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Wendy Hudson, Editor in Chief Matt 1
Editorial Boart
Lucy Arnold, Jamie Clark, Gregory Perez, Stepha
Larry Williams, Ryan Wilson,
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Not too long ago, we told you about the
research facility known as the Wedge.
As you may know, the Wedge is a cent*
lie Health to research various diseases and
cellent opportunity for training. It is the onl
The decision to close the Wedge is an ea
versity officials, the Wedge's hefty budget
other worthy causes.
The debate over how university money
forever. Some feel that the university shoi
as grants or endowments, to fund other pr<
budget for the Wedge. Others think the low
received too much money for too long.
This debate over economic priority is r
The most disconcerting aspect of this decisi
out consulting the faculty. The closing of th
cision of the Provost, not from a vote from 1
Furthermore, some administrators see
status of the Wedge. One administrator tolc
cock that the facility was not for sale. How<
the Wedge was in feet on the market for $1E
right hand not knowing what the left is do
of the large bureaucracy at USC. One woul
is being purposefully elusive.
Keep the "Save the Wedge" effort alive. 1
Then maybe they won't make dictatorial dt
Student govt
needs adjust
As a Student Government sen
ator, I've had first-hand experience J
in dealing with the problem of lack
of involvement between Student
Government and the rest of the ternoc
student body. House
With only 9 tolO% voting par- ate me
ticipation in annual Student Gov- activity
ernment elections, and most stu- y0U ca
dents don't know who the senators transfc
are who are elected to represent to the
them. It is obvious that if student it shou
government to improve at this uni- studen
versity, adjustments in both stu- In t
dent government and in the rest made 1
of the student body need to be made, would
Pointing fingers and attributing fort to
blame for this problem is unnec- studern
essary and, basically, counterpro- person
ductive. frequei
First, in regards to the student fort to s
body, I, of course, would like to en- govern]
courage increased involvement with if enou
student government. In the most volved
recent student government elec- eating t
tions, voting percentages indicate ernmei
that the students elected to make The
important decisions that could af- ers in s
feet most, or all, of the students at leaders
USC are only representative of one forts in
in 10 students at this university, of ineffi
It is my understanding that dents fi
many students feel that student ment. B
government doesn't do anything the onlj
and, therefore, there is no use get- sees sti
ting involved. On the contrary, if force ti
you do feel that way about student around
government, that makes it even fight ap
more important to get involved be- a const*
cause student government's pur- The
pose should be to serve the student are eas]
body. If you feel that student gov- to execv
ernment isn't effectively serving on the ]
the student body, the best way to eramer
CHANGE student government is dent bo<
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Liiruugii mcmasbu stuueiiL m- maieiyt
volvement, not less involvement, of stude
You may ask, "How does one go governr
about changing student govern- I one
ment?" Well, there are several ways, feel that
First, you should find out who your effectiv
elected representatives are (in the volvenu
student government office) and fre- prove tl:
quently contact them to express student
your concerns in order to make stu- valuabl
dent government more account- senting
able and responsible to the rest of of the sti
the student body. proving i
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effort to shut down the USC
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provide students with an ex- (
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mornic one. According to uniis
pulling money away from
should be spent could go on
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country research facility has u j
tot really the issue* though.
on is that it was made withte
Wedge stems from the de:he
faculty. I
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ing? Perhaps it's a function
d hate to think that anyone
Force somebody to hear you.
jcisions the next time.
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1AMEL FRANKLIN
Guest Columnist Me:
I just had t
in at 5 p.m. in the Russell a vei7 atti
Theater, you can attend sen- feminist:}
etings to see just how your y?u disgus
V fees are being spent. Also, What abou
n simply use your vote to Sorry,
irm student government in- longer froi
kind of institution you feel quite amu:
ild be. Besides, it is YOUR sore or way
t government. But my qu
erms of efforts needed to be radical fem
t>y student government, I "What's yo
recommend a collective ef- enough att
become more visible in the y?u feel th
t body by communicating in education,
with organizations more something!
ltly and by a continuous ef- what, gave
show students that student me
nent can make a difference ety?"
gh of the students are in- Let me ]
in voting and in communi- feminists,1
heir ideas with student gov- there are fe
it members. man. It's th
re are many effective lead- ^th. The b<
tudent government. That inists 1S thi
ship should channel its ef- men>311(1 tl
to changing the perception First off
ectiveness that many stu- a couPle of
sel about student govern- person who
Election time should not be alarmism 0
r time that the student body does not ha
udent government out in slie does sonnvornnp
n
yingto change things
campus. The only way to
iathy and cynicism is with
mt year-round effort.
things I've written about LETTEk
/ to say, but most difficult
ite. Only a collective effort r\n vfni
part of both student gov- ^
it and the rest of the stu- Oil yOll
iy will be effective in ulti- fhin cr vr
solving this problem of lack ? ^
nt involvement in student yOUf ch.
Qent'. , . sues arc
:e again emphasize, if you
; student government is in- yOU thil
e, increased student in- Hrpcjapr
mt is the best way to imlat
situation. An effective Are yOU
government can be an in- j. * r* 1.1,
e tool, not only in reprethe
opinions and concerns State of
udent body, but also in im:ampus
life at USC in genor
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itant feminists
ello, ma'am. I'm sorry, but
0 compliment you - you are LAnnT
active woman." Militant Co
tfHACK! "How dare you,
3ting, foul mouthed, pig! essarily hate hi
it my brain?!" does so (though
1 couldn't hold back any SOn challenging
n this issue. It's actually racist because t
3ing, in a serious, ho-hum ^ because I hav<
', if that makes any sense, itant feminism
estion to the oh so many because of then
inists around the world is: Despite wh?
ur point? Did you not get the vieWs of fen
ention in grade school? Do that of mainstrej
at, now that you have an leadership (
you have to stand up for aVerage woman
? And, most of all, who, or compietely out c
you the fundamental be- rality of women.
>n are the downfall of soci- - - -
ported that 63 ]
make this clear. There are women reJecl' th
who are pro-woman, and When we lot
:mi-Nazis, which are anti- leaders and exai
e latter which I take issue ^y*we 0311 ^
ilief amongst militant fem- a spiteful, pugrn
at women no longer need militant side of
lat's appalling. of hoping to eq
, I don't hate women (with women, as man
exceptions, of course). A instead want to
?questions the doomsday ed from men. SI
f some environmentalists the feminist m<
te the earth because he or spected" leaders,
A columnist who criticizes marriage,
avid Beasley does not nec- "Since marri;
IS TO THE EDITOR
have something
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want to get off
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una campus that
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but never are?
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South Carolina, m ^
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it made your day.
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of student
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the Wedge, it could happen to otl
the School of Public Health, on the clos
not represeni
ery for women, it ii
WILLIAMS women's movement i
lumnist on attacking marria
women cannot be a1
im because he or she abolition of marr
many might). A per- consider the ft
* racial quotas is not "National Organiza
te or she does so. And Tunes," from January
3 differences with mil- Ple fact ^ evei7 W0IE
, do not hate women f> ^ fecognized i
, fully feminine.
i't some may believe, To discredit the f
linist leaders are not not society, has defi
an America. Hie fern- "tofcrmaiandip
ioes not represent the nusto dot ^ absurcL SSo
j . Golder wrote a book u
, and their views are j n
f, , ,1 , undue influence ent
)f touch with the plu- M ?
"Time" magazine re- ^ his work, Gilde
percent of American theory that civilizatioi
e feminist label. developed unless the
)k at a few feminist 0f man were
mine what they have natural tendencies ol
e that they represent plained that women
icious, and, of course, more nurturing and
personality. Instead iterated that men, if
ualize the status of disposition, are like
y people think, they avoid taking respon:
see women separat- thing but their own d
leila Cronen, one of when a man and woi
ivement's most "re- the woman gave birt
had this to say about forced to assume res
subordinate his natu
age constitutes slav- In feminism's defi
Whatever you:
are, don't let tl
side you and fe
sore. Put your
down on a she<
and ship it to 1
cock before yo
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pie in one fell s
press your frier
lieve all that pe
jj sion. Take
opportunity tc
yourself freely.
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keep in min(
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ing of the Wedge
tative of women
3 clear that the ment does have traces of some sort of
nust concentrate integrity. The women's, movement bege.
Freedom for gan as a genuine and unaffected efttained
without fort to improve conditions. Original
ia?e; concerns of feminists were more than
>llowing from the legitimate, such as gaining equal pay
^1?Q??0 "^0n*en ^or e{lual work, or abolishing sexual
' '4. u6 SUn' harassment. These issues were unlan
must be will- , , , ,, ? , , t
>s a lesbian to be derstandably confronted. I
However, nowadays, groilps like
act that nature, N0W (National Organization of
ned behavioral Women) have leaders that believe that
>men (like femi- l?ve ^ to need men would somecial
critic George how set women back. They attempt
i the IfrSCs witii to attack the traditional role of women
;itled "Men and because they hold convictions that that
role is responsible for making them
r introduced the subservient to men.
l would not have Feminism isn't its own entity ? it
j 1 x _1
naturax tenaen- affects Americans whether we like it
Drdinated to the or not has had a profoimd impact
[ women. He ex- -n ^ m-^cjagg ^y convincing
are, y na ure, women that they don't need men and
caring. He also , . , ? . ,
left to their pre- can>) 3ust 38 "e L Smgk
ly to roam and Because it has become socially acnihility
for any- to have ^ dlegitunate child (
esires- however g?vernnient taking the place
nan mated and ?f father, the real fathers of these
h, the man was children are free to do away with the
ponsibility and responsibility and results of their own
iral tendencies, actions. And so goes the concept of a
mse, the move- family.
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