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"IBaflfeolt Serving USC Since 1908 Lee Clontz, Editor in Chief Chris Muldrc Editorial Board Erin Galloway, Wendy Hudson, Susan Goo< Jimmy DeButts, Ryan Wilson, Carson Hend Candidates' ini Election changes will reqi The student senate today will vote on ? codes that should make the campaigning j The changes will also put more demand on revisions um.e away some ciiecus on oanuii In one proposed amendment to the elec no longer be required to turn in receipts foi paigns. Candidates for student body office limits, and receipts were required to verify ed the limit Logic tells you, though, that ct election codes by overspending would be fo election code and withhold receipts showin The turning in of receipts is a technics catch election code violations, and there is people failing to turn in receipts because tl campaigns are over. This proposed amendment will mean t remain under spending limits without the ting tangible proof of campaign spending, honest, and the commission might have to didate spending. The fact of the matter is, however, that to the exact wording of the codes, are only cally, candidates could use this wording to: as much as possible to run their campaign! The idea, though, of the student body < the government positions as approachable of the Carolina community. Therefore, all c suggested spending limits as law and be di down. An office won by dubious means is n 'Just Mend' often hide r "We are JUST friends!" "J Hang around USC, and you This: will hear this phrase almost as of- Point* ten as another popular college col- gle S3 loquialism, "I promise, I'm OK to to thi drive." Yeah, yeah, whatever, cours* You see, we are just friends, til the We do friend-type activities such frienc as going to the mall, calling each a jjttk other and stressing out together. w^en We do not, however, share clothes, next) place bets on football games or s^eac walk around in front of each oth- enoUn er in our underwear. Neverthe less, people always wonder if we J ~ ~ ~ are something "more." For the ^ p record, let us say again that we , are JUST friends. byPr Now, there are several types of ???nec MUST friends." We have learned ^'u this important fact during our four . J years at USC. With this knowl- ^us edge, we feel that we should ex- P^e e] pose the truth behind these rela- but c tionships. that * "JUST friends," Category 1: but t We will handle the description of They this relationship delicately to pre- their serve our good taste. Basically, ly jes this is the couple who is "JUST some friends" by day, intimate ac- hurt quaintances by night (on a regu- "JUS lar basis.) One or both of the par- still1 ticipants in the relationship is bittei scared erf"commitment, doesn't have ?] enough time or money to make a excu lasting contribution or er\joys the \y ar convenience of an "all-of-the-plea- ^hey sure, none-of-the-guilt," hassle- have free arrangement. This relation- huts ship was revolutionized in the 1980s, and can now be found as a staple in the busy lives of some USC students. Consult your local f video store for "St Elmo's Fire" for ? further reference. ^ QOIVS "JUST friends," Category 2: This is also known as "Dating and omc Denying." Sure, these couples be- ^sua gin innocently enough, spending I1 long hours in private study ses- 11 sions reviewing, say, chemistry. not 1 Soon, however, the personal chem- ^ istry between the two intensifies. ^ Not willing to give into any tradi- Thrc tional relationship structure, the rejoi two continue to spend all of their ever time together, but wholeheartedly deny anything more than friendship. But we all know better. s "iBaiffeotk ?? Student Media Russell House-USC* Columbi; Lee Clontz Susan Goodwin B< Editor in Chief Allison Williams Stephai Chris Muldrow Features Editors As Viewpoints Editor Jimmy DeButts Tie! Carson Henderson Ryan Wilson Tin Radhlka Taiwan! Sports Editors A Copy Desk Chiefs Kim Truett Ethi Erin Galloway Photo Editor R Wendy Hudson J"80" Whrs Gra| News Editors Cartoonist The Gamecock is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring semes- The Gi ten, with the exception of university holidays and exam Letters Periods. name, | Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the Letters editors or author and not those of the University of r South Carolina. ? - - -- - - TVfi, inc Board or Student FUDiicatioos ana L.ommuin?iauus ~ is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of style, p Student Media is its parent organization. be with wmm >w, Viewpoints Editor Iwin, Allison Williams, erson, Radhika Talwani tegrity lire honesty i few revisions to elections a bit easier for candidates. f candidates' integrity as the dates' campaign practices. fa(CS :tion codes, candidates will . . * spending during the cam- PC ' s have suggested spending r that no candidates exceed- TOT mdidates willing to violate f olish not to violate another OUl g they spent too much. 1 lity that didn't really help V no clear set of penalties for . ? ley must be turned in after t I I hat the candidates have to ^ ! elections commission getCandidates will have to be keep a closer watch on canspending limits, according "suggested" limits. Techni- n ignore the limits and spend J election process is to make JI as possible by all members 11 andidates should honor the T j // iligent in keeping spending I iot an office deserved. I 1 ships ^ Own Unouoti Qore N MARTIN AND ASSIE STURKIE ^ Columnists UST friends," Category 3: is also known as "The Five This was suppose i Friendly" or "The Beer Gog- semester, but becaiu mdrome." People fitting in- cided to submit the ? is category (all over 21, of mother instead. I hop i) are "JU&T mends' ... un- article a ween, later i t alcohol kicks in. Then, their ? STOP!! Warning lship becomes, shall we say, written by a gradual s more horizontal. Ifs a shame eri an ?Pen (weekly) friends feel awkward for the 1 n(^? Vs! veek after such an event. In- ^?^i^8TT0?1^r1eJ}1? L our advice is to be smart JINTSRULE?AOL. h not to drink and scam when , , T , ., , ,. , Welcome back. I ,re around those potential great New Year and iers* lax after dealing wit! S. Don't insult your friends thrpp wppkq yL tr etending that nothing hap- 5x8 foot dorm room 1. We cant be fooled that eas- to hear about the act these days, thank yo UST friends," Category 4: resident-hall suite ., situation arises when a cou- out of your mind at 1 nds its dating relationship, tap-danced on every an't seem to let go. They say seems like an eterni hey are over the relationship, However, this ye heir actions speak louder. ferent for me. This 3 spy on their ex, interrogate Christmas. I ki ex's friends, and get insane- intrigued ... How ca ilous when their ex is with Wf ' 8,1 rho oirnonnn I om , I p, 1 i . OlvUUvIvllt A Will * one else. Sure, breaking up js Methodist. ^ s, but don t try to pull the mas at her parents' >T friends" show when you Christmas Eve, ] want more. Our advice: Be at home. We ate a ti r imtil you really do move on. dinner (at least for n fUST friends," Categoiy 5: No rented a movie, lit a 9es here?these people reale "JUSTfriends." Like us, T| O|1 have never had and never will J. 11 MCwl I s any romantic relationship ire truly great friends. The le indicted in the first four cat- Good day, my fri ies make our lives miserable. bright-eyed and bus! ire constantly confused for one another semester in t e above "JUST friends" rela- everyone had a "Coc hips. As a result, we find our- "Cool Yule" because < js defending our purely pla- choir in history has : friendship to people who are review of that name, lly members of another "JUST Which reminds r ids" group. true anecdote from m a our quest for truth, we have retell to you now... t served to pass judgment on one particular Chris of our fellow Carolinians. forming some typical Ve just ask that you come clean. as "Bitchin' Sleigh R >w off your false pretenses and (complete with sequ ce in your friendships, what- dance number a la t category they fit! way, at one point du Cassie Sturkie and large young woman j Ben Martin, just friends, are exiting the sleigh anc teniors in the Honors College. terjng his leg. They ? the stage while the p 7726 Dfae^ofStedntMedia a-dancin'... I though : 777-4249 Laura Day But folks, I'm he 482 "SMS" you to storm the Fh i, SC 29208 Art Director forks held high and i Gregory Perei ? en Pillow Production Asst. ing Some Words Ot S flSZ** "Hell no, bite our ass rr? Harper wR?nee G?*>n derheads. As of ngh ia Morgan Marketing Director sst. News Christopher Wood Of my tuition paid, H n Myenon Ass'M^^smg to live, thanks to thi yan Sims Erik Collins dency- the Federal I phics Editor Faculty Advisor ., c 0 . one digit of my Socia Letters Policy what started as a m unecock will try to print all letters received. Oped Into a Crisis of 1 should be 200-250 words and must include full T'm actliallv SOmf professional title or year and major if a student. ^ must be personally delivered by the author to the problem SOOner. 1 mecock newsroom in Russell House room 333. aJ] Qf my mail from t unecock reserves the right to edit all letters for , , , ossible libel or space limitations. Names win not at my hOUSe addreSSe beld under any circumstances. mavbe that Was illSl ? ? toe La Angles I This is it. *rior Court hildmg- fl ught one of the basic needs for succoss is to be computet Dan Barman, Co-director, Universi n was first Christ d to be my first article of the se of the circumstances I de- /l JI irticle concerning my grand- .J?i?| SCOTT K e you don't mind reading this *Z.T Colun hen anticipated. L * ?The following viewpoint is ?? \e student who has been giv- JT. Christmas morning, we took forum in which to speak his ents' home in Lake City (which all. If you have any comments, "Town" since there is no lake it plain bored, e-mail me at ^ j8 certainly not a city) with COM (I might even get back 0f gifts. Since Lisa and I celebrate Je hope (most) everyone had a ther> it k on] fitto that we M has had an opportunity to re- tjan holid t00. t,, we d i family and "fnends for over Usa>9 folks md took off for chuI u y learn to appreciate your j do attend , servj (this ,s a joke, I do not wish as ^ jt ? n ual size of the cubicles offered , u u u t 1 1 ter a church. However, I also ki 11)... er, ughh, ex-squeeze me, , , .1 T j r .. when you have been bored ?.ur(* Lisa and her fam, home and your parents have ?.hV?to d<\.for " e?nt fhe w? one of your nerves for what lightening has not struck me d thermore, it was a nice service ar happens to have been dif- rather special ceremony, the cl rear, I celebrated my first of- ministers grand-daughter. Maz now, you're confused, baffled, When we got back from chur in this be his first Christmas ents, grandmother (who was for ow me to shed some light on me as "Mjunuck" the first tin Jewish and my fiancee (Lisa) story) and I exchanged gifts. W year, Lisa and I spent Christ- believe how many boxes appearei home. I must admit that when I was yc Lisa and I spent the evening ty well when Hanukkah came ar raditional Jewish Christmas extent I still do. However, on tl ly family) of Chinese food. We stood a veritable plethora of gifts fire and played with our dog, in college). My eyes lit up, and I cial 'aid' agency n ends. I trust that we are all ly-tailed and ready to endure WF5* he gulag. I certainly hope that B| ~ MATT H >1 Yule." I use the expression ^olui jvery crusty high school show I? done the freak show musical thing; hindsight is 20/20 as they ne of an amusing and totally class time rolled around and I h y high school days which I will check, so naturally I called the F o your chagrin. It seems that to see if maybe I was getting the tmas the show choir was per- Fargo truck or something. Howe lv inappropriate number such there was no record of me or m ide" or something of that sort number, ined vests and bow ties and a At that moment, something < he School for the Blind). Any- and I said, "Oh, I'm terribly son iring the show, the unusually rod P. Barnes... kinda forgot thes x>rtraying Santa tripped while rod had quite a bit of money racke I fell on one of the "elves," shat- like such a shame to let it go un dragged him screaming from a new social security number, a srformers kept on a-singin' and new identity thanks to the Finar t it was a nice touch. more efficient than the Federal1 ire today to urge every one of Program, fer chrissakes. But al lancial Aid Office with pitch- done, I just want a little revenge, ncome tax forms alight (chant- make the office watch Mentos c< olidarity and revolution like know. Anyway, let's change the i!") and disembowel those dun- Well, we won the CarCrust it now, I have only 40 percent ble demonspawn industry is be 10 money for food and no place licity. Every business in Columt at model of beauraucratic effi- unload its surplus of CarQuest 1 lid Agency. It seems that it got the (for the most part unwilling) ] 11 Security number wrong, and a purchase anywhere in this to\ tinor clerical error soon devel- hassled. "No, I don't want a cor Kihliool nrnrwrHr?na Ollfist Bowl Cut)": "CarOuest 1 swhat to blame for not spotting Nah."; "Does it look like I want ! shouldVe been tipped off when girdle, huh, Pink Boy?" Persona he Financial Aid Office arrived the Poulon Weedeater Bowl ne d to "Ehud P. Barnes." I thought that crapola on a T-shirt, t financial aid humor or some- Speaking of crapola, the Presl Smil Tpf f literate. I just want the students to tv 101 mas for coli what my future in-1 I am not going t lAPLAN would like to mentii inist lot of time and thoug I got the usual assor ties (and I am not e^ off for Lisa's par- this is where the us 11 affectionately begins, s for miles around * Sot two books c JT and a car full ?ult? annoying and ic of political correcl wish holidays to- ly amusing since a, lebrate the Chris- how much I hate tb j tt ce 4. these books for as lo: ropped JT off at somestuffhavi ch. I must admit of a|, tj ces very often, so, Kirk - the last mov irer for me to en- my favorite 3porta low that going to However, it was ly was the right ly made my first CI rid to them, and boX< Go ahead and li own as yet. Fur- ^ js a beauty. ! that included a Well, the entire hiristening of the for dinner, and we gi el Tov. lywed brother and si ch, Lisa, her par- their new puppy, Di merly introduced with and we had he le we met... long The evening wer rOW!! I could not went to bed (includi i at my feet. Now, too much space). It >unger, I did pret- had fun. Thanks foi ound, and to some & Carolyn. I look fc lis day, before me Qook it up - you're Scott Kaplan is was excited to see tion. His colui m A* eeds nrst a I shoukJ've be organ of my mall ft nnist . Office arrived i to "Elrod P. Bai always say. Well, that was Just ad yet to receive a something? h inancial Aid Office llL money in a Wells- they ver I was told that Ly Social Security lege is coming along ;licked in my head professor, was recei "y, my name is El- should I say archbi re." It seems ol' El- made sure a "man c d up and it seemed of the monkey busi: claimed. So I have A section of the new name, hell, a ing gutted to furnisl icial Aid Office. It's Preston residents wi Witness Relocation a week (and you ha Eter all is said and every night so that just a little. Maybe family). I also heai >mmercials, I don t third-floor conferei subject, I'm bitter, ^ cots, 30 the Pi Bowl, and a horn- ^ents ^ take theii >rn out of the nub >ia is now trying to tena W11 serve a m 3owl momentos on Anyway, it look public. I can't make e"ma^ address. vn without getting I'd k^n relucta nmemorative Car- the "E" stood for ei 3owl dental floss? rassed if my mom s - a CarQuest Bowl send all complaints lly, I hope we go to straight to me and sxt year just to see man. Be good kids, cle Sparky sent ya! ton Residential Col- \fatt 51 > be successful." nmnist aws had given unto me. 0 list everything I got, but! Dn just a few items because i ;ht went into many of the gifts tment of (very nice) shirts ant /en a dad yet, thank God) bu mal ends and the interestini overing the much publicized seemingly never-ending top tness. I found this to be high lyone that knows me know le initials PC. I will treasur ng as I live. Additionally, I go 1 Hn with mv favnritp TV shn\ ek (long live Capt. James 1 ie was only a bad dream) ant team, the New York Giants a gift from Mamuck that tru iristmas complete ... a brea< augh, but I really wanted one family came by that evenini at to hang out with Lisa's new ster-in-law. They even brough xie, so JT had a friend to pla >urs of amusement, it quickly and by 1 a.m. we al ng my #$%@ dog, who took u i was a great day, and we a] r a erreat first Christmas. Jii irward to next year. a graduate student in educe nn appears every Wednesday id an tipped off when all om the Financial Aid it my house addressee rnes." I thought maytx financial aid humor or Indsight is 20/20, as r always say. \ nicely. Kevin Lewis, a religit itly appointed the principal, < ishop, of the college. I see thi >f the doth" is present to nip i ness in the bud. Russell House gameroom is b i the Preston cafeteria, at whii ill be required to dine four nigh ve to sit with someone differe you all become one big, hap] r they are redoing some of tl ice rooms in the Russell Hou reston Residential College st r mandatory naps (and the ca ilk and cookies bedtime snacl s like I'm finally going to get i nt up*til now because I thoug rotic, and wouldn't I be embf iaw it. So, in the future you c j, comments, haikus or resum I avoid the high-priced midd and make sure you tell 'em IJ ! Horgan is a journalism junu