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<xi uuuu nuiipua jruu luuiu uc mvuivtr in. That's the key word - involvemeni Getting involved is the best thing yo can do, especially if you want to spic up your life in a way that your studie can't. Parties don't do it either! Employers look for the same thing colleges do. When they're checking ou your resume, they want to see not onl what you have done your time in class but that you've also been active in othe aspects of college life. No matter wha your interests are, there's a club o organization at Carolina that can pu some meat in your resume, help yoi meet people or simply be a lot of fur If you want to get into the groove a USC, Carolina Cares is one of the bes organizations on campus in which to ge involved. As USC's oldest communit service organization - dating all the wa; back to 1969 - Carolina Cares help USC students discover ways they caj give back to the community. To meet this end, the club host speakers on a wide range of topics. Thi past soring, these have included j _4 Carolina Care: encourages involvement Carp knight diem, everybod vSTTTTTTTTrTV If you've bee BijM burrowed in th books or hole up in your root this semester, think about all the activity presentation by the director of th< Women's Shelter, which help disadvantaged women get back on thei feet. Another speaker, George Johnsoi from Multicultural Student Affairs, gav a presentation for Black History Monti about transcultural awareness an< appreciation. Carolina Cares also sponsors a numbe of activities throughout the year tha give students a first-hand opportunity to sample various activities serving botl the campus and the Columbia community. From trips to the children's ward a Baptist Medical Center to softball game with kids from the Waverly Community and University Treelighting on th< Horseshoe, afi of Carolina Cares' activitie are focused to get USC students starter in what can become a lifelong commitment to the community. Carolina Cares spotlights community service at USC during Carolina Cares Week, which is generally held the firsl week of December. Activities include the Game of Life, the Harvest Hope fooc drive and the Treelighting ceremony During this week, a special emphasis is put on all of the opportunities students have around USC and in the nearbj community to get involved in service Treelighting is representative of mosl of Carolina Cares' activities because speakers from several different religions ] : *i. lZi.: 1 : _n j.I_* i.i_ . tmu spiriLuanues uneiiy uuiune me significance of the season to their faiths. Past speakers have focused on Hanukkah, Kwanza and Christmas. Carolina Cares has several neat opportunities coming up. These include serving dinner at the Oliver Gospel Mission, a seminar on self-defense training, our annual Pyramid Building Contest during Greek Week and two trips to Baptist Medical Center. Everybody's welcome to come to our weekly meetings, which are held every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Seminar Room of Preston Residential College. If you'd like more information, call the Office of Community Service at 777-5888 or Carolina Cares President Anne Knight at 544-1119. Calendar for Carolina Cares March 12 Oliver Gospel Mission trip to serve dinner March 19 Baptist Medical Center Easter Project March 26 TBA April 2 Self-defense training presentation by Blaine Russell of Columbia Athletic Club inril Q year-end party April 26 Baptist Medical Center Spring Project Also upcoming: . Pyramid Building Contest during Greek Week Into the Streets/Together We Will Serve We like your letters, so send us a lot of them. They should be 200-250 words long and personally delivered to RH room 333. V] ! Ko'-r-- \ ^ I J> M| y y s a 8 QUOTE, UNQUOTE s "We don't mind; we would m * sit there and worry about i s r \ S.C. primary could I For both of you out there who aren't or; yet disenchanted with the '90s version r of political campaigning, this weekend wl t should be a treat. caj y In this year's Republican race, we of! 1 have some key primaries near that no j will be crucial in determining who gets of to battle Hillary, I mean Bill, Clinton Wi t in the presidential election in November. So 5 The following news may shock you. m i y It may force you to read it twice. Or it Be , may just cause you to say to yourself, soi , "Damn, how did that happen?" vie TI71 i. Ll 1__ T ? 1 vviiaujver yuur rcacuun may ue, i ieei T inclined to inform you that, cross my be heart, the state of South Carolina is Ale j a key showdown on the road to the ah j Republican nomination. Ste t I know, it sounds funny, doesn't it? fini j This Saturday, when CNN, CBS and to i I everybody else worthy of telling you a si who not to vote for comes to town, this } state, the "lint that hangs under North is | j Carolina," will be in the national se< j spotlight. It's the highlight of my life, Bu what about yours? the ; In all seriousness, we should all be of 1 , looking forward to Saturday ? if s not Soe , often South Carolina actually means Bu i something, is it? South Carolina, which has 37 our delegates, has been targeted by many car analysts as a critical showdown. Bob anc Dde has the backingcf firmer Governor sea , Carroll Campbell and Governor David Sui Beasley. Beasley is an evangelical Christian, which could prevent the Bu "religious right" from moving to the son , side of Pat Buchanan. oft As for Lamar Alexander, this Bu political underdog from Tennessee will Am have to play catch-up. He hasn't spent much time here, but his Southerner the status may overcome his lack of poj Some types of Samarit; Those of us who grew up in the asl Christian tradition have heard the by parable of the Good Samaritan TIh hundreds of times. Even those who stal are not Christians have been exposed sh? to it in one fashion or another. But you have we really listened to its words? wit Have we made a serious attempt to yoi obtain its message? you Growing up, I was told about the tha parable that Jesus told of a traveler the who was attacked by a band of robbers lav while on his way from Jerusalem to nei Jericho. They "stripped him, beat him, J< and went away, leaving him half dead." Got A priest came by, but he passed on the of t other side and would not help the man. neij A Levite did likewise. But then a har Samaritan came along, was moved law with pity and bandaged the victim's the wounds. He even went further, paying A for the man to stay at an inn until he aro recovered. aim What is the message behind the litt parable? I was always told, from church Sai 1 i. 1.L1 T acnooi to summer camp, mat aesus con was telling us to have mercy on those for in need, giving of ourselves for the insl benefit of others. S o Recently, I found out that I was San missing the message altogether. In a ha\ sermon preached by the Rev. George coir Day of Westminster Presbyterian T1 Church, we were told that there is one something much deeper in the story hea than simple compassion. The focus is wel not on what was done for the traveler, you but who did it. ' you The parable originates from a question you [EWK wmmiMm m wst v wjj tjuggp m ow\r v - uch rather the candidates hi it. The recount confirmed wl Julye Johns, Elections Commissioner be key for Republ janization. i larry i Nu So, just [ williams I an< lat exactly sch i we expect ^ Saturday? Will Alexander come from wil where and claim that first victory the many he has been predicting? 10 ill Dole regain momentum heading jja uth, estabhshing the command so ren inv expected earlier? Or will ,. nis ichanan continue to ride "to the ^ ind of guns" to another surprising toiy over Dole? We have to believe it will be a battle tween Dole and Buchanan. eve xander, who no one knows anything ke> out (yet), appears to be the next Cai we Forbes (about six digits smaller ancially, however). Expect Alexander the run out of steam before he presents Cai erious challenge for the nomination. Sui History tells us that if Buchanan end joing to fizzle, then well begin to T h 3 the evidence soon. In 1992, ma chanan sent shock waves through mis (GOP when he scored 37 percent Sou ;he vote against President Bush. m0] >n after, his support decreased, and 2) "i sh eventually won the nomination. m e So the question we must ask selves is whether or not Buchanan l realistically take South Carolina, w 1 in effect, take a giant step towards , ling the Republican nomination. p re he can. South Carolinians like the feet that S1^r chanan is a raw, rough and aetimes even rude candidate. Out (^ev( he three candidates, voters believe Buc chanan is most like an average f?ri terican. Lou In his campaign to "give voice to as o voiceless," Buchanan is striking a ! )ular chord with many people. Enji ans not recognized b ted of Jesus i cawson 1 ^ a lawyer. BU8H Sai a Jewish law RTTnTnTRSH Jev bes that "you Coi ill love the Lord your God with all Sai ir heart, and with all your soul, and Jes ;h all your strength, and with all hol< ir mind and your neighbor as w irself." When Jesus tells the lawyer jgjt it following this commandment is hejj ! way to achieve eternal life, the j)a^ ryer asks Jesus, "And who is my per ghbor?" dur ssus then tells the parable of the xl Samaritan, ending with "Which hese three, do you think, was a ^ ghbor to the man who fell into the ids of the robbers?" Clearly, as the yer states, it was the Samaritan, ^ one who showed mercy. ^ Samaritan? The lawyer and those und who were listening probably ev? lost fell back in disgust. There was le love lost between Jews and ,i,i t npoi nariians in tnat aay, lor Jews rr ' sidered Samaritans to be heretical worshipping at Mount Gerizim tead of the Temple in Jerusalem. ^o11 why would Jesus choose a naritan, a person the lawyer would 0 u r re despised, to be the one to give seP ipassion? What is he trying to say? uuh le message that Jesus is giving is ours of acceptance. If the way to get to W ven is through loving neighbor as Oth 1 as God, then you must love those on t would prefer not to. Everyone is verj r neighbor, Jesus sjays. Therefore, if I < should love everyone. can MNTS r<v : 4/ -' f S r~~ fi v\i) y- pr< )XXyi/ GS pre f U Go\ \ J Peq frl leai / iVm ag? flP f|M Ga ftza rh pre1 ^r~ it is ele< nov Wh con guii ave peace of mind than rec< u_a .. i. m ft has i<tt we Knew oerore. yeai are top ican hopefuls bud merous Americans are pissed off, dep 1 Buchanan is their outlet. "Old evei ool" Americans buy into Buchanan's exe< oiy of nationalism, and their voice face 1 be their vote. stue As for Dole, his comeback will have begin now. His loss in New mpshire last week was all too liniscent of the scene in 1988 after -p-, loss in another race that seemed Jr C hin his grasp. Dole says a key primary victory tai I bnng him back to where he, and ryone else, expected him to be. That r primary victory could be South entitl< "olina. Econ< As already mentioned, Dole has my lc s support of former Governor educj mpbell and Governor Beasley. counl iday, The State ran an editorial intell iorsing Dole. In two key assertions, Steve e State said 1) "The GOP ofAn instream must not repeat that Firs take (of nominating Buchanan) in Fort ith Carolina, unless it wants four Presi< re years of President Clinton," and ^)ene^ (Dole) is one of the most respected Haw< n in Washington... we need a m rident with such qualities. Hie time come to settle down and choose. . , choose Bob Dole." , f' This support of Dole in South out J olina is significant. Significantly majC &<*** succe Expect Dole to ride a slowly their doping wave to take South Carolina Amei :hanan, however, has shown his their midability in taking Alaska, Sea isiana and New Hampshire and, 1980s f now, has the upper hand. cause Saturday should be quite... different that oy the festivities. capifc what y Christian Right S Samaritan. Saying that a ^1?m< naritan showed compassion for a saw * i was a radical statement to make. ?xPa lid God possibly work through a naritan to further the Kingdom? us says yes, and that affirmation "Jo triio io uuc ouux buuaj. ho are the Samaritans today? Who that we hate the most? During the *ht of the Cold War, according to ^ i, it would have been the Soviets. haps it was an African American ing the Civil Rights Movement. "ing the '60s, it could have been a pie or a draft-dodger. And today it le poor. It is the immigrant. Could i see yourself being saved by an )S victim? A gang member? How ^ ut a homosexual? Ve, as a church, must realize Stude ryone is a part of God's creation Wei worthy of our love. The Christian & ht is running around condemning ^ pie because they are not Christian, Xir 7 are gay or they simply don't hold Bre fundamentalist point of view. They ^ lot see that it is their neighbor that Cece y are refusing to love. If we put n selves on a Judgment seat, Cl arating the righteous from the ^ oly, then we condemn no one but fc jelveS. "H* Gan e must, instead, be humble. Friday < erwise, we will find ourselves lying "pTmon he roadside receiving aid from the carouna j one we sought to condemn. And the b<? an love the Christian Right, U*ey swdenti love me, too. Serving USl Wendy Hudson, Editor in Chief? Tina Morgan, Brent Seel EdKorla iris Dixon, Martha Hotop, Karen Layne,! an Sims, Stephanie Sonnenfeld, Cece voi O P I N Student on unding ne' And exactly when did i learn who the new jsident and vice TUa . ssident of Student , . . , ? having in rernment were? . . , If you are like a lot of lonn8 1 pie, you probably didn't Jin8er n until a few minutes mpvp when you picked up HmMmI s edition of The Student, mecock. Folks, it's deserves tty darn pathetic that money to 3 five days after the serve the :tion and you're just bod t learning who won. ere do we start to ect this problem? First, take a look at the budget ielines for Student Media. We ;ive a percentage of a pool that become smaller in the past few rs. Quite simply, that means we getting a smaller piece of the pie ay our rising budget demands. Although we pay most of our get with revenue raised through ales, we are asking our advertising artment to sell more and more ry semester. These advertising rutives are students who have to i the same demands as typical lents. It has forced us to go back ERS TO THE EDITOR irbes, future of gets for pessim Inesdays column by Ryan Wilson ed "Generation Will Suffer From >mic Gap" reflects the validity of >ng-held belief basic economic ation is woefully inept in this try. Mr. Wilson makes several ectually vacant claims against Forbes, the 1980s and the future lerica. it, Mr. Wilson implies that Steve >es entered the 1996 GOP iential Nomination to personally it from ideas enacted as president jver, when I ran the numbers the Forbes tax proposal and ared that to what he has spent i 5 campaign, I found that it would aver 100 years for Forbes to get i in tax savings what he has spent 1 f his own pocket. We shouldn't i } the mistake of assuming the 1 issful are only concerned with own gains and tfteir ideas tor ica are invalid based solely on financial status, and, Mr. Wilson categorizes the ; as the decade where capitalism d "anyone to do anything to get extra dollar" and the point of alism is "to get ahead no matter i the cost." In actuality, the point italism is to promote self-reliance, idual achievement and freedom i ippressive government The 1980s ;he most dramatic peacetime nsion of the U.S. economy in y, and EVERYONE yielded the 13S 33JJJ333SJJ33SJ 1/J3 (Ratffeock ?r nt Media Russell House-USO Coll idy Hudson Robbie Meek litor in Chief Matt PniiU an Wilson Sports Editors naging Editor Allison .a Morgan Williams nt Seellger Special Projects vpoints bailors Ethan Myerso? rtha Hotop Graphics Editor von Kolnitz Karen Layne ews Editors Copy Desk Chief iris Dixon Deanna tephanie McLendon innenfeld Copy Desk atures Editor lecock is the student newspaper of the University 1 Carolina and is published Tuesday through luring the fall and spring semesters, with the n of university holidays and exam periods, s expressed in The Gamecock are those of the r author and not those of the University of South ird of Student Publications and Communications jblisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Media is its parent organization. Tuesday, February 27,1996 tock , since i yuo > Ryan Wilson, Managing Editor, iger, Viewpoints Editors il Board Robbie Meek, Tyson Pettigrew, Matt Pruitt n Kolnitz, Robert Walton, Allison Williams I O N janization edsrehaul ^to three days a week in the middle of a semester 777-7726 tising: 777-4249 777-6482 Chris CarroU jmbia, SC 29208 Director of Student Media Laura Day Tyson Pettigrew Creative Director Robert Walton Jeff A. Breaux Photo Editors Ait Director Adam Snyder Sue McDonald Jennifer Stanley Jim Speelmon Asst. News Graduate Assistants Dipka Bhambhani Marilyn Edwards Jennifer Hansen Taylor Asst. Features Maiteting Director Achim Hunt F.rik Pnllinc Asst. Sports Faculty Advisor Ryan Sims Jason JefTers Online Editor Cartoonist Letters Policy The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 200-250 words and must include full name, professional title or year and major if a student. Letters must be personally delivered by the author to The Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 321. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for style, possible libei or space limitations. Names will be withheld under any circumstances. Data." Lastly, Mr. Wilson expresses his pessimism in his future as well as the future of the nation as a whole. He states that we are the first generation that will not match the economical achievements of our parents. I contend that this pessimism is the result of a basic lack of understanding of economic theory. I would urge Mr. Wilson and those like-minded individuals to stop engaging in class envy and learn from the achievers and producers in this countiy. Can you imagine where Bill Gates would be if he shared the same sentiment as Mr. Wilson? Instead, Bill Gates relied on himself and put his money at risk. (I might add that he started Microsoft with not much more than the average college student has access to.) The result for him is the realization of the American Dream, I 1 1 J ! 1 1 Hf . wnicn is aeemea impossiDie dy ivit. Wilson. As long as people remain ignorant to economic theory, the United States will continue to be threatened by an overtaxing, oppressive socialistic government that wishes to subsidize every aspect of our lives. Chad Riggs Biology/Pre-pharmacy senior Jjpujjjis, tnnre nf JUSL lucct uuuget wu&us. r It isn't fair, but there is iforma- . .? J , a way to fix it. at your J . y We propose, as lPs' some have suggested, that mmm starting next year, a Hill certain amount from Media every student's activity more fees be paid to student i better media, similar to a student subscription fee. y. This money will be divided between The Gamecock newspaper, The Garnet and Black Quarterly magazine and WUSC-FM 90.5. Roughly speaking, each student will be paying a few dollars to receive a newspaper three days a week for a year. This isn't a lot to spend when you consider what you get from us election results, important news happenings, sports information and opinions from fellow students. No matter how you look at it, some 01 us are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to student activity fees. It is time to do something about it, and this is the way. ' America unfair istic columnist benefits. Don't take my word for it. Check with the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Department of Treasury, the "American Almanac" or "The Right