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. . Tuesday, October 31,1995 / tSaiffoock Serving (JSC Since 1908 Wendy Hudson, Editor in Chief Matt Pruitt, Viewpoints Editor / Editorial Board Lucy Arnold, Jamie Clark, Gregory Perez, Stephanie Sonnenfeld, Allison Williams, Larry Williams, Ryan Wilson, Chris Winston All Greeks need same housing opportunities Greek Housing has been an issue on our campus for quite some time now. Many complain that there is not enough housing for fraternities and sororities, and the housing that does exist is in poor condition. These complaints have prompted the university to draw up plans for new Greek housing, the "Greek Village." The plans, however, seem to have excluded certain fraternities. Black fraternities and smaller fraternities, in particular, will not have a place to call their own if the village is constructed as plans. These neglected groups lack the funding for the new housing, either because of their small size or because their national chapters do not provide them with enough funds. Is this fair? Some would claim that this is the way things should be. If you don't have the money, you don't get the benefits; it's survival of the fittest. But what about the groups who are, in effect, ostracized from the Greek system? Is there anything that the university can do? The SEC divides up the money that each of its teams brings home from bowl games. Perhaps a similar practice of dividing up the Greek money could be implemented. Or perhaps the university could lend a hand and allow the smaller fraternities to share a building that might normally be used for only one fraternities. In fact, any fintAmifv that doesn't havo thp hinds could pool their efforts and try to get a hand from the university. If all groups aren't offered the same opportunity, doesn't that denote favoritism based upon financial status? Is money what matters most? What about a fair shake? Horgan speculates about marionettes You just know it's going to be a bad day when you wake up in the MATT HORGAN morning and can't get "The Love rniumnict Boat" theme song out of your head. Such a day was my day yesterday. I young Frankie Funbunny under his was battling a cold, my football team wing and teaches him how to be a lost, and I was out of Pop-Tarts. As world-class shuffleboard player. Thai if that weren't enough, I was glanc- Frankie goes to the shuffleboard .1 i i r i i n rrr _ _ _ _ __ ? ing tnrougn an ouirot-aate rree limes World Championships in Toledo and, and found that I had missed a show against all odds, he beats the chamat the Columbia Marionette Theater. pi0I1) g g King Now, I think marionettes are Then again, it could be a Kunggreat. You can pull their strings and pu story line, in which Frankie's make them do anything you want beautiful sister is kidnapped by hench, them to... just like your friends. They're man of the Evil Lord Xu-shin, and cute, entertaining, and a great ve- Frankie must single-handedly enter hide for social commentary and/or Xu's palara and rescue his sister (marslapstick comedy. Like when one of ionette martial arts has been unthe strings break and their head lolls derground for years now, mainly due uselessly from shoulder to shoulder... to the difficulty of badly dubbing diI hurt from laughing. alogue for puppets). Anyway, this particular mari- All of these are valid scenarios, onette show that I missed was enti- l? however, will never know the truth tied "Frankie Funbunny's Puppet 0f what transpired. I am left, alone, Circus." This increased my disap- to ponder the laughter, the tears that pointment tenfold. With a name like could've been "Frankie Funbunny's that, what in the hell could it have Puppet Circus." been about? As my mind runs through Fm not getting much sleep latevarious story lines and plot twists, I ly. Lord knows I go to bed early find the possibilities are endless, enough, and I'm not having bad Was it one of those tired morali- dreams or anything. No, it seems ty plays urging Frankie Funbunny that every morning at 8 a.m. some and the kids in the audience to "know crap magpie or bluejay perches outwhen to say when" or not to have un- side my window and serenades me protected sex (you know how promis- until I wake, cursing. Now, I have miniia roKKifa ar&Y? Or xxraa if a noxr. L.a U.ta mv Vinn*4 Aw nn vuwuo 1UWM1WU w. VX "UO XV cx |JQJ- IlUUIlilg UUL 1UVC HI 111J llCCUt 1UI lia~ chological thriller in which Frankie ture's little songbirds. This, howevfinds a headless torso and, with the er, is some hideous buzzard or beast help of a blind witness, must track of carrion uttering unearthly shrieks down the killer before he strikes that sound like the tortured souls of again? the damned crying for mercy. Of course, it could've been a Viet- I'm not very cheerful and glownam war flick with Frankie Fun- ing in the morning as it is, but this bunny as platoon leader. He gets crip- bird inspires me to visions of unpled by a land mine and must adjust equaled violence. Flamethrowers, to life in a wheelchair back in the thumb screws, a little miniature "Iron states. Plus he must deal with the Maiden" mask made just for my feathguilt of knowing that he ordered that ered friend-its enough to make even napalm attack on the village full of the most seasoned dungeon master innocent women and children. And cringe. Yessir, roasted squab for breakhe's going crazy from the Agent Or- fast... mmm, mmm good! ange... Well, thats all I have to blab about Or maybe its one of those "Fatal this week. Though Td like to publicly Attraction" love story plots, where apologize for any appointments or Funbunnys girlfriend goes crazy and meetings I missed this Sunday. Whenstarts stalking him and boils his pet... ever daylight savings falls on a weekoh wait, that wouldn't work. end, I like to save it until Monday to Perhaps there's an kind, older get that extra hour before class. Anypuppet named Morris who takes a way... w?rr^.l&rnrb News: 777- G^?7Er,"e2 lOailKUJlK Advertising: 777-4249 Ryan Sims FAX: 777-6482 Online Editor Student Media Russell House-USO Columbia, SC 29208 Wendy Hudson L"cy ^rn?,d Martha Hotop Laura Day Editor in Chief Stephanie Cece von Kolnitz Creative Director Matt Pruitt Sonnenfeld Asst News Jeff A. Breaux Viewpoints Editor Features Editors Ben Pillow iV director Chris Winston Jamie Clark Chris Dixon Mani Edwards Copy Desk Chief Photo Editor Asst. Features j. rv Allison Williams Robert Walton Jason Jeffers News Editor Asst. 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VIEWF hhihshs H yjf/1 - ?< || Dtnnr- ^?j, o o ~ QUOTE, UNQUOTE "The haunted house be Di Symbolic el This Sunday I experienced something that was glorious and had deep meaning. The choir of my church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, sang Gabriel Faure's "Requiem" for the All Saints' Day service. The piece was done as a high mass, sung in Latin, with the choir processing to the opening hymn and the choir and congregation recessing in silence. The names of all the members of the congregation who had died since last year's All Saints' Day were read, remembering them as saints of the church. Put simply, it was fabulous, and I will never forget it. And that I will not forget it is exactly the point I originally come from a low church tradition, meaning we did not have much pomp and circumstance in the service. Many people from that same tra dition believe that is what is correct, and that the incense, the congregational responses, and the priestly garb are distractions from the true meaning of the service: the proclamation of the Word. I agree with them in that the key part of the service is the proclamation of the Word, but I disagree with their eagerness to dismiss the other elements of the service. The various physical elements of the high church service do serve a purpose, and when put into context, it is UTTERS TO THE ?0/71 Argument aj Regarding Tommy Touchbenys Oct. i n to. . n i_ _ . i j.? i.ui unm ui tne vjamecocK on nomosexuality, I am astounded by the errors, contradictions, and inconsistencies contained in his "justification for conservative positions on the issue." First, he justifies condemnation of homosexuality based on Biblical pronouncements upon homosexual behavior which he claims "makes it clear that the faithful Christian must oppose the act of homosexuality in a moral context." So, his claim seems to be that a Biblical pronouncement is itself sufficient to establish the morality or immorality of an issue. Does Mr. Touchberry as a Bible-believing "faithful Christian" there? fore engage in the following practices specifically condoned in the Bible: genocide on people of differing religious beliefs and nationalities (Numbers 31:117,33:50-53, Deuteronomy 7:2,16,24); and slaveiy (Ephesians 6:5, Colossians 3:22,1 Timothy 6:1)? Does Mr. Touchberry obey Biblical prohibitions on: eating rare meat, lobster, shrimp, or pork (Leviticus 7:26, 11:4,10); wearing clothes with mixed fibers (Leviticus 19:19), and the acquisition of possessions or wealth (Luke 18:22)? Thus, in addition to being homophobic, it seems that the "faithful Christian", should also be a genocidal, slave-holding pauper who eats his meat well-done only, and who doesn't eat seafood, barbeque or wear cotton/polyester shirts. I'-V OENTTS Vt 13^..$o^$Ts APe Atrf m\ lH^T^ioRATiON m/ E^TUS ATAN3Sm A ^AAMT'C'KCR j ^ drAMN|-MAPE 1=2^i^^C a I V* cfrWN&V9fe* ^vtxA? cv?5es~: \ (\ arawT^ V ^\J \ ^ta^Ttv cr jV^^CTvtv^. mm m m _ _ _._ __ _ ?__ neTitea me kios ana maae mem reei s jke Taylor, senior RA in Maxcy, on the Maxc ements hold im we only1 CARSON BUSH Paul Columnist these vei the prop easy to see how important they real- Supper. ly are. We as humans need symbols church i that we can touch, feel, smell, and bread an< taste. These help us by reminding us what Je: of a crucial element of our faith. ^ S1^n Take communion, for example. The ?h^n ^ bread and the wine remind us of the the cup,. sacrifice Jesus made so that we might Py. live. Another example are the para- 0 lsm, ments in the church. By changing the P^P e. colors with the rotation of the church ?' seasons, we are reminded of key times ,,, of the life of Christ, such as Lent for Without his temptation and also the prepara- ^ reDre tion for Easter, or advent for the an- .i . . ,. ? . , bread isj ticipation for the Messiah. . T_ i.i i_ u _i_ u i J."J.: ill uie iiigu uiiuicii uaiuuuu, pai- special ticipation goes along with viewing. means t The best way to reinforce doctrine in drinking worship is to get the congregation in- just, volved. On Sunday, the congregation after we< recessed with us in silence, marking their t into their minds how solemn the oc- desire tc casion was. what is i On Ash Wednesday, we are marked meaning with ashes, reminding us of how frail service S] we are. We say the same confessions topartic week after week so that we never for- The < get them. We tend to remember events member that we took part in more than those Lent ant S m gainst homosexu Indeed, before the Civil War, the After all Bible was repeatedly quoted by slave Hitler! mimnro onr^ fkoir ollmo Qa Mr T uvv utio cuiu viivii axuvo uo juovuivatiuii im. x for the continuance of their "peculiar" born hon institution. I can see Massa now, stand- Um, exci ing on his wide veranda, whip in one contradic hand, Bible in the other, spouting Scrip- of the woi ture to justify as God-ordained the sys- a tenden tematic oppression and degradation of nate, and human beings. an indivi If he were alive at the time, would about thi we find Mr. Touchberry proclaiming in it is an or his columns, "the Bible makes it clear the peopl that 'faithful Christians' must support about thj slavery in a moral context!" Lasth Next, Mr. Touchberry says that the saying, "1 oppression of gay people is justified be- very muc cause it is enshrined in South Carolina berry ma law. Oh really? Since when is a practice inapproj morally justified simply because it is the should a ] law? taken as South Carolina slave codes gave le- chologica gality to the institution of slavery and I won South Carolina "Jim Crow" laws codi- suits the fied segregation, did that therefore made whether those institutions morally right? The whether Nuremberg Laws "represented the stan- er planet Hards of the rommunitv" of Germanv. I serious does that mean that the systematic dis- would fir crimination against the Jews - culmi- Mr. Touc nating in the Holocaust - was O.K. be- I cert cause it was "legal"? berry on According to Mr. Touchberry's rea- abolish L soning, those Germans hurling Jews in- sual sexc to the gas chambers were morally jus- nation ag tified in doing so, because what they "civilizat were doing was sanctioned by the law. It would 1 * ? v f cFftifc. V. RE TO X E&E- . .S /^?s\ \5^\ special because it was y/McClintock haunted hou Lportance witnessed. gives the perfect example of y principles when he outlines >er observance of the Lord's He tells the people of the in Corinth that Jesus took d wine, and after he tells them 3us did, he gives the theologificance of the event: "For as you eat this bread and drink you proclaim the Lord's death comes." Paul gives the sym?ehind the event so that the now why they do what they g the action meaning, eve that it is in the education rejection of symbolism lies, the knowledge of what a symsents, it has no meaning. The just bread and the wine is just til one knows why they are iL ' i. x J 1 X 1X in mis context anu wnat it 0 participate in eating and \ them. seeing everything done week sk without an explanation as rue meaning leads to people's ?cut them out and keep only meaningful to them. But the behind everything makes the pecial and makes people want ipate. church needs to educate its s as to the difference between 1 Advent, All Saint's Day and lality unsc , the law is the law - so Heil ouchberry then says "no one is rosexual, it is an orientation." lse me, but that sounds like a tion to me. My understandingrd "orientation" is that it means cy or characteristic that is in I therefore likely to be one that dual is in fact born with. How 5 claim: "No one is born female, dentation." Gee, I wonder what e over at the Biology Dept. Say it one? /, in quoting Newt Gingrich as lomosexuality is an orientation h like alcoholism," Mr. Touchkes an appeal to a completely >riate authority. Since when politician's pronouncements be authoritative regarding psy1 or biological claims? der if Mr. Touchberry also conHonorable congressman as to Fermat's Last Proof exists, or there is intelligent life on otlis? Judging from the evidence. ly doubt whether a scientist Ld that intelligent life exists in hbenys columns, ainly agree with Mr. Touchone thing: if society were to aws forbidding adult consenlal relations and end discrimijainst gay and lesbian people, ion as we know it" would end. ae the end of unjust hatred and 3 : ? ?"?^ . . / at- i i VJ XAJ "&HU. Trt>? IT'S A COINPDENPH ^ J ' J i a night just for them." ise in religion Pentecost, communion and baptism, and then the people in the pews will, know why they are doing what they, are. The minister on Sunday did just | that. He stood before the congregation and gave a quick explanation ol the Requiem and the significance of All Saints' Day. The congregation knew what was" happening, making their participa " tion much more spiritual. Otherwise.1 they would have been lambs being/ guided along but having no idea as tc2 where they were going or why. 8 I hope that the Protestant tradi-) tion will be able to regain its high church heritage. It is so rich, and thtr varioias seasons of the year, as well ase the liturgies and decorations, allow uss to focus our minds and hearts on spey cific parts of our faith. When Adven1Q ueguis, uie puipit? pencuiienua cuiu uit^ advent candles remind us it is time tct see the world in need of God's salva tion, just as those shepherds did aK most two thousand years ago. * On Christmas morning, we see th(? white paraments and the lit Christ candle, calling us to celebrate God's0 sending of the Messiah. Other parts11 of the year have different meanings'e but when everything is put together all the paraments and the incense anoe the anthems, we can truly look at ouie, faith and call it ours. a n r a 1 1 h XT 1 H TT I 7~ JUJLIU, WCdlV bigotry toward yet another group of human beings, it would be the beginning of a more morally upright civilization In the same way, "civilization as we knowj. it" ended with the abolition of slavery^ and segregation, and a more humanej.J moral, and just civilization blossomed * forth. a_J soj Eric B. Rea?o.< Philosophy senioi?e^ iill id r:k clin le as ELS iy nwrite nowi Reader responses are welcome. ? Letters should be between 200 and 250 words and should be delivered personally to The Gamecock, Room 333 of the Russell House