advice rather than hap:e while he hazardly guessing. Next time, The Gameleap laugh cock should practice a little journalistic away from integrity and send someone more artissn't trying tically intelligent, ras merely onse to the Bradford Montgomery citals, Mr. Classical guitar junior f. The four ed were all )ire for the lliday calls >unced ponlliday says, her, and if er on Sun" Actually, lottery? fo sppmo vprv rnnsprvntivp. T >*t DPOTlle do what it. You have to set some limits. With some re, it would be OK" Shih-I'mg Lee Nursing sophomore tiink it'd give a chance to raise money for edind some other purposes. Plus, somebody might y." David Mick History graduate student