Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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6 "iBoffeodt Serving USC Since 1908 Lee Clontz, Editor in Chief Chris Muldrow, Viewpoints Editor Editorial Board Erin Galloway, Wendy Hudson, Susan Goodwin, Allison Williams Jimmy DeButts, Ryan Wilson, Carson Henderson, Radhika Taiwan Hootie, marathc gain citv acclaii C7 V Nation has eyes on as hand, race hit town Could national eyes be turning to Columbia for issues other t Confederate flag on the State House and the state's opposition tc voter? If this weekend is any indication, Columbia is working on im its image around the nation. First, a band from Columbia that has gained national accl turned to play for a home crowd at the Township. Hootie and th fish is hot around the country, with a single at no. 5 on national The band has become a favorite of David Letterman's and h on the show twice. It Dlaved on Dick Clark's New Year's show. national radio shows and it shows promise of even more. In fact, the band's album has made it to the BMG music club ? when you can order a band's CD on your buy one, get seven fr you know it's made it Second, the USA Women's National Marathon Champions] run through Columbia's historical streets Saturday. The country was watching as women ran 26 miles of South na's capital city. The race was a qualifying run for the 1996 Women's USA C Marathon Trials, also to be in Columbia. If you don't like Hootie's style of music, or if you don't eryoy v> the grueling marathon competition, you might not be impressed weekend's activities. Hootie's success and the marathon's running are a sign, thou people are looking to Columbia as an up-and-coming city. Cities in the Northeast are getting overcrowded and dealing i problems of aging infrastructure. Columbia, however, has room and develop in the right direction. A burgeoning music and spor are just starting steps for this growth. Since the university is in the middle of Columbia, we are all of the city. We can gain so much from Columbia if it grows and { a positive national reputation. We can get behind the city and make sure Columbia contini; a capital city. Faces in the News Letters to the editor are welcome. All letter be turned in in person in Russell House 333/A. Please have a staff member veril identity with a picture ID when you turn 1 ter in to the office. If a large number of lett turned in on a single topic, they might b< mulated and run at once. ^rfrrtilferrLrlt NeWS: 777"7726 D^o 1 Iwl Mr rnfl? Advertising: 777-4249 Lai \L/UI I ItUIUV FAX: 777-6482 Creati Student Media Russell House-USC* Columbia, SC 29208 Lm Clonti SuMn Goodwin Tleffa Harper Elizat> Editor in Chief Allison WlDtama Tina Morgan Ady Q Chria Muldrow Feature* Editor* Ant. New* Viewpoints Editor Jimmy DeButta Jamea Ponce ?n< Caraon Henderson Ryan Wilson Asst. Photo Market Radhlka Taiwan! Sports Editors Ben Pillow Chrbtt Copy Desk Chiefs Ethan Myeraon Stephanie Sonnenfeld Asst. Erin Galloway Ryan Sim* AsstFeatures V Wendy Hutbon Graphics Editors Larry Williams Er,| News Editors Gregory Pere* Asst. Sports Facul Kim Truett Design Editor Keith Boudreanx Photo Editor Jason Jefters Circulation Editor CartoooUt LsttOTS Policy The Gamecock is the student newspaper of the Gamecock will try to print all k University of South Carolina and is published Monday, Letters should be 200-230 words and m Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring semes- name, professional title or year and maj ten, with the exception of university holidays and exam Letters must be personally delivered bj periods. The Gamecock newsroom in Russell Hot Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the The Gamecock reserves the right to edi tdiloi s or author and not those of the University of style, possible libel or space HmitatiotB. Sooth Carolina. be withheld under any circumstances. The Gamecock VIEV SHEDIi ; 1 PftrfIN )Q ;: jyTHf it II y hanthe ? > motorproving isii aim re- f M v eBlow- mM- -a - v* charts. "'; as been Xjf'-.; '"w \l it is on \ catalog ^ ee offer, ./ lip was .......iaX ^Vl Caroli- I _ M etching with the OUOTE UNQUOTE togrow "Ye*? i ts scene '3 citizens icquires les to be ? Pro wi Pull up a i root for ba The word has been out not turn on a radio, watcl newspaper today without of Columbia's favorite acts awaited return to the Towns Championship Wrestling \ Fortunately, my frienc wrasslin' season tickets, anc we settled into our comfort in at. in timp fnr t.hp nnt.inr joined at ringside by our fi Rebel. The Rebel informed time at wrestling, and we in for an entertaining nigh do announced his intentio bad guys. I stowed my "We ^ in honor of retired former safely under my seat and i tion of the Hooters girls, v the "ring attendants" for tl The first match featured cus Bagwell versus Paul C ma. Under his mask, The 1 mer USC star Del Wilkes, utes, Del suffered his worst 1 game as the Pauls went to 11 commenting positively on 1 I* Roma, joined Guido in root nally, after about 25 minufc Orndoff for the victory. The good guys also wor es, to the delight of a grou Turn to The palm cockatoos at F cubating something in thei bird keepers are hoping it's i seem like a major event in s must _,i u.,4. lUliCgC BI/UUC11U, UUl 119 picti ! Room ternational level. You see,) v umi r endangered species. These b y yOUr their habitat to humans, an the lot- been spiraling downwards. Riverbanks Zoo has a bra OrS are atoos, but the problem is tl B accu- breeding. For a while, the cockatoi along at all. Last fall, their; male cockatoo, as males soi ~ get annoyed with the fema] is Carroll at her constantly. She fuss* f student Media e(j t0 different sides of thei ^Director with one another. Finally, th i Green rious attitude problem. He 1 Director male cockatoo. He bit her, h to stand on her head. * Gibson You don't have to be a z< ing Director this is not desirable behavi who- Wood l: Ja. i.i x j Ue Adveitisin uirua mai are suppuseu uj ut lanager than watch the male terrif t Collins the keepers separated the b ty Advisor at00 was moved off-exhibit to the male stayed in his pen. 1 ers decided to give the malt tiers received. . . . , , , ust include fuii to straighten up, but were or if a student. would never get along agair f the author to m , i j j iseroom333. lWO IXlOlltnS pSSSGu, 3T1Q t all letters for banks were well into their w N??es win not the female palm cockatoo *beg ? WHAT To HIS PATier IT, At-, WW Oont You TUIA \sr I AM perC4kc i n,Nj fl\H APP0IWT?? ? i iron can do it, but if you feel that you are read) part of that decision mc Lisa I Health and W< rasslin' - tha chair, HP1^ d guys for weeks. You could i television or open a children seated directly in hearing about it. One for intermission, and Guid I was making its long- out for a smoke as the Hoc ihip Auditorium. World cot gave away T-shirts, vas back in town. Finally, intermission ei 1 Evil Jeff and I have title match was announce 1 come Thursday night, team, Harlem Heat, was de able second-row seats the Nasty Boys, but there lal anthem. We were Suddenly, he appeared, chi riends Guido and The a beer in each hand. Guidi us that it was her first and we handed him his "I promised her she was could go up to ringside. F it at the theater. Gui- with its manager, Sister I n to root for all of the ing a low-cut outfit that ha Want Flair" sign (made tutting among themselves champion Ric Flair) who hadn't figured who th matched the introduc- n took the microphone anc 'ho had been hired as Nation 0f Columbia "a bun le evening. Guido returned. "Shei 1 The Patriot and Mar- winked at me." )rndorff and Paul Ro- Then he nudged The I Patriot is actually for- ever wear outfits like that For the first five min- jeff and j ignored beating since the Navy next to m and wat< town. The Rebel, after and Harlem Heat brawled -he appearance of Mr. u ?+i? + ' *11 TT UAAAK V/W1CI TV 1 LI I LCULI1CJ3, mg on the villa. . P.- be], and Sherri,s ' es, The Patnot pinned thanl[8 %o officiatingBwort i the next two match- the Nlasty?^8 ,were> <*"? ,p of squealing young ^matcK^y^de the zoo for less< tiverbanks Zoo are in- ???? r nesting box, and the r~ jT \ i an egg. This may not Jfi CAS the life of the average jr ty important on the inoalm cockatoos are an | eautiful birds have loot d their population has This was no ordinary bird i atoo was calling the male jding pair of palm cock- br s athy bird chirps. From hat they haven't been mediately responded. The and forth across the zoo for < os hadn't been getting on a telephone, arguments began. The The astonished keepers netimes do, started to male into the pen next to t le cockatoo. He fussed cockatoos would continue t (d back. They separat- ior. Sure enough, the cocka r pen, but still fought of their pens, beak to beak, j le male developed a se- as possible to one another, oegan to attack the fe- these cockatoos had on the le hit her, and he tried The keepers realized th; end up in a kinky position if Dologist to realize that aratepens. So they moved 1 or for two endangered the male, and you can use y ! having babies. Rather cockatoos' wild, feathery re y the female to death, After a few more days, t irds. The female cock- check out their nesting box another location, while tivity, the cockatoos built a rhe disappointed keep- atoo moved right into their j cockatoo a little time before, she now appears to b< fearful that the pair At the zoo, we all have our f 1. is incubating an egg. It woi I the animals at River- pKshment, both for the palm inter. Out of nowhere, banks Zoo, if a baby cockah fan to chirp up a storm. Why am I telling you a uary 14, 1994 i-r s *-? '.... - TELL K WKB?g$&m - <^| fsoRtffor^ \ \ (SfNttfA L f I iMTfRv/iew^ | 1 TbpfrY \ | ? 9I > I N g t f and truly prepared to make a mature sexual decision, tans having protection." dohn, illness Center it's entertainment of the Nasty Boys rammed Sherri headfirst into his partner's open armpit, to the delight of the IT MCNEILL partisan crowd. Columnist m, . .. , ???IT) The next match featured WCW s most popular wrestler, Sting, against the 500-pound Avalanche, front of us. It was time Evil Jeff and I decided that this would be a good 0 and The Rebel snuck time to start a "We Want Flair" chant and did so. iters girls and the mas- A groups of guys on the other side of the ring, who were holding up a "Sting Sucks" banner, joined ided, and the tag-team in. The kids in fi-ont of us were mortified and asked d. Guido's favorite tag us to stop 'fending its title against "Son," said Guido in his most paternal voice, .^"upXaisle^th "Sti^s a chump'Sit down and root for the bad d passed over the beer, ieat Rules" sigr. so he Sting rallied to win the match, and then, shieldlarlem Heat came out ing his hands so the little kids couldn't see, gave Jherri, who was sport- the guy with the "Sting Sucks" banner the "Stinger d the Hooters girls tut- Finger." Then he looked at our "We Want Flair" 3. Then, for those fans g^ e bad guys were, Sher- t sa^ ag jjea(je^ kack 1 called the entire pop- , . x x npiror rnnm ch of stupid rednecks. \ ' . , ? _ A ?BL ri liked my sign. She aybe Stm^s not such a chumP ^ ^ observed Guido. tebel. "Why don't you Vader pinned Hacksaw Jim Duggan in the ?" main event event, and 2,000 spent but happy the real-life fight be- wrestling fans poured out onto Taylor Street. Deched as the Nasty Boys gpite the absence of Mr. Flair, it had been a pleasl all over ringside, hit- ant evening. "That was fun," said The Rebel. "I chairs, the timekeeper's nee(jeci that HI go with you guys again next time." ieled pumps. Finally, A TT i. , ihy of Dennis Hopper, *** you goin? see Hootie tomorrow ^t?" lalified for throwing a Evil Jeff asked me on the way back to the car. over the top rope and "Who?" up for it as Jerry Sags Pat McNeill is a third-year law student. on on birds and bees birds? Actually, I think that this story holds a very important message for this romantic time of the SIE STURKIE year. Allow me to explain. Columnist Valentine's Day has a certain pressure attached fnU Tf vnn 1T"l 9 rol Q+i nnaVoT* trnii orn I iaj ii/. xx jvu v *** ** i vAuviviioiny, jwu cue expeeueu to act really lovey and do sweet things for each othrp, f . , er. If you are not in a relationship, you are expectTn verv excited6 v^rv ed to find someone act really lovey ^ or Just his pen, the maie im ** lon;ly by y?urflf'Jhls ?ene te,a lot of^ pair sung loudly back sure for Pe0Ple>both ln and out of relationships, lays, like two pre-teens Like the palm cockatoos, sometimes people don't want to be that close. Sometimes, people dont know decided to move the fe- what to do if they are that close. And sometimes, he male's to see if the people just go through the motions of a relationheir flirtatious behav- ship with no real satisfaction. fnna Vinnrr An fVio qiHpq Tolro o loooAn A?nm fVtAao amort anrl V?nmv aaaV. WVSJ IXUllg uil W1V WIV4VW X tu\t a 1COOV11 UVU1 WIUD^/ dlXlCAl K fcUlU UVI UJ WVIV" and tried to get as close atoos. Give yourself some space. You don't have to Clearly, the last thing be dating or lavaliered or engaged right away. You sir mind was fighting, don't have to stay in a relationship if you are not at the cockatoos might happy. And you don't have to feel lonely on Valenthey kept them in sep- tine's Day if you don't want to. .he female back in with j,ye iearned this lesson the hard way. Now I aim miagina on or t e ]enow that it is OK to take time and space from a hecockatoos started to relationship,*at is ***** necessaiy. Oftentimes, In a flurry of bird ac- time and space even revitalize y?ur relationnest. Mrs. Palm Cock- 8^P and enhance your appreciation of that special new home. Like I said person in your life. i incubating something. Good luck to you on Valentine's Day, in whatingers crossed that she ever kind of relationship or nonrelationship you are old truly be an accom- in, and stop by and see the palm cockatoos somecockatoos and for River- time. X) is born. Cassie Sturkie is a senior in 1 story about a pair of f ' the Honors Collage.