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6 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Void, Sanchez don't 7 i present all sides of story Somewhere, out in the deep, dark, misty shadows of night...scratched upon a flimsy newsprint tombstone lies the visage and epitaph of a poor broken man. His name is Eli Sanchez, and although he (by his own o^micoinn ^ io o lnrrnn^ onnlrnn onftlit in V* oil a nf Qfnrlnnf auiiiiotjiuu/ 10 u lwgbiiu ouivy ui i/iiv ncuio ui ubuu^ui/ Media, many of you may never have heard of him. The story of his brief but phenomenal career is one of character, hard work, extreme persistence, creativity and style that disdained all conventional rules of journalism, ethics and basic rhetoric. It is the story of a man who fought against terrible odds to achieve his goals. He was a pathfinder and a poet. Damn handsome, too. No self-respecting journalism student should be unfamiliar with his work. As a former student journalist, I feel it is my responsibility to publicly expose this man for what he truly is. No longer let him be just a ghost who occupied the hallowed halls of Student Media from 1992 to 1996 - let the masses hear his story and quiver in his power! A man who always had his hands in something, Sanchez wrote articles and poetry for (hold your breath folks) "three portfolio editors (and) three GBQ editors." Now, how many of us can say that? Not me, wow. He was a true journalist and patron of the arts...err...I mean indie rock. He was a great friend to his "disgruntled comrades, the executive board at WUSC." Even in the face of allegations and investigations by his employer, Sanchez was obstinately in their corner. How's that for objectivity? In the name of objectivity, he kept a vigilant eye on other student publications. He attacked The Gamecock for breach of ethics. According to Sanchez in the editor's note, page 2 of The Void, "...unlike The Gamecock of this semester, the GBQ practices journalistic integrity. We don't quote ourselves about things we know nothing about." The note in itself is an exhibition of the true genius that is Eli Sanchez. In the note, he describes the selection of a I RESERY Stop by f Bookstor ticket for ti and res April 22 - II Ilgp: FOR ( 1 BONUS BUCK P ALL DONATIONS OF CAN GOC THE NAME OF HOOTIE & THE The Gamecock suitable name for the new format of the GBQ magazine. Observe the man's passionate pathos: "Tins tabloid is called The Void because of the "void" in money that was produced to make a tabloid rather than a magazine...there is a void caused by the emptiness that,these false charges (against WUSC comrades) caused as well as the "void" that the artistic format of WUSC has left in our hearts." So touching. Pure intellect. When "Drama" would have worked just as well, Sanchez waxes poetic with "Void." Dnom'tQ V?io innmoliofin avnnrinnpo tixro inairrV* + o-nrl FE YOUR CC iddams or Univ z when you gel le Hootie MTV ierve your cop) oeaf/?e/\ cfo/i/M)i Day 1 ' f^^^^^H^BB||||: |^_ 1 - ||iiP?WW;yy?fc;:IliWlE 2 CANS OF t1 BONUS I ER DONATION, MIN* 2 CANS PER DON >DS WILL BE DONATED TO HARVEST H< BLOWFISH AND THE UNIVERSITY OF S IC! j-ftopw; iuo jvui iicuijbiv/ tvi^auvc uxaigiii axiu emotional wordsmithing, the humble Eli Sanchez was willing to forgo himself for the good of GBQ and journalism. Like Jesus, he carried the cross of politics and finance fashioned by the evil Student Media Empire of Satan. Witness his modest sacrifice: "Finally, I have survived the musing of our Faculty Advisor who is still under the illusion, despite the fact that she was there when I was named editor, that Cortney Owings is editor, not me...Let it be known that I am editor, hear me roar! I am responsible for the content of this magazine because as my supervisor said about my job, *We need a scapegoat in case something goes wrong!' So whatever your beef is about a lack of magazine and being given a tabloid this semester, don't blame me, 1 just work here! The editor's note in the Spring 1996 edition of The Void, creatively titled "Welcome to The Void," is not just an article but rather the departing words of wisdom and loss other great poets of high caliber have employed when writing their own gravestones. The Void is a monument to this great man, his melee with the Philistines who would consume and destroy the media giant and his triumphant ability to rise above it all. He was a man who transformed journalism into frivolity. "In the tradition of Dennis Miller I will say good-bye. That's the news and I am outta here." -Eh Sanchez, Class of 1996, R.I.P. Brent Seeliger Art-design freslunan Monday, April 22,1996 Health Center deserves recognition for service i 1 I am writing this letter in hopes that some well-deserved 1 recognition will be focused on Dr. Terry King, physical therapist XZ ni f V* Prooonrliifn onrl oil nf f V\ n nurcoo on/1 ofoff nf T TQP'o ixuxui vxwoovvmtt. cuiu oil ui txiu xxuxoto axxu oiaxx ux uuv o ( healthcare center. [ On the day before classes started last semester, I was ( returning from Charleston when, through a freak accident, t my car was hurled into two pine trees at around 65 mph. I t sustained severe trauma and soft tissue damage to my neck. This resulted in severe chronic neck pain that made me want ^ to stay in bed, lay flat on my back, not move around or even c sit up. i I will be graduating in a couple of weeks, and this graduation t would not have been possible without the help and encouragement of all the people mentioned above. Dr. King, c with his bag of medicine, from the numerous prescriptions c to the hours of encouragement, his shared knowledge of what <c I was experiencing and his psychological as well as emotional i support. Keith Crosswhite, with all the heat packs and neck ? massages, who even changed her schedule weeklv so that I would not have to miss class in order to receive treatment, the care and concern of all the nurses who always had time to inquire how I was doing as they saw me come and go on a regular basis and all of the staff who made my appointments and led me to the help I so desperately needed. I have come a long way in my recovery since the day this accident occurred, and I still have a ways to go, but thanks to so many kind and caring people, I have been able to achieve my long-awaited goal of a business degree and will be able to move on with my life when I am physically ready. I have experienced, and I am attesting to the excellent care and treatment available through USCs healthcare system, and for this I am most thankful. Marty Fall Finance senior ipy; uyj ersity 787-2 t your Ge: Concert (And c rof v". jjjaL swfisii Mr M m mm* mm? ft A pi IE \ I I I | 15 ; . the competition, apply in f ESnir jl Mick's Peachtree Ctr. 229 Peachtree St. llilillil: WmL: 'lllllliiiM ' (404) 688-6425 Mick's Underground 75 Upper Alabama St (404) 525-2825 FOOD ' g BUCK! ^ Clasi ATION.) j DPE FOOD BANK IN SOUTH CAROLINA. <i ?% HI i I W*9>} ;M 11 ? iJLw J 111 u The an hhhhhhmJ I ?. SH)N I'm a student, and until recently YUN I have been a consumer animal. I IPflTTffiTriTOirTrri would buy things I didn't need and mmmmmmmmmmm then tire of them in a few weeks. Now ['m more concerned about who's making my shoes, what's leing sprayed on my food and how my buying habits affect lie world. I realize that having cool things doesn't make me lappy. When I learned of the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and light other activists in Nigeria on Nov. 10,1995,1 was shocked. Fhese were men who had devoted their lives to peacefully ipposing the environmental catastrophe and human brutality ;hat was being inflicted upon their people. I was so affected fiat I dug deeper. I found that these men were executed by the Nigerian government for protesting the activities of Shell Oil. For lecades, Shell's money propped up corrupt and brutal regimes n Nigeria, and now it seems to have bought them the right ? do whatever they wish. I also found that the United States is the largest consumer >f Nigerian oil. Shell needs me and you (and our cars) to :ontinue with their irresponsible activities. I am going to send i message to the company with the big yellow signs by biking ny way around town this summer, and I hope you will do the same. You can still have your say! 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