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Sen* Lee Gontz, Editor in Chiel Ed Erin Galloway, Wendy Hud Jimmy DeButts, Ryan Wilsc rusi uiw to serve i Federal Express, UPS and the trees waiting to shoot the other services have taken the in and fast service and excel in cu If the Post Office keeps exp get shot down. Take, for example, the remo^ House Patio here at USC. Hen to get stamps and mail items ai low the University Bookstore's h kiosk, it told students their bus First-class stamp prices are Why didn't the Post Office incn several years ago, instead of to enue enough to delay the inevit been easier for people to purchas 29 cents?) Now the price is 32 around pennies or get those inf ? chines. If you've ever done bulk ma know that procedure has becom 1,000 items or more than 75 po ve to Dixiana to the immense n iana, if you're not familiar with Working in the Post Office's usually very polite and who try come contrast to the unfriendly It's time the Post Office follow and "got a little more friendly. C should let some private compar and force the Post Office to com] Society is for poM< RYAN WILSOI SwlL Sports editor Last Thursday marked a hii toric event in my life as I got t shake hands with one of the moi powerful men in the world (an no, I'm not talking about Rupei Murdoch or David Letterman). 0 Thursday afternoon, I was foi merly introduced to the presider of the United States in the fror foyer of the White House. I will always remember the 2 seconds of conversation I had wit President Clinton, and I'll als VlQVO O rJintn tn al-in\i7 fn mv nwmr A1MT V M ^MIVVW W W1IVTT W llij CU1V children years from now, but * learned much more on that da^ To put it simply, my trip to th White House only reaffirmed m own beliefs about the state of ou country today. The event was part of Colleg Media Day at the White House sponsored by the Office of Medi Relations. It was a daylong ever in which roughly 175 college sti: dents from across the nation go to question major Cabinet an White House staff members abor a wide range of subjects. I will admit up front that th whole day was a public relation gimmick, but nevertheless, man; students took the opportunity t question the likes of Attorney Gen ^ eral Janet Reno, Labor Secretary Robert Reich and Secretary of Ed ucation and former governor o South Carolina Dick Riley abou the Clinton Administration's poli cies affecting campuses across th nation. I learned that students acrosi the nation are worried about thi U.S. government cutting mone; going to higher education, and re duction of loans and Pell Grant! that the "Contract with (on) Amer ica" has slated to cut. Presiden Clinton and Secretary Rilev em phatically defended the fundinj going to higher education. We were also introduced tc three AmeriCorps members, th< civil service program members > who do service work in the D.C area. These three students are earning money for college because of their work in AmeriCorps. The Republicans also want to strip this nBatcod? g Let Clontz Jimmy DeButta Editor in Chief Ryan Wltaon Chrb Muldrow Sports Editors Viewpoints Editor Kim Truett Carson Henderson Photo Editor Radhllta Taiwan! Ethan Myerson Copy Desk Chiefs Ryan Sims Erin Galloway Graphics Editors Wendy Hudson Gregory Perez News Editors Design Editor Susan Goodwin All Ansaar Allison Williams Jason Jeffers Features Editors Cartoonists The Gamecock is the student newspaper of tbi i University of South Carolina and is published Tuesda; I through Riday during the fall and spring semesters, will the exception of university holidays and exam periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of tlx editors or author and not those of the University o South Carolina. Ttw < feflfttDCk ing USC Since 1908 f B Chris Muldrow, Viewpoints Editor Korlal Board son, Susan Goodwin, Allison Williams, >n, Carson Henderson, Radhika Talwani ce needs us better computer e-mail are hunters hiding in Post Office eagles out of the sky. These itiative to reduce prices, provide reliable stomer service. osing itself to these competitors, it will /al of the postage kiosk from the Russell s was a convenience for students, a way ly time of the day without having to follours. When the Post Office removed the iness was not important, also extremely unfriendly to customers, sase first-class stamp prices to 30 cents 29 cents? It would have increased revable rise to 32 cents, and it would have e. (Who do you know that carries around cents, so customers still have to carry ernal one-cent stamps from stamp mailing with a student organization, you te more difficult. If you have more than unds in your mailing, you've got to driew Post Office distribution center. Dixit, is on the other side of nowhere, favor are clerks and workers who are to help out customers. They are a welpolicies the office has developed, ved the example of the workers it hires otherwise, maybe the U.S. government lies enter the first-class mail business pete. >n't headed 3al oblivion program down. If you agree with the Republicans, just ask Mary ^ Louise Ramsdale about the importance of civil service. ? The most interesting point of the day came when President CMn3~ ton was asked by a student from Florida A&M University about the ^ administration's recent review of affirmative action. Clinton gave a (n historical perspective by recalling r- times in his own life when he saw it open discrimination in his home it state of Arkansas. He pointed to countries throughout the world jP that are currently being destroyed in ofVini/* wnno Ill VW1111V TTCU0. o President Clinton eloquently j presented both sides of the argufy ment affirmative action in jobs e where past discrimination was y proven or the question of "who's ir the most qualified?"). He cited the military process for promotion as e one of the fairest systems for placement. [t Clinton finished his answer t_ with his trump card: "I have ap,t pointed at this point in my tenure d more judges to the federal bench it who were women or members of racial minorities than my three e predecessors combined, and my s judges have the highest ratings, ^ on average, from the American Bar Association of any of the last y four presidents." As the press conference conf tinued, President fielded questions t ranging from health care to the growing differences in economic e standing between the classes. He answered each question careful3 ly, but seemed very relaxed dury ing the duration of the conference. As I have stated many times 3 before, living in the South gives most people a skewed sense of re t ality. We are force-fed with the conservative rhetoric that it is hard ? to discern fact from fiction. Hearing the president speak first-hand ? of the accomplishments, some of , which were bipartisan,of his administration reaffirmed my belief ? that society is not headed into obhvi ion, but struggling to free itself 5 from the ones who would drag it J there. ws- 777 7776 Chris Carroll ,ws. / 11-11ZO Diredor of Student Media IvertlSing: 777-4249 Laura Day kX: 777-6482 Creative Director Jim Green Art Director Tlerra Harper Elizabeth Thomas Mst. News" Adv- Graduate Asst. James Ponce Renee Gibson Asst. Photo Marketing Director Ben Pillow Christopher Wood Stephanie SonnenTeld Asst. Advertising Asst .Features Manager Larry William. Erik Collins Kelt^Boudreaux FaCUllV Advis0r Circulation Editor Letters Policy t The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. y 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. f The Gamecock reserves the right to edit ail letters for style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not be withheld under any circumstances. ?? VIEwH ^UHTV , XIWHi fas-Mefe friaM,,. W Quon Unquote * With Repul Pete Wilson, Allen Keys, Arlen Sp< Gramm, Lamar Alexander, Bob Dol Buchanan are all seeking the Republi nation for president in 1996. They all h servative nature, but their differences ai as black and white. Within the seven dwarves, there is a American, a pro-choice, pro-gay-rights an isolationist, three sitting U.S. sena former Cabinet secretary who advocatei ishment of the agency he overlooked. If represent the cream of the crop the R Party can offer in 1996, then I cheer "Four more years!" for President Clint In the past, I thought President Clii only win if there was a third-party c Now, after realizing the obvious weak 1 Republicans, Clinton could defeat an; The band of Republican thugs, excus didates, all have the charisma and pen wallpaper paste. They don't offer any grams or ideas, just the same old failei Letters to the Editor ?\ IIi A roiracs motivate radio proposal I am writing in repsonse to the purported changes for WUSC by Patrick Bryant and his friends. First of all, I would like to point out the fact neither Patrick Bryant nor any of the members of his group have anything to do with WUSC. Patrick Bryant is running for the top position of an organization that he has never been even remotely involved with. Seem ridiculous? I agree. Patrick Bryant's agenda is clearly motivated by politics and not by a love of music, as it should be. WUSC was begun and has thrived on an appreciation and love for music by students at this university. As with any class at this school, the students do J not choose their textbooks, and WUSC ( lends itself to a learning environment in much the same way. WUSC is not here to cater to or represent its student body. Its purpose is to educate its willing student body and perhaps even its community. For Mr. Bryant to claim that his major point is to turn WUSC into an I "educational environment" is ludicrous because that is all we are. Any avenue any student would care to pursue is welcome and encouraged; however, we do not force any of our 1 staff to get anything more than they j want out of WUSC. Such freedom will be extinguished under Bryant's dictatorial agenda. He has proposed a regimented structure, both technically and musically, which will stifle his very goal of education by limiting its focus to one person's interpretation of college radio. He want to churn out "professional DJs" whether that's why a student come to WUSC or not. Every DJ will have to play music handpicked by s the music director listed on a pre- f PINTS Monday, Mi fe &UR&T m w kMfrk\T>NlfrK\T? rrwnri'iFiii ' i | BIu ) TlW^^atsiiy j 'The 'Contract with America,' I think ni/>u Sercretary of education )Iican slate, ictor, Phil | ?i| e and Pat ri i can nomi- I BY lave a con- I re as stark |_ kJ in African- jc policies of the past. Th governor, back affirmative action pr< tors and a fare reform and cutting sti d the abol- candidates want tax breal tViaoo mon a ?- J Jii J want iniuaie- ana worKin epublican for them, and yell, Social issues display th on. the candidates, iton could While Pete Wilson, A andidate. Gramm support a woman ield of the the other candidates are n y of them, and want the government e me, can- rooms, sonality of With the increasing p new pro- Coalition, how will Phil Gi d economplanned playlist. WUSC's current free-form environment allows each DJ to have complete control over what music is played, as long as it stays within the bounds of the station's music policy, which is very simple: WUSC plays music that needs support (i.e., no Top < 40 or music that has more powerful ' outlets). WUSC becomes irrelevant ] ?_ i- --iL uii, tries tu compete witn more pow- ? erful outlets, Market shares and rat- ; ings do not correspond to an educa- 1 tional station by the very definition i of an educational, noncommercial i station, being that its purpose is to i teach, not to win a popularity contest. If students want to be catered to, there are plenty of stations in town 1 that actually get paid to do that. If ] students want to broaden their hori- i zons and actually learn something, i then they can listen to WUSC-FM < ?0.5. 1 Eric Greenwood English junior '< (Greenwood is music director 1 at WUSC.) 1 l 1 Criticisms of radio i plan uninformed j In the last week, I have heard and -ead many opinions and viewpoints ibout the plan discussed in Wedneslay's edition of The Gamecock. Eviiently, the people who have decided ;o comment have failed to educate hemselves before doing so. Many runors have surfaced about a new J WUSC plan and what it proposes, . jut only its authors have read the J )lan. Commenting on the plan armed vith po more information than what vas published in The Gamecock is s udicrous. The article only stated the A hree main goals and didn't go into z specifics. It failed to say the plan is z or playing breaking bands; after all, t irch 28, 1995 ( 4&4<?ftytK i WMNCftD,.. V tMrtottT m im fcirwisTw^ , is not a contract for all Americans Riley, and former S.C. governor Clinton has survive the 1 Dole will put RON JAMES Meanwhi Columnist bers rise bee publicans an becomes evei ley all support scaling ident Clintor 3grams, destroying wel- power of run; ident financial aid. The handily over cs for the rich, but they Of an t>,p g-class families to pay LamarAlex, President Cli ie most contrast among era^e rlenSpector and Phil Atamiderd, 's legal right to choose, money to idical pro-life advocates Next year to intrude into our bed- ^he Republici to happen, al ower of the Christian President Cli ramm and Pete Wilson represents al Party, and al college students listen to breaking bands. The plan also calls for playing local bands. In fact, the number one source of revenue to local bands is the college student. Nowhere have we dismissed nlnv ing music that is found on other local stations. However, even if you don't play music that is on a commercial station, you must have some consistency of format. That is to say you cannot keep a mass audience listening when you travel from experimental music to classical to rap. We are not against playing a wide vari- , ety of music ? as a matter of fact, ( we are pro-specialty shows. In the real world that Jennifer Dougherty speaks of, the DJs don't pick what song gets played next. Instead they follow a playlist deter- ' mined by programming and music directors (who researched what their ' target market wanted to hear). 1 We are college radio and should ! allow DJs to be involved in the ear- 1 y stages of programming, but not 1 licking what genre of music is played \ lext by drawing a number from a i lat. j Each undergraduate student at ( JSC, all 16,225, pays money to keep j lis or her campus radio station run- ( ling. All I propose is to give them ^ heir three-bucks worth. . Patrick Bryant Journalism senior (Bryant is an applicant ' for WUSC station manager.) * C c Israel column ' full of inaccuracies \ The editorial entitled "Israel * ihould halt religious apartheid" by ? Va'el Masri is absolutely false ind inaccurate. Several claims-are inti-Jewish. There is no such hing as an "official Jewish attit pw,! If i easy win blood bath Pat Buchanan and Bob ; them both through? le, as President Clinton's poll numause of the country's distrust of Red their "Contract with America," he 1 more difficult to defeat. With Presl's tenacious campaign style and the ning as an incumbent, he should win any Republican challenger, viable challengers, Pete Wilson and ander would have the best shot at nton, but Wilson is seen as too modRepublican Party, and former Gov. )esn't have the name recognition or i wage a first-class campaign. tms time, Fhil liramm should have an nomination sewn up. If this were 1 of my dreams of four more years of mton would come true. Phil Gramm 1 that is wrong with the Republican 1 of America will see this next year. tude toward non-Jews" as Masri believes is a conspiracy. Judaism is extremely tolerant of Christianity, Islam and other religions. I am disgusted to see Masri support Shahak's outlandish claim that there is a "precept according to which Jews are instructed to burn, publicly if possible, any copy of the New Testament that comes into their hands." Jewish people respect the New Testament as the Bible of the Christian religion. Jews usually frown on the destruction of literature or ideas. Regarding Israel, Masri is wrong. Israel legally took possession of the West Bank and Gaza after winning a war in which the Arabs were the aggressors. Certain Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims in this region believe it is their religious duty to destroy the Jewish people, Israel and the West at all costs, including death. Israel had developed a strong military to defend itself against terrorst actions. The USA must continue ;o support Israel, so as to ensure our Dwn security and that of the rest of -he free world. If we should stop, Sadiam Hussein and other Hitler wannabe types will attempt to cause World War III. Jews must continue the fight igainst anti-Jewish ideas such as ;hose expressed by Masri, who asserts that all non-Jews must unite igainst Jewish chauvinism and ex:lusivism. I do not know a single Jew vho has these personality charac;eri sties. However, Masri claims the ight against these Jews is a strugjle of equal importance to our fight igainst anti-Semitism. Adam Haller MIBS graduate student (Haller is president of Hillel at USC.) r