The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, August 22, 1997, Page 3, Image 3
I
She"
tScrvi
Edft
Chris Db
Jennifer St
Nikki LaRoc
Stephanie Sonnenfe
Welcome w(
but where \
Tradition "ST1
replayed itself all IHJU
week. urp)
The freshmen
arrived in droves,
toting parents and ... m,.
packages and IMbU
sometimes the r
occasional sibling.
The parents cried sb
goodbye, and the pgj
h new students gladly ^
sent them off.
n 1 J
oopnumores ana
upperclassmen
walked around
carelessly, confident in their sta
as authentic Carolina students, v
semesters of experience, memoi
and laughs under their belts.
Late tuition fees were paid at
Coliseum, student IDs were m
and cash cards filled. Classes bej
Thursday, and we all, professors i
students, reluctantly learned all c
again how to get up early.
Life returned to campus.
With the return of studer
Welcome Week rolled out the
carpet in the form of convocatic
galas, introductory meetings i
other special events and promotk
The Association of Africi
American Students hosted a cook
The Blatt P.E. Center offered f
* aerobics classes. The Office
1 Community Service hosted a 0
Shot.
Carolina Productions did tl
part by bringing in hypnotist Mel
Anthony, producing Mysteries
Trolley to
I into Vista,
Columbia, settled Hnm
in the middle of our
Southern state, now
has something in 'OU(
common with West fo
Coast San
Francisco, Calif.
_ No, an influx of
* yuppies running COU
around with new- safet
age ideas and ^
bottled water have
not arrived. And 6
there have been no
reports of a sizable
tremor.
Columbia has taken the qui
idea of trolleys and applied ther
our own asphalt-laden hills.
In an effort to reduce traffic i
* boost the appeal of the Vista, the
of Columbia has turned to t
enchanting idea. Trolleys somel
lend an air of charm.
Charleston knows this. Trol]
have been employed as put
transportation for several yei
Tourists and residents alike use
system, though perhaps reside
get more gratification out of
trolleys because they keep the toui
out of their cars and off the roi
Student Media Russell H
Chris Dixon So
Editor In Chief
Jennifer Stanley Da
Managing Editor t
Nikkl La Rocque i
Viewpoints Editor ?
_ Rosalind Harvey Assl
News Editor ' Kristi
Marcus Amaker C
Adam Snyder Assi
Features Editors ^
Ac him Hunt Asst.
Bryan Johnston Xi
Sports Editors 4s
Ben Pillow je
Copy Desk Chief pe
The Gamecock is the student newspapt
of South Carolina and is published Monda;
Friday during the fall and spring semester
ing the summer with the exception of univ
_ exam periods.
Opinions expressed in The Gamecock a
tors or author and not those of The Univer
Carolina.
The Board of Student Publications and
the publisher of The Gamecock.
The Department of Student Media is it
tion.
The Gamecock will try to print all letters n
200-250 words and must include full name, pro
major if a student. Letters must be personally c
The Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room
The Gamecock reserves the right to edit al
ft > libel or space limitations. Names will not be
stance.
(Samecock
ng USC Since 1908
to rial Board
ion, Editor in Chief
anley, Managing Editor
:que, Viewpoints Editor
Id, Assistant Viewpoints Editor
1
3eK success,
vas the music?
i mm y|i UTW Campus and setting
UEUalafl up a photo-button
come Week ^Welcome Week
was the same as
.J ^ ? always, filled with
lUMJUUli ways to orient a
77 f student with official
caL bands campus life.
Ollld have Except for the
formed on fact that Greene
Q+-* Street was relatively
quiet. Where was
the thumping bass?
The lead singer
leaning into a mike?
tus The guitarists? The drummer
nth smashing things?
ries In short, where were the bands?
Music has always been an integral
the part of college life. CP has always
ade been good about recognizing this and
Ejan catering to student needs. USC and
and local bands have played in the past
iver for Welcome Week and Homecoming,
while regional and even national
acts have been brought in for
its, Cockstock.
red But this year, there wasn't any
ins, music pouring from Greene Street.
1 Ta J ...... 111. i 1
ina its important to support local music,
ins. How did Hootie get big in the first
an- place? It's unfortunate we didn't
aut support any bands during this year's
ree Welcome Week
iof CP is trying to get The
ne- Wallflowers to come to USC later
this fall, which we encourage them
leir to do, but we also believe supporting
lael local artists is a worthwhile endeavor
i on CP shouldn't forsake.
roll its way
Five Points
FfiU iffll LTTIM For a quarter,
UUUlifli people can hop on a
,jii trolley and ride into
sys installed Vista for lunch.
r city use During the early
evening, the fare is
DTJ^MLjjy a dollar.
One of the rides
Id promote goes to Five Points,
y, but hours with Part ?f the
eedtobe route going along
J Blossom, past the
'Xtended Towers and McBride
Quad.
These trolleys
will helD establish
lint safety, though perhaps that was not
n to an original goal. Students who don't
want to drink and drive can take the
and trolley into Five Points, then return
city safely to campus, without driving,
his without having to walk,
low However, those nights will have
to be very early ones. The trolley
leys system stops at 10 pm. We hope that
ilic once the trolley system gets off the
irs. ground and becomes popular, the
the hours will be extended to help late:nts
night revelers get back to campus
the safely.
rists In a very quaint little way.
ids.
louse USC Columbia, SC 29208
isan Meyers Creative Services
rhoto tditor Ellen Parsons
tnnle Baker Interim Director of
raphics Editor Student Media
Stephanie Jim Green
onnenfeld Creative Director
Viewpoints Editor Lee Phipps
en Richardson Advertising Manager
ara Pellatt Carolyn Griffin
f. News Editors Business Manager
ny Shannon Michele Dames
Featuress Editor Graduate Assistant
orl O'Hara Sherry F. Holmes
st Photo Editor Classified Ad Manager
ssan Hager Erik Collins
innle Baker Faculty Advisor
it of The University
y, Wednesday and HMMlflHiHHBiiBHHHH
s and five times dur- Thg Gamecock
ersity holidays and
Editor (803) 777-3914
re those of the edi- ___
sity of South News 777-7726
? . ETC. 777-3913
Communications is
Viewpoints 777-7726
a parent organizaSports
777-7182
Online 777-3913
MmmJUaJnMml Advertising 777-1184
cceived. Letters should be classifieds 777-1184
fessional title or year and
lelivered by the author to Fax 777-6482
i 333.
II letter for style, possible Central Office 777-3888
withheld for any circum
V1EWPO
wwhs? m
C\wTY?tfWl' rs
WHHA V W I WRP
"I hope we are not goii
Joe McCulloch, South!
Last day of fi:
started waf
[ASS^iewpoi^^DITOR|
There's been two nights that always school m
evoke a mixture of nervousness and fear aver- N? m
in my mind throughout my life ? vacations to
Christmas Eve and the night before the Second,
first day of school. . ?f school me
Christmas Eve, although not generally Eve. For tb
regarded as a particularly scaiy holiday, escape the b
was one night when I could never fall teachers,
asleep. Now, I.
Fd roll around in my bed, wondering might be lr
if the fabled Santa Claus would bring n?t make ii
me the presents Fd wished, hoped and might not 1
prayed for. I was so scared that Santa I might not
would find out that Fd been bad. Then, The nig]
I wouldn't get the Barbie Dream Cottage awful in elei
or the Glamour Girls Ski Lodge. make me g(
Oh, the tragedy. was still 01
I would lay in my bed and hope the the pulled d
morning would come and erase my fears, other neigh]
When the first strains of morning down the si
appeared, Fd sneak downstairs and peak I was st
through the stair banisters and see the and I was
tree (top heavy with homemade, Vacation sleep.
Bible School ornaments) surrounded Eventus
with presents. I knew then my fears and Fd awa
were wrong. with my tu
A happy ending. Fd boar
However, the night before school along the v
America once aj
interviewee
knowledge
[ columnist | MichaelBj?
This summer, a romantic curiosity Presley,
took ova- the imagination of the American Journal
public. usual subeta
Was it the curiosity of mankind's station am
elaborate visit to a planet beyond our uncover son
own? The intrigue of America's favorite some new je
father figure admitting he had an had previoi
ovfromari+ol affair? TVs AtvViip RlinlfPr Of GOUTS*
convincing a jury of his peers (but not under his b
12 other former lead actors in top-rated mistake of
sitcoms) that truthful slander is not Enms Cosbj
slander? The FBI to<
Or was it the romantic speculation misstep by
of a serial killer, who seemingly status and ]
slaughtered with reasons only known newspaper,
to himself? in the courn
1997 became the "Summer of The Ar
Cunanan" for a mere week, rocketing interested i
to national attention after the slaying a n d t e 1 e v
of an Italian clothing designer, and comparisoi
plummeting into obscurity after his Hannibal L
sudden suicide. to anyone 1
Television's media minions tuned link them to
faithfully as Larry King and Ted Koppel 1 especially a
INTS
SIQHE
PNtLADE
ni I,,
iTW&lBm
U8A
^ HSU r^r\ r
i^(StSr\ mm] I.J
ag to feed off of Hootie only. I believe Hooti
awoke a sleeping giant."
lip'98 organizer and founder, on South Carolina's mi
rst day of school for
i an entirely different story H|PV^
It was awful. B
le night before the first day
eant that my summer was. jfTISBk naTlTlTMi
ne hike rides, night swimming,
i the beach or early bedtimes. mTn i^TiTtTj
the night before the first day B|Hll|pHlftii|UliyH
ant fear, much like Christmas nru {][j|
tree was
onds of homework, tests and
had to face the fact that I classes and what teachers I was It w
i a bad homeroom. I might a3signedto. day of s
t to the bus stop on time. I j>m noj. going ^ sugarcoat this story I have
lave the cool math teacher, I did the Christmas one. Sometimes gradua
have classes with my friends, the first day of school was awesome, happen
ht before school was always Other times, it wasn't awesome. But, May. !
mentary school. Mom would oil in all mv first, dnv nf srhnnl memories Thnrsd
3 to sleep by 8 p.m. The sun aren't that bad ? ifs just the night before for son:
it. It was seeping through school starts that plays with my mind. The
own shades and I could hear This Wednesday, after a trip to Wal- runs to
Dorhood kids playing kickball Mart, I was invited to have dinner with first da
treet. a group of friends. No
ill in my bed. I wasn't tired Someone mentioned that they were bags. J
damn nervous. I couldn't a little uneasy about the first day of remem
classes Thursday. A couple of other folks So,
illy, the morning would come echoed that fear. bed an
ke to the pitch black morning In all honesty, I hadn't even had the that co
mmy in knots. time to think about the approaching day My
d the bus and go to school, that had doomed me so many times alarm i
vay finding out who was in before. it did g
?ain proves a short atteni
1 people with less intimate
of Andrew Cunanan than
ickson had of Lisa Marie
istic integrity fell below its
ndard level as every reporter,
d tabloid show rushed to
ae as-yet-unturned stone ?
iwel of relevance that no one
isly discovered.
j, Cunanan had four murders
ielt until he made the fatal The FBI tactic drew from the closets know ft
murdering a celebrity (see of every cause-du-jour groupie and Am
' and "Papa" Jordan's killers.) bandwagon pretender that have had Cunani
)k advantage of Cunanan's nothing to do since O.J. Simpson's case his mol
elevating him to celebrity fell from national interest. outrage,
posting his picture on every And then Cunanan played his crudest into obi
fnloTnoinn onr? Tnfnmpf Clfo J-wisklr- V> a lr*llrt/l Uimoolf o AT n
ucicvioiuii cuiu uii^iuvw wiwv LI 11*A. lie XV111CU uuuqi u a iTia
try. houseboat. He left behind no memoirs brilliar
nerican public became or explanations, and no realistic hope him to 1
ifter FBI press conferences of ever finding out what set him off. on the
ision interviews drew Were his victims jilted lovers? Were didn't\
lis between Cunanan and they people Cunanan feared might have of the 1
ecter. (Americans can relate given him AIDS? Were they merely Wh
letter when it's possible to people who caused him some imaginable will be
i a famous fictional character, or actual slight? Were they random it focus
in evil one). people that he knew? No one will ever twice a
>?
nnn > i
r i
.? I
* 1
I " 1
IflNM OAHYHEm
i Ma
a i
W |
"sT^V /?I
mm \f\iL I
MI/lfTT 11 MM4
;% nan \ i| iA**i TtP I
BWDfrTo U tfc :
: |
Wm 4
'In /A4^
\ i/f ?J u #
BP la^H
?g .
M
ie's success
M
4H
41
isic industry
41
*
41
K
cpninrc
OV111U1 o
41
4ft
m
www h
kJ^L|IH^lM^L|l|^^H
Br^P^Hn?9&KijBP^P^BB|^H
wmTViTTi I t Fr^^P b
uvkTUTi rII iii^l m
PPIPPPBP^^B ?
i
IHBBBBBBBHBIBp
ras my last night before the first !
school, for a long time. Although
eventual aspirations to attend
te school, I don't think that will
l immediately after I graduate in
3o, for all practical purposes, 1
ay was my last first day of school ',
Le time.
ire would be no more last minute
the drug store for paper. No more *
iy of school outfits,
more covering books with paper
to more locker combinations to
ber.
for old time's sake, I laid in my
d thought about all the things
uld go wrong.
classes could be canceled. My
may not go off. They weren't and
;ooff.
tion span
%
ri f *21 | Y ? | | p^H
I
I jJ U U^l I mat ?
1^nuLI
^ fL] I i|i||
f
I
)rsnre.
erica was offended. How dare
an deprive the interested public
tivations? After a day or two of *
, Cunanan and his victims dropped I
3curity.
ybe Cunanan was actually the j
it mastermind the FBI painted J
be and his suicide exacted justice J
entire country. Maybe he just J
vant to be deprived of his share J
P-shirt sales.
atever the case, maybe America ?
more careful in the future of who ?
es its attentions on. Once bitten, I