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2 nSalfe Serving USC Sin Lee Gontz, Editor in Giief Chris Editorial B Erin Galloway, Wendy Hudson, Susa Jimmy DeButts, Ryan Wilson, Carsoi Hnnsintf shouldn't b Have you passed by Russell Hous three days and noticed people curled crete? They're not cross-country hikers nigth or vagrants bumming a bedro you, except they're crazy or desperate to live on campus. The apartments on the Horsesh* come prime real estate here at USC ed it's worth it to stake a claim ver or even the night before. These overnight camps shouldn't crunch time that closely follows sprinj gets rough, housing sign-ups add m< There must be a more effective wa; i-r* K\r oloaa nnro nr o 1 1iichu3. k/ciuuiii.j uj v/iaoo iivluu ui a i to the first-come, first-served policy. Granted, both methods have their have problems with whatever methc ferent plan has become necessary. People will continue to flock off c key to getting an apartment. Teamwork to achievin: fs, Columnist 0 v Do any of you know the secret n to being successful? Have any of you pictured yourself being a pres- fi ident, CEO or chairman of a large Y company, firm or business? Did a you envision how you got to this f : senior pusitiun, ui uiujruunguic q you would just "make it there?" c Well, I am just beginning on j my path to success, so I cannot a claim to have all of the answers. ^ However, I do know of at least one key trait that cannot and will not be overlooked by any of your future employers: teamwork. Since | teamwork is such an important concept in the "working world," and it is overTookedby so many people, I have decided to make teamwork (or the lack thereof) my c last "Pet Peeve" topic of the month ? (keep in mind that earlier this * month, I dubbed March "Pet Peeve ? Month"). < S<v what is teamwork? Well. I 1 believe teamwork is working with 1 others in a professional, civil and < responsible manner. Teamwork : is more than just meeting with a ] couple of people for a few hours and making arrangements to meet 1 again the following week. It is a i commitment. It is an agreement | between each of you to be respon- ] sible for your assignments and goals so that the task at hand can be completed efficiently and effectively. Teamwork is working ] together with one another as op- ] posed to against each other. Teamwork also incorporates being on time, being respectful of one another and standing by the group's work in order to be successful. Simply stated, teamwork might ho the mrwt. imnortant fundamental concept you can learn while in college (other then strictly intellectual pursuits). Every organization, intramural team or charity you get involved with teaches you how to work with people in groups and also gives you the chance to explore your inner self ? what kind of person you are and what type of leader you wish to be. Last night, the intramural soccer team I play for (team name: Soccer?...I just met her) had to forfeit because three out of the six players did not show up. I was frustrated and pretty damn angry that I traveled to campus, got warmed up and wound up leaving with (unfortunately) another "L" in the -?affitod? B Lee Clontz Jimmy DeButla Editor in Chief Ryan Wilson Chris Muldrow Sports Editors Viewpoints Editor Kim Truett Carson Henderson Photo Editor Radhlka 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 Jaaon Jeffers Features Editors Cartoonists I 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. The G DCfe a 1908 Muldrow, Viewpoints Editor loard in Goodwin, Allison Williams, a Henderson, Radhika Talwani imn niifc Uitp UUH3 ie needed e early in the morning the past up in sleeping bags on the conseeking a place to sleep for the om. They're students just like ! enough to camp out for a place 3e and at Bates West have be, and many people have decider early the morning of sign-up be necessary, especially in the g holidays. Just as the semester are stress. y for students to get their apartottery are possible alternatives disadvantages, and people will ?d is used for sign-up, but a difampus if late-night camps are essential g success nn/loss column. Now, I am not lire why these guys did not show p...I only hope that everything is kay with them...but barring any erious problems, this was not a ery cool thing to do to the other lembers of the team. Unfortunately, this is not the irst time that something like this las ever happened. Let's face it, ill of us have been let down by riends, teammates or co-workers iver the years. We have worked ?n group projects for classes and lave had people shirk off their reponsibilities. We have set up apwintments with people who have irrived late or have not shown up it all. We have all met up with )eople that have made us promiss and have not fulfilled their obligitions. Kegretiuiiy, mere is not mucn hat you can do about these types >f situations other than to iearn a jreat lesson: remember how you 'elt when it happened and make jure that you do not do it to some>ne else in turn. Additionally, the lext time you must work with or brm a group, you should try to :hoose people that you have re3pect for, work well with and implicitly trust. Obviously, you do not always have the luxury of choosing your awn groups or members in an organization. Thus, you must learn how to cope with less-than-perfect scenarios and make the best of any and all situations. Watching and/or leading these types of groups can lead to great memories and an unbelievable amount of experience. Fortunately, this can only help you in your future employment; any experiences you rack up over the years will better enable you to cope with similar problems presently and in the future. The most successful people in this world are the ones that can be relied upon and can work well within groups. With this in mind, I have a few pieces of advice: get involved with campus organizations, be yourself, strive to be a leader and always fulfill your obligations. When you graduate and apply for jobs, remember that employers want to hire leaders and resDonsible Deode. Be respectful of the people you work with and always remember that successful organizations work together. Well, I think that I have rambled on enough. Good luck folks. Takeitez. ___ Chris Carroll : Ill-IllO Director of Student Media tisillg: 777-4249 Laura Day 777-6482 Creative Director Jim Green Art Director Tleff. Harper Elizabeth Thomas Tina Morgan Gfaduate Asst. News James Ponce Ren" G,bson Asst. Photo Marketing Director Ben Pillow Christopher Wood Stephanie Sonnenfeld Asst. Advertising Asst features Manager Lwry Willi.m. Rrlk Collins Faculty Advisor Circulation 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 ty 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. lamecock VIEwjj M^WfrLE.IN HEW HWWSUiF Aut ( R0WH6-' Quote Unquote Letters to the Editor Compromise would solve radio debate It is difficult to express in so many ^ words the whole of my impressions on the proposed changes to WUSC as reported March 22.1 could not help, though, but to point out an interest- ^ ing question: "What is WUSC?" Every j answer I have heard by factions in the toc current disputes is either ridiculous or completely impractical. 1 E WI1 une siue, jruu imve muoc nitu p the audacity to say that WUSC "is not ^ there to be anyone's personal stereo" and that WUSC is merely an educa tional outlet. Such arrogance may be justified were it not that a large sum nQ, of student activity fees were going to pay for the station. Besides, if no one listens, who are you spending so much gcj to educate? On the other side, you have those Qr who see WUSC as needing to be more ^ like conventional radio stations. This totally neglects the fact WUSC is a non-profit organization that precludes it from the programming freedoms and restraints of a commercial station. ^ And I am guessing the FCC and the university would have a few things to Jj say before little 3,000-watt WUSC went commercial. So a compromise is sought in this c}( restructuring. Most students are made ?p happy by the for-profit stations on the j \ FM dial where WUSC cannot efTec- dc tively compete. Still, there are things fr( WUSC can do to increase its popu- f0 larity while keeping its diversity in- jn tact. With the impending loss of qual- m ity non-commercial programming because of cuts in Washington, it is possible for WUSC to emerge a leader f0] in this field. This can only happen if 0f the players involved are willing to be progressive and practical about the w nature of the station. jn Kyle W. Hampton ti< Philosophy freshman ft d< Views of one man " shouldn't reflect on entire group * Wa'el Masri's March 22 column ^ has several inaccuracies. Masri quotes from a book by Israel a Shahak but gives incomplete expla- cj nations. Cited is an "official" Israeli c definition of itself, which is part of the j* Likud party election campaign, not a state definition. Masri quotes that Jews are instructed to burn the New ^ Testament. Only extremist groups whose teachings conflict with true Ju- g daism hold this fallacy just as extremist group Hamas is in no way authorita- c tive of Islamic teaching and thought. a Hie analogy to apartheid is not ac- .( curate. Those Palestinians who are ^ citizens of Israel have the same sta- n tus, opportunities and rights that Jew- a ish citizens have. It is the refugee who suffers. I deplore their conditions and c -4 BITS Wednesday, h mm*. -iX? ?*-r. ? ..tin f\ "You're free to print anyl Harry Ai Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, on v> atment although they receive edu;ion, health services and employ;nt from the UNRWA, to which Is;1 contributes. Unlike South Africa, ere a minority was governing a maity, inside Israel proper Jews are ; majority. The UN Partition plan of 1947 ve the Palestinians a land of their n. Yet in the months before the date implementation, the Palestinians k no measures to set up their own /ernment or security system. Dur\ 1948, having no leadership, the lestinians could not hold their terory. Israel was not imposed upon i natives; the natives were shorthted. Masri expanded his response to a n-Jew (Messianic Jews are Chrisns) to include a critique of Israeli /eminent policies and then includall Jews as shareholders of the same nions. The views of one person, Jew non-Jew, cannot characterize the ws of all. Beverly Wilson Religious Studies junior /USC should keep ee-form format In regards to the March 22 artie in The Gamecock concerning the roposed" format change to WUSC, jelieve the old cliche "If it ain't broke, int fix it" applies in this case. WUSCs je-form format has been in existence r almost 15 years and is a mainstay the Columbia broadcasting cornunity. Specialty shows such as Rockeady Columbia, Hie Blues Moon and tmost Acoustic have been on the air r over 10 years and are the only shows their kind in Columbia. However, a small group of students ants to erase all this and turn WUSC ito their guinea pig because the staon, as they see it, doesn't "represent le USC population like it should be ring." I couldn't disagree more. The SC student body is the most diverse i the state of South Carolina. Likeise, there is no other radio station in i / 11 li? f lL.1 A. le state (,or tne nation ior tnat maisr) that can match WUSC in diverty and multiculturalism. There is something for everyone at rUSC. Every genre and ethnic varition of music is represented and revives equal air time. As for Top 40, assic rock and other commercial forlats, there are already radio stations ere that play this type of music. The Dal of WUSC is to provide music that ou can't find anywhere else in Colmbia, not to echo Fox 102 or WNOK. This will all change, though, if Mr. ryant and his accomplices alter the >rmat according to a "market survey" s they propose. A change in format ) the "popular" choice, i.e., the ma>rity, would deprive all of the miorities on campus of the programling they are entitled to. I do not think Ir. Bryant would want to open that an of worms, as it could get quite lessy. larch 29, 1995 1 f) \ VlU'CW ONt ui thing you want to once." shmore, hat his principal at Clemson told him Somewhere along the line, Mr. Bryant and friends missed the point of college radio. It's not about turning a profit or catering to a certain group. It's about diversity and broadening your horizons. Maybe this "group" should actually listen to the station for a while until they realize what WUSC is really about. Long live noncommercial radio! Alpa Vyas Exercise science junior Welfare column wasn't supported iLnt- DVTMAM TnmAfl 1XUW Ulcll/ ujri vjn ocuiico la uaw u win his "hiatus," I have been once again given the opportunity to read, in total awe, the dim-witted and hypocritical nonsense printed by leftist journalists. In the March 21 issue of the Gamecock, Mr. James' article covered two issues: welfare reform and the Confederate flag. His article took a very negative tone concerning the welfare reform issue. However, the one thing I failed to find in his article was any reference to experts that support his opposing opinions. Surely he doesn't expect anyone to accept his "political science senior" status as expert credentials. I have no intention of taking a stand concerning the flag issue, but I will i x - n i maKe a comment on nawea reasoning. Mr. James made the comment, "The flag is an insult to every African American." Does this mean that IF the flag does represent hatred, ONLY "African Americans" should be insulted? He also supports a bill that would call for a monument commemorating the "African American" struggle. But in the same article he attacks Republicans for doing "their best to separate Americans by race." Well, isn't a monument for "African Americans" separating Americans by race? Let's face it. Mr. James is not interested in "fighting the good fight" or building "a community based on mutual understanding-." He is interested in the advancement of the "African American" agenda and does not care about the "American American" agenda at all. After reading the article, I have to offer Mr. James and his left-winged journalist peers my gratitude. People like them make it easy for rational realistic people to decide on which side of the fence to be. Jim Rachels Engineering senior Animal testing crucial to medicine I have long been a supporter of animal rights organizations in their efforts to promote respect for and humane treatment of animals. However, I was very disturbed by the wmxtm I m I I comments made by Ms. Carlton of SETA during her recent visit to USC. Her message was devoid of fact and full of misrepresentation and mistruths. Past medical revelations would not have been possible without the use of animals, including the discovery of penicillin, the Rh factor and vaccines. Similarly, neither will future medical breakthroughs. The fact is, nothing available today can adequately replace laboratory animals. Computer simulations cannot give a future physician a true physical and psychological sense of working with the live tissue of an anesthetized animal, nor can they reveal the side effects of drugs before they are used to treat children. Further, these simulations do not have psychic power. They are based on information already discerned from animals, and hence are incapable of integrating knowledge unknown to man. Scientists go to great lengths to ensure humane treatment of animals. If an effective alternative were available, it would be used. OT7VT1A >_ _? ?I ODina C11UI IS cue liuoguiucu. Ui^-J are looking in the wrong place for animal abuse. One needs only to glance at the side of highways to find that. To ban laboratory animals is an extreme. Not only does it impede the progress of medicine, but it also undermines the credibility of animal rights organizations that recognize and target true animal maltreatment. Susan Abulhawa Biomedical sciences graduate student Faces in the News 7/Af KUZN