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4 tSaifll Serving USCS Wendy Hudson, Editor in Chief Editorial Lucy Arnold, Jamie Gark, Erin Galloway, Allison Williams, Larry Williams Structural g masks intei Well, the year 2001 is rapidly ap] of the inevitable "Master Plan" for that six years may be just enough tii can be; the most for its students; th So, buildings are being torn dov and parking garages. USC alums sr and the Blowfish are giving USC fr administration is melding with stud ston Residential College. Recruitin dents from all over the country and to gain a truly international feel. All seems on the up and up. Yet structual improvements lies a probli the university: the instructors. Du education budget cuts by the South ( ing its teachers to higher paying un With bits and pieces of money si university, cuts have to be made ev always seems to feel the cuts the mc sitions at equally desirable universit feasors who never seem to recieve: state that yanks higher education Structural improvements look gi utation is cultivating pride in all are structors to other universities USC digressing. Oil x an in chain oi It was a busy weekend for Nebraska runningback Lawrence Phillips. A weekend he shouldn't forget fa- a long time. It was a weekend where he went from Heismanhopeful to common criminal in a 24-hour span. On Saturday, Phillips ran for four touchdowns as the No. 2 Cornhuskers routed Michigan State 5010. On Sunday, he was arrested, and charged, with assaulting his girlfriend. Shortly after the incident, Nebraska coach Tom Osborne removed him from the team. It baffles me that someone in Phillips' position would allow something' like this to hanDen. but then again considering the recent trend of violence against women by athletes, he is just another link in the chain. His name can now join Warren Moon, Bobby Cox, Scottie Pippen, and O. J. Simpson on the list of recent sports personalities that have trouble conveying emotions without violence. (It's interesting how wife-beating became news after a star athlete was charged with the murder of his ex-wife.) I have a huge problem with guys like this, but it seems that spousal abuse has become a favorite pastime of our "role models." You would think that a year's worth of the Simpson trial would shed some light on these horrible tragedies, but apparently the message still isn't getting across. I have always wondered what brings men to hit their loved ones. Is it just our violent nature, or is it that we are just so insecure about ourselves that it takes hitting a weaker opponent to make us feel As I alluded to before, spousal abuse is not a isolated incident. I know of people I grew up with that have hit their girlfriends in anger, and I am sure everyone can name someone who was a victim or the perpetrator of such abuse. I think as we are brought up | with many mixed signals. The IBafeodi jss FAX: Student Media Russell House-USC* Col Wendy Hudson Lucie Arnold Editor in Qiief Stephanie Matt Pruitt Sonnenfeld Viewpoints Editor Features Editors Chris Winston Larry Williams Copy Desk Chief Ryan Wilson Erin Galloway Sports Editors Allison Williams Jamie Clark News Editors Pboto Editor Keith Boudreaux Circulation Manager The Gamecock it the stadent newspaper of the University of Sooth Carolina and ia published Monday, Wednesday and Friday daring the fall and spring semesters, with the exception of iravetsity holidays and exam periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are thoee of the editon or author and not those d the University d South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher cf The Gamecock. The Department d Student Media its patent organization. 1 tadt luce 1908 Matt Pruitt, Viewpoints Editor Board Gregory Perez, Stephanie Sonnenfeld, , Ryan Wilson, Chris Winston irowth nal decay Droaching and so is the premiere USC. If s finally been realized ne to make USC the best that it e eptiome of modern education, m to make room for new dorms ich as Leeza Gibbons and Hootie ee PR and a better name. The lents via programs like The Preg is at its height, pulling in stuacross the world, allowing USC , deep beneath the surface of the im that concerns every aspect of le to increasingly drastic higher Carolina Legislature, USC is losiversities. owly being taken away from the erywhere and the teaching staff st. The lure of better paying poles is an easy draw for USC proraises or be at a university in a money away every fiscal year, jod and sure, USCs overall rep as. Yet, by losing top ranked inwon't be progressing; they'll be other link f abuse RYAN WILSON Sports Editor biggest problem is, somewhere along the line, we were taught that violence has its rewards, and there are some that misconstrue this to mean that it is okay to be violent if the rewards are justified. I guess what scares me the most about this recent string, of athletes abusing there spouses, is the fact that they are athletes. As a former college football player myself, I completely understand the huge disparity of strength between men and women. It's not just enough that ordinary men are hitting their spouse, these guys (Bobby Cox excluded) are several times stronger than their spouses, so the damage can conceivably be more severe. T have alwavs haliavad that, vnn don't need to fight to prove your manhood. A real man doesn't strike out at women. It's a shame that Phillips didn't learn this. He sacrificed the possibility of a second straight national championship and a chance at the Heisman, just because he couldn't control his temper. What's is even more stupefying is that the whole ordeal probably started over something trivial. A sad commentaiy on the whole situation is that Phillips will sit out the rest of the year, then get drafted in the NFL next spring. His talent on the field will get him a couple million. (If NFL teams were not scared off by dope smoking Warren Sapp, why would they shun an aggressive guy like Phillips.) As I said before, we all should learn something about the Simpson trial, and the Phillips incident foilf Wo oVt/Mil/) lootm fV*of iciuciai-to iu TTC/ 011VUIU iccuii uiiai* spousal abuse is a serious problem that can't be swept under the rug. Before O. J. was a possible murderer, he was a wife beater. The rest is just smoke and mirrors. 777-7726 Using: 777-4249 R?^Silm 777-6482 Online Editor lumbia, SC 29208 ?Chri* C?r,^!i Director of Student Media Martha Hotop Laura Day Tina Morgan Crealive Direc,or Asst. News Jeff A. Breaux Ben Pillow Art Director Chris Dixon Gregory Perez Asst. Features Destgn Director Robbie Meek Ki"1 Golden Asst. Sports As*. Advertising Manager Jason Jeffers Erik Collins Cartoonist Faculty Advisor Latter* 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 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. VTEWPC QUOTE UNQUOTE "It's not even a requirem SG V Women's confe A giant United Nations conference is taki: place in the world and the doubters are sure th no definitive revolution will emerge from it, su that it will be nothing but talk, sure that it is waste of time. The Fourth World Conference Women in Beijing, China does promise speech and declarations. What it does not promise is i stant results; there are no instant results in soc change. But conference will not be a failure. T real impact of the WCW is the attention it focus on women's issues, the networking between worn who share similar goals, and the, perhaps uns< tling, presence of so many strong women on t world stage. Certainly, there are times when "the powe that be" should stop their idle talk and posturi and proceed to doing something. The world's worn are "the powers that aren't"; worlds and declai tions are the tools they have to reach the power a ters of the world with their messages of inclusi and empowerment and protection of women. Wor may seem flimsy swords with which to fight h toric battles, but the battles are too important to lost to defeatism. In reading the Draft Program for Action frc the conference, one is struck by the simplicity many of its themes. Basic human rights that a in many areas denied to women are affirmed -Li JI r 1 i u: ngiiLS regaruiess 01 geiiuer. vvnne icauiaii iion-gt ernmental organizations may grab headlines, t real concerns of most delegates are much more ma stream. The declaration asks for equal health care a food allocation for girl children; and end to gene preference attitudes that lead to abortion of ferns fetuses and female infanticide; access to econon Unseen help Has anyone ever noticed that some people see to get all of the credit while doing nothing to deser it? Well I have, and I plan to expose the truth. I si mit to you that it is time that we give a heart-fi thank you to some very important individuals campus. We, as students, spend a lot time studying, dri ing cold beer, helping to found organizations, and coming members of those organizations in ordei sustain others. In the process, we generally ten< make a very large mess. What is generally fixed comes broken and what was once clean is now me! 4lim 1IAAWI T 4 tM A?vt V iyiy 111m twu yeaia i spent 111 ivioAuy, anu am 1 a resident of the McBryde Quad. I dare say thi have seen almost every type of mess which can oc naturally, and those that have a little help. It ] been a college term that has seen un-godly amou of vomit, people urinating in places that only d should be allowed to get away with, and the arch emy of all carpets: gum and cigarettes. There have been numerous broken windows, do and many holes punched in thinly-plastered wa If this is not enough, we can always talk ab the plumbing that seems to swallow everything ft earrings to rolls of toilet paper. Not to mention fact that they clean our toilets. Indeed, we are a structive lot. The next area I would like to discuss is that of i vice in the food lines at the Grand Market Race, t many meals have we as a student body eaten at 1 place? How many will we continue to eat? Third, I would like to ask, who picks up all of cigarette butts that the thousands of students thi on the ground? Yesterday I passed a gentlemen spn ing pine straw in one of the flower beds trying to prove the beauty of our campus. I asked him how was doing and he simply responded, Tm fine, thi you for asking." Another group of people are the i retaries who take time to proof-read letters and ttNTS m wmw wtiA-wYic TONJOHLDaxtereMt on SECOND-CUSS CITIZENS ent to have to accept applications...! get to appoinl 'ice President Darcie Shively, on the appointment of new rence offers chanc ng ^ | at LAURA HALL Guest Columnist i a on I?I :?S resources, savings and credit; protection of women against violence and sexual abuse; recognition of the right to control sexuality?to say "no" to sex; and equal opportunities for education and vocaen tional training. Not exactly radical concepts, but gt unfortunately, most of the world's women do not , enjoy these rights. A second major theme is empowerment. Because >rg so much of the burden of the world's most pressing problems falls on women, they want to be included in decision-making at all levels. One fourth of all households in the world are headed by women. }n Poverty is more prevalent among women. Violence against women is not universally condemned. War ^ leave women vulnerable to becoming pawns when terror tactics of mass rape are used. Women are ^ less educated, yet they bear much responsibility for family income or subsistence. Despite this gender discrimination, women occupy only 10% of nationoj. al and international political offices. Women believe that they can contribute to all aspects of public and political life and should be part of decision-making from the family level to the international. The world ^ ~ cannot afford to do without their skills and energy. Most people would not argue the legitimacy of these goals, but many question the legitimacy of n(j the forum and its declarations because it may not jer conquer the world in a week. This is shortsighted aje and historically naive. Ideas can change the world. ^ Hie spread of democracy is an example of the amazmerits thanks im ve TRAV ROBERSON elt Columnist on L-??????????????? nk out forms that help people graduate. The point is that we have many administrative to personnel who take credit for running a university ^ to when in reality if it were not for these individuals the university would not function; in these modem times. We have individuals who, simply put, work veiy, very w hard in order to provide us with services which, in at j turn, grants us time to supposedly focus on acadecur mics. We take these individuals for granted every ^ag day and in reality they are the individuals that keep nta us going on our merry way. I suggest that we as students stop and say thank you to a wonderful work en- forceFirst and foremost, I would like to thank the maids i i v * ? ^ l i. T org wno deliver our lonei paper ana ciean our luneuj. i ]jg would like to thank the maids for cleaning up puke ou^ that often ends up on the floor and in the carpet. Ms. X)m Pat and Ms. Velma have served me almost every meal t^e I have eaten in the Grand Market place. Laura has taken my money and tried to cheer up the customers from the pits of sorrow which result from high prices. 3er. On behalf of the student body, I say thank you! I jow would also like to apologize for those of us who take you for granted everyday. We must remember that just because we are getting an education does not make us better than anyone else. I would like to thank row all of the employees who do there job well and keep ^ our university clean, the chalk boards clean and the garbage cans empty. I suggest that if you see somer one working or cleaning just stop and say hello and thank you. After all, it doesn't cost a dime to be friend3ec_ ly and someday it might be you who just wants to ^1] hear. Thank you. Wednesday, September 13, 1995 ^ (Woks-* ; the people for the position." t senators e for basic rights ing possibilities. First, European monarchies fell to democracy's forces, transforming the way people thought about how power is distributed. Then, this seemingly unique Western concept expanded throughout the world's diverse cultures. Now, even when progress is slow, no one raises doubts about the cultural relevance of democracy, saying that certain cultures simply cannot tolerate such alien ideas. No one says that we should be sensitive to totalitarianism because it is a cultural norm. No one suggests that the spread of democratic ideas should be controlled by governments or should be silenced because some aren't listening. But that is what is said about women's rights. We all stand for democracy and feel comfortable saying that is a right of all people. We should be equally insistent about women's right. Changes in the acceptable age for marriage, new laws affirming a wife's right to say "no" to sex with her husband, and increased women's suffrage are hopeful examples of what is possible. Though it may i .i l i_? ii i ./? J J iaKe as mucn nme as me spread 01 democracy^ ideas about women's rights will also reach wider audiences and cease being an issue scuttled by arguments of culture and postponement. When basic human rights are being denied to large segment of the world's population solely due to gender, then the fight must go on even when it is a slow and tortuous one. And even when no one is listening and cultures seem intractable, the message that women's rights are human rights must be proclaimed until governments, men and women listen. When something is right, then it must be said?over and over again?it must be said. This conference continues to do that. Letter to the Editor Editor: Perusing through the pages of the September 12 issue of "The Gamecock," I was not surprised to see that there was no mention of the Young Democrats debacle of last week. Okay, I can understand a liberal rag wanting to protect its own. But it did surprise me that you would draw attention to the story's omittance by printing Trevor Spencer's heartwrenching story of being snubbed by Pat Buchanan and the College Republicans. I attest to being a Republican and a conservative, but I would not be so naive as to defend the actions of each member of my party. I don't know the facts, and perhaps it was unjust that Mr. Spencer and his cronie were excluded from this event. Perhaps not. In any case, Mr. Spencer suggested in his article that Republicans view it as a crime to be liberal. On behalf of fellow Republicans, we most certainly do not. We just don't think it's particularly smart. We would all do well to learn and understand the issues from both sides, and this paper does little to enhance this process. Instead of learning a little about a state senator's attempt to embarrass the governor for political gain (however damaging to the Young Democrats), we get Trevor Spencer's whining about not being able to heckle a presidential candidate. On behalf of all thinking voters, let's have a little more balance. Dan Phillips Biology senior * i