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I BB Wt Chr Adam NikkiL Stephanie Sonn i[ Bigotry patients To quote Maya I mv Angelo, "If s the rust HI on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult." Persons with the AIDS virus have a ~ death sentence, not immediate, but one shoi that will assuredly come sooner than desired..AIDS patients must suffer unbearable pain and sick ness. Blood becomes familiar, night sweats their con ions. That is the razor that thre the throat. But with the physical pain c emotional agony. Not only must people face death, they mus dure raging myths and ill-info beliefs about AIDS and AIDS pal some people still Deiieve tne catch AIDS by touching someon* the illness. Others won't drink them. Former friends may avoi iting. AIDS is sometimes a s plague. That is the rust, the u essary insult. Why are AIDS patients shi by the general public, and mon mately, by neighbors and friend sometimes even family? Do thes pie not deserve the same kind oi World lo with Mo The Capitol Newsstand on Main Street takes its job of , bringing the news to ^ people pretty seriously, evident with the recent Princess Diana tragedy. Last Friday, -A scotch taped to the of ? windows of the store were various newspapers announcing Diana's death, chronicling the progress of the situation. Passerby's stared at the st reading the words and gazing j pictures. In the late afternooi clerk running the store opene door and spoke to the window w ers. "Did you see this?" he asked, ing to a white piece of paper taj the door. In blue felt tip pen, was a message that Mother T had died. "We're losing all our sainti said, shaking his head. Yes, sir, we are. It's very hard to digest th< that Mother Teresa died. Shew the things we as humans kno Student Media Russell Chris Dixon Editor in Chief Adam Snyder Managing Editor Nikkl LaRocque St. Viewpoints Editor Rosalind Harvey K News Editor Sara Ladenheim News Editor, Design Marcus Amaker Amy Shannon Features Editors Achlm Hunt Bryan Johnston Sports Editors Ben Pillow Copy Desk Chief The Gamecock ia the student cock an newspaper of Hie University of South and no Carolina and is published Monday, South ( Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring semesters and five times H during the summer with the excep- hop* 81 tion of university holidays and exam usher c periods. n Opinions expressed in Hie Game- dia is il The Gamecock will try to print The Gi all letters received. Letters should be House 200-250 words and must include full T) name, professional title or year and to edit major if a student. Letters must be bel or i personally delivered by the author to not be. s VIF 0amecock I ? Serving USC Since 1908 Editorial Board n ... n is Dixon, Editor in Chief KOUN V i SnvHer Monocrincr _ aRocque, Viewpoints Editor I enfeld, Assistant Viewpoints Editor 1 ^ ^ ^ I (jrfcGfa V (?eu o PINION | N. t igainst AIDS ignorant J jlj M. passion we show the ?|p woman with breast && irnc * i cancer or the child \1L)& pCLtlCTltS with leukemia? Peopie with cancer have a chance, however <^v7/7/vyfy slim, of survival. '/////'//i If There are treat- ////fY/ /f,t7 I hey should be ments that can ef- \v^//////\ IX vn compassion fectivelywork Y////'/'') V id kindness 1 kind, almost no hope. rTfffTT^WPTiTtTTTtTI They deserve as much compassion and love as, if not ipan- more than, patients with other illatens nesses. Yet they are shunned. Why, in this age of knowledge, do ?mes some people still harbor beliefs as stuthese pid as old-wives tales? One can not ^ it en- catch AIDS or HIV by the simple hu- W I irmed man touch. One can not catch AIDS I I .^1 ients. by drinking or eating after someone y can afflicted, or sharing the same sheets, j with or any other kind of non-sexual conafter tact. Sexual intercourse is the only d vis- way this disease is transmitted. ioci al Do not be afraid to touch an AIDS ^^Asst^iewpoin nnec" patient. Do not be afraid to show kindness with a hug, compassion with a USC post office bo inned visit. We can not all go to the local friend. Heck, it isn't e s inti- AIDS hospice and volunteer all our Rather, if s more lil s, and time, but if there is someone you know lost faith in the USC1 epeo- suffering, a simple visit and hello can I check my mail tw fcom- make all the difference in the world. turning the mystical coi bers and letters that ai >ses altruism time, I don't get mail. I and thaf s not a plea foi g ? -f . g Actually, I get a lot of ther s death ?4.; .. appicuiatc Mic anwqu ^^3nwrrMH| should be but rarely writing, will send me a ever attempt to be- they tell me they sent i t ,, m , come. I can anticipate it's ar Mother Teresas shehelpedthe suchthecal death illiterate, the sick, of mine said they had the poor and the ter and had mailed it 1 poorer with her self- an Atlanta post office. I , . . founded order of pened, I received the le humanitarian nuns in India, afternoon. After all he truest sorts known as the Mis- that far away. 1 7 r. sionaries of Charihas left us ty She sacrif1Ced her life so that thousands of others could live a little of theirs in comfort. M>M,JLJL^' ories, Sure, she won the adoration of it the thousands and prizes such as the No1, the bel Peace Prize. She was, in her own d the right, a cultural icon whose reputaratch tion will far proceed her legend gen- I erations from now. Strangely enou point- But, more importantly, Mother thought about it. )ed to Teresa gave us hope that, despite our frjen(j had a go there religious differences and our cultur- ?tt j 1 u eresa al ties, we could appreciate the sim- u ?T eJfpie, uniiltered elements of pure hu- vaults to 3?he man kindness. "Maybe they brea This past Monday, another sign sticks, I suggested, st appeared on the door of the Capital "No, they can't beci Newsstand. Scrawled in the same bend," he answered bf 3 faclj cursive script as its predecessor, this I struggled with thi 33 sign said something along the lines male cheerleader dash ^ nf "all nf nnr nncrpio have roturnpH liL a1__ I /-i. ui ~zune, wiui uieiiuge kic to heaven." ping in the wind. Tt had just scored a toucl My first Gamecoc JMyUUUii^HHIHH was I House USC Columbia, SC 29208 ?izJarre' occurrenc^s-' had a great time. But Suaan Meyers EUen Parsons episodes inundated th Photo Editor Interim Director Donnie Baker of Student Media Let's Start from tfl Graphics Editor Lee phipps sister, her boyfriend, ai ephanie Sonnenfeld Advertising Manager wag jn from German ** Viewpoint'mtor c?^/A?u^Zr Charleston because he ""MSS"" Carolyn Griffln ed information about 1 Asst. News Editors Business Manager ment here. He W3S SU Tori CHara Jim Green tOUT, but being the slo Asst. Photo Editor Creative Director sister is and having n( SESSf SS: to go, they subsequent! Julie Baker Graduate Assistant So, they Came OVei Chris Culp Erik Collins we ge? ou? jjj Columbia Casey Decker Faculty Advisor , , T .1 1 / Jessan Hager how, when I got back (l Creative Services 4 p.m.), my roommate Tha Qamecock the People I W3S goi with almost left me bee Ed,tor (803)777 3914 so late. Well, I got rea 5 those of the editors or author News (803) 777-7726 and We Were almost 1 t those of The University of ,. , Carolina. etc. (803) 777 3913 someone realized tJ SS2S5 v,ewpolnts (803) 777-7726 theirtlcket if The Gamecock. Sports (803)777-7182 I praised the Lord 1 le Department of Student Me- gotten to grab mine, t ts parent organization. Online (803)777-3913 , J to my room and secure IfiMJiTTTTM student Media back pocket. unecock newsroom in Russell Advertising (803) 777-1184 From there, five of room333 classifieds (803)777-1184 a car and headed for 1 le Gamecock reserves the right . _ J on all letter for style, possible li- Fax (803)777-6482 Ving around IOr <30 mill ipace limitations. Names will passed the Coliseum withheld for any circumstance. Office (803) 777-3888 * * WPOINTS ~' "" ' " "" ? ooA. s<^ TH - CLOCuC. COV?(tA& \ ( I ss p/AH*\S Fc> , \ . So JJAS TW * p?ATw ^ A V ^ r HU/AA*MTAfc/AN U>HO N. T^P HCfc L\f? TO *TH<T I ?ess FoieruHAt^... a "There is no such thing as a serious illness that doesn't have an en Einard Anderson of Baptist Hospital, on an AIDS patient's dealing with tl mail trapped in c By Friday, the letter had not arrived. t^EditO^^I Okay, I thought, maybe it's just a little 1 slow in getting there. No letter on Monix 82320 isn't my day, cause for concern. Finally, I peered "Last week, all t iven my ally. through the hazy, tiny window on the ., ~ T> j . . . nfmn W Ti.oo/lon oftornnnn IIldlI...OU 1 VC UCV] tee a symbol ot my " ""*U1 J .. 3ost Office and the letter was there, stuffed in the mail C( . , ' ? back of the long, hallow box. ice daily, silently mbination of num- Maybe myfriend lied 311(1 sent the e the key to open- letl;er a^er Tuesday. No, the post mark, toe percent of the "I haven't received any mail Nobody rates me, reported the letter was sent Sept. 2. week No junk mail. No ma, r pity or anything. It's really funny because I sent a let- fetter from my grandmother ( e-mail. ter out on the same day and it's arrival EmUie almost weekly)." mv parents write was confirmed in Atlanta last Thursday friends, who still afternoon. Last week, all three of u ated art of letter I'm not the only one who has these ims 0 camPus m or note. These days, problems. Yesterday afternoon, my friend we are mem rs o a a 111 ne a letter so that Emilie and I were sitting outside on the tbe Prefldent bad seat out 1 rival. Russell House Patio, analyzing the re- dflys Pnor to the meetmg. ast week. A friend construction of the Golden Spur Corri- We didn't get the letters written me a let- dor. The door near the mailboxes flew days after the meeting, ast Tuesday from open and our friend Erin burst out. go j>ve devised the th jast time this hap- "Why don't I ever get mail anymore?" there must be a mail conspi itter by Thursday ghe asked, her face sculpted with gen- onhere. IknowI'llpro , Atlanta is not u^ concern. damned for trying to exposi Emilie had mentioned the same thing ' ceive lots of letters from peopl only a few minutes prior to Erin's arrival, at the University Post Office leaves lasting (sort of) House three times, hit a dog, passed its remains four times, watched a train 1 hit a dog, and flashed that camera that gh, I had never takes "scenic" views of parking lots and My 1 irs^ Oamecc alleys on Channel 51, we were well on insightful, yet biz; > . nnr nrou fn ^riirinrr omnnrl onmn mnro fn ? ? od point. ? w en?had a great ti . , try and screw someone out of a parking ? rs carry their pole place . ir , , , After cutting some people off in traf k down like pool c j . . ? 1 . . r nc and emptying our bank accounts to pay for parking, we were well on our way ause they have to to dodging cars in pre-game congestion, Then, because everyone ick. in which two of us didn't make it. their assigned seats, we stoo e riddle while the Onwards through the SDlendor that most ^wo Quarters because p ed across the end through the splendor that standing where their seats \ ed across the end was (is) Tallyho. My friends and I mm- neoDle who were in their seal imecock flag flap- -th th frateniitv truvs watched i le football team g , , , ' r hind them" Well>as PeoPle hdown a C0UP 0 bands play, looked for one seating became available anc of my friends' little brother, and drank section was blessed with the o :k football game a i0t of, uh water, yeah water. It was i3 coid aluminum nsightful, yet g00d water. ^ .. , Oh believe me I That was about the tame f ; minor-unusual- Well, my friend's brother was sup- ed breaking out. No, not in tl e game P?sed to meet us there, but we never did the stands! ,e beginning My Sp?' ^ f nd A wh? wanted Us 1 a ! ? j t irate-1 thulk ^ brother was usmg his k d th i d h id her friend, who ot,j niX guess, asKea me iaay wno i v came un from h gh Sch?o1 cha m t0 try, a P P there to kindly move. When r boyfriend want- S?me code?e ^ wou^d be). ly" replied no, the guy fetcht ;he music depart Anyway, we stagg...no, strolled to the ty officer to resolve the probl ipposed to take a stadium. The officer "kindly" asked w driver that my It was monumental. move and let this guy have 1 >clue^were Having never seen it live, I was struck this time the entire East wing y missed the tour. ^ ^ ^ aasigned (yeah mg up ^nng at the acto to my dorm and right!) seats behind the goal poet, about ej getting in the officer^ fao i for the day. Any- ^n rows up. gerang in me omcer s iaci vhich was around screaming, spitting. informed me that Unfortunately for us, or at least my WeU, the officer, after fee ing to the game roommate and I, we were situated next more saiiva on his face tha ause I came home to one of those guys, you know, who nev- "kindly" escorted the lady 1 dy in a heartbeat er shuts up even if he s in a library or while the crowd started to 1 eady to go when standing in line for this week s lottery wko had made the lady leave bey didn't have tickets in Pago Pago. fleer, but the guy who wante This guy talked all game long, about The lady was then ordaine< because I had for- the defense, the offense, the running back (even though she didn't die) 1 oo! So I ran back Moritz, the stadium, how Jupiter's grav- wing in memory of all thoi d my ticket in my itational pull played a role in the as- screwed out of good seats b sassination of JFK, the differences be- rightful owners decided to i us crammed into tween a lemur and an impregnated the freakin'second quarter. 'allyho. After dri- Chinese orangutan, and even why flies ?f silence, please. lutes, in which we weren't attracted to him, even though So the game went on, thi twice, the State be neglected to shower for several talking, and my friend was s eons, I believe. for his brother. After the ge $ f ^ ' c otlt* (L N(5u?i, \ )MON \ igTH?7? T6(l $A I /M$Q p/<F0. ./ notional component." te ill-treatment of his community onspirac hree of us were victims of cam ised the theory that there must )nspiracy going on here." in the last I haven't researched my subject; TQ7inoa nn fVmxr urnrlr Viqtv} of fhnir inh AAV/ HAAV/J TTV/AXA AACAA VA CAW VAAvAA JUl/i who writes my only research is first hand ence. And. I want to say Fm nc s were vie- sarily damning the school po! ganization ployees. eeting and No, I just want to know letters two takes so long for me to get my don't want much. I only want m; j until two What good is getting a letter te of a meeting two days after th eory that ing has taken place? racy going I've spent almost four y bably be USC, and I vow that by the er e it. I'll re- time here, I will figure out the e who work known as our postal system. Re telling me quite a riddle. i impressioi >ck football game (ever) was fu arre, occurrences. Oh, believe i me. But minor-unusual-episode lundated the game." was not in crammed back into the car anc d up for al- several minutes to screw some eople were the long line of traffic that bloe vere, while driveway to the parking lot. :s stood be- Finally, after again flashing ti left early, era on channel 51 just for fun 1 the entire hack to the Towers (it turns out omfort that friend's little brother was waitinj in the dorm). Having not eaten si ights start- afternoon, my friend and I decid le game, in der pizza. I won't tell you wh (Roadrunner's Pizza) so as not Ml seat, 1 age the integrity of pizza deliv, shet '"/ C* ?r 'h0Se Wh0 ?? Sweretoca"uawh?> I GDI. tit la?^to (fminu^ ^ deliver; seat % Paying golf-baaketbalHn w iW?hh^ hV^ tPped a ^ball'and J a, ohhing- hit it with my drum sticks in W start- way.Wepla/edTaSuUS s. pointing, Nocfl]] l4i5r ling he had hun^ouHn^5 min"?es Pas? m desired y neighbors' don ;o the exit,' NocaJ1>00 the guy Another 15 minutes passed i (not the of- fires to, oh wait I shoffit f1118 seat^- ^ay, this place (Road !1maI5tyr Zf}' which r'm keeping ano 3y tha East was,3? minutes late. By then e se who got 8ch^dimplodedofhungerm ecausethe the brink of total destrurtion v ^howupm pizza guy finally decided to s m0ment "Dirtv n^ay ended ^ the wa' it guy kent ^ **00 *Pparen <till looking over fi^4 game exPeri ime, we all back and ^ *n * C?Uple ofyear oack and...well, probably forg , i pus be a aivdtlmt 1 adtn^ * expefi" )tnece9sta\ emvM it mail'? i yletters. Wing me ve meet ears at id of my enigma sally, ifs OS .11 of Tie, I s Raited foody m foed the hatcara, we got that my 7 for him focethat ledtoorat ptace todam*y opeTsr themhey arthetime ?started hich my tried to hehaftQinutes. >d as we n. is we set ill about runner's nymous, ay stomd was on /hen the how up. tchingof treason. ence was smiook et about