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Monday, April 22,1996 "15a! Serving (JSC, Wendy Hudson, E Tina Morgan, Vie Editorial Chris Dixon, Martha Hotop, Karen Layne, R Ryan Sims, Stephanie Sonnenfeld, Cece von O P I N Ctnilnirio mm oiuuGiiid, yn worldwide in It's the end of the year. [ijvTffVP And, oh, what a year HUla it has been. End Every part of our world they has been touched by strife and division, from countries thousands of miles and Sludenls 0,? oceans away to fellow md )0 mk organizations down the Internationally, we wron~ have witnessed the assassination of Yitzak Rabin and the AP TWOAA 1*V fVtA m^iinf^i auiuii ui pcau; ui uic imucasu The IRA has become active again, threatening England with bombs. France resumed nuclear testing, amid worldwide condemnation. In the United States, a Unabranber suspect has been identified. The O.J. Simpson not-guilty murder verdict spaiked racial tension and more division. The presidential campaign is underway, starting heated arguments between friends and emphasizing volatile issues like abortion and gun control. In South Carolina, Strom Thurmond has announced his candidacy for yet another term in Congress. The Redneck Shop opened in the Upstate and cross burnings unfortunately have become a not-so-uncommon event. And at the University of South Carolina, this trend is continuing. Because we have students from all 50 states and dozens of countries, we have not been isolated from the issues that affect people in other parts of the world. Because we are a diverse community, we have differing opinions on the hotGraduation t time for reflei There comes a time in I jyyj everyone's life when you L1BBE realize that things change. You either break or bend. There is the old phrase about being a willow or oak tree, seems like ] there is something in between, i Relationships and attitudes change, and people come and go in your life, i You leam to be elastic like a waistband. 1 Senior year in college, and the world lies rnte a Dig question mane. i ou can 1 either go out and grab it or wonder ] what you might have missed behind < door number two. ; It is scaiy to start your own life. It i isn't your parents who tell you which < way to go, your teachers or family. In the end, it is just you and your suitcase ! full of all the stuff you have learned or at least hope you did. I'm sitting outside Gambrell watching people. One walks by with his head jammed full of walkman noise and hands shoved in his pockets. How long in time before his hands shift to holding his little girl's hands? Time is finite. It may not seem that way when we tan ourselves a thousand summers of lazy days. It doesn't last forever. I sometimes wonder how many hours T snent as a kiH savinor Vinw hnrpH T was. I look back and think, "Geez, Fd r love to be bored again!" You take some v big steps after you graduate. t I What the heck do I do now? g Can I do something with all this stuff I learned? g Does this mean I can't wash a ?0aiflcockJli! Student Media Russell House-USC* Colui Wendy Hudson Robbie Meek T Editor in Chief Matt Pruitt 1 Tina Morgan Spoits Editors Viewpoints Editor Allison Martha Hotop Williams 1 Cece von Kolnitz sPecial Projecls News Editors Karen Layne j< Chris Dixon Deanna Di Stephanie McLendon Sonnenfeld DCopy Ryan Sims Features Editor Online Editor K Ethan Myerson Graphics 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 1 h the exception of university holidays and exam periods. Le Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the nai editors or author and not those of the University of Le South Carolina. jj, The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Student Media is its parent organization. s,y be I fcodt Since 1908 iditor in Chief :wpoints Editor Board :obbie Meek, Tyson Pettigrew, Matt Pruitt Kolnitz, Robert Walton, Allison Williams I O N oups mirror (tolerance hm| button issues of contemporary society. Of Sometimes we are not as 'ear tolerant of others' opinions _____ as we should be. Unfortunately, this anizdtions c^visiveness has shown itself , f0apfhpr this semester in the place rceived ^lie student body should come together the most: student organizations. Every group will have Q n m o nrnKlcmQ a n r( c n m a disagreements; that's only normal. But this year, our organizations have turned on one another and on our umbrella group, the Department of Student Life. True, staff members are not always right. They may make requests that are really out of bounds of their job descriptions. But you know, staff members are not here to destroy students and student groups. They do not hate students; they do not want to control all information that goes and comes from student groups. Some group leaders and members have gotten their priorities mixed up. We are here to learn, first through academics and second through extracurricular activities. Hey, everybody, we are all in this together. There is power in numbers. Lets work together to right the wrongs we see on this campus, not pit group against group. Use the summer to change your attitude and come back to campus with an open mind. Lets take the negative energy and turn it into positive production. nos hnnp /x jLxvyj^y v ^ ction I I clothes at mom's anymore? Y What does it mean [TCnHI to be a graduate? I remember being so full of myself as I walked up to receive my high school diploma. My mom played the graduation music for weeks before [ ever walked. College graduation 3eems a lot more anticlimactic, and there are a lot more catches. People expect you to do something with all of that learning. You should have it figured out and have matured luring those college years. When do you stop being a kid and become an adult all of a suddenY It happens veiy quickly. So here's the change. Wow, I am a full-fledged adult, taxpaying xmtributor to the great society. Okay, hen why am I scared to death? It is a big world out there. Do I lave all the stuff I am going to need n my little suitcase? Am I going to emember to pack my toothbrush vithout mom to remind me when I im living in North Carolina? Who am going to rely on? Me. I think that is he biggest change of all. My family vill always be there. But ultimately, have to count on myself. I have to ind my strengths somewhere inside ne. AD those summers playing in the voods and years of school have made he recipe that is me. HopefuDy, it aD pt cooked right. c- u : 1-.A~ i.- -ii i.i_ ou acre is a saiuie lu an me ;raduates. You got what it takes - go ind get them! 77-7726 ling: 777-4249 77-6482 Chris Carrol, nbia, SC 29208 D.rector of Student Media Laura Day yson Pettigrew Creative Director Robert Walton Jeff A. Breaux Photo Editors Art Director Adam Snyder Sue McDonald ennifer Stanley Jim Speelmon Asst. News Graduate Assistants ennifer Hansen Marilyn Edwards pka Bhambhani Taylor Asst. Features Marketing Director Achim Hunt Erik Collins Assi. Sports Faculty Advisor eith Boudreaux Jason Jeffers Circulation Editor Cartoonist Letters Policy e Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Iters should be 200-250 words and must include full me, professional title or year and major if a student. Iters must be personally delivered by the author to e Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 321. e Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for le, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not withheld under any circumstances. hhhesiis ?v/i?, tHe Hofisesi Off A?G?i O^f ITS ^ ' OPPEA FLO ' fATv Jiyrr\S " f 2 -oo A try FfciWfJ Off* WiMpoWwX: UyfO /V\TV PAPS" L AlR.Ti/v\f; Vfc??OUj r~"? 1 All i uTHt- lerft AlieTjrtlf; [ P> Pi LOBBY: ?V tAJT PAV Of fwOviSHTl QUOTE. UNQU "It's kind of scary. I ji Freshma College Reout *_>> 1 When I was 5,1 can remember my father telling me after a repeat offense of cookie jar larceny and my small excuse of "I'm sorry," that "Actions speak louder than words." These words were of little significance to me. Today, their inherent wisdom is guiding principle in my life. When I reflect on the happenings of the last two weeks, most notably, the involvement of the College Republicans in the election attempt of USC Board of Trustees candidate Brian Comer, these words seem to provide a theme under which falls the actions of the club I represent. That College Republicans serves as a student interest club is certainly a given. Like other student interest clubs at USC, it functions to introduce and unite students with similar interests and ideas. It is a source of information and learning. It is a forum for serious discussion. While in these areas it is just like any other club, it differs in that it is also a full functioning part of the Republican Party and hence carries with it a responsibility. Unfortunately, the realms of campus politics and "real world" politics rarely overlap, but when they do, a very real responsibility prompts a very real call to action. Such was the case with the candidacy of Brian Comer. Let me, for the record, say I do not in any way j: r>~: i_:_ U13HA.C ui uispai ttge jjnan ux ins achievements, for he will certainly see a bright future ahead of him. During LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Biblical mean Once upon a time, long, long ago, thei he was the Son of God. He spread his wi world, from Jerusalem all the way to In came in peace, for that was his way, and instruct others so they could lay aside tl embrace one another, reveling in their hun together in worship to their creator. At le? he planned... Alas, Christianity has come so far th have said, the only thing everyone agree is the Son of God. Everything else is left u{ for it was not his way for him to show i regale us with fables and let us decip] ourselves, for that was the only way we v Unfortunately, he underestimated the 1 analysis. Humans are curious, which all in all i for we would not learn anything otherw of this curiosity, however, is an inabilit; once they seem solved. In science, this without this we would still believe the sui Earth. In religion, which is far less ei disastrous. It is always better to trust y it will very rarely lead you astray. Jesus' teachings were of love and c mentor of mine said, "The Old Testan vengeance; the New Testament is a boo mercy is, above all else, what Jesus wanted in our minds. So why is it that we can't 1< alone? Jesus taught his own version of the ( unto others with love, and they will see thi and they will endeavor to become like you.r not by lecture." And yet, over the yean overanalysis, some have decided they deft Jesus meant when he told his stories. 0: what he meant, and it is my belief he me listeners thought he meant, because the o: spread a concept like love for your fellov in words people can understand. And wha in effect having each person put the lesson; No two people will agree on specifics, bi lesson is always there. But people have managed to twist his i * H?? \? F/ne Foft- "Of ens s-dhT loci 3/\t?S west/ OUS: I I " n I , +$*T0Av*iS 13 FLOORS: \ ' F ; l VMOftUP" 1 =?**" " HovKS J ~ j> ^ i ist hope they put it out be< are in that building." n Katrina Judy about the fire in Patterson reside ^ 1 .. jiicaiib sianu u the course of RaNELL his candidacy, CHENEY his polish and professional demeanor were good selling points to many of the legislators, and with good reason, but such attributes are only a part of what makes a candidate. Politics, especially when it comes to issues like education, is about ideology, and thus the most important of any candidate is ideology. Brian wasn't consulted about his ideology by the College Republicans for one simple reason. Brian has a record. A campus record of following the administrator's "more money" philosophy. A record of taking actions on behalf of candidates whose ideology on education is in direct opposition to those of the College Republicans and the Republican Party of South Carolina Actions speak louder than words. Brian's opponent is a former member of the legislature. He has a record that our legislators are aware Pmnrr n trmif U mivili ? vjjl. a j uubu auAinai^ ui tiic Republican Party, the College Republicans exercised our responsibility to inform our elected officials of Brian's record or face the possibility of them making their decisions without full information. Great pains were taken to accurately research public stands taken by Brian, and we stand 100 percent behind the facts ?s we presented them. dngs up for ii e was a man, and by accident. Richan isdom around the April 4 in which he \ dia some say. He homosexuality. In hi he endeavored to translations (of the ieir disputes and parts of the older tra oanity and coming reason he believes.' ist, that was what which he holds to, i ideas of Christ. His j at of everything I reasons I outlined a s on is that Jesus skewed, altered som > to interpretation, One of the reaso: is pictures but to parts of the older ti ler their morals found to not be orig vould truly learn, somewhat skewed o luman concept of they are told from dii subjective accounts s a blessed thing, happened. Memory i ise. The flip side qualities is the fact I y to let things be bad enough, prettj is beneficial, for regardless of what i 1 revolved around recorders in Jesus' mpirical, this is years after his deatl our first instinct; Is there no po misremembered whi >f forgiveness. A himself that that jusl lent is a book of story because it just k of mercy." And Everything in th to leave implanted my suggestion we ir save well enough when Judgment Daj the right track. Howe jolden Rule, "Do we should never blL it you are blessed, else's interpretation reach by example, Sex is just anothe i and over much And love is what hole nitely know what did say he was here nly Jesus knows HE was here to sav ant whatever his else, too. It's on the < nly way to widely Oh, yeah. "Let he r man is to put it t better way than in his own words? it the overriding words. Most often ofLUGGFd. " Sot \T\oki$ post An ^4-,i IWB n'-l M v '/ . ; - , - v, fe : _ ! ' * %W ' -3 **>?"' -' >. : ; ' 6 u/AUi, ? WW ' ', T"^' , PROMT ? 5^ ? :l - '/ D 5K*. Iliiif l H "6f?Mi5 *" v. e>?rr-Hf RD" * iause our whole lives nee hall ip to criticism Unfortunately, there are people who believe our motivations were selfish. I want to let everyone know that we have and always will act upon what we believe is in the best interest of our school, community and state. We are Republicans because of what we believe, and not the other way around. We will always stand firmly against those things that we believe will be detrimental, just as we will always fight unyieldingly for those things we believe will be beneficial. We are proud of our record of political involvement and success. Last year, we passed a resolution urging a freeze on tuition and presented it in a press conference with support from a large number of legislators, including the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, who spoke in favor of the idea on our behalf. While this, as well as other efforts, might, not have gotten the coverage it should have, we have enjoyed more legislature cooperation than any other student group. I truly believe the biggest opportunities for students to make a difference in their school and community are found in our club. In the face of criticism and misunderstanding, we are proud to be able to say our actions have, and always will, continue to speak louder than even the loudest critic, no matter who they might be. iterpretation 1 Moore wrote a letter to the editor on /oiced his beliefs about the morality of s argument, he claimed, "many newer Bible) leave out some fundamental inslations." This is true but not for the Fhe King James Version of the Bible, s not always faithful to the original general teachings come across for the bove, but the specifics are sometimes lehow from the original thoughts, ns some newer translations leave out ranslations is that those parts were inal. And even the original parts are ccasionally for the simple reason that Terent points of view and are therefore , tales of what the disciples thought s a fickle thing, and one of its amazing that if you want to believe something r soon you'll remember it that way truly happened. There were no tape time, and every epistle was written L ssibility someone might have at Jesus said or, even worse, sworn to ; HAD to be what Jesus meant by that made so much sense, to him at least, le Bible is ud for interDretation. It is iterpret the specifics all we like, and r comes, we can ask God if we were on ver, no matter how much we interpret, adly deny the possibility of someone simply because we do not agree, sr way of expressing love, one of many. Is us all together. As for sinners, Jesus to redeem the sinners. Notice, he said e them. It seems he said something ;ip of my tongue... who is without sin cast the first stone." Kelly McClanahan Chemistry Junior 5 Earth Day celebrates basic needs Monday CHRISTOPHER April 22, 1996, marks another historical milestone in the development of our nation's cultural awareness. Not because MTV has packed up to head on to their next "unplugged" show, or because Hootie and The Blowfish have stayed around to play another free show for their loyal fans. Todav, amongst all the Hootie Hoopla, marks the 26th anniversary of Earth Day. This annual celebration began in 1970 and has since brought together hundreds of millions of people to take part in demonstrations, teachins and rallies to raise awareness of our Planet Earth. These activities have educated the masses, given way to regulatory reform, increased corporate responsibility and helped improve the quality of our environment Today, the pendulum of environmental progress is coming to a halt. Congressional resolutions to reduce the budget deficit are wrongfully threatening the future effectiveness of environmental regulations. These changes endanger every American's right to a clean and healthy environment. It is time to realize government and industry are not going fn moVo pViQnrroo unlace nrn fkn miWKs* ww iiuuw viuuigvo muvoo rvtj uiu jjuuuv, fully understand and articulate our opinions regarding the issues. It is time we start taking some personal responsibility with respect to our own individual impact on the environment. We should explore working with corporations, instead of against them, to address the activities that threaten our environment. It is also time to cast support for the development of new "environmentally responsible" technologies and alternative fuel sources. The last 26 years have brought positive changes. They have not, however, provided longterm sustainable solutions to protect the health and resources for future generations. This anniversary of Earth Day rpnrpconfc an nnnnrfnnifxr fn folrn A VWVAAWW MAX VUillbJ WV bUiVV/ action for the future. It is time to send a clear message to Washington to protect and preserve our endangered ecosystems. As college students, we must put aside differences in political affiliation, socioeconomic background and race in order to reinvent grassroots activism nationwide. As educated consumers, we should support environmentally responsible businesses, as opposed to those whose operations or products pollute our environment. Most importantly, as responsible citizens of the United States, we need to share our knowledge and concerns with elected officials. This will ensure they may make more informed and sustainable decisions in the future. While environmentalism may not be as trendy today as the music of Hootie and The Blowfish, it is something we should all have in common, it is time to realize we rely on the Earth to provide us with our basic needs: air, water, food and shelter. Without these things, there would be no means to enjoy such luxuries as good music. Next time you're enjoying a video on MTV or a song on your favorite CD, remember what makes it all possible and ask yourself, "What have I done for Mother Earth, lately?" "Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little" -Edmund Burke Hey! if your Letter to the Editor wasn't part of this semester's Gamecock Viewpoints, -ykta -rcr-211 1 nv nJLJJL IUUIV forward to hearing from you during the summer!