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4 ?k | Wendy Hudson, Editor Lucy Arnold, Jamie Clark, Gregc Larry William Keepyo duringe Yes, the time is upon us. Almost every professor at of cramming an amount of wo into the two weeks after Tha You can see the tell-tale s across campus: a zombie-lik matching dark circles under i described as a sneer. You can watch as studen final exams. Professors usua mind games concerning the < rapers, projects and lasl which the last week of class mentally scarring trauma to We know what you're goii profound advice; that is, if w can say is: hang in there. Don't give up just yet. The of you who worked hard all s< a shame for those of you who watching your GPA tumble. Good luck on your exams, of classes so much that you f< Happy holidays. Have a s Drew's a guide to Guess what? Ifs the end semester /all! That doesn't mean that if: to slow down the ol' work d; fact, it means I'm gonna hi give up watching reruns of "W in the afternoons. First of all, I have a prqja for stood ol' Dr. Kent Sidel i College of Journalism. Dr. Si good at making class inter? Although I know a lot of it 1 do with his natural affinii teaching, a large part of it Y do with the feet it comes at 9 ( in the morning, and you al have to put on a circus to anyone's attention that eaj the morning. Then later on in the day, I English 460 with Prof. Gre| her class, she requires us to in a weekly writing assign: for other students to read, proud to say I always ha< assignment, although she di perturbed the couple of tir turned in old copies oi Gamecock Viewpoints page, at least I made sure to tu: Viewpoints.) On Tuesday mornings, I { see Dr. Graham for my Sout politics class. The other da admonished me for calling a j commissioner a police chief, understand his point Its like c Summerton (pop. 975) part of 1 Carolina to me. Then I get to go see Dr. W Edgar for South Carolina his Dr. Edgar can tell you as n about South Carolina histo: Ted Kennedy can tell vou a womanizing. Plus, he deliver lectures in such a way tha story of South Carolina seemi a dramatic story. His lecture never boring. During the first I wasn't sure if he was discui pre-revolution Charleston or Days of Our Lives." . Dr. Woliver is my Amer political parties professor. We j the Democrats and the Repubb and the ways they get along don't get along. It's like tryi] follow "Melrose Place," except 1 Gingrich doesn't look as got Heather Locklear. ^^itHrrirb \LJOJIIU4JU\ Student Media Russell House-U! Wendy Hudson Lucy Arno Editor in Chief Stephanie Matt Pruitt Sonnenfeli Viewpoints Editor Features Editoi Chris Winston Jamie Clai Copy Desk Chief Photo Editor Allison Williams Robert Wall News Editor Asst. 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H rrw tfe M 0ammxk ierving (JSC Since 190S in Chief Matt Pruitt, Viewpoints Editor Editorial Board iry Perez, Stephanie Sonnenfeld, Allison William: s, Ryan Wilson, Chris Winston ur chin up xam period this university has performed the mirac rk that would normally take half a semesfc mksgiving. igns of the approaching exams in studen e stagger across campus, accompanied 1 ihe eyes and a facial expression that is be ts take to nail biting in anticipation of tl Uy relish adding to this anxiety by playir difficulty of their exams. ? .-minute reviews, these are the things i 3es are made. There's nothing like sSom anticipate the holidays, lg through. We'd like to offer some piece i e weren't as incoherent as you are. All w ! end is near. It would be a shame for thos jmester to let it slide now. It would also b haven't to lose every shred of dignity whil Try to avoid the trap of celebrating the en jrget about this last week of exams, afe break. You'll see us next semester. bbreviated, USC courses of the DREW STEWART 3 t"ne Columnist ay. In iveto Those are just the classes Fr KRP" taking this semester. I have fon memories of some other classes a ? due welL I once took art education wit it the a iady named Ms. Pittman. Sh del is used to ask me in front of the clas sting, what I thought about each piec las to of art. I once responded, "Art i y for like a buffet line at Quincy's?som las to of it's good, some of it would mak )'clock a maggot gag. But its all in hov most you perceive it." keep I made an A in the clas; rly in (although I don't think it was fo the comment), have Another class I had wa jo. In Television Production with Dr turn John Lopiccolo. I'll never forge ment the day Dr. Lopiccolo looked m< I am in the eye and said, "Stewart, yoi d my don't listen and you talk too much, d get And I guess he was right. Afte: nes I all, most people I talk to have t< 'the have a seat while Fm telling hov (But my day went, rn to Although I have enjoyed mos of my classes, there are a few jet to didn't particularly car for. hern Like Astronomy 11. The class y, he in itself is a lie because they saj police it's self-paced. If the class wen I can truly self-paced, I could work a ailing my own pace, which would meai ^orth I would finish somewhere along the turn of the century. ralter They also said this was bask itory. astronomy. I saw nothing bask auch about the patterns of stars. Tome ry as this is basic astronomy: Look above bout you. That big blue thing is called s his A. The sky tthe B. The great blue yonder i like C. Disney World sare If you answer A, you get an A few, If you answer B, you get a C+. Il jsing you answer C, change your majoi "The to art. The end of the semester is ican happy time but a sad one at the study just the same. It is happy in the cans, sense that I am moving on to a [and whole new start in the spring, and tig to sad in the fact that my schedule Mewt next semester will not permit me >d as to see little House On The Prairie' anymore. News: 777-7726 Ryan Sims Advertising: 777-4249 ?"lme Editor FAX: 777-6482 Sue McDonald SO Columbia, SC 29208 J Speebnon Graduate Assistant Id Martha Hotop Chris Carro|| Cece von Kolmtz Director of Student Med Asst. News Laura Day R Ben Pillow Creative Director 'b Chris Dixon jefT A. Breaut Asst. Features Art Director ton Jason JefFers Marilyn Edwan tor Cartoonist Taylor fk Keith Boudreaux Marketing Director Circulation Manager Erik Collins SOn Gregory Perez Faculty Advisor >r Design Editor . Latter* Policy ay dur- Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Lett unjver_ should be 200-250 words and must include full name, prof sional title or year and major if a student. Letters must be p editors sonally delivered by the author to The Gamecock newsra ina. in Russell House room 333. s is the The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for st) Media possible libel or space limitations. Names will not be withh under any circumstances. VIEWPO YesrmM{ fne m UScv f\ tN/Kff-Vft s, T? HI/ guPd le ?zA st \ J QUOTE, UNQUOTE "I woul Connotation of n In the matter of one short week, i fVtn nomnuc nf fVto TTnixroroifrr nf CkAiiflx I AD UlAV, vcuiipuu VI UlU 1U V U1 Oitjf Ui UUUUl laflll s Carolina will convert from a bustling, ] ^ overflowing community into a dead, e silent ghost town. The Russell House things. (Why s will be hushed. There won't be a line of speech unt e for the lightning fast Otis elevator in but when it < g the Humanities Building. And-God with their e forbid-cars won't be circling for hours advocating o e and hours in the Russell House parking that comes to v lot, the parking pillar of our community, Thatasid otherwise known as the Vulture Pit, important qu s in search of a parking space. and maybe a r Yes, it's that time of year again, What is Chr Christmas time is here! Time to relax, since, in ref< s drink tasty eggnog, open presents and it evolved; I drink even more tasty eggnog. More that But whi t importantly, this is my last column of believe whei g the semester for Morbid Matt Pruitt Does a se a and his Viewpoints page. at USC, on h ? So, instead of bombarding you after hehas; r readers self-righteously and thanking say to a pass* 3 all of the people that most of you don't If he does, tl 7 even know, I guess Fll elaborate on a Is he saying subject we can all get into: Christmas. Christian fai t Being at a supposed intellectual because it gi institution of higher learning, we are to do it? Do taught to question everything: what haven't beer j is taught to us, what is yelled at us, to the malls t ; what is reality, etc. Being an eager, because of tl i college-minded student at this The afore: t university, I like to question a lot of many more, 1 r I 1] Jl I JilUiBfilc^nrl1!1 rle, eld ENTS THftT /vi<frt7 irt-oiD Pen noifal< %-r veto. TXf iwHi-ff m&m. \y//v,i / /#/ / ) 'f/i( x. _ L'/A , #/ ^dUL I : ^ 2 ^ IXi Id not need a political party to run for q Billionare Ross Perot, on his Reform Party Christmas drast for quite some time now, a 1RY WILLIAMS of bother me, too. Fll be th sports Editor y?u th^t Fm not a Bible B ? less a Christian; it just i r many will teach freedom with an institution as nega il their hearts are content, upon as Christianity is toe ?mes to views conflicting the concept of Christmas be own, they revert to but at the same time, o ensorship is one question The simple answer w< i my mind at the moment), the holiday has been so i e, there is perhaps a more of tradition that it can't jui estion we should examine, face of the earth in one fell n even more baffling one: Christmas is a good tim istmas? Not in the literal reflect and be with loved srence to when and how But, in the same respect, i assume most of us know to realize that the c at, in essence, do we really Christmastime cheer and 1 we think "Christmas?" to be with loved ones is s cular, humanist professor of a Christian holiday, lis way to the parking lot It's quite intriguing at just given his final exam, comprehend the decline o arby, "Merry Christmas!"? this country, and thus, th len what does he mean? the appreciation of Christm it jokingly, mocking the stances against organized th? Or is he saying it just such a cliche that now, in ives him a warm feeling different (as being differ* millions of people who goal instead of a fear), l to church in years flock attempt to be pro-organi2 jo spend billions of dollars Why, when we compai re birth of Jesus Christ? with the 1990s, is religioi mentioned questions, and as significant as it wa have been on my mind indicating that I'd rathei r /Crti i v wTio j~\19S? sewousl Tf Thursday, December 7,1995 ~ |/^ \4i[jjiTbi r[C $eifaTK HC LIT AO\j<>t CHKUTrAA$ -r*\?T<{ *YCM- OLO ; /y//^/> o /4V&J'I'-'/''''J ' y/ '^0k 'm % V>t , m J^Lj f - + t L r* N v mm****:-? J iffice." ically distorted ind they sort way-back-when land, but it's quite te first to tell interesting to ponder. For some reason, leater, much I don't think that there have been any seems that, scientific discoveries that have itively looked proclaimed, "We did it! We did it! Due lay, how can to extensive research, we have found ; so accepted, that there was no Jesus, and, more verlooked? importantly, there is no God!" And no, Duld be that ^aam'fo nrkftf oavma vma<t UaIiavta ??ta VY 11CII> OU111C iliaj UC11CVC, wc nuch a part have not gotten significantly more st fall off the brilliant over time, thus becoming swoop. Plus, more "informed" about our Creator, e, a timeto Another point: Should devoted ?n0fn']nf 1 Christians feel somewhat offended at Ne. . fve the newfound secularization of their ?r faith? Certainly. Should they feel t'llhpr 06 affronted when they hear half-hearted, 1 ause non_christians say, "Merry Christmas?" tempting to Certainly. if religion in If there is one uaderlying theme le decline of to ^ railing* it is one huge question as. It seems mar^ coming from me. A question religion are mark when pondering America and t order to be its status. Obviously, the decline in mt is now a morals and ethics has something to one would do with it And, without getting political, :ed religion. I will say that America's shaky stance e the 1950s on Christmas, and thus religion, is a l not nearly reflection of the shaky foundation of is? I'm not our society. Oh, yes, I almost forgot, r be back in Merry Christmas! k 1 | mw> 3 I I?jgK I W WAS