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nBafti Serving USC Sin Lee Clontz, Editor in Chief Chris Editorial B Erin Galloway, Wendy Hudson, Susa Jimmy DeButts, Ryan Wilson, Carsoi Condom1 rolls into Free prophyla available to s\ It's not often someone yells atyoi want a free condom?" It's National Condom Week, tho has set up a table to distribute free c contraception and sexually transmil It's a way of letting college studen able and easy to get. It's good that people feel free to caution and responsibility. In these days of sex that can kill 1 students need to reevaluate who tb with and how to protect themselves Of course, the best way to preve ease or a pregnancy is to abstain, an lege are taking a pledge to abstain f Abstention is not for everyone, th Week's message becomes most impt go if abstention isn't your choice. Many people are embarrassed to 1: need protection. Condom Week bri] and tells USC that it's stupid to tal Music nu Spins its I think it's best to put a disclaimer on my column for today. I must warn all you readers that this column has nothing to do with dating or abortion. I also can't really discuss the upcoming student body elections because I might end up somehow j voicing my support for one candi- j date or another, and that is an act punishable by God, or Lee, who is ' God as far as I am concerned. In- 1 wrselv T rant talk about the eleo- ' tions because I might somehow get 1 people not to vote, and I can't en- ' courage that. I was beginning to think there * wasn't anything I could possibly write about, but that was before I | picked up the most recent issue of k Spin magazine. Spin is a fine source c for most music news, and I have 1 been a subscriber for two years, but * the last few issues have really made * me rethink my opinion of Spin, f The March '95 issue of Spin, 1 (which I got the first week of Feb- \ ruary...go figure) features The Off- ] spring on the cover. It seems Spin j is jumping on the bandwagon of an- j other "buzz" group MTV has cho- ' sen to deify (see Green Day, ] Hole...etc.) Musically, The Offspring J are merely an average band that | was in the right place at the right 1 time. The band's musicianship is not ' the point The point is Spin has gone the way of most publications and let MTV dictate what and who are ? ?1-il: ?_ 1 TU. T guillg UJ uus jretu B VLLitit. x tuiun x have written about my disgust with MTV before, but I am tired of seeing the same drivel being played day in and day out, and now Spin is doing the same thing. These two media outlets are trying so hard to be cutting edge that they come off being prude and snobbish. Case in point (1). In the past - - * ixi year, Courtney juove nas graceu uie cover of Spin twice, while her dead husband Kurt Cobain made the cover once. (An ironic addition to the whole (or Hole) story is that Love's first appearance was the month Cobain killed himself.) Hole's album, aptly titled "Live Through This," has been given the title of album of the year by many music publications. Come on, there were better al"(Baiffcodi 5 Student Media Russell House-USO Cc Lm Clonti Susan Goodwin Editor in Chief AOtaon Williams Chris Moldrow Features Editors Viewpoints Editor Jimmy DeBotts Carson Henderson Ryan Wilson Radhlka Taj want Sports Editors Copy Desk Chiefs Ethan Myerson Erin Galloway Ryan Sims Wendy Hudson Graphics Editors News Editors Gregory Peres Kim Truett Design Editor Photo Editor Jason Jeffers Cartoonist The Gamecock is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and Is published Monday, Wednesday and Friday during (be fall and spring semesters, with the exception of uni verity holidays and exam periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock ate those of the editors or author and not those of the University of South Carolina. Th ack etl908 Muldrow, Viewpoints Editor k>ard in Goodwin, Allison Williams, a Henderson, Radhika Talwani Week town \ctics, info tudents i across Greene Street, "Do you ugh, and Planned Parenthood ondoms and information about tted diseases. ts know that protection is availtalk about sex and encourage through diseases such as AIDS, ey have intimate relationships nt a sexually transmitted disLd more and more people in colrom sex until marriage, ough, and that's when Condom >rtant. Protection is the way to luy condoms or think they won't ngs the issue out on the street ke the risk of unprotected sex. igazine 1 1_ wneeis ryan mr m wilson ] Sports Editor )ums than this released last year. RENTs "Monster" and Neal Young's 'Sleeps with Angels" are both far setter than Love's attempt at carTing a tuna I would argue that the sympathy vote was given to Hole, rather than any kind of vote for musical craftsmanship. Case in Point (2). Since the elease of Hootie & the Blowfish's Cracked Rear View" last summer, ! have been looking for a review in >pin. To my surprise, they never lid review the album, much less nention it (I will concede that Spin las finally changed their rating sysem from something better than the irchaic red, yellow, green system t once used.) The album has since jold 1 million copies and is still gong strong. Far be it from me to point ingers, but I'm sure the fact that V[TV never picked Hootie as a "buzz" oand had something to do with Spin's io-show. I am not being prejudiced lust because Hootie is from Columbia. I am arguing their fan base Is as regional as Green Day's was when "Longview" was played into oblivion on the airwaves, but the tunes are too pop-ish and Top 40 for it to be cool for MTV and Spin. I not going so far as to cancel my subscription (considering you have to write to Spin in order to do V 1 . T 1 XT _x so;, dui l nope mey etui geu uu ui the mainstream bandwagon and get back to what they did best: give readers a more objective view of the world of music. I think, ironically, Motley Crue's Nikki Shoe's said it best in his letter to the editor in this month's Spin. "Do you just sit there like washwomen and gossip about who's in and who's out, while all along in your hearts you know you're just a poor man's Rolling Stone...In the end, we're all gonna take a dirt nap. But at least m have broken a few rules, which is more than you can ever say." 'Nuflf said. Ryan Wilson is a junior *v\/i1 oaioh/m - Chris Carroll >. Ill-Ill0 Director of Student Mi rtising: 777-4249 Laura Day : 777-6482 Creative Directc ilumbia, SC 29208 JA^reen Art Director TUffa Harper Elizabeth Thorn "rST Adv. GraduateAi James Ponce Ren" Asst. Photo Marketing Direct Ben Pillow Christopher Wo Stephanie Sonnenfeld Asst. Advertising AsstPeatures Manager Urry William. Erik Co|?ns Keith Boudreaox Faculty Adviso Circulation Editor Letters Policy The Gamecock will try to print all letters recei Letters should be 200-250 words and must include name, professional title or year and major if a slut Letters must be personally delivered by the authc The Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 3! The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letter! style, possible libel or space limitations. Names wil be withheld under any circumstances. fisnweoek VIEwtjgglT I / ftwvY MM ybuPtosi I | ' / CO?S/b?fi LES8/AHS /AfHOMAM 1 1 \ UMr/LWeSAVE J 1 1 'YOM LtV?$. h . 11 x i * i i, < ' i I ! ' i ^ ^ ' '/Am '!. \' If jj Ouon IIhquoti "Obviously, it's going to be a major inconvenien details. The coReges at the Coliseum were not give Professors shouli Last semester, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to co-instruct a University 101 class and get practicum credit at the same time. I say I was fortunate because, of all the experiences I have had throughout my life, this experi- L ence might have taught me the most. I not only had the chance to work with my peers discussing to i teaching techniques, means to improving com- nei munication, problems and successes in class, I also got to learn from my students. wil My U101 class consisted of white, black, Asian, Th Polish, German, Catholic, Christian, Jewish men boi and women. Some were athletes or future student ic' leaders. Others were going Greek, holding jobs id? outside of school, supporting a child or just there He 'because'...and you know what, we all got along sh pretty damn well. I was and still am very proud of this group because they all listened to each oth- m* er, discussed matters intelligently and made it to cla an 8 a.m. class relatively on time. My practicum classmates stated many reasons ca: for wainting to teach U101 and what their expec- tin tations had been. I, for one fleeting moment, re- re: alized what I was like as a freshman and realized su what I truly desired to get out of teaching these is students. I did not expect my students to become brain surgeons in one semester. I did not expect lir them all to become straight 'A' students, make no Dean'8 List and make a speech as Magna Cum Laude thanking their U101 instructor for all they tei had become (although that would be pretty cool), ck I definitely did not expect to be nominated teacher in of the year. th \ So what did I hope for? ve Well, I wanted my students to realize that there was an entire world out there that is waiting for m them. cli I wanted them to realize that although their ca views may have merit, that other peoples' views T1 do,too. cv I wanted them to know that they were not alone in their plight for knowledge and that the stu- tt dents sitting beside them were just as nervous, I just as anxious and just as ready to conquer the n< world as they were. di Finally, I wanted them to know that they had ft someone on their side who will always be there I t flews Item ARTISTS ORGAM1ZE To FiQHT J ?Ro?oS?D L ARTs FuflDMQ ? GOTS: S ISL \A or od r full ir to 13. i for t not J i 'C Tuesday, February 15, 1994 r~ j~ j i , \ , . % M J r:(>,' ''' 1 s I ' 1 v; ' 1 ', ' \ 11/ 1 i J / l^v i ' l\k 'Jv. i ^ 1 ' n \ // co for us in the next year. But we knew it was ? advanced information ? just a phone call tw Journalism Dean Judy VanSlyke Turk, On closed parking lots at the Coliseum d remember the / SCOn KAPLAN * Columnist ^ help, in any way, for any circumstance, if the 01 sd ever arose. & I was not the best instructor these students n 1 ever have, and I will certainly not be the. worst, ere were several class periods where I know I \n red the hell out of these guys (that is a gener- 8, guys' for the PC-alert) and days when I had no ^ ia whether or not I even got my point across. n iwever, I can honestly say that I gave it my best at b It was days like these that my practicum class- ^ ites and I spoke about the most in our bimonthly iss. e "What are we doing wrong?" we asked. "How t! n we improve?" "What should we do in the fu- f( "How do I make these guys (there it is again) q alize how important this subject is when it is . ch a dry topic?" "How do I know if any of this ^ sinking-in?" There were many more questions along these e les, some of which did and some of which did t have answers. i For the most part, the answers came from lis- a ning to the experiences of my instructor and E issmates as they tried different methods of teach- ( g, training and listening to their students. For is reason alone, my practicum class was an iniluable tool. Another way I got answers was by listening to 1 y students. I do not think that my freshman 1 ass (Univ. of Maryland '86) was as adept at vo- < ilizing their opinions as my U101 students were. 1 tiese students truly got involved in certain dis issions that amazed me. I What we discussed in class is immaterial for lis article. What is important is the fascination felt in seeing freshman students (at 8 a.m., | onetheless) articulate their concerns, opinions, ssires and dreams so well while being so beiddled at the same time. I am not sure why this surprised me so much. fciS PHILADELPHIA D, Philadelphia USA I 3 v \ I I coming. What we still dont know are the I to days before the whole mess had startecl sir school days I mean, let's face it, most of us are confused arl mcerned about what the future holds, and y I e express our views regularly. However, I thirl lat in this case, I was surprised because wherl ras a freshman, we were either tentative to spe*^| r brash as hell ? I do not remember any middl round. Anyway, my students gave me an entire B ew perspective of college students in the ninetiel The final way I got answers to my questioil ras by listening to my own heart. The only pel on I truly need to answer to is me. Thus, if I kncl i my heart that I did the best job that I could raking my students' first semester at USC til est it could be, I can live with any pitfalls I migH ave encountered along the way. I think all professors learn from their studerl very day. If they are not learning, then soml hing is wrong, and perhaps it is time for the pi I essor to step back and assess their situatic^l classrooms were set up to be a place where leail r\rr -in r% cttrr>-?Ki*/~vfir> of"i/-\r*aVnr* a nl wVlCkW* ilg 19 Ci 9J1UU1VMV 1 UUMV/liOlU|/) u ^iwvv lents and professors can bring enlightenment I ach other. Sometimes, professors as well as administi! ors forget what it is like to be a college studel ind need to be reminded. Let this be your il ninder. Colleges, universities and perhaps mul )f the research done on campuses would not I st if it were not for the students living in r< I ience halls, joining organizations and sitting! classes every day. It is for these students al<! hat we are here, and we should do everything H Dur power to make sure they are successful! their quest for knowledge. <ij I am stepping off of my soap box now, but I fore I go, I just want to thank my fellow practic H students, my instructor and, most of all, my UI atn/^antfi fftl" tVlQ Koot oomootor T V)9VP PVP7* hi 3VUUW1VO IVi V11V MVW V VV4MVMVV1 Take care, and good luck in anything and ev<l thing you do. Scott Kaplan is a graduate stua in edueati I Letters to the editor ;l 0 welcome. Q> a. 1 All letters must I 21 I turned in in person I Russell House RocH | 333/A. I Please have a st;l | member verify your id< I , i 3 tity with a picture I ? ^ ...1. i-l. 1 A4- I - : wiicii_yuu luiu uic icib t| in to the office. I If a laige number of I ters are turned in om single topic, they mi* I uly news he accumulated and 11 at once. ?, 1