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sessbes ?[ ff0i Serving US Editor! Chris Dixon, Adam bnyder, Nikki LaRocque, Stephanie Sonnenfeld, A A W $ al Security c surround Melvin Parker ^ had a good idea. When he first Thefi started working at <itnd t> rii Ot'U'U' wimams-unceota dium, he made a MHTnPT vow to treat the facility as his own. WUliai "Anyone taking ? 7 i ? anything from here S/lOULu 06 is like taking some- JIO Ttldtt6T thing from my own home," Parker said. 0 Unfortunately, close to $20,000 has been stolen from the stadium's concession and transportation departments. And, Parker said, thefts like these are becoming all the more common near the stadium. There's no argument that it's tough to secure a facility as large as Williams-Brice Stadium. The stadium is located far away from campus, and it isn't in the safest area of ^ town. However, that does not mean USC can't protect its property. After all, what makes Williams-Brice so different from The Russell House? J Tenured p makes rac Thirty years after the Civil Rights movement, one LillO I would think people ^ have learned racism is unacceptable in ^FTTTVT this country. Or at least people har- p boring racist views LCITI SI would know to keep tCLTlt bigO their bigoted views fnrj. to themselves. Unfortunately, there are always bigots out there who cause the rest of us to shake our heads in despair. Lino Graglia, professor of law at the University of Texas, is an honorary co-chairman of the new student organization Students for Equal Opportunities, which favors the end of affirmative action and, more specifically, "supports a federal court ruling that outlawed race-based admissions policies in Texas," according to a story in The State. At a rally for the new organization, Graglia claimed, "Blacks and ' f Mexican-Americans are not acadei micallv competitive with whites in selective institutions. It is the result primarily of culture affects. They have a culture 1 Student Media Russell House Chris Dixon Susan Mi Editor in Chief Photo Ed % Adam Snyder Donnie E Managing Editor Graphics E Nikki LaRocque Stephanie So Viewpoints Editor Asst. Viewpoin Rosalind Harvey Kristen Rid News Editor Cara Pe Sara Ladenheim News 1 News Editor, Design Tori O'E Marcus AmaJcer photo' Amy Shannon Brian R Features Editors On-line Ec Ac him Hunt Julie Ba Bryan Johnston Chris C Sports Editors Casey De Ben Pillow Jessan H ^ Copy Desk Chief Creative Se The Gamecock is the student cock are those of the ei newspaper of The University of South and not those of The Carolina and isDublished Monday, South Carolina. Wednesday and iViday during the &li _ _ . ro and spring semesters and five times The Board of St during the summer with the excep- ^ons anc' Communicai tion of university holidays and exam liaher of The Gamecoi P?"0^8 The Department Opinions expressed in The Game- dia is its parent orgar _ The Gamecock will try to print The Gamecock news all letters received. Letters should be House room 333. 200-260 words and must include full Thg Gamecock n name, professional title or year and to edit all letter for s major if a student. Letters must be bel or space limitatic personally delivered by the author to nos, be withheld for an VIE" imrrnrb ws ? ssistant Viewpoints Editor :oncerns MM stadium mlgM QQQH Nothing makes f- n+ ikn Nothinc at nil ' ut nw o 1 ium Campus offi cials have said TOn * they plan on mak ing the stadium US-Brice more secure. They . _ ? better plan on maksecured, ing it more secure | MOM, OA what tJl as soon as possible. St know ^'s expensive to have a |WlLjWj**m high-tech security system installed, but USC officials said the cost of a security system would not affect tuition. Nonetheless, the stadium was built with money that came from taxpayers and students and survives 0 on money from taxpayers and stu- ^ dents. Therefore, we, as students, ^ I/ll|^ are advocating a more secure environmentatWilliams-Brice. We can't afford to lose or replace any more equipment, which is purchased with ^El52?EH3H3!1 school money. BHllilWiliMHIli After all, money doesn't grow on 1 Assistant ViewpSi ^rees- Here's the typical s manities building, pre morning. It's between classes full, packed with incoir ing students. There's tl _1 _ J! il. . . __ _ 11 nip rrnwame ine sman I^ATPCCAI* the elevators. I J. X People looked ticke 0 ^ they're waiting for the e d oy n ||| -Mn erate at a somewhat slo\ . X3 v 9 X IXA 9 at watches and they roll at the unopened elevator grows in size and impa ??ly, there's a monotone' that seems not to jng arrival of the ci encourage Graglia achievement. Failure is not looked TT | upon with dis- I UTTTTM e 6;". .IA1V.IV It is impossible ich bla- to ima^ne an ^ ^_ . ucator, a suppostry exist edly learned man, 2y? speaking so igno- J Columnis ran^' I'm really tired. I mea The professor I've neVer had this muc also has tenure, so . , ? ... the chances of _, And the worst part ii Graglia being fired are about as great s,one 0 my favorite tl as the Pope denouncing Catholicism. s a ?reat fee'mf?to' ? ,, .. ? ,. , , gle under a big blanket, I Hypothetically speakmg what con3cious take you wh( rdesucPh^Sf?ratUSC ? - * tomght.) We believe that none would be- * . cause we have the Carolinian Creed Anyway, the main rea that says, "I will discourage bigotry." aess *s f"e a11101"14 ?f af Hopefully our professors are setting ^ve ^een doing an<f fhe proper examples for us and exem- classes start. I stay up I plifying the Creed. night every night stud] But even if one didn't, should he ^ l} or she be fired? If one's opinion is so at ? 12.30 at night foi out of line of mainstream society, es' *m trying to make should one lose their job? 30 f hope ^ s We'll keep our fingers crossed 1 leel 1 start my wor that Dr. Palms never has to make (3 in the afternoon the C that decision. j -J" I ^4 4 (h M Ol i m "Tt BUB Wrong use Columbia, SC 29208 r" EUen Parsons To the Editor: "?r Interim Director laker ?f Student Media GueSS what. Your [ec ,,dUor Lee Phipps ing the ways in which sel ?VJ?M ' combat rape, in addit ts Editor Sherry F. Holmes , lardson Classified Ad Manager Specific examples, prOVK Uat Carolyn Griffin most likely many worn Editors Business Manager with no new informatic lara Jim Green n a i_ Editor Creative Director DOW, after hearing i#h MicheUe Dame. 33 "one rape occurs every ktor Creative Services for most of my adult life, I kar Graduate Asslstant that self-protection does cker F^MvZr combat rape and I am i ager world in which we live is rvlce> 1223322^^3 feet. What is needed no> The oamecock letter from editors lack M?, ,803, 777.3914 and insight into the in new focuses and new to funivw.ity'of News (803) 777-7726 rape prevention. The astx etc. (803) 777-3913 to which our society mis udent Pubhca- vl lnts (803,777 7726 sibility regarding rape i dons is the pub- j f su(;h . * Sports (803) 777-7182 r r of Student Me- Of course, we as w uzation. Online (803) 777-3913 . , , . ? J 4 protect ourselves, but w JSBOm u"" the bigger picture. Won room in Russell Advertising (803) 777-1184 take extreme measures t classifieds (803) 7771184 selves, but if no efforts i tyie, possible*li- Fa* (803)777-6482 habilitate the perpetrate ms Names will efforts are made to ur ones ,803,777-3888 conditions in our culture WPOINTS D, VOU'LL BE QLAP "TO K 3 "With as much as the st it's a different monster to ham Carl Stokes, of the USC Police Dej seemingly dc to the opening, about the size of your i nt^!ditO^ erage doorway. They resemble cows 1 ing herded, prepping for shipment t< icene at the hu- meat-packing plant, itty much every The crowd disappears and for a bi moment there's peace in the humanit and the lobby is lobby.Then, the process starts again. 1 ling and depart- endless battle between time, patier his mass of peo- and the speed of a few pulleys, area in front of An exact replica of this scene, or on a less grandiose scale, can be fou id off. After all, in the library. It's amazing to go do\ levators that op- on the fifth floor of the library. You knc v pace. Eyes look the area where the computer lab is. ( I when they look casionally, you'll see a herd of people ai doors. The crowd lessly waiting around the elevators do\ tience. Sudden- there. You'd think they're going to t "ring" announc- depths of the library?the places whe irs. People rush flashers run free. No, they're taking t of sleep del I never have enough time to do all I ne< and still get to make out with Jewf T, , . . This has affected my class parti( in I m real tired. ,. ? T , ,. , ., ,. , , , . , pation as well. I don t know if partic h lack of sleep. .. . . , , , pation is the right word, it s mo; 51 love to sleep, like...well, sleep. So to make up fi tiings to do. It s that lost time, I then have to do mo ay down, snug- worjc and consequently, have less slee and let your unire ever it may My solution to this problem shou Jewel's house be obvious.Why don't we have nt time in each class like we did i son for mv tired- kindergarten? The whole schedulii ter-school work Process would *0 under a massh times my first modification, probably taking years o at least mid- Perfect, but it would be really worth it.O] idng and doing that was a pretty stupid idea. Sorr ave to wake up OK then, fine. Urn.. .oh, got one! W1 my first class, don't the people who do stuff about stc my professors just totally get rid of 8 a.m. classes? Bi working. then, that would probably entice a lot i k early enough change also. Dang, I'm just strikir lay before), but out here. ???- _____ : angle of rape tribute to the state of mind of a rapis litorial] regard- ^ no eff?rts ^e made to pick apart tl f-protection can glaring defects in our legal system th ion to lacking d? very little to ensure the safety ded myself and women, then an issue that is perha] en who read it more important than self-protection >n whatsoever, ignored. This issue is the cause of rap . . _u and our society's continual emphasis c : stai/iotiut 3UUI ,, : . , ' the ways in which women must prote seven minutes , J. ... , . '* , am nnitp swam themselves while refusing to analyze tl indeed heloto bi^er Picture inhibits the Soal for a11 iware that the us ~to reduce the M^ency of raP 3 less than per- "Women need to learn how to prote v, more than a themselves from sexual assault and rape ing sensitivity No kidding. How about, "Men need i ue of rape, are learn not to rape women," or "Men nee pics regarding to become aware of the ways in whic mishing degree socialization contributes to potential iplaces respon- harmful levels of aggression regardir is a perfect ex- their treatment of women." If anyor "needs to" accomplish anything regart omen need to ing this issue, it is the men who act wit] e must look at out control, not the women forced int len can and do lives of fear. Your [editorial] was pi o protect them- tronizing and sounded reactionary, as ire made to re- your editors are tired of women wishir irs of rape, if no the world were "perfect," as if we shoul iderstand the just learn to protect ourselves and ai 3 that may con- cept the hopeless state of things. 1 > HMOW I've. Qivetsl UP> o adium is used and as open as it is, ile than securing a building on campus. sartment, on securing Williams-Brice st rn't exist to av- elevator up to the main floor, i.e. one floor 1 be- above the one they were just on.This is i 3 a also a common problem in the B A building and Gambrell. < * -f ieI Is there any reason why people can't 1 take the stairs up a few flights? ice I do it, and I'm not just saying that to come off as some overly righteous inily dividual. My rationale is why not take ' nd the stairs? I'm healthy, not handicapped t vn and physically able to climb them. I know when you're late to a class i m_ or laden with books it's easy to take the yn easy route, to jump on the elevator and { he roll on up to the fourth floor. That's why ( >re we have elevators, to simplify our lives, 1 he to make it easier for us to get from point 1 trimentall sd Yeah! Got another one. This one's ii il. good. Why don't you teachers assign less E work? Then I could sleep more and [ I participate in class more. That way, well ti kill a couple of turtles with some big w ofmlrc nr OAmofUmrr lilrn fV?r?4 uvivno. ui ouiavuiuiK liivv vxicio. _ or s re I know you have a certain amount of e p subject matter you have to teach, but ask y yourself, do we really need to know ^ "xy-zw(45x+az)*(the speed velocity of a lP bus full of elephant droppings)" or how ? n to write memos using MLA format, while using the word "quagmire" in the prop- b ,e er context?I think not. h So, just stick to basics, you know, 20- s ^ 0=20 and have the word "good"1 be used y- to describe all that is good. Example: a iy sleep is good,'but I wouldn't know beiff cause I haven't gotten any lately. si I know the teachers are offering the a of solution of discipline in time manage- ^ ig ment, but I have better stuff to do with s1 my time than manage it. I can be watchfocused on i it, Well, guess what, rape is worth whin- a le ing about, and it is most definitely worth p at extensive analysis, of which your [edi- b of torial] was painfully lacking. I find it p os tragic the editors of a university paper, o is a setting where a thorough analysis of s e, rape could be the most useful to men and li >n to women, printed their opinion on such b ct a complex issue with what reads as very il le little thought or regard at all. a Anna Moore ^ 6' Graduate Student ^ Department of English to g d Don't criticize football team ;( :h b ly To the editor, n ig I am writing in response to an arti- s le cle by guest columnist Scott Winter- if i- son, "USC loss to UGA disappointment f( i- to fan." Certainly, the Georgia loss was a to disappointing to all those who follow e a- Gamecock football. But the disappoint- a if ing performance by our football team S ig does not merit this incredibly tactless Id and insulting reaction by Winterson. c- Calling our football team "pathetic" and referring to them as "Shamecocks" has 0 IQARCTTCS:.. 95 adium students "a" to point "b," especially when point "a" is 23 floors away from point "b." But. when the Droverbial Doint "a" is only two floors away from point "b," whafs the point of taking an elevator? It angers me to see people waiting for the elevator when they can actually walk up the stairs. There are so many people in this world and on this campus who an't walk up the stairs. I bet if you asked ;hem, they'd tell you how much they'd jive to be able to walk just one flight of stairs. I commend all the people who actuilly use the stairs instead of taking the ;levator. It's been said many times and nany ways that we're a shiftless society, ^nd, it's true. Sadly, it's true. to work ig "Seinfeld" or listening to the Allman (rothers or sleeping in my bed! I think if you ask the majority of he student body, they would all agree nth me in my projected scheme to intitute healthier standards for the avrage college student. What I mean is iq agree that we all need more sleep. In order to achieve this, why not just ive less work? Alright, I think this is going nowhere, ut I tried everybody. But know this sachers, I'll be up all night doing your tupid work, so if you have a conscience, tiis column should force you to stay up 11 r>irrhf rirl/llnrl urifVi miilf or?/l onmiioU M lUgilW JLiUUlVU TTIVU gvuib U11U CUlgUiOll. Well, it's almost 3 a.m., so I better tart wrapping this up (yawn). I've got (yawn) lot of work to finish and I've got ) meet Jewel at noon, so I better (YAWN) tart now before I...ZZZ. n editorial bsolutely no place in the school newspaper. I understand that this is Winerson's opinion, and he is entitled to express it. But before sounding off about ur football team, he needs to under tand that the last place that criticism ke this should come from is the student ody or any member of the Carolina famy. We, as students, should support our thletic teams in victory as well as in de;at. I know that the loss at Georgia was isappointing, but Winterson needs to emember that one game does not make season. Our football team has nine ames left this fall. To be so overly crit:al and hasty in judgment of our footall team only reflects Winterson's igorance concerning this situation. I am ure that Winterson is more than quailed to make these comments about our xjtball team's performance. I can only ssume Winterson has a number of years xperience playing Division I football nd knows what it's like to play in the outheastern Conference. Andrew H. Jernigan Senior Sport Administration