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Tuesday, November 28,19
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Wendy Hudson, Editor ii
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Lucy Arnold, Jamie Clark, Gregor
Larry Williams
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So maybe you missed the C
couldn't find the time to parti<
the case, don't start cursing you
week will give you a chance to
Carolina Cares offers USC s
cal community. By sponsoring <
to the Harvest Hope Food Bani
helps students and faculty give
This is an opportunity to re
( helping hand. Many times, we
ings that we forget about the g
Cares week serves as an excell
Hopefully, some of the holid
time during the year when you
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olent desires than through you
Yes, exams are coming up.
the end of the semester. No, j
These things are understands
However, you can still maki
nap for a day. If you're going tc
something productive?
You'll sleep better at night,
ceive your help. Now get out tl
Horgan J
poor stal
Well, Thanksgiving came
went like a Taco Bell dinner a
cheap laxative. Relatives vis
thanks was given, and turkeys
Yet, amid all the carousing o
Happy Holiday, there was a s{
of news on the national scene
Watterson, the creator of the <
strip "Calvin and Hobbes," is
ing it quits. Oh the humanity... i
paper readership nationwide if
to decline because of this. "C
and Hobbes," for many, was i
son to carry on in this bleak \
It got you out of bed in the mo]
* combed your hair and poured!
va down your pants... or some
to that effect. I guess what I ai
ing to say is that "Calvin and H<
was a diamond in the rough an
be missed.
If you have been paying ?
tion to the comic strip scene
past few years, you'll notice
Watterson's retirement is thi
tinuation of a recent trend a
good cartoonists. First, "Bloom1
tyV Berkely Breathed called it
then Gary Larson and "Ihe Far
faded to black, and now this.1
of the best comic strips of r
times gone kaput, just like that
you ask? Because they were i
' and knew when to call it quits,
why.
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what happens when a cartt
burns himself out, but contin
draw his strip. They see it's ]
evidence every day, running
space next to their own stri]
let's break from this eulogy
fallen cartoon heroes, and foe
stead on the lame pretender
clog our comic pages with 1
Case in point: "Hagar th<
rible," this stinkburger has abs
nothing going for it other t
Nordic duck who says, "Qvact
frankly, that isn't enough to s
Moving right along to"
Capp"... is this an import or
It seems to have that Archie B
"All in the Family" thing goii
( cept it's set in Liverpool. Thoi
pie and soccer jokes are lost 1
American public, I tell you.
"Cathy," I'm not a single, over
woman in her thirties, so I g
just don't "connect" with tha
ic strip.
How many of you have e\
tually laughed at a "Snufly ?
strip? Just as I thought, St
Government raised their h
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Cares gives
more chance
!arolina-Clemson Blood Drive. Perhaps you
:ipate in any of Oxfam's activities. If this is
irself just yet. The upcoming Carolina Cares
redeem yourself.
students a chance to get involved with the losanned
food drives, One Shot programs, trips
:, and various other activities, Carolina Cares
i back to the community.
>ach outside the Carolina community with a
are so involved with our own internal work
reat big world outside ot usu. liie uaronna
ent reminder.
ay spirit has grabbed you by now. This is one
are bound to feel compelled to do something
lost. What better way to quench your benevir
university?
Yes, you have one million things to do before
our professors aren't making it any easier,
ble.
i time. Maybe you can give up your afternoon
i skip that 2 o'clock class anyway, why not do
More importantly, so will the people who relere.
laments the
:e of comics
; and
ftera MATT HORGAN
Columnist
died.
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11/aiio mere is nu reasuii iui uie wiiuiiucu
id bit existence of this horrible piece of
s. Bill comic caca (on a side note, the aciomic
tual title of the strip is "Snuffy Smith
1 and Barney Google," but no acnews
quaintance of mine has any idea of
3 sure who in the sam scratch Barney
^vin Google is. So who is this mysterious
i rea- hillbilly, and why is he being kept
srorld. under wraps? Two valid questions
rn^' my friends, but "Snuffy" cartoonist
rot ja- pYed Lasswell could not be reached
for comment).
n All of the aforementioned comic
strips are just plain bad, so when
will people learn? Every year in The
State newspaper's Reader's Poll,
itten- "Bgetie Bailey" and a few of the others
I've mentioned constantly finish
^ that ^ ^ T0p 5 How can this be? What
3 con" sort of a person looks at that strip
jpon? and thinks, "Haw Haw, Beetle got
VP" beat up again by Sarge... that makes
everyday for three weeks straight.
-T1 I never cease to find it hilarious!"
This, to me, is just another reminder
pJJjP that you everyday, average Joe out
there is an incredible moron. Ifs exfrratf
actly why things like the ThighS
master and Star Search continue to
) well hW?>onist
* forgot to mention a couple of
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UGS tO W11UV* SUIips vvlit/1a x new wiu
pitiful P^ing mY cartoon Hall of Shame. I
in the wouldn't want out leave any deps.
So serving candidates out. I give my
to our "Lifetime Achievement of Crap
rus in- Award" to "The Family Circus." Yes
s that f?lks> ^ is the bottom of the cartoon
efuse f??d chain. Nothing makes me want
i Hor- to S? out and kill more than seeing
olutely the spirit of Billy's grandad standhan
a ing behind him in church, or that
and damn "Not Me" ghost (ooooohhh,
ave it. grim! my teeth).
Andy Now, while day to day "Peanuts"
what? strips are pretty stale, I have to give
linker, it to Charles Schulz for keeping his
lg, ex- characters young and innocent. So
se fish many other cartoonists are giving
on the in to the prevailing winds of change
As for and aging their child characters. The
weight comic strip suffers when these olduess
I er characters then have to deal with
t com- modern day concerns and problems.
I would hate to see a CBS special
rer ac- entitled "Wear a (Jondom, unariie
Jmith" Brown," or "Come out of the Closet,
udent Charlie Brown." Let that one sink
lands, in.
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Ways to re
Have you ever had someone wa
up to you while you were walking dov
the street and ask "Are you saved
It doesn't matter if you were mindit
your own business and not botheri]
anyone, you are still fair game to tl
most intrusive question. It has ha
pened to me several times, and I mi
admit, it annoys the heck out of n
Once when I was asked the qu<
tion, I simply answered "yes." Bigm
take. The questions began to flo
probing what church I was a mem!
of, how old I was when I became
Christian and other matters of fai
that I find to be quite personal. T
member of the campus Bible stu
that was attacking me at that mome
A*T~. WV *Vwrv^MW
Williams' column "Militant femini
not representative of women," I v
simply point out that if, as Williai
quoting Time claims, "63 percent
American women reject the femin
label" (whether or not they reject fe
inist goals is another matter altogetb
it is largely because of misleading r
dia distortions of feminism amply i
emplified by Mr. Wilhams' colun
Cynthia J. Da'
Assistant Profes
Department of Engl
Carolina needs a masc
to match its spirit
Although I would not like to ad]
it, part of my decision to come to Soi
Carolina was to be able to call mys
ia a 'Cock. Now, I think that the u
versity has one of the most unique ?
original nicknames, and therefor
: should have a suitable mascot. Ccx
ds has the name, but I think he fall
little short in image.
At all the football game I weni
this fall, the visiting teams' masc
were more colorful and more rec
ers nizable. Cocky just does not resem
a gamecock. On closer inspectioi
om Cocky, he seems to be made of so
poor shag rug shaped into a cone. ]
M beak looks like a flattened bean 1
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close to the holids
Una ri?rp<? Treasurer Heather Cudd. on the UDi
did not see it that way, nowever.
Once I answered his questions
found out that, no, I was not trr
saved because the church I was i
tending had strayed from the true v
of God because they (Saints forbi
ordain women. At this point, I hs
pened to remember that my gard
needed planting, and I escaped t
gravity well that he was using to kt
me from fleeing.
Ever since that experience, I hs
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kept walking when I hear the words hue ret
us flowing from someone's mouth, "Are he reac
P" you saved?" And for good reason. In Butm
^ my theological opinion, they are miss- boast it
ie- ing the point of Christianity all to- Christ,
:s" gether. Jesus did not come to Earth ^ceive
1S" to save us from the death. That is a We can
w' result, not the reason. He came to re- fL
J81 unite us with God. s'alvati
Perhaps you are asking how I can s
, back up such a claim. I must admit
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^ mouth. I borrowed them from the to.
apostle PauL In his letter tp the church They^
, j in Rome, which is the most important ishabl<
tjy letter Paul wrote in the eyes of most reward
scholars, Paul establishes the method uating
^il] through which we are re united with sonal s
(j|) God from our state of sinfulness. First, withpt
ip. he establishes that we are justified relatio:
en through faith, not actions. (Romans Th<
he 4) It is what is in our hearts, not was gins w
sep is in our resume', that is important to chief c
God. "Man's
ive Next, Paul states that through the to enjo
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ntation in the me
ild and is very dirty. female
ry Now, when you compare Cocky to other c
sts the gamecock, where is the comb, where in pert
nil are the huge tail feathers, where are enougl
ms the wings, and where is a hint of the lifetime
; of fighting spirit? On the internet, I hap- affect i
ist pened upon the homepage of the Uni- We
m- versity of Delaware, which, if you are initial
3r), not familiar with the school, are the have el
He- Blue Hens. Their mascot is an im- affecte
ex- pressive chicken. now. T
in. I am surprised that a university ahead
with as much spirit as South Caroli- month
ids na would not have a mascot with a save nc
sor costume to match. With the money I h
lish that is spent on athletics at this school, or dete
I would think that they could spare a I am ii
small portion to outfit a mascot to freshn
match the enthusiasm that the school to go. ]
and the state have for the Gamecocks, you is
heart!
nit Scott Atkins terribl
Jth Graduate student come ii
self College of Education courai
ni- ahead
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;ky worth a pound of cure
s a
Within my first month on campus,
t to I have found out many things that
ots scare me. Almost all of the freshman
og- girls that I have encountered are scared
hie to go to the Student Health Center for
1 of a Women's Health Exam. I had my
me fears about going, but my appointment
His proved to be life-saving,
sag I was just as sure as every other
jBliCAH
them to give back to the comi
lys."
coming week of community service
on' for the h
hed by Christ, we are "saved reason tl
1 him from the wrath of God", so that e
nly called salvation. (Rom 5:9) death, bi
ived from the wrath of God, the again en
ison for the death of Jesus can ship wit!
hed: reconciliation with God. Basec
ore than [salvation], we even the peo{
1 God through our Lord Jesus name of
through whom we have now question
:d reconciliation." (Rom 5; 11) saved?"
again enjoy a personal and in- you reC(J
relationship with Him. lor
y is there such a big focus on forever?'
ion? It seems to me that the paL
vho are concerned with whether ,
i , . . ,, sus and
e saved are trying to save them- , .
from what they fear will hap- ?
them if they do not follow God. . , ,1
? disobeying God as being pun- ^ 71
i instead of following Him as at t
ing. Ifs just the same as evac- y?urec0
before a coming storm. Ifs per- reason j
afety. They are more concerned their att
irsonal welfare than with their Oh, 1
nship with their creator. m^e th
i Westminster Confession be- hon. W1
ith the question "What is the knew J<
ind of man?" The answer is looked tl
i chief end is to glorify God and most tn
y Him forever." That was the Jewish.'
A ni~
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;aused by
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on every other hallway in every >
lorm on campus is about being
ect health. I, myself, have seen <
ti sickness and ailing to last a |
I was sure that nothing could ;
my life to make it any harder. I
11,1 was wrong. By making that J
trip to have a physical done, I f
luded cancer which would have X\
d my life about five years from ACJg
his is not to say that what lies fcTvj
for me in the next six to seven >**(
s is going to be easy, but it will
le a lot of pain and fear later on.
au liu way ui luiuwmg, lcciing
ctdng this myself. I also feel that
i the best of care and I urge all \,
lan girls, sexually active or not,
Hearing nothing is wrong with
the best thing in the world. To
iat something would have been
[y wrong with you had you not
ifora check-up gives you greater
je to travel the road which lies
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lat Christ came. It was not
veryone could be saved from
at so that people could once
joy a truly personal relationiGod.
I on my understanding of Paul,
)le who attacked me in the
their faith asked the wrong
s. Instead of asking "Are you
they should be asking "Are
inciled with God?" and "are
ifying God and enjoying him
* These questions would red's
view of the mission of Jewhy
anyone should follow his
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lext time you are approached
s question "Are you saved?",
he person and ask them "Are
nciled?" Then give them the
rou asked that. It should get
ention.
and by the way. A friend of
rough off one ringer of salvaaen
my friend was asked if he
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