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Wendy Hudson, Editor in Chief Matt Pruitt, Viewpoints Editor
Kdttorlal Board
Lucy Arnold, Jamie Clark, Gregory Perez, Stephanie Sonnenfeld, Allison Williams,
Larry Williams, Ryan Wilson. Chris Winston
Housing solution
focuses on freshmen
As you may know, USC ia facing a bit of a problem with its housing
situation. Maxcy is scheduled for renovation, and both Baker and Burney
will be demolished.
All of these changes translate into a loss of 600 on-campus living
spaces. This loss comes in coi\junction with a freshman class that's as
big as the university has seen in years.
Apparently, housing officials believe they have the problem solved.
LaBorde will no longer be used for guest housing and single-person housing,
tripling its capacity. The possibility of housing more undergraduates
in Bates West exists as well.
If the university can actually find spots for all of those students who
want to live on campus, that's all the better. They deserve applause.
However, the question remains as to whether or not inexpensive
housing will be available (Maxcy is the most inexpensive residence hall
on campus). When supply decreases, and demand stays the same, a price
increase ensues (although the university hasn't indicated an increase
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live on campus.
Also, freshmen will take priority with the housing department. All
freshmen will be guaranteed spaces on campus, while upperclassmen
I will have to battle for the spaces they want. Each class should have the
same representation next year, but upperclassmen will probably have
a more difficult time getting the type of housing they want.
Of course, giving freshman priority draws students and sets a good
academic foundation, but what about those who have paid their dues?
Perhaps the logistics of the housing situation could have been thought
through a bit more before three dorms were shut down. Happy hunting!
Baseball will always
be heart of America
BRAVES WIN! BRAVES WIN!
BRAVES WIN! Those where the fa- TOMMY TOUCHBERRY
mous words uttered by Skip Carey rnlu n ict
after the Braves won the 1992 NLCS.
That night it took a miracle come- ball (1977), and soccer (1993).
back in the bottom of the ninth to de- Although I am a huge fan of
liver the Braves on to the World Se- Gamecock football and a fairly big
ries. This time the Braves left the fan of Gamecock basketball, my falate
inning heroics behind and pro- Vorite sport has always been baseceeded
to dominate the postseason, ball. While others criticize baseball
The Braves have been the best for its problems with the recent strike
baseball team of the 1990s. No ques- and the arrogance of some players,
tianaboulit They played in the World I continue to believe baseball is AmerSeries
in 1991,1992, and this sea- foa's national past time. It is defison.
They also advanced to the LCS nitely my national past time,
in 1993. They have the best pitching I can't think of anything more
staff in baseball, one of the best in American than a young boy playing
baseball history. baseball. If I were to send a foreign
And now they have taken the fi- visitor to one event which represents
nal step. Oct 28th, 1995; a date which America the best, it would be a basewill
live in infamy for all Braves fans, ball game.
Last Saturday will remain in my As a kid, I played baseball mymemory
for a long, long time. self. I was a pitcher through most of
The Braves were back in the my childhood. At age 13,1 was the
friendly conjfines of Atlanta-Fulton star pitcher for my senior league
County Stadium for game six of the team Our team won the league chamWorld
Series. Tom Glavine, my fa- pionship and I was the main force
vorite player, was on the mound for behind our success. Using a style
this crucial game. Overshadowed by very similar to Tom Glavine, I pitched
his teammate Greg Maddux, Glavine three shutouts and had a 10-1 record
has remained the second best Ditch- that season.
er in baseball. Saturday night he I pitched two complete games durproved
his standing. ing the playoffs and recorded the fiGlavine
pitched a masterful game, nal out of the championship game.
He shut down the high-powered of- That season was one of the most fun
fense of the Cleveland Indians for times in my entire life. I loved baseeight
shutout innings. David Justice ball, it was as simple as that,
provided the lone home run which Unfortunately, when I was 151
gave the Braves their 1-0 lead. messed up my rotator cuff in my pitchMark
Wohlers closed the deal in ing arm and was never again a sucthe
ninth. His final pitch was a high cessful pitcher. But, I look back on
fly to deep left-center field. Marquis those years with great fondness. BaseGrissom
glided over to make the catch ball allowed me the opportunity to
which made the Atlanta Braves the make some great friends.
1995 World Champions of baseball. It was also something that inI,
like many Atlanta fans, have volved my whole family. My dad mansuffered
through years of losing sea- aged most of my little league and sesons.
The Falcons have never been nior league teams. My mom and my
to a Super Bowl, the Hawks have sister were at almost every game,
never won an NBA Championship, And my grandparents came to as
and, until Saturday night, the Braves many games as they could. Watchhad
not won the World Series since ing me play baseball was one of my
moving to Atlanta in 1966. grandfather's very favorite items.
In addition, my college has nev- Baseball is, in essence, what Amerer
won a championship in any sport ica is all about Its about people comeither.
USC, like the Braves, had ing together for a common purpose,
made it to the brink of a champion- It's about fans pulling for their faship
in several sports including foot- vorite team. And it is about dads and
ball (1984), basketball (1969), base- sons throwing the ball in the yard.
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Susan Sin
Where do v
Ethnic cleansing between the Serbs
and the Bosnians. A youth in Columbia
shoots another youth and gets off.
AIDS. Gangs killing gangs from New
York to New Orleans to California.
Kids killing kids and babyies having
baby's. Republicans bicker with the Democrats.
Die post graduation job search.
These are the issues that are facing not
only our country but our world.
Where did these problems come from
and where do they stop. We in this country
are constantly focused on blaming
individuals or certain groups for each of
these problems.
For example, heterosexuals blame
homosexuals for aids. Whites blame
blacks for the crime and blacks blame
society for not giving them a chance to
compete, therefore damning them to a
life below the poverty level and stuck on
welfare. When will there be an end to
the bickering and a concentration on instilling
Hope in the psyche of the people
of this world?
Is this hopeless? I believe it was on
"60 minutes" which I heard a young gang
member assert that the main reason
that certain lower income youths joined
gangs and resorted to drive by shootings
was because, "this is the best our life is
going to be. What do we have to look
forward to? We have no reason to hope."
I wish I could become the same hapLITTERS
TO WE EDITl
Lost boys ne
This letter is in response to an editorial
in the Oct. 17 issue of The State
There is a problem among black
males. Crime rate is high among them.
Today, 45 percent of black males ages
of20-29 years old find themselves being
arrested for murder, robbery, rape, or
aggravated assault (according to the statistics
in the article). Are they victims
of circumstances? Have they fallen by
the wayside? Is there hope for them?
The author of the article, "We must
act now and repair the lost boys" states
facts about the black man that are cause
for concern. However, the method the
used in stating the statistics was wrong.
The article singles out black men, by
stating only the statistics of blacks and
no other race. It sends out a message
that most black men ages of 20-29 are
criminals.
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if they are true, the number of black
drug offenders imprisoned increased
twice as fast than any other race or gender.
African-Americans make up 12 percent
of the population, 13 percent of drug
users, 33 percent of arrests for drug possessions,
55 percent of convictions for
drug possession and 74 percent of prison
sentences. Three-fourths of the 55 percent
convicted for drugs will go to jail.
These statistics show that if you are
black and convicted of possession of drugs
you are at a higher risk to go to prison
then a person of a different race. The article
is quick to point the finger at black
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TRAV ROBERTSON
Columnist
py go lucky person I was when I first entered
this university four years ago.
Back then I had hope. I am a white middle
class male who is 22 years old who
can relate to that gang member. The
cynicism that has encroached my mind
and soul has left me yearning for some
type of hope.
Quite frankly, I don't see any hope
for the future of our country. Could this
bleakness that is encompassing our world
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is this a stage of history inscribing itself
on the chest of humanity?
Some ask why should you hope for
anything better, we already have more
than most individuals have, or will have,
in their lifetimes. This is true, however,
these material items that we obtain
still leave something to be desired. My
search for this one little tidbit of idealistic
hope has lead me to an inquiry of
several areas which people seem to gather
hope.
First, there is religion. People all
over the world, including our governor,
use religion and faith as a source of hope.
I would dare to say that faith and the
hope of which I speak are intertwined.
However, it seems very hard for me to
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males for crime rate on the rise without
examining the cause.
Circumstances play a major role in
the life of a black male. Often times black
males that commit crimes come from an
unstable family background. (Either single
parent homes, tossed from relative
to relative, or no family at all.) There is
no one by their side encouraging them
to go forward in life, giving them hope.
Consequently, they look to the streets
for answers. The streets become their
family and their home.
In some instances, when black males
try to mix with society and do the right
thing, they are discriminated against
because of the color of their skin. Some
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are inferior and less of a person. An example
of racism, that is known world
wide, is the speculation that Mark
Furhman made racial comments, such
as "niggers and their dogs," in the O.J.
trial. Racism
plays a big part in the path black males
take. Prejudice is very evident in society
which was shown in the O.J. trial.
Some black males are discouraged by
racism and feel discriminated against
because their black. Others overcome
the ignorance of racism and discrimination
and prosper in life.
There are young black men trying
to become successful in life and are not
resorting to lives of crime. This past
weekend their were 20,000 men marching
in Atlanta with Pastor T.D. Jakes
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nd hope fc
put hope or faith into a religion whii
would allow the massacre of thousani
of innocent people in the Balkan Islam
Why would God allow an individu
to sink so low that he would take h
own life or the life of another indivi
ual? Why would God allow our socie
to sink so low that we as a people ha
lost Hope not just for tomorrow,but f
the future period?
I fully comprehend that the purpo
of religion is to have undulatory fait
but what if several thousand years a
someone who could read and wright c
cided to add the story about the creatA
of man and the entire story snowball
from there? I don't want anyone to g
the impression that I disrespect peopl
religion. On the contrary, I have a de
found respect for many religions. I a
iust trying to find some Hone for the 1
ture of our world.
The search for hope then lead to a<
demies. Through Knowledge there
truth, we are taught. We are all affe
ed by individuals who suggest that Ho
is part of Knowledge.Our teachers b
us that it is of the utmost importan
that we acquire a knowledge, and throu
this knowledge we can know and fii
ourselves.
As a result, happiness, truth, ai
possibly Hope will follow? Knowled
has helped save many lives; howev<
, leadership
for the Manpower 3 convention. Mo
day, Minister Louis Farakhan lead
million man march to Washington.
These events were something po
tive for the black man, inspirational, a
gave them hope for the future. It al
displayed unity and a common go
among black males. It is hard to g
ahead in the world and even harder 1
some blacks because they feel that o
predominantly white society is agair
them. But, many are overcoming t
odds and becoming role models ior o
youth and living successful and pr<
perous lives.
Black males are not objects, such
toys, appliances, or cars that need to
repaired. The are not lost things th
need to be found. But like all peop
black men need guidance and lead<
ship.
In order to help turn black mi
around we must locate the problem: la
of leadership, guidance, stable fam
background and racism. I agree with t
authors conclusion, "...concentration
preventing problems." Do not wait u
til their grown men and have alrea
committed the crime and say "repair t
lost boys."
Sean Gallm
Engineering freshm
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Is. another. I may still be ignorant and not
al know how to think, but the amount of
is knowledge which has come across my
d- mind has not given me any hope, despite
ty the fact that it has made life easier in
ve some ways.
or Knowledge may have given me some
form of truth, yet I still wish I had mainse
tained some of the innocence that goes
h, along with youthful idealism that knowlgo
edge and truth have taken from me. Hie
le- intention of my inquiries are not to alon
low ignorance to take over, but to mereed
ly remember that possibly the ignorant
;et are the true bearers of hope for this world,
e's Because of space I must cut short
ep my inquiry and search for this thing
m called hope, which gives people a reau
son a chance to get out of bed.
We, as individuals, must start taka
ing responsibility for our actions. We,
is as individuals, must remember that
ct- when one is called to actions he must be
pe aware that his consequences can put out
ell the small flame of hope or turn that flame
ce into a brush fire. When we do these things
gh we will come to realize the possibility
nd that hope rises from within ourselves
and others,
id I suppose I will have to continue to
pe nut mv faith in neonle in order for them
jr, to fill me with some type of hope.
from family
m- I am writing in response to the Oct.
I a 26 article pertaining to the women's
swimming and diving team. While the
si- sport of swimming may not be wellnd
known on campus, that is no justificaso
tion to allow blatant inaccuracies to ocial
cur in the article.
[et A simple phone call to the Sports Infer
formation Office would have informed
ur Mr. Hunt that Kelly Parker resigned
ist last year as head coach and Beth Harell,
he former interim head coach at N.C. State,
ur now holds the position. Also, I never
>s- qualified for the NCAA Championships
held in Austin. I was never informed or
as interviewed for this article, so I am not
be clear as to where these quotes attrib*>4
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at urea to me were uuuuiieu.
le, Other inaccuracies include: Our
sr- meets (not matches) are in yards, not
meters. Our dual meet record is 4-0 and
en our conference season begins Oct 27 and
Lck Oct. 29 with meets against Tennessee
ily and Kentucky. We swim Clemson in Nohe
vember and they are not a member of
on the SEC. The College of Charleston meet
in- was a relay meet and no individual swimdy
mer could possibly have won an event,
he I am a journalism major and was appalled
at the lack of editing and apparan
ent laziness to obtain correct informaan
tion. All sports, large and small, male
or female, deserve the respect of accurate
articles.
Chariene Miller
Journalism junior