Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

"IBajffl Serving USC Wendy Hudson, Editor in Chief Tina Morgan, Vi Editorial Chris Dixon, Martha Hotop, Karen Layne, I Ryan Sims, Stephanie Sonnenfeld, Cece vor BED [ O P I M Pride shoul on all USC JJI ICOt IClllXig auuuv x ivbvobaiii terrorist helping a Catholic man on Fall's Road or a Christian Coalition activist telling about a gay man helping an evangelical Christian. Bush's column lifted the story out of its trite received moralization (be kind to other people) to examine the true import of the gospel telling in its original context: that we often love only those who are like us. Bush does a fine job in asking us to reexamine the spirit of our religious traditions. Harris is one of the smartest and most incisive writers I have "IBailcock s Student Media Russell House-USC* ( * Wendy Hudson Robbie Meek Editor in Chief Matt Pruitt Ryan Wilson Sports Editors Managing Editor Allison Tina Morgan Williams Viewpoints Editor Special Projects Martha Hotop Ethan Myerson ~ urapmcs cuuur Cece von Kolmtz Karen Layne News Editors Deanna Chris Dixon McLendon Stephanie Copy Desk Sonnenfeld Ryan Sims Features Editors Online Editon 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 exception of university holidays and exam periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the editors or author and not those of the University of South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Communications >s the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Student Media is its parent organization. to columnists 1 I would like to thank The Gamecock for regularly using the work of two very smart writers: Amy Harris and Carson Bush. Their columns are the highlight of the editorial pages. Bush's work is a nice change, a religious writer who avoids the obvious and the cliched to examine the spiritual meanings of Christian stories and rituals. His essay on the Good Samaritan was particularly compelling. As he noted, the story is about our "neighbors" and about the ways we as human communities (religious or otherwise) refuse to recognize the humanity of those who don't fall within our communities, those we despise - as the Jews despised the Samaritans. In the story, it is the spiritually and racially despised who are the true representatives of Christian love. Imagine the shock to Jesus' audience! Imagine a Belfast #* nknnf Pi*Afnofon + Is the University of South Carolina losing ground on its Havir premier selling- , points for incoming . students? ngtcou In a report released this week by U.S. 0,hern News & World Report, USC's graduate international . ? , . All asi business program TJC,~ \ r. ii , o r* USC si fell to no. 2 after , .. being the top dog for c a six consecutive years. Keeping in mind we beat Harvard and Columbia University, two top-notch schools in their own right, we still should be proud. Too often, however, we wait until there is a great slide back t iA 11 1? f ] ward 10 can ior reiurm aiiu change. Let's stop that trend and push to regain top billing now. The schools who placed in the poll clearly indicate that we are moving in the right direction and that there is room for improvement. This should be an ideal selling point for incoming students. But what about those lookLETTERS TO THE EDITOR Professor give; !cock Since 1908 Ryan Wilson, Managing Editor, lewpoints Editor I Board lobbie Meek, Tyson Pettigrew, Matt Pruitt 1 Kolnitz, Robert Walton, Allison Williams iion 1 d be based programs m. v/ ing into other programs? Are they ig one supposed to pass us of USC ^ because we don't well does have the top-notch nterfor program in the iediocre country? We should rams st?P selling the uni______ versity on its high yjUiimi points and concenjects of trate on completing louldbe the package deal. enged Too many students gain pride in USC because they are hon11 ? ?j ? L K: 777-6482 Chris Carron Columbia, SC 29208 Director of Student Media Laura Day Tyson Pettigrew Creative Director Robert Walton Jeff A. Breaux Photo Editors Art Director Adam Snyder Sue McDonald Jennifer Stanley Jim Speelmon Asst. News Graduate Assistants Lucy Arnold Marilyn Edward Dipka Bhambhani Taylor Asst. Features Marketing Director Achim Hunt Erik Collins Asst. Sports FacuUy Advlsor Keith Boudreaux Jason Jeffers Circulation Editor Cartoonist Letters Policy The Gamecock will try to print all letters receive Letters should be 200-230 words and must include ft name, professional title or year and major if a studer Letters must be personally delivered by the author The Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 321. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters fi style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will n l^UU UOll U11U JL1CUX1U ?? liV/li X k them in the paper. They a smart writers, who make i THINK about their topics. Th don't resort to easy or clich arguments, or to ideas parrol from Rush Limbaugh. They a us to think. Thanks for maki their work a regular feature. HMadd test professor of Engl vs: 777-7726 'ertisine: 777-4249 read on The Gamecock page Her essay on vulgarity was { insightful analysis of how de\ tion to decorum results euphemism, ignorance ai deception, especially when t] subject, like AIDS, is one death and sex. It was about t effects, good and bad, of vulga ty. Of course the column arous at least one trite letter from reader who reacted with the ve knee-jerk defense of "tact" whi Harris critiqued. Harris's poi was not a praise of vulgarity b a questioning of our unexamin offense at vulgar language (illi trated so easily, it turns out, the letter writer). Harris' ess on the Confederate flag was t most reasonable thing that h appeared in this paper about t s issue and avoided the bulls] i about tradition as well as slu liberal emotionalism. Indeed, that is why I alws Rn aVi Uorrio nrlinn T c ors College students or pari ui other hiffhlv rated Drofframs. We may have beat Harvard and Columbia in the race, but in the marathon they are still kicking our tail. How so? When was the last time you heard a student at Harvard justify their decision to study there because they have a great football team? It only makes sense to have a sense of pride and tradition that goes past one individual college or the performance of our sports teams. The time has passed when one "best" makes up for sill of the "so-so." 5 compliments For innovation ' IvmrwE / ve cwJ curt fcoSfesw"*- CM THIt) | ? ^T/JTA W? D mi /. 5C KrU>tA*J7 i I. futh FllOjtte p IterfiMoltm) 1 \ ftftLZW *1 ouaj *===5 MStiZTi FtW we Wfl(5 5. \ to&Uu V<r (j. SOL >0f Soul to w ?& ?> wial mts>t mm? ?? \ M m /JHKZ. P1gTTTTiim(!|U!T mon.mmon "The drop to No. 2 is no department back into Confederate flag It's been a bit disturbing that our 1 leaders tend to stray away from the ] Confederate flag issue because its < controversial and dividing nature. David ; Beasley remains a supporter of the flag i i * - i _ a i_l_ _ Oi-i. TT continuing to ny atop me otaie nouse but is certainly not outspoken about it. Relatively, the issue has subsided for _ the time being. But should such a dividing force be brushed aside as it so _ often has been? The question of the flag flying isn't a Republican or a Democratic one, which, unfortunately our leaders are all to convinced that's so. It's a common sense question - one that with careful, unbiased thought can lead to an educated opinion lg - that the Confederate battle flag m shouldn't fly atop the State House along rQ_ with the U.S. and state flags. jn Many tell me that Fm misinformed about this issue. They say that historians are conveniently adding information 0f that the Civil War was based solely on i slaverv and that the Confederacy was valiantly fighting to keep blacks under e(j their control as slaves. a These people tell me that the Civil 1]ry War was fought entirely on the premise ch of state's rights and the South's right n? to secede from the union. lU? They tell me that slavery wasn't as gd bad as many make it out to be, and that jg. many slaves were happy with their by "jobs," and quite loyal to their, shall we ay say, bosses? he It's amusing how those same people ias that believe that historians and professors he ^ Television V-chi] lys President Clinton recently held a see summit meeting with television ire executives. The meeting produced a ne voluntary effort by the executives to ley cooperate in rating television programs. Led The television industry will, supposedly, jed rate programs for their content along isk several criteria. These criteria include ncr vinlpnrp lancmapp and adult situations. In addition, the recent telecommunications bill passed by Congress will require new televisions N to include the "V-chip." This device can ?h be programmed to block out programming with certain ratings. For instance, if a parent doesn't want their child to see any programs with foul language, the parent simply sets the "V-chip" to "0" for language. The "Vchip" will then automatically block out any television program which contains foul language. This is a giant step forward for America's children. But, it is only a first step. There are three distinct areas we must effectively deal with to truly counter the negative effects that pop culture has on America's children. I am [s encouraged, however, to see Democrats joining Republicans in this effort to clean up the culture. First, we must give parents the information and tools to accurately screen out inappropriate programming. The "V-chip" and industry ratings can go a long way in helping parents. Hopefully, this will result in a longit term decline in immoral programming. As a generation of children grow up 0r without "Melrose Place" and "Friends" ot on their televisions, they may not be as ttrW^ || ^^N^/' <" \ ; mm line mi . ><C\ / **%? / f? 7 [77 -h it threatening. What that will do is spur ou the competition to regain the No. 1 positi Associate Provost Don Greiner flying a common sense qu< who "invent" I Larry because they are white history are williams racism, and placing a prioei doing so to JTTJTJTJTnHB is ridiculous; however, r advance their Confederate flag from at own agenda. If so, what exactly is their House is a small but cons agenda? in race relations. In depicting the Civil War as a brutal Most Americans regard war that was fought, directly or not, asymM k because of slavery, what are they ~7~. ,. . e 1 that, with a few exceptioi achievmg? Maybe an awareness ot one ? ? _f, _ nf KorKor-ir. fought to allow Old G practices known to man? representing freedom and Sure, our grandparents will admit Can a black man look a that slavery was wrong. But, if we go House, see the Stars anc back to the pre-civil rights movement, proud of it? Can a black n when blacks were still a lower form of that the rebel flag, in its da life than whites, it s the same concept, any principles for ending t Hie principle of "colored" water fountains of black people? Or that was accepted. The principle of colored We ^ not ^ ^ ?u seating at the back of buses was accepted ,, . . a , . ,, And^in the pre-Civil War dayMhe ^ itaencan flag, but at 1 principle of slavery was accepted. w stands for. I'm sure that the "Great Migration," ^ the concept ?f "herit* as the mid-1900s expatriation of the really applies, then thos fViAiioon^c nf KIqaItc fn wac t.hifi thPAfV WOlllH hflVP 1 bilUUUUilUO WA UiUVlVU wu viuvugu "UU v*"" v??v/v. J ?? W ' ? called, was because life was so dandy the Nazi flag flew in Ber back in Mississippi. ^ Think about it. In the sj If you don't trust historians* go to the those here will say that most direst source possible- the victims, honors the blood that th Ask them. Ask the 90 year-old elderly logt in the s0 can, black woman about the stones that her , , ,, .111 i . 1 A1U that their ancestors wl mother told her about slavery. Ask her ... about freedom back then, and she'll Hitler believed in a str laugh, because for blacks, there was Party and believed in 1 none. economic principles. Many blacks now seek financial No, but that's different, y reparations for their ancestors' by magnitude of brutali oppression. Holding someone responsible principle. p first step toward moral g interested in I tommy | getting possession of a these programs | touchberwy | magazine. I have no id when they magazines are legal. Any kj8i ? ? f1 ,, ,,, look at disgusting mag; adolescents. The result could be more a_, , ? . * . programs that reflect good virtues and Playboy and Pentht a positive outlook on life. freaks. Second, parents must take the initiative Finally, parents mui to ensure that their children are not children the difference exposed to immoral programming, and wrong. The lack of r Television is not the only place country is not all Hollyw* wherechildren receive the wrong it ig moj[t to raige a ( messages; there are many other media moraU Uuted envira sources. Movies, music, magazines, and . . . books are all possible sources of the parent who has the inappropriate material. over their child. Many PG and PG-13 movies contain Most of us will be par unsuitable material. Recent movies I know that may seer such as Tom and Huck," "Mr. Holland's distant future, but we rr Opus," and "Apollo 13" were rated PG, advance. It's too late to but contained material that was y0ur have grown definitely inappropriate for children. ^ ^ done a ^ Unfortunately, you can not always rely * w . . , on the PG rating. Some PG movies ? contain nothing worse than the general pro-family values. e __ _i j i .l.mji..' m livinir fViPBP vnlnpa issue 01 an aoanuoneu cnna vas in rree & Willy"), while others such as "Apollo I made up my mind I 13" contain repeated obscenities. ever sit through another Music is another area where parents Every time I want an R must pay attention. Although radio feei irritated by the em stations tend to hold themselves to a if everyone would quit w fairly strict standard, its the mdividnal moyies mi television compact disc albums that are the ,, ,f rn r vr . liL as Friends, then these proDiem. r or instance, 11 a cnnu nears the song "You Oughtta Know" on the cease to exist. We wo radio, it is perfectly clean. But, that television shows about a same song on the album contains the adults living in New Yo; F-word. show wouldn't contain era Books and magazines often contain homosexual weddings a "smutty" material, too. And, of course, sexual themes. And I ] there is always the problem of a child that few viewers would Grow Ml6 defin< ^ small \ | DREW \/ STEWAF ~\ V?o/l o?3 roofftil iia.il ao 1 touui mean, I didn't However, 1 N realization w couch watchn realized I'm s up. ?6o? What does al no strict defin J it's when you' shoestrings. Ii out on your o\ But, like I sai to different pe ways you can or not: You begir popular when ] on the oldies i ^ You start i Prince of Tide "The Jerky Be You and yc You begir any where pa You read than just the b Goose and Gr Seventeer ir OWI1 show "teeny-t on." You want t convertible wi1 for a Geo met You get announcing yw Your gir sstion 3a Your grar only fosters ^ 0 u g 0 n n a tag on slavery FandchUlunf emovingthe xu. oi.i._ no tries msteai .up LI IK O telle , ,, , cheese, uderable step BYounow, Anyone w the American than the rust! lost will agree deaf." is, wars were You help rlory to fly, get a drink fh independence. he gives his gr top the State mister." 1 Bars and be ? ^ou y, represented BYoube^ he oppression Animaniacs. it does now? a Instead ling to die for something fro [east we know theWall-Stre You hav< ige, not hate" because you p ;e supporting B You visit ao problem if ^ out ^ retired or dej , BYoubegi] ame case that ,. , . ? own accord u the rebel flag d of the movie. C -fVi Etching R-rated Jl programs such products would U. X uld still have bunch of young f*' rk City, but the nstant profanity, nd promiscuous guarantee you I miss it! ieir ancestors You act Germans say sweaters, soc 10 fought for for Christma ong Workers You begir his domestic when hitting You begi ou say. Maybe your parents ty, but not by "YoucaU: school and a with you like he can't beca rowtn BYoufina 1W VV 111 News really You beo pornographic senator who lea why these star for sin| one who would women and izines such as offended by mse" are real ^pperinqu Ifyouexpe: this campus st teach their school. If yoi between right these, it's tii noralitv in this experience m Dod's fault. Yes, to go to the st ihild in such a Geritol. unent, but it is most influence ents someday. HIE n to be in the lust prepare in look back after up and say "I job raising him VJtU eyond talking ^ We must start I Vie* ast year not to R-rated movie. -rated movie, I ring old sd with changes or 1 Welcome (j back, ladies and gentlemen. I hope all of you a spring break as I did. I do a darn thing. ' did come to a certain hile I was sitting on the ig reruns of "Matlock." I tarting to get all growed 1 growed up mean? There's ition to it. In some places, re old enough to tie your 1 others, it's when you get vn. id, it means different things sople. However, there are tell if you're all growed up i to hear music that was >rou were a kid being played station. preferring movies like "The is" and 'Tittle Women" to iys" and "Mortal Kombat." jut dad begin to dress alike. l to feel ashamed to sleep st noon. the newspaper for more aseball scores and Mother imm." 1 magazine begins to only toppers." o trade in your 72 Mustang th an Alpine sound system ro with child-proof locks.a notice in the mail ur high school class reunion, lfriend drags you to a nd it ain't to look at class lddaddy asks you, "When get me some greati T the McLean Deluxe with i of the Big Mac with extra cry at Disney movies, ho plays music any louder e of a newspaper Tnust be a strange kid at the mall )m the water fountain and atitude by saying, 'Thanks, i to watch "Dateline NBC" ne Live" instead of "Melrose leavis and Butt-head." n to feel stupid watching ' in the afternoons, of trying to resemble im Seattle, you try to go for iet look. i a deep feeling of shame dayed Nintendo last night, your old high school and your old teachers are either id. n to do yard work on your istead of your dad making ually appreciate those ks and underwear you get s. 1 to feel like a cradle robber on a freshman, n to get less and less from each Christmas, your best friend from high sk him to come to a party old times, and he tells you use it's his turn to babvsit. Lly realize how inane MTV is. ome less offended by the decries your favorite rap png songs about beating 1 killing cops, and more the lyrics written by the estion. rience none of these, get off and go back to your grade a experience one to five of me to cut that hair. If you ore than five, you may want ore for some "Just For Men" Y YOU! Read mecock ivpoints. We ecialize LU11C111 nts with sass!