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Editorial Boar
Chris Dixon, Editor i
Jennifer Stanley, Manaf
Nikki LaRocque, Viewpc
Stephanie Sonnenfeld, Assistant
No attentioi
to student c
The plans have ^ "HlTHrVTYl
been made to HUUUU^UkldU
beautify the ugly ^
Russell House and in~ new
surrounding quadrCLTlg
"vulture lot" and
library parking lot
Instead of mr n i
asphalt, there Will 1 he Hoard
be walkways, trees, Trustees did
grass and little tnho rtnrhi;
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happy squirrels. . .
Supposedly, this
will be enough
space to hold
outdoor events
connected to the Russell House, spac
The Board of Trustees did not the'
consider students, especially off- recei
campus students. Thank you very \
much. char
Outdoor events are already of th
held on our already beautiful, man
historic Horseshoe. Outdoor Russell 5
House events, such as block parties, mori
are already held successfully on char
Greene Street. abor
Where are we supposed to park?
SAT scores ?
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known for lots of IBJiU^HUIJ
things, and their 0 L n 7
less-than- stellar SOUth Laroi
SAT scores is one of low S.A. T. Si
them.
An article in the [|1H
Aug. 27 edition of
The State reported These scores
more than 170 of he raised
k ^ c5ATh sch??^ otherwise it i
had SAT scores that 7
dropped below the eiTlbaraSSTTl
national average of
1,016.
The state
average was cited as 953, previously phys
at 954 in 1996. Hie school with the That
highest score was Riverside in and
Greenville with a 1,090. Eau Claire brair
High School had the worst average, Is
coming in with a 782. distri
Several Columbia-area schools, and ]
including Lexington, Irmo and SAT
Dreher, scored well above average T
compared to their other compatriots, tech]
but 20 schools with above average be ei
scores certainly don't cancel out score
the 170 or so schools who, literally, ackn
failed to make the grade. T
Another depressing fact is that be ar
the racial gap dramatically grew SAT
in the nast few vears. The State S
article explained that black SAT
students, on a whole, tended to of gi
score 100 points less than white reas<
students in both math and verbal to be
sections. few i
Some S.C. education gurus say at le;
more SAT preparation is coming II
for students, but it was reported SAT
that current SAT education isn't will c
even used. poor]
Student Media Russell House * US<
Chris Dixon Susan Meyers
Editor in Chief Photo Editor
Jennifer Stanley Donnie Baker
Managing Editor Graphic> Editor
Nikki LaRocque Stephanie Sonnen
Viewpoints Editor Asst. Viewpoints Edi
Rosalind Harvey Kristen Richards
News Editor Cara Pellat
Marcus Amaker Asst. News Editt
Adam Snyder Amy Shannon
Features Editors Asst. Featuress Ec
Achim Hunt Tori O'Hara
Bryan Johnston Asst. Photo Edito
Sports Editors Jessan Hager
Ben Pillow Donnie Baker
Copy Desk Chief Creative Servict
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of South Carolina and is published Monday, Wednesday a
Friday during the fall and spring semesters and five time
ing the summer with the exception of university holidays
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The same garage f
( whose capacity is S
already tested?
le The quadrangle
park would have
been a wonderful /
r idea, save for the A"
fact the Board
. TlOt evidently did not
listen to all the
Hint yearsofcomplairits _____
juni about parking. If
the Board had
given us a plan for
more parking
:es as convenient as those at
Vulture lot," we would have
ved this news with open arms.
Vhat is the point of improved
iges, supposedly for the benefit T
ie University, if it slights the I "IT ?2
y concerns of students?" M Am
Iven though it is our tuition
ley that helps make these
iges, our legitimate concerns
it parking have been ignored.
What is the
_ is no end of
stagnant
In my AT
senior year o
That's one annoyingbo;
causeofthe totakeparti
, problem, but there from a discu
MQ, S are other relevant He found
JOres causes. Some and useless
students arrive at m accountin
[UJifl the testing site of my favor
with a hangover, world, Kate (
TYllLSt sleepy or hungry. a book about
[ Who can effectively m her indep
is an master a test in the pain
under these security,he
conditions? Ifs up challenging
to the parents to The snoi
make sure their spouted out s
child is in the best bother wastii
ical condition to take the test. all this "silly
includes a proper night's sleep "That is <
a nutritious breakfast. The back,
i needs eneigy to function well. Which if
} it any wonder that the school English maj(
icts with uptodate curriculum as? literatur
nmnar fiinrlinrr Kq-itq fVio kaa+ disCUSSM)!!. Ol
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scores? gives us tht
he link between money, things, expi
lology and education should someone elsi
rident, but it takes low test giving us th
is before some politicians may facing simila
owledge it. bad. Not to gi
hat doesn't mean there can't but it does c
i increasing rise in the average other people'
score. and their coi
outh Carolina should up its
scores with constant review
ammar, math, logic and
Dning. This education needs
implemented not a year or a
nonths before the SATS, but
ast at the ninth grade level. 1.
'the state doesn't step up its
performance soon, its scores
ontinue to decrease and reflect
[y on South Carolina. Dear Editor
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srature spawn
One such book that cor
ia Atv^tt Tnn'n Tntr T ii/*lr Pli
.olumnist I vv.t yn
1 reading selections of it for
use of talking, and there learning its basic premise
talking, women who gather togetl
nd of things in the heart" their stories among several
d There were six of us at
' English class during my last night All girls. A kind
f high school, we had this "Joy Luck Club" as r
y who found it ridiculous Stephanie put it. We tho
a conversations stemming inviting the boys, the boy
ssion of literature. the assorted male compar
it impractical, romantic decided the evening's discu
in his world of a future be best sans male presen
g. We were reading one Jt wasn't that we were
ite books in the whole for any male-bashing talk,
Chopin's The Awakening, well, we wanted to eat o
; a woman who is reborn peace,
endence, but challenged The conversation was
of separating from her talked about the danger <
r comfortable but non- jogs' teeth (apparent
world. very dangerous), the su
tty future accountant confronting roommate fixx
something about why we anj eventually, inevii
lg our time reading about discussion of relationshi]
r feeling stuff. about boys, but more of
*11 there is," I punched general ? to each other,
to the rest of this little ha
i why I chose to be an jjsc
>r to get the chance^to was talk about how i
e as a srepping stoneior ? much a^ugh,,,
i a simple level, literature ,ug of friends,
l chance to read about friendshi has been in ,
enence them through -.u j ?> *
, , , , j capacity, with different ?
B S thoughts and words, i j j -rr ?
, & , n involved in different 8
e chance to prepare for 0 , ,, , ,,
j j Somehow, though, the
ir expenences, good and b
it all Tteading Rainbow," conversation was bu.1
ome in handy to study ro? ?n exPenence and
9 plot lines and decisions re ^ lonf' .
And, of course, I was pre
isequences. * , . .
my newest revelation m 1
>lina Productions
of CP did not play an act
;r is in response to the this year's Welcome Week
%. 22 editorial in the Eight different commiss
section concerning the with a distinct focus, helj
al entertainment during Obviously, musical enter
Icome. and thus the concerts com
lew faces took over going to have great popu]
f Carolina Productions college campus. Neverth
ing, old ideas and the concert commission is
ay of conducting events important than the se^
p. This "new" Carolina commissions and the proj
is dedicated to putting that they provide,
k in the organization as In fact, four commissio:
er than having a single forward and provided the
>r program serve as the with top-notch Welcome Wi
this establishment. We made students thii
ves as one of several murder mysteries progran
the concerts commission free video buttons, broke ?
rhere are plans
for lots of new
buildings for
JSC...what kind
f new buildings
, . i i i
lo you think we
need? "Black histoi
museum"
Corrina Oxfc
rs
T*fArT C
KU5SAND.
ig process with years and milestones
partment, on President Palms9 mast
s real life co
ties to mind
I've been
."a" "As we Progressed
ier to share careers, the scope of <
generations. multiple ch
Monterreys
of collegiate
ay friend
ught about of that fun, ever engaging subject fc
friends and humans throughout the ages. Relating
ty, but then Which is the area in which m
ssion would newest revelation has occurred,
ce. We were reminiscing upon ou
ppnrincriin vounger davs and the seemin
o O L~ " # ~
it was just, simplicity of our feelings. To use th
ur tacos in metaphor of testing, when we bega
school emotions were often true o
varied. We false. You were happy, you were sac
of cleaning You loved someone, you couldn't stan
ly it can be them. You talked to them, you staye
btle art of away.
i "sharing," As we progressed through ou
tably, the collegiate careers, the scope of emotioi
ds, not just became more of a multiple choic
relating in question. Analyze the choices an
to friends, pick one. Choose "c" to be safe if yo
ven we call have no clue what to do. Now
friendships and relationships of a]
relating has kinds are tough, open-ended essa
nt our three questions.
lip. Each Bring your blue books and hel
i different me figure this one out.
groups and I'm not saying I have reached th
ictivities. state of age-old wisdom, that the yea
bridge of of 21 is the pinnacle of complexity an
t through decision making. The scary thing i
compared that I think the essays are onl
beginning, that the questions wil
jud to share only get tougher and the answers w
he scheme can only write ourselves. They tak
$ has full semes
ive role in goals with hypnotist Michael Anthony
festivities, and capped the week off with a blocl
ions, each party, which was a highly successfu
) form CP. joint program with R.HA
tainment, CP would have loved to hav<
mission, is brought in local talent (not just bands
larity on a as well, but scheduling difficulties
leless, the prevented this from happening this
i no more particular year. However, we are ver
/en other optimistic about the remainder of th<
Tramming semester and school year.
Our goal is to make nationa
ns stepped recording artists a staple at this
university university, and the future appears tx
eek events, be very promising. Still, we have noi
ik with a forsaken local artists. Our plans includs
i, provided holding "welcome back" festivities
ittendance following winter break, hosting a loca
ry "More free
parking"
>rd Laquista Peterson
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i well on their way."
er plan for USC
mparisons
I through our collegiate
emotion became more of a
loice question."
>r research, planning and more thought,
y which is difficult when one wants to
y compare notes, beg, borrow or even
steal the answer from a friend who
r has sat in the desk before you.
g I wish that these girls, each sassy
e ladies in their own respect, could turn
o to each other and find the precise
r answer to each others' problems. Put
1. the dog to sleep, talk to the roommate,
d Do this with the boy and everything
d will work itself out. I wish we could
combine our shared resources ? what
r we have learned in books, from other
II friends ? and skip history repeating
e itself. You would think that we would
d be well read enough and talked out
u enough to figure out clear and concise
, answers.
11 Then again, if we knew the
y answers, the problem would be simple.
Back to true and false. We would've
p regressed back to that time. We
wouldn't have to read books or gather
e at Monterrey's. What fun would that
i be? If we could be completely satisfied
d with what someone else felt or wrote
s or said, we would cease to think,
y Maybe I don't want the answers
11 handed to me after all. But, I will still
e look at the books and the characters
e around this place to get a head start.
ter schedule
j music showcase, and opening major
t concerts with local musicians. The
1 commission has also worked diligently
throughout the summer in an attempt
2 to establish better working
) relationships with local and regional
3 music industry Drofessionals.
3 As the premier student
7 programming organization at the
2 University of South Carolina, CP has
an obligation to bring the USC
1 community the best in educational
3 and entertainment programs,
) regardless of its type.
t
* Cedric Scott
3 Concert Commissioner
1 Carolina Productions
"Renovate the
Towers"
Bradford Carter