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Friday, August 30, 1996 nsafi Serving USl Stephanie Sonnenfe Chris Dixon, Vi Edit oris Martha Hotop, Achim Hunt Jennifer Star' jy, Lisa Noworatzky, Homecoming I resurrect cami Hie Carolina |htbhi tradition of Homecoming Queen has been Homecomi resurrected from should he I the dead by problems Student arec0l Government. The pageant was abolished by the Homecoming Commission in *91, due to a recommendation by a University committee that it caused division among groups on camous. In retrosDect. the probiems it caused must have been pretty strong for a committee to be formed to study it, and then have that same committee recommend that it be abolished. SG Vice President Jamel Franklin said it was brought back because it has been one of the most popular student concerns since either himself or SG President Patrick Wright have been involved in Student Government. The Homecoming Queen tradition has added some changes, though. There will be a king and a queen. And instead of having an election like in the past, it will be a pageant with judges and different categories. The hope is xLi *11 .li f 1. a 1 mai mis win eliminate me popularity contest that the Queen competition was before. In the packet SG handed Political und needed in el presidential ISii election just mere than two months ujl, s L,t away, political Rhetoric awareness could students t not be more Electic important. We all need information about the men and women who run this country, so we can make an informed decision at the ballot box in November. In USC debate coach David Berube's Campaign Rhetoric class, students will view over 130 hours of political documentaries, press conferences, debates and speeches. Berube said he hopes students not only learn how political campaigns work, but how to weed through the rhetoric thrown at them during a campaign. The Campaign Rhetoric class is positive because it will help bring students out of the dark where politics are concerned. The Democratic National Convention has been in full swing -n u ?*. xmn PUQ anH ARC Oil wccxv, yct? nuv, viaj ^? Nev "iSaiicocft $ Student Media Russell House-USC* C Stephanie Cece von Sonnenfeld j Kolnitz Editor in Chief Special Projects i Chris Dixon Lisa Viewpoints Editor Noworaizlty Martha Hotop Copy Desk Adam Snyder Robert Walton News Editors Photo Editor Jennifer Stanley Brian Rish Features Editor Graphics Editor Achim Hunt Rob Gioielli Sports Editor Asst. Viewpoints The Gamecock is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring semesters, with the exception of university holidays and exam periods. Opinions expressed in The Gsmecock are those of the editors or author and not those of the University of South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Communications h is the publisher of The Gatr*cock. The Department of * Student Media is its parent organization. 1 frjuT_rli_ aDtR : Sinci 1908 Id, Editor in Chief ewpoints Editor il Board Brian Rish, Adam Snyder, Cece von Kolnitz, Robert Walton, i?Xfl iMfl iion Pageant could pus dwisions 329 prospective competitors, ng Pageant there is a strong held only if emphasis placed of the past <>n leadership, rrertPd service and academics for the preliminary rounds of the AOI? lO O CTAA(\ CO* Af VUU l/t- O 1/J W X11VXA 10 (A ^wu uvv vr* guidelines for this type of pageant But for the finals competition, points for academic achievement count the same as points for the formal wear division. Franklin said that this has been a major student concern, but the question that has to be asked is whether this is really a student concern or a Student Government concern. Was there a push from students to reinstate this? Does anyone remember this being mentioned at all last year during student government elections? At first glance, the idea of a Homecoming Pageant may seem fun and interesting, something great for Carolina Homecoming spirit. However, the members of Student Government need to be students of history, and remember what happened in the past. The Homecoming Queen Competition was abolished for definite reasons, why should we resurrect these problems? lerstanding ection year have only devoted one hour of coverage each ampaign night to the class gives convention. The be edge on three networks m Day. provided equally poor coverage of the Republican National Convention. lirUil/i T\/\li4-i/???l mnvpniinne yy JLI11C JpVXlVlVUi VVU T V**V*W*4W may not provide pulse-pounding television viewing, they do introduce audiences to the leaders and platforms of each party. lie only way to see complete convention coverage was through C-SPAN, a cable network which provides 24-hour political coverage. Students who spend most of their day in class or woridng hardly have time to watch hours worth of political convention coverage VDEWF ZZZZHHHK2QE ui think If Studen has tl Sororities i [ Nikki La Rocque | When I first came back to campus, as wise and patronizing as any sophomore grateful not to be a freshman, I was impressed with the large amount of young girls supporting the legalization of maryuana. So many were running around with Marijuana 96! buttons pinned to their perky chests, which left me to believe an unusually large amount of College of Charleston students had transferred up here. But when I stopped for that oh-soimportant second glance, I realized it was merely the beginning of the Fall Rush. I began to feel a headache coming on. Not my own, let me assure you, but the headaches - and heartaches - of all Students' actio To the editor, The new academic year has begun and all of our idealistic students espousing noble causes have returned. One of their perennial causes has been energy conservation and recycling, but several 1 recent incidents have caused me to question their commitment. The first is tne repeated use 01 elevators by able-bodied students to go up one, or down two, floors. The second relates to the Coker (Biology/Pharmacy) Building, whose Devine Street entrance is occasionally left locked by the custodians. Rather than walk around the coma- to the main entrance on Sumter Streets, students will stand like zombies outside the door waiting for someone inside to see them open it. I have encountered students who consider this to be a legitimate reason for being late to class. Once in, they will prop the door open so that other students may have access via this entrance. It matters not that the temperature outside is in the 90s; their convenience takes priority. J If energy conservation is a goal of or reaa every campaign aruue m the newspaper. The USC Campaign Rhetoric class gives students the chance to learn what's going on in the presidential race in hopes student voters can make an informed choice on the ballot. its: 777-7726 ertising: 777-1184 C; 777-6482 ? Chns Carroll Columbia, SC 29208 Director of Student M?*i .. . Laura Day Dipka Bhambham Creative Director Jessica Nash J.T. Wagenheim Asst. Features Ait Director Bryan Johnston Mark Hopkins Dwayne Graduate Assistant McLemore Marilyn Edwards Asst. Sports Taylor Keith Boudreaux Marteting Director Circulation Manager Erik Collins Jason Jeffers F?culD- Advisor Daniel Brown Cartoonists I I Letters Policy The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 200-230 words and must include full name, professional title or year and major if a student. Letters must be personally delivered by the author to The Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 321. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not lr ./ulihi'ld under any circumstances. tobacco justified To the editor, President Clinton has recentl announced that he will follow the Foo and Drug Administration's advice an regulate tobacco as a drug. Mr. Fric tried to rationalize this measure as mer election year politics and joked of th horror tobacco can put people throug (8/28/96, page three). In reality it is long overdue step towards protectin American society, particularly futur generations, from the harm of tobacc addiction. The American Medical Associatio and other private scientific bodies hav omce in me uasemeni ui me xvusaei House where a small amount of peopli ns contradict 1 our student body, then it should b pursued, even if it means persona inconvenience; otherwise, the entire save the-earth campaign becomes a farce Franklyn F. Boiander Jr^ MD, PhD Associate Professor, Department c Biological Sciences Clinton's attack on vfuuujr waiumuio, ju r\uvioui, uu in not only O] the girls who won't make the cut, wh( won't attend the elusive Third Rounds whose favorite sorority won't ask then: to join. To all those girls: it's okay Actually, ifs even better than okay. If s pretty awesome. Dry those tears anc read, darlings! One does not need to belong to ar exclusive group in order to make friends network, get involved, volunteer or haw a social life. All this can be achievec without paying dues of a $150 or mor< a semester. In a recent Gamecock features articl< on the Fall Rush, one rushee was quotec as saying that the reason she wants t< join a sorority is to have the chance U "get involved on campus and witl community service." Just so everyone knows, there is ai il. l i. .r^L. D.. 1 t Government or the Horn he support of the student \klr\r\ri\i Pornfhnrc CCI AHwicnr rm fh PINT /WJELL ( A SUA* seic>0M-?e&c> erne s IT WoolO^gf A To WrtSTg J KA"T Us )6o? to AtJfl ecoming Commission can i body, then It can be succi e Homecoming Queen and King selection ption for ii ) try to do a lot of good with the limite , amount of funds allocated to them.' i you're looking to volunteer, plenty < opportunities are available at the Offit i r% 5 oi ^ommuniiy service. 1 Who are your sisters? Your sister are the siblings who shared yoil i Christmas's, fought with you, learne , to ride a bike and fall with you. Ther } is the bond of childhood. Girls who g I Greek are sisters because they share ; common bond, not because they sin anthems and wear matching t-shirti ; What non-Greeks see are the results i 1 that bond. ) So what I'm eventually getting at 3 that you'll have a commonality with yoi i class, fellow hall residents, members i whatever organization you get involve l with and your friends. Your friends wl 1 will accept you whether or not Mom w: e in the "right" sorority in the 60s, or yc :heir support f< e long warned of the addictive an 1 potentially deadly nature of tobac< >- products. The FDA recently publish* J. its own findings that tobacco is a addictive drug. Many of the ne regulations will stipulate how tobao 'f products may be advertised in an attem to prevent children and others fro becoming addicted. Jokingly, Mr. Frick states thj advertisements and endorsements ha1 no effect on people's decisions to smok He demonstrates ignorance in advertisi] and psychology. We know infants ent the world with a tabula rasa; their mini y are all clean slates waiting for society d imprint. When children are bombard) d with images of attractive people smokir k of cartoon characters smoking and brai e names of cigarettes going by on racii e cars, the imprint we give them is th h smoking is acceptable. We need to 1 a giving them the imprint that smokii g is deadly. e Yes, it is primarily parents who a o responsible for raising their children ai seeing that they don't harm themselv) n but parents can not say one thing ai e have the res 'of society say somethii 3_ / W y no / w % V < / /; I if l_L develop a plan that' ?ssful." lvolvement d wear the "right" clothes or have the "right" If laugh and length of hair. 5f Your friends and University family * will help and support you if the GPA drops below the "right" standard. I'm r not saying Greek girls won't do this. They ^ do help one another, but only after the >e check is in the mail. r0 All of the reasons cited as "why I a want to join" are completely legit, and g the Greek system is an excellent path s- that leads to a social life, friends, ^ involvement and community service. But if s not the only one, and it isn't the ^ best one for many students. The biggest 0f payoff of not belonging to a sorority is ^ totally reveling in your own identity, and 10 not in the identity of others. Complete is individualism is a blessing on this campus >u of thousands. 3r environment i d else- psychologists will tell you society :o often wins. It takes a village to raise a ?d child. The government cannot allow in addictive drugs to be targeted towards w children. Thankfully President Clinton :o is aware of this, pt m Marshall Thompson Junior, International Studies at "I WTA Tour now * sponsored by Corel k To the editor t s ^ In reference to Mr. Frick's column & "Clinton's attack on tobacco is election1C* year politics," Mr. Frick mentioned the *8 "Virginia Slims Tennis Tournament." at Philip Morris (manufacturer) no longer oe sponsors the women's tennis tour. The ig sponsor was changed to the Ottawa, ON based software manufacturer Cord (Corel re WTA Tour) for 1996. Corel manufactures id the CORELDraw! and WordPerfect software products notably. id rig Hou-Yin Charg