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Family values r
to include varit
For the past
50 y e a r s, ,
Americans have
believed a real Family valu
family should be Apply tO 171
one with a just the '50.
mother and the nuclea
father who are
happily married,
and about three
to five adorable, obedient children.
This is the concept of the
nuclear family.
Unfortunately, we have learned
over the pa3t 50 odd years since
then that often men and women
don't stay together, children aren't
always the bundles of joy they are
supposed to be, and sometimes,
it's a man and a man or a woman
and a woman who will raise a
child.
The term family and the
concept of family values should
extend to any relationship where
there is a loving, caring
and nurturing group of people
who provide all those qualities
for each other and their children.
Advocates of the nuclear family
argue that although these
other types of families might exist,
the nuclear family should be the
ideal, the standard.
Many right-leaning, familyvalues
advocates say within
Vista construct
will be worth ti
Columbia is
a city with a H^HLUAia
mission.
The capital Renovatic
city has been Columbia's v
bustling lately are well wc
with demolition inconven
crews and
construction
workers. While
some citizens see the construction
as inconvenient and the cause of
traffic jams, we think it will be
worth all the trouble in the end.
The newly renovated vista area
will be particularly good for
students who like to shop and go
out to eat and drink. It will also
provide students a plethora of job
opportunities when new businesses
open in the area.
The city of Columbia has made
a major investment out of
renovating the vista area.
According to a report in The
State, the city paid $3 million for
the Central Correctional Institution
property and is depending on it
to breathe new Hie into downtown
Columbia. The City Council also
used $1.5 million from its Tax
Increment Fund to help pay for
engineering and design on the
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We have learned men and j
women do get divorces, and, often
times, there are children part of j
that divorce. >
Often times, it's just better 2
for the family in general if the ti
parents are separated.
Secondly, family values should
apply to these non-traditional
families. UJffjJl
What are the advocates of the LfafcAi
nuclear family saying when they
tell a ten-year-old boy he is not
in a real family because he lives
with his father and only sees his
mother on weekends?
Life is not perfect. And as |
a society, we should be more
accenting of things in this world
that are good, even if they don't
fit the traditional mind-set. 1
There is too much hate
and violence in this world
to prohibit a loving family It is
just because there is one parent The
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ista area compete with cities But
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ience. Angeles or semi-cc
Washington, D.C., slacker
it's about time we Per
caught up with And
other metropolitan areas in the due, yo
South.
Southern cities such as Atlanta, \\tj
Miami and Charlotte are booming VvC
with industry and culture. Best
of all, they are helping break
stereotypes about the South being | Si
stuck in the past.
Now it's Columbia's turn to
make it's foray into the future. I lov
Our capital city is undergoing a cheap,
rather inconvenient and sometimes Sen
annnvinp fapp lift, ri^ht now hut amazir
well all be better off in the end. keen a*
The city's renovations will bring car and
more tourists and people from the m t ^
suburbs into Columbia to spend M
money. Businesses will flourish for on|
and new jobs will be created. many y
Columbia's growth will benefit for
all of us, so put up with the fine jew
inconveniences ? they are only Wal
temporary. It's als<
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i so good to be slack,
ire's just something that slack t
lave over the rest of us, and that ma1
ing is happiness, with maybe a
;ace of mind thrown in. w^?
ause of my long association with ^
-types, I kind of know what the
with them. I mean, I know the maj
ility. But despite this long wjt
tion, not a bit of it has rubbed off d0je
the
all have a few of these guys in est?
sses, dorms, or circle of friends, 1
re? Then why don't we see the S(m:
ages?
:kers don't worry. It's the night Yoi
nidterms, and the slacker hasn't pot.
a moment more than you have, livii
while you waste a pleasant winter mal
pulling your hair out over abstract
mtinuous algebraic planes, the ant
enjoys a brewsky. son
haps with a good book. pap
I the day before you big paper is in h
iu're at the library, frantically
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re Wal-Mart. Ifs convenient. Ifs org
Ifs cool. Ifs Discount City,
iously, Wal-Mart is completely ^00]
ig. If s the only place I've ever ^
)le to get the oil changed in my a bc
1 been able to purchase produce
ame visit. ,
i, I emphasize again, it is so cheap, be l
friends bought a nice lamp there ong
$15. Another friend has bought Up i
loliday decorations at Wal-Mart abl<
than $20. You can even purchase Sou
relry at Wal-Mart. of $
l-Mart is a shopper's paradise, mai
3 an oasis of value for a college
t on a budget. a U
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editor and
disc
dd like to respond to the editorial
exual misconduct in the Army. ruir
as completely misleading and thai
pectful. The Army has never pre1
ed sexual misconduct. As you
ctly stated, the soldiers, better sold
is Drill Instructors, are not officers; a n c
re NCOs, which stands for pur
imissioned officers.
re is a great distinction between pro
>, as any veteran will attest to. the
:harges will not only cause their Iocs
istructor status to be removed, the
ir careers in the military are over, law
3ENTS
the CAST Feme
OLD LAI
lets CorJVenfATioH 0
0.
Every semester, I have to buy new
ks for class. And, every semester, I
inue to wish Wal-Mart could operate
lokstore for USC.
What a fantasy.
Just imagine, our books would actually
easonably priced. If a book was
inally $50, and it was used and beat
when you bought it, you might be
; to buy the book for, oh, say $25.
nds reasonable, unlike paying upwaitls
49.95 for a three-year-old, raggy
'keting textbook.
Plus, if Wal-Mart owned and operated
SC bookstore, we'd never run out of
espect despite
l they will receive a dishonorable
haige from the military if convicted.
A dishonorable discharge will also
i their civilian life since it will fnllnw
t person for the rest of his or her life,
venting easy future employment.
All of which is fully deserved. These
iers lives are over due to their actions,
1 they will receive just and due
lishment by the military.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice
vides strict measures in cases like
se. Soldiers are held accountable to
tl, state and federal laws, as well as
UCMJ. The enforcement of these
s are more measures, as you put it,
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banged-up team right no
Steve Spurrier, head co
back attitud<
iching keys, making up stuff about
obscure British poet you've never
rd of. Milton or Wordsworth or some
2r such nonsense.
Where's the slacker? Why, hanging
a . . PC _ . 1 /? ITT - 1
at a conee snop, 01 course; naxuna
:ada.
Election day comes, and, no matter
it party you choose to enjoy making
of, you sit on the edge of your chair.
You watch from the moment the
ior stations start calling elections
h 0% reporting to the moment the
;ful presidential hopefuls start making
ir "I'm just a sucker with no selfiem"
speeches.
The slacker's attitude? Well, at least
leone really bad didn't win.
And he voted for Jeny Garcia anyway,
i can't lose with a 300 pound dead
smoker on your side. (Or a 200 pound
lg pot-sucker-but-not-inhaler for that
tter.)
You woriy about tests, papers, friends
1 the mess in your kitchen. He
letimes ponders drug tests, rolling
ers, Phish-heads, and the mold garden
lis kitchen sink.
It's a different world out there for
al place for st
Sadly though, it's one of the only
:es around USC that students can
ird -- besides Five Points and the
ger King that stays open until 2 am.
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w, more so than any of our ol
ach, Florida Gators
^ provides stre
the slacker. Life is hassle free. College if s ]
is a minor inconvenience on this wild hair
trip most people call their twenties. bad
What I want to know is why can't I gets
be one?!! goin
Fve tried. I blew off a paper until the Spa<
night before once. I did not sleep a wink ]
that night as I wrote, revised, printed, }<
revised, reprinted, ran out of printer y0U
paper, traveled to the all-night Wal-Mart, f0 j j
printed, ran out of ink, well, you know rg
where this is going. i
Why can't I have the mind of the (
slacker? He would say, "Whats one lousy
paper, anyway? I'll do it right after I ,
finish the mural of Bigfoot playing a ,
piano in the twilight zone I'm illegally
painting on my wall."
Why can't I say, "I don't care who ,
wins come election day. Hie governments
not real anyway, man." in "
But I care too much. When the grades ove]
start coming out on TIPS, I call everyday,
long distance or not, to see if any grades J
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<xi e i eyui tea. ruiu 1 iislcii until eveiy ^?7?
class has been listed, even the ones I Maj
haven't taken exams in yet. my
If s the sony fate of a chronic worrier.
If I think somebody is mad at me, whether thin
udents to buy st
items. You wouldn't have to wait until ]
the middle of the semester to get the bit c
book you needed at the beginning of the ]
semester. Wal-Mart is always stocked
with what you need.
Notebooks, binders, pens, tacks and . P!
whatever else you need in the route of ln n
supplies would be so cheap at a Wal- P61*'
Mart-run bookstore. No longer would 1
you have to pay say, $5 for a cardboard sho]
binder. In the Wal-Mart world, you'd just
pay $1.25. rea?
Also, if Wal-Mart owned a bookstore, ^
a majority of products would be made wg j
in America, which is always a plus.
Honestly, can you imagine paying '
something like $50 for a semester's worth
of text books and supplies? ima
In a Wal-Mart world, that fantasy
would be a reality. you
i sexual misconc
than any civilian could have ever dreamed not
of. Do t
Back to the point of accountability, of v
you asked the question, "How can we be
expected to respect our soldiers and the exp
Army with allegations of sexual thei
misconduct?" leat
First of all, I am outraged by your
disrespect for veterans only two days thei
after Veterans Day. ser\
Secondly, your hypocrisy knows no wh<
bounds. How can you expect the world and
to respect Bill Clinton who, as we all
know, has sexual misconduct charges St
facing him? Des?
The key points being, first, he will MIS
day, November 15,1996
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iss-free life
aiy mom or the girl with the funny
who sits on the third row from the
i in my English class, my stomach
i tied up in knots and I feel like I'm
g to explode from self-induced worng
mis. ^ (
[ know Fm an extreme case, but you
mow what Fm talking about (except
fortunate slackers!). I say we all
ow their lead and stop being so
itable.
Why not just let somebody else worry
rnce? This year Fm not going to call
S at all for grades- Fll just wait until
i send me that little sheet. j *
rhis year I won't even read th" * 4
spaper and worry about World War
This year I will not be concerned if
kitchen sink looks like a yak yakked
. This year I will obviously be taken
r by an alien.
But Fm going to try.
Maybe, for a start, 111 just enjoy my
a irta+ao/4 nf wnrrvmor tVirnnrrK
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die. Or maybe aliens will take over
body.
What do aliens worry about, do you
ik?
:hool books
Perhaps, this fantasy has gotten a
>ut of hand, you know.
But do you blame me for wishing I
d buy my text books and other class
alies from a store that doesn't believ|
larking up its products at least 5(F
:ent from its wholesale price?
Maybe I've become conditioned to
aping in discount stores. Maybe I've
been spoiled at buying products at
sonable prices.
Who knows. But can you imagine if
had a SAMS Wholesale club format
a USC bookstore? We'd be buying
ks for ECON 224 in bulk. Can you
gine owning five ECON textbooks!
At least, your professor couldn't say
weren't prepared for class.
luct charges
be prosecuted until his term is ovei
;hese Drill Instructors have the luxury
raiting until they retire? No.
Secondly, how can our soldiers be
ected to up hold a moral fiber when
ir Commander in Chief has failed to
1 by example.
This is by no means an excuse for
ir actions; however, I do believe this
'es as a reality check for many people,
) seem to be swayed by misleading
i partially true articles.
tven Gardner
art Storm Veteran/U.S. Army / Paratrooper
Junior