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Friday, August 30, 1996
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Stephanie Sonnenfe
Chris Dixon, Vi
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Martha Hotop, Achim Hunt
Jennifer Star' jy, Lisa Noworatzky,
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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
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popularity contest that the Queen
competition was before.
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Political und
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presidential ISii
election just mere
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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
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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
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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
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The Board of Student Publications and Communications
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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?
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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.
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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
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[ 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.
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Columbia, SC 29208 Director of Student M?*i
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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
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Letters should be 200-230 words and must include full
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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
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House where a small amount of peopli
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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
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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."
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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
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1 will accept you whether or not Mom w:
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: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.
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seeing that they don't harm themselv)
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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.
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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,
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Junior, International Studies
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^ 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.
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