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4 tKaii Serving USC Si Stephanie Sonnenfeld, Chris Dixon, Viev Editorial I Angie Campbell, Martha Hotop, Achim Adam Snyder, Jennifer Stanley, Sara Svedt 1 OPIN Recycling not i for emrironmeii t We've all heard the argument over and over again. Students \ Recycling is recycle, anc good. It's good for should the environment, using styr it saves money and saves energy costs. i What many students don't realize, however, is how much < they consume every day here on i campus, and how little effort it 1 takes to make a difference. The Department of Housing i has set up programs for recycling in rlnrme fnr nanpr npwenanpr A UV1 *Wi MVITU|/U|/V1 4 and aluminum cans. < It's extremely easy to recycle s in the dorm. < All you have to do is throw i certain items into the recycling garbage can provided by housing, ] and then once a week walk down i the hall and empty that into three separate bins. 1 What could be easier? Well, some students don't even y do this. They say recycling what they i consume won't really have any effect on the environment. i That is true; one person has 1 no real effect. But when that < person is part of a large group, they make an impact. i The unfortunate part of campus recycling is, even though students ] can easily recycle, those of us who 1 live on campus are almost forced i Aimy should nc sexual miscont The current nhip|||v| sex scandal plaguing the Army just won't Army she go away. take measb Three discourage soldiers from a miscond training base in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., were charged Tuesday with sexual 1 j a 1 LLllSCUllUlU.li. I One of the three cases pending < court-martial was scheduled to i begin on Tuesday. Charges against the officers } include consentual intercourse 1 and indecent assault. Last week, three male Army i trainers were charged in a rape 1 and sexual harassment case in i which women recruits at the Aberdeen Proving Ground < in Maryland were allegedly I attacked. i About 20 people have been . suspended from their duties at ; the Maryland base pending investigation. i Ifs no surprise there have been ] accusations of sexual harassment i Stephanie Angie Sonnenfeid Campbell Editor in Chief Lisa Chris Dixon Noworatzky Viewpoint Editor _ . Martha Hotop Adam Snyder Robert Wa|ton News Editors Edilor Jennifer Stanley Brian Features Editor Graphics Editor Achim Hunt Jason Jeffers Sports Editor Daniel Brown CW* y0IlK0bUtZ Cartoonists apeciai rrujccis I i The Gamecock is ihe 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 Dot 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 organization. 5 cock nee 1908 Editor in Chief ^points Editor Board Hunt, Lisa Noworatzky, Brian Rish, >erg, Cece von Kolnitz, Robert Walton i 0 N 1 good at USC tal protection to eat at Marriott everyday. , Almost all of need to their cups and I Marriott takeout stop containers are 'ofoam. made of styrofoam. That's real good for the environment. They have said that wax paper :ups would be just as hard to recycle, but what about the takeout ooxes? Isn't some kind of paper product a viable alternative? We just don't understand how Marriott can sell those cute little xo-mugs with animals on the side saying, "We care about the snvironment," and then pass out styrofoam at every turn. Students should begin to realize tiow easy and effective it is to recycle. It just takes a few minutes a week and a walk down the hall. Students don't have a choice when it comes to dining services, and they are pretty much locked into eating on campus. Marriott has the monopoly, and most of us don't want to walk to Burger King and Wendy's for ^very meal. Marriott should wake up and smell the Twentieth Century. For better or for worse, the Middle ages are over, and we don't throw garbage in the streets any more. it tolerate luct cases I in the Army UiUiliil because it is a representation of mid society, and society ires to is certainly no t sexual free of sexual UC1 harassment. You would not expect this type of abhorrent aehavior to take place in the Army because they place such a strong emphasis on discipline and doing what is right. The Army's motto is "Be all fou can be," not "Do whatever you want to do." Hftn; pqn uro Kp pvnppfpd in liVTT VU1A TT V MV V?|/VVWVV* VV respect our soldiers and the Army with allegations of sexual misconduct? The Army made a huge fuss Dver appropriate conduct during the gays in the military scandal, saying gays could not serve in the f\rmy because they did not behave appropriately. Well just have to wait and see if the Army makes an equally large fuss in these sexual misconduct cases. 777-7726 ising: 777-1184 777-6482 Chris Carrol) KOO IslOielll Director of Studea Media Asst. Viewpoints Laura Day Jessica Nash Creative Director Asst Features J.T. Wagenheim Bryan Johnston An Director Dwayne Mark Hopkins McLemore Graduate Assistant Asst. Sports Marilyn Edwards Nikki Thorpe Taylor Asst. Photo Advertising Director B?i Muldrow Erjk Coj,ins Asst. Graphics Faculty Advisor ["he Gamecock will try to print all letters received, alters should be 200-250 words and must include full lame, professional title or year and major if a student, xIters must be personally delivered by the author to [he Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 333. [he Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letters for itvle. possible libel or since imitations. Names will not ie withheld under any circumstances. SIGNE PHILADELPHIA DAILY Philartonhia I IIIVIMVI^I II w* USA /^rTmV UY More chai Stephanie Sonnenfeld I've worked at The Gamecock for three years now, and there's been a lot of changes since Fall 1994. We've gone from being three days a week to four, and now back to three. There have been many writers gracing our bylines, and the staff changes every semester. Change can be hard, and sometimes it has been hard for us. But, in the long run, ifs helped us. We've laughed; we've learned; we've failed; we've succeeded; we've grown. And, we've started to change yet again. This time ifs physical. For the 2.65 of you who generally read The Gamecock, you'll notice our Confederate To the editor, I would like to respond to a recent column by Shawn Singleton regarding the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism in South Carolina. Singleton flatly rejected the assertion many South Carolinians value the flag as a svmhol of their heritage and admonished people to forget a war that ended 131 years ago. This statement doesn't seem to make much sense in light of the fact that the last African slave ship came to America well before the Civil War nearly 200 years ago, but many African Americans today continue to celebrate their historical homeland. Why? The answer is clear. Cultural heritage is celebrated not simply out of remembrance of the past, but a desire to embrace that which gives one a sense of group pride, be it racial or regional. Unfortunately, it is a tragic fact that the recent attacks in Pelion were carried out by members of the Man who attended a Confederate flag rally the day before. I would venture to guess, however, that these individuals also attended worship services sometime in the month before the shooting, and some kind of Fourth of July rally the previous summer. Whatf s my point? The Ku Mux Man is a hate-mongering organization that carries not only Confederate flags in PENT! NEWS O U'Kf if *?? fO K *AMiw r- ?* /e're doing this because w Emily Rivers, chairman, RHA Housing and ( ages in sto changes. The column which graced the lef hand side of the front page has beer deleted. Now there's a box containing Hie Gamecock Index and featured stories That's perhaps the most noticeable change We've added many new graphica elements to regular features, which yoi might also notice. We're trying to mak< our paper easier for readers to navigati and appreciate. But, there's more to our additions and subtractions. There's actually i different meaning to it all together. These pictures, graphs, lines anc words represent what I see as an overal change in this publication. Itfs the sigr of a new generation of staff shaping Th( Gamecock for what ever its future maj be. Life at The Gamecock is like life ir ; flag a sym their marches but American flags. In addition, they also wear crosses on their robes. Are we to reject thest symbols as well? Sean Hiland Graduate Student Confederate flag represents war for states' rights To the editor, After reading Shawn Singleton'! column entitled "Confederate flag i symbol of racism in South Carolina," Virt/4 f A urmf A iiau tu yvi ii/c. I would first like to discuss Singleton': inappropriate at best questioning of Gov Beasle/s stance on the issue. Not even mentioning the disrespec Singleton showed the highest electee official in this state, I would like to poin out that according to the local NBC affiliate news edition on Nov. 11, Gov Beasley supports a proposition to removi the flag from its perch. If I was going to write a columi criticizing the governor, I think it woul< be a good idea to get my facts straight Now, lets get to the real issue o whether or not the flae should flv on th< 5 Wed If, s. j ! mA e can't get anyone to recycle Campus Concerns Committee, on recycling bins #?? va*** *, 7V~. re for The < Change can be hard, and sometimes 1 long mn, it's helped us. We've laughei | succeeded; we've grown. ? _ any other organization. There are key j people who run the show for a few years and become the visionaries for the 1 organization. For a period of three years or so, these 5 people become the organization, and in turn the organization adapts their 3 attributes. 1 But, every few years this changes and new people come in, and with them 1 come new ideas. ' That's what's going on at The i Gamecock. J Last year, a majority of The r Gamecock's older staff members were graduated. With them went an era. i We're lucky, though. A whole new l^v/^1 /^vf Crvi UU1 UJL JUUllR capital dome. 3 Comparing the Confederate battle ; flag to a swastika, as Singleton did, does not encourage compromise. It actually invites disagreement and anger. News flash: the American Revolution has been over for more than 200 years, and has any patriotic American forgotten about that? Will they? Of course, the answer is no to both questions. Similarly, those who claim Southern 3 I SoRRY^ ; I f NO UCfNSf I \ NbuHsTEpf | MiW f e nesday, November 13,1996 / III I r II cn /J!, b[^VS: II t jamecock it has been hard for us. But, in the d; we've learned; weVe failed; we've generation of writers has come to work at The Gamecock, and with them has come a new generation of ideas. This is a good thing ? I promise. Look for change in editorial content, stvle nnH fhp overall lnnk of The Gamecock. The Gamecock is in the spirit of the internet? a site under construction. The Gamecock staff has a lot of ideas and they have a few years ahead of them. Change is on the way, and I don't think I or The Gamecock could welcome it any more. Wish us luck and enjoy the show. ;rn heritage roots that date back to antebellum times will not forget about the war in which they believe so strongly, a war not based on racism but rather on Northern aggression and states' rights. South Carolina played an integral part in the war and that is why the flag IS I1UI1UICU CIS 11 IS, SlOllUlIlg 11UI 1UI I dUSLU, but for true Southern heritage and for standing up against aggressors. Reid Sherard History/Political Science Freshman SIGNE i v PHILADELPHA DAILY NEWS " PtYtade^pNa USA