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[I 4 "?ad Serving US Lee Clontz, Editor in Chief Si Editor! Keith Boudreaux, Lupe Jimmy DeBui All's fair? Negative campaignii level, should be disrt That tensions are running high is understandable. What is nc of negative ads that have take Unfortunately, bashing the oppo: in the 11th hour of their campaigns. meaningless unattei anu empty piui tivity is the only thing they have lef white photographs of the opposing p force. These ads are hard to miss now. find ads that aren't tainted by smea their battle to the airwaves, and audi each other's dirty laundry. One of the best examples of nega ernor's race. The margin between Be proximity has prompted the two to and then talk about not running su< occurred about the ads seems to poin of them. Tt would be a refresh in 2 chancre 1 tics if candidates actually stayed foe ed to play fair. As annoying as the ne are, sadly enough, very effective. Pol ue to do it, regardless of the level to Because it looks as though thing these comments will probably be losl paign hoopla. Still, the plea is there exercise every chance they get. And sues and not the whims of image cor the system works the way it should. Tricking dri parking lot MATT I Vm JM HORGAN 5 Columnist Okay, okay, so I haven't written in a while (geez, you guys are cranky), but it isn't entirely my fault. There was this freak accident involving a goat and whipped cream, but I won't go into that now. So lef s delve right in, shall we? I had a horrible nightmare not too long ago. I dreamt that I was standing on a street corner somewhere on campus. All these students were walking by me and looking at me with expressions of disgust and revulsion on their faces. They were all trying to avoid me, even running away from me. Then I looked down, and saw I was handing out those yellow Zipsheets. I woke up screaming. Well, folks, ifs been a while since we last talked, and I have had time f* -i i i_: T ior some proiouna soui-searciung. i found a license plate, some bottle caps, an old hairbrush, some Chiclets and the March 84 issue of "CrossStitch Monthly." Boy, do I feel about ten pounds lighter. Anyway, starting this week, I'm debuting a news feature that will appear in my column each week (or until the joke gets old). It's kinda sorta a guide to fun and games on campus ... with a twist. I call it "Phred." But you can call it the "Cruel and Unusual Punishment of the Week." W/\uT if /3/ytia /*AWA/*flv fKofln oon ilUHj U UU11V WI X Wvy j miwv vwux mv great fun and provide you with fond college memories to last a lifetime. So listen carefully kids, here it is: A Let me set the scene... ifs noon on a weekday and the Russell House parking lot is inflamed with traffic. Briskly stride into the lot with car keys prominently displayed in your ; hand. This in itself will cause total chaos because the lead car, seeing you, will immediately slam on brakes. Unfortunately, the following cars will be too intent on finding their own spaces that they will fail to notice this (they're on a collision course for wackiness!) B. Pick a car, any car, and in a convincing lasnion approacn 11 as u you are about to vacate a space. Watch the cute, hopeful, expectant look flash across the lead driver's face. C. Here's the fun part. Just as you are about to get in "your car,* suddenly remember that you left your bookbag in the University Bookstore and motion to the waiting motorist that you will be right back af _ _______________ TOW ^ tfe I, Ne VDUHKLUUi ka Student Media Russell House-USC* Lee Clontz Allison Williams Editor in Chief Features Editor Susan Goodwin Jimmy DeButts Viewpoints Editor Sports Editor Steven C. Burritt Kim Truett 1? Copy Desk Chief Photo Editor Keith Boudreaux Ethan Myers on News Editor Graphics Editor Lupe Eyde Erin Galloway Features Editor Asst. News The Gamecock is the student newspaper of th< u- University of South Carolina and is published Mooday Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring semes' 11 lers, with the exception of university holidays and exan periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of tbi editors or author and not those of the University o South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Communication: is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department o Student Media is its parent organization. The Gamec' lank C Since 1908 is an Goodwin, Viewpoints Editor nl Board Eyde, Steven C. Burritt, tts, Kjm Iruett ig sinks race to low '.garded by voters as this political race comes to an end it as understandable is the onslaught n television by force, nent is a common tactic for politicians When the issues have been reduced to nises, candidates feel that such negate Thafs when the grainy, black-andoliticians come out on screens in brute In fact, audiences are hard pressed to rs and slams. Candidates have taken iences are forced to watch them air out tive campaigning has been in thegovasley and Theodore is a close one. Such run adverse spots against each other :h commercials. That a discussion has t to an overabundance and importance from the down and dirty world of polinaad on tVip issnias at hand and darid igative commercials are, however, they lis have shown it so candidates contin- . which they sink the race. s aren't going to change anytime soon, t along with the all the rest of the cam. Voting is a right that citizens should voting for a candidate based on the isisultants is the only way to insure that tvers in m . . knov a real treat t, mosl ter you get whatever it is you forgot. D. Don't come back. ate ( E. Hide in the bushes and watch an(j the driver's increasing frustration. , F. Laugh cruelly. o? 4-v. luld ou Li id c jruu iiavc il, iuiad. kjl cat . fun for ages 2 to 102! ' Of course, as you all know, last Monday we were graced by that most 7 tacky of all holidays, Halloween (St. Patrick's day is currently running a belie close second, mainly thanks to shut- ^ less fat guys with their chest hair that and back hair spray-painted green). of th Actually, Halloween is quite nostal- date gic for me Anytime I see a kid dressed Istil up in one of those horrible plastic put i costumes, the memories come flood- polls ing back. For one thing, breathing it wi holes in those damn masks were nev- tighl er big enough. By the time you made beca it all the way up the steps to knock 2 on the door, you were wheezing so braw bad all you could do was to hold your an(j bag open and rasp (pretty convenient if you were dressed as Darth Vad er). Then, there was the issue of the Halloween candy itself. Forget ap- ^ pies with razor blades, what every ^ kid neallv feared was petting the few , , dreaded kinds of candy. Candy corn " ... who in the hell thought this up? The only thing those were good for was sticking them up your nostrils and shooting your friends. And Mary Janes... need I say more? Then there were Tootsie Rolls, the LSD of the I candy world. Just as LSD stays in V> your spinal fluid for life, a good Tootsie Roll has a half-life of about 75 ] years in your back molars. These . were well-known facts among trickor-treaters, and when word got out that a house was distributing the infamous goodies, it was shunned like ^ , the plague. Of course, now that Fm much older, I take my cousin trickor-treating around the neighborhood ^30 (seeing as how it's the only socially acceptable way for a 20-year old to onct get free candy.) g?in Well, in wrapping this beast of 1 an article up, Fd just like to say "Bite men me" to whoever installed the "1001 of R Crusty Videos" machine in the Pa- post tio Cafeteria. Thanks to you, I am trod now privileged to hear "All for Love" incli by Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams and cutt l. Sting over and over while I eat lunch. ] I have had a small glimpse into what evei 1 hell is really like. 1 But before I go, I'd like to leave you with a point to ponder, "Is Gen[ eral Tsos the Chinese counterpart to Colonel Sanders?" Good night, . . ' folks, and eryoy the buffet! Matt Horgan is a J journalism junior. ing hhh *7*7oa Chris Carroll WS. 777-7726 Director* Sink* Media verUsmg: 777-4249 Laura Day X: 777-6482 Creative Director Columbia, SC 29208 Jim Green _ . ... Ait Director Gregory Perez Wendy Hudson Production Asst. Asst. Copy Desk Elizabeth Thomas Tanja Kropf Adv. Graduate Asst. Asst. Cam Desk Renee Gibson Ryan Wilson Marketing Director Asst. Snorts Chris Wood Van nope Asit. Advettiang Manager 5 Asst. Photo pTT mV 12 Jason Jeffers Erik Collins Cartoonist Flculty Advisor Letters Policy The Gamecock will try to print all letters received, l 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 f The Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 321. , The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for f style, passible libel or space limitations. Names will not |_ be withheld under any circumstances viewpoint 16uem I5Pf?'AL CW i FlM { o k e~ / OTEUN QUOTE Ml think it's a great idea though some RA Vic nlnmnist predici /ell, kids, if s the day before the elections, and I v you have been awaiting my election predictions j bated breath. Some races are too close to call, and rs are cakewalks. This election cycle has been the : exciting in recent years. Will the Republicans L control of the House of Representatives and Sen- L_ Dr will the Democratic Party rise to the occasion jek, hold off the conservative challenge? With Repub- ( s supporting Democrats, the Contract With Amernd the improving poll numbers of President Clin- was 1 X * V I A Ml A V _ T* Li: election mgnt win not De a massacre as nepuuu- _ have been predicting. We will see on Wednesday, or now I will tell you the winners and the losers ^ Election *94.1 will be predicting eight races and ^at ve I'll be correct on at least seven of them. ? 'outh Carolina: Starting at home, I must admit w' the governor's race has been hard to call because ^ ^ e lack of enthusiasm I have for both of the candis. I have decided to vote for Nick, but it was hard, I believe Joe Riley was done wrong, but if he can ^ ,v< iside his difference and vote for Nick, so can I. The p.1 e put Beasley ahead about five to seven points, but ox' II be closer than that. The governor's race will be t, but Butthead Beasley will put out the victory I113" use he will win Charleston and Columbia. m ,01 "'exas: This has been a down and dirty bar room P31^ d, and, as usual, the lady comes out on top. Crime education have been the top issues of the cam- W31C n, and those are Gov. Richards' strong points. With care indorsement of Ross Perot and an improving Texas w^( omy, Ann Richards should defeat George W. Bush I cruise to victory. ing i lorida: Another Bush is running for governor, and dous as a better shot. Jeb Bush is challenging incum- but 1 Governor Lawton Chiles. This race is not so easy for I ill because of the unpredictability of the Florida 1 ;orate and the lackluster campaigns of both can- locki tea. The race will be close, but Jeb wins. Sidebar? San ontract with Ami ! was planning to use this space as a lengthy tribto recently retired pro wrestler "Nature Boy" Ric ["" , r. But, NOOOOOO! Instead, as a public service to , the loyal readers, I have to write about the Relican "Contract with America." [_ Vhy? Well, over the past few weeks I have read _ ral columns that were critical of the contract. But 0f tl on became obvious (at least to me) that none of defii writers had actually READ the darn thing! So, cont s again, it is left to yours truly to explain what is r g on. ame ifoint #1- The "Contract with America" is a docu- be r it signed by Republican candidates for the House yeai ?????? T%? iU rt nm o liof nf 1H 1 cprWtJUUil/lvea. ill lilC Wliuatt cue a uoi W1 xv pv- j sd bills that the Republican Party promises to in- the i uce if they achieve a majority in the House. These nisfc ude term limits, a balanced-budget amendment, will ing congressional staffs, etc. goo< Pay attention, because this is the tricky part. Not gets y Republican who signed the contract likes all of res items in the contract. The contract is a promise to I g each of these issues to a vote on the House floor. , f s all. moc Point #2- Even if the Republicans do gain the ma- In a y in the House and pass every item in the contract, Posi rident Clinton is likely to veto each of them in turn, wor Point #3- There has been an almost unearthly whin- asnj from certain liberal columnists that the passage gre: Is negativ "Well, actually I think that it is. It pi ty down, so it makes them think that the other party down is squeaky cles Computer ei "I'm sure it's effective for seme people, - 1 'C Monday, November 7, 1994 TOfflBLOTM am^ \ your. / ?F^ -\ voftRRIOR.! if] SffOAL i^oofi /v?ov/?s flHp r pepfr*se ^ /VU0-5UN<r -UJ?A? * (A*9+^) ?1> iwcrCT OFfenst PFN5F INOfcfS \ _ro? pft<7*?if K-gufe" C0I1*P3 P,A) J dQ ^ people won't like it-where do you put the kie Moore on the proposal to make Capstone co-ed Is outcome of p 7^ heai t 0 @J BYRON JAMES ^ - I Columnist ern He: ^ ' cha uns for President of the United States in 2000. can California: This was almost a close race until the end rs of California realized that Michael Huffington rU( an idiot, his wife is a right-wing preacher, and he loyed an illegal alien and brought her to Wash >n while he was sponsoring legislation to make it oug al to transport illegal aliens across state lines. If wasn't bad enough, when asked about a major ^ itive on the California ballot, he didn't know what i is. Then the next week he came out in support of ^ m. Dianne Feinstein will retain her seat and will j ^ n fellow Senator Barbara Boxer, who call them- q^ ^ is the "Thelma and Louise" of California politics. _ bar?Michael Huffington runs against Barbara ir for the US Senate in 1998. .Tie governor's mansion is up for grabs in Califor- ^ Incumbent Pete Wilson is facing Kathleen Brown Joc| le of the best races of the year. Early in the cam- loc* n Wilson held the upperhand, but in the last sev- ne8 weeks Brown has jumped on proposition 187, thii h would prevent illegal aliens from receiving health the and welfare benefits and public education, in tha :h Wilson is the principal author. fi 'resident Clinton has been campaigning and rais- wiT noney for Brown. That should help her tremenilv bemuse his DODularitv is climbing in the state, knc that won't win the race. Wilson wins, and he runs is g h^sident in 1996. Pennsylvania: Incumbent Sen. Harris Wofford is sd in a battle with challenger Rick Santorum, and torum has the upperhand. Sen. Wofford made ;rica misundersti wo tfll Li" PAT MCNEILL (01 Columnist ast ? - " wo le bills in the Contract will lead to higher budget ha cits. Again, all these people need to do is read the da; ract. C? rhe contract contains a proposed balanced-budget die indment. If this amendment passes, Congress will mc equired by law to have a balanced budget each \ This would mean no budget deficit. Point #4- There are (Gasp!) tax cuts proposed in mc contract with America! Again, certain liberal colum- an 3 thinking that returning to Reagan-esque tax rates hti ruin America. I disagree. I think tax cuts are a vo1 1 thing. In fact, I think the less money Congress To to waste on pork-barrel projects for individual rep- kic :ntatives, the better. Df course, that makes me a racist. ph M least it does if you ask Charles Rangel, a De- mc ratic congressman representing New York City, in interview printed last week in The New York t, Rangel asserted that white politicians have code ds that are used in place of the old-time epithets ic" and "nigger." As an example, the good Con3sman cited the phrase "tax cut" as a racist code e campaigning effec .x_ xl? -Xl i w nl -if inai lis me oilier par- *w, the party putting be-" Dorothy Ellison V ngineering freshman 2 , but I don't agree "No, I don't ._ __ H *9 weshouldn M McManamay tj anissuc.rie science freshman ?J ? 3RT I J I r? S I t t *A J displaced women and RAs?" olitical races Ith-care reform the centerpiece of his agenda, but 1 health care dead it looks like Wofford is too. New York: Democratic stalworth and my hero Govor Mario Cuomo is in the fight of his political life, is seeking his fourth term as governor. He is being Qenged by George Pataki and a third independent didate. The governor was in trouble, but with the orsement from Republican New York City Mayor ly Guliannie, he has moved ahead in the polls and surge to a comfortable victory over his challengers. Washington: House Speaker Tom Foley is in sentrouble and might be the first standing House aker to lose his position. He is facing George Nethert, a well-financed and articulate Republican dialler. Even though Foley sued his constituents over n limits and has been in Congress for over 30 years, ink if s time for him to go, but I believe the people l i.i. ?:ii i v: \\T v.; vasiiiiigiuii state win return 111111 tu ty aaiiiiigiuii, i Virginia: Incumbent Chuck Robb, admitted liar ie North and independent Marshall Coleman are ted in the best race of the year. The polls are deadted between Robb and North. They both have large native ratings but hold large base support. People rk this race will be close, but I disagree. North has support of Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition ? f s a base of70,000 votes. They are organized, wellmced and focused on victory. If s scary, but North I win comfortably. There you have it, my picks for Election *94. Who iws what will happen Tuesday night. All we can do et out and vote and support our candidates. Remember, if you don't vote, don't bitch! Byron James is a political science senior. His column appears every Monday. inri hv liharalfi JV/lt J V/JL rd, since those who support tax cuts are in favor of ring money away from poor blacks and Hispanics. f course, most Americans who receive government iistance are white, but why spoil perfectly good code rds?) So, to recap, Republicans are racist because they ve proposed tax cuts. However, upon reading Fri/a edition of The State, (page A14), I discovered ngressional Democrats have also promised a mids-class tax cut if they get elected. That means Deicrats are racist, too! At least I've got lots of company... Finally, I would like to remind all of you that to>rrow is Election Day. I invite all of you to go out d vote for your favorite candidates, even if your po!/.al viawo ara rliffprant frnm minn an Inner aa vnn ivat uiv 4V"b ;e for every single Republican on the ballot, even for m Hendrix, who is the child of space aliens. (Just Iding!) And, if you live in Williamsburg County and are inning to vote for Nick Theodore, be sure to get your mey up front and save your receipt. Whooooooo! Pat McNeill is a third-year law student. His column appears every Monday. tive? aVinu/a nnnnla u/Vrof lrinH of Wcffit. Vnil CflTl OllW Tf O JfTliUV iVlilVt w* Migvv JVM Bryan Thomas Biology freshman think it's that effective, even though a lot iten to it. Because of the society we live in, 't downgrade what someone else thinks is Nathaniel Cropp Criminal justice sophomore