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_4 tSaHfecock Serving USC Since 1908 Wendy Hudson, Editor in Chief Ryan Wilson, Managing Editor,Tina Morgan, Brent Seeliger, Viewpoints Editors Editorial Board ? Chris Dixon, Martha Hotop, Karen Layne, Robbie Meek, Tyson Pettigrew, Matt Pniitt, Ryan Sims, Stephanie Sonnenfeld, Cece von Kolnitz, Robert Walton, Allison Williams I 1 opinion] City shines brightly during Olympic trials It's amazing how much looking out your window on a sunny Saturday can mean to someone. This weekend, as hundreds of runners beat the street to prove their physical stamina, we at USC looked out nur windows . and crowded City response to , Al_ .l m . i around the the Olympic trtal^RusseUHouse sidewalks to get * * a Now, if The city of we can only get Columbia proved this kind of itself worthy to reaction for host a national other events, event. such as SG elections, well have made some progress. What did this race mean to Columbia? Simply put, it allowed the city a chance to stand out. Having spectators shouting i rousing slogans such as Tour almost i home" and Tou're doing great" to the runners meant that we do have something else on our minds than whether we leave i the Confederate flag flying on top of the i Statehouse during the Olympics. To those f who ran the Carolina Marathon or the 10K, our support was probably the only recognition they received. Preston College put up banners as /"li/'J monir kiim'nnflflAfl A?*J "'1 ? uiu innujr uuniiicaoco. ruiu CVC1T Willi <111 V the inconvenience while driving around t the city Saturday, there weren't any large p accidents, which is a lot better than we h Columbians do while trying to drive in the rain. Although the city was surrounded with unattractive construction, we still managed to shine. In the future, we may one day be hosting the Olympics instead of just the qualifying events. And South Carolinians are ready. j* The turnout to award the winners at J' the USC vs. L3U basketball game was better than anticipated. The Coliseum remained full during halftime as Jenny Spangler, Linda Somers and Anne Marie Lauck were awarded their gold, silver n and bronze metals. For once, the ^ determination of the human spirit beat ? our the halftime soft drink. Q' Just as an unknown came out of the dark to win the race, Columbia came out of the dark to support the runners and the Olympic spirit. We, too, should be commended. Senators " continue to m speak out tomorrow ~ in The t Gamecock. W A % bu u s your ? chance to wa hear their ? mc voices fv i cm before you thi VOte. an Be here! ? cor Ml!]j lkti illl||i|M ^ The Gamecock st0 Viewpoints section is v? still looking for wh of t columnists and ?ni cartoonists. If you're tod interested, contact 7 anc one of the editors by ger calling 777-7181 or ^ g drop by Russell tak House room 333. ide \ "tmf hnbsfrhof kobe (ji Senators answ "If elected my priorities are to naintain an active relationship with ny constituents and to provide a voice or a math and science majors." Lisa Weaver College of Science and Math "As your science/math senator I lull work to establish a service similar o the USC writing center that will irovide science/math students with eneficial academic support." Scott Hultstrand College of Science and Math "I dont have any signs, but I know ny constituents want something moreike substance. Scott, Dave and I are he premier candidates whoU get the r\h /Inno VfYTT? rVYPM ? fni re: Curtis Brown no College of Science and Math th "forgiveness and lab fees plague ly constituents. I plan to achieve a ngiveness policy and to abolish irksome lb fees which should be covered in on or rising tuition costs." set Jonathan M. Dickson ^ College of Science and Math 0 "Many issues continue to persist b USC, which ranges from student presentation on the Board of Trustees j a i the general indifference of the student ^ ody towards SG. Write ted- ^ ian@sc.edu." * gtu Teddy Elgarico College of Science and Math 'uture lacks deft Some friends and I saw the future :ently, and it wasn't pretty. OK, so thafs a blanket statement, t none the less, we saw what our ures may look like, and it still wasn't ilpflsant sicrhf scai The portion of the future we saw isn't job related or even event related ^ was connected with what we, as a aeration, will have as our defining ^ea >ments in life. Basically, after about to a e minutes of deep analyzing, we ( lldn't come up with a single event ^we it was even close to monumental. w"( For years I have grown up on stories ^ac' Vietnam and JFK's assassination d how they correlated with my a^S( rents' lives. Granted, my father's cou^ etnam stories are a bit warped a ge npared to everyone else's "Platoon"- bee i stories. Ed actually remembers his com ir in Vietnam fondly ? but they are ] moo o f r* iv* Jftfinmrr on J oom /mo^o 1. iico uiat cue uciiiuug cuiu wiiucic. prOL Stories like my father's first day in "Th, ;tnam and my mother's memory of jan ere she was when JFK was shot tell (jocl he events that colored generations ^ j d set the tone for what we know ? or IS ay. j Alas, minus the Challenger incident , .. 1 the fall of the Berlin Wall, we (our ' leration) have nothing to call our "e i Maybe that earth-shattering event but till in the making, or maybe it will a bt e many years to surface; I have no epis a. 1 Yet, I do know the nature may be a imaj TEWF n? "Joins mOMBIA'S BLUI er the burnin < What is the most 1 important issue facing your constituents in your college ' that you plan to address? i I "As Senator I would address the ct that engineering students have i mote access to their e-mail, but do 1 t have remote access to the rest of ? 0 network." a H. Jason Hinton College of Engineering "The funding of individual colleges USC is the biggest concern. If tator, I will do my best to make sure b at proper funding goes to the ti liege." a Derrick Felder e College of Liberal Arts "My name is Kim Dickerson and ^ m running from the College of eral Arts. I will tight to assure that student activity fees are used for e dents only." f Kim Dickerson College of Liberal Arts ning moment f< C0] FEATURES EDITOR th yo y place for our children. What kind re istoiy will we really have to relate ^ ounger generations? Imagine this scenario: It's a few "B rs in the future, and you're talking young child ? let's say your child, ha )r she turns to you and says, "Parent yo 're being politically correct here), pa ere were you the day Michael "B cson's hair caught on fire?" ap 3o this sounds, at this present time, im jlutely ridiculous. But, sadly, this d happen. Especially since we are bu sneration whose history has not ^ n recorded in the books, but on rej nil of inn PJla innt olhuma^ t> i |/UUV1V11 VA/W V**V/W | Q [f you think about it, you can vo1 )ably trace our whole history from 0ff s Greatest Hits of the 80s" or The imin'90s." MTV has faithfully \y< unented our generation's history de: he impact of Madonna's hair styles W( firvana's angst. or ^ow, don't get me wrong, I strongly the ?ve music and pop culture have a V impact on my life, but I can't help fac wonder if there will be something ha< tie more significant than the last us odeofaFamilyTies"inmylife. His raking all this into consideration, we Efine yet another scenario ? your ho1 PINT - I INF MARATHON . /TP* 111, l n 11M i n m m i rrrm g questions "I plan to ensure that the needs and concerns of criminal justice students are reflected in actions taken by the senate. One priority is the physical plant needs of my college." Michael Moore College of Criminal Justice "CONSTITUENT SERVICE is addressed fay few candidates. GRAHAM KING shall continue to be attentive to the concerns of College of Journalism & Mass Communications students, and noteworthy in serving constituents." Graham King College of Journalism and Mass Communications "Hello. As your Senator, I will mprove and strengthen the voice >etween our college and our student Government. I offer the promise of iction for ANY issue that may arise." Susanne Newman College of Journalism and Mass Communications "Journalism students must be wellaformed in order to succeed. I want o make the Student Senate a visible spect of campus life. Being informed omes from seeing results." Tim Perrin College of Journalism and Mass umniuiiiuiuuiiz "I believe the major concern of ngineering students is getting a dining acility near Swearingen." Thomas Hess College of Engineering jr generation ild is doing his or her (politically rrect here) history homework. Being e diligent parent you are, you offer ur help. They say, "Parent, (p.c., member p.c.) what really was the ferent socioeconomic and sociological pact of "Beverly Hills, 90210" versus aywatch?" Of course, you would say "90210" id a greater impact on American uth, their fashion and overall noeption of life, drugs and sex, whereas avwatch" had a more international peal and focused more on breast plants than "90210." Granted, today's pop culture is cool, 11 don't think I want Kelly Taylor d Tiffani Amber-Theissen to be the jresentatives of my history. I think rather roll over in my grave and te for David Koresh for an elected ice. Now, I'm not advocating for a giant arid War to erupt or for a major monstration outside the Manchu )k demanding an answer to whether not General Tso's Chicken is really ; Russell House cat. I'd rather sound an alarm to the t that there's really nothing that has 1 enough impact on our lives to make a whole (key word here - whole), story is what defines people, and if really don't have a legitimate history, v can we be defined? s Campus spee violates studei "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of rehgion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, n or of the press; or the right of the tl people to peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress n of grievances." ?r In the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, we have cc perhaps the most read into, warped, distorted, misunderstood revision of re the Constitution that our forefathers handed to us. The forefathers, in their desire to u escape religious persecution from c England, dreamed of a land where PJ an angry citizen could say he or she despised the president without P1 persecution. A land where a political 31 columnist could call the First Lady a congenital liar without being U persecuted. And finally, the shapers ex of this great nation dreamt of a place so where groups could protest without Si persecution a Confederate battle flag no that might fly above a particular at xl Oi-i-1 suuuieni oiacenouse. For the most part, Jefferson's and thi Franklin's dream is still alive; however, fr< it is the road ahead that appears dark ^ and ominous for freedom of speech, m and thus our nation. With the work ^ of the newfound political correctness movement, forces are working to curb ^ speech from the "robust debate" nature ^ to the "don't dare offend anyone" ^ variety. _ J , , , mi In the political correctness movement, die left preaches tolerance as the central institution of the g^ movement; however, there's a catch. They desire and preach tolerance for their agenda, their agenda only, and jg look to censor any speech, action or ^ thought that doesn't conform to their g p plan to remake America in their image. ^ Five years ago, the New York gtl Times responded in an editorial to a m( speech by former President Bush at the University of Michigan, a speech in which Bush addressed the yQ censorship issue. The president ^ denounced the wave of political correctness that was sweeping college campuses across the country, admonishing the relatively new rules that governed what students may not say and write and what they must . ^ read. los The Times defended the campus crL speech codes as necessary, rationalizing that, at some point, hateful speech mo becomes action. If this is the rationale, mo then isn't certain "music" also worthy ma _i_- 11: c i.L - i_-it? ne' ui uuuug atuuii, inning lur ine Killing of cops, raping and abuse of women, ^ and other unjust behavior? The summary to the Times' logic ^ Hey y< SG Executive Cai debate all of th< today in front o: House from 1 tc format will cc moderator askii with time for participation. 1 chance to get so The debate is sp The Gamecock Froaucations a Government. Se X3aifftcock S5 Student Media Russell House-USC* Columt Wendy Hudson Robbie Meek Tys Editor in Chief Matt Pruitt Ro Ryan Wilson Sports Editors Managing Editor A|Hson A( Tina Morgan Williams Jen Brent Seellger Special Projects Viewpoints Editors Ethan Myerson L Martha Hotop Graphics Editor [)jpj, Cece von Kolnitz Karen Layne News Editors Dejmna A Chr.sD.xon McLendon Stephanie Copy Desk Kei! Sonnenfeld Ryan Sims Ci Features Editor Online Editor The Gamecock is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published Tuesday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters, with The the exception of university holidays and exam periods. Le|,e Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the name editors or author and not those of the University of i South Carolina. ^ ( The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of The 1 Student Media is its parent organization. r* style. W* be w Tuesday, February 13,1996 ch code i 1 nrs ngnts is that there was none. They beheved TjSY that the word "offend" was synonymous to "threaten." The PC lovement is now seeking to silence lose who partake in speech that light offend racial and sexual linorities and women. The old adage, ny right to swing my fist ends at aother man's nose" isn't a foreign incept. These campus speech codes present unconstitutional restrictions 1 what students can and cannot say. esigned with the purpose of not iffending" certain groups, the ilitioallv mrro/^ arc Korrinnmn mvivuiij vwiivvv w*v uvgilUIUlg VKJ ctate and punish speech that wasn't eviously ruled over or punished, id that's extremely dangerous. In 1993, a Jewish student at the niversity of Pennsylvania faced pulsion for calling a group of black rority sisters "water buffalo." ipposedly they were making loud tises outside his dorm window late night when he was trying to study. That the student was wrong in e controversy is not the issue in the se-speech debate. As ignorant, sensitive and wrongheaded as he ight have been, did he not have a fht to his opinion? Evidently not. In grammar school, children are ipped of most of their Constitutional frts. This is based on the reasoning it a child isn't considered sufficiently iture to make certain decisions, d it is society's duty to control what ss into the child's mind until he or e is capable of making those cisions. At a university of higher education, J?x? x x?i ?l. -x ii/ sucieiy s uuly tu cuniroi wnac nits say? Certainly not Any campus eech codes implemented at iversities are a blatant insult to idents' intellectual pursuits, and, >st dreadfully, their constitutional hts. Perhaps the French philosopher Itaire summed it up best when he d, "I disapprove of what you say, 11 will defend to the death your ht to say it." Sadly, that logic is t as we head into the 21st century, i even further into uncertainty as just what it is we can say without ing our jobs, educations or clean minal records. Maybe a more juvenile lesson st of us learned in grade school is re applicable: "Sticks and stones y break my bones, but words will ver hurt me." Sometimes it's lazing how such an elemen y concept can be so blatantly ored. an! - j* < . # * * ntuaates will e hot topics f the Russell > 2 p.m. The insist of a lg questions audience 'his is your me answers! lonsored by Carolina nd Student e you there! '-7726 g: 777-4249 6482 Chris Carroll )ia, SC 29208 Director of Student Media Laura Day on Pettigrew Creative Director bert Walton Jeff A. Breaux Photo Editors Art Director lam Snyder Sue McDonald nifer Stanley Jim Speelmon Asst. News Graduate Assistant ucy Arnold Marilyn Edwards ia Bhambhani Taylor Asst. Features Marketing Director chim Hunt Erik Collins Asst. Sports Faculty Advisor th Boudreaux Jason jeffers rculation Editor Cartoonist Letters Policy Gamecock will try to print all letters received, rs should be 200-250 words and must include full , professional title or year and major if a student, rs must be personally delivered by the author to Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 321. Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for possible libetar space limitations. Names will nu ithheld under By circumstances.