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Stephanie Sonnenfeld,
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Angie Campbell, Martha Hotop, Achim
Adam Snyder, Jennifer Stanley, Sara Svedt
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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
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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
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sexual miscont
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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
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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
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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.
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Editor in Chief
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Hunt, Lisa Noworatzky, Brian Rish,
>erg, Cece von Kolnitz, Robert Walton
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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."
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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.
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Jessica Nash Creative Director
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Bryan Johnston An Director
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McLemore Graduate Assistant
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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
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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
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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,"
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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<
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Change can be hard, and sometimes
1 long mn, it's helped us. We've laughei
| succeeded; we've grown.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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but for true Southern heritage and for
standing up against aggressors.
Reid Sherard
History/Political Science Freshman
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