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1 Friday, November 3,1995 ? _ nsamamR Serving USC 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 Administration needs to re-read the Creed Currently, USC has 13 federal lawsuits that it is involved in as a defendant. Specifically, there are five cases which have been activated within the past two months. Of these five cases, two are civil rights violations and two are job discrimination suits. For a large university, cases such as these are to be expected. No one party has been found guilty yet and no final decisions have been made in the active cases. Yet, what if the accusations are true? If they are, the purpose of the Carolinian Creed, USC's mission statement for "personal and academic excellence," will be violated. There within the motto that is etched everywhere from the back of Mortar Board calenders to a plaque in the Russell House, lies the ideas to "discourage bigotry, while striving to learn from differences in people, ideas " 1 < " 1 i 1 i. and opinions," |toj respect tne ngnts <niu piuptii uy ui umcia, anu w demonstrate concern for others, their feelings, and their need for conditions which support their work and development." We as students are encouraged to follow the Carolinian Creed and offer it the utmost respect. Though we are not monitored in our actions if we do or do not follow the Creed, we must make a conscious decision to do so. Yet, how can we be expected to do so if our own University can't do so? As mentioned before, no one party has been faulted, but the idea is still in the air that USC may be in violation of some individual's civil and job rights. In an academic institution that strives to advocate the ideals of respect, it seems that a line has been drawn between those who should follow the rules and those who really don't have to . The question remains is when will that line be erased? f ^ -W -r n4~I " 4-U? U1VC SlUUCllld liic music they desire It seems clear the one thing can I truly define our generation is music. RYAN WILSON Music seems to be the tie that binds Sports Editor many while giving us all something I to hold on to. basic rules: 1. Watch out for bad lanWhile tastes in music vary as guage (mostly the four letter-varimuch as the people that identify with ety). 2. Make sure half of your show it, our society has struggled to define plays the rotation albums. 3. Stay and categorize the music we listen away from songs and bands currently to. We have really become very pre- enjoying success in the commercial tentious in our labeling of music, format. I have said many times that cur- The first and second rule are very rent media outlets such as MTV and clear and understandable, the third "Spin" magazine have taken this pre- rule very grey, with the station detentiousness to another level. All to ciding the tie-breaker. I can underoften they are trying to decide what stand not playing Pearl Jam, Hootie, the "buzz" music is while shunning or the Blade Crowes, but I was warned those who don't conform to their lis- against playing Drivin n' Cryin', Faith tenincr standards NTn More and the Smithereens. The This labeling of music as Alter- rationale was they enjoyed some cornnative, Top 40 or whatever has caused mercial success or were platinum many debates as to what we truly bands. define as good music. No where was Music that was okay to play on this argument more apparent, as well WUSC was Bjork, her debut album as striking close to home, than in the has sold 2.5 million copies, and Elvis battle between Patrick Bryant and Costello, who has been around for 15 Trey Lofton over who would control years and sold millions of records. WUSC radio. Midnight Oil is okay, but don't play For those of you unfamiliar with "Beds are Burning." It just seems the brief scuffle, Bryant wanted to their is some failed logic in the curchange the station's format to one rent format and that grey area I menmore adhering to the USC student tioned is the best place to get listenbody. Lofton, on the other hand, ers. wanted to keep WUSC on the cut- The actual number of regular lis? ? - J"" rtf Prtllnrfrt (tttV* r*4-*-v*r Jrvknfn kiif T Ullg CUgc ui uviucgc iiauiu v.wna.i<Gv- LCiicio 13 luiuci flucaujf ucuau;, uun i er that means). would argue that the number is small The fight was short lived and proportion of as student body. The Lofton kept his station's format in- problem is the station does not retact, but through all the smoke and fleet what most USC students want mirrors that the battle brought out, to hear. We have very eclectic tastes, I have seen first hand that the for- but we don't want to listen to some mat is clearly flawed and accentu- guy playing a shopping cart followed ates the pretentiousness I spoke of by a group of post-surf rockers beltearlier. ing out "somethings afoot" over and First and foremost, WUSC gets over again for two and a half mina percentage of its funding from Stu- utes. , dent Activity Fees, so it should make We want to hear a station that attempts to subscribe to the student will play Jane's Addiction's "Jane's body's taste in music. This is very Says" (of which there isn't one in this much at the heart of any discussion market), followed by Shane Macabout WUSC, and must be consid- Gowan, with old REM (Murmur, anyered. one?) finishing out the triple play. ' . 1 TT7_ 1 1L . 11 1 x spent mis past summer as a vol- w e nave seen me power mat unteer DJ for the station and really WUSC can have, Hootie got it firsts witnessed the double standard that airplay on the station years ago, and the station has. I also listened to a its time to harness that power. As I wide variety of good music that will said, when it comes down to it, its never make it on a WARQ or WNOK our station, give us what we want to format. hear, not what a few people want us When starting out I learned the to hear. ?TKrwl^rnrb News: 777-7726 GlTS,t;?'" VDallltCOCK Advertising: 777-4249 Ryan P. Sims FAX: 777-6482 Online Editor Sti"*ent Media Russell House-USO Columbia, SC 29208 nChrisrcC?rrw!! Director of Student Media Ryan J. Wilson j Stephanie L. Adam R. Snyder Laura S. Day Editor in Chief j Sonnenfeld Rob R. Gioielli Creative Director Stephanie L. features tailors ^st. News JetT A. BreaUX Sonnenfeld Jamie S. Clark Ben D. Pillow Art Director viewpoints Editor Photo Editor Chris Dixon Marilyn Edwards Chris J. Winston Robert C. Asst. Features Copy Desk Chief Walton Jason C. JefTers Marketing Director Martha J. Hoton Asst. Photo Editor Cartoonist EnR Collins News Ed" P Robbie B. Meek Tina M. Morgan F^iy Advisor Ryan J. Wilson Asst Sp0lts Circulation Manager Sports Editor Myerson I nftnra Pnlirv Graphics Editor Letters Policy The Gamecock is the student newspaper of the University of The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. South Carolina and is published Monday through Friday dur- titers should be 200-250 words and must include full wuh excep,,on of un,ver' name-professionai tme ?r year and major if a studemOpinions expressed ,n The Gamecock are those of the editors if"? must J* delivered by the author to or author and not those of the University of South Carolina. The Gamecock newsroom tn Russell House room 333. The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Student Media style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not is its parent organization. be withheld under any circumstances. VIEWP QUOTE, UNQUOTE "There is Beardman'; There are certain days that just scream "nasty" as soon as you walk out the door. You know the kind ? the wind cuts to the bone, ifs drizzling just enough so the pricks of rain are icy cold but a raincoat would be too warm, the algae on the Horseshoe bricks takes on that slimy texture that threatens to knock walkers on their butts. On days like those, you'd much rather just stay in bed and sleep. In fact, we had one of those days Tuesday. It was quite a struggle to make it to class, and I think we should all get extra credit. Weather like that drives you inside. In order to survive dreary days like Tuesday, you've got to take on the right mindset. That's why I'm offering the Beaidman's Guide to Not Getting Soaked and Having a Relatively Good Time Despite the Fact You Wouldn't Send a Dog Out in This Weather. First, don't attempt to drive anywhere. Ifs a well-known feet South Carolina drivers go clinically insane as soon as rain hits the roads. Apparently an odd chemical mixed with hie asphalt on the roads mixes with the rubber in car tires. The chemical reaction causes a magnetic field inside the car, disrupting normal brain function and rendering all common instinct and sense useless. If you must drive somewhere, pick a relatively untraveled road, allow extra travel time (seven to eight hours should be sufficient) and crack your windows to help the magnetic field disperse. It might be a good idea to curl up on Single-genck I am the Vice-president of the Federalist Society of South Carolina. The Federalist Society is a national organization dedicated to enriching legal edu cation. Part of our mission is to sponsor speakers, debates, and panel discussions on issues of particular interest to law students as well as the general university population. We are unabashedly conservative, in the classic Ronald Reagan/Bill Buckley libertarian sense, and believe that, given a free and fair forum, conservative ideals will triumph in the marketplace of ideas. Last week's panel discussion featured speakers asked to propound three distinct points of view on single-sex education: (1) for the right of a state to support single-sex education (Professor FoxGenovese), (2) for private, but not public, single-sex education (Professor Synnott) and (3) against single-sex education altogether (Professor Schwartz). None of the speakers are legal scholars so the arguments tended to be based on history. philosophy and morality. The editorial in Friday's Gamecock attempted to address the legal issues, but it relied on conclusory statements that were factually incorrect to argue against single-sex education. This warrants a reply. First, are publicly funded single-sex _| institutions of higher learning "highly PINTS "v' / ^ - . VS/Y + ''/<'*/" S/' <// >/ />(' -s/s ;. a*^\ecocK no need to reflect on the 80s Kerry Mitchell, promotions manager 5 guide to r; CHRIS MULDROW Columnist the sofa with a significant other and 1 watch one of the fine selections on the { television. I recommend a nice game show. My roommate, for instance, has started watching "The Price is Right." ^ If you're like me, you grew up watching Bob Barker verbally caressing alluring merchandise and becoming best friends to every variety of contestant. My favorite game on tne snow was always the mountain climber game, where contestants would guess the prices of products. As the prices went up, the mountain climber climbed higher and higher. I used to take a sick pleasure in watching the climber reach the edge of the cliff and plummet to his animatronic death on the rocks below. Another facet of the show that always amazed me was the vast discrepancy between the prize packages in the "Showcase Showdown" at the end of the show. Rod Roddy would always present one showcase with an exotic trip; a new car, boat or other exotic conveyance; a video game; and a matched set of waterskis. The other showcase consisted of a bedroom suite and a cheap automatic camera. The trick to the "Show case Showdown," of course, is to pick the showcase with the car. The clue to which set of prizes was most valuable came in Rod and the Barker Beauties' presentation of the showcases. The good, juicy showcases always ;r education 1 STEPHEN SAMUELS Guest Columnist unconstitutional?" (is that like being a little-bit pregnant?) No, that is simply not an accurate statement of the law. It is the job of federal courts to "say what the law is." The highest court that has ruled on the issue, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, endorsed sepa rate institutions tor men ana women m the VMI case. Perhaps the Supreme Court will overrule that decision next year, but today the Constitution permits The Citadel and VMI to remain all male. Second, providing women "an equal opportunity for education," which is legal requirement, is not as difficult as The Gamecock indicates. Virginia has already succeeded, via the women's leadership program at Mary Baldwin College, and South Carolina is following suit. Federal judges are the arbiters, and they, unlike the media, are constrained by the law in their opinions. Nor are judges legislators; they cannot go outside the facts and issues of a particular case. Even if the South Carolina Institute for Leadership (SCIL) is found deficient, the judge must explain why and give the state the opportunity to correct any shortcomings. Third, must a public institution "ben I . a ' V , ' \ ^ ? 1 every week. Once a year is enough." for WUSC, on the 80s weekend liny-day excitement iad a storyline. For instance, Rod and a nice meal, preferably one you don't die Beauties are trekking through the have to cook. You could get something wilds of the Amazon (where they'll be delivered ? pizza or wings are common staying at the luxurious Tiki Riki Inn), in this neck of the woods. Remember to when they happen upon..A NEW VIDEO follow the cardinal rule of coupons for CAMERA! And Rod and the Beauties delivery places: as long as you've seen will need that video camera, because the coupon some time in your college cawhen they push aside the next exotic ^ bab,y send ^ plz. U .T a, 8 a za at that price. You dent need the coupon 1995GMCJnnmywithSportsHandhng formostde]. ^ d Package, Four-Wheel Dnve, California , , - .' , ?,, c, i , . .. . ? j person does ask for it, tell them you were Emissions and extra-traction tires! And . , . .,7 ? it can all be yours., jf the price is right. Just i and thf thief (who was Thev never do an elaborate storyline dressed hke a tree a la Scooby vdlam) with the cheap prizes, though, probably ^??k -vour C0UP?n b"om y?ubecause no one ever happens across a I should warn you if you try to order dining room set in the Amazon. wings you might find chickens have If you're not into game shows, you shrunk lately. I got an order of wings could probably find an episode of an old from a prominent local wing delivery favorite cartoon on the Cartoon Network, service, but they looked more like pigeon They've been playing quite a bit of Scoo- wings than chicken wings. Mark, the by Doo lately. You remember Scooby, broadcasting graduate assistant for StuFred, Velma, Shaggy and Daphne pil- dent Media, has speculated that they ing in the Mystery Machine to solve per- were, in fact, mouse legs dipped in BBQ plexing problems at ski resorts, swamps sauce. Wing size varies according to and amusement parks a'l over the coun- where you order from, so maybe you try. I saw an episode lately where the shou[d asktheguy 0n the phone to go kids joined up with Batman and Robin measure about 3() md ^ve to pursue the Joker and lie Penguin. an e { h SQ ^ ^ Holy cameo appearances, Batman!! . ... . , The cool thing about the Scooby Doo no ,m^ nPPe<^0 ' . With vmir car narkpd hannilv in the show was the mystery resolution at the ' J r end where every minor character in the &araSe> your butt planted firmly on the shoW assembled with the kids to find so^a' remo^e tucked in vour hand, a out who did the dirty deed. The thief al- pepperoni pie perched precariously on ways dressed in some kind of odd cos- your lap and your best girl/guy/other tume, and he or she always would've snuggled by your side, you can face a gotten away "if it weren't for those pesky nasty day and know youVe got the showkids." case with the storyline, not the one with A rainy day is best accompanied by the table and love seat combo. las strong legal backing efit all taxpayers?" Well, yes, but only note that separate black and white bathindirectly. Childless adults get no direct rooms are history, but no one is claimbenefit from public elementary schools, ing single-sex bathrooms are highly un the U.S.C. Office of Minority Attarrs di- constitutional, rectly benefits only minority students, Finally, is traditional a valid argustate-fimded abortion directly benefits ment in this case? It is, but only in so only women, and men can't get athletic far as we should be careful about descholarships in softball, while women stroying venerable institutions that have can't get them in football. One can ar- served us well. Some things that are trague on either side whether or not such ditional and good ? like marriage, pri programs are discriminatory, but they vate property, democracy and basebal persist because of a belief that they in- ? should be presumed as "right" anc J Ll? 1 ?11 oro tVio hiirrtan nf nnrwf shnnlrl hp nn the nar uireuuy ueiicui> nil lOApajciii. iiicj aiv uiv uuiuv.. ? | , certainly not being challenged in the ty seeking the change. The Gamecocl courts. should not presume that single-sex ed Fourth, does a private institution ucation is automatically a wrong akii "have every right to set its own exclu- to slavery, particularly when just on< sive standards?" For better or worse, the paragraph earlier it states that it ha answer is a qualified no. The Supreme "some benefits." Court applies "strict scrutiny" to gov- I believe that diversity in our idea ernment racial classifications, but sex- and diversity in our institutions is health) based classifications only undergo at Open, principled debate makes a soci most a much easier "mid-level scrutiny." ety strong and vigorous, and that is pre Private entities must agree to these re- cisely what the Federalist Society stani strictions irf order to receive federal funds for. I hope to see you at our next evenl (although if thev have public accommo dations, like colleges, they are subject m _ to The Civil Rights Act of 1964). Ulfffn ft AM/ Currently, only one of the 95 all-fe- WW M f m C f f C/ WW male colleges in the United States does Reader responses are welcome, not receive federal funds, and few pri- Letters should be between 200 vate colleges can survive without gov- and 250 words and should be ernment aid. Educational institutions delivered personally to The can no longer exclude by race; they can Gamecock distinguish between the sexes. One may