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% Wnt (Samecock Serving USC Since 1908 a Editorial Board Adam Snyder, Interim Editor in Chi( Nikki LaRocque, Viewpoints Editor Stephanie Sonnenfeld, Assistant Viewpoint SG proves it a M, work for studt The pre- Bj^TTTTTT^TTZi^M to conceived image is be n0tAapopunfarity Student Governcontest. Slackers. JTlBJlt in Undeserved prestige. br Student Government is , . le sneezed at by many 1 tie OrganiZd- r students who see tion Works SUCCeS- re them as undergrade fully in the capaci- J merely aping the ' ,7 T7 , th federal government, ty they are allowed, m in an attempt to hi "change things" on a< campus ? changes gc usually not seen by the student body, been circulated It is commonly sneered that student cancellation of c government has "no real power." Luther King Jr. De Face the facts, no student have been broug] organization has any kind of "real of the Board ol power" on this campus. We are the charitable funi lowest on the totem poll, although planning stages, our money does help fond this institute Albeit some o and we are the reason it is in business SG actions are hij in the first place. (Do we really neei However, Student Government "know" our senator is not sitting back and whining about even really care?) their lack of power. Instead, they are recognized for r doing something many students simply changes they can W dismiss as ineffective; they are trying Philly hosts ev of "sisterly" lo1 tL Although Hr-TjT7TTr^H- P Washington, D.C., ^ holds the patent on m, g rallies and march- 1 he Million es, Philadelphia Woman March t gave the Capitol city ^__T^___Tr-T_ c a run for its money s this past Saturday, T , i r i ] when hundreds of S a wonderful j thousands of black way to support em- s women gathered nowerment of t A there for the Million power mem Of W Woman March. black women < It's a new event s modeled in the tra- c dition and spirit of the now infa- munities. mous Million Man March ? one The Millioi that encourages unity. The sim- empowered the pie goal of the march was to draw drew a group of different sects of African-Ameri- gether, which w can women together, to form a com- ^g ^r0Up( but munity and show that sisterhood group. If organ is a staple ingredient in combat- sponsor the Milli W ing difficulties and fostering uni- annually, this g fication. force that can s< The march was the brain child shape a society i of two women who organized an itive ways, event first aimed to the needs of Hopefully, 1 impoverished black women trapped a regular fi in environments where they watch e(j States. And their husbands, sisters, children, ^js event cann parents, friends and neighbors fall inspire African-j prey to drugs, crime or even prison. but maybe it cai The small idea eventually all members of _ transformed into Saturday's ral- white, yellow, r w ly, a program which drew any- old and young, where from 300,000 to 500,000 peoStudent Media Russell Heuse USC Coluir Adam Snyder Susan Meyers Interim Editor in Chief Photo Editor Nikki LaRocque Donnie Baker Viewpoints Editor Graphics Editor Rosalind Harvey Stephanie Sonnenfeld News Editor Asst. Viewpoints Editor 4^ Sara Ladenheim Kristin Richardson News Editor, Design Cars Pellatt . . Asst. News Editors Marcus Amaker Amy Shannon Tori O'Hara Features Editors Asst. Photo Editor Achim Hunt Brian Rish Bryan Johnston On-line Editor Sports Editors Julie Baker Ben Pillow Chris Culp Copy Desk Chief Casey Decker Chris Dixon Jessan Hager Copy Editor Creattve Servwes [Jj ; f w.'l The Ga mecock is the student cock are those of the editors or author New newspaper of The Univeisity of Sou th and not those of The University of Carolina and is published Monday, South Carolina. ETC Wednesday and Fnday during the fall ? _ anH Hnrino Bomtaisro anH fivp tinvR The Board of Student Puhlica- UiAU during the summer with the eicep- ti< and Communications is the pubtion of university holidays and exam lisher of The Gamecock. gpQ P* rl?da The Department of Student MeOpimons expressed in The Game- dia is its parent organization. Onli Advi The Gamecock will try to print The Gamecock newsroom in Russell all letters received. Letters should be House room 333. ^|a! 200-250 words and must include fu II The Ganvcock reserves the right name, professional title or year and to edit all letter for style, possible li- Fax major if a student. Letters must be bel or space limitations. Names will personally delivered by the author to not be withheld for any circumstance. Olfii VIEWPOJ :nts ^ M work within the k fm1 H >undaries set upon IJ V lem.Andit's {A \ ' Drking, as evidence r \\ last week's first all- Jfc W \ anch meeting. V 4 0\ With the Yft adership of Jamel Kk w,\ "anklin, SG has set asonable goals that TlfM^rtwnii > have an impact on ? e student body, and oreover, they are |?7TTtT7^rHT?ITT inestly trying to *il1 :complish these "One of the most delightful e1 lals. Petitions have I demanding the lasses on Martin USC President Dr. John ty. Parking concerns tit to the attention . f Trustees. Two ions are in the (j^Vg JJggQ f the ideas behind J ^ jh school-era hokey i bulletin boards to s? Do most students favor 0f c , SG deserves to be one has tl naking the small ' 1 0uthavir I was watching Monday Night on and n Football the other night, when an ad- joeg ^un vertisement came on that I thought was very distasteful. .c< 0 JIT In it, Ellen Degeneres said, "If you ^ a^ want to see members of the same sex . ,' patting each other on the butt, then Parllcl^'a VT watch my show." She was referring to e?.a^0 * ? the tendency of football players to pat s in^ their teammates on the rear when they warnmgmake a good play. through >le, according to a Ms. Degeneres plays a lesbian on T?^en ^ Vashington Post TV, as well as being one in real life. I 01 ren irticle. have never watched her sitcom, but I doi On the whole, I'm sure ifs a laugh a minute. I am not man ^ he march can be going to criticize Ms. Degeneres' tele- is sometl onsidered a pure vision show, nor will I criticize her the prm uccess. Like the lifestyle, no matter how much I may wherevei .995 Million Man disagree with it. However, I am going march, hi arch, this event to criticize her need to legitimize her make a p hows communi- sexual preference. It is of no concern in front c ies that individu- to me who she wishes to engage in sex- see. Why lis can claim re- ual relations with, but frankly, I member i ponsibility for the don't want to hear about it. I'm not in do it for < tate and purpose if their own com- IR1H Students tali ill not only bene; all who know the I To the Editor, The i l&UO VUU1111U& l/V/ on Woman March Over the course of my two-year "aS1S con athering can be a tenure here at the University of South Johnson: it precedents and Carolina, I've tolerated many of the ig- a symbol n a variety of pos- norant and close-minded columns au- To s< thored by self-appointed pundits pear to re the event will be- ^at ^ave aPPeared in The Game- pie choose octure in the Unit- coc^ The flag r 1 maybe one day, But the stupidity of such magni- nomic we ot just unite and tude that was presented in Kurt John- ilyheril American women, son's editorial concerning the Battle While Joh i go on to connect Flag of the Confederacy cannot be al- ery > seces society ? black, lowed to go unanswered. This opening actually ed, male, female, remark is not meant to imply anything determin personal against Johnson. individua I just think a certain amount of ; Whe education should be required before ^ s baI"d 1 you allow your writers to express their obout Soi beliefs and opinions so they won't em- Southeri ibla, SC 29208 barrass themselves intellectually in a Pinters. P11 p paper read by thousands of students. 'ateJ an^ Alien trarsons knnwcs nf SSSXL the Civil War uiitil the pre- whitetra, , sent, the bouth has managed to main- ? ? Lee Phipps ' . . 6 yourey< Advertising Manager tain a unique culture m an mcreas- ^ it i . inere ar Sherry F. Holmes ingly homogenized COUntry. rrrc lassified Ad Manager _ i , , ... prOieSSOFS Carolyn Griffin The struggle of blacks and whites the Soutl Business Manager to live together and the permanent lm- so notice Jim Green pact the Civil War has made on the erners th creative Director South has made the South the only some reai P^ of the country to develop a folk Kurj Graduate Assistant mythology all it's own. machine ( _Erik Collins j nnj. pvpri fpv fn rpfiitp .TnVin- 1 Faculty Advisor * """ v" "" J vv * ^""" lCiIUO ww 1 son's remarks about the stupidity of he is supj iiSEl*BB3C3 Southerners or rebuke his argument Confeder; Tti* oam?cock against the aesthetics of the flag. 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Palms, on the meeting place of authc n't legitimfc :ensorship, but I do feel that Another thing that cau le right to watch football with- ponder are the T-shirts that ig to worry about her coming by nature, proud by choice." I taking homosexual innuen- er seen a shirt that says,' ng the commercials. be straight." I am proifd to be sntly, Degeneres made a big *can an<^a South Carolinian, ABC, who carries her show, proud to be a Gamecock, bul irning at the beginning of a Proud that I am straight no r r episode in which she kiss- ^3111 Prcu<^ to have brown hail ir woman. Good for ABC for to be male- ^hose thing! to its guns and showing the Just natural. Like Popeye s? Any child could be switching wbat * am " the channels and see two Last week, Gore prais< issing. I would not want my show. What makes her shov to see that. better than any of the other n't particularly care to see a vision? Why can t Gore prai woman kissing in public. That "Touched by an Angel, v ling that should be saved for motes love forgiveness?1 ir*\7 nf linma nr in fVio Mr at* shows that may teach ch r. Every time there is a gay settle their differences peace owever, the marchers have to ^ s Pra\se^ ^ have ne^ oint to passionately kiss right anyone praising a show lik if the camera for everyone to Improvement, which featui ? If you want to go kissing a Parent family, of the same sex, fine, but why I am not saying that ga jveryone in TV land? be treated any differently. All ;e issue with 1 meaning of the Confederate Griff Bone imonly misunderstood. Kurt Junior says, The flag is very much _ . . , T ^ of hatred." Criminal Justice ime people the flag does apspresent this, but these peo- Make speakers acct j not to see the whole picture. To the Editor, epresents a time of great eco- The Wednesd 0ct 2 a 11 a ^ Gamecock highlights tt ;age and the Old South. Rav RraHhiiT mson saystlus included slav- ^ was informative and v ?ion and stupid people, it but j would like to take i: centered on Southerners Thomas c Lib Bus ation for independence and ministrator McNa! Jlsm- ments. n he refers to stupid people, ' ] agree with McNallyb ;o imagine that he is talking , brin authon5 ( ithemers because of the past yersi ftat the students w0 a presidents and wealthy a,, waJ)t ,0 come ^ ,isten Kurt must live a very iso- ; rtantl , beHeve Brad I oblivious life since he only the ro]e of a a|j ker redneck losers and in-bred ;h" in Southern society. Open . My objection is that t js at this campus where price to the event is $25.1 un e respectable, intelligent the event is a'so a fund r i and students from all around Thomas Cooper Library, but 1. You might would then al- charge will contribute to that there are lots of North- that few students will attend iat choose to study here for hight. I have talked to se son despite our trailer parks, dents and faculty members T, , , . ... Ray Bradbury, but feel the ; Johnsons column is like a _ . ,, , TT. , prohibitive, jun firing blanks. His column rocus on Southerners, while George Scouten, assist: josed to be talking about the tor of the Freshmen Englisl ate flag. And what is up with nient, suggests the student . . . ... r . ? j u, '! Ked, white and blue are the ieoFUI1?,ulI,l.y ?< ors found in countries' flags speakers when they come." I ;h green, black and yellow. ^ the university would i ederates probably felt they more possible by underwrit Americans and wished to re- these lectures and keepi ; of their nationality. prices down to a more aflfori ould be noted that all this y of life and a part of histo- Thomas Andrews nth it. Topics like this should Junior ary issues to society's press- English and Political Sciem jms. Write about something rv j m a ve, not opinionated. "AnJ Op-Ed misses Cllfl irth, Southern by the Grace To the Editor, " OG*. 0*?y 5 Thomas Cooper Library, and >r Ray Bradbury's lecture :e lifestyle ses me to ing is that I am tired of being bomsay, "gay barded by messages attempting to have nev- legitimize that lifestyle. There was a 'proud to kid in my high school who would tell an Amer- anyone he met that he was Jewish. No and I am one cared what religion he was, but ; I am not everyone began to resent the fact that uore than he was so defensive about it, when r, or proud there was not an anti-Semite among 5 that are us. iys> I 3111 There is discrimination towards the gay community, and discriminaid Ellen's tion towards any group is wrong. Howr so much ever, much of that discrimination stems s on tele- from the fact that so many gay activists ise shows get so militant and defensive, believvhich pro- ing they must behave in such a way Why can't in order to legitimize their lifestyle, i 1 dren to The key to every one getting along fully earn our society is very simple: follow the fer heard Golden Rule. T-shirts, television e, Home shows,and marches are not necessary res a two- jf just do their own thing, treat everyone like they would like to be ys should treated, and let bedroom business reI am say- main there. lag column I am a resident of Cliff Apartments, and I am outraged at your oped piece "Graduates, Greeks can live in peace." I believe you have missed our point. Our "stereotype" of "Animal JSSible House" Greek life is more than just "etirAAnmrr rrr\v\ r\vr\ 1 i rr ri " sweeping gcuci au^aiiuuo. v/ui uuiicerns about alcohol, crime and noise 2 'tlon are rooted in fact, not stereotype. vVhear- The residents of Cliff are gradu/ell-writ ate students, professional students and with adldt; undergraduates. Some of the resiness Ad- idents of Cliff have children- We like t _> Cliff because it is quiet and safe. We lys com- , . ^ n , . , . need our quiet so we can study and do work in the privacy and quiet of our 5 |^nera' own h?mesuid actu_ We, as residents of Cliff, cannot to " More a^or^ *0 wa^ f?r the Greeks to become burv fills "mindful" of our "special needs." Our piece of mind and quiet cannot endure the noise and traffic this Greek Vilhe ticket jage woui(i bring to our side of camiderstand While I do not question the Greeks' aiser for commitment to charitable causes, I do this high question their maturity. on Thurs- What we are really angry about veral stu- 's tkat tke Board of Trustees made this v i-i decision without consulting the peocharge is P*e ^ wou^d affect. We have not had a say in a decision that will affect our lives on a daily basis. We live here yearint direc- round. We cannot go home for the sumi Depart- mer t0 escape the noise of construcs have a tion. we are home. We are going to ;ar these fig^t untH they start building, would onmake this We cannot afford to gamble with our futures and the futures of the ng ticket ckddren that also call Cliff home. We j li i like our home the way it is now. Quiet. Peaceful. Safe. We will not have any of the above if the Greek Village is piacea in our parKing lot. MayDe tne editors of The Gamecock and the Board >e of Trustees need to be more aware of F point 's imP?rtant ? families or frats? Brian Gambrell Graduate law student