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4 f CHRIS DIXON Assistan ican Students, racism it once was, but it still "Racism is deep in hard to let go. TheSoi diverse than what t>eo pie are aware of racis stand unless they exp - ing black in America i South Carolina hai ly because the Confede State House. To some, ern heritage. Tooth< "I understand the pies heritage," White so let the past be. Ifi1 then hang it up in you top of the State House feel that way. The pas from those mistakes a White said Affirms important part in com African-Americans at not have been availab "We can gain equa Action," he said. "On Action away, there will already is. What they alistic. It's not realis mative Action becaus< just hidden." Rap music is both and entertainment for yet opponents of rap c violence and other fori "Music is an art fo you listen to it, it does out and do it. A lot of for entertainment. Mu HUMANS W THE Aff j A century of coconuts C NEW YORK? The audience at L the Wednesday matinee of "Hav- ? ing Our Say" got to sign an 8- * foot-high birthday card for centenarians Sadie and Bessie De- A lany. . ^ The sisters, whose life story i is the basis for the Broadway $ nlav. both re?lfihratfi hirthdavs in tr September. Bessie turned 104 fi on Sept. 3 and her older sister will be 106 on Tuesday. J They already had a small par- vi ty at their Mount Vernon home t] with Amy Hill Hearth, co-author p of the sisters' two books. "Bessie is wild about fresh co- ei conut, so my husband, Blair lil Hearth, always makes them a to cake with fresh coconut frosting," tc Hearth said in Tuesday's edi- U tions of The New York Times. di "Bessie loves the idea of a man making the cake, and he A must serve it to her, too," Hearth J< added. tt The perfect crime B OREGON CITY, Ore. ? Police V have given up trying to figure SI out whether Tonya Harding was ec a burglary victim. ns The former Olympic skater cb told sheriffs deputies a former boyfriend pried open a sliding T glass door at her home south of tv Portland Sept 5, set off the alarm ye system and fled with a pile of his a own clothes and papers. h< Deputies found no fingerprints on the window and have ruled Si out a break-in by a stalker or the df tabloid newspaper reporters who re have been following her, Deputy sa Damon Coates said. For now, the investigation has been suspended, te he said in Wednesday's editions co of The Oregonian. w< Harding was banned for life la by the U.S. Figure Skating Association for her role in an attack Se on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan be in January 1994. or te; in, t Features Editor acism is an ugly truth America cannot seem to escape, and especially with the glaring stigma of slavery, no one can deny racism was ever a part of society. According to Dwayne White, President of the Association of African- Amermay not be as blatant as 1 exists. your heart," he said. "It is Jkm iith is becoming a lot more Jmam pie give us credit for. Peom, but no one can under- mSKX. erience it personally. Besn't easy."' 3 gotten a lot of flac^ late- ? rate flag still flies atop the the flag represents South- , , jrs, it represents hatred. PT ? flag is a part of some peo- j*?' said. "That's in the past, ? y ;'s a part of your heritage, on,, ' * rhome. It shouldn't be on lsn rea because everyone doesn't ,, 1 it is behind us. Lefs learn er? ar nd move on." neg3t^e 4-z i i j roundinf icive nuuuu ima uiayeu ail batting racism by helping A~. i. , . ,? African-/ tain positions that might , ,, le to them before. ?"f ility through Affirmative , 'c ce they take Affirmative | be less equality than there - s. are saying about it is ide- aj< tic to me. We need Affir- 8011 3 racism is still there, it's ,, . e7 ai think yo a form of self-expression many African-Americans, ac ' , :laim it is responsible for ma^8r j realize e ns of deviance. f . rm," White said. "When ;ereiT J m't mean you have to go er w a, it is idealistic. It's there ^0UJj^8' sic is how people express tive lmaj vs tone Bon Jovi (OS ANGELES ? Jon Bon Jovi } being sued over a no-show in 'era. Phantom Productions, a Latin jnerican theatrical promoter, tied the rock singer and his band 'uesday, seeking return of a 155,000 advance, compensation >r other expenses and unspecied punitive damages. The lawsuit alleges that Bon ovi's agent canceled the Noember 1993 concert for securir reasons and because of Peru's olitical instability. But a lawyer for the promotr, Michael Novicoff, said the potical situation in Peru was "well nown" when Bon Jovi agreed > appear there and many other J3. artists have performed there oring and after 1993. Calls to Creative Artists gency, which represents Bon ovi, weren't immediately reirned Wednesday. eat it, Sasha! ENTURA, Calif. ? "Step by ;ep" actor Sasha Mitchell plead1 no contest to beating his pregant wife and endangering his mghter. Mitchell, 27, entered pleas aesday to hitting his wife on vo occasions in April. His 7sar-old daughter was sitting on bed in their Westlake Village >me during one of the attacks. Mitchell, who co-stars with izanne Somers on ABC's Frily night comedy show, has since conciled with his wife, Jeanette, id his attorney, David Dudley. Mitchell agreed to the no-const plea on three misdemeanor unts so his wife and daughter auldn't have testily at trial, the wyer said. Mitchell will be sentenced ipt 21. Prosecutor John Colom said he likely will be placed i probation and ordered to atnd domestic violence counselg sessions. ET< wr^I I % Americans wear , at sag are drug Al1 have been eVils ?: ind can do noth- since the beginning of alaysports. in America, a country tl lard when you posed to celebrate dive; Db cargo to waric otry can be found every leonehe said. the piayground to the j .Somatically _ ... , J In this first insta u can do somescauseyou're the Gamecock's series o Veareallhu- ty> racism will be disc 3eople should the point of view of ax veryone is dif- American student leader [t doesn't mat- ??????? t race or color ' to bee nedia has a tendency to overlook posi- eacb 0 ges of African-Americans, and focus on Ao Back to the In 1991, Douglas Coupland pigeo generation with his book "Genen Four years later, the story remair PAIGE HAGGARD Staff Writer ten Sometimes we don't see the effects of ^ a book, movie or television program until , s i n. *11 i _ j i boo long rnier it nas Deen puuusneu or snown Y? . for the first time. That is definitely the 1 case with Douglas Coupland's novel "Gen- , erationX." Coupland's book has the dubious distinction of naming a generation. Since its ^ printing in early 1991 coincided with the release of Linklater's film "Slacker" and t with the upsurge of "grunge" music, com- e meixial monguls quickly united these events cor and turned them into a profitable market tin of combat boots, flannel and striped Tshirts. the Ironically, the book's title was inspired tryi by an "X" category of people described in jes, a Paul Fussell book, "Class," who were trying to escape the materialism and status jn { games of society. njc The book is brilliant. Coupland's style n 0 i is hip and addictive. Margins are filled die with direct and catchy terms for our to lifestyles, such as "McJobs," "decade blend- an< ing" and "divorce assumption." The chap University ] TAMARA LAW Staff Writer chosen For the past three years, Universi- fectiyc ty 101 classes have been using an in- demic novative way to help freshman stu- ments. dents cope with their transitions to col- ^ai lege life. lessor The peer leaders program is de- and Fa signed as a mentor- like program for reason freshman students so they can draw sential on the experiences of juniors and se- men w niors who have successfully balanced underg academics and extra-curricular activ- ready 1 ities. Peer leaders assist University develop 101 professor in planning and meet- theuni ing course objectives. Students who are cruited :] fi 1 U 5 U I# 11 p . Jk TYSON PETTWREW The Gameco H more sensational figure BB like 0 J Simpson. Whit said young Afiican-Amei icans can look up to thei parents and leaders of tx day and of the past. *We cant forget abov ?i came 60m, take those a r society periences, and move foi socie y n Sard. All we know 1 time. Ever. whattbe history book iat is sup- ^ug Wedo^tknm where from teach jt in schools. W boardroom. don't know enough aiv 1 Intent of we should. Govern TWlev vetoed money fo n diverSr- stud ussed from That's bad becaus \ African- not only for African on campus. ^^cans, tfs for the en ? ? tire campus. If we wan ome a diverse world we need to educat, te b5?t problem fac Utgil II ill nholed a '^BBBIHB^HI ition X.n ^ is the same. ^ 3 are short, and the ^B ic itself is only 183 pages. ^B easy to zoom through this ^B k. However, "Generation ^B Is anything but superficial. ^B The book follows Claire, Andy ^B 1 Dag,whoVe moved to the fringes ^B 'aim Springs, California to sepa- ^B e from an identity-devouring society. ^ eir main entertainment is telling one 1 )ther stories. With these stories, they to create their own personal mytholos and, at the same time, a collective A isciousness. The characters are at ^fl les insightful and at times blind, ^fl ese individuals are neither pa- ^fl tic nor jaded; they are simply ^fl ing to find meaning in a soul- ^fl 3 culture. ^fl So, why take an interest ^fl i book that s now tech- M ally passe? Because ^k w that the hype's ^k d down, it's time ^k read the book ^k i understand ^k 101 molds as peer leaders must have ef- their ac leademhip skills and meet aca- record a and extra-curricular require- rial skil ities, th 1 Berman, University 101 pro- tors and and co-director for Instruction men." culty Development, explains the "We for the leadership program, "Es- ingarei ly, we realized that the fresh- fratern ould listen more to outstanding cial cou ;raduate students who have al- he said seen though the same stages of Stuc ment and know the ropes around at least iversity. So we thought if we re- GPA ar I students outstanding for both campus Thursday, September 14,1995 ing the African-American community is the violent society in which young African-Americans have to grow up. "Our young ones are coming up in a lot of violence," he said. "If we don't stop it, that's how they'll be. We are headed towards destruction as a race." Considering all the discrimination AfricanAmericans have to deal with, White said he doesn't feel his race puts him at a disadvantage. "Being black is a powerful thing," he said. "It's an advantage because of our family values. We've always been taught to love one another. ? We're brought up in a community where we love each other and respect each other. If we stick to that, then weH do alright." The Association of African-American Students is a programming board on campus with approximately 190 members. The goal of the orJ ganization is to help African-American students ck feel like thev are a Dart of USC. !S "I like to talk to folks and get to know them," e White said. "I hope we can keep up participate tion in activities throughout the year. We haven't ir had much participation outside the African-Amer> ican race. If s for Afiican-Americans^uid for anyone who wants an education on African-Ameri[t cans. If s an education and a tool for everyone e on campus." e According to White, America can achieve the i- idea of the melting pot through education. "We can come together and still be different s once we are all educated," he said. "We need to s accept and respect one another. Once we have v acceptance and respect, then we'll be alright, t Getting along isn't good enough. I can always e get along with you, but that doesn't mean I red spect you." r Discrimination will probably never go away, r but human beings can learn to overlook pigmentation and love and appreciate one another e for who they are on the inside. l" "You can never get rid of discrimination," L" White said. "We as a race must learn how to get * along with others before we can move forward. B God put us here with others. It shouldn't be a matter of skin color. We are all humans. If snot the color of your skin, it's who you are." ig: Generation X EJi Mil . IS student leaders ademic skills, ability and track cessfully complete a peer leader trainis well as their personal and so- ing workshop. Students apply for leadIs and proven leadership abil- ership positions in the spring, and those ey would be outstanding men- wh0 are chosen enroll in a three hour 1 role models for incoming fresh- -course entitled "Teachers' Manage?? , ment," in which they receive academdraw from all the outstand- k credit and attend a tw<wJa work. as on campus, honors college, , , , , ,. , . ity and sorority council, judi- 3uhop' St"dfnta ^fes3?l nril and student government-, ^ want to worit wth-md at? ? end of the course they receive evaluations lents who are chosen must be bythe professor and a final grade, a junior or senior, have a 3.0 Past leaders are Amy Bigham, stuld a history of involvement in dent body president, and Wendy Hudactivities. They must also sue- son, editor-in- chief of The Gamecock.