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Lee Gontz, Editor in Qiief Chris Muldrow, View]
Editorial Board
Erin Galloway, Wendy Hudson, Susan Goodwin, Alii
Jimmy DeButts, Ryan Wilson, Carson Henderson, Ra<
Federal and sta
taxes due April
Dont be late turning then
make sure you keep your
It's a rough time of the year for many people. I
slams the Southeast with runny noses and allergie
state governments demand that people pay their
Tax time is inevitably accompanied by televisi
filming lines of people at the post office with late
The Internal Revenue Service has made it soi
pay your taxes by allowing people to call in their t
register by computer. Of course, the easiest wa
someone professional to do your taxes for you.
It's important, though, that however you choosi
on time. It's not wise to get the IRS people mad; t
to audit you to scare you into promptness.
Also make sure you keep track of records sue'
scholarships and medical bills. Also be aware tha
money you didn't use for educational purposes is
come on your return. This means any scholarshij
for room and board is taxable; it doesn't seem fail
The l^st thing you want is to have to dig throi
es and old term papers for receipts and records 1
the feds come knocking on the door asking for an
And remember: Don't be late.
School choice be
for public educai
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J TOUCHBERRY ever known.
L-* * Columnist more. Jesus
politician. T
Today, I will briefly cover sev- He is the sa\
eral different topics. I will begin nothing less,
with my conclusion of the edu- Furtherm
cation issue. would prefer
As I have said, offering school to feed, clothe
choice and/or privatizing schools needy in oui
would be the best reform for pub- who genuine]
lie education. Short of that goal, fare mother
here are some other suggestions: more than sc
Education is getting paii
(1) The president and/or sec- They need mi
retary of education should set ba- need human
sic national standards requiring guidance anc
emphasis on core subjects. an interest in
(2) Beyond these standards, be emphasize
principals and local governments by no mean
should be given greater control, sionate than
The Department of Education beve churche
and its bureaucracy should be and individu
eliminated. much more
(3) More should be expected government i
from each individual school and them be self
district without throwing a "bot- era^s oppose 1
tomless pit" of money at it. BRepubl
(4) Principals should be al- ^ d?n t k
lowed to hire and fire teachers Specter and
without bureaucratic interven- ding. Neith
tion (especially from the NEA). w^n the non
Any business must have a boss; ^
the principal must be the boss, servative. Sf
Consumer input (parents and "rebgious rij
' - * ' i 50 percent c
students; snouia De encouragea. 1
(5) Give higher pay for good Good going,
teachers and termination for lousy ^ou :
teachers (as judged by the prin- ___ .
cipal). SEC18
(6) Have a more reasonable . ^CLA wc
school day, possibly five subject f10",9 1
periods at about 46 minutes each 7 ? 7
(used entirely for teaching, no aava heard
"dead" time). A study hall for 60 , 1S e
to 90 minutes will end the school ,61 a
day. With a 30-minute lunch ^st/orifaI
break, the school day could be m ? <
, . ' , , ,, u up the most
shortened to less than six hours. .
. ment with 1
If these types of reforms were rp^e gg^, j
enacted, I guarantee students gweet ]
would learn much more. I know gj-te g an(j
because I am a student. It only game. To ar
requires a little common sense. T havp 1
If you are interested in learning YOU LOSr
more about public education and fi.n..Pa?
reform, then read William Ben- ^uuL ch
nett's "De-Valuing of America." d ld
It's an excellent book! l\]Mks B
Welfare reform all, tolks^B
Here's my response to the liberals
who attack the GOPs stand
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i was not a liberal, k3IXX XXXX^ CXX1
-vative, not even a
'o a real Christian, It's been a pretty hellish v
nor. Nothing more, hit me pretty hard, and I think
bitussin right now. In fact, I'n
ore, I believe Jesus I'm Beardman or his evil twii
for church members right now.
; and minister to the What happened, I think, is
r society. Someone time allergies exploded into s
ly cares about a wel- illness like bubonic plague or
can help her much 1 pound the problem, this guy ir
me bureaucrat who rying some sort of sharp farmi
d to hand out checks. been following me all over c
ore than money; they mumbling, "Muldrow, your tin
compassion, moral j sneeze 0n him, and he runs
I someone who takes j?ve been experimenting wii
them. Also, it should lergy and cold medicine we 1
;d that conservatives ment; with four people living 1
s are less compas- a C0Upje 0f favorite over-the-c<
liberals. We just be- ]jef j started out with some Kr
s, community gi oups hydramine, much like Benadr}
als can help the poor from gniffling for about 1Q ^
e ective y an e operate heavy machinery" cl
"an' e ^an... ,eJ3 It's amazing that I could be as
-su lcien, w i e i c|ass and talk to people I kn
breaking dependency. ^ ^ .yen down ^ Coh
, _ a i dered a new car from one of
;now whom Arlen . T? i jt * i
? , ,xri i j there. I m also scared 1 streak
Pete Wilson are kid- T, ,
of Representatives. Im not re
ier one of them can r. . . , ... ,
, n I also tried some of that s
nnation from a par_
. wdtpv thflt q QiinrinQPn rn ti77 \)
)out 90 percent con- "** '
jecter's attack on the sldes tasting horrible, the st
ght" alienated about have much efTect on me-lt ren
if Republican voters. without any flavoring syrup. I
Arlen! Now, maybe watch ifc bubble up, though, s
seek election in Cu- tinue to drop those things in <
I woke up early one mon
No. 1 found some Robitussin. Becaui
>n the national cham- I figured it would be good to ta
ut the SEC won the to sleep for a couple of hours,
e conferences. All I couldn't feel my legs, and I w
for years is how the headed. I considered skipping
best basketball congree
it has been the Letters to the Editoi
ly years, but now it's
>rag. the sec racked Confederate flag
; wins in the tourna- i 1
2. (The ACC had 11.) COlUlllII hypOCIltl
aced three teams in
L6, two teams in the OK, that's enough. We're re
Arkansas in the title the 50s, here,
ty Tigers or Tarheels, White-bashing seems to ha
to say "TOO BAD come the newest collegiate spoi
rr And look out for f U?0'11 didn,t start with tf
.ecocks - their re- dent Government elections, bul
,. , ? definitely come to a head since
?s? a 1 ?P , a pressing need to respond to the
vt? That s lady whose comment went som
like this: "Had it been Teresa1
nmy Touchberry is a wh0 had committed these infra
marketing junior. she would have been disqualifi
minute."
Responses:
Chris Carroll a) Get a life
g Director of Student Media ^.e y0U reaJ]y s0 "African
Creative Director icanly" egotistical that you actu;
jim Green lieve your own statement? Th
Art Director dicrous. You're perpetuating tl
AEd'v" G^u^As". discrimination you so ineptly pi
Renee Gibson an end to.
Marketing Director I also Want to respond to th<
Christopher Wood inflammatory remarks made
Id Asst. Advertising . .
Manager ron James in The Gamecock, J
Erik Collins advice to those who display pr
Faculty Advisor federate flag statements such a
itage, not hate. Fly it," was "Th<
iters Policy l0st, get over it." This, boys an
0-250 words' and ^ a prime example of hypocris
ille or year and major if a student. finest. \Vould it be Socially OCO
sonally delivered by the author to fQr a white individual SUCh aS
room in Russell House room 333. _r
rves the right to ed? all letters for to respond, YoUT ancestors WeH
ir space limitations. Names will not nOW get OVer it?
ty circumstances. ,
POINTS Friday, April 7, 1995
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is good enough to win (the World Series). We have the bats, wi
When all that's on, this team is unbeatabli
Darlene Garais,
USC Softball pitcher ;
eigies spur search of
. I'm buzzin' on Ro.1
not really sure if CHRIS MULDROW
n, Facialhairman, HP*' j Viewpoints editor
my regular springome
kind of exotic the health center, but in my haze I thought
malaria. To com- might be fun to go to class and see if I knew wh
l a black robe, car- the heck was going on. It was a history class, ar
ng implement, has I did learn quite a bit. I never realized Mussol
ampus. He keeps ni was king of England when Winston Church
le has come." Then single-handedly invaded Poland. I'm glad I didr
away. skip class.
th every type of al- Other people have told me whiskey is a gre
lave in the apart- cure for whatever ails me. I didn't think it wou
iere, everyone has be a good idea to carry around a flask to class ar
lunter forms of re- claim it was for medicinal purposes. Someor
oger-brand diphen- else recommended that stuff you shoot up yoi
d. This stopped me nose to clear out my head. I'm scared it would j
ites, then the "don't too far and eat away what few brain cells I ha1
lemical kicked in. left.
leep and still walk The onset of the pollen is, of course, perfect
ow. I think I might timed with everything I have due in classes,
imbia Mall and or- work and at the newspaper. I was advised f
the dealers down classes, and I think my adviser might have signi
:ed the S.C. House me UP ^or an ear^ Scandinavian folk dance clas
ally sure (If there actually is such a class, and you happ<
tuff you drop into Pr?fessor of it, and you take this as
our cold away Be- criticism, and you're ticked off, I'm sick and kne
uff didn't seem to not what 1 was writinS> so 1 apologize.) I've bei
rinded me of Sprite workj"8 on.a PaPer for a class and have fouI
t was kinda' fun to myse,f SettinS sources that have nothing to <
n T'm crmncr tn rnn- with emerSency care during Charleston hun
^ ^ . canes, my intended topic. Here's an exampl
.lips ? wa fr' When the hurricane hit in 1989, several pe
nng coug mg an , wgre trapped jn their homes. The helicoptf
le I was a -as eep, flyjng jn to save the people went in low and sta
ke that an go ac straflng the beachhead, ensuring safetyj
When I woke up, 1 crac]c teams of commandos landing to gu;
as extremely light- antee truth, justice and the American way. T
I class and going to
I The black community has been it shouldn't fly over tl
screaming "foul" for so long that they've definitely deserves an
gotten their arguments mixed up. By- ment as a symbol of s
ron's comment appalls me. I have been ment in American hi:
cal told several times by several black individuals,
"You owe me for what you Har
!&ress. did to my ancestors." This is B.S., and Crimina]
everyone knows it, yet it is still preivebe
sented by the same black community i. i
rt here that urges us whites to "get over" our 1 UUllb otlll)
le Stu- heritage. I didn't do anything to your f f | f?jllllV]
- jj. has ancestors. I m trying to live in peace t" till ItflllU c
? with t.hpir dpsrpndants. Take nride in
1.1 reel ? * .
! young y?ur ancestors' struggles for freedom, This letter is in n
ething ^ut note here, because I'm my Touchbenys artic
Wilson speaking for many others... YOU ARE 31.
ictions FREE. You eat at the same table as I, Mr. Touchberry, a:
ed in a y?u h?ld same jobs as I, and you (neither liberal nor coi
sit in class next to me. Many of you are myself reading your a
my friends. A black soldier saved my ing with some point
life in the Gulf War, and I respected more often disagreei
-Amer- both before and after this incident, your ideas (especially
ally be- There will always be racism on both Friday's article, hov
at's lu- sides. Practically every day, as I ride motivated me to writ
le very motorcycle to school through the Increased funding
eadfor Predominantly black section of lower lowing schools to pur
Shop Road, someone hurls a "Honkie" rials to work with. 1
21 atest or "Cracker" epithet at me. B.F.D. (Big boardmembers(:
ky gy_ F. Deal). Eliminating racism is not an Charleston County,
3yron's option. Dealing with it internally as that money could be
o-Con- an individual is. It should not be an removing asbestos i
is "Her- "us against them" mentality. chasing badly neede
s South * ^ave ancestors who fought and intelligent idea was
d girls, c^ec^ *n Civil War. That flag means servative school boa
y at something to me, something that has Graham Altman, wl
eptable n?thing to do with slavery. The Civil telligence to Jesse H
myself ^ar was about much more than slav- Schools cannot contrc
; slaves eiY> and the flag is likewise a symbol students, but they car
of much more than slavery. Perhaps students find it embs
to a store and buy coi
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e have the defense, we have the pitching.
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medicine chest
soldiers were good men, men always willing to
listen to their great leader, Dwight D. Eisenhower,
also known as "Teddy" Eisenhower. They
claimed the land in the name of Spain and began
their search for the fabled Fountain of Youth.
A mixed blessing that accompanies this yearat
ly allergic eruption is the concern of everyone I
know. All my friends ask me how I am, usually
[j. wording their question, "Hey, Chris, you look like
ill crap! How are you feeling?" I give them a 20ft
minute-long explanation of every ache and pain
that afflicts me, dramatically punctuated with
^ sneezes, hacking coughs and the occasional dizzy
swoon. At this point, they've backed away quite
ie some distance and say, "You need to get some
Jr sleep." I tell them I am actually asleep and I'm
*0 sleepwalking, which should explain why I'm standee
ing there in a sweatshirt and boxer shorts. They
back away some more and tell me to go to the
'y doctor. I laugh and tell them I'm a lumberjack
ci t
and I'm OK, and then I pass out. Usually, the
3(j friend drags me to my room and leaves me mum;S
bling incoherently on my bed.
jn I also find myself carrying around more Kleenexa
es than any sane person should have. This means
!W I end the day with a huge mass of used Kleenex=m
ii i * i a v i- i_ i ___
"\j es; inai migni seem disgusting, dui it s an even
more disgusting thought when you actually have
,j_ to dispose of them and you're hallucinating from
e; an odd mix of analgesics and antihistamines. I'm
so- tempted to just carry around a bed sheet and use
srs it as a giant handkerchief,
rt- I know, though, the pollen will eventually go
or away and all will be right with the world. MeanEll*"
while, I'm going to go browse through Eckerd's.
Chris Muldrow is a journalism senior.
le Capitol, but it tribution of contraceptives would alhonorary
place- low sexually active students a chance
in important mo- to obtain protection without this prob
story. lem. Voluntary school prayer in public
schools is still prayer in public schools,
old Grubbs Jr. which we all know is illegal. Declaring
I justice junior English as the official language and
forcing people to speak it is an abridgeI
. ment of First Amendment rights. Drug,
OlS DO I alcohol and AIDS testing is an abridgement
of Fourth Amendment rights (as
' I am confident the Supreme Court will
soon rule). Teaching "God" in schools
esponse to Tom- is an outright violation of First Amend:le
Friday, March ment rights.
Schools need to teach ideas. Gay
3 an independent rights, environmental ideas, the facts
iservative), I find about AIDS, etc., need to be taught so
rticles and agree- students can keep up with a nonstat;s
you make but ic world.
ng with many of Parents, if they want choice, will
/ those on MTV), find a way to pay for private schooling,
yever, was what My parents could not afford to send
? this. me to Bishop England High School,
would help by al- Nevertheless, after I left the Magnet
chase new mate- School at Burke High School, they still
however, school gave me the option of attending Bishin
this case in op England. As it is, I cannot afford to
where I live) felt attend USC. I am receiving no scholbetter
utilized by arships or grants. However, I am here,
ather than pur- Overall, I agree that public schools
:d supplies. This need improvement. However, they are
; created by con- not a total failure. They produced many
rd member John students attending this university.
10 is equal in in- One point I do agree with you on is
elms (i.e., none), the (now obvious) Razorback victory.
1 the lives of their
l help them. Some Chris Roberts
irrassing to go in- Psychology freshman
ntraceptives. Dis