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Wednesday, April 3,1996
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Wendy Hi
Tina Morj
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Chris Dixon, Martha Hotop, Karen L
Ryan Sims, Stephanie Sonnenfeld, G
Death of te
overplayed
The death of baseball mmm
umpire John McSherry HL
has brought out the best j
and worst of the baseball ^ai
community and the worst jQ j
of journalists. __
McSherry collapsed |
April 1 during the first
inning of the Montreal 11'
Expos and Cincinnati Reds us'
baseball game. Depending
on what source you have
taken advantage of, you may h
seen the footage of his collapse i
subsequent CPR. You probably j
noticed that baseball players i
fellow umpires kept mostly
themselves after the tragedy. T1
differing reactions illustrate the
between respect and overplay.
For example, The Charlt
Observer ran the story of McSher
death as a full front-page spr
complemented with pictures of
collapse and doctors performing C
Doesn't this man have a family? ]
anything sacred? Covering the s
was one thing - hyping the stor
another.
Lack of hype is one place the w
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
r r\n c^r\ro 1~
yy 11 ijj. v ct l.
draws fire 1
In his new book "Fuhrer-Ex,"
Hasselback, a former Nazi lea
recounts his journey into poli
extremism. Having been brand*
a troublemaker and outlaw ear
life, it was easy for him to fall "u
the spell of Nazi war crimina]
met in prison.
These evil men spun tales foi
that seemed to explain all his troi
easily. "Nothing is your fault,"
said. "It's the Jews who
manipulating things behind the ?
for their own gain. They're not
us, but, once we're rid of tt
everything will be fine."
To the mind of a young:
desperate for explanation, this i
was seductive. THEY are a race ?
THEY are sick. THEY are the s<
of all our ills. These vile lies, 1
straight from the twisted rheto
Goebbels and Streicher, shifte
the blame to The Other. Once th<
was thoroughly dehumanized, i
from a man with different belief
a subhuman monster, any act o
could be perpetrated against
No doubt this is a frightening
but could it happen here? Sino
Buchanan began his ris
prominence, liberals have been wo
overtime to make sure that it <
USC's own Gamecock, a newsp
that purports to serve the inte
of all students, has painted
Buchanan and his supporte
demons, not thinking men
different opinions. On March IS
Gamecock's columnist Chris Sa
nflti'o /jaciro tft mi
CVCU "AVWV Ui 1U0 VtV/OAAW ww
Mr. Buchanan.
If oily that was the worst he \
it would still be a horror. Yet he i
Mr. Buchanan a fascist and,
echo of Nuremburg that is si
chilling, wrote, "Pat Buchanan
enemy, pure and simple.*
Buchanan's average supporter
"inbred-ignorant-j
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I N I O N 1
tseball umpire
in media
of baseball has it over the
UaUiklJI rest of the us. Players and
he death of umpires paid respect to
Ml umpire Mfherry byspealing
u \A~ouam with silence. They didnt
_ barp on the bad calls he
had made or his being
. , overweight or having
ls death was severe heart disease. One
ed for others person failing to keep this
advantage same respect was
n- 4.;
ivcuo uwnci
ave Marge Schott. She responded by
and wanting the game to go on. "I feel
also cheated. This isn't supposed to happen
and to us, not in Cincinnati. This is our
f to history, our tradition, our team,
lese Nobody feels worse than me," she
gap said.
A man died. His family has to
>tte turn on the television and watch it
t^s over and over. Journalists have taken
ead advantage of this to fill their pages
'his with color action photos. Baseball
PR players and fellow umpires have kept
Isn't quiet. A baseball team owner has
toiy shown a lack of concern for her fellow
y is man. Ifsa diversified world of respect
and hype. Which side of the the foul
rorld line do you fall on?
I
ive Buchanan
:rom liberals
Ingo booted-goose-stepping moron."
tder, Such hatemongering as this
tical columnist and his ilk do is the product
jd as of fear and ignorance. These people
iy in need an enemy; they need someone
nder to blame for everything they dislike
is he and dont understand. Who better fits
this bill than a conservative?
him It sends shivers down the spines
jbles of all those with even a modicum of
they truthfulness and respect for diversity
are to think such lies could be promulgated
xnes in a newspaper funded by student
; like activity fees. Where is their integrity?
tem, Have they no sense of decency? Do
they possess the milk of human
man kindness in any form whatsoever?
story The truth of the matter is that
ipart Pat Buchanan is a good man disturbed
Durce by the direction in which his country
ifted is headed. The issues he raises ric
of abortion, illegal immigration, the
id all deterioration of moral values - distress
; Jew many Americans of all races, creeds
nade and ideologies. HE is trying to change
5 into things by the most honorable method
f evil in our land - run for public office. He
him. is not a racist, xenophobe, anti-Semite
; tale, or a fascist. Many disagree with his
e Pat positions. Therefore, they do not vote
e t o for him. No one except a Gamecock
iking columnist has publicly fantasized
does, about his murder.
>aper It is terrifying to realize that, not
rests only does such a person as Chris
i Mr. Salmon attend this university, he can
rs as have his malevolent words printed
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TT JL til KJJ UilV/ ovuuvuv uvTTk/^v?|#vA. w. ? -~y
?, The this is only one more chapter in The
lmon Gamecock's history of utter contempt
xrder for conservatives and their values,
but it is definitely a new low point. I
vrote, suggest we all pray for those on the
called Left who submit to their baser
in an impulses. Let us reject this attempt
mply by the architects of hate to demonize
is the a man for his beliefs.
'Mr.
is an Vernon C. Davenport
a c k Economics/History Senior
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"It (the Hootie and the Blowfisl
publicity...it
President John
U.S. fails to beo
In 1964, the Civil Rights Act made regulai
equal opportunity the law of the land quotas i
for the United States of America. quest
In the 36 years since then, the law diversi
of the land has shifted substantially this rigl
from one of equality to one of retribution, that qu<
In the supposed "opening up of prevent
opportunity" by Lyndon Johnson's Let's s
Great society ? anti-discrimination 800 on
laws, the social programs of this period, (SAT). 1
equal opportunity guidelines and is blacl
mandates, fair housing laws, affirmative univer
action, and so on ? the government rejectioi
tried to set the foundations for a new, his acce
colorblind society. and to
Now, in 1996, America is anything "reprei
but a colorblind society. populat
What went wrong? Will
First off the wounds of past oppression somewl
don't heal rapidly; however, we must The re
ask ourselves if the conditions necessaiy the con
have been present to speed the healing a demo
of those wounds as fast as possible. If ability i
not, what's been the culprit? The qi
It could be due in large part to the work, d
institution known as affirmative action, once ii
which has played a lead role in achieve
hindering more than helping race overlool
relations in America. a quota
Attempting to function like a social Many
program, affirmative action is quotas
detrimental to society because it has g??d re
become something that attempts to have ^
guarantee parity between the races Does
instead of creating equal opportunity, workpk
Those promoting affirmative action hne he
do so under the banner of "diversity unprefi
according to society," and that is one The s
of the most harmful pretenses to abide ^5 yeai
bv. betweei
Under the Drincinles of affirmative lsJ>rea'
action, diversity has become ?as of .. ihe F
late ? a word that represents races
and cultures rather than individuals should
and citizens. opport
It's well-known that universities a ov
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
City Year defei
As no one from City Year was Concei
contacted prior to the writing of The each C
Spectator article "City Year is a Joke," comph
this letter is an attempt to correct the week, r
numerous factual inaccuracies in this $4,725
article. educat
Printed in The Spectator:"... a paid c
program in which, for a mere $17,000 institi
per participant of funds solicited mostly Year tl
from taxpayers..." all grai
Fact: City Year is required by 1,700
AmeriCorps to raise at least 20 percent s e r v i
of our funding through the private appro:
sector. We exceed this requirement by fman<
raising 51 percent of our funding compl*
through the private sector. Last year, Cit
AinoriPnmo as a whnlp rsispH &4.1 TTSC f
L XU1V1 IVU1 U0 U ?? IWJIV ? Y ?
million in private funds. paid t]
Printed in The Spectator: "Who out of
in their right minds could see anything corps
wrong with "volunteers" getting paid K
from the public purse to sit around might
campfires and sing "Kumbayaa?" essent
Fact: City Year corps members are calisth
never referred to by us as "volunteers." from s
They are paid employees of City Year Fa
Inc. - and low-paid employees at that, calistl
They receive only a $125 weekly living and w
stipend. After taxes, it works out to be also i
approximately $435 a month, or $5,220 progi
a year - well below the poverty line prever
(and we've never sung "Kumbayaa"). and b
Printed in The Spectator "... City ramp:
Year orange and yellow clad legions eveiyt
receive $ 125 per week and lucrative t o s u
scholarships in addition to lodging in elem<
USC dormitories, all subsidized or paid Thorn
outright by taxpayers." renov
Fact First ofall, it's red-not orange, coordi
ANTS
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Cfi^Ss
<\11Mirrrn ^un\TT\\ ntt s?
you. CA\K/ P&l/?NT
i concert) is going to help a gret
is a great recruiting tool"
i Palms, speaking at the April 2 breakfast
3me colorblind s
ly fill LARRY I c?l?r ? cole
ti their WILLIAMS | and contrary to 1
; for by our foundi
ty. Is Constitution,
it or wrong? It's quite possible With the prin
jtas foster racism rather than action, blacks a
rt- with past victim
ay Joe, who is white, made an perhaps black
his Scholastic Aptitude Test in his award..
Mow let us suppose Mdce. who Contentof0uI
t, made the same score. 1 he . eT)
., T .. fU. Vision of Racei
sity mails Joe notice of his ? . , .
i, while it mails Mike notice of I11*. r ^ s *
jptance. Why? To fill a quota, W01^. 1
make the university more inferiority, is wh
sentative" of the country's so ^at to reC(
^on preferential tre
the average white Joe be some extent, be
lat bitter that he was rejected? view of oneself a
;sult of this on campuses across affirmative acti
ntry has been a goal to achieve focused identity
cracy of colors rather than the irony here ii
to perform. inadvertently
uestion is not a racial one. Hard condition we ar
ledication and determination, Does anyom
agredients for individual detrimental efl
meat in America, are now being blacks being"
ted for the sole purpose of filling struggles? Put
L". . _ .. ^ , race's past stru
'claim affirmative actions and , ~
are good for society and are a dfirtheropF
medy to "pay back" those who ' Stce^
sen wronged in the past. 'Sufienng can b.
n't this philosophy, in the A cannot be rep
ice or classroom, create a dividing In the 1960s,
District One elementary Store" in I
ts during their spring and other
ng Heroes - a program the disgus
Year corps members have been
Iers perform community NAACP, 1
ir over eight Saturdays While I (
y worked at the USC the man 1
and work closely with he wills. T
ganizations such as being sold
he Women's Shelter, rights of fi
onistries and Palmetto In a socie
learn to t<
j our service, City Year There an
s work with over 1,400 (cannot <
r. Camp City Year will cannot si:
lan 250 children, our I undei
ention workshops will offensive
in 800 students and our back in th
brought together over equality v
?m the Greater Columbia as the ra
in which over 50 service blacks to
XX) hours of service were right to!
else's rig]
welcomes questions or In my
it our program. Anyone Farrakal
nity is welcome to visit just as o<
:e City Year firsthand. most blac
niters of your newspaper has as mi
)r) would like to spend and racisl
id then draw conclusions in Laure
and experience, please the famoi
not defer
to say it.
MatoLouise Ramataie HEY! \
Executive Director yjie q.
tween the preferreds and the purpose was
3ireds? opportunity,
limple fact is after more than entitlement b
s of racial preferences, the gap ' motivate, doesr
1 white and black median income challenge,
ter than it was in the 70s. If affirmative
>oint of this isn't to suggest the to its original p
it and racist notion that blacks racial bias
be denied the right to equal purpose whole!
unity; however, setting aside America on a tx
erlooking skill in the name of hpating ^ ^
nds funding, ac
ning "Lucrative Scholarships," Authority, worl
'ity Year corps member who as the US. Olyn
ites our 10-month, five-day-a- hold Camp Citj
line-hour-a-day program receives Richland School
from a federal trust fund towards school student
;ional expenses. (The money is break, run You
lirectly to the educational that sees City
ition upon verification by City and eighth grac
lat the corps member completed service togethe
iuation requirements, including (last year the
hours of service.) This public Serve-a-thon),
ce award is taxed and is other area or
ximately $1,000 less than the SisterCare, t
:ial award one receives upon Cooperative M
sting the Peace Corps. SeniorCare.
y Year corps members lived in To quantifi
lormitories last year, but they corps member
le $395 monthly rent per room students dailj
their own pockets. This year, serve more tl
members do not live at (JSC. accident prev
'rinted in The Spectator: "You reach more thf
be surprised to learn that their Serve-a-thon
ial duties consist of doing morning 1,500 people frc
' " 1 *1 1 1 /V- _ J
ernes ana waiiang cnuaren nome area ior a oay
school." projects and 8,(
ct: Our duties include morning completed,
denies (Mondays and Fridays) City Year
alking children home. Our duties concerns abou
nclude running after-school in the commu
rams, presenting accident and experien*
ition workshops to second graders IF readers or v
uilding wheelchair accessibility (The Spectatx
3 (23 of them to date). We act as time with us ai
hing from mentors to office aides based on fact
bstitute teachers at three let us know,
rotary schools (McCants, J.P.
as and Bradley), landscape and
ate low-income housing areas in
nation with the Columbia Housing
n Laur
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IWvN Well, I have
\V^.? ' I feel the 1
^Xlf\ done" to the
' Jl \ team. Eve
--O lj \ disappoint]
q a\ \ Fogler has ?
y) jL j short of an
nJd \ and the ent
^ basketball
a J "House Frai
* eft) * think it is
* _ renamed fo
Sl&blUfr. H^se
university's
after the n
wonderful 1
Now, to n
nonsense. 1
As duly no
mail, I called
it dGdl to ?0t It was so gr
on the talk
I made a m
favor of ego
Now to ti
campaign^
)UV^ldy the Kepubii
J stated so elc
>r ? is unreasonable to leave, let
the principles written Party is big
ng fathers in the issue. Peroi
fight tooth a
iciple of affirmative from receiv
re linked constamtly Reform Pai
lization. * I also like
writer Shelby Steele sarcasm) m
winning book "The would a
Character-A New Reform Par
n America" puts the ^
:ontext when he says ?
dmization, like implied ,
atjusffiesprefcnce nLLteti
Jive the benefits of it ^ itg ^
satment one must, to ^ ver
icome invested in the jf he was
s a victim. In this way, president.'
on nurtures a victim- I think I v
in blacks. The obvious establishe
3 that we become theparty.
invested in the very For good
e trying to overcome." has effecl
e out there see the Republica
fects of this theme of politics) sh<
paid back" for past his ilk sho
ting a price tag on a reforn
ggles is inane, trivial than c
iresses the black race. Democrats
5 again when I say, Playmg'?
e endured or overcome; program.
., ? Reform if
f- , and/or Bu
affirmative actions ^enmc
to establish equal whichthey
Now, it passes out iswhattf
y color that doesn't highly log]
1't educate and doesn't seeking to ]
avoid ever
i action would retreat you are tr
urpose ? eliminating me Dole w
and stick with that than Clin
leartedly, it would put Buchanan
itter and faster road to Perot are
ire wounds of the past. rather tha
for the cou
If they ru:
then Buc]
, . themselve
tivities
t at special events such Store. All
ipic Women's Marathon, the detail;
i Year - a dav camp for is a certai
3_
ens shop,
ics keep
it busy
Due to a
new job and a
rush of school
work, I have
neglected the
ng my wonderful little article,
a lot to cover, so here it goes,
iniversity owes a huge Veil
Gamecock men's basketball
;n though they had the
ng last second loss, Coach
iccomplished something just
liracle. Kudos to the team
ire coaching staff. Big-time
will be coming soon to the
lk built" Speaking of Frank,
high time the Coliseum be
r the greatest coach in the
history. The mandatory year
d, and I think it is the
i duty to name the building
lan who gave us so many
nemories: Frank McGuire.
ly usual schtick ot political
rhe primary season is over,
ted by my one piece of fan
I the outcome of the primaries,
atifying to hear the pundits
shows giving analysis that
lonth in advance. I'm all in
i strokes.
Le most salient issue of the
>0 far: will Buchanan leave
can Party. As Sen. DAmato
iquently, "If Buchanan wants
him leave." The Republican
jger than one man and one
t has publicly stated he will
ind nail to prevent Buchanan
ing the nomination of "his"
rty.
the gracious (snickering with
lanner in which Perot stated
ccept the nomination of the
ty. Well, here's the no-brainer
who will the Reform Party
? In the famous words of
/ell, dull!" Of course ifs going
1.1 am sure the party will
1 A J 15 J_
le man wno rounas ana iunas
osen" candidate. I don't think
y interested in reform because
he would be running for
If I were a serious reformer,
rould be backing one of the
d parties and try to reform
or ill, the Christian Coalition
ted a huge change in the
n Party in a relatively (for
)rt amount of time. Perot and
iuld remember that change
1 in politics is slightly faster
:ontinental drift. Both the
i and Republicans are busily
Let's cut the government
3 best done gradually. If Perot
chanan run independently,
Jlinton will win in November,
have said in no certain terms
iey want to avoid. It seems
ical to me that when you are
prevent something, you should
y activity that will assist what
ying to prevent. It seems to
ould be a much better choice
iton in the eyes of Perot or
l, but I think Buchanan and
j. i t l ii.
trying to stroxe tneir egos
n think about what is better
ntiy or the Republican Party,
n, and Clinton is re-elected,
tianan and Perot have only
is to blame.
something a little more
sial: the infamous Redneck
ow me to illuminate for you
s of this sad little tale. There
in store called the "Redneck
jaurens, S.C.. which sells KKK
racist paraphernalia much to
t of the offended groups. There
many protests, mainly by the
to close the store down,
lo not wish to defend the KKK,
las the right to sell whatever
he odious nature of the material
does not deny his constitutional
eedom of speech or expression,
ity as open as ours, we must
iterate the good with the bad.
e limits placed on our rights
:reate a public disturbance,
ander or libel, etc.).
stand this material is very
, but let's imagine ourselves
e 1970s. The idea of black/white
rasjust as odious to most whites
cist ideas of the KKK are to
day. It is your constitutional
>e ignorant as long as no one
tits are violated.
nprannal nnininn T.nnis
in and the Nation of Islam are
dious to me as the KKK is to
ks. But I think Mr. Farrakahn
nch right to preach his religious
t slander as the "Redneck Store"
ins ha? a right to operate. As
as American motto goes, "I will
d what you say, just your right
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