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4 "ISfflI Serving U, Stephanie SonnenJ Chris Dixon, Edit oii Martha Hotop, Achim Hu Jennifer Stanley, Lisa Noworatzk This Labor Day holiday, the HLbmbI^ three candidates for Labor Day President of the marked the United States start of t were hard at presidential work. Sunday ? night, Reform Party candidate Roes Perot hosted his first infomercial of the '96 campaign, complete with charts and graphs explaining America's economic situation. On Mondav. President Clinton attended a campaign rally in De Pere, Wisconsin where he asked voters to help him "build a bridge" to the 21 century. Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole attended a rally on Monday in St. Louis, Missouri, where he sang "Dole Man," an adaptation of the R & B classic "Soul Man." Bob Dole, however, will have to do more than sing to catch up with President Clinton. According to a CNN/USA Today Gallup poll, 55 percent of registered voters said Clinton would be their choice for president Dole got 34 percent of the vote, and Ross Perot got six percent of the vote. The same poll showed Advei ?W.,^VVVIV FAX: Stephanie Cece von Sonnenfeld Koinitz Edilor in Chief Special ProjecU Chris Dixon Lisa Viewpoints Editor Noworatzky 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 Gamecock are those of the editors or author and not those of the University of South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Student Media is its parent organization. Opinions vary campus abou The debate KSWfWW over capital B&MaaiUI punishment is one that has The death been argued broad t viciously in our should n country from leai throughout this century, and a moral and legal conclusion has yet to be reached Those who are against th< death penalty have a simple view the one that murder, in any form is murder. Though this murdei is by the state as punishment foi an obviously horrible crime, the state, if it considers itself just and right, should not be able to take another person's life. People whc are against capital punishment annpnl tn fV?P RiMa and a+Ka* I rvv" ?v ?MV jLfm/iv uuu WU^A spiritual sources, sources that say to kill another person is wrong, But these same sources are used by people who believe in the death penalty. They say that those who kill deserve to die because they took another person's life. They print to the Bible and where it says we should do unto others as they do unto us, and an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Obviously, both sides of this '96 campaign in full swing; ] ijh, ^1. fffCOCR SC Since 1908 feld, Editor in Chief Viewpoints Editor lal Board nt, Brian Rish, Adam Snyder, y, Cece von Kolnitz, Robert Walton N I 0 N 1 nationally, on t death penalty mm\\ ttit" , amount of ) penalty w a emotion. The opic people human life is ot shy away something that rning about, should not be treated lightly because it is the most valuable - thing on Earth, i This is an issue that people on : both sides are unwilling to make , compromises on. Goth sides appeal r to natural law and a higher power, r and it's hard to argue with a i person who cliams to has God on I their side. Both sides claim to, i but which one really does? Only one really does, but how are we 1? Li-l O i suppvacu i>u miuw wmcil uuc! Discussion and argument about r capital punishment contains a lot of emotion, but it still needs to be done, because a solution needs to be reached. We at The Gamecock are as divided as the rest of the i country, so we hesitate to put a definite opinion on our page, but we still think it's an issue that should not be pushed to the side. Human lives are too important for people not to take a stand on capital punishment. for president ifter Labor Day mbphhbh 60percentof jMyHUdUH registered voters think Clinton is ) weekend doing a good job ?unofficial as president. he 1996 Clinton has r campaign. ^ doin? weD 1x1 the polls lately, despite controversies like Whitewater and the Dick Morris brouhaha. Morris worked with Clinton on his campaign until the supermarket tabloid The Star broke the story of Morris' alleged extramarital affair with a prostitute. The media frenzy surrounding the Dick Morris story is solely fueled by election year politics. Clinton's opponents have tried to use Morris' antics to attack the president's morals and ethics, but what Morris does in his personal life has nothing to do with Clinton's job as president. Morris has also worked for high profile Republicans like Jesse Helms, but no one is questioning Helms' morals and ethics. Hopefully voters will weed v through the campaign rhetoric and vote for who they feel is best qualified to serve America as president. : 777-7726 rtising: 777-1184 777-6482 Chris Carroll i|M>nn>nijTRa Director of Suka Media Laura Day Dipka Bhambhani Creative Director Jessica Nash J.T. Wagenheim Asst. Features Ait Director Brian Johnston Mark Hopkins Dwayne Graduate Assistant M.I Mnrilvn Frlwardr iTIVlvCIIIUI C *' ? "J" Ash. Sports Taylor Keith Boudreaux Matteing Director Circulation Manager Erik Collins Jason JefTers Faculty Advisor Daniel Brown Cartoonists The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 200-250 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 be withheld under any circumstances. tTEWPOP % "fl thinkl It was a nolitical move fc is an electU Jay Alverson, junior, on the Clinton's idea of t infringing on pen I John Frick I there was another, d( What does it say about we as a collective woul As I watched President Clinton principles upon which deliver his acceptance speech running? il.:. Tl 1 i 1*1 1 i ! ? una petal niursuay nigill in A poillicai pnilOSOpn Chicago, I found myself that democracy would getting frustrated every paragraph or people realized that 1 so. Doesn't he understand what this themselves more ser would mean? I found myself asking over entitlements. After this and over again as he played Santa Claus would crumble. The pn and told of all the wonderful presents fact that there exists a t he would leave under our trees after the size and scope of g< Nov. 5. Clinton says that the era of big the amount and qualii government is over, but what he doesn't freedom, say is that this just means the era of This trade off goes i even bigger government is about to start, to before the Americar the roots for the democi thought very seriously about were being laid. Philos I taking a copy of that speech and Jean Jacques Rousseau ? just picking it apart. There were talked about Social Cc lots of contradictions and half which sought to descril truths,which is typical in a Clinton man's relationship wit speech, but the more I thought about it, Part of this Contractar the more I came to realize that there deals with the fact ths was one dominant theme echoing in some of their natural fret those halls. It was an unintended theme, to certain rul es in ex< but I heard it, as did another friend of protections offered by tl mine who verbalized it the next day. If There is always a free Clinton gets re-elected, we are in serious, trade-off when the gover trouble. His meaning was two-fold. There which usually shows up was obviously the concern for the policies How does more money which he might put forth, which would less freedom? If I buy a wnuiiue uj emaige me government anu the money 1 was SUppc step on our constitutional freedoms, but government, my new' Senatorial candidat To the editor, challenge. Perhaps Mr. C ratings are due to the res This letter is about the senatorial the citizens of South Card race between incumbent Strom Thurmond Thurmond is just plain o and challenger Elliott Close. I find it today's society, amusing when I hear people state that , Whatever the reason Thurmond will bury Close in the consistent increase in a November election. A recent Mason- close> it is apparent thi Dixon poll shows that while the aging South Carolina are rea senator's ratings have remained stagnant, We need a senator that Mr. Closes ratings have steadily increased. , a- . . f r Perhaps this is due to the fact that 0,6 Mr. Close has constantly been out among ^r01lna-allou uosels the people of South Carolina listening llstemn8 '? our volces a to our concerns, while Senator Thurmond c?ncerns- He is preparing has been listening to his political aides, rights and needs, instea Perhaps this is due to the failure of the special interests. Thank aging senator to engage Mr. Close in a f?r caring about the con debate on the issues. Mr. Close has asked this great state. Senator Thurmond to publicly debate the issues on six separate occasions, yet Kirk Randazzo the senator still has not answered the USC Graduate Student SITS 113^ ly the Democrats because this >n year'' U.S. bombing of Iraq rig government sonal freedom seper meaning, confiscated and I would be in jail. _ _ i ii i our society mat d validate these am concerned that some in our the President is I society don't fully understand the great blessing of freedom, ifs cost er once observed to millions of our predecessors, or 1 work until the what it means to be a caretaker ;hey coul d vote of it. Would they trade a little freedom rices and more here and a little there for added i, the democracy convenience and less worry? >blem lies in the Some would, with great indignance, radeoff between scoff at the very thought of this, but ivernment, and disturbingly, these are the wares that ty of individual the President is peddling. His campaign will be about all the neat things ill the way back government will do for you in exchange i Revolution, as for your vote. More honest would be a ratic movement campaign which would tell you all the tophers such as neat things government will do for you ind John Hobbes in exchange for your freedom, tntract Theory, De tne basics ol m n a personal note, I d like h government. to challenge eveiyone to get ian philosophy J involved. The start of this it men give up campaign season should idoms and agree serve as a call to action to :hange for the those of us who value our individual lie government, freedoms. idom for goods Don't just vote in this next election, nment expands, Utilize the opportunities that are on this in your tax bill, campus to get involved and fight for your in taxes equal beliefs in a campaign, new T. V. with Learn the political process from the >sed to pay the inside. America is waiting for her future r. V. would be leaders to take flight. :e approval ratine JL JL t7 ????? a sportsman, op ina that Senator not good politician Wl ut-of-touch with 8? To the editor, ^0r s to explain the y( pproval by Mr. I was enjoying Fred Leach's August 1 n it the people of 28 column on Cal Ripken Jr. as a possible ^ dy for change, presidential candidate ? until Leach ^ has the ability turned it into an advertisement for Bob ' people of South Dole's presidential campaign. Is nothing, i out among us, not even baseball, safe from politicization en nd hearing eur any longer? jgr \ to fight for our Perhaps one reason why baseball j)e d of catering to soothes is because it provides relief from ^ you, Mr. Close, much of the garbage, political and jnt imon citizen of otherwise, that we face everyday. On po] the diamond, politics take a back seat sti to the ability of sportsmanship. And a team or star player is often the only Jo common factor among fans who are M. Wednesday, September 4, 1996 Students won't reap benefits of construction Matt Hanley | It would be easy to rest content with the knowledge that the Nations] Advocacy Center will solve all oui problems. But they're making toe much noise, and it won't be finished for five years. Actually, all of the ambitious projects are a year behind schedule, prompting the administration to scrap the code name "USC 2000" in favor of "USC 2001." According to a college spokesperson, "everything's on the level. Itfs a gogo-go. 2001 sounds cooler anyway, baby." So what kind of place will USC be in five years? The best dam college in the whole wide world! Here's a short list of some of the great changes to take place in the 21st century: Visitation In a crafty political maneuver, President Palms will be allowed to grant overnight visitation "24-7" to the new dorms His hands had always been tied on this issue by a Board of Trustees that is "really not with it." In fact, the old-line board insisted on an unbreakable clause in the USC charter that restricts visitation in the dorms. Why the sudden rush to build? USC wants to keep students on campus, "where they belong." University Commons and other trendy brat traps are gaining popularity at the school's expense. Parking The recently completed garage will remain all-Greek, but plenty of new parking will be available for all in a few years?in the Thomas Cooper Library. Food The foods going to be really better. Plus, you won't have to worry about whether the Marriot line workers are wearing plastic gloves anymore. Food service will be fully automated with really clean robots that look like the stars of "The X-Files." Lines Here's the best news: there will be absolutely no lines. For anything. Waiting for washing machines, lunch and Sugar Bowls will be a thing of the nast 11 unite us. die Peeler A. History Student Within five years, crime and anxiety will also disappear. As good as this future looks, there is a catch: we won't be here to see it-not as students. Unless you stick around for grad school, you won't lay eyes on the unfolding paradise until you return to tailgate in 20 years, parking your Lincoln in the booker lot and watdiing the young students skip to the stadium. But what about us now? What about those here for the renovating who won't be around to enjoy the changes? Should we sacrifice our present well-being for a future well never see? I asked around campus to get opinions on this issue, and was surprised by the results: everyone wants the construction to stop. To quote one business student: "If I wanted to hang around construction sites, I'd have gone to work for my Uncle Jimmy. I came here to wear ties and learn to make money." Fm surprised with the consensus because two trends that have influenced our lives, Christianity and environmentalism, teach us to put off indulgence now for an unforeseen future reward. increasing posites in everything else. Personally, I am bothered that Leach )uld attempt to connect a pure titleman like Ripken to a field notorious ' its lack of gentlemanly conduct ? as (11 as his attempt to tie the Orioles fielder to an obvious political dorsement. Part of Ripken's appeal is at he avoids such divisive issues and dead concentrates on being the best artsman he can. To my knowledge, Cal Ripken Jr. has dorsed neither ticket this fall, and it ft any person's place, Republican or mocrat, to speak for him. Leach may ect whatever endorsements he wishes o his writings, but I wish he wouldn't liticize those things, like baseball, that