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_4 "Crfl Strving USC Stephanie SonnenfeU Chris Dixon, Vie EdHorial Martha Hotop, Achim Hunt, I^nnifpr ^tanlpv T ica Mmu/rvat'jVxi O P I N Spending time during USC Par Remember the good ol' days in high school, when you Use Parent couldn't wait to to spent get out of the quality ti houseona / f Friday night? ^ You left at eight and it was "be home by twelve," but for those four hours, you were free from your parents. No nagging, no chores, no homework that needed to be done. You could do whatever you wanted, as long as it was done within four hours. Well, now you can do whatever you want whenever you want You can stay out until five every morning, you don't have to clean your room, and you can sit around and drink all the time. But after the first burst of freedom, it kind of loses its luster. Sure, your parents aren't there to tell you what to do and nag you, but they're not there for anything else, either. They aren't there to console you after a tough day, to make you a homecooked meal, and to wake you up for class. Sure they can still send us money and we can talk with them on the phone, but there is just something about having your parents there whenever you need them. After you've spent eighteen years with them, it's a bt different without them. We do get to see our parents on breaks and whenever we want J Tobacco ads si taken out of s| R J. Reynolds Tobacco Company has proposed a set of Additional; voluntary on tobacco restrictions are exces. eliminating unnece tobacco ads in sporting events, and eliminating tobacco company sponsorship of events where 15 percent of audiences are under the age of la. While advertising is pervasive and influential to children, additional regulations, whether voluntary or governmentinstigated, are unnecessary. As Americans and adults, we have the right to protect our children from any type of advertising we feel might be Advei VLWIIItUIUV FAX Stephanie Cece von Sonnenfeld Kolnitz Editor in Qrief Special Projects Chris Dixon Lisa Viewpoints Editor Noworatzky Martha Hotop Copy Desk Adam Snyder Robert Wahon News Editors Photo Editor Jennifer Stanley Brian Rish Features Editor Graphics Editor Achim Hunt Rob Gioielli ASSl. 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 orgar?iation. V xDdt Since 1908 i, Editor in Chief wpoints Editor Board Brian Rish, Adam Snyder, Cece von Kolnitz, Robert Walton Hon with parents ents Weekend to make the trek home, but this weekend we get > Weekend to have them Isome here, in our me with environment. Some of us are scared because we have to clean ? up the room and throw away all the beer cans, and they'll probably take the chance to nag us about our grades. But still, they're our parents, and nrn oKmilrt talra tlio nKanno tn UliU TTV U11VU1U 1AA1XV/ VJLAV WiUllVV WV spend time with them. They get to see what our world is like, make sure we're not living in utter depravity and our roommate isn't the devil - although sometimes they seem to be. They can take us out to dinner [777 and buy us real food. The GMP is probably the one part of campus life we don't want to introduce our parents to. And, there's always Wal-Mart Take your parents to the place where you can get everything, so _ they can buy you everything you |H need. So, relax this weekend, enjoy yourself and enjoy the^company i? of your folks. You don't get to see them that often, and remember that they miss you, even if you "W might not miss them that much. For must of us, we have to thank our parents for being here. They're the ones who gave froE us the opportunity to get this education. ,. big wh? aroi Car teet houldnt be d lorts events s wat you h detrimental to them. one We don't need like regulations tobacco Proi advertising companies or the wat siveand government j issary. rais 1 n | 0 u r children for us. Uno t c x u Hea If tobacco nair advertising and face sponsorship are going to be thei restricted at sporting events, then ads featuring alcoholic beverages should be restricted in these places a as well. A The only reason tobacco has come under fire is because issues surrounding the use of tobacco are more politically volatile. When President Clinton and Bob Dole start sparring about alcohol abuse, \ UiajlA/ YV\y U kXA/ CUVA/11V/1 1U0UA/UU110 similar to tobacco restrictions. unf out i was j "stu any : 777-7726 in tl rtising: 777-1184 bul 777-6482 Keith gimi mparWMHVDKWCTrn Circu la lion Manager mer Chris Carroll Dipka Bhambhani Director of Student Media ?rgs Jessica Nash Laura Day a pe Asst. Features Creative Director desV Bryan Johnston J.T. Wagenheim , Dwayne Ait Director McLemore Mark Hopkins har Asst. Sports Graduate Assistant ac^, Nikki Thorpe Marilyn Edwards Asst. Photo Taylor Jason Jeffers Marketing Director J Daniel Brown Erik Collins (Bui Cartoonists | racimy ?avisor . . in t ' any< < M; 1 It 1 use The Gamecock will try to prim all letters received. ,lOQ, Letters should be 200-250 words and must include full Ucd' 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 333. jyj g The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for style, possible hbel or space limitations. Names will not CEITC be withheld under any circumstance' . ' to CI IEWPOIP THAMKS fO gut)??T CuT5, CAN NO LON use THE A#OClAT?D f 50*VfC? TO eHl/^6- You National NCIN5 Sfoflu guT poN'r WOl^Y? (A> PouNP 50Ngw 5C THAT Me 5U6HTLY I ?d Sr\^\OOS $\JT /AUCH CHfAPefc.' "Historically, businesses have preferi Jon Wardrip, advertising and public relations directoi TV indicative of b Lucy Arnold I be kaput, j | ii mi hi | Enter argument #2. show it, nobody will. W w love you, you love me, wanted to watch that si We're best friends like friends be a problem, should be. Perhaps people don't With a great big hug and a kiss premise of capitalism. Sh a me to you, watch, i.e. shows that mi Won't you say you love me, too? on television. "Friends" Frankly, no. I'm scared to death of its educational value, purple monsters. I can't imagine But at this point, I it real life 5-year-old would dance explain how out-of-chan ind in a room with that dino-dude. is for me. (You tirade at i you guess how big his theoretical all the time, Lucy, you s h are? right of course. But tl But there's another great big monster rampage is unusual for n ; scares me a hell of a lot more than one of the twelve peopl ney. That's right, the government, watch ETV. Suz, you see, I have a sneaking I enjoy "Nature See sicion that I could take Barney, dark Manke and all those craz> y or well-lit playground. But I've (such as "The Utterly C ched enough "X-Files" to know that Devastatingly Funny L can't escape Uncle Sam. Mrs. Booties"). And Barney's legacy, ETV, is just But here's the thing more piece of big government People someone else what to di to say, "Gee, but ETV has such great don't want to pay foi gramming! I wouldn't let my kids Barishnakov shake hi: ch anything else!" understand. Except "Mighty Morphin Power I wouldn't pay for yo gers" And the Teenage Mutant Ninja and engage in embarrass ties." And the "Blue-Green Cubed- yes, I consider "Wishbo id Stinger Bees." (The longer the embarrassing habit, le, the greater the kid appeal.) Lefs As usual, I'm not ju it people, if kids were spending all problems, I'm telling y< r time watching ETV, Mattel would them. If you love ETV, tl pathy cured by woi Mikki I a I better, for USC student the Columbia area. Our on students such as the [ found myself turning the volume Apathy is very easy smashing Pumpkins up to not just here, butinge recedented levels and biting pieces young are apathetic to t nf mv rloclr oarlv tViio lA/oolf T lrnew T filH thp plrtarlv Hnn't CHVi suffering from the stress syndrome, primary, secondaiy, or h] ' had obligated myself to lots of evasive Registered voters s If this semester, but I hadn't started every reason not to lea> of it yet. I realized at about three Nov. 5. The revolutiona le morning that I had better get my '60s has slowly come t ;t in high gear before I got climax of idleness in tl ultaneously kicked out on my afore- aren't even happy to let itioned derriere by a half-dozen just passively let them s inizations. So that's why I now have Involved students a rmanent hearing loss and bits of my trend. Some students r t drawer stuck in-between my teeth, service organization fet, there are many people who legislature in our studen idle two and three times the plan the hall pizza partie rities,classes and jobs I do and with willing to walk us horn lm coolness that leaves me envious, feel the need for an escc Stress does not seem to touch them. There are many othe t then again, Fm not handy at three the glory titles of "Pre he morning to see whether or not President" or "Chair," t )ne else is flipping out besides myself.) participate and do a lot Even if it does, these students do not Though there are tha it as an excuse to let projects, to this University, they a ilines or grades slip. USC could use more \ Actually, they don't use anything as For those of you who xcuse. They merely suck it up, take homework and keg par of primary concerns, then go beyond of a hassle, then mull o' "eate a change, make things easier, the students who try to n 4TS G?& I }aess \ r$. ) ^ we f , JN8 >U 1LCBS sss J . < ] , -'. . Aliens ^8* I R*SfOfli'Mc For J/ 0\yi1?'<t 8l*b _ ^ /" ^ | O/'yy/ 7Vg <g^^j red self-regulation over governmen r, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, on t( ureaucracy, big But here's the thing. You canl te IfETV doesnt Jnn't won! tn nou fnr ma 4n u/o4 . ,, , , nun i nam tu uay iui hiu iv nai rell, if anybody tuff, it wouldn't understand. j . j ,v and money to organize a station simi understand the to it F enough want ^ ^ iows that people ? j r ,j ,, , , , r f However, I wouldn t get my hopes 6 !??ne^f f ^ over people wanting more of the curr Isn 4 ?n W for ETV fere. "Austin City Limits" a j "Sesame Street" can only carry the to must stop and f J J icter this tirade so ^r,out something . Government-sponsored televis \ agives the air of communism to i his particular "extremist" eyeball. Propaganda to ens ae because I am the loyalty of the masses and ? e who actually though I must admit that MTV d a better job of doing that any day.) ne" with Rudy It's just the idea that if they wan ' English sitcoms to> ^ey could be biased. Oh, who ai onfusing""Yet kidding, those so-called ne ives of Mr. and commentators on ETV are just as t as Tabitha Tike Totally Unbiased" So r you can't tell and Kurt "The Eye-Rollin"' Loder. o. If Americans As long as I'm going on a rampa me to watch Tm going to go ahead and go on a tangi . 1_ _ _ j 11 t T m mxroolf naolKr mo/1 xirV* ar\ T nnl S DOOiy, wen, 1 * mavA*? ui;ocu iTOiijr xuLau. n uou ? i*u myself an extremist in that k u to sit at home paragraph. People ought to learn no ring habits. And call themselves names! Every liben ne the Dog" an talk to labels the faintest conservat idea "extremist", st pointing out I don't like bureaucracy and 1 )U how to solve government. Oooohhh, thafs an extren len donate time idea IT1 tell you an extremist idea send 'king with studen s and others in Volunteering your time, mind ar campus thrives high. Watching things fall into pi to succumb to. it "lay not have worked, is a gre neral life. The he needs of the on tllis camPus are Just that, studer e a damn about ^ have dasses and w iobpr ediiratinn and a to ^ke Care of, too. J mddet- have you. Yet these people don', m, ,e the house on f1 sla?k ?ff' ey do someth, ry legacy of the But thrae people aren't self-saoific O a rontended man^rs- 1 ney are raping Denenis. U a luillciiucu tt i , . .. j ae'Qfk Pennle Volunteering your time, mind a k Tk talents to help accomplish a goal i things be. They hjgh Watching thjngs fa? jnt0 pla 3 a^' . ,. and knowing that without your hel; re tig mg is may not have worked, is a great ene un community booster. Actually, leaving your do s. Some drat enables you to meet people besides y t senate. Others r00mmate, people who have the sa ss, and some are interests and goals. Let's not forget t e at night if we involvement in organizations are a gi ,rt- ( resume builder, too. rs who don't get Eveiy person attending the Univer sident", "Vice- 0f South Carolina does not need to bea lut they quietly president of at least five clubs and cl of PTlinPfi work. r?l o oo' folnnf oKmif fn K / o o men uiaiua uaoo bui^ut ouvn tu u* 3e who give back Jugt a few is just enough. If you're re in a minority, going to at least one meeting a we lelping hands, something is wrong. But if you're go feel classes and to three a night, something's wrong th ties are enough as well. ver this fact: all Overdedication can lead to low-qua lake a diffeienoe commitment What's the point of belong Friday, September 20,1996 "S 1 CZ11 I Ofrih *' ',(Oc? ? \ it-mandated regulation." Dbacco advertising regulations. government II someone else what to do. If Americans ch Barishnakov shake his booty, well, I ilar bombs in the mail to.ppopj^ypu don't >en. like. But have you hea$4y?ur liberal up media refer to the Unabofflber as a Leftent Wing Extremist (and yes, I want capital nd letters there!)? rch No, the Unabomber's just some psycho off the street, but you try and protect ion your right to make money and Ta-da! my you're a right-wing extremist! are And, you know, there are some right ill. wing extremists out there. Those guys oes who set the bomb in Oklahoma City for instance. But all I want, all most people ted want, is for the government to let me in I make my own living, have abortions if ws I choose, many whom I choose and watch >ad whatever catches my fancy on TV. ren So here's the point: neither Bill Clinton, nor Bob Dole, nor Ross Perot, ge, nor aliens from outer space (sorry for ant. the redundancy), nor the Christian led Coalition has a right to tell me what to ist do. And whether it means voting t to Republican or Democrat, or joining al I Paranoiacs Anonymous, Fm not going ive to give up on my "extremist" views on what it means to be American, big Bye now, boys and girls. Whoooosh. list (That was the sound of me turning ling into a small, purple, stuffed dinosaur.) t organizations id talents to help accomplish a goal is a lace, and knowing that without your help at energy booster. its. to a dozen dubs, teams and organizations rite if the only thing you can do for each one ust is attend the meetings? You will make ike more of a difference with complete ing. dedication to one than lukewarm efforts ing in many. Every time someone joins an ind organization, volunteers, gets an idea s a and follows it through, things get just a ice, little bit better. At the very least, they p it are kept from falling apart, rgy Poverty in Columbia will not end rm tomorrow if one junior deddes to organize our a canned food drive, me But some good will come out of it, if hat not for the few families a food drive may eat feed for one night, but at least for the person who took the initiative and tried sity to help. >me Actually doing something constructive lair with one's time helps fight personal lot. lethargy, a most serious malady. One of not my friends could have attested to this ek, the other night, as he lay across my couch liner mnanincr that ha was sn hnrad lere "I need to play a sport or something," was his conclusion. "I just need to get ility involved in something." png I couldn't ha^e said it better myself.