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Serving USCSI Lee Clontz, Editor in Chief Chri Editorial Erin Galloway, Wendy Hudson, Suj Jimmy DeButts, Ryan Wilson, Carst Walking in] just got exp mi? :_i. : j ?1: me uiuvpiu punwc uiiitcio puui proven their superior skills at app pollute this fair city with foul acts oi of others. In a cunning and daring the Columbia Police rounded up li of jaywalking. In a move planned to curb pede other than at designated crosswalk to the 180 hoodlums. The jaywalkei rect crossing points and chosen to < that offense only carries a $50 fine, miles per hour over the speed limit only cost $114. But no, they had to walk across the street in the wronj Former USC Student Governm some of his friends were among th< Comer said he thought the fines w students who contribute so much t Five Points area. Jody Tate, who was a finalist fc arship, also was cited for crossing oi not only cited, however. The officer, and a friend to stop when they wei they ran to the median to avoid beii across the road and brought them ed them for not immediately turnii sidewalk. He said the police officer called li ? u,,< pi 1I1W YVilCLL LI 1C UlIILCI LCUieLl 111111, LI Li I with a type of waterfowl. When Ta the term, the officer's partner poke told him he couldn't prove anythin Another student heard officers 1 ficers were ticketing the group "be The attitude of the officers is sin year's St. Patrick's day festivities w pie in the crowd and students clai] people who were trying to break u written or an old law is targeted f< Columbia Police Department inter and strong-arm tactics? Granted, the police have good ji the jaywalking ordinance. Sean Pal County Hospital since March 25 aft en Street area. A $152 fine, howeve when drivers get a lower fine for s The police, after all, are the one ers are not calm and to be the voi< reasonable. When they fly off the h being responsible enforcers of the Let's hope the officers' attitudes prank, and the 180 jaywalkers will Let's also urge the Columbia Police responsible, reasonable actions. SG women get | I BYRON I JAMES feci* Columnist i_S^J 1 Last November, it was the Congress, South Carolina's Governor's Mansion and the General Assembly. Now the trend continues as the conservatives take over the top two spots in the Student Government The Republican Women's Caucus of Amy Bigham and Darcie Shively are in the first stages of realizing their goals for Student Government. While Ms. Shively has had a disappointing beginning, I have been impressed with Bigham's Cabinet appointments and her policy initiatives. Bigham is leading the student uprising against the budget cuts handed down by the S.C. House of Representatives. I was overwhelmed to see Bigham take on her own political party when it came to education versus property taxes. It takes obvious conviction and fortitude to fight for justice in the face of personal political beliefs. Bigham deserves our support as students fight for an education system that meets the needs of all of our citizens. Bigham has also made some _ a, i i rv . wise v^aoinei appointments in uan EfAlberto as executive director and Julye Johns as elections commissioner. EfAlberto, a great political tactician, will oversee the implementation of Bigham's platform. TSaiffcock i Let Clonta Jimmy DeButts Editor in Chief Ry?n Wlbon Chris Muldrow Sports Editors Viewpoints Editor Kim Truetl Canon Henderson Photo Editor Radhlka Taiwan! Ethan Myerson Copy Desk Chiefs Ryan Sims Erin Galloway Graphics Editors Wendy Hudson Gregory Peres News Editors Design Editor Susan Goodwin All Anaaar , A Olson WUUams Jason Jeffers Features Editors Cartoonists The Gamecock is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published Tuesday through ftiday 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. v * . TIm < rock Inee 1908 s Muldrow, Viewpoints Editor ;an Goodwin, Allison Williams, )n Henderson, Radhika Talwani Five Points ensive ling Five Points have once again irehending the lowly scum who careless disregard for the rights crackdown the night of April 1, BO people for the heinous crime strians from crossing anywhere s, the police issued $152 tickets rs should have stayed to the cor;arry around open containers ? Maybe they could have gone 20 through Five Points. That would cross that line of indecency and I place. ent President Brian Comer and i throng ticketed for jaywalking, ere ridiculous, especially for the X) the financial well-being of the ir the esteemed Marshall Scholutside of the crosswalk. Tate was , according to Tate, whistled him re in the middle of the road, and lg hit by a car. The officer rushed back, and then the officer beratng around and going back to the dm a....Well, The Gamecock cant t it starts with an "F" and rhymes te objected to the officer's use of d a nightstick in Tate's back and g in a court of law. tell a group of jaywalkers the ofcause they could." lilar to their attitude during this hen horses stepped on some peomed officers used nightsticks on p fights. Whenever a new law is >r stricter enforcement, does the pret "stricter" to mean rudeness ratification for actually enforcing brick Burke has been in Richland er being hit by a car in the Hardsr, seems mighty steep, especially peeding through the area, s we pay to keep calm when oth:e of reason when others are not andle at jaywalkers, they are not law. were merely an April Fools' Day not have to pay their $152 fines. ! to guarantee fair treatment and mixed reviews If he performs as he did in the campaign, the students at USC will be greatly served. Johns, a three-year veteran of Student Government, vdll cap off her career as elections commissioner. She will lend stability and courage to a position that is extremely weak. She will also bring consistency and fairness to a process that has been flawed in the past While Bigham's star is beginning to shine, Darcie Shively's has almost been eclipsed. Shively's performance has been underwhelming. Her committee chair appointments have been less than a Rainbow Coalition. Of the seven chairs, five are white men, two are Asians, one is a woman and none are African-Americans. Shively's performance in the Senate also has been lackluster. It seems as if Sens. John Martin, Jeff Ramsey, Trav Robertson and Dan Griffith run the meetings while Shively is a bystander with a powder puff gavel. I'm sure, in time, Shively will become more comfortable in her role as president of the Senate, but until then she must bang that gavel and call senators out of order. She must also learn you can talk about diversity, but actions speak louder than words. The Republican Women's Caucus of Bigham and Shively has a crreat task ahead nf it. hut. I think with a strong hand (Dennis Pnritt) and a great staff (Kim Coward), they will lead Student Government to new heights. 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Names will not be witltyld under any circumstances. lanMcock VIEWjjjfl Own Mmwon "I cant separata those three t li Elections shoo Some weeks are better than others, and it's been a pretty good seven days here at the Hateful, Mean-Spirited, Right-Wing Division of The Gamecock Editorial Page. Saturday, I attended the NationsBank Carolina Cup, where I watched the races and made the acquaintance of Nancy, Jennifer, Stephanie, Susanna and other assorted belles of the bridle-and-bonnet set. I then gazed blankly at the television as my college basketball predictions came true. I received a major job offer, which I will probably relate to you at a later date. I viewed Lawrence Taylor's awe-inspiring victory at Wrestlemania Sunday night. But what I did Wednesday night might outrage and shock you. Wednesday night, I celebrated a Republican failure. The term limits provision outlined in the "Contract with America" fell short of the necessary two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives. And, true believers, this failure was a blessing in disguise for the conservative effort. I have been a supporter of Mr. Newt's "Contract with America" from the beginning. Although some lesser intellectual lights will disagree, it was a contract WITH America, not "on" America. Those who criticize the contract fail to understand the principles it stands for. The GOP demonstrated its honesty by outlining its legislative agenda in advance so voters knew what they were casting their ballots for. MarshmaJlow Maybe tbeyil get the guy who stole columnist's books To the scum-sucking pig who stole my book bag out of Bates cafeteria: Be afraid, be very afraid. I swear, it's getting so bad these days that r_n, >4. : ? iuiits tail t even enjujr a iiitc piatc ui uaiutav.iv and swill without some yahoo making off with their book bags. I never even realized how much crucial stuff I kept in that thing?it's like my whole life was in there. I lost my checkbook, my wallet (containing driver's license, bank card credit cards and my free sandwich ticket from Subway), my car keys (please steal it) and all of my computer disks. OK, so it's not much of a life, I'll admit, but I can honestly say I never once watched an episode of "Saved by the Bell." I'm just praying to the God of Almighty Vengeance that the thief tries to use my checkbook. I've bounced more checks than the Russell House has cats. My name is on every cash register in town ? if he tries to use one of those checks, he'll be tarred, feathered and run out of town on a rail I guess I forgot that my calling card was in my book bag, too, because I got a little call from MCI the other morning. Apparently, this guy has been using my carc to phone every nation in the Southern Hemisphere. ("No operator, I didn't call Bangladesh at 4 in the morning.") Needless to say, I'm pretty cheesed about this whole pilfering episode OK, so I haven't written in a while, this is true. Actually, I've spent the past few weeks ir traction after I was viciously trampled by a po lice horse during the historic "St. Patrick's Da} Riot of'95." It all started when the beer truck tried tc ITS Tuaaday, April 4, 1995 ? " Itm SURfc tf WOKS ilrn cawiMema. tmnw SpA l?PRft KETCHUP gj hings (teaching, rosearch and service) and say om mposing a single standard for al faculty is not jab Jerry Jewier, Journalism professor id serve as only [1K1 fm ?[ pat mcneill ' Columnist ^ ? ^ijjMrlT ___ The Republicans showed their trustworthi- ] ness by making every effort to pass each indi- j vidual item contained within. The provisions themselves were designed around personal responsibility and freedom. Each plank of the con- 1 tract has been built around removing money and power from the federal government and return- i ing it to individuals on the state and local levels. Except for one. Except for term limits. I will be the first to admit that the idea of term limits holds a certain primal appeal. Every American has seen a Ted Kennedy or a Charles Rangel or maybe even a Jesse Helms and said to him- . self, "What an outrage! How can the people of (fill in the state) keep electing such a scumbucket to represent them?" Term limits are an effective way to limit the seniority, and therefore the power, of certain members of the Congress. But term limits come at a price. Our Founding Parents anticipated that certain representa l J i >4.: 1 J A Lives wuuiu ivccp getting cicLtcu anu wuuiu uc able to gain an advantage over less senior officials. They made their decision clear in the original Constitution. There were no term limits for Peeps will take c I MATT HORGAN Columnist leave Five Points, which caused more than a few people to get rather upset. The mounted police moved in to act as an escort, paying little heed to life or limb as they mowed through the crowd. All I remember is hearing the staccato beat of the hoofs, fpeling the hot breath on the back of my neck and the smell of oats ? God, the horror! Well, if there's one thing the Read-a-Thon taught us, it's that for sheer edge-of-your-seat, rip-snortin' entertainment, there's not much that can match WIS-TVs Joe Daggett reading a book. Boy Howdy, he made that story come alive, didn't he? I particularly enjoyed the squeaky, lisping voice he used to portray Sam Squirrel. I don't know if you folks ponder this next subject too much, but it's something I've been giving some thought to recently. How come there is such a stigma attached to riding the Shuttlecock? It's like back in high school, where the "cool kids" didn't ride the bus. Now, I've never ridden a Shuttlecock simply because I can't figure out the cryptic, color-cod^ ed route schedule. Plus, it reminds me too much of the short buses that the "special" kids rode in high school. I could see how this would turn off a lot of students toward riding the Shuttlecock. So why don't we reinvent the Shuttlecock, give it a new image...make it the "hip" thing to do. We could install mud flaps, curb feelers, stylin' rims and a boomin' system. (Of course, the subwoofers would take up space normally occupied by students, but it's a necessary sacrifice.) * Jj [J&j\ fll# l 5 is more important then others. r." term limits the House. There were no term limits in the Senate. There weren't even any term limits on the presidency. We are ultimately responsible for the representatives and senators we elect. If we send people to Washington who are more interested in making a few bucks for South Carolina than they Eire for the nation, it is our duty to decide whether they should be re-elected. If we elect a person who serves the state and the country with distinction, we should have the freedom to determine the length of their service. T If J.' 1 J.L . i' 1 no o james Madison posea rne question in 1 foo, when he wrote "Fedralist Paper No. 57": "What are we to say to the men who profess the most [laming zeal for republican government, yet boldly impeach the fundamental principle of it; who pretend to be champions for the right and the capacity of the people to choose their own rulers, yet maintain that they will prefer those only who will immediately and infallibly betray the trust committed to them?" The answer remains the same. Term limits already exist. They are called elections. Pat McNeill is a third-year law student iver the world Maybe airbrush some palm trees or flames on the side of the bus and add some plush carpeting to the interior. Then, to top it all off, give it some debonair, suave name like...the "S.C. Cruiser." Ooh, and on the front of the bus, it could say something way cool like "Destination: Hell and Back." Alright, maybe I went a little overboard with the Shuttlecock thing. It's just that everyone around here is so damn serious, it makes me sick. It's always radio station this, or ax murderer that. I mean, what about my needs, fer chrissakes? I dunno, maybe I'm cracking up, but it's getting close to Easter, and here I am scared to death of candy. Let me tell you folks, Marshmallow Peeps are not of this Earth. No other material, whether natural or manmade, has the resiliency and elastic properties of a Peep. You can mash a Peep into a ball the size of a subatomic particle, and over the course of a few days, it will slowly regain its original size and shape. This leads me to ponder what kind of little pranks it pulls in your stomach after you've eaten one. Does each Peep that you've ever eaten slowly reform itself in your stomach and then join the others to wait, silently, until their numbers are great enough to wreak havoc, so to speak? Do they travel to your brain to assume control of your thoughts and actions? Marshmallow Peeps...the danger is real. And with that, 111 wish you a Happy Easter. Matt Horgan is a broadcasting junior.