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I i I "15a Serving (J Lee Qontz, Editor in Chief S Editor Keith Boudreaux, Lup i Jimmy DeBi Fowl Play 1 ? During Thanksgivin, " Athletics make fans "T T Tith the Thanksgiving weeke l/l / to look for reasons to be grat ? I its otners is the success ot i1 team looking for a bowl bid and the i tournament, this holiday may hold s The Lady Gamecock volleyball t year under coach Kim Hudson's leadi and to the promotion of the sport hi tournament, the Lady Gamecocks be but lost to the Florida team they u] record, an NCAA tournament bid is raise a drumstick to the volleyball te Though the football team has not -v good enough to warrant celebration, v ly a hallmark of school spirit and help n the team on to victory. We'd like to ? bowl opponent. The soccer team excelled again thi point. The playoffs, however, were u first-round draw, beat the Gamecock attack for the last 30 minutes of the is no small achievement, however, sc proud and have no sour grapes, or cr; While USC students have a reas giving is a time for action as well as pi been good overall. The mass exodus o I to a determined and loyal following of c ness on the horizon, students have th< record for every sport. After all, while f the rough times as well as the good on ning team. This year, USC has had tl So, when everyone heads back to period of the semester, remember to 1 What our teams have done this seme ? in the future is even greater. Cranberry s ; holiday fan 1 iwm matt i^l horgan ^ Columnist One of my favorite times of year fast approaches. Thanksgiving... a giving of thanks. And how do we give thanks in the Ole' U.S. of A.? By eating metric buttloads of food right before we start our Christmas shopping. Maybe ifs not quite the way the Pilgrims and Native Americans envisioned it centuries ago, but hell, their first mall was still a couple of years away then. Of course, this year I'm t.alrincr all tha mnnav I wrml/1 Viqvo spent on food for Thanksgiving and giving it to OxFam... Ha Ha! Ok, sorry, that last remark was really rude and insensitive, but ifs society's fault not mine (my new disclaimer, works good, huh?) Well, back to the original subject (I'm going to try to keep my tangents to a minimum). Fd have to say the focal point of my entire Thanksgiving experience is one of the more overlooked aspects of the season ... the cranberry sauce. And I don't mean that pulpy, stringy crap with actual cranberries in it... I'm talking the processed, artificial, congealed cranberry ointment. Unfortunately, I seem to be the only one in the family with an affection/affliction for this stuff. Every year, all of the various and sundry relatives request actual cranberries, but I insist upon my favorite. And taking the lessons learned during my youth to heart, I throw a good temper tantrum until I get my way. look, I eat yer crummy squash casserole ... I at least deserve something for that!" Every year I inevitably win out, and my cranberry sauce takes its place at the Thanksgiving table. There it sits in the glass bowl, an appetizing red cylinder (I don't slice it into pieces) with the indentations from +;?> xt ? t i biic bin van obin uii it. nuw i ajiuw good and well that no one else is going to touch this monstrosity, so I can scoop up the whole thing and place it upright on my plate. So anyway, now I start to eat the tower of cranberry sauce, and with every bite I'll make some remark like, "Nummy, nummy ... Boy, you guys sure are "TBarftcodt Student Media Russell House-USC* Coli Lee Clontz Allison Williams Editor in Chief Features Editor Susan Goodwin Jimmy DeButts Viewpoints Editor Sports Editor Steven C. Burritt Kim Truett Copy Desk Qnef 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 fall and spring semesters, with the exception of university holidays and exam 1 periods. i 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 Communications is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of t Student Media is its parent organization. 1 t Tl ffcoock SC Since 1908 usan Goodwin, Viewpoints Editor lal Board e Eyde, Steven C. Burritt, itts, Kim Truett g season, Gamecock proud, thankful nd readily approaching, students begin aful. One blessing USC can count among s athletics programs. With the football volleyball team hoping for a postseason i few more blessings than usual. Pnm maHp a satplloY* imnmvamont t-Vlio jrship. Hudson's dedication to her team is made all the difference. In the SEC sat Mississippi State in the first round, jset earlier this season. With a 22-10 not out of the question. We surely can am on Thursday. ; yet gotten a bowl bid, the chances are Saturday's win over Clemson was truis give fans the boost they need to cheer 2e them knock the stuffing out of their s year, snagging a No. 1 ranking at one inkind. North Carolina State, a tough ;s 1-0 despite a determined Gamecock game. Making the NCAA tournament ) the Gamecock soccer team should be anberries. on to brag this time around, Thanks"aise. The attendance at the games has f fans to Florida last weekend testifies the football team. But with such greats motivation to break every attendance ans should hang in with teams through es, if s always easier to cheer for a winlose teams. tackle the most stressful and critical ;eep up school spirit as well as grades, ster has been great. What they can do sauce fuels rilvfeud missing out!" Of course, there is no one on the entire planet who can eat an entire can of cranberry sauce, so once I've had my fill, I offer the grisly remains to those left at the table. Actually, now that I think about it, ifs not the taste of cranberry sauce that I love so, ifs how much fun you can have with it. Wha... Jesus, did I just write twoplus paragraphs about cranberry sauce? Why in the hell didn't you people stop me? Great, now I have to live with that on my conscience. Well, well, our beloved, beknighted, bespectacled (whatever) Gamecock football team brought home the state championship with their win over Clemson. Besides giving them a winning season (yeehoo 6-5), it practically assures them of a spot in the inspired ana re-energizea itepuDlican farty to msti tute the "Contract with America" and other suspeci plans, such as doing away with the federal income ta> and replacing it with a flat tax. The centerpiece of the Republican legislative agenda is welfare reform. While I agree this program does create a cycle of dependency, I am not ready to abolish the program as Republicans want to. Under a ReIf USC gets 1 "Yes, I would because I have football team, and I feel it wot M me to go support the football I "Oh yeah. I've gone to just abo and I'd definitely go to a bowl if: * CarCrust Bowl. Gee, I hope we don't play East Carolina. Lucky me, I missed the CBS College Tour. If the attendance at this thing is in any way indicative of their ratings for this season, CBS is in deep doo-doo. Actually, I was somewhat disappointed. I thought actors (and I use that term rather loosely) from the shows would be at the tour, and I wanted to go heckle. In my opinion, I think a Fox College Tour would go over a helluva lot better. Just imagine it... you'd have the A1 Bundy Shoestore Quiz Tent, where each contestant has to correctly identify the sexual innuendo in a given sentence. Try your luck at the Simpson's Ring Toss or step right up to the "Melrose Place Concentration Game," where you have to successfully remember who is sleeping with who while cheating on who tfhia nno will rlrive vmi rmfa\ TVinn V?111W V11V ..liiwii.vjwwxxUW/i 1 ilVll there's the Gordon Elliott "Will the Real Freak Please Stand" game, and last but not least, the America's Most Wanted Tent, where you can scan the mugshots looking for friends, family, roommates, lovers, etc. I bet a Fox College Tour would've been much more fun. Anyway, recess is over, and it's time for me to go back into the padded box. Have a festive Thanksgiving, stuff the turkey full of candy and just think of it as a pinata. And for those of you riding the "Turkey Shuttle" to the airport, my heart goes out to ya. Matt Horgan is a journalism junior. --- , Chris Carroll II I-1 HO Director of Student Media ising: 777-4249 Laura Pay 777-6482 Creative Director iimbia, SC 29208 Jim Green Ait Director Robert Wertz Gregory Perez Asst. News Production Asst. Wendy Hudson Elizabeth Thomas Asst. Copy Desk Adv. Graduate Asst. Tanja Kropf Renee Gibson Asst. Copy Desk Marketing Director Ryan Wilson Christopher Wood Asst. Sports Asst Advertising Manager Jason Jeffers Erik Collins Cartoonist Faculty Advisor Letters Policy Hie Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 200-250 words and must include full tame, professional title or year and major if a student. Letters must be personally delivered by the author to Dte Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 333. ["be Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for ityle, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not * withheld under any circumstances. le Gamecock viEwm f honcy... im - [ Callcp. it seens $ 1 OF Yoo*. 6 V M SHOOTING AT ; QUOTEUNQUOTE Election outcon Lefs continue our recap of Election *94: Nastiest Comments. WVOC's Michael Graha upon hearing of Ted Kennedy's re-election in Mas; chusetts: "Liquor store owners throughout Washii ton, D.C. are rejoicing tonight." Most Boring Concession Speech. This award g< to a man I respect, Joe Riley. His concession spee after the August runoff was a masterpiece of clich liberalism. "... And the more I saw of poverty, the mc I wanted to serve. And the more I saw racism, t more I wanted to serve..." And the more Joe want to serve, the more Pat wanted to flip to SportsCenh (CLICK!) On the National Scene. The Democratic Par received the worst butt-whipping since Michael Fa] ill-fated visit to Singapore as the Republicans captur both houses of Congress. Tom Foley (as predicted an earlier installment) is gone. Mario Cumo is, in h own words, homeless and jobless. Tennessee lost tv Democratic senators on the same night. If you're wondering who the Democrats will blan for a loss of this magnitude, I'll give you a hint. It not Jimmy Carter. Texas Turnabout. Remember Texas goverm Ann Richards' infamous speech about George Bush , the Democratic convention? The most famous line w; "Poor George. He was born with a silver foot in h mouth." Fast forward to Nov. 8, when the Governor lost h< iob to Georcrp. Rush's snn Gonr>rra W Rnoti T mn?oo +V ? o , X 5UOOO LI silver foot is ... ah ... 011 the other end now. The Day of Reckoning. It was the afternoon fo lowing the election, and I was in Kroger to pick up Republican win Congratulations to the Republican Party for it huge election victory across the country two week ago. The voters decided those in office in Washingtoi and in several state capitals weren't working, so the; threw the bums out. The mood was anti-Democrati and anti-incumbent. The nation was hit with a Re publican tidal wave, and I don't know if the Democ rats will ever recover. The next two years are key b the Clinton presidency and the Democratic Party ai a whole. After 40 years of control in the House of Repre sentatives, the Democrats find themselves in a work of turmoil. Speaker-to-be Newt Gingrich will lead ar (NTS Monday, November 21, 1994 / /9 Scevf Mosn rosr V^iiZ?__?7 "n "Sorry, kid. We got a bowl game." a USC football player to a young fan who requested his helme ae on target, cover J jMfel m> r m sa f ^ PAT MCNEILL ior- Columnist 6 t <' >es ^ k sch few things. Through some miracle, I ended up in front )re of the 15 items or less line and was fumbling for my checkbook when I heard an impatient cough behind ed me3r I turned around and saw a professional-looking woman with a shopping cart and two cranky-looking ^ v rugrats. "Did you watch Beasle/s acceptance speech last night?" gd I felt a feeling of foreboding as I assured her I had. in "Well, families are first!" she exclaimed as she L.J1 a r . / - - - - - jg pusnea ner carc in iront or mine. l nad to think quickie ly. "Yes, but he also said he. was taking the day off to rest today. That starts tomorrow " ie She was visibly taken aback. "Oh, you're right. I'm ;?s sorry." "That's OK," I said magnanimously, relieved at the 3r narrowness of my escape. If s going to be a long winter, is They Just Don't Get It.. Or Do They? If you js watched any election coverage on Nov. 8, you could have seen Cokie Roberts, Connie Chung, Dan Rather ?r or Bernard Shaw acting surprised at the sweep of the ie Republican rampage. They all expressed a sense of wonder that Americans could turn their backs on Bill 1- Clinton, who had done a wonderful job of fixing the a economy, lowering the deficit, leading the... (CLICK!) puts party in 'prec i ' <0 C J BYRON JAMES y I- ^|rp| Columnist publican plan, if women can't care for their children o without welfare benefits, the government would take 3 the children and put them into orphanages. Bob Dole agreed that orphanages would be a great idea. The other maior issue has heen tnlV nf a nafitn 1 tional amendment to allow prayer in public schools, i Federal law already allows for a moment of quiet reflection. That's not good enough for some Republicans; I they want prayer. Democrats should leave the issue { alone and let the Republicans battle each other over it. Another issue that could produce Republican infighting is GATT. The General Agreement on Trade , and Tariffs has produced on uproar among Republicans around the country. Senator Packwood is against it, Bob Dole say3 he might vote for it, and Gingrich is a bowl invitation, will two frat brothers on the "Yes, I p ild be very important for love roac team and my fraternity -* opportur wKL MmI Jermaine Britton V f^[ Business senior ^ ut every game this year, MB' "It depei game." HPRH would to Jeremy Branham Accounting sophomore dH ? 3 THF U/4CKY A/fiv S/rco/rt gfASLeYS" jlrtHj) - / y $> 5 I 8 CN * t age off the mark However, there were two brave non-conservative analysts who actually came close to understanding why the American people were fed up with Bill Clinton. 1) Peter Jennings- On Election Night, the ABC anf?Vtrvrrrt or> oiro^ a rvioaa oolrmrr wV?t A V11U1U1U11 U11VU U (/1CW OOIVJUlg vr lljr rilllCI 11-aiiS WCICIl t giving the president credit for a more robust economy. Jennings found out that the median family income in America is not improving under the Clinton regime. This is because many companies have fired full-time workers and replaced them with squadrons of parttime workers. (You see, you don't have to provide Hillary-style health care benefits for part-timers!) 2) Michael Kinsley- Kinsley's column in the Washington Post last week accused the Republicans of lying about President Clinton's record. Apparently, exit polls found that voters were upset with the President for raising their taxes after promising not to. Kinsley argued that this was unfair since Clinton had never raised taxes. Well, he HAS raised taxes on the rich, on Social Security benefits and on gasoline. And, yes, he failed to deliver on his middle-class tax cut and his children's tax credit that he promised during the campaign. But he hasn't REALLY raised taxes, so people should love Bill Clinton! Those darn Republicans! Finally, I'd like to remind everyone that there are only 15 months until the first presidential primary. Be ready! Pat McNeill is a third-year law student. His column appears every Monday. arious' situation for it. The vote comes in December, and I can't wait for the results. The Republicans have already begun their attack on Washington by cutting several outdated House committees and are looking at some of the small agriculture committees formed in the 1930s. They are also looking at trying to cut out two cabinet departments, the departments of Energy and Education. I will hold off on judgment now, but the Republican better be very careful with the power they now have because if things go wrong (i.e. the economy, the deficit) they will be blamed, not the President. The Republicans are now in a very precarious position. How is it possible that the party of less government wants the government in our classroom? How can the party of Lincoln want to stop and dismantle affirmative action policies? The Republicans will find if io -1 *-- 1 11 iv lu uiuui uai uci iu guvci ii Liia.ii 11 is iu uarK ai me majority. To all the Republicans, what goes around comes around. See you in two years. Byron Jame is a political science senior. you go? robably would get a group together and go. I i trips, and this could be a once in a lifetime rity." Eileen Andrews GermaiVmusic sophomore nds. If I had an invitation to go, I probably see our team play and to support them." Courtney Jackson Business freshman