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i:he 6ai Serving VSC Sin Chris Dixon, Edit Stephanie Sonnenfeld, Editorial I A_u:_ U.?t D I?1 ? V I T.L. nuuui 11UI1L, UlVdU IVUCIl 1_*IVIIC, JUII Jennifer Stanley, N Sale of col necessary, When David Beasley t interferes with DHEC and prohibits condom distribution, t SHARE steps in with a one- h week save. The student- a sponsored program Sexual ti Health and Rape Education a will be selling Condomgrams this week in lieu of Valentine's a Day Friday, when more t attention is being given to relationships. s Many relationships come t with a sexual relationship, r Unlike Beasley, who o continuously wishes to stick s his neck into the sand and d ignore anything to do with s human sexuality, SHARE is addressing this issue, t Moreover, these students are y trying to help promote safe f and healthy sex. f As we all know, abstinence is the safest guard against i] pregnancy and sexually a transmitted diseases. To a recognize the wise choice of ? some students to abstain from sex, SHARE is also selling li Caregrams, which include a p chocolate kiss and messages c declaring how much it means Y Term limi necessary Term limits is a touchy topic, y In some respects, it's a good 4 thing. Its almost like a weapon f against a political monopoly. Term limits oust those who may r have worn out their use in a 1j governmental body. li And, in some respects, it's a s bad thiner. Term limits can keep s out useful and extremely c beneficial politicians who can t have a dramatic effect on a given r community. The issue of term limits has i] been heavily discussed on a li national level, but little attention has been given on a local level, C such as with members of the t S.C. Legislature. 1< Currently, South Carolina t doesn't have term limits for any C of its state legislators. But, according to a recent article in b The State newspaper Sunday, v South Carolina doesn't have v too much of a problem with I veteran legislators ? unlike s U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, r The article reports just 17 v of the 123 S.C. House Members d have been in office 12 or more d Student Media Russell House Chris Dixon News: 777Editor in Chief Advertising: 7 Stephanie FAX: lll-> Sonnenfeld Viewpoints Editor Achim Hnat Be Karen Layne Bryan Gt Jennifer Stanley Johnston NW News Editors SPorts Editors Ass John Lyons Msrfc Hopkiai e8 Kelly Cof^Desk ?"e/ ?1 k \t Nikki Thorpe -f r ? ??, Photo EditT A> Features Editors The Gamecock ii the student newspaper of the Univerrity _ . Wednesday, and Priday during the Pall and Spring senteslca* periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock ait thoee of the editors < Carolina. The Board of Student Pubbcatiora and Cornmunicationi is l Student Media is its parent organization HKQH3IEX The Gamecock will try to print all letters received, include full name, professional title or year and m delivered by the author to The Gamecock newsroom k reserves the right to edit all letter for style, possible I withheld for any circumstance. t mtcock ce1908 or in Chief Viewpoints Editor loud n Lyons, Kelly McPherson, Ben Muldrow, ikki Thorpe. ndoms good o wait. In offering a choice of cards, he students behind SHARE lave acted responsibly on two ccounts. One, they recognize he very real feet that students re sexually active. In trying to make condoms ivailable, they are helping heir fellow students. Two, in offering a non exually presumptuous card, hey are recognizing the eligious and moral values ther students have and are upporting this difficult lecision in the face of current ocial trends. It is comforting to know hat in people's formative ears, they are already facing acts and not shying away rom controversial subjects. With mere people interested i properly dealing with teenige sex, less problems will Lrise with unwed mothers, 5TDs and HIV. If the leaders in our life, ike our governor, cannot help >rotect the youth of this ommunity, then we had better lelp each other out. ts not in S.C. ears. In the Senate, 17 of the :6 members have been there or 12 years. 21 states have already estricted the number of terms awmakers can serve in state egislatures. The State article ays that public opinion polls how that voters across the ountry want to continue the rend. But is this really tecessary? No, it isn't. South Carolina shouldn't mnncn form limito fnr ito ctotn Lll|yv>JV WllU UUUl/Q IVi JU7 egislators. Obviously the voters of South Carolina have been exercising heir rights to oust or keep state egislators, thus supported by he small number of returning Congress members. Term limits have benefits, lut they also seem to interfere vith a person's right to vote for vhom they want to serve them. Returning Congress members hould be able to run for as nany terms as they want?the oters are the ultimate letermining factor in letermining their political fate. (JSC Columbia, SC 29208 7726 Jeff Nicholsoa 774249 Photo 6482 Adaai Syader Office Manager a Muldrow Jasoa Jeflers raphics Editor Cartoonist laLaRocque Melissa Sellers t. Viewpoints Online Editor ^aaa Greea Laura Day 4sst News Creative Director ssiea Nash Erik Collias ssLFeatures Faculty Advisor i of South Carolina and is published on Monday, with the exception of university holidays and exams x the author and not those of the Univenity of South he Publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Letters should be 200-250 words and must ?jor if a student. Letters must be personally in Russell House room 333. The Gamecock libel or space limitations. Names will not be VIEWJ In every newspa ball team ... t< Communi Nearly two years. Two Valentine's Days. Hundreds of dates. Several "fights." One love. Maybe I am not a veteran, expert or otherwise, but I know what I know. And it keeps my life going and happy day after day. Some-people consider Valentine's Day make-or-break time. I used to. worry if I would have a valentine or what I should do for my valentine. Most of the time, the day wasn't too happy. But now, I do whatever I can do to make everyday happy. Now this applies to all. No matter whether you have a significant other or not, you want to be happy. And many, if not all people, find happiness through love, whether it is loving someone or being loved by someone. So, what have I learned through love to keep me happy? A few simple things, and none of them are too difficult if you want to keep or win SIGNE PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS Philadelphia USA B ? JOINTS J t< per in America the o me that's positive. Eddie Fogler, on the Gamec V cation is k I ADAM SNYDER I tl your love. g( Communication is the key. That's a the big one. The mother-load of all C( relationship advice. If you and your r( loved one can't communicate openly w and freely with one anothe^you-^^ might as well pack it up before somebody gets hurt. tc Some people just talk too much tl while others have a lot of trouble c< expressing how they feel. You need w a balance of both. Once you say how you feel, you w have to shut up for awhile so your w partner can let you know what is on If their mind. si For those of you who are working c< on having a significant other, talk to them. Let them know how you r? feel. I had feelings for my girlfriend w for over six months before we finally (c went out. She liked me for just about ei ILL OSB/'S Sul f m re's something: ab< i but outside of tha jock's national team ranking. ) ey in relat le same amount of time. Do I hear It \e Eagles "Wasted Time" playing i the background? po Part of compromise is promise. SI o you have communicated, that's Kf start. Now, work it out through pj>mpromise. Be willing to concede, ^ ^work, reschedule, and redo nc hatever it takes to keep both sides m appyrThen, stick to it. ^ If you promise or at least agree re > do something, do it. Make sure lat you keep your word when it >mes to an agreement you made ^ ith your partner. By keeping your word, and being illing to compromise, your partner ill be more willing to do the same. ar 'you are just starting out, make ure you show a willingness to ^ >mpromise from the outset. ?f Faith in fate: don't rush a th ilationship. If it is meant to last, it ill. Just take it one day at a time sp :liche, yes, but true). Relax and th ijoy yourself and enjoy your partner. f i m ' osbY J RA it ftKl ^ j ^ 4 tiCgj# rat your basketit, I don't care. ionships is love, it is life, drink it up. But don't relax too much Jto the int where you become lackluster, lake things up every now and then, jep him/her off guard with surprise lone calls, mail or flowers. Give em an extra reason to smile every ?w and then with something they ight not expect Being unpredictable iirkeep the spaTK" going in your lationship. And it could get a relationship ing by surprising the one you are ter. Show them you can be more an what they see in everyday life, s exciting and be excited to be ound them. Friday is just another day though. Dn't make it out to be the pinnacle your relationship or the trench of e lack thereof. But if you can, do something ecial for the one you love, whether ey realize you love them or not. * "ate ?I I ft ' 1