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TBofftra Serving USCSinct 19 Lee Gontz, Editor in Giief Chris Mu Editorial Bow Erin Galloway, Wendy Hudson, Susan G Jimmy DeButts, Ryan Wilson, Carson H< " Advisement nrpnarp vnn r* ~ j ? The Fall Schedules were on the racki all over campus swept them up and ste take next year. Advisement is swiftly aj versity's colleges, and advisers are pre students in need. Unfortunately, many advisers find t advisement. Sure, they're there to ans classes to take and what route to taki shouldn't be forced to nurse students tl visement process. Often, students don't get the right fo don't know which classes they've taken.' ules closely to see if classes conflict. The list for themselves to try to track whic graduation. They don't take steps to h j | end up spending their 30-minute sessior tions, not the questions that truly have demic career. As college students who are expectei selves, potential advisees need to take t of their classes, their performance and information might be stored away som or in the computer system, but it mak visers if students come in at least wit! to take or with questions about course Advisement should help determine college, not where a student should go ule for the previous semester. Columnist an questions ato rPl DREW I 40" !f? *? STEWART cess 1 Columnist to UJ*II ' ali EDITOR'S NOTE: Because fly1 of the warming of the weather off; and the recent Bassmasters tour- j nament, Mr. Stewart was nowhere ^ to he found. He left this valuable ^ guide to his column for all of you city dwellers so when he makes ' his return you will not feel so bad frie while all of your Southern coun- ing try boy companions are laughing and saying,"I heard that," while you haven't the slightest idea as f0C to what those stupid analogies inv mean. ? Here are answers to questions an) frequently asked of yours truly. a8 Please clip it and use it for fu- ^ ture reference when reading this a h column. 1. What is Southern En- P? hancement? Southern En- est hancement is a condition brought bul on by being raised in the more rural areas of the Southeastern United States of America, such CU1 as Georgia (except Atlanta), Al- as abama and South Carolina (es- fat pecially the Greater Summerton a r (pop. 975) area). 2. How can I tell if I am South- up ernly Enhanced? If everyone who no isn't from your hometown makes be ^ an object of your accent, if you Er love hunting and if your one your yo heroes is George Jones, John * Schneider, Hank Williams, Jr. or any of the stars of ESPN Out- n' doors, chances are you are South ernly Enhanced. fe 3. What is a Redneck? Some- jjt one whose Southern Enhance- ^ ment runs just a little deeper than most peoples. They are as ca far to the Southernly Enhanced te side as Hillary Clinton is to the so left. ?! 4. How can I tell if I am a red- i neck? If you think the KKK is too liberal, if your idea of wildlife r conservation is killing only the gi limit and if you think the Inter- hi ^ nal Revenue Service employs the 8j guys who put you out of the medicine business, you might better have a friend take a peek behind a the ol' collar. a 5. How can I speak with the n beautiful Southern dialect that j you speak with? You can't. There a "TBaftcodi Lee Clontz Jimmy DeButts Editor Id Chief Ryan Wilson Chrla Muldrow Sports Editors Viewpoints Editor Kim Truett Canon Henderson Photo Editor Radhlka Taiwan I Ethan Myenon Copy Desk Chiefs Ryan Stma 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 the University of South Carolina and is published Tuesday ' through Hriday during the fall and spring semesters, with 1 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. i I * I TIm Qamw * 08 Idrow, Viewpoints Editor 2 * >> oodwin, Allison Williams, * ;nderson, Radhika Talwani /. % nears; lcinlf lOCJU 3 Wednesday, and students irted poring over classes to jproaching in all of the unipared to offer their help to he students unprepared for iwer questions about what e through school, but they irough every step of the adrms for advisement, or they They don't look at the schedsy don't try to make a checkh courses are necessary for elp themselves, so advisers is answering the dumb ques! bearing on a student's acai to be responsible for themhe initiative to keep a record their educational goals. The ewhere in a student's folder es it whole lot easier for adti an idea of what they want s and career futures. mkapa a ofnHanf in crnincr in TT11&1 V U WVMMV1AV AW 0 ? ??-Q to get his or her class scheduswers out South e been many who have tried mitate it, but with little suci. But I will give you a lesson and of change your patterns ttle bit so the next time you back up North, you can show your Southern Exposure: a. Speak slower. We always 1* ;e our time to talk. Women 8 e men who take their time. G b. Instead of greeting your t >nds with "Whuzup," try say- c ; "Whutchasaythehbuddy". t ictice it a few times. If you get e >d enough, you may even get ited to a dove shoot. c. Use a lot of cute, senseless j alogies when you speak such ] "Mnn T'm o a Viannv a Q a Vincr mail) x in ?? w. in' slop," or "I'm as excited as og gettin' out of a pickup truck." aple might not have the slightidea as to what you're saying, t at least they'll be entertained. d. Do NOT under any cirmstances refer to one person Vail." You will leave the South iter than a redneck runs from evenuer if you mess this one i. In fact, I would recommend t using "y'all" until you have en accepted into the Southernly lhanced. Then if you mess up, ull just get laughed at instead getting used for sighting in a le. e. NEVER EVER, EVER rer to any drink as "pop." This is been a pet peeve down here fore kudzu and mosquitoes ever ime, and it will be one long af i-l.- l-Ai.? i. 1?.... 'Daftn. 4-rt I uie tauter iwu icavc. xveiei w ft drinks as "sodas," "Co-colas," telly-washers" or anything your ?art desires, but PLEASE don't sfer to them as "pop" or you will ve all of your Southern friends eart attacks right there on the DOt. I hope this guide will answer II of the questions frequently sked of me. If you have any lore, please field them here to he Gamecock, and I will try to nswer them as soon as possible. 777 777 Chris Carroll . " LwL ?? Director of Student Media sing. 777-4249 Laura Day 77-6482 Creative Director Jim Green Art Director n.ff. Harper Elizabeth Thomas Asst News" Adv- Graduate Asst. James Ponce Ren" Gibson Asst. Photo Marketing Director Ben Pillow Christopher Wood Stephanie Sonnenfeld Asst. Advertising AsstJ=eatures Manager Larry Williams Erik Co|||lls Faculty Advisor Circulation Editor Letters Policy ["be 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. VIEwjjft r" " i'll rm that * AC A "NC>" A P ? " ' Own IIhoiioti "It's not i Attack on bak "These are times that trouble men's souls" Jigel Ravenhill, Spring 1995 (with meek apolc jes to Thomas Paine) Are standards at USC's Law School slipping ir are the students simply better managers c ime? In ignorance I believed the average law sti lent led an encumbered life of tort cases, heav >ooks and weary brows. A puzzling event earl sr last week convinced me to the contrary. Ho >therwise could aspiring lawyer Lawrence Wedekir lave found enough idle time amid his studies consider and subsequently lodge a protest again ;he Sorority Council's Backlash Bake Sale. Didr tie have cases to study or a shirt to press for tl Carolina Cup? Wedekind, benefiting from a surfeit of leisur filed a complaint with the University Equal 0 portunity Office. He protested the proposed fundra er on the grounds that a symbolic pricing sea that sought to duplicate the historical income d parity between men and women was "perpetrs ing a wrong." Offering various scones and ras berry tarts for $ 1.00 to men and $ .73 to worn simply to prove a point wasn't going to stand una swered by a crusader. Interested students couldn't simply acknoi ed?e the disparity role and symbolically role-pl their support through the purchase of small mour of butter, flour and currants. No, according Wedekind, "such behavior, if sanctioned could a dangerous precedent." God, the foundations Roman law were at risk. Examples of wage discrimination can be a Letters to the Editor Alternative break 1 evenin great experience 8ion?; " r great f When I volunteered to participate in USC's Alternative Spring Break, I e. thought I was completely prepared for * gjte^r " umolr nf V* or/] urnflr T lrnow tKflt. WP . A U TTttIV Wi 11U1U ?* VI iv? A VI1WV ? AIt6 would be doing repair work on John's D]efor Island, sleeping in sleeping bags and jnbibi1 preparing our own food. It didn't seem breaki like a luxury spring break, but from munjK past experiences, I also expected to exjstec have a good time. gut I got far more than I bargained for p0rtan when I met the 28 other participants. contrib From the diverse backgrounds of grad- muniti uate and undergraduate students, pro- n fessors and faculty emerged hidden talents. (I truly did not expect to feast return on stir-fry, quiche and the best peanut ]et, at butter sandwiches of my life.) We found 0f a bt ways to entertain ourselves in the com- some j parative wilderness. Who needs tele- spring vision when you can climb trees, ride the m bikes that are made for someone half when your size or participate in the "How "What many days without a shower?" con- Bu test? was v< Participants slept and cooked (a I retui few even showered) at a daycare cen- voluni ter operated by Rural Mission of John's exper Island. Every day we went to work- some | sites on both John's Island and near- the tr by Wadmalaw Island to help out on Rural Mission's repair projects. One night we cleaned ourselves up early and ventured into Charleston for a * ITS Thursday, Marcl it--'~i/jif' '/' * 1 '~i i ' ''': '/ ''ft/A'/ '/ / / ////A4'>? '// / / / ' / . 4, : ' / V//. I ^ ^ * uncommon for us to turn dou Fred Mei Head of (JSC's school esaleigo y ply found in the real worl i- women who make their 73 < w precedent out the wazoo. id oxford cloth, pitching wedg to er Wendell Holmes rubbii st cally-impoverished bosom ft people "Hey Buddy I see by ie and the blackened toe nai again on the lottery last n 'e> The irony of the compla P* forcing the issue the orgai is- Forced to charge women t de the Council actually increj is* by the difference that wo if- cause of the original pricir 'P" paying more than their "I en $117.42 for a battered woi in' in the great irony that is 1 a certain degree. Now my great fear is tl ay is once again staring aty ids timer and considering wa to hours. So much time and set ety needing cleansing. Th< 1 ?f polysyllabic terminology heads of the unsuspecting m- or the next crusader coul Df civilization, and another g we enjoyed the Rural MisSeafood Jamboree, where the Dod is outdone only by the in-, performances of local singers, left behind a completed porch, red roof, two painted house and eady for new construction, r sharing one room with 28 peoa week, we also left behind our ;ions and prejudices, quickly ng down any barriers of comition or gender that might have L for me, what is even more imt than the visible and invisible utions that we made to the comes are the benefits I bring back le. *ing other spring breaks, I have ed to school with an empty wal an ana some murry uieuiuncs >ach. At the end of the week, Darticipants observed that our break wasnt very different from ajority of other USC students we found ourselves wondering, .'s that smell?" t, in reality, this spring break sry different from most others, n to USC with an awareness of teer opportunities, a powerful ience and, most importantly, jjreat friendships with others on ip. Joan Heberger English sophomore l 30, 1995 HA MuR, -f\ m * t HA Ua ^ HA m ?* it if .3P=> / ' m students who have a 3.8 or 3J9." dway, psychology program tored bigger ing legal precedt pose and tenor c L RAVENHILL Perhaps, La\ Columnist the companies tl The State newsj dictment of the Id and the millions of nies can legally < ?nts on the dollar have have the law or They don't need some limits that pern e, aspiring Gen X-Oliv- like Bowater a ng it in their systemi- pounds of toxic s. It's like telling poor ter and atmosp the holes in your jeans reversing. Is that you missed out When a spoi ight. Too bad." discharge of o> int. however, is that in within legal rest lizers financially won. justice really li he same prices as men that this univei ised their net revenues ciously resembl uld have been lost be- paper compan ig duality. With women head of annual fair share they raised wrongs begging men s organization. So, minded sororit ,ife, justice prevailed to Qf the in j i j fairness that ai mt Lawrence Wedekind thig campus> j vhite space in his day- gaje son ys to fill these wanting women's Washr i so many areas of sod- rooms then th| ;re is much legalese and lnacra2ye ButS lTeL? joy insanely el dBs^aTfXr r crime is discn Dont give up on G supporting USC Mr. Turbitt, I too have had my -1 eU Ul ? ,.n?U n.meooolnno snare ui pruuiems mui uvcucmuuo and incompetent parking attendants, e and I play golf with Bill Baker. h I look at the monstrosity now be- ij ing attached to the Koger Center and t. wonder what idiot approved this ugly mess. Criticize this institution ? P yes. But stop supporting this institution ? never. f I would be happy to talk with you t and suggest ways you can give to USC and dictate exactly how your contri- r butions might be used. Don't turn your back on your university; it needs you s and your support. Jerry Dockery Associate professor of sociology ^ c Rape statistics ' are incorrect When I checked The Gamecock to ] see where I should send this letter, I . was interested to note your policy of "reserving) limitations." You must ' have a similar policy for the articles 1 submitted by your writers ? that is, < you merely reserve the right to check the articles, but you obviously do not care if you do it with any regularity. Once again, you have printed (in head lines, no less) inaccurate information. 3 * // A __ k I ? s I I a * * ; t ^ & problems / ;nce and consider rather the pur>f a simple fundraising initiative, vrence, you could look at some of lat pollute this region. This week japer published a nice graphic inamount of pollution that compalischarge into our lives. They may 1 their side but who selected the lit upstanding corporate citizens nd Laidlaw to pour millions of nasties into the lakes, groundwahere? This is a precedent worth Lesman can argue that an annual rer 5 million pounds of toxins is ;rictions, I am left to wonder where T am nrall fVia faat ves. JjCt S lgllUIC as ncn uiib iuv,^ rsity buys paper stock that suspiles the bleached products of those ies who invariably reside at the [ pollution reports. These are the ; for correction, not a group of welly girls trying to raise a few bucks, justice, discrimination and lack of ly conscious individual can find on M put the recent Backlash Bake newhere beside the fact that the ooms are usually closer to my classi men's. nvironment where companies enevated levels of pollution largess, y well be a world where the main minatory pricing for baked goods. During the week of March 20, The ramecock printed information that ae in every six college females is raped Are you people crazy, or have you edefined the word "rape" to such an xtent that any college female who as sexual relations with a man and ves to regret it constitutes a rape vie im? My question again is: "Are you ieople crazy?" Since I started law school here last all, I have learned the very descripive and useful expression, "clearly eroneous." Today I get to use it. The statement that one of every ix college females is raped is clearly srroneous. While your author did not generate her own statistics, but revived them from another source, this s no excuse for writing and printing statistics that no intelligent could possibly believe. I truly hope that your author has 10 intention of becoming a professional lournalist. Do you realize what a complete disservice you have done to the women who really have been victims of the terrible crime of rape? You have trivialized the suffering of these victims, and you owe them an apology. Susan B. Riggs First-year law student y t t