Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i 4 tSaflfrock Serving USC Since 1908 Wendy Hudson, Editoj in Chief Matt Pruitt, Vie Editorial Board Lucy Arnold, Jamie Clark, Gregory Perez, Stephanie Sonne Larry Williams, Ryan Wilson, Chris Wii I Keep campaig platforms real In a few short months Student Government elect again. After almost a year in office, this seems like a goc extent to which the executive officers have fulfilled the Ten months seems like ample time to accomplish th An investigative team from The Gamecock did su< popular belief that Student Government doesn't do an that the officers have fulfilled the larger part of thei Most of the platform proposals that weren't fulfil been fulfilled, share one quality: they were beyond office. For instance, the attempts to place a cap on tuition for education are worthwhile causes, but seem rat matters are in the hands of people or groups well outsit Government. Vr? thia io nnt tn qou that the atiiHpnt hrvtv shnnl ethereal "they" and have our academic future hand< mean that these aren't causes for which students ant should fight. However, candidates should avoid pla< be achieved under the power of an executive office 01 Keep up the effort and the hard work, Student ( try to fool the voting public by promising things tha be delivered. Realize your capabilities before you ft your sake and the students'. Beardman chec holiday shoppii Happy holiday season, ye loyal I readers and anyone else who CHRI! happened to pick up The Gamecock ? today. I ? Traffic around the malls is at a you the pres< standstill, holiday spirits are giving I got my way to the universal gesture of presents th: annoyance, Santa is appearing in brother I ha fake snowy winter wonderlands to that Alfonso f the delight of the kiddies, and the to peddle or items on my Christmas list are worth relive the da only slightly less than a couple of and the moon Stealth bombers. (Actually, I had a on his Alforn Stealth bomber on my list, but I My younj didn't know if if d fit under the tree. Barrel of Moi Would you have to wrap a Stealth as the little pi bomber?) armed simh Rpfnrp T rnntinup this ramhlintr mnnlfw mav discussion of the holiday season, I a... oh well feel obligated to make a comment Fm getth on the Billboard Music Awards that Shooter. Act are flashing on the television as I using the nai write. I've guar ant First, Hootie and the Blowfish out of you be opened up the show, and thank are, by theii goodness Darius decided to grow Have you e back the moustache. He looked overwhelming awfully silly with just a tuft of hair when you hea on his chin He won back some points, columnist in however, by wearing a Gamecocks Shooter? 11] hat. My dad's Second, Maiy Blige was dressed Rock CD. He in a shiny black apparently leather think he'd 1 suit reminiscent of Catwoman. Could Freedom Ro she be a superhero in disguise? My roon Third, Tina Turner is older than special treat dirt, but she looks hot She recovered three differe: well from Thunderdome. Marty, it's tf Now back to the holidays. Chia Tree. Fi Fve finished buying all my gifts aromatic a for everyone. Unfortunately, I'm the Garden. For worst gift wrapper in the world. All but always ] of my presents look like packages And wha that were shipped third-class and you may be mangled in the postal sorting styrofoam cc m T /iam n /\/\rv\ a rfnl" f Unf i4- 1 jLUtuauuLC. i ton t sccrn lu get mat it, v/uiaiia i folded edge right, and I tend to run romantic th out of paper; this means I have to icy sirloin? I cut a small strip of paper to fill in By the w the space where the gift's package readers wan shows through the gaps in the original gift, just b sheet of paper. Gamecock o It doesn't help that my mother get it to me. reuses bows every year. We give a 15 neck, ar away all the good colors of bows to to kayaking other people, so I have to use a half- To all m smushed gold and red striped bow readers, ha\ on a present with green and blue To all my alb wrapping paper. happy... 1 I make up for my wrapping friends of m problems, however, with amusing happy holidf and enlightening sayings on the little friends, Men stick-on cards that tell you who gave to all of ya, i ipy j4> News: 777-7726 Vl5aimOCK Advertising: 777-4: FAX: 777-6482 Student Media Russell House-USO Columbia, SC 29 Wendy Hudson Lucy Arnold Martha Hoti Editor in Chief Stephanie Cece von Koli Matt Pruitt Sonnenfeld Asst. News Viewpoints Editor Features Editors Ben Pillow Chris Winston Jamie Clark Chris Dixoi Copy Desk Chief Photo Editor Asst. Features Allison Williams Robert Walton Jason Jeflei News Editor Asst. Photo Editor Cartoonist Larry Williams Robbie Meek Keith Boudres Rvan Wilson Asst- Sp0rts Circulation Mana Sports Editors Ethan Myerson Gregory Per ^ Graphics Editor Design Editor The Gamecock is the student newspaper of the University of _ - ..! South Carolina and is published Tuesday through Friday dur- ' , ing the fall and spring semesters, with the exception of univer- should be ZUU-ZJO w sity holidays and exam periods. sloluJ li,,e j* year m Opinions expressed in The Gamecock arc those of the editors sonally delivered by or author and not those of the University of South Carolina. in Russell House rooi The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the The Gamecock resr publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Student Media possible libel or spac is its parent organization. under any circumstan VI wpoints Editor nfeld, Allison Williams, iston in istic ions will come around id time to examine the ;ir campaign promises. Leir platform agendas. ' di a study. Despite the ything, the team found ir campaign promises. > lied, or rather, haven't "t the powers of any SG or acquire more money her untenable. These Gj le the power of Student ? ^ d bow down before the ( ^ ed to us. Nor does this 1 Student Government ring goals that cannot a their platforms. Government. But don't t sound good but can't >rm your platform, for :ks the am ig list S MULDROW Tj A olumnist | t ents. brothers some great Earhe is vpar For mv nlHpr addressm ve the head-spin mat in this aw rom Silver Spoons used up to thai i TV. My brother can I examin .ys of parachute pants sex" eve walk as he break-dances knowledg so mat. What ?er brother is getting a effective i ikeys. Its fun for hours on AIDS., lastic multicolored hook- and teem ins link into chains of will discu hem. Its more fun than of "prac , nevermind. environn ag my mother a Salad individual ;ually, I'm not, but by overlap a ne of the Salad Shooter then a pr eed at least one laugh found. Mi jcause Salad Shooters and pers r very nature, funny. are often ver NOT gotten the control be \ urge to giggle or guffaw isrunninj id a comedian or humor as a sod? voke the mighty Salad and mus link not. problem: getting the Freedom First, ; wasn't a hippy, but I targeted i like saying, "Is that addressi ck? Well, turn it up!" students imates are getting a percent oi Yes, three roommates, and other nt Chia creations. For even prim le majestic and strong in unsaf or Jimmy, HI have the indivijui nd tasty Chia Herb just decii Chris, it's the original. aw " TV* popular, Chia Pet. be one tl it for the love of my life, just intei asking yourself? A big Anothe intainer of, you guessed Steaks. What's more lan a frozen filet or an can't think of anything. 1 \ ay, if any of you faithful | t to get me a Christmas ring it on up to The ffice. They'll be sure to I knc I wear a 31 waist and another id I like any gifts related friends, or camping. Iletmysi iy Jewish friends and and I ne re a happy Hannukah. close oul leist and agnostic friends, Its tl ?ew weeks. To all my Christm iscellaneous religions, lowest pi lys. To all my Christian weeks. ] ry Christmas to all. And time of j i good night. myself, ? my adv? up life. Ryan Sims Spea >49 Online Editor year has Sue McDonald f , but non< iifio Jim Spetlmon ^U? Graduate Assistant a bomb 1 ?P Chris Carroll the very Director of Student Medii 0 f C 0 U1 Laura Day , Creative Director UK13X101 ? Jeff A. Breaux Simpsoi rs MariKn Sards ***&* Taylor 1 hav 1UX Marketing Director J T J ?er Erik Collins j ,, ?Z Faculty Advisor DUt tllOS defining Lottora Policy possibly try to print all letters received. Letters ords and must include full name, profes- tWO 6V61 d major if a student. Letters must be per- DTobleiTlF the author to The Gamecock newsroom m 333. society. srves the right to edit all lettets for style, FNrvt e limitations. Names will not be withheld " ^ ?? in Okla] ewpcmo V- 4f 2S rf, UNQUOTE "Stress Lisa Mohn, Direct ucation can as r this semester I wrote a column g the lack of sexuality education KEN TR/ mfay. Today's column is a Mow- Column t previous idea; however, here, e why we don't practice "safer individuals who are not m though we possess the about sex in general. 1 je of some dangerous outcomes, of people are the objec ; is "safe(r) sex"? Is this an sex" campaign; howevt campaign for fighting the war reached? From nati , sexually transmitted diseases, obviously not. ige pregnancy? The methods I Our society tends ss deal with the campaign issue individual as the bas< ticing safe(r) sex" from an and sometimes does not lental level as well as from an the broader environme level If these two levels interact, When attempting to c nd cooperate with each other, campaign to fight imp oper and "safe" solution will be solution should be laigel oreover, persuasive techniques based; this puts the b uasive communication styles individual, but on t used to help educate, sell, and components upon whic havior outcomes. Because time problems are continge g out and lives are at stake, we For example, if a i ty cannot take this issue lightly why does society, in ge it deal with the root of the woman instead of the the lack of sexual knowledge, indoctrination of the , we must look at who is the her? We tend to find ex audience that this campaign is rape occurred, such as ng. High school and college for it" or "she deserved are experiencing the highest not to accept the origii f sexually transmitted diseases which, in this scenario, related complications; however, man was mentally dis aiy school students are engaging isolated or felt the nee< e sex. Also, there are those dominating and abush ids who, for whatever reason, can be directly cor de not to participate in "safe environment, sue sse people feel as if they will not neighborhood, drug ir le victims of AIDS or STD's or or an abusive family u] itionally want to have children, through social condi r group of people are those ability to provide the si fining events of 1 >w what you're thinking. Oh no, sappy Christmas column. Well, RYAN Wl you're not that lucky. It seems Sports E elf down with my last installment, ed a little redemption before we fundamentalist taking ^ 1995. the government to tl lat time of the year, exams and our government has as, quite simply the highest and there are some thin* art of my year in a matter of two changed, but there an [ always have found that this about it. (Now, if som( rear is a very reflective time for Limbaugh, I probabl; and one I use to the very best of problem.) intage to sort out my screwed- tv,en vou have q sat in that court rot king of highs and lows, the past months on end, only produced a great many of each, pe0ple ultimately fo j could be more prevalent than happen. In the end, \ alast and two words that shook eise underneath all t foundations of American society. we that the case "se I am talking about the along racial lines thi na City bombing and the O.J. ever imagined. 1 verdict, both of which should What did we lean t learning experience for everyone you the truth, I real e written about each event before, iearned anything. Li n t want to beat a dead horse, issues we identify that le two events are not only the but we rarely try to I Points of the year but quite those problems. the '90s. I cannot not think of ^ j ggyj before b tits that better highlight some have major repercussi i beneath the surface of American what we learn from tl will truly move soi , the bombing of a federal building direction, tioma City showed right wing JTS is a very individual thing." or of USC's Health and Wellness Center ;sist in prevei male behavior; however, the tUM decision and action of rape r< ~t the individual. Therefore, rape problem of "unsafe" sex, lii properly educated environmental side of the in< hus, many types environmental continuum, ,4-r, nftkn imnnrfanf inHiuiMnfll rfofori >U) Ui U1C SOIC\l/ VMUV UAUlTiUUUl uvvvil ;r, are they being The primary method for < onal statistics, the current environment is education. Many types of ad1 to single out the campaigns for safe(r) sex use ed e of the problem materials to enhance per ; take into account communication and to affect 1 ntal implications. Although we have seen an in :reate a national sex education in recent years, tl rotected sex, the of this education is lacking in y environmentally technique and relevant subsfc ilame not on the Teaching techniques need I he sociological to meet society's current needs, h the individual's should be involved in a coo nt. learning environment, one i voman is raped, both sexes simultaneously. T neral, blame the students the opportunity to ej s environmental in a learning situation the sai man who raped dynamics they will later expe cuses for why the a sexual encounter. "she was asking The main reason children e> it" Society elects with sex at an early age is b< l of the problem, innate curiosity. Eliminating thi' could be that the through group interaction might jturbed, socially the reason why young adults an 1 to be physically are having sex before they are er re. This behavior and psychologically mature e related to his handle the ramifications h as a violent encounters. Anatomy can no ] ifested neighbors, the singular focus of sex edi -bringing Society, public schools. The substance itioning, has the based on social and physiologi tdmulus for violent than physiological elements. 995 can teach ? hcmT Of course I am not trying ILSON 1995 was all bad. Some event ditor very proud. We saw Cal Rip a record that some thought w \ their disgust with We listened intently to le extreme. Sure, story ?f Scott O'Grady who si its problems and days ?n bugs and rainwa is that need to be the Bosnian front. Hell, ev 3 better ways to go turned some heads. ?ne blew up Rush I guess being a sports gi y wouldn't have a have to say that Ripken's re feel-good event of the year. 1 . J. Poor Juice, he been many things written ab( am every day for aQd anything I say will n( to find what most accomplishment enough credi new was going to simply he represents eveiyth ve saw something right and pure about the worl he media frenzy;, Then we have the mind-o was more divided story ofpilot Scott O'Grady in t m one could have battlefield. This story jus gratuitous American pride, i l from this? To tell admit I was amazed to hear ly don't think we military training helped him i ke with most race s^x day ordeal, there is a problem, Stories like Ripken's and find solutions to ^ important in the everyd of things. These stories pi oth of these events dismal existence into pers ions on society, but making my daily conflicts se lese repercussions ^ess significant, and ultimal ciety into a new ^ that anyone would ask. And who can forget Ho< v outlets like WARQ-FM 93. Friday, December 8,1995 ntion of rape ultimate In social situations a variety of factors ssts with contribute to an individual's decision to 5, like the practice safe or unsafe sex. These issues ss to the are not being explored in sex education dividual- classrooms. Pressure from one of the but with participants not to incorporate safe sex mnants. methods, the unavailability of such -hanging methods or the use of alcohol and/or drugs add significant stress to the ideal yertising c c , ^ of safe sex. sulsive The psychological effects of contracting behavior AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, crease in or Pregaancy is not dealt with on a le quality "reality" level; the emotional aspect of teaching what might happen needs to be addressed, ance. How do you tell previous and current jo expand sex partners about possible infection? Students How do you explain to your parents that Derative vou are Dreernant or eot somebodv nvolving pregnant? How do you deal with an AIDS his gives related death? Educators need to ask cperience students these questions, rather than me social relying on the traditional, factual, and snence in ancient physiological methods of show and tell. ^)er^ien^ In conclusion, the best way to alleviate ^curkfiitv a s^ua^on *s *? yourself out of it. pfarrirvfltg Preventing the problem through dissection d children P^lem, rather than grasping at Tyrfjnnfl]ly a simplistic answer, is a necessary nough to procedure for complicated social issues, of such The "safe(r) sex" campaign has many longer be flaws, but it is a promising start for mare ication in innovative things to come. I hope, in the should be fixture, governmental policies will succumb ical rather to the needs of the people rather than the dictates of the politicians. xiety a lesson to say that you forget. I mean c'mon, there are only s made me so many Hootie songs in release, but ken break anyway I digress. Seriously, you can pick ould never on Hootie all you want and talk about the heroic how there are so many more talented urvived for bands in South Carolina, but you have ter behind to admit what they have accomplish in en Hootie the past year is mind numbing. I happened to catch their speech at ty, I would the Billboard awards Wednesday night cord is my and they mentioned every significant rhere have South Carolina name they could. Say jut Ripken, what you will, but before they're done >tgivehis these guys will really make a big difference t, but quite in our state. ling that is Its time to leave you now and go reflect d of sports, on the past year and how I can correct ver-matter the things I id wrong. Well, nevermind; he Bosnian I think I am just going to get plastered, it drips of and I must write now O'Grad/s Want to be a columnist? Bring ay scheme a sample column and a brief it my own description of what you would to write 31)0111 to The tely that is Gamecock, Student Media, Room 333 of the atie? Well, 0 ? 5 won't let Russell House.