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One can just
feel the excitement
in the air. This Tdllyho.
Saturday, the
surest sign that
school has started [llHUIIUh!
will arrive.
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be exact. These transportdtil
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tear our
Gamecocks to
pieces. They'll
want to rip and shred us. bein
% We'll kill them. are;
Ah yes, football is here. The invi
American tradition, the icon of drto
southern youth. '
Perhaps even bigger then the pub
game itself is the sister of football, to t
that practice of fried chicken eating Shu
and beer guzzling, all done in the is a
vicinity of wherever one parks. It's Not
time to tailgate. pari
Students will flock to the ens
stadium Saturday in order to do met
some serious tailgating (in plainer
terms, drinking). Perhaps the most stu
popular place for students is Tallyho, whe
where many Greek fraternities set Wh;
up their colored tents, which shade to ai
food and drinks for everyone. sim
Affordable ai
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Air South ^VVTI9I
Airlines went
bankrupt last Air South
month, officially pjnvirp
shut down last closure
week, and moved fllH WIIUM
^ out of the ftHaBJAUBil
W Columbia Airport, Another
according to an /? j l/
article in The State affordable ai
Thursday. With should Settl
this shutdown Columbia
went not only
affordable fares,
but jobs as
well.Granted, the Columbia-based U.S.
airline wasnt the creme de la creme
of airlines, but it served its purpose the i
in an affordable fashion.With a Let's
9 large number of outof-state students days
attending USC, it was a relief to put,
know one could fly home for a i
reasonable price. savi
Failure certainly isnt deterring cros
Columbia's desire for a home-based Sout
airline. Rumor has it that Southwest I
Airlines, out of Dallas, is considering add<
planting its roots in Columbia, fare;
Hopefully, Southwest Airlines I
will settle here. resic
If Southwest Airlines did move hom
into the Columbia area, the city froir
would be able to house someone in
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each week during
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the stadium is so
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for like they might
walk In Fivp Points
Everyone drives.
Nearly everyone a
drinks. Hie odds of ^ l\ /
ig able to find a sober ride home
slim.Tallyho is almost a written
tation to students to drink and
e.
rhe university should have
lie transportation for students I
he football games. Call it The urn
ittlecock magnified, but there lectures by
real need for transportation. pro-life issui
; only would it cut down on Conferee
dng problems, but it would also Wednesda;
lure a safe way home for Iatten
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dents who don't own a car, be Free to
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"My mom always told me, 'You always
Darren Hambrick, senior linebacker
jrtion arguments
LZ^KIEylSllIMS Still, this was no sermon.
Rather than depend upon her
' to support her opinions, Alvare app
iversity was treated to three to a property she calls our "na
Helen Alvard, an expert in reason." This is the part of us
s who represents the national searches for the truth, the part
ice of Catholic Bishops asks questions about life and d
y. Alvar6 wants us to use our na
ded the lectures entitled reason to decide who deserves t
Life: A Radical Proposition?' and who doesn't, rather than allc
hird Millennium: Who Will our emotion to resolve the issui
Live?" face.
ey were heavy topics. The I found several points in her let
thanasia, capital punishment to be particularly intriguing.
>n are ones of life and death Capital punishment does not
tiemselves to fierce debate, its own purpose, she argued. I've
ss, I enjoyed the talks, in the heard people quoted, after the perpe
oy anything that challenges of some heinous crime has been p
, that makes us question our death, as saying something like,1
. I was, therefore, surprised hell never do this to anyone else."
t few students (who are, of that's true. But Alvar6 wants
ver eager to experience consider this?he couldnt comm.
1 rigor) attended. crime again anyway if he spent h
i find AlvarS's position in the in prison. Therefore, capital punish
hurch daunting? I'll admit, is not necessary as an instrume
ill chip on my shoulder. Just self-defense,
really, before I heard her Legalized assisted suicide o
ici olroirl akn nrmil/1 oiinivw4 -X* ?xl_i x S_ J ?
ao uucuu oaa^ ttuuiu i/ many cans oi wnuimg, tangiea w
t>y spouting scripture. And, was another argument. One exa
j told, she did get a little Alvar6 cited to show the dange
a me (and I'm a member of accepting euthanasia was espe<
ti since birth). At one point absurd: a woman sued to have dc
ad lecture, she lapsed into a let her husband (from whom sh<
at could only be appreciated estranged), who had been badly inj
olic members of the audience, dig by discontinuing his food su
le Catholic moment is now!" The man partially recovered, a
l for the family d<
trip since I took my big college tri]
Columnist I ^ was also the first long trip
1 my soon-to-be 2-year-old (going o
d 11 p.m. on a bustling, niece, Sarah, which would prove to
3treet, a handful of young, the trip a dream come true and a 1
lerican women were strolling nightmare all in the same wee!
idewalk. Since this was everyone's
a look at the attire they were experience with Virginia Bead
ae glance would have made weren't sure about what to exps
eve they were "Ladies of the friend of mine traveled often wit!
quiet and rather conservative fa
car with a few young guys so I wasn't expecting the Myrtle I
ied at a red light, saw the atmosphere when we arrived,
i began flagging them down. I was expecting what one sees
stopped for a moment, looked peaceful trip to Hilton Head, S.
mg guys inside and kept perfect families of four, sprav
owever, a few seconds later, landscaped resorts and old folks lo
a decided to come up to the for the nearest golf course. I liked ii
i ,1 way.
g a white halter, very, very for my "sprawling res
ts and a cheap weave, she expectation, my dream became a n
I the vehicle and leaned mto We stayed at The Cavalier, consi
mess covered tiiem, but one oftwo te hotels; a w h.ri
erpulLnghertopdownj^t the oceanfrent where we stayed,;
one of the men inside to do haunted_looking mansion.like
eapee . across the street. Between the tov
mmanzedmy wild Labor .c ,, , .
?i with mv family to Virginia j nagmfioentlandacapmgofthe
,w, I thank God that as a . ?av^ ,on the sloPm? hl110
ident living at home, I am ^
ke family trips over the ? mme- Wu ^ays know y
Ihis trip, however, turned at a top^uality "?>* when all <
hanjust an ordinary family employees are great looking.
vas our first long, new U.S. ^ hotel was a siSht for 30116
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tfllS ing at the strip."
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have enough chiefs, but not c
about senior leadership on th
> can be no
actually able to move around in
faith wheelchair. His case that would d
lealed him food, however, is still being appea
tural Another argument ? the elde
that oppose assisted suicide more than ot
; that age groups. Plus, African-Americ
eath. and Hispanic-Americans are a
tural generally against legalized euthana
0 live Ms. Alvare feels that this is air issu
>wing power. The elderly and groups thai
js we not hold most of the power in soci
may feel that they will be target
rtures encouraged to give up their lives wl
they become an inconvenience,
serve Yet another point ? the issu
often power is also, as we know, the driv
hater force behind pro-abortion sentim<
rnt to Feminists in groups such as the Natk
Now Organization for Women believe ti
Well, abortion is essential for women to g
us to power in the public arena. Howevei
it the seems that it is those who already h
is life the power who support abortion,
ment White males aged 3544 are then
snt of likely to call themselves pro-choice v
respect to abortion. Those who <
pens themselves pro-life are more likeb
orms be black or Hispanic mothers w
mple comparatively little formal educati
;rs of Doesn't it seem that they should be
dally ones demanding more power? Coul
>ctors be that they are in touch with some#
1 was more important?
iured, Of all the important points Alv
pply. brought up, the most poignant one
nd is me came out of a discussion Thursi
oes not incli
p last weirdest people we'd ever seen. Reside
with reassured us this was not a typi
n 21) weekend at Virginia Beach. We ha<
make blame, in part, the American Mi
living Festival held that weekend for bring
tend, in the crowds,
first We endured a full day (and nig
ti, we of all these strange and new thing
:ct. A what I called "sin city,1' but noth
hher could have prepared me for what I wc
mily, endure the next day.
leach The day we arrived, I noticed a wi
sports center ad, and I wanted to
i on a jet-skiing. For a few years now, I Ion
C. ? to try what appears to be a sim
idling watercraft to operate. As I approad
oking the small wooden hutch with my m
t that to sign up, I was a bit nervous. It \
1 p.m., and my appointment was i
tort" p.m. As we ate lunch at a waterfr
iality. seafood restaurant, I got to check
sting what I would be doing in a coupli
se on hours.
and a "That looks like so much fun," I s
hotel "I can't wait."
j wqq WVion T rofnmor] T ix/qq mrnn m
word nervous than before. I saddled in i
if the followed the rest of the group out o
the marina and into the Atlantic. I \
ou're doing pretty well, and I noticed I
)f the have trouble steering, but overlool
it and gained speed. We were just
i eyes the Virginia coast, and I stopped
1 the engine for a minute to gauge
at~ m going to Tallyho
David Hurst
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enough Indians."'
e football team
n-religious
his morning over breakfast with Lever and
eny the Carolina Scholars at Dr. Palms'
led! house. Alvare mentioned the fact that
;rly feminism was not always obsessed with
her abortion.
ans Such notables as Elizabeth Cady
lIso Stanton and Susan B. Anthony felt it
isia. out of line with their feminist values.
e of In feet, it doesnt concern feminists today
t do as much as NOW and similar groups
iety would like us to think. Ms. magazine,
;ed, that bastion of pro-abortion propaganda,
ben conducted a survey of their readers to
determine what they felt were the most
e of pertinent feminists issues. Abortion
ing came in dead last The readers felt that
mt. issues concerning the trials of juggling
jnal children and other interests were much
bat more important,
ain I did not crane out of Alvarfs lectures
r, it completely prepared to jump on her
ave bandwagon. I am not sure that I can
agree with her emphasis on capital
lost punishment. Not that I dont agree with
nth her. I do think the practice should be
:an aisconunuecL cut, lm not sure it s wortn
f to pursuing the right to life for the few
ith criminals who are executed each year
ion. when 4,200 babies die by abortion every
the day.
d it Ms. Alvar6 gave me some things to
ting think about, though, and I feel privileged
to have been among her audience. Dr.
are Donald Jones and the others who had
for a hand in bringing her to our campus
day should be commended.
ide jetskiing
aits bearings.
cal I looked behind me to see the back
i to of my ski smoking. "Is that supposed
isic to happen?' I thought As I turned back
[ing to restart the engine, the wave runner
began to slowly tip to the right. And I
fht) fell in. Unfortunately for me, the other
9 in skiers were much further out to sea
ing than I realized.
wld Some people believe life jackets are
unnecessary and bothersome, but as a
iter non-swimmer, my life jacket lived up
j i._ *1
try to its name.
ged I was more embarrassed than hurt,
pie Our 30 minutes on the water was about
bed up, and as I climbed into the guide's
10m boat and cruised back to the pier, I
vas pondered on what had happened. I never
it 3 thought one day I would be crying for
ont help on the Atlantic "Ibis was not worth
out $55, cuts, soreness, and ruining my
e of hair," I thought. My mind flashed to
those "Rescue 911"-type shows about
aid. people facing death. For a few seconds
out on the water, I became one of those
ore people.
ind Needless to say, my trip went
nto downhill, as far as the excitement level,
vas We spent Labor Day driving through
did rain to different shopping malls in the
ked area and spent another six hours home.
; off Trying new things is not my cup of
the tea, but that weekend was jammed with
my new faces and new experiences.
n "/'m going behind the
stadium with food and
drinks."
Kara Jones