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4 "IE Set Stephanie Sc Chris Eh E Martha Hotop, Achi Jennifer Stanley, Lisa Nowc use Athletii deserves su Once again Hnf the Gamecock Ha football season is upon us. Though Stua they don't always Triori win, and recently USC A they haven't been we all winning much at all, an average of 70,000 people attend every home game. Pe buy Gamecock gear, ranging ] "you can't Hck our Cocks" t-sl to Gamecock baby strollers, i thousands of alumni contril thousands of dollars a year tc University, and one of the n reasons they do is because oi football team. Even though they receive most attention, the football t is only one of many varsity sf teams here at Carolina, and necessarily one of the b Because of all the attention team gets, with not that m success, a lot of people at University resent the team, few realize that the foot program brings in a lot of m< and attention for the Univer Money from the sal Gamecock merchandise got all Gamecock athletic progn In addition to the money, the ti especially when they win, br U.S. troops support of t Five years after the Gulf Ui2 War, American troops are back Am in Iraq after se Saddam Hussein Mn refused to remove Iraqi troops fighting the Kurds in the Northern part of the countr Since Desert Storm fail* temper Hussein's aggressioi is America's responsibility to pi our Arab allies, as well as interests, such as oil, in the M East. Even though American ti are risking their lives in the M East to fight for what is ethi and morally right, their sei and dedication are be overshadowed by questioi President Clinton's intention initiating the attack on Iraq With the presidential ele< two months away, Presic Clinton has been accuse sending troops to the Persian for political gain. Clinton, how is currently 21 points ahe* Republican presidential Stephanie Cece vol Sonnenfeld Holnitz Editor in Chief Special Proje Chris Dixon Lisa Viewpoints Editor Noworatz! Martha Hotop Com Desk Adam Snyder Robert Wai Newt Editon Koto Edito Jennifer Stanley Brian Ris Features Editor Graphics Edi Achim Hunt Rob Gioic Sports Editor Asst. Viewpoi The Gamecock is the student newspaper University of South Carolina and is published \ Wednesday and Friday during the fall and semesters, with the exception of university hohd exam periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those editors or author and not those of the Univei South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Communi is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Deparn | Student Media is its parent organization. 1 ^ ffc I OTiaOCK rving USC Since 1908 >nnenfeld, Editor in Chief xon, Viewpoints Editor dltorial Board m Hunt, Brian Rish, Adam Snyder, jratzky, Cece von Kolnitz, Robert Walton, I N I 0 N cs Department ipport, respect a lot of attention to the University. ents should be There is nothing e supportive of like 75,000 thletics because screaming stand to benefit. Gamecock fans in Williams Brice Stadium on National TV ople to bring good publicity to the from University. Williams-Brice hirts Stadium itself gives us a national Mso, quality stadium where we can bute host events, such as Farm-Aid, > the which bring even more attention lain to USC and Columbia, f the There is nothing wrong with big time football at Carolina, as i the long as Coach Scott and the rest earn of the football staff stress that ?rts education is the first and foremost i not reason the players are here. Also, est. the players on this team are good i the members of the community, unlike mch the players of some other collegiate the football teams in this state. But As long as there are the colors ball Garnet and Black, there will jney be Gamecock football. It's not sity. going away, in fact it's getting e of bigger, as we can see by the ;s to additions on Williams-Brice. So ims. we might as well support it, aam, because it does a lot for the ings University. in Iraq deserve Imerican public candidate Bob Dole in the polls, so there is no erican troops reason he should ruing in the risk the lives of idle East are American troops ig overlooked. t1? w*n re" election. If the U.S. mission in Iraq y. is going to be a success, we need id to the full support of the American is, it people. Questioning Clinton's otect motives undermines his authority U.S. as commander in chief and lowers iddle the troops' morale. Both Ross Perot and Bob Dole oops put politics on the back burner iddle to express support for American cally troops in Iraq. -vice While the American public's ring support is imperative for morale, is of the support of our European 3 for and Arabic allies is also necessary |. to ensure a successful mission. ;tion Not only is Russia opposed to the lent attack, but Saudi Arabia and : d of Jordon ootn reiusea to allow. Gulf the U.S. to launch missiles from ever, the two countries. At least the id of U.S. is willing to do something about Hussein's abhorrent acts. News: 777-7726 Advertising: 777-1184 rAA: III-048/ Keith Boudreaux wmammm Chris Carroll 1 Dipka Bhambhani Directof of Sutdea Media Jessica Nash Laura Day cts Asst. Features Creative Director Bryan Johnston J.T. Wagenheim ky Dwayne Art Direc,or McLemore Mark Hopkins Iton Asst. Sports Graduate Assistant * Nikki Thorpe Marilyn Edwards ih Asst. Photo Taylor lor Jason Jeffers Marketing Director !,U Daniel Brown Erik Collins inls Cartoonists Ficul,y Advisor of the foDday, spring ays and The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 200-250 words and must include full : of the name, professional title or year and major if a student rsity of Letters must be personally delivered by the author to The Gamecock newsroom in Russell House roan 321. cations The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for nent of style, possible libel or space limitation,. Names will not be withheld under any circumstances VTEWP \?m y)@\y} Cft?g) <?3] rJ$vjr? mm IfolfiK)?! THIS 7 "Donnla tn/tk Uiicfj vvj#.w ?vvn "?b" Parking [ Lucy Arnold ~~| I've been at this university for three years, so you'd think I'd have figured out some time ago that the administrators here don't give two hoots about the needs of students. Between tuition increases, hokey "technology fees" and jokes I've been hearing about Marriott improving the food, this school is really starting to get on my nerves. And how is it, that, even though they can afford bricks for the Humanities fountain, they could never afford plain old water? Well, Luty, you may be admonishing, what's brought on this pessimistic attitude? My sour demeanor can be described quite succinctly with one ominous word: parking. Have you tried it this semester? You on-campus students may or may not have had a taste, but if you live offcampus, you've probably been complaining for the past two weeks. For one thing, an entire off-campus student lot has been designated faculty/staff parking this semester. Guess how I found out? I parked there this summer and was slapped with a happy USC ticket! Oh joy! I can just imagine the guy who made this decision. "Those Disagreeme | Wesley Walker [ The Republican and Democratic conventions kick off the intense campaigning that will continue until the general election. The conventions of 1996 were madefor-TV marvels that were meant to entertain and energize. They seem to "1 have been successful. Bob Dole's convention speech was his best yet. Republicans were wildly enthusiastic over Dole's choice of Jack Kemp to be his running mate. The fact that Kemp has historically disagreed with Dole's position on affirmative action and the treatment of illegal immigrants seemed not to matter. The fact that Dole has disagreed with Jack Kemp's idea of how the entire economy works seemed not to matter. And indeed it did not matter. These are important campaign issues for the Republicans this year, so Kemp and Dole just changed their minds. There were other stars at the Republican convention. Elizabeth Dole gave a heartwarming speech, much to the delight of Tri Deltas everywhere. In fact, after her performance, polls showed that the majority of Americans believe Elizabeth Dole would make a better First Lady PINTS y I 'EXTRtME" STUFF WA* 6on? T< J ) too lightly and didn't realize what a Cate, Aubrey Stevenson, sophomore, on Hurricane Fran tactically impo pesky students, always whining about My SOW demeanor K parking. I'll show them parking yyord" narkinq problems..." li? ? And this comes so soon after this past arriving more quickly than year, when you may remember that year parking spaces were eliminated to make A? n matter of fan- it way for the new training facility. Just policy for the shuttles another building. Does it not seem like You see that guy writir there are already plenty of buildings on time campus? So many darn buildings that peop] they're being torn down everywhere you deliyeml to clasa late ^ look, in fact. you know Yes, ifs a great feeling to arrive at J ^ , . v i j j ii_ /^t i? /? ?"C Ileal U uUv LUl cH school, drive around the Coliseum for , , , , , , * uc .i. 11 load of people to class twenty or thirty minutes before actually 0, ... n parking on top of another car, and then '"'Vw 11 walking a mile or so to your class. he now? Wel1 Oh, wait, wait, wait! You don't have to walk to class from the Coliseum, you Now hold on. You hi .?. . /. , notion if the above arer said nothing about her pro-choice views, many voters. This year, F The convention reflected the Republican signed the welfare reforn party's domination by the Christian President Rooseveltfs gua Coalition and other right-wing aid to poor families. Mj conservatives, and there's nothing wrong believe that was wrong, b with that, except that those people want the difference in the Den to really screw up our country. The Republic convention Republican convention, while exciting disagreed were allowed to party activists and the sort of peopple Jackson, whose speech who would go to a party convention, convention crowds to te? sillies! uou nasjust ine answer ior you; -r-?- -- -The Shuttlecock! (Yeah, I think they call ^?ur delicate tastes. Pi it the Carolina Shuttle now, but I'm an '^iese student-friendly d old-schooler, and I just like to say numerous around cam Shuttlecock. Sort of rolls off the tongue.) miss them. Imagine: you're tired and irritated Only a couple of pro from having to weave through the parking pesky things. For one 1 lots, tailing lone students nervously them are one hour lin heading for their vehicles and attempting Monday, Wednesday, Fr to ignore the fierce parking space-hungry just may be able to swing look in your eye. Thank goodness you it on Tuesdays and Hiurs don't have to walk to class! Here comes don't particularly care that majestic red and white glory rounding mind me, I'm just jum the comer, stopping, if s? Santa Claus! middle of your VERY enti Thafs right, kids, old Saint Nick will be about West Bulgarian ec :nts not discourage than Hillary Clinton. Last Week the DemOl .u than who WM ?t had one bjg advantag Lite xveuuunuciii uuuveiiuun is wiiu was amj ilana not at the convention. And left face it, NhCT> if you weren't on the stage between 10 thfi COIIVBntlOn. p.m. and 11 p.m., the network TV hours, then you weren't there. further alienated women Where was Newt? Well, Newt has and helped to seal the f; a bit of a popularity problem, so he didn't Kemp ticket, get on TV. Last week, the Demot Where were the important governors, took place in Chicago, ai Pete Wilson and George Pataki? Like big advantage. The Presi the majority of Americans and the Television ratings were h majority of Republicans, they support a were no serious rifts wit] woman's right to decide whether she the days before the com wants an abortion or not, so they were not to say that there are n also banished. Senator Trent Lott, who within the Democratic ] replaced Dole as Senate Majority Leader, was the issue that dividec was featured as a song leader rather party, and abortion is than a Majority Leader. I don't know important to most voter what his offense was. Perhaps he The issue that divide< disagreed with Pat Buchanan. was welfare, more spec Susan Molinari, the congresswoman reform. The president pi from New York and keynote speaker, reform in 1992, and it w Friday, September 6, 1996 1 DO CAO * gory Four hurricane can do." ssible at USC in be described quite succinctly with one ominous i the Shuttlecock my meter" approach. And why bother anyway? You'll is actually USC inevitably have gotten a ticket five jcks to be late, minutes before you arrive at your car. ig on a sheet of And, just for your information, yes the t on or off? He's meter people do indeed stand beside your e he successfully meter waiting for it to run out. They get ley get bonuses, bonuses, too. Okay, okay, there's another way. You i entire shuttle- don't really have to pay to park or drive on time today, around all day or wait on the bus. Park in outer Mongolia. No, seriously, there's , he's OUTTA lots of parking in Cayce, as well as the other suburbs of Columbia. Not only will ive yet another you have an easy time finding parking, l't palatable to but you'll eliminate all those wasted irking meters, hours you were spending in the gym. evices are quite But seriously! All this stuff Fm saying ipus, you can't should be making you realty mad! I mean, squirrels have better parking than blems with the students at your university of choice! thing, many of Well, guess what boys and girls! You lit meters. On thought I was just whining like everybody iday classes you else does, but I wasn't. You see, I've got that But forget a plan, the teen-age plan to popularity, days. Professors (no, that's somebody else's plan) the plan for the "Don't to end student parking problems at the ping up in the University of South Carolina. All you attaining lecture have to do is... onomics to feed Equip your car with Batwings? d by Democrats ;ratic convention took place in Chicago, and they e. The President was there. Television ratings were e no serious rifts within the party in the days before and moderates his visit to the White House to urge the ate of the Dole- President not to sign the welfare reform bill. In the interest of children, he argued, ratic convention the legislation should not have sought id they had one to take away so much so fast, dent was there. Other celebrities of the Democratic igher, and there convention included Christopher Reeve, hin the party in who observed rightly that sensible social mention. That is services do not have to mean higher to disagreements taxes, but rather a higher expectation oarty. Abortion to live up to our obligations as Americans. 1 the Republican How can America continue to be a great not even that nation if those who need help are ignored? S this year. Hillary Clinton received a warm i the Democrats welcome in her home state, but did not ifically welfare imitate the prominent performance of romised welfare Elizabeth Dole for obvious reasons, as important to The tent was bigger in Chicago, the residentClinton message held more hope, and the 1 bill, and ended momentum will carry Clinton forward rantee of federal to the election. Polls show that more any Democrats Americans believe President Clinton ut here emerges will do more to help the economy than riorratir and the Dole. Dole is old Don't von pet the feelinp s. Those that that he would really like things to be to speak. Jesse like they were in the lOf^s again? That es have movpd is not the vision that the American people irs, spoke about have for the twenty-first century.