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Serving USC Since 1908
0 Editorial Board
Adam Snyder, Interim Editor in C
Nikki LaRocque, Viewpoints Edii
Stephanie Sonnenfeld, Assistant Viewpoi
OPINION
Housing prot
need mediciu
Housing and E7TTV77rvTg^H
its child, mainte- IHuJUyiiSI
nance, have not rr ?
been exactly up to Housing
par this semester.
w Take your ^TinRT-ynTTi^H
pick of the Housing
Problem of theSe- Problems should,
mester, whether it L , .
be pipes that keep ^ mctlflBd 11711716on
bursting in diately
Maxcy, a lack of
hot water in Columbia
Hall, Cliff
Apartment Resi
dents fighting the Greek Village,
thefts in the Towers or rats in the world, but he
^ NADA international community. "ie public s se
What's going on? Gene Lu
There have been too many
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problems to go unnoticed. While w
Cliff residents' grudge against the 1.1
new Greek Village isn't really a di- Rathpr di _
rect result of poor work on the de- j f V (
partment's part, the other prob- mth
lems show weak areas in the nn nart n2
infrastructure, whether it be desk 0 _ P 0
assistants who aren't checking IDs Burst pip
properly, maintenance crews who erty ana rats
aren't fixing a problem correctly are noj Slay '
in the first place or red tape and ??nts 1
incompetent office workers who These are r<
delay the solving of a health-risk should have bi
situation. mediately am
Although students have the Student
least amount of power at this uni- nioney 'or sa^
versity, the higher-ups who have ditions, and r
that power often forget they ^ "iat suc^
exist.
Extended deac
would make s<
After years of EFTSTaTTTTiflH
high tuition bills
Payment deadfinally
coming to the lines
aid of those paying __rvTinTnTH
to go to college. As
of Jan. 1,1998, col- . ,
lege freshman and Help OUt Strugsophomores
can gling students and
unwGyJ?r uhe extend the deadHOPE
Scholarship, 7.
a $1,500 tuition tax tine
credit.
A According to an
Associated Press article, the cred- their bills in i
it covers 100 percent of the first Although
$1,000 in tuition and 50 percent dents the opp<
of the next $1,000 for first and sec- fees ^g c
ond year students. It's a good deal, tend the dead!
but it also has its faults. could.
For instance, many schools What's th
require students to pay for their credit if you 1
spring fees in late December, a and such in t
short time before HOPE goes in- the goveronu
to effect. By not paying fees, stu- should plan d
Q dents lose classes, housing and thatthepeoph
can take adva
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have their jobs in '' \
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cause of the stu- C r
dents. If no one \ j
wanted to attend Vv /
USC, there would
be no Director of >
Housing position to R
fill. Also, it's student
tuition that helps ri j . 1
pay the salary of g, W;<xh SCUOO
these jobs. The M lilUu otIiWL
president of the ' ?? ?
United States may
be the most pow- a|.
erful man in the " was r
also recognizes he's .
jrvant. USC Heai
na and other Housrators
beneath him
mber students hav- } 111
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blown off as pests. M M lii W I
araging situations J 4
ctified immediately
r and consideration
'Housing. deal
es that destroy prop- | Asst. Viewpoints Editor | to m
that spread disease Tuesday night was a big night at neai
lttle nuisances stu- ' J "e.? * e Ar.ar
,p to annoy Housing. apartment: We carved a pump- dm
;al problems that k"1, (
sen taken care of im- For weeks, I've had the pumpkin, a^'
i effectively. but I waited just until the right mo- ,
s are paying good ment it, partly because I didn't '
!, sanitary living con- want it to rot and partly because I wantlousing
needs to see ed to really savor my only element of Sonl
1 conditions always Halloween.
Not too long ago, I was a Halloween krat
fiend like most little kids. I dressed up l?we
| "I f ^ as a witch while my friends sported UP> 'c
1J1I1C S monster-esque costumes. Oh, we were
scary in our homemade outfits, trick- cou^
or-treating with dads in tow to protect
ense
other things asso- |-< I (J PAtl fl1
dated with fee pay- JL ill rja WV/XJU.U
U1CUL. '
Such is the case '
at Clemson. Stu- pla<
dents have to pay for 1
spring fees by Dec. 1 '
30. They can pay I would just like to respond to the wa,
in person by Jan. responses I received on my column ^ay
6, but they have to dealing with the Confederate flag. I
register for classes received an equal amount of responsagain.
At USC, es on the subject ? plenty of people
students have to agreed with me and the same amount desj
mail their fees by of people disagreed. raai
Dec. 22 and pay But, I'm writing for both groups g^j
jerson by Jan. 9. because I feel I have been misunderUSC
is allowing stu- stood, in some cases, severely,
jrtunity to pay their The biggest dismay people had ,
redit, they could ex- with me was the idea I was trashing f .
line as many schools the South and its ways of living and eag(
culture. I apologize by and by, for this
e point of having this was not my intention at all. Some peolave
to lose classes pie who disagreed with me took the wer
he process? Maybe initiative of reading between the lines, *he^
snt and the schools when no lines were open for that op- mai
lates accordingly so tion. *7-'
; who need the break I wrote I felt a sense of home here
mtage of it. jn South Carolina. I love it here. This ,
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Interim Director
of Student Medio
Lee Phippe
Advertising Manager To ^ of t
Sherry F. Holme*
classifiedmManager I have read various letters to mel
Carolyn GHfrin the editor over the past week in re- ?* c
Jim Gr??n*er gards to the forthcoming Greek VilCreative
Director lage and its proximity to Graduate pus
Micheie Damea Housing. While I believe some of the der
Cliff residents have made misguided tial
Erik coUins judgments about Greek life, I also un- you
Faculty Advisor derstand their concerns. in ?
fact, my heart goes out to those saf(
Th# oamacock who have chosen to raise a family on
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its difficulties. The point that needs to mei
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ports (803)777-7182 believe we have a lot in common. and
mine (803) 777 3913 During my sophomore year, we not
student Madia dealt with the demolition of the
dvertisir* <803)777-1184 housing complex between us and South mai
lassifieds (803) 777-1184 ToWer The dift' n?ise and inCOnVe- but
nience of such a project made living we'
conditions nearly intolerable. When it mai
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breaking his leg before the pre-season
, only a pump
Holidays in my family are a big ing to dress up as what? What
. Actually, they're a real big deal gave out the best candy? Was i
y mother. Although she wasn't bom going to the haunted house?
a holiday she made sure her chil- oh for the daya of yore
. and husband were: My father's d rm ^ abo,
iday is on Thanksgiving this year, T> .
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sister was born on Mothers Day d, ^ real| trick.0I
was bom the day after Chnstmas ; ^ , Wal.Mart tay a
I don t get one big gift, thank yon). Joy ^ ^ them up
In short, we like holidays in the my friends,
aenfeld family. Sure, the Almond Joy tash
But, for all the holidays we cele- but I still miss the excitemer
e, I always really, really loved Hal- rounding Halloween. Two years
sen. Free candy, a chance to dress tried to recreate the excitement
ind I got to stay out late on a school tually dressing up as Daphne froi
it with my friends ? what more by Doo. I had a Freddy and a S
d you ask for? (a group sans Scooby and Velma
Remember all the excitement that year, Fm carving a pumpkin as
ounded this holiday? Who was go- ument to all my past Halloweei
ision corrected,
:e is great. Charleston is a home in the Union as a slave state,
me no matter where I may roam. Maine was admitted as a free
I am all for pride about Southern ch a*80 ended slavery ab
rs and heritage. I feel the same. I certain parallel (later repealed 1
e links here to the South with my 1864 Kansas-Nebraska Act), ar
ier being born and raised here. er "solved" during the Civil Wa
I am not, however, condoning its . I was questioned from a p<
picable and undisputed ways of who actually had an intellectua
am onH alavorvfrnm tViofflrl SontVi varsatinn with ma rat.har thai
ch still lurk today throughout the cursing me out, about why, tl
th, and all of America for that mat- didn't want to wipe my butt wil
South Carolina flag, since it was
This is what I felt the Confeder- of the Confederacy. I remarket
flag stands for and why it should ^ believed the flag of South Cai
mmediately removed, so this dis- represents what everybody thin]
e may stop spreading so easily. Confederate flag does. People s
Yes, I know the Northern states have mor? I??tde i?t>,eir statej
e involved in slavery as well, but ?? a culture than on a f
1 took the initiative to abolish it in ^eded nation underlined wit
ly states early in the 19th centu- resPect f?r human rights.,
Fhis is where tensions started be- One reason I'm sure I was
en the North and South, increased understood was my use of the
the Missouri Compromise in "stupid" for people who still beli
0, in which Missouri was accepted the flag. Obviously, I used the w
lent offers olive br
he new garage began and the ce- up our act. Recent nationwide
[it trucks, piling drivers and scores dents have proven that one falst
instruction workers poured in. can mean we're ancient history
This is the reality of living on cam- I wish I could provide the
. So we, as fraternity members, un- answer to this problem, but I
stand your concern over a poten- ^ of U9 need a place
ly tiresome construction project in , , , 0
a. j xt r A i- will accommodate our needs. S
rfrontyard.Noneofus want to live ... , , ., ^
not start a war between the Grei
in environment that is dirty, un- , A , iL .
1 and noisv d6nts Bnd the Clifr ApBrtmcn
' dents. Let's share our commo
1 he university has challenged us cerns and work together to
ichieve a lengthy list of require- so]ution
its before we're selected to build a
se. Fraternities and sororities who my Bailey
re poor discipline records or who Fraternity Council President
e shown the inability to keep a clean
I healthy living environment will n . , ,
be considered for the project Challenging status qu
We don't live the lifestyle that a ^ttor,
rried graduate student may live, I appreciate and respect a <
we are certainly not the annoyance nist writing for a Southern Un
were 20 years ago. Heightened risk ty newspaper who can expr<
lagement procedures and increased unpopular opinion on a racy si
ilic scrutiny have forced us to clean Columnist Kurt Johnson did ju;
I doht Utvletstand | S
why students dor\t I. \
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?out it."
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kin exists
house My sister thinks it's strange that
myone I'm not going all out for Halloween.
Two friends and I are probably going
These to my home in Atlanta, where we can
at Hal- out candy to waifs
3 dress ^at come begging f?r i* and admire
treat ^e*r ensemble8- My sister is having a
" , party for the occasion and is inviting
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among house She'S been propping for this since,
oh, April. She's even dressing her dog
e good, up for the party. I think he's going as
it sur- a pumpkin.
3 zg0' I Me, I just carved a pumpkin. I ate
; by ac- its seeds, too. It has triangle eyes and
nScoo- a typical, one-tooth mouth. I can't light
lhaggy a candle in it because I can't have can).
This dies in my campus apartment, but
amon- maybe I'll break a rule. After all, it is
as. a holiday.
explained
while the wrong context and can see how
state, people got angry. I didn't mean it in
ove a a general sense of all Southerners
Dy the being intellectually inferior, just those
id lat- who believed in the flag for racist purr.
poses.
arson, If you people really do believe the
J con- flag represents Southern heritage and
i just are not using it in hateful purposes,
len, I thaf s cool, but realize there are bigth
the oted undertones enveloped in it, and
a part for that reason, it should come down
1 tilflt frnm tViA StatA Holism PYirtVinoo nf vnn
rolina who use it for hateful purposes, may
ks the you burn in hell,
hould j h0pe this will clear up any on3
her- cerns you may have misunderstood,
ailed, But, the best part, I think, is that I got
h a good many people involved and mr.de
a lot of people think, which, whatever
s mis- way you may have gone, is more t1. an
word a lot of people do. And that's what I
eve in feel good, or at least decent, writing
ord in should do.
anch of sorts
e inci- with the article pertaining to the Con?move
federate flag.
r- It seems that every year, issues
magic surrounding the Confederate flag surcan't.
face- Not everyone will agree with one
, person's opinion all the time. Howev/e
a er, I strongly believe Johnson accomo,
let s plished a goal that every good, opinek
stu- jonated columnist should try to achieve:
t resi- generating aesthetic emotions and usn
con- jng the media as a catalyst for emfind
a bracing thought.
Johnson made many people an
gry enougft to write letters to tne editor.
He struck a chord with all of us
who read the article. Remember, Johnson's
not trying to change our opinion,
10 he's simply expressing his own opinion
(you know, the first Amendment).
On that, j commend Johnson
loium- on a jjjij wej] done.
iversi Rristina Samluk
jss an
abject. Junior
st that Advertising