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Discover the history
behind the Latin culture,
as told by Durley Florez.
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fleamarket to find cheap
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The Volleyball team
wrapped up the weekend
with two more wins.
South Carolina
Happenings
STUDENT ORGANIZATION
LOTTERY TO BE HEID SOON
The "Lottery" for the Russell
House Ballroom and other
meeting rooms for Jaa through
Aug. 1997 will be held Oct. 10
in RH 218. The first drawing
will be at 9 am., followed by a
second one at 10 am. Academic
classroom space may not be
reserved until Jan. 20,1997.
NATIONAL DEPRESSION
SCRENING DAY, THURSDAY
Mental Health professionals
from the University's Counseling
.and Human Development
Center will offer students, faculty
and staff the opportunity to
learn about the signs and
symptoms of depression on
Tk.?Jn?
I UUidUciy. 1 Iltiv Will LA, iww
free screening sessions during
the day. The first one will be
from 10 a.m. till noon and the
second one will be from 2 till
4 p.m, on the third floor of the
Student Health Center.
Debati
MARK PIRAS Staff Writer
Bob Dole came out swinging and
President Clinton refused to go down in
round one of the Presidential debates.
Dole took his first shots at Clinton
when asked if America is better off than
it was four years ago.
"He's better off than he was four
years ago," Dole said, pointing to Clinton.
"Saddam Hussein may be better off."
Clinton refused to acknowledge either
remark in his rebuttal to Dole's response.
Dole also commented to the President,
"I will address you as Mr. President.
You didn't extend that courtesy to
President Bush during the 1992 debates."
When asked by moderator Jim Lehrer
about his proposed 15 percent acrossthe-board
tax cut, Dole responded, "^oifd
be eligible, Mr. Lehrer." He then pointed
at Clinton and said, "So would the former
president."
Clinton answered back, "Good, I need
it."
Much of the evening, Clinton waited
for Dole to open areas for debate before
responding to them.
When Lehrer asked Dole about special
interest reforms, Dole used the
opportunity to make a plea for Reform
party voters. "We are the Reform party,"
he said.
In his rebuttal, Clinton said, "I think
the Reform party knows who has the
! At use,
while the
KAWLO VICENTE Staff Writer
Getting away from home or you:
is one of the reasons a lot of students <
for college to begin. Yet, there are man;
at USC who have parents who wo
faculty. Believe it or not, these stud<
think their parents' presence is emb?
1 like it," said Allison Duncan, a s
whose father heads the government d
and microforms department in the
Cooper Library. "I like it a lot be<
convenient if I need something froir
if I need money."
USC junior Manton Matthews
a Computer Science professor.
"He's close enough that I can tal
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Freshman Tim Bergen visits I
' Timothy Bergen Is a professor
Fellowship
exist in all
BRAND! MARTIN Staff Writer
Institutions such as The Natio
Research Council, The National Scie
Foundation and The FeDowship Office pro
ways for students to receive scholars!
and fellowships to aide in research <
graduate studies.
The Fellowship Office has scheduh
Mellon Scholarship Workshop at 4 f
Tuesday. The workshop is for stude
interested in applying for the Andrew
Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Stu
awards. The Mellon Fellowships are to ]
students prepare for careers of teaching
scholarship in humanistic studies. T1
will be 80 fellowships awarded to coll
seniors or graduate students for the last
e show
solid record as being opposed to special
interest."
Later in the debate, Dole raised
questions about Clinton's past history
with illicit drugs.
"My family has suffered from drug
abuse, and I hate drugs, Senator," Clinton
responded.
Another topic of debate was
the Brady bill, which Dole was O
opposed to. Dole favors a
system that can instantly
detect whether someone is
eligible to purchase handguns. MARK I
Clinton answered Dole's
criticisms of the plan by saying, ~n
"I believe, with all due respect, ra .0IE
that I was right and he was opinion
wrong." fon !
The moderator asked apathy,
Clinton for his evaluation of 11
four years of his foreign policy.
Olin+nn ormmorafro/1 Said. IV
main accomplishments during m n?
his administration.
Clinton said America h*et
managed the aftermath of the
Cold War, worked around the
world for peace and freedom, and
expanded America's economic presence
around the world.
Dole listed what he considered main
Clinton gaffes with respect to foreign
policy.
students sti
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yet he's far enough that I don't se<
Matthews said. "It's not like Tm
r paren ts ^ lot of these students hav
cant wait pjSC since they were very youi
^ "Iwas basically raised on
rk in the Tjm Bergen, whose mother and
jnts don t professors at U SC.
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ophomore Thisearly exposure to the
?STents its effect on the students and t
iThomf attend USC.
cause it s jp parents didn't work
i home or whose parents both are i
"would've been less likely to cc
father is - fje added that since he know
he doesn't feel like a number.
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travel, tuition, medical coverage and a i
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GREENBACKS i
rcases
"In Somalia," Dole said, "the body of
a dead American soldier was dragged
through the streets. In Haiti, America
spent three million dollars and
accomplished nothing. There is no cease
fire still in Bosnia."
Dole also listed Northern Ireland
udents toy
PIRAS Staff Writer
the eve of the Presidential Debates, a
i phone survey showed a wide variety of
is regarding the candidates, the debate
md a large percentage of student voter
te students seemed well-informed on the
s, like sophomore Edward Walsh,-who
oss Perot ought to be involved even though
; pulling for him. They should allow a
tier of debates for lesser-party candidates
s Green and Libertarian parties."
and the Middle East as continuing trouble
spots.
Dole was then asked what exactly
he considered his criteria for going to
war was.
Dole stressed his belief that America
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living at home." 1 f*
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campus "said ra J;
father are both j||| f Jp. \ j
C Duncan said. karu
university had Sophomore Allison
heir decision to father Leo Duncan,
the government ckx
here, Matthew Copper library.
also professors, c , , . ,
.ma here" Some students, h
s the professors, somlwhf
Teople who have ha
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_ lot about me and my br
Pij uses us as examples," I
*01 BY; Even if the students
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rrjjjj "I haven't encount
m I taken any of my dad
W I J;.- fstiidentsl look at vou c
ITqpl ycu it seems," said Geoff
is a English professor.
01*1 The professors also 1
ErlMi1 to their children being
l r^-1 i "Actually, I like it,"
Sflid. "I'm seeing more
1 him here."
"It's convenient in
p>r> * should come up, then
F $ said Les Duncan, the
documents and microfi
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children to attend USC
li "I thought it woulc
ite The Gamecock have parents who caugh
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Food dri
MARTHA HOTOF News Editc
i Students can make a difl
in someone else's life this w
taking part in the canne
iduate competition.
G.PA Carolina for Kids and Ii
of both Streets challenge all stud<
include collect as much non-perishat
&13 730 as possible, Into the Streets Pr
Clifton Chestnut said.
essette Then, items can be drop
''acuity on Greene Street from 11 a.i
130 for P-m. Thursday. All collecte<
jadline WM be donated to USA Hai
partner in Saturday's Fa
i (NSF) concert.
aduate According to Stan Curtis, i
;es and and chairman of USA Harvi
atical, FarmAid concert raises food
ivioral, less fortunate in the area wh
concert is held.
3age 2 Since the concert is being
candii
must onlv become involved in conflict ]
when our interests are involved. He '
stressed his belief in "selective 1
engagement." " i
Dole also said that when Clinton cut
the military budget by $112 billion, that i
was "too much." 1
ratch debate
Senior Sherry Scott said, "Definitely, ]
should be in the debates, only because ifs
Junior Rosilyn Robinson had a different
on Perot. "I'm glad they didn't let Ross Pei
because he isn't an electable candidate," she
Of the 29 students surveyed, 45 percent
undecided as to which candidate they were p
for in the debates. Thirty-one percent expr
support for Clinton, 14 percent for Dole, s
percent for Perot and four percent for <
candidates.
REACTS
Dole said America could cut down
on military expenses simply. "Don't
come running every time the U.N. blows
the whistle," Dole said.
Clinton listed his criteria for war as
being threefold. American interests
whether*exci
VICENTE The Gamecock the instructor
i Duncan and her for such abst
who's the head of jn the 19
suments In Thomas Community
attendance p<
owever, are treated It goes on t
ytheirpeers. ambiguity 1
d my dad as a professor University's j
ecause my dad talks a ?r college's a
other in his classes. He Some tea
Bergen said. necessary to (
don't know people who the importar
its' class, they still feel "The attei
ifferently. be directed a
ered anyone who has to realize the
i's classes, but some so it's impor
lifferent. They respect University 1
rey Dillon, whose father Teachers
settings dep
lave a positive response an attendanc
at USC. a policy, two
Professor Tim Bergen students dor
of him. I enjoy having suffer from 1
professor has
i that if any problems based on the
I'm here [for Allison]," Hart saic
s head of government accordance w
irms. so if student
ssors encouraged their is affected.
1, but not all did. "The stu<
1 be difficult for Tim to the teachers'
t here," Professor Beigen Hart said.
Robyn Le
FAMILY page 2 has a differ*
ve to benefit
>r Columbia, leaders of Carolina ft
. Kids and Into the Streets saw th:
erenpe ,?A ? Tton
as ail upfjuixuiiiiy lu get uix stuacn
eek by involved in a good cause,
d food "We saw this as the perfei
opportunity to showcase USC an
ito the ]et people know our students cai
ents to about the community," Chestni
)le food said.
esident canned food drive competitic
is also an opportunity for studen
ped off disprove the myth that collej
n. till 3 students aren't involved in th
1 items community.
vest, a "As college students, we must 1
rmAid aware of the need around us
Carolina for Kids President Carolii
l^rector Croft said. "Students often get a bj
est, the rap [about not doing communi1
for the service], but a lot of students do ca
iere the an(j want to make a difference."
Chestnut, an avid advocate
held in community service, sees the need f
Nates
musfbe at stake, America must be able
to make a difference, and we must weigh
the risks of such engagement," Clinton
9aid.
Dole was also worried about Clinton's
relations with North Korea. According
to Dole, the country has the ability to
build six nuclear bombs. "And
you are giving them
^ incentives," he told Clinton.
Plinfnw ototorl Viio
VillltUil OlUltU 1UO
policy on Cuba simply. "I want
to change Cuba," he said.
Perot Both politicians
fair." bickered over who has been
view dragging their feet on the
rot in health-care issue, and both
said. accused the other repeatedly
were of making the largest tax
oiling increases,
essed Clinton was given a
seven chance to respond to Dole
jther repeatedly tagging him as
"liberal."
r?i;? + ?T, tV,Q
viiuvuii oaiu viic
ige 2 word liberal is "a golden-oldie
that the Republicans drag
out whenever they are in a
tight race."
"I believe that the purpose of politics
is to give people the tools to build their
own lives," Clinton said.
Clinton also said he was proud of
DEBATE page 2
endance
ndatory
taff Writer
tendance policy has been called
d is said to have trifling perspectives,
part, students seem to be against
hile the faculty favors it.
i states, "Absence from more than
)f the scheduled class sessions,
ised or unexcused, is excessive and
may choose to exact a grade penalty
inces."
96-1997 edition of "The Carolina
r," it states, "The University's
)licy may seem ambiguous to some."
o state that the reason for the
s the unclear line between the
general policy and each instructor's
ddendum policies,
chers say an attendance policy is
jncourage students who don't realize
ice of attending classes,
ndance policy is directed or should
t freshmen. They lack the maturity
. : i. J
; importance ui aLceiiuancc at iiist,
tant that some guidance is there,"
01 professor Felicia Hart said,
also say that because small class
end heavily on class participation,
:e policy is necessary. Without such
things are said to happen because
i't show-up: those who are present
ack of class participation, and the
3 to reorganize Me teaching format
! class size.
I professor.* prepare each class in
ith how many students are present,
;s do not show-up, the whole class
ients who are present suffer and
plans for the day become obsolete,"
e Breslin, a Criminal Justice major,
mt perspective on the attendance
ATTENDANCE page2
community
>r students at USC to come together in
is support of a good cause?the canned
ts food drive.
"There has been a lot of discussion
:t about the lack of school spirit lately,
id If students at Carolina can't come
*e together in the name of a good cause,
it then I think we've all missed the
point of coming to school here,"
>n Chestnut said.
ts Members of the two organizations
*e hope that by participating in the food
le drive, students will realize they do
have an impact on the lives of others.
"Regardless of what manv neonle
," might think, there are people out
le there who are huiigiy, and we have
id too many resources to keep
ty overlooking them. Just think, if every
re member of the USC community
donated one non-perishable food item,
of
or FOOD page 2