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# WH (Samecock ^ Serving USC Since 1908 Editorial Board Chris Dixon, Editor in Chief Adam Snyder, Managing Editor Nikki LaRocque, Viewpoints Editor Stephanie Sonnenfeld, Assistant Viewpoints ] 1 OPINION # Berkeley poetry cl Tupac Shukar styl At the Universi- hmhwvwm ove ty of California at sha Berkeley, students %T can ^ can forget about New course at succ comDlaininer about T T.QP. Rorbolov trv I O ' wuv xyv/1 VVV/CW " graduate students una teaching under- ^pTTnTQjjmr?KW cog graduate courses. that How about a junior There are more forCfeilowaundere. worthy poets to be graduates? studied than to0] That's just one Tupac Shukar seei of the idiosyncrasies reas surrounding a new a s class at the univer- c o u sity. The Poetry of Tupac Shakur films of Keanu Ree' is the latest edition to the class a course on rap i roster, according to a brief in Tues- various artists is ere day's edition of The State. Arvand then you could see 1 Elihu, the young instructor, called 0f music relates to pc Shakur the "Bob Dylan of our how it ^fleets a par day." How kind of this single Gen- sodety. But, one m? eration X-er to speak for the en- compass and repre tire youth of the nation. matter how many If s no wonder corporate Amer- have been found, ica sneers at higher education to- Some may belie day and refer to it as "dumbing shukariq work will down." Studying the lyrics an3 versity to the currii V poetry of a dead rapper doesn t ? , ,, . . J, ? rirn . i? Hut there are ti seem to scream intellectual. ,7 . . ,? Studying pop culture does have ? af' it's merits IV8 important to un- ^ ,?""khe/e Hg'! derstand our society, and more- studled before Shal ESPN (finally) ?' showcases US( A few years ago, ?mor USC wasnt known coulc for its basketball. pecte Before we Midnight BJ ^ joined the South- Madness JVatT eastern Conference, we were *\Ub A | members of the Wlt" w lowly Metro Con- Congratulations yTr|r ference. We'd used tnniirtpnm! 1 upourfairshareof to Our team! rani coaches and were they up the creek with- N out a paddle when garn it came to every- of a thing but losing. ball Enter head basketball coach , . ey Frlrlio TTnrrloT* T^nrmor TTQf noooVi SBGQ. WG C3.ll 21VG til jjuvuv 1. . 4, wuv wav/11- ' _ ?Tt es had the desire to have a strong Duke, the L mv ^ team, but they lacked the spark Carolina at Chapel W ^ necessary to light the fire that ^ucky something t< would make Gamecock basketball ?ur chance a force to be reckoned with. thuu you'd expect, mi r , Saturday, Oct. 18,1. There were a few lean years turedm the school's and times when fans and players ni ht Madness. al ahke wondered when they wouH Coliseum/Frank M become one of the top teams m the _ SEC. Their patience and their farith event will t paid off last year when the Game- TvA J*? cocks took the SEC with a flour- with Duke; Rhode I ish and a style all their own. Ded- uessee. The show icated coaches and fans were key cfs^ } a-m- Sat A | to this victory, but team members P|ar?s ave Duke were the ones who took that faith autime to compare and transformed it into something Student Media Russell House (JSC Columbii Chris Dixon Susan Meyers E Editor in Chief Photo Editor In Adam Snyder Donnie Baker ' Managing Editor Graphics Editor ] Nikki L&Rocque Stephanie Sonnenfeld i Advt Viewpoints Editor Asst. Viewpoints Editor She ^ Rosalind Harvey Kristen Richardson Class News Editor Cara Pellatt Ca a . . ., Asst. 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You WL t properly Jt ; make it run. rse dedicated ae slain artist w-mmww^rrmmmm ms a bit un3onable, just silly as a rse on the yes. music and its dible because low that type >p culture and t of American T7"^ . _ ua doesn't en- It "w**l isent rap, no JLmjMJL A poems of his ive teaching ^ringdi- | colur, do many tali diverse po- I'm not afraid to l ieserve to be believe in that may t tur- But, what I will i ing lines may just be of dignity I have at I it for the art of writin it goes. I went to a karaol r> At Nightworks. And I loved it. I had finished ir templated the untimt e than USC on 90210 and decide< 1 have ever ex- to ta^e a ^rea^ id. Players like It's been a particu Ickie, Melvin and I wanted to spend son, Herbert Susan. We hadn't se )avis and Nate while and wanted t< ourne ? along ferent than just getti: a host of oth- cup of coffee. We dec: ? catapulted the treacherous den ! into the top in jean shorts ? Nig] tings, where night, deserve to be. por any 0f yOU w ow, USC has this fine evening of ered the seeds not sure if I should great basket- that fact or go the ne reputation. If cultivate this ie bigger teams I f^/1 | 1 ersity of North XJV^CXX X i Hill and Kend worry about. to do so sooer I View"oi"' first-ever "Mid- How is it that com h fho flarnlinn * wuv vMiwimi* YT1U1 cGuire Arena. processes, arrive at tl )e televised on And then, there featured along have the same purpo sland and Ten- and beliefs, and end i will be broad- posite direction of ea UrJdfryorF?PN 1 like to learn. In i and USC share learn In high school the two teams. being branded unco don't mind going to and then there are t look forward to goii actually be disappoii I love it when I'v i, SC 29208 so iong jn a certain v lien Parson* a rut, and easy, and terim Director person standing and Student Media me points Out a COm Lee Phipps It'S as if someone sn? rtising Manager .. ? ? . what was once dim irry F. Holmes , ifud Ad Manager nOW tOO bnght and Si iroiyn Griffin to finally see clearly. siness Manager Jim Green eative Director Mnm chelle Dame* eative Services duate Assistant Srik Collin* lculty Advisor VmJEV nTirTTTSTTwrni "Do 'he Gamecock BfH (803) 777-3914 HH ClaS( (803) 777-7726 be Cc (803) 777-3913 wSSj Mar US (803) 777-7726 JQ, (803) 777-7182 (803) 777-3913 Student Media WM Ing (803) 777-1184 ds (803) 777-1184 (803) 777-6482 (803) 777-3888 WPQINTS jjPpf ' ?.^0U B TknJ ""*V ; f DK"lkftfIWl "It is a real tribute to the Gamecock fans, who are the most sup USC Basketball Coach Eddie Fogler, on ESPN choosing to highlight I toke magic found at day. Karaoke is a trend that should have never fallen to the level of bowling alleys inist and once-a-week occasions at sporadic bars. Karaoke is an institution that should "Where else Can vrite about things I be respected> adrmred and continued. equipped with t >e challenged. Where else can anyone get up in front Neil Diamond t< ,. ? ?of an audience, equipped with the vast . , .... eveal in the follow- creativity of artists ranging from Neil Di- have the ability r-^Vr -I amond to Prince, be handed a microphone J SC. I will sacrifice ^ave ability to become instantag and thought. Here neously transformed? I nervously thumbed t It's the opportunity to embody the of available tunes and re ke Wednesday night. muse of ages, with only the flick of a switch early singing experience - of a lyricless track and a bouncing ball calist in my school band, s highlighting lyrics. * own "America's Younge ly homework, con- I don't know where karaoke gets its I was the only gir! ily shooting accident magic. And I really don't care. All I know which qualified me uncon< i it was time for me i? that Wednesday night there was com- "Sentimental Journey" a munity. It didn't matter how well you companying dance. I muc Iflrlv qtrwofiil wppV san& (?r y?u could even carry a tune). inS behind my alto sax a I time with my friend ^ family of karaoke welcomes jn Pub1^ until last sumn en one another in a Ihave to say that Wednesday night's 0 rea 16 s e" ) do something dif- croP wa? particularly fruitful. We heard Iwas visiting my frie tig the token beer or selections like "Tainted Love" and "Up- nesota. We went to a be ided to venture into town Girl." As liberating as the experi- Polynesian Room." I'm r of 30-year-old men ence seemed, I could only dream of get- what was Polynesian abo htworks on karaoke ting up on that stage and giving it my all. a polka band in one room What was stopping me? Was it fear of fail- Piano bar in the next. Shii hn Viavon't Kaon fn ur?? a deeP doubt that I wouldn't mea- seats, 80-year-old waitre pntortainmpnt I'm sure UP? * s^ched the deep recesses of Rolling Rocks made f sav be than kfu'l far my mind to find the scarring singing ex- backdrop to my born-agi xt possible Wednes- P?rienc? that stopped me from joining. The next thing I know I ling done both in and That's not why I came to college in were supposed to forg the beginning, but it's why I'm here now. hood's gone. ts Editor Ifs why I want to go on to graduate school. But tell h t- ti pletely different peo- More, more, more, I must know more. f different thought ?ut? ?ther people will take this same want you to be there, or i 1??:?i course of action ? eo to erad school ? for easiest thine to do after hi lie same ujiiuusiuii: o u w totally different reasons. Namely, they is none. That's being rot are the people who want money ^ 1+1> ?a? md v it adds cal ip walkingin Iheofn up A hj^er degree equab more digits in Qne of my dearest fr ch other ones income. a semester off. I railed a I don't fault that, but I don't see the that. I couldn't understa some cases, love to glamour 0f it. My parents think I'm nuts, who had been in school w 1 would have risked idealistic and, moreover, "liberal" when get used to learning, ho1 oi by saying that. 1 j much to them. Well, maybe I am. we uad manv an arm some of my classes, . wenaa manyanargi hose that I actually But, I d rather be passionate over mainly because I care al ng to that I would my wor^, and learn about things I love, want them to succeed ii ited if I missed and drink cheap wine, then turn gray at that into prose ? I'm ? a desk while fostering a nice ulcer and think I know what's best 1 e been thinking lor tjien f]ying ^ Italy to pick out a winery and family members. 'then suddenly this rd Uke to ^ What I'm finally and , lecturing in front of We re practical, rational humans. But to see (through my protei ponent I've missed. I think many people forget to feed their tacts) is that he's of the ips open a blind and sou'-1 don't mean that in a religious con- process as me, only his oi and comfortable is ^xt. *mean people sometimes forget that posite of mine. Learnin ^rk but interesting it's OK to have aspirations and dreams is not just about opening and to still believe in the things that we ses should ng Day?" ^ " "Yes, because we don't "Yes. He deserves acknowledge enough important be honored people in our society." accomplishn Frank Haigler Stefan Roi Senior Junior / s -** 1 KEERpiNcge l 14JN dON jW J rERNITV.7- A ? s * II u portive in the country." ? SC during Midnight Madness Nightworks 81 anyone get up in front of an dudience, :he vast creativity of artists ranging from d Prince, be handed a micro-phone and to become instantaneously transformed?" hrough the book microphone with the words of the Johnminisced on my ny Ma this song "Misty" in front of me (the ?occasional vo- one that's always on easy listening sta2f Pz^/valio'a unnr firm a MT y\rvlr of mn T'm ac Vialnlaaa QG a / V. VVyWiiU 0 T VIJ MVUO UWA UV lilVj X 111 MO 11V1^/1VWW MO M ist Jazz Band." kitten up a tree..-.") There was much point1 in the band, in& laughing and staring. Cliff and my; iitionally to sing apologetic rendition of "Eleanor Rigby" nd doing the ac- did not appease the crowd, h preferred hid- Looking back on these singing disas-; ind did not sing ters, I realized why I should put down the' ler. It was time Patsy Cline song sheets and keep my' mouth shut. nd Cliff in Min- As karaoke-inspiring musician Ken- J ir called "Nye's ny Rogers says, 'You got to know when > lot sure exactly to hold them, know when to fold them." ut it. There was It was getting late and I had class in the J and a sing-along morning. This would not be the night that ly, speckled gold I would shine at karaoke. isses and ample Maybe my reputation would be saved! or the perfect after all lin lyrical style, was clutching a out of school i i i jet once child- ing at it and listening solemnly to professors in important gray suits. le point of being There's life-learning as well. Learnimy and Daddy ing how to deal with stupid people who because it's the work for you in a kind, productive, pro- i gh school? There fessional manner. Learning which is bete and mechani- ter to read for business, The Wall Street i Journal or The New York Times. (My iends is "taking friend has decided to not limit himself j t him because of and reads both.) Granted, a lot of typi-. md why anyone ^ lessons in life are learned on campus,, rould stop. If you but now I see "taking a semester off" as J w can you stop? a really intense studying of life, as op- j . posed to escaping from it. jment over this, bout people and Ther? s Just ao credit hours for this \. i life. Translate course- He s auditing it. i busybody and Learning is really a pair of twins. Two J for all my friends completely different individuals, but bora i of the same idea and intentions. dimly beginning I'd rather have people around me who n-encrusted con- genuinely believe in education, no mat-! ! same thought- ter which way that takes them, than sur- J itcome is the op- round myself with people who stay in 1 g, I've realized, school for the simple appearance of learna book and hav- ing and the material gratification that! may occur afterwards. | I I I I I I I I I I I the right to "Yes, because he needs to be J for his ' recognized for his contributions J lents." to the African-American iero culture." Sandra Lewis i i fe * 11