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Will GOP,
Powell play
race card?
tommy In one of
touchberry his recent
article Pari
Rowan writes
on the topic of Colin Powell as the vice
presidential candidate for Bob Dole.
Rowan criticizes Dole for going along
with the Republican tradition of "playing
the race card and pandering to a white
backlash." He then moves to implicate
Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon,
Ronald Reagan and George Bush in this
conspiracy. Finally, Mr. Rowan makes
the expected revelation that it's the
"Buchananites" fueling this racial war
against blacks.
Some would sajf I should ignore an
ignoramus like Mr. Rowan. However, I
want to use his pathetic commentary to
address one of the most politically chained
issues in America today. The issue of
race has flooded our nation's media for
several years now. Whether ifs the LA
riots of 1992, the O.J. Simpson fiasco,
the South Carolina Highway Patrol or
Pat Buchanan, the media seizes the
'race card" opportunity. I am one
American who is sick and tired of the
liberals pushing the "racial buttons."
According to the liberal establishment,
I am a racist. The reasons are simple,
according to them. First, I am a
Republican and even worse a
conservative. Second, I oppose racial
preferences such as affirmative-action
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welfare system that promotes promiscuity
and alcoholism. Finally, I am a white
male.
Of course, these reasons are ridiculous,
especially when you consider other aspects
of my life. First, I am a "positive role
model" for a 10-year-old black boy at
Epworth Children's Home. I take this
child out to movies, basketball games
and other activities eveiy other Sunday.
Oh, but I am a racist.
Secondly, I have had many black
friends over the years. One of my best
friends during my First two years at
college was black. When I eat in a
restaurant, I tip black waitresses the
same as white waitresses. Oh, but I am
a racist.
Third, I am a strong advocate of
school-choice for all of America's families.
Since very few black families are able
to afford private school for their children,
black children will benefit the most from
this kind of education reform. Oh, but
I am a racist.
Fourth, I strongly support policies
to reform welfare and ensure that the
next generation of families will be more
likely to have a mother and a father.
This is a policy to genuinely improve
the moral and economic condition of
America's families. This is also a policy
that would benefit black children the
most, since the illegitimacy rate is highest
amoncr black Americans. Oh. but I am
a racist.
Finally, I oppose racial preferences
and set-asides as they are currently
sanctioned by federal and state
governments. I am a veiy strong advocate
for "equal opportunity" for all, regardless
of how they were bom. It shouldn't matter
what your race, gender, religion or
disability status is; if you can do the job
better than the other candidates, then
you should be hired. That's how I would
operate hiring procedures if I were a
manager or owner. Oh, but I am a racist
In realistic terms, I don't think the
racist label could be very accurately
applied to myself. Consider this: I despise
the KKK, I strongly disagree with the
likes of David Duke, white supremacists,
black supremacists, Jesse Jackson, Louis
Fflrrnlfhnn and any nthor rnriata in this
country. I believe it is wrong to call
someone a "nigger" because they are
black, just as it is wrong to call someone
a "racist" because they are white and
not a liberal.
As for Mr. Rowan's commentary
regarding Colin Powell on the Dole ticket,
I hope Sen. Dole does not pick Colin
Powell as his vice presidential candidate.
Rather, I hope Sen. Dole picks the best
and brightest conservative still out there
to run as his vice president A man wno
is for more brilliant, for more passionate
about pro-family values and far more
articulate than Clinton or Powell. That
man is Ambassador Alan Keyes. He
would be a great vice president and a
great future president. Oh, by the way
Mr. Keyes is black. And I am a racist?
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Who was Jesus? This question has of
puzzled both theologians and historians
for almost two thousand years now. C
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the Sea of Galilee and was executed H
for crimes against the Roman Empire oi
around 30 CE? Did he believe he was e)
the Messiah and the Son of God? do
Perhaps he saw himself as a prophet? a]
What did he mean by Son of Man? Did G
he think he himself would come to di
judge the world? Or did the early 130
church manipulate the stoiy of Jesus 11
out of respect so as to make him more a
palatable? Who was Jesus, and what ^
did he do? ^
This search, called the quest for ^
the Historical Jesus, has been going m
on for two hundred vears. but all of ^
the "questers" had one goal in mind:
to help shed light on who it was that 01
brought about a radical reformation ~
within Judaism that eventually became "
known as Christianity.
Perhaps you say that there is no *1
need for such as study, and that we ^
have a complete life of Jesus in the
Gospel accounts. Well, I wish it was
so easy, but it is not. One must separate
the Jesus of History from the Christ 0
of Faith. The man named Yeshua, or ^
Jesus, was born about 4 BCE. He *
began to minister in Judea and Galilee,
and was eventually executed. According
to Christianity, he was resurrected, c
and thus ended the Jesus of History ^
and began the Christ of Faith. Jesus J
was a historical person of flesh and ^
blood, just as you and I are historical ri
people. One must not believe that he h
existed, because he is mentioned in ^
other texts of the time. However, any tl
theological positions as to his nature Y
involve faith, leaving us with the Christ a
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This week was my turn to write a (
column arguing that Pat Buchanan is "
a xenophobic boob. But I spilled gravy t
on my hard-hitting, thoughtful editorial, i
So instead, Fm going to answer my mail j
again. <1
Q: I seem to get mixed signals
when I greet people on campus. How v
should I say hi to someone and what c
can I infer from their response? t
A: College students have no idea t
what they're saying to one another. I
They're either hung over or looking for '<
beer. However, our valuable psychology i
school has used deep probing cognitive (
analysis to gain insights into the t
students' mind That research produced t
this "greeting motive mapping": 1
Opposite Responses
You Say: Whaf s Up? (
They Say: OK ]
They Mean: You're pretty cool; see '
you around " <
You Say: How are you?
They Say: Not much
They mean: Don't talk to me ever 1
again. i
Repeating Responses
You Say: Whaf s up? (How are you?) 1
They Say: What's up? (How are 1
you?) 1
They Mean: You make me nervous ;
(Lef s have sex).
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Q: Tell me everything you can
about the Hootie concert. How can I
score tickets?
A: There are two concerts. The band
wanted to give something back to
Columbia, but fixing Blossom St. would
require another 15 million album sales.
So they did the next best thing by
scheduling two "free" concerts in Capital
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history and the Christ of Faith are ^
ne and the same, and both are .1
ridenced in the Gospels. There are V
iany problems with this, however, (
id one of the greatest is "what is the re
ospel of John?" The Gospels often
isagree as to the chronology and
leaning of the teachings of Jesus. One C
iay take the cleansing of the Temple
3 an example. According to the tl:
ynoptics (Mark, Luke, and Matthew), fa
jsus went to Jerusalem to attend the }j,
assover, the only Passover mentioned p
i his adult life. While there, he entered
le Temple and drove out the money- .
langers and clerks. This happened ?
ily a few days before he died. The
ospel of John also has Jesus cleansing ^
le Temple, but it is done at the first 81
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here the Synoptics and John disagree. Q ]
ohn only has four stories that are g
lund in the other Gospels; the baptism, n
le feeding of the five thousand, the
leansing of the Temple, and the
'assion. Everything else is unique to
ohn. No one else has the turning of J'
rater into wine. No one else has the w
aising of Lazarus. And no one else e
as Jesus saying things like "I am the it
ray, the truth, and the life" or "I am D
le good shepherd" or "I am the vine, fc
ou are the branches." And John does n
ay anything about the Lord's Prayer, a:
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vhich go only to the smart and well- t
:onnected, the University is reserving '
ickets for the very well connected and j
he really good looking (this is going on
dTV). Your chances of scoring tickets
ire rather miniscule. Whenever a good
s in short supply and price is very low t
free), demand brings out the worst in c
is. Thousands of people will be claiming ?
;o have slept with Darius and some of i
hem will be lying. i
A better bet is to go to the free open i
?ncert in Rnley Park. There'll be longer \
Port-a-Potty lines but the drugs will be
jetter. But be careful, there are |
iangerous people around. (
Q: What do we know about the
rapist?
A That he is a cowardly evil bastard
IVe must eliminate him as soon as
possible. We need to make up our minds j
about this now. People like the rapist
are the scum of the earth. Since they 1
aren't really human, they should not j
be allowed a trial. Let's execute this
3atan first chance we get.
Although this sounds like the
reasonable thing to do, there are some
people who believe he can be
rehabilitated. This is where liberals
and normal people disagree. The liberal
thinks that even the worst criminals
ran he reformed. This is wrone. Some
lawbreakers, like the people who walk
really slow in front of you on the
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The question must be raised, then,
3 to whether John's gospel is
storically accurate. Did Jesus do the
lings that John says he did? Or did
>hn have a different mission than to
scord the life of Jesus? Was it that
>hn was writing not an account of the
jsus of History, but rather of the
hrist of Faith?
I will not even attempt to answer
lat question, for there are scholars
r greater than I will ever be who can
andle it much better. Tonight at 8
m. in the Russell House Ballroom,
ie of those scholars will present a
dure for the Second Annual Nadine
eacham and Charlton F. Hall Sr.
isiting Lectureship in New Testament
id Early Christianity. Dr. D. Moody
mi til ui uuive 1^1 v 1111 ty ocnuui win
resent his lecture on "The Passion
ccording to St. John." Dr. Smith is
msidered the world's leading expert
i how John's Gospel relates to the
ynoptics.. Dr. Smith will also be
leaking this morning and afternoon
n John's passion narrative at the
econd Annual Ecumenical Clergy
'ay from 11 a.m.-12 p.m., continuing
om 1:30-3 p.m.
Though the quest for the Historical
esus is difficult, it must be done, or
e run the risk of creating a
tythological figure and worshipping
. I hope that you will come and hear
>r. Smith as he engages the texts of
>urth gospel, attempting to find the
tan who preached hope for the poor
nd freedom to the captives.
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idewalk, can be cured But the Dahmers
f the world are so screwed up and
wisted, they will never be righted.
It is argued that we should allow
Jod to judge the criminal. Thafs just
ine If there is a God we will send these
ricked felons to Him asap. Why should
le wait, and why should we wait, for
ustice? A swift execution is preferable
o a "life" sentence. Would you want a
icense plate made by the rapist?
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his little satan. Fm sure the police are
loing all they can, but what about the
itudent and local government, and
nedia? We must let everyone know
vhat this guy looks like and how to
espond if we see him. This is a project
hat requires immediate collective action.
We need to act tough and fast with
his rapist. He is a threat to everyone
)n campus.
Q: What can I do to protect myself?
A: While finding and killing the
rapist is best left to the government,
responsibility for one's own self is best
left to the individual. The logical thing
to do is take a self defense course, which
should be mandatory for this campus.
Men need to take the course too because
they are even more vulnerable. Too
many guys think they're tough but thai
get their butts whooped by a girl who's
taken a self-defense course.
If not required, a self defense course
should at least take the place of
University 101. All they teach you in
U101 is USCAN and STDs. That's
nothing you can't leam from a librarian
and a girlfriend (boyfriend).
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Chris Dixon, Martha Hotop, Karen Layne,
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It's amazing how a bmb
few gunshots can wake BUiiSI
a city from a peaceful Columbi
slumber. Columbia has crjme
been such a city, one that
is rarely known as an
unsafe place to live.
The recent murder of 31
barber Frank Kelly was should
the decisive blow for a for ever)
city that has been rocked
by a wave of violent crime
unrivaled in recent history.
In the past few weeks the city
has been on the edge, similar to the
period in the '80s when the
kidnapping and murder of two
children in the Midlands kept the
playgrounds of Columbia vacant
for a few months.
oome siuuenis ua campus nave
been affected a great deal by the
murder of Kelly, who was a very
popular barber for many around
the Midlands. Now those students
are going to search for someone else
to take a little off the top.
As if Columbia didn't have
enough problems with the murder
of Kelly, the police department has
been stumped by a rash of recent
murders of city cab drivers and a
handful of sexual assaults that
occurred in the Shandon area near
campus.
The recent murders of Columbia
cab drivers have caused local cab
companies to institute some safety
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Commissio
elections e
I am writing in response to the
letter to the editor concerning SG
elections in last Thursday's issue of
The Gamecock. The SG Elections
Commission is chaiged with ensuring
that the elections codes and posting
regulations are adhered to and that
students have both the knowledge
and opportunity to vote in the
elections. On behalf of the 1996
Elections Commission, I can assure
concerned students that every effort
was made by the Commission to
ensure that the SG elections would
be voter friendly. During the 1996
campaign, the Elections Commission
dealt with many issues and
circumstances that involved the
harassment of other students. For
example, the person to person
distribution of campaign literature
was prevented until the day of the
election. All candidates who attempted
such distribution were penalized with
infraction, the most severe penalty
short of disqualification. A candidate
who receives five or more infractions
is automatically disqualified, pursuant
to the Election Codes.
However, one of SG's main
concerns is low voter turnout since
less than 10 percent of our student
body vote in the election. The
candidates have less than one month
to reach over 27,000 students at USC,
so they spend countless hours
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was apprehended in connection
with the assaults.
Although some of the tension
in the recent crime wave has
subsided, it has become clear that
students need to practice using
some common sense and learn to
be safe on and off campus.
Students are quickly becoming
reacquainted with the buddy
systems and are learning to make
smarter decisions when traveling
at night.
The recent rash of violent crimes
in Columbia will never be called a
banner moment in our history, but
if we fail to leam from this tragedy,
that will be much worse.
in handled
ffectively
attending meetings, making speeches
and getting the word out. Many of
them probably believed that calling
other students would either remind
or inform them of the upcoming
election. I am certain that both the
1997 Elections Commission and the
candidates would appreciate any
suggestion on how to more effectively
reach the students and encourage
greater turnout Student Government
will never have the clout and authority
most students desire unless more
students vote in the annual elections.
The Elections Commission and I
appreciate all concerns about the
process. Students have an opportunity
to express any dissatisfaction by filing
an election complaint during the
campaign itself. These forms are kept
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filed by any staff, student or faculty
member of the university community.
MANY people took advantage of this
opportunity to express their opinions
or complaints. Students can be assured
that all-post campaign comments
will be passed on to the 1997
Commission. We are open to other
comments or suggestions. Please stop
by the SG office to express your
opinion.
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===] measures that might
MliiiH inconvenience some
a'S recent Students. Some cab
w3ve companies have stated
they will no longer make
pick-ups from people
who call from pay
bareness phones
kfy The incidents in
tstudent Shandon should give
USC students cause to
woriy. The Shandon area is a haven
for many Carolina students who
use it tree-lined streets to exercise
and the home of Five Points, a
favorite watering hole for many
students. Shandon has returned
back to normal as the assaults have
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