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"0 Serving Lee Gontz, Editor in Giief | Edtti Erin Galloway, Wendy Hudsc Jimmy DeButts, Ryan Wilson, Polices rein in St Patrick shows sho The famed Five Points mounl people's rights at this year's St. 1 People are complaining that people at the festival, including a last musical show of the night, i take and tried to clear people fr According to The State, a wc some other horses stepped on part Austin is saddled with the decisic trol during large festivals. The horses are certainly visib ring crime. The St. Patrick's siti for every situation. Perhaps the patrol similar to USCs. The bike for maneuvering in crowded secti pensive to maintain than a posse around Five Points than horses a es?) They might be fast galloping fflHr ofroofn iwasJci wwj OWCCW3. i ivc x UU1U9 luauo ail despite the heavy pedestrian traf the horses would be more feasibl The Five Points horses are ni give the Columbia Police added vii crowds. As the festival showed, he head of the pack. Use categoi roving grou TXT i_! 3 J 1 rr r> . yt*j paruea aown ro rive roinif Saturday with a group of friends to celebrate the Luck o' the Irish The green beer flowed readily, th? Root Doctors jammed, and the Jagerettes looked, well, sleazy as usual. Our group of friends, at an> given time, resembled an active amoeba. We had seven guys and four girls, plus a few people who came and went throughout the day. Believe it or not, the major challenge throughout the day was not elbowing our way to the beer trucks. Rather, the challenge was in keeping our group of friends together. In any group, there is always the person who is the Informer. This is the person who is constantly looking around to see who is there. Not satisfied with his own business, the Informer announces to fV,? C. : A- i ? L 1 wic gi uup at uvc-miiiuie liitex vcua who is where, who is with whom, who is wearing what and who is too drunk to walk. The Informer is always a great person to have around so that you can keep up with the day's gossip. However, if the Informer gets too annoying, just send the Runner to get a beer for him or her. That'll keep the Informer's mouth occupied for a while, at least. The Runner is the athletic one of the group. If you need another beer, an order of fries or someone to spy on your ex, this is a useful person to have around. You have to flatter the Runner all day long so that he or she will continue do ing whatever it is you are too lazy to do yourself. Compliment the Runner's speed and agility, but don't get mad if your beer is only three-fourths full when it finally reaches you. After all, being a Runner is hard work, and naturally, the Runner gets a little thirsty. With all of this beer drinking, one member of the group has to go to the bathroom every half hour. The Urinator is the person you tBiaflcotk ? Lee Clonti Jimmy DeButts Editor in Chief Ryan Wilson Chrb Muldrow Sports Editors Viewpoints Editor Kim Truett Canon Henderson Photo Editor Radhlka Taiwan! Ethan Myenon Copy Desk Chiefs Ryan Sims Erin Galloway Graphics Editors Wendy Hudson Gregory Perei News Editors Design Editor Susan Goodwin All Ansaar All Bon Will lama Jason Jeffers Features Editors Cartoonists The Gamecock is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published Tuesday through friday during the fall and spring semesters, with the exception of university holidays and exam periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the editors or author and not those of the University of South Carolina. ^1, ImDCR r USC Since 1908 | Chris Muldrow, Viewpoints Editor mM Board m, Susan Goodwin, Allison Williams, , Carson Henderson, Radhika Talwani should horses a 's party rtcomings ted police might have clip-clopped over Patrick's Day festivities, the police horses intimidated several i large group of people gathered for the Apparently, a policeman made a misom the street at 5:15 instead of 6:15. men was stepped on by a horse, and icipants' feet. Now, Police Chief Charles n of whether to allow the horses to pale and are thus useful means of deterlation shows that horses are not ideal Columbia Police could adopt a bicycle is offer excellent mobility, they're good ions of town, and they're much less exi of horses. They're also faster cruising re. (Ever been driving behind the horsj after thieves, but they're slow on the e open, and thus it is a car-driven area Be. If it were closed in to cars, perhaps e. ce to have around, and they probably aibility and some degree of control over >wever, the horses arent always at the d ?!> ICS IU ITdClk ps of Mends BEN MARTIN AND CASSIE STURKIE Columnists j will find in the Port-a-Potty line, j conversing with all of the other Urinators. Don't get us wrong ? s we like our friend the Urinator. s But a lack of bladder control in i one member of the group always r holds up the rest of the group. Another person who holds up the group is the Wanderer. The Wanderer is the social butterfly who has to stop and talk to everyone she sees. In fact,Wanderertypes dont even have to know the person they're talking to ? they'll just find some in-depth conversation to get into while the rest of the group taps its feet impatiently. Chances are, if you are missing a member of the group, the Wanderer can be found somewhere in a 25-foot radius gabbing away. Our suggestion in dealing with a Wanderer is to put him or her on one of those leashes that moms use to keep up with their kids at the mall. Without this kind of attachment, your group will never cover any distance, since you will spend all dav lookiner for ?C o the Wanderer. Your group of friends may have all four of these players or maybe just one or two. You may even be one of these players yourself. Nevertheless, with the Carolina Cup and Mayfest just around the corner, we think it is important for you to be knowledgeable of your group's dynamics. If you have a Wanderer in your group, make sure you also have an Informer to let you know where he is or a Runner to fetch him. If you have a Urinator in your group, your only hope is to carry a paper cup with you at all times. Good luck keeping your friends together. But if worse comes to worse, find a comfortable chair, put on your Ray Bans, cross your leg and let them find you. Cassie Sturkie, a Wanderer, and Ben Martin, an Informer, are seniors in the Honors College. ___ , Chris Carroll ws: 777-7720 ^ Student vertising: 777-4249 Laura Day X: 777-6482 Creative Director Jim Green Art Director I Elizabeth Thomas Asst. News Adv- Grad"^e Asst. Jama Ponce Renee Gibson Asst. Photo Marketing Director Ben Pillow Christopher Wood Stephanie Sonne nfeld Asst. Advertising AsstJ*a tares Manager Larry William. Erik Collins Keith5Boudreaux Faculty Advisor Circulatioo Editor Letters Policy The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. 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 The Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 333. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not be withheld under any circumstances. =j ? ouwi bwouoti "We eve the only outlet in the whole i avaBable in Cohimbi Israel shou] Shortly before spring break, Messianic Jew la Levitt spoke to students about the importa: of Israel and Judaism for Christianity and of need to support Israel against the media, placement theologians and Muslims. While t ing to bond Christians to Israel and its Jew foundations, he chose to ignore any mentior the native Christians (mainly Palestinians) v continue to live under Israeli occupation in i land of Christ. Do you agree with the speaker and the Isre government that the native Christians living th don't matter and that it's UK for the Israeli g ernment to continue discriminating against th just because they're not Jews (or not officially r ognized as being Jewish)? Or, as a believer equal rights for all peoples, would you be willi to agree with Israel Shahak's statement, "Althoi the struggle against anti-semitism (and of all o er forms of racism) should never cease, the stn gle against Jewish chauvinism and exclusivis which must include a critique of classical Judais is now of equal or greater importance?" If so, th please read on. To begin to understand the exclusivist nati of the Jewish State, let's examine how Israel < fines itself. The official Israeli definition stat that "Israel TDelongs' to persons who are defin by the Israeli authorities as 'Jewish,' irrespecti of where they live, and to them alone." As SI hak explains in his 1994 book, "Jewish Histoi Jewish Religion," this definition means that" rael doesn't officially 'belong' to its non-Jew citizens, whose status is considered even offici ly as inferior." From this basis, the Israeli i thorities settled members of a Peruvian tribe, v recently converted to Judaism, on land in the W Bank that was confiscated from Palestinians Why wait for i Hey, folks, what's going on? I am psyched announce that comps are over and that I mi; ace only one more class to receive my maste degree. If you asked me five years ago wheth or not I was going to pursue a master's degree would have laughed at you and said, "You're nut However, it is now my proudest accomplishmei I have no idea where I am going to work, wh I am going to live or what I am going to do fo living, but I do know one thing for sure ? 11 proud to have furthered my education. Perhs many of you are trying to decide whether or i to strive for an advanced degree. Well, to us Rockyism: "Go for it." How can you possibly wrong in advancing your knowledge? Anyway, I have seriously veered off from wl I wanted to discuss today (actually, it seems tl I never even got on the path). Since I have op< ly expressed my views about events that bot! me lately, I have decided to designate March Pet Peeve Month. Hence, my topic this week people that take the elevator to go up or down c floor. Oh, you folks know who you are; you are t people who wait three to five minutes in front an elevator to get from the first to the second flo get in the elevator before the people on it can { off and then complain that someone is in your w when you wish to get off the elevator. Considering we live in the "get in shape" e (otherwise known as the "exercise till you dr '90s"), I cannot figure out why people refuse walk up or down one lousy flight of stairs. A people afraid of wearing out their sneakers?...C I apologize, I am in the South...! meant teni HOT TO GET 9 W& \ GtTT'KG \ rAkico I l"MrWj tate for the type of music that we're s. Nobody is going to listen to the sa WUSC-FM music director Eric Id halt relij the WA'EL M 1 ?f land from which non-Jews are ofl 'ho ed. According to Israeli law, 92 p? the proper and 70 percent of the Wes "officially designated only for the b< ieh In this respect, the mandated i ere by the Israeli authorities is even w ov- which existed under any aparthei em in South Africa, since the native. ec- were not officially limited in where in to the same extreme degree whic ng Christians and Muslims are const] igh own homeland, th- But how can Israel be called an i jg- when it embraces Jewish peoples ol m, may be true, but it is undeniable t] im, gives much less respect to non-Je\ len izens of Israel or merely Arab civil: der occupation, than to Jews. Basic* ire stitute the term "white" for "Jew" * ie- "non-Jew" while describing the Ii ;es system, you get a society that m ed apartheid South Africa, ve Israel's system of apartheid is ia- parent and severe in the West B* ry, Strip ? both illegally occupied by I Is- 1967 War ? whereby Jewish setth ish to Jewish-Israeli civilian law wh [al- Palestinian populace must obey 4" ni-Aft Ap tni 14 4- AM<ir JU- taiCD VI MIC iUlUMlIJf ^UVCIIIUI S. Thus, before we accept Levitt's egt strengthen our support of Israel an a must be willing to embark on a ? the elevator r'l SCOTT KAI er mm Columni: it. shoes. I guess this explanation woi ere sense since tennis shoes are so e> r a days. However, I do not believe s am the real reason for people standing i ips . of elevators these days, lot Another explanation that comes e a newly formulated social theory. P( go feel that hanging in and around ele way to meet new and old friends. iat you are standing in the middle of the lat (or any other campus/office build m- your chariot to take you upstairs ier there to do besides stare at people as edge their presence? Well, I am s i? point you, but I doubt this is the r >ne ing the elevator one flight either...al people. he So, what is the reason? I have do have a plan. How about the nex or> on the elevator with someone wh< >et up or down one floor, you simply a ray It is as simple as that. Here, pra< "Hey dude (or dudette), why did you v !ra of minutes for the elevator to sin ?P down) one flight when the stairs feet away?" Now, keep in mind that you m when doing this. Some people mig 118 fended by this question because thi i ' > playing right now. I think the me thing stations oat there al Greenwood gtous api critique of the non-Jews. Shal concentration c ing that such a ly demand fron - . ? , , past and so be( icially exclud- , :rcent of Israel ^persecutor t Bank land is 40 years the ni enefit of Jews." is far greater tl discrimination non-Jews. The rorse than that crimination aga] d government jsh state' with t Africans tore jews is ais0 eni they could live . . , :h Palestinian to inflicted on rained in their Finally, whil tament as "the e apartheid state us of "the prece] * all color? This structed to buri hat Israeli law the New Testar vb, be they cit- ... thus on 23 W lans living un- the New Testar illy, if you sub- ? , le8tf E md "black" for ally burnt m Jei sraeli judicial akhim, a Je\ irrors that of dized by the Isr Despite sue! especially ap- tinues to give I ink and Gaza many billions c srael since the want u,, aint01 irs are subject . lite the native e* *<> further si the harsh die- *^at ^as ^sted the exclusive si call to further native Palestin d Judaism, we omprehensive Wa'elMas to go up ( a very good rea tance via the el people will hai St j some good reas up with a list < nately, by listinj ild make some artjcie pensive these the aforementK hoe prices are urethatthjsd around in front , *, doubt anyone is i to mind is my aforementionec erhaps, people Anyway, hei vators is a cool elevato I mean, when (D medical exci ! Russell House lems, etc.); (2) c ling) awaiting fliers, food, book i, what else is ing furniture; (4 and acknowl- all, want to was orry to disap- vator and wish eason for tak- second explana ' least for most y0U were passin .. , _ (I believe this t no idea! But I bit lazy_ but n0] :t time you get love riding ele ) merely rides . ? sk them why? ln^87?ud,d :tice with me: . Well, the nei vait (X amount) vator and you? iply go up (or arrive, mayb< i i a m or\tr nf fV? aoa i are merely iu ma"j "i muoc j next level?" It i ust be careful ine. Until next i ht get very of- Sc iy do not have BBP> 1 6' proposed changes are already ready play." irtheid official Jewish attitudes toward lak, himself a survivor of Hitler's amps, concluded his book by statcritique "is what many Jews justa non-Jews: to confront their own some aware of the discrimination is inflicted on the Jews. In the last imber of non-Jews killed by Jews lan the number of Jews killed by extent of the persecution and disinst non-Jews inflicted by the 'Jewhe support of organized Diaspora irmously greater than the sufferJews by regimes hostile to them." le Levitt referred to the New Tea imputated Bible," Shahak reminds pt according to which Jews are ini, publicly if possible, any copy of nent that comes into their hands [arch, 1980 hundreds of copies of nent were publicly and ceremoni usalem under the auspices of Yad vish religious organization subsiaeli Ministry of Religions." 1 acts, the U.S. government consrael unconditional support and >f U.S. taxpayer dollars. Do you i Administration to use your montrengthen the apartheid system in the Holy Land since 1948 when tate of Israel was imposed on the ian population? <ri is a graduate student in MIBS !>ne floor? son for traveling such a short dislevator. On the other hand, some re a very good reason. "What are ions?" you ask. Well, I have come >ff the top of my head...unfortug these excuses, anyone who reads 1 be equipped with an answer to >ned question, too. However, I figoes not matter, because I highly going to actually ask someone the I question. e are some good reasons for takr up or down one flight of stairs: uses (trouble breathing, leg probarrying a lot of stuff (arms full of ;s, boxes); (3) using a dolly or mov1) you are in absolutely no rush at ste some time waiting for the eleto see your friends (refer to my ition); (5) the elevator opened as g it on your way toward the stairs o be a very viable reason...it is a ae of us are perfect.); and (6) you ivators (That is a McDonald's joke, nrrnt if \ HUb II/./. ct time you are passing by an eleee a group of people waiting for it e you will think to yourself, "How Deople are going to get off on the s probably more than you imagtime, takeitez, folks. .ott Kaplan is a graduate student in education.