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Serving V Stephanie Sonnenl Chris Dixon, 1 Editor Maitha Hotop, Achim Hu Jennifer Stanley, Lisa Noworatzk Show respect for hardworki You walk HVSfffT down the halls, HBiaif throwing pizza boxes, pouring ^ur cus*c beer on the hard to ground and our mess spitting in the some apA corner. Everything is a complete mess, and then you pass out in your room. This is a Saturday night, and then magically, by Monday, your hall is completely clean from your drunken stupor during the weekend. Well, it's not magic. And many of us know who cleans up our mess, but fail to give credit to them. It's our custodial staff. They're the ones who, when you lived in the Tbwers, cleaned up your vomit in the toilet and made sure the shower was clean so you didn't get any foot fungus. These people work very hard to do their job, one that if we all admit it is a very hard one, cleaning up after your average USC student. Just for fun, lefs imagine what it would be like without our custodial staff Our garbage might get emptied once a week when some good Samaritan in the dorm, who someone just grossed out by all the garbage, decides to take Christian Coal dictate Anient Republican v*?nnp presidential candidate Bob Dole and his Th& C running mate Coalitio Jack Kemp dictate spoke Saturday or w}oat \ at a Christian Coalition convention. Dole's decision to speak was made at the last minute after Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson told the convention attendants it would take a "miracle from Almighty God" for Dole to win the election on Nov. 5. It may not necessarily take a miracle from the heavens for Dole to win, but it will take the support of the Christian Coalition's members and money. The Christian Coalition has the Republican party where it hurts the most: by the ballot box and the pocket book. One organization, especially one with such extreme views, should not have such power over a political party. The Republican party knows the Christian I ??: VLJUII Ivt-UUY FA Stephanie Cece von Sonnenfeid Kolnitz Editor in Chief Special Projects 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 or author inH not thoc^ of th* Ilnivpreilv 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. track SC Since 1908 Feld, Editor in Chief /iewpoints Editor lal Board nt, Brian Rish, Adam Snyder, :y, Cece von Kolnitz, Robert Walton N I O N 1 , appreciation ng custodians it out Same with flHI the bathrooms, especially for )dians work guys. They would 1 clean up be utterly es, so show disgusting and preciation. there would probably be brawls in the dorms over who should clean them out. AD the vandalism would never be cleaned, and especially in the Towers, all the lights would be knocked out and there would be writing all-over every wall, and a continuos stench in the stairway. This is not a pretty picture, so we can see wnai uie custodians do for us, so lets do something for them. Try to get all the garbage possible in the can and not just lying around on the ground. Don't vandalize in the hallway, and don't see the bathroom as the place you can do anything you want, and you know what we mean. This will make their job that much easier. Besides from this, say hi to the custodians in your hall. It doesn't take that long, and you are just showing them that you appreciate what they do, and you probably couldn't get along without them. ition shouldn't can morals Coalition can deliver much needed voters hristian and money to n can not Republican ? what is candidates, so the isn 7 moral. Republican party caters its platform towhatthe Coalition deems moral and acceptable. During the convention, Robertson said morals, not economics, are the chief issue of the '96 presidential campaign. While morals are important, we can not pay our bills with morals. Such a statement is easy for Robertson to make because he has plenty of money. He doesn't have to worry about where the next month's rent is going to come from or how he is going to feed his children. We can not allow the Christian Coalition to dictate to us what is or isn't moral. 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Names will not be withheld under any circumstances. HI im/A L ill1' \ pl \TR Rv sopewefi "What a gr Franklin sj I ' "... Jamel Franklin The re-establishment of the USC Homecoming King and Queen is an issue that has received a great deal of discussion and debate over the past few weeks. Student Government ( is re-establishing this popular student tradition for a number of reasons. first of all, the Homecoming tradition ended several years ago in controversy over the process of selection which many found to be unfair. This was -due to the fact that a person could win Homecoming Queen without a majority of the vote of the students. This situation led to a great deal of racial division over how students voted, as well. In addition to the racial problems, many students felt the fact that there was a Columnist did To the editor, 1 1 Just when I though I was going to i miss Tommy Touchberry's pearls of wisdom, Fred leach steps into the vacant 1 space. Can you fill a vacuum with a i vacuum? ; Fred, I would like to comment on the ; "dose of common sense" that you offered 1 in Wednesday's Gamecock. Your objective 1 was to persuade us why the Republican ( party was the party for women. You 1 began your persuasive article by making < the joke that Republicans don't think 1 that a woman's place is in the home, i barefoot and pregnant, but they should 1 qIIau/hc! fn u/oov oKaao oannnrr mnn t UUU'T VU IV TT VUi OllV/OO OV1 Tlllg UIVU UXUll I a beer. A poor attempt at humor that ] does not endear yourself to the audience ] you are trying to persuade. If this simple 1 point does not hit home I doubt anything 1 else will either. i You then proceed to provisionally r concede that "for the most part, women 1 are just as able as men are." If you are s making this statement of Republican ] ideology as a reason to vote for the Republican candidates I would suereest 1 that you are decades behind the current a thinking about equality. < The issue of compassion is your next measure of proof that the Republicans ' deserve the vote of women. Let's face it, i no one likes to see people on welfare, < that includes Democrats and Republicans, t CARS.. Y/W XHN6 AIMS.. p-M N0, H y \ << METHOI \ h OF V ^ TRANSfOKI Ir} iOES /^AK? Te??l6U eat crowd tonight. Boy, the) rhey were extremely loud - 1 Brad Scott, Gamecocks Head Coach, jells out Ho: SG seeks the support of th< new Homecoming King am Homecoming Queen and not a King was |||i indeed unfair. Qu Recognizing these past problems and consulting with administrators and student leaders, we have constructed a new process that would remedy the past hcl problems with the Homecoming Queen process while still preserving the positive th< aspects of the Homecoming tradition, va Our main goal is to have a fair process cor that concentrates on important values ex< such as leadership, service and academics, en In orderto do that we have implemented a process that rewards cor those important values, as opposed to orj the former process which the final outcome evi many times did not reflect leadership, off service or academics. In addition, we have established a Homecoming Queen cor as well as a Homecoming King for equity ele and fairness to all. Also, while it is very sti important to have a Homecoming King or? and Queen competition that does stress car Li I ^UIIOIUCI II U but shouting "Be Responsible!" and turning your back on the ugliness of wc society isn't going to solve the problem, cai Don't you agree that compassion wi would entail getting people off welfare ow and working? Lefs think for a minute th about what might accomplish this. How coi about increasing job skills (support of to 1 vocational training)? Or possibly increasing br< the education level of those in need thi support of education)? What if we were c o: to encourage young people to take po; iducation seriously (support of programs lea ike Head Start)? How about an earned ncome tax credit (something the Bo Republican Congress recently scrapped) >o that people at the poverty line can ceep more of their income, making work VV uore appealing than welfare? How about i lelping working families tend to the D( lealth of their families (support of nitiatives like the Family Leave Act)? To The point is that compassion is more han just a word, it is the support or nonsupport of compassionate action and art wlicy. the On your view that abortion should on )e a non-voting-issue for women, I only w a vish that you experience an unplanned ma >r problematic pregnancy. Vnn />1 aim fViof if moo ^ rv f lrnn v oW X VU V1UI AAA tllUt IV " UO 1IUI, JUUI auv intention to ridicule women in any way" Un n your column. I won't claim you did or us< lid not, but I do feel that you insulted onl ;heir intelligence. to s S I CAM LIFT? H THirJ<SS (?0t^ AT Jr ?- J * \ P WjONJ 7 SHO G-0?S' f deserve part of this vict the loudest I've heard." on USC's victory over UGA. mecoming * e student body for the d Queen competition. timately, we will need full student su teen selected. This re-establishment smote Gamecock spirit and pride durinc stivities. Only with the strong and cor ive we been able to embark on this i j important, previously mentioned f lues, it is also important to have a f npetition that involves creativity and t :itement as this competition's format ] courages. j The complete details about the npetition have been mailed to student ^anizations and are available to eryone in the Student Government 0 ice in the Russell House. f The Homecoming King and Queen 0 npetition still needs one very important ^ :ment to be successful: widespread c adent support. We need student f janizations to nominate and support e ididates for this competition. We need ( e meaning of _ 0 ? Fred, I wish you all the luck in the s rid as you embark on your college r eer. I also hope you get to know people th different backgrounds than your p n, people with different world-views ? an your own. In short, use the t npassion of which you speak to begin i understand those around you, and to i laden your horizons. You might find v it the issues and answers are not as t mplex or as cut and dry as you P rtrayed. College is a great time to t rn and grow. Seize the opportunity. b Strack t dJSC format should t ; up to listeners 1 the editor, I After reading the first page of the icle from Wednesdays Gamecock on p i Dffs being pulled from their positions \ the radio station because they didn't d nt to play what the radio station d nager said to be played, I was shocked, v Have we, as Americans, forgotten ji >ut what was going on in the old Soviet a ion not ten years ago? Radio and news i id to be censored and controlled so v u/Viof norcnn in rrvnfvr\l \ironfE J " 11MV l-IJV/ UWH Hi Willi Wl Tf UlltCU B see and hear was broadcasted. That J ury, iou. festivities pport of the Homecoming King and of a popular Carolina tradition will ) our treasured week of Homecoming itinued support of the student body rffort ull student body support and attendance or the king and queen competition at he Homecoming Showcase on September .8 at 8 p.m. in the Russell House kllroom. Ultimately, we will need full itudent support of the Homecoming King ind Queen selected This re-establishment >f a popular Carolina tradition will )romote Gamecock spirit and pride during ur treasured week of Homecoming estivities. Only with the strong and ontinued support of the student body lave we been able to embark on this iffort. Thank you for your support and jod Bless Carolina. ' compassion seems to be what is going on at WUSC adio. I don't see what the problem is with ilaying mainstream music on the college station. No one that I know of listens to he radio station because it plays obscure nusic. The only time that I listened to t was last year when the '80s weekend vas being broadcast. It is my opinion hat if the radio station wants to have >eople listen to it, they are going to have o confirm the needs of its listeners. I am also deeply disturbed by the iring of the two DJs that locked hemselves into the broadcasting booth o try and make a statement while they ilovorl mr rnnoi/* WViof V?r?r*rvA?>A/l nuj vu vnwi ixiuoiV? TV licit lia^pCHCU IU he First Amendment? I don't believe here should be such constricting rules n what is played on the station, furthermore, I believe that DJs should ie allowed some freedom in what is ilayed. To me, it sounds like a Communist ilot to take over the radio station. Give VUSC the freedom to let its listeners lecide what goes on the air and what loesn't, not some dictatorial director vhose policy is law. Give the DJs their abs back. They were making a stand ind they should be allowed that right mder the First Amendment. lob Simmonds ournalism senior