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-Thursday, August 22,3 \ Stephanie Chris Martha Hotop, Achim Hunt, Adam Snyder, Jennifer Marriott's i is only for i Last year Ig * during our llUUU student Stu government l^e 1 campaigns, we ' heard about how n Marriott s dining contract is up for reni Marriott's five year contrac the University expires on Ji of next year, and because c this, Marriott will have to ? a bid for the contract next ? along with all the other com who want the contract at Marriott will be on a leve with everybody else, and the advantage will be that the; ' been here for so long and w seen what they can do. But, in many ways Mar presence here for the past so years is going to disadvantage to them. We seen what they can do, but w also seen what they car Marriott Dining services perfect, any continuing stud the University knows this. ( outside, Marriott offers a q dining service to the univi There is a wide variety of f reasonable prices and a lot time it tastes pretty good. I Hiking the i is positive i President Clinton signed a HHilfi bill Tuesday that will increase the ^ minimum wage ou 90 cents over the next two years. The first increase will tak* on October 1,1996 whe minimum wage will be rai; $4.75 per hour. The second in will take place on Septem 1997 when the minimum will be raised to $5.15 per Opponents of the bill attacked it saying an increa* force employers to lay off sc their employees and raise the of their products and servi pay the employees they can to keep. But, if people are m more money, they should b to pay a little more for some and services. The bill benefits s businesses by giving the equipment write-ofi^ and it c a simplified pension pla business employing 100 o workers. Currently, about iu m Americans earn $4.25 an That is not enough mon support a family. It's no w< people do not want to get welfare. The minimum increase will hopefully give \ living on welfare an incent Stephanie Achim H Sonnenfeld sPorU Ed"' Editor in Chief Cece VC Chris Dixon Kolniti Viewpoints Editor Special Pro} Martha Hotop Lisa Adam Snyder Noworati Newi Editors Copy Des Jennifer Stanley Ryan Sii Features Editor Online Edit Tyson Pettigrew Robert Wt Brian Rish f*010 Graphics Editor Rob Giot Asst. Viewpc The Gamecock is the student newspapet University of South Carolina and is published Wednesday and Friday during the fall and sprin lets, with the exception of university holidays a periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are trior editors or author and not those of the Univi South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Commui is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Depar Student Media is its parent organization. 1 L99fi "ISaiffeock Serving USC Since 1908 Sonnenfeld, Editor in Chief Dixon, Viewpoints Editor Editorial Board Lisa Noworatzky, Tyson Pettigrew, Brian Rish Stanley, Cece von Kolnitz, Robert Walton PINION ~ mproved service contract renewal "' " ? I dents need to remember Marriott are in ess-than-stellar products the little things. ind service they have The times when sceived from Marriott. there isn't much to choose from, ewal. when the chicken isn't cooked very :t with well or they keep running out of une 30 bacon. For an on-campus student tf who eats at the Russell House for submit one or two meals a day, these little spring, problems add up. panies When Marriott puts in its bid USC. next spring, it's these little things il field from the past years that students ir only have to remember. Marriott is a Y have business, they are out to make e have money. And the University gave them a five year chance to make riott's money off of us. ,12 or Five years is a long time and they be a have made a strong impression on s have students here at the university, e have So, this year if the service is a bit 1't do. friendlier and the cut in your meat 3 isn't has a bit less fat on it, don't take lent at that as your complete impression )n the of Marriott. uality Remember, all the times your srsity. bread got soaked with vinegar at of .qnk_/"\fit katit ^knir ?*nn ac be withheld under any circumslanoes. v/vu uv wwM-vivjr uiiu xiv rv uitj i aii v/ui ui of the everything at the Gamecock grill Jut for except double cheeseburgers. minimum wage move for America get ajob to UUJUfeyMiiiliHI support their The benefits of the families instead 'inimum Wage Bill far of living off of tweigh the detriments. government aid. Overall, we believe the ; place minimum wage increase will be n the good for America. There are, sed to however, some provisions that crease college students can't ignore, ber 1, First of all, the bill does not wage include workers who make tips, hour. They will still earn only $2.13 per have hour, and they will only be paid se will more by their employers if they >me of don't make enough in tips to earn prices the new minimum wage. This is ces to particularly bad for college students afford who work part-time in the service airing industry to make money for their e able college expenses, goods Second of all, the bill contains a "training wage" provision. This mall basically means people under ine man age of 20 will still make $4.25 per reates hour for their first 90 days of work, in for so high school and some college r less students will not make the new minimum wage when they take illion summer jobs. This is one of the hour, main reasons young people should ey to vote. The "training wage" provision )nder proves politicians don't take young off of voters seriously. 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Dare: In terms of academics, we will a pQjj vigorously research and lobby for a an(j responsible academic forgiveness plan 0f here at USC as so many other top gjVe < X WI/1V XV misuse, n | r Cece von Kolnitz asa mys* met comi I read about "The Dark One" in me t< yesterday's newspaper. voice The headline over the V Associated Press's article read, "2 fly tc missing teens lured by Internet, officials man say." boar According to the stoiy, a man calling an "1 himself 'The Dark One" used the Internet my p "to convince" two teen-age girls, Summer I Nix, 13, of Spartanburg, and Casey An a Thompson, 15, of Pauline, to meet him wig a at his car last week, and "they haven't frjem been seen since." The article says 0ff a authorities now consider the girls' brea] disappearance a "missing persons case." I don't See how the Internet mnlrl M. IV. V UltUl have lured" them. A computer network did s] doesn't have the power of persuasion, turn The people who use it do. T There is no Internet monster who bagg flashes messages across users' screens mySt that say things like "Run away from your picki house. Pierce your nose. Go with the waik Dark One." Franklin out! I nati Jamel Franklin acadi stror learn n,a Students at USC, I would like to coua; welcome you to a new semester year of activism and opportunity here a n d at this university of high predc achievement and excellence. white As Student Body Vice-President and by th President of the Senate, I am honored state to serve you through representing the g Thi student body. I am happy to inform you for st that both myself and the Senate will be adjui addressing several important issues to mom DENTS 'S Of A \ s> e^ irs 1 ^ \e o/i / . ?? c *'X " 1 /llf^~ 1?1***?"*m ^-LTALf ?"I6M vow $H a house gives you a lot John Leighton gma Chi Fraternity, discussing US sponsible lot compi 'm guilty of thinking of the Internet immediate breeding ground for evil situations into the cai elf. But it's because of the people lowered nd the communication, not the dramatiza iiumthrough whichthe A worn aunication takes place. If s hard for car. Stack, j trust people I've never seen, whose "A flight a ss I've never heard. said she: iflien one of my friends decided to woman, ye ) the state of Washington to see a not to brinj she met on a computer bulletin not to let i d, I wrote my own silly version of This vii Jnsolved Mysteries" episode involving time anyoi iredictions about her trip. at the end can still picture the whole thing, to the can ctress, who is wearing a really bad thought so irv/1 \i/Ua i a onnnaflivl 1 aaIt ~ - - ?- ?1? uiu TT11U 10 ouppuocaa IAJ iwr 11a.c ul^ lllHtl piCKB i but doesn't even come close, steps the side of plane. As she does so, Robert Stack Despit Its in with a voice-over; hopped on i She was excited about meeting the and had a ( she had only seen in pictures. Little in any wa; he know her excitement would soon home. Ma] to fear." Cue the scary music. the lucky o he camera follows my friend to the did have tl age claim where she finally meets Unsolved ] ery man. They hug. The someone- But the ng-at-a-piano music plays as they decision. 1 out to his car. do it. Just Hie began acting strangely almost Summer ( ines Student onal universities have. A true choices in emic forgiveness policy would be a I will als< lg motivational force for student to review ling here at USC. transporta long with a diverse group of student 1997-98 fo ers, and the Senate, will plan The Sens borative events for the upcoming for studen such as a forum on race-relations events as v a fundraiser for the many thechangei minantly black and predominantly games. , il 4-v 1 *?? .11 uiuiuies uiai nave uecn vn-tumzea |We Will is tragic eruption of arsons in this publication newsletter 1 2 Senate will further allocate money body, are udent organizations and we will importan at finance guidelines so that the university, ey can be more efficiently and We will a :tively allocated to student Associatic lizations. 1997 strat vill re-establish the Student legislator srnment Food Committee, first education a lished last year by Vice-President on the Boa ie Shively, to research and create The Sen; cy to lessen dining time restrictions annual elec o be presented to the USC Board elections as ustees next summer. This would We will t itudents more freedom in making departmer 11 ?,/ . I ' ' /' ' / ^ 1 oi a pier, witn ner DacK turned reopie couia De taught how to use lera. A pier worker says, "I the Internet and at the same time, they mething was wrong when the could be taught about the problems firstd her up and threw her over time users encounter, like that message the pier." that flashes across the screen sometimes e my prediction, my friend when someone first signs onto an access a plane to Washington anyway provider like America On-line. The good time. She wasn t mauled message asks for a credit card number, ir or killed, and she returned Ru]e number one. ^ ^ itto4em me my friend was just one of ? , , . f., , . , *4 ? u j iv. Rule number two: It s okay to be nes. Maybe her decision real iv .. . , , J . ie potential of turning into an e^paous of people who name themselvee ^vQtpriM after the devil, senal killers or Stalker. . imrvtHorrf tki ic W u,oe W Rule numhp.r thrPP' Yoil ran't WaTTlP * uuj^vi IMIIV viiuig 10 iv nao nvi 'he Internet didn't make her a machine for the existence of evil people like the Internet didn't make in the world, no matter how well it relieves >r C asey get into The Dark the pain. Government goals their everyday lives. syllabi on the internet for their classes ) establish a Senate committee so that students will be able to make h the use of city aid in more informed decisions about their tion to football games for the academic future, otball season. We will be publicizing many open ite will facilitate block seating senate seats in the colleges of Applied t organizations at sporting Professional Sciences, Pharmacy, Nursing veil as inform students about and Social Work. 3 in seating sections at football If you are interested in serving the student body in the Senate please stop aid President Wright in the by Student Government in the Russell of the new student government House. Senate meetings are every to ensure that you, the student Wednesday afternoon at 5 p.m. in the properly informed about Russell House theater, t matters concerning this Both myself and the student senate are here to represent the ideas and respond id the South Carolina Students to the needs and concerns of the students n in organizing our Spring at USC. If you ever have any concern egies for lobbying the state about this university, Student e for more money in higher Government is the place to address your ind for student representation concern. rd of Trustees. I wish you, the proud students of the ite will review and revise our University of South Carolina, continued tion rules to make our annual success and I will be a strong fair and as efficient as possible, communicator and patient listener to ie encouraging eveiy academic you throughout this semester. Thank it to place course guides and you and God bless Carolina. 1 - :?! ! louuO DfZop TH <TLAS$ more independence." SC's proposed Greek Village ; for Internet iter networks ly," Robert Stack says, looking One's car. mera with his bushy eyebrows In the article, Summer's mother says, . "Let's getbackto our don't know if I ever would (buy a tion," he says. computer) now...No...I would buy the an wealing blue w alks by the computer, I just wouldn't have it hooked m another voic^over, explains, up t0 the Intemet. ttendantpassmgbythe^r her for feeling that way. saw the man slapping the ? . , . , , - . J, lling expletives and 1 told you ** maybe of ^ondying and g your sleeping bag! I told you blamin*the Internet.teens others inyone else see my picture!" who ***ll 00111(1 r** ^e education, sion of mine ends with the last the goofy kind that doesn t work, tie ever sees my friend. She's hke sex ed videos, but a useful kind.