The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 16, 1996, Page 3, Image 3
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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
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, 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. America is a diverse
country with a plethora of cultures
and religions which should be
celebrated, not condemned because
they are different.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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 (
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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.
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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
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see and hear was broadcasted. That J
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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
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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