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Thursday, November 9, 1995
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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
Open Door provides
opportunity to serve
Students face various health problems caused by the demanding nature
of the college schedule. Many don't eat well, have a hard time dealing
with stress, or can't find time to exercise.
The minimal amount of importance that college students place on
health can lead to feeling run-down and possibly even depressed. When
students reach this point, they often don't know where to turn.
The Thomson Student Health center offers a way for students to receive
help in this area from their peers. The Open Door organization
provides peer counseling without an appointment on various general
health issues.
This organization has been in existence for 17 vears. nrovidinff a dace
where students can get advice from other students who may have been
through* the same situation. Most students find it easier to talk to their
peers about their problems, and many times peer advisors find that giving
advice and support to people who are approximately their age is easier
than giving it to other people.
You may not be into the volunteer scene. You may be one of the aforementioned
students who rarely thinks about your health at all. Nevertheless,
you probably still know a good thing when you see it.
The Open Door organization is a great place to visit if you care about
your health (which is generally a wise thing to care about), but it is also
somewhere you should visit if you want to give a little something back
to the university (what can it hurt?).
Earning three credit hours to become Peer Educator would be a lot
better than failing that music elective you thought would be so easy,
wouldn't it?
Winter marks loss of
innocence, naivety
Kids yearned for the snow to can- ^
eel classes. Kids frustrated parents TRAV ROBERTSON
who where fighting a constant bat- Columnist
tie with a pile of leaves. Theinno- L_
cence of youth seemed to make win- ple> cold hard fact that I am not imter
such a wonderful time of the year, mortal. 1995 brought forth the tor
However, wnen we grasp trie iaci rible deaths of three very good friends. I
that we are older and as we catch I have tried desperately to keep a vifall
and old man winter peering sj0n of them in my mind, trying to
around the corner, our hearts yell, keep them alive.
"watch out, the messengers are here!" By doing this, I have come to the
The bitter morning air seems to realization that I will not live forevaffect
everyone's efforts when trying er, as many young people believe,
to wake from a morning slumber. Dealing with this fkct has been someThe
leaves change to the beautiful thing of a nuisance to not only me,
colors in their last signal of life be- buttomyveiy close friends. The fasfore
they tumble to the hard ground qnating aspect of this is that somein
which they strove so hard to rise one can fool himself into believing
above. that he will be on this earth for all
The arrival of fall signals the be- 0f eternity,
ginning of the end of 1995. While I Is this thought the naive illusion
fully understand that to some the that is part of being young or was it
passing of this year is not welcome, merely a self-delusional act to avoid
for me it can't end soon enough. I the truth? Amazing! I can not unwant
1995 to end for a couple of rea- derstand how this belief in immorsons*
tality and the realization of mortalFirst,
the end of December will ityhashitme.
bring an end to my college career Does speculation of eternal youth
if I can pass the blasted Spanish ex- make us do things which older indilt
exam. viduals normally would not do? Does
Many individuals realize that this ideal mean that the young rethere
is an exciting new frontier to ally do own the stars and the moon
be explored upon graduation. This as George Gershwin told Garrison
is very true, but I am not prepared Keillor? Yes.
to get over the disappointment of not We, as people who are growing
being in an environment that is com- older and losing our lives to time,
pletely free and allows individuals find ourselves less apt to do "crazy
to do and try whatever they want, things" than those who have not come
I am not looking forward to miss- to this sad and tragic realization,
ing the wonderful friends and doing Does the fact that time has caught
the wonderful things which have en- up with me and will catch up with
gulfed my life here at USC. Will I us all mean that we must stop tryno
longer be able to listen to my fa- ing to act like young people?
vorite professors ramble on, filling One may suggest that the realmy
head with wonderful bits of in- ization that one will not live forever
formation? forces us to do things that remind us
I am frightened, yet ready, to ride we are still alive and can maintain
the spaceship of life which will lead the heart and spirit of youth,
me to find my calling in this world. Garrison Keillor gives us a few
As a result, I have come to the real- words to live by: " a sense of morization
that I can not take my youth tality should make us smarter. Life
with me on this journey. I suppose is short, so do your work. You spend
one must become prepared to trav- more time attending to music and
el on this frightful, yet exciting, new art literature, less time arguing poljourney
in life. itics. You plant trees. You cook
The second reason I will be glad spaghetti sauce. You talk to chilfor
1995 to be over is a little hard for dren. You don't let your life be eatsome
individuals to understand. This en by salesmen and evangelists and
year has provided me with the sim- the circuses of the media."
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"It's like an adrenaline rush.
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Fans forge
"Like a thief in the night, our NFL
franchise is being stolen." - Michael
White, Mayor of Cleveland.
Just two weeks ago, the Cleveland
Indians were battling the Atlanta Braves
in the World Series. The Indians, who
had endured so much futility in the past,
were on top of the world.
After Atlanta's Marquis Grissom
caught the fly ball to seal the Indians'
fate in Game 6 of the Fall Classic, it
hurt for the City of Cleveland. Still, the
overall morale of the city was at a high,
for they had a championship contender
to cheer for.
Now, it is evident that the psyche
and spirit of the metropolis on Lake Erie
can't sink any lower.
With the Cleveland Browns National
Football League team folding up their
tents and ending 45 years of tradition
by moving to Baltimore, an apparent
sports story on the outside becomes a
more personal story on the inside.
For the sports world, and society in
general, the sudden move of a successful
franchise like the Cleveland Browns
is the beginning of a veiy disturbing and
sad trend.
Before the season, Browns owner
Art Modell invested millions to put together
a team worthy of competing for
a Super Bowl. Prior to the season, many
prognosticators picked the Browns to go
to Miami to represent the AFC in the
Big Show. Now, midway into the season,
the Browns stand at a disappoint
It is for Am
Bosnia is a place that haunts us
daily. Even though new stories now
feature peace talks, the awkwardness
and fatalism are clear. An end to the
war on the battlefields may come, but
the war in the hearts and minds of the
people of Bosnia will go on.
Bosnia reminds the West of our
failures and shattered ideals and humanity's
capacity for violence. History
books will likely treat the subject
as an example of the complete failure
of the West to deal with a post-cold
war world. "Bosnia" will become a buzzword
used like "Munich" and "Vietnam"
to denote the dangers of bad foreign
policy, acquiescence and inepti
tude.
Bob Dole is using the war as a
soundbite, first to blast President Clinton
for not being tough, then to threaten
not to allow him to send troops to
guarantee a fragile peace. Clinton
claims victory for his peace effort before
any progress is made and has
failed to explain to America why it
should care. There is talk of simply
lifting the arms embargo and erecting
a symbolic fence around the whole
place to let the war rage on its own
steam.
Everyone is looking for the easy
way out, but after four years, only hard
ways remain. Is America ready to live
up to its rhetoric?
PINT!
You don't know what (the disps
ever completely sure about the
an Vaughan, USC student and Fin
tten in spc
LARRY WILLIAMS
Sports Editor
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Hie Cleveland Indians and the Cleveland
Cavaliers (Cleveland's NBA basketball
franchise), in the past season,
have enjoyed the luxury of a new stadium
and a new arena, respectively. Jacobs
field was a near-sellout for every
game last season, and the Cavaliers' new
arena benefited their team.
Art Modell wanted a new stadium
for his Browns. The old, worn Cleveland
Stadium wasn't enough, and Modell was
adamant in his request. The city, sporting
a new poker face, said no -go. Modell,
in an almost unprecedented move,
said, "Pine, Fll take my team somewhere
where I can get what I want," and did
just that.
What about the fans? Does anyone
care? For those of you who might not be
the biggest sports fans, Cleveland was
perennially a team that was more than
reDresented well bv its fans.
The "Dawg Pound," an area in the
end zone where rowdy fans get together
to do their best (throw dog biscuits,
bones, batteries, beer, and just about
everything else) to try to annoy the opposing
team into making a mistake, was
world famous. Cleveland Stadium was
consistently among the top four most intimidating
places to play in the National
erica that trc
LAURA HALL
Guest Columnist
In answering this question we face
a philosophical dilemma. What is the
role of the United States in Europe
and what is worth the cost of leadership?
Since World War II, America has
been convinced that it should lead in
Europe, financing a massive military
alliance and nuclear arsenal. The
promise of collective security some
how never came true and the powerful
NATO alliance could not or would
not stop genocide on its own continent
In Bosnia, America has yet to decide
to back its tradition of symbolic declarations
with any fortitude.
Why the need for strength? America
has discovered twice in this century
the costs of staying out of Europe.
Though it may be an illusory concept
buttressed only by repetition, it is a
self-fulfilling prophecy as well. When
America stays too far out of Europe,
we find that the costs for the eventual
involvement increase.
Within the country there is little
agreement on how to be involved in
the world. Republicans want to spend
huge amounts of money on the defense
budget and build a stronger military,
but don't ^ant to deploy it anywhere.
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trts franchise shuffle
Football League. tros want to move to Washington. SpeakUsually,
a team moves from a cer- ing of our nation's capital, the Washtain
city because the demand isn't there, ington Redskins are threatening a move
When the former Los Angeles Rams be- to Virginia
came the St. Louis Rams, they did so What the owners are missing through
mainly because there were about 60,000 their blackmail of cities is the fans' permore
empty seats at Anaheim Stadium spective. Did anyone ask them, the sole
than there were filled. contributors to all sports organizations
Now, when the Rams play a home America? What, is alarming about this
game in St. Louis, their games are sold disturbing new trend is the future of
out. The former Los Angeles Raiders are sports ^ we itnow,
and again, the Oakland Raiders. We must ^ ounces what the field
Now, at Oakland Alameda stadium the 0f professional sports will look like in
average pnce of a ticket is the highest ten ___ w.fh numerous tpflms almadv
in the league due to the demand of the jumping Qn the bandwag0I1) ^y^g
. * ,, could happen within a decade.
The obvious difference here is the Soon, teams wUl be switching cities
it c interest that waspresent m , ^ to ^ blds offered.
the aforementioned cities. The owners L -,i. 7^ f . r
r,, , *irt wo -j \ j Teams will be like traveling fairs, ofof
those teams, A1 Davis (Raiders) and r . ... .
Georgia Fontiere (Rams) had money in- ^
fluencing their decisions, but they also ^3 .^ Not rfyoure talking about
had the presence of mind with the fans of the mos t crucial eltor
lack thereof) when making their de- cmeots of speeds - fan loyalty,
cisions spoiled owners are allowed to
Modell's decision was a slap in the ^P when **** don't 8* <*** W.
face to all fans and citizens of Cleveland. the country will be in a sad state. One
Without the fans, Modell, nor the team, might retort by saying, "Well, the ownwould
have a job. Somehow, I don't think ers own the teams, and they can do damn
his franchise would last long without wed what they want with them."
the legions of supporters that took him Forty-five years ago, Modell bought
that far. the team for $4 million, which nowadays
As we speak, there are other team is a small number considering the signowners
wanting to get a piece of the ac- ing bonus for Andre Rison this year was
tion. In Houston, the Oilers are threat- the same. Yes, he might technically own
ening to move to Nashville if they can't the Browns, but it is clear who the real
get a new stadium. In baseball, the As- proprietors are - the fans.
)Ops must go to Bosnia
Democrats want the US to send the Somewhere we lost our will to do
military all over the world in defense so and the result is that we have alof
freedom and humanity, but don't lowed a tragic war tear at the heart
want to foot the bill. And Americans of Europe for four years, breaking
have become too cynical and egocen- promises and failing to follow through
trie to look for answers to the funda- on ultimatums. Arguments about pro
mental questions of America's role in tecting innocent populations from "eth
the world. nic cleansing" and preserving the rule
If America is to live up to its promis- of law fall on the deaf ears of those o
es to Europe, we must engage in re- us who lost hope in that cause ovei
solving the most destabilizing situa- the years of watching the evening news
tion faced since World War II. Now we must go to Bosnia to pro tec
So what do we do now in Bosnia? our last shred of dignity.
We have already failed to uphold the There will be costs, but enjoyinj
stirring response to the Holocaust, the benefits of leading has always ha<
"Never again." We have already ab- a cost. France is a former world pow
Hir.At.pd Ipadershin and Inst credibili- er that continues to act likp one. It un
ty. We have already become so weary derstands the price of leadership an
of the war that any peace, no matter has sent troops to Bosnia, losing mor
its message or its principles, is agree- than twenty without any uproar fror
able. Do we have a chance to do bet- its citizens. America has trouble wit
ter? paying that price, requiring assui
I think so. ances that there will never be casua
It is not too late for America to re- ties,
alize and reaffirm it ideals. The coun- It is right to ask for reasons to be
try must decide to lead where it has come involved lest we find our cour
so long inspired. Now is the time we try again divided by war as with Vie
must fulfill promises to democracy and nam. But we must be careful not t
peace and act as guarantors of a set- set standards so high that we neve
tlement with our troops. Otherwise stand up for anything,
what is the use of our military strength There are still causes worth figh
and an expanded NATO? My colleagues ing for. If we do not protect human
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and be deployed in Bosnia. The coun- less we fight for others' freedoms, ul
try shoul^ be ready to send them. lose our pwn. -.v