The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, August 19, 1996, Page 10, Image 10
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Earth
needs to
clean up
its act
I Here on
SNYDER ' 32nd street,
hum in company is a
BBSSiltiiiSii* big deal. When
guests grace our
loorstep, we humbly roll out the red
arpet, albeit faded and worn, to make
iur visitors at home. Call it southern
lospitality or just plain manners, guests
ire welcomed to a dean and comfortable
letting. And all it takes is a small
ompliment for us to express a glimmer
if pride in our home.
In the past few years throughout the
>outh, everyone from government to
ndividuals have been sprucing their
tates, cities, or homes for the arrival
if foreign visitors. Although critics have
harged Atlanta with being unprepared,
indermanned, and unequipped to take
n such an event, neither Atlanta, nor
he bouth were without good intentions
n making the world's trip to Dixie a
aemorable one. But recent events have
hown Atlanta is a microcosm for the
est of the world.
Scientists have discovered what they
elieve could be neighbors visiting,
lemains of microscopic organisms on a
aeteorite recovered in Antarctica are
K>inting to life once being sustained on
dars. The question, "Are we alone?"
ould be simply answered by knocking
lext door and seeing if anyone answers
or would have answered millions of
ears ago).
This discovery is akin to an
inannounced visit from a neighbor. You
;eep the guest waiting in the foyer as
ou scramble about to make the front
oom respectable for guests. But your
leighbor can see it all and the illusion
r a spotless nome is tarmsnea. &o our
uest, sadly dead on arrival, had to wait
n the only unspoiled continent we have
eft until science and technology were
ble to invite our neighbor to sit down.
Jut it is not so much science that is not
eady for others like our Martian
leighbor.
On second thought, I don't know if it
3 so sad our Martian friend was DO A.
f you were coming to Earth for the first
ime, ideally you would want to be dead
md land as far away from people as
ossible. Look at the alternative. Instead
f the red carpet being rolled out, crimson
ilood of another inner city shooting
rould be the trail to follow. Some cowboy
11 Texas would let Independence Day
0 to his head and come out blazing with
is six shooters to save the world as we
now it.
The prospect of life outside of our planet
j fascinating and exciting. The prospect
f life on our plaftet is much more
itimidating. Century-old problems of
unger, homelessness, and war remain
nresolved. Plagues of disease,
nmorality, intolerance drape over our
rorld. Planetary neighbors, such as
umans, plants, and animals, do not
sceive the welcoming they deserve. Our
ivers, lands, and air are polluted Mother
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iann is oemg rapea 01 ner resources.
But this not to say our home is going
> hell in a hand basket. Throughout
le existence of man, we have broadened
ur collective mind, and advanced
arselves. We see it has come with a
rice. But, we also have the know-how
nd drive to overcome our shortcomings
nd improve on our mistakes. It will
ike all we have learned to learn the
lughest lesson of all: how to get along
ogether peacefully in a clean
ivironment.
It is time to clean up our act If not for
iirselves or for our descendants, then
ir the fact we've got company coming.
Due {-I/msivi
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QUOTE, UNQUOTE
"I feel like a freshma
Remember t
If I have learned anything the p?
two weeks, it is that life seldom go
how you plan it The fact you have tl
newspaper in your hand meai
something went better than I w
expecting.
Since arriving here, I have learn
this lesson many times, but the tii
optimist in me always manages
squelch the negative until somethi;
really bad happens again. Perhaps
sharing a few of my "lesser moment
you can infer some of the lessons.
wnen i arrived nere as a rresnme
I had come off of a really disastro
senior year. I had spent several yea
pining for my high school's class do\
and, when I had finally gotten pa
that, no one in my class would let r
forget. I came to USC with the hop
of getting involved, making good grad
and, if I was lucky, to meet someor
I found the Gamecock by answeri:
a call to come to the orientation meeti
in Ml 1994. There I met Lee Cloni
the editor in chief. He was a charisma
leader and, even in a crowd of w<
over 100, made me feel like I cou
really make a difference. My first sto
as a news reporter was about wash
and dryer facilities on campus, ft
news editor, and lata* boyfriend, Keit
told me it was designed as a test Th
figured if I could do that stoiy well ai
came back, then they could trust n
with important stuff.
While studying for a biology test oi
night, I really needed a break. I want
to go up to the newsroom but, I did]
want to go empty-handed. I stopp<
by the grocery story, picked up son
Golden Grahams cereal and Coke, ai
headed ever Nn nne wnnld ever tin
away an extra hand helping with layo
and the cereal was a hit with all of ti
starving faces who hadn't even hi
time for lunch. I had made my offici
start as a Gamecocker.
From there, I rose through the rani
Some days were better than othe
and school and home life always ke
me going. No matter what, thoug
the Gamecock-was at the center of n
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n. I feel uncertain and like I'm going
for the first time in my life."
Don Greiner on taking the Interim Provost position.
o fisht for what vo
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ist dating for a I tina into the:
ies while and were morgan job.
lis both staff I began
ns members. All end of m
as of our friends were editors or writers. Sud de
Everywhere I went, there was the realized
ed Gamecock. hadsixd
ny The best part of being Upstairs was worj[e(j (
to the fun people. Lee was great, and the ,
ng next editor in chief, Nancy, helped me 601 e
by to not only do my job, but to have fun nonsens
s," with it. Erin, the news editor, became P^Pect
a fast friend who guided me through Forsta
in, not only the realm of administration ^ y?u w<
us and bureaucracy dealing with the news, y?u s^ou
irs but also my relationship with Keith, every coi
vn I had never had social success until I a s p e o p
ist met most of these people And the great interest?
ne thing was, they were part of my work than ho
ies and my play time. Instead
les As the semesters went on, I became revenge,1
le. more involved. As anyone who has p r o b 1 e
ng ever been on a staff knows, it becomes common^
ng addictive. I wanted everything at the ^ow wro
tz, office to be perfect I saw so many things jnn oce[
tic that could be improved. And I was the f ,,
sll one determined to do it all.
Id So began my summer as editor in ^
ry chief. I started out full force. Usually a f ^7,"
er the summer editor is responsible for Luckily
ly three big papers: My staff and I have began to
;h, done six. Although this is nothing battle is r
ey compared to what a regular editor during m
id does, it's been hard with only seven I will fc
ae student staff members. The professional summer
staff has been wonderful and carried what I h
\\n t __.v . _ .
Lie us uiiuugii tiic aaiu times. vYiieni Wildl aCll
ed remember this summer, I will ratio disa
1't remember how humble I was in the more da
ed face of such an enormous task and of differeni
oe all the people I have to thank for it As yoi
,d being a succes s rememix
rn There have also been a lot of changes t, ,
ut in the newsroom. We painted, we filed a
be and we created policies that were long
id overdue. All of this on top of summer so eone
al school made me realize just how wj*at y01
vulnerable I was. Remen
is. And then it all blew up. Countless y?u f?r ^
rs things fell out of place. TTie sky really power hi
pt did start falling. I was a mess, although because;
h, I tried not to show it upstairs. I'd go Editor's
ly home and sit and stare out the window right all s
;n wondering how I could get out of going was not'
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Keith Bout
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^ ^ Get invoK
W) -=? the collet
if ^ ^Eifl *
^ Don't just come here [~i
*? 8? *? school. H
_?Life at USC is more
__ ^ than just hitting the books
and cramming for exams.
There are over 200 I
-?r organizations on campus
IT^"" covering a range of ^
""' ^interests from the Baptist i^vc
"T^TT^ ^ ^ Student Union to the tc
_? D Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian
y5^ upfMpQ Association, to the Fencing
Club.
Each of these groups is more
willing to take on new mem
interested in contributing to \
growth and the general coolp
The real key to eryoying co
is to find something you love
then do it to the hilt.TTie grouj
- . get involved with will be the bre<
away from home ground for lifelong friendships
possibly love.
This isn't to say classes a
important or that you should in
yourself so deeply you forget a
11* everything else. Rather you si:
Q DCllCV \Z take a bite out of what this car
has to offer, relish it, savor it, c
real world and having a real
to hunger for the fall and the g i_
nly^about six days ago, I SafCty ItilS
what a doofus I was being. I
lays to eryoy something I had I 111 l"^||l||l|IW
>ver 2 years to accomplish. I " "111 11|# IW l
;o put all of the bureaucratic It's hard to remind [h
je I had encountered into people about the virtues I
ive. of being safe and cautious
rters, I had always assumed without sounding too
are in charge of something, preachy. Unfortunately,
Jd take your co-workers into recent events have spurred
isideration and treat people the need forsucha
>le. You should be more reminder. ?
d in gettingthe job done right ^or exa P^e' there ,'
w much power you have. were two inatacesm the W
, ...... . "Vulture Lot" - the one i
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Editor I Directa
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Carolina and is published Monday, Wedn
the fall and spring semesters and six times
the exception of university holidays
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oi singling someone oui lor . ., ,, ? ,,
u j , right beside the Russell
you should woric through your House. Oue involved several p
ms. I considered this who were arrested for gun posse
'lace and just. I found out just the other was a carjacking. Ifs
ng I was. to imagine that in our "little n<
it people around me became woods" something so vi<
. A small, happy family was would happen. The problem is, t'
iside-down. And I had to make like this happen all of the time
Many of you are coming froi
, someone listened to me and cities and Columbia seems like a
see through the chaos. The small dot on a very large map. 0
lot over, but for a few minutes have come from very rural area
iy reign, I made a difference. may not adjust to the need for s
tegin to look back over my Either way, we all need to rel
today. I will probably weigh the basics such as lockinS your
oped to accomplish against and bei"8 ?>utious of who you
aally came to be and find the * * n
.. A j.i f Most students come to colleg
ppomting. And then, m a few , , ,, ,
r -Ti v - a xi Ret away from the reverberi
ys, wi egin o see the parental voice in the backgrounc
:e, however small, I made. keepg gaying> yQur CQat
1 start a new semester, your doors, call me when ypu cl
;r you can make a difference. your plans." Now that voice is
i small and come in the middle What you need to do is to de1
n, but long after you're gone these habits with your roomna
will remember you fought for If you're going to be out lal
i believed in. someone know. If you're leaving
iber to thank those around
heir support. Don't become
ingry and take control just r"~"
you can. p
i prerogative. I have had that ^Tr
summer. The best thing I did
use it to justify my actions.
Tina Morgan J
Editor in Chief Co|
?1?~ Keith Boudreaux Ro
Viewpoints Editor I
I Coco von Kolnitz Ja
1 I News Editor
k k/bOJ 1 Chris Dixon M;
^ Features Editor Grai
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Monday, August 19, 1996
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rving USC Since 1908
[organ, Editor in Chief
dreaux, Viewpoints Editor
UKorial Board
Dixon, Achim Hunt
n Kolnitz, Robert Walton
I N I 0 N
ied to taste
ie experience
I it in. Then, when your
hfetfcBAjftAafli time here is up, walk
Student away, remember how you
invo Ivement were different before you
came here and how the
I university changed you.
You are at a
udents should get crossroads, with the
ilved in campus life freedom to do whatever
i truly experience you wish. Just use your
college. common sense, and respect
the feet most people aren't
going to give a damn about what you
than do.
b e rs Remember it doesn't matter what
their other people think. One of the joys
ess., of college is you get to discover who
liege you are and be that person.
! and Now is the time to experiment,
j you but remember the values your parents
sding tried so hard to teach you.
i and The most important thing to
remember is to simply do something,
ren't to get involved and stay that way.
volve Apathy is the bane of student life,
ibout You only come this way once. Hie
lould cliche is a cliche because it is so veiy
npus true. Don't let a day pass without
Irink seizing it.
to be a priority
, in Columbia
nfTVTTTTSH tell someone. As hard as
it is, we've all got to
Campus remember that telling
safetv someone where we are
isn't thwarting our
independence - it may
actually be saving it.
eping yourself safe Meeting a lot of
is to be a priority. new people can be exciting
ke the time to learn and, we may be willing to
vhat you should. sacrifice our good sense
for a good time. For first
eople dates, you may want to consider going
ssion, out with another couple. If you plan
hard study sessions, do it in a public place,
sck of Also, remember to call your family.
Dlent They've been there to help take care
hings of you and can give good advice.
On campus, don't walk alone at
u big night. Carry telephones numbers
i very such as USC's police department,
thers Familiarize yourself with the call
s and boxes and do not abuse them - they
afety. may help to save the life of you or a
earn friend.
doors If you are new to the area, get a
hang map and learn where the police
substations are.
e and It may all sound silly. With classes,
iting new roommates, new surroundings,
1 that new people and the hassle of moving
, lock in and getting settled, learning how
lange to be safe may not be a priority. It
gone, should be.
velop We've tried to help out If you look
lates. on page 22, you'll see most of the
te, let campus emergency numbers. Take
town, a look.
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bert Walton Laura Day
hoto Editor Creative Director
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Canoon*. Jett A. Bream
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