The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 10, 1997, Page 3, Image 3
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To the editor, i
This letter is pertaining to the *
"Million Woman March." The purpose v
of this letter is to add an additional re
source to your article, because in my
opinion the article was very lifeless ?
when it was such a beautiful event, i
I would, first of all, like to say I ?
also attended the march, but I did not
attend with the University of South 1
^ Carolina, and I find it very hard to be- v
lieve the entire student body knew 8
about USC offering transportation to 8
this event when only 11 students went 1
I also find it hard to believe only 11 j
students went from this university. ^
Next, I would like to address that
in the article it stated CNN reported
1.2 million people at the event. I stayed
at the event from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and
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million, and as I was leaving at 5 p.m., \
^ there was still subways full of people
coming to the event. Therefore, it was
a whole lot more than 1.2 million peo- '
pie.
What really disappointed me about 8
the article was that the spirit of the ^
event was completely left out. Women *
from different states and religions were s
acting as if they were sisters. The e
speakers expressed how we needed to ^
unify, be better mothers for the next
generation and what we could do to re- v
9 pair the damage already done to this I:
generation. This message went through (
the entire crowd. - f
Not only were there many great 8
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Souljah, but there were also support- ^
ive men at the event, and among diem r
were Blair Underwood and Speech from ^
Arrested Development. Contrary to
popular belief, there were Caucasian t
Americans at the event, so it was open 0
to everyone. ?
The messages the speakers said
at the events were carried in our hearts
back to Columbia. The bus of women
I went with, which was an assortment ^
of business owners, wives, students, 0
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i message to the women on this cam- *
jus, that if you are going to wear the ?
iweatshirts and T-shirts about the 1
Million Woman March," and you are
lot spreading the purposes of the event, (
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ihirt. Peace be with you, and one love. ?
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wrestling article
'o the editor, *
We would like the opportunity to 3
tddress some issues concerning the ar- ^
icle "Student Organizes Wrestling
^eague for USC" in last Monday's is- *
ue. Many people and Student Govirnment
were mentioned in a mis- ^
eading context that needs clarification.
First and foremost, this "event" p
vas in no way sponsored or endorsed c
ty USC Student Government. Student 0
Jovernment would never support any j.
unction that would place students in E
my type of physical danger. The title s
Student Government Senator" was a
otally irrelevant to anyone's involve- ^
oent in this. Seeing the context of the \
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itle, it could have easily been assumed \
hat there was a correlation between ^
he two groups. There was none. Four a
ither people specifically named in the v
irticle also occupy positions in Student c
government, but only one person was ^
ingled out.
Secondly, the level of participa- (
ion of the people listed was blown way ^
iut of proportion. Many people who ^
he Gamecock
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isted as "future wrestlers" had no inention
of doing so. These individuals
vere only passively involved in the
went and made no plans to be involved
n any future events, primarily Andy
Daly, Pat Daly and Gene Willis. The
iforementioned people were not even
sresent when the event took place!
jfene Willis
senior
sports Administration
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senior
5olitical Science
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\nd others mentioned in the feature's
irticle in Nov. 3 issue will not be paricipating
in any wrestling match, am\teur
or otherwise, next spring.
3G went above and beyond
the call of duty
vith "Meet Your Stulent
Government Day"
to the editor,
Recently I have been very im>ressed
with the obvious efforts Stulent
Government has made to reach
mt to the rest of the student body. I
lave seen neither of the last two adninistrations
take such actions to be
o accessible and available to students,
ind I was delighted to see such care
aken to invite all students to "Meet
four Student Government Day." Cleary
SG is making a concerted attempt
o make themselves known to students
ind to solicit student input. This is
vhy I was so upset to see The Gameock
blatantly insult their good intenions.
The aim of "Meet Your Student
rovernment Day" is not, I feel certain,
o "play God and make (students) come
o them," as the lead editorial in the
Committee for
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Nov. 5 issue states, nor was SG acting
as "royalty" and asking students to
come pay their respects. Instead, SG
was making a full-fledged attempt to
reach out to the rest of the student
body, allow them to meet their representatives,
and hear their ideas. Maybe
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of students will not come, but The
Gamecock, as another student organization
that should deal with expressing
student concerns, should support
instead of discourage such efforts.
Jamel, Kim, Susanne and the rest
of the Senate and Cabinet are doing
their best to make it easy for students
to take part in SG. The Gamecock suggests
visiting residence halls or student
organizations. In fact, just recently
SG did send letters to every
student organization offering either
for someone to come speak at a meeting
or to provide a packet of information.
This too is a worthy effort (one
for which SG should be aDDlauded) es
pecially because they recognize that it
is not a substitute for the "Meet Your
Student Government Day" as The
Gamecock suggests. Maybe it would
be a good idea for a SG representative
to attend different organizational meetings
occasionally, but it would, be impossible,
as well as inconvenient, for a
large group from SG to come to one organizational
meeting. "Meet Your Student
Government Day" is a much better
way for a student to meet all of
Senate and Cabinet at once. And what
about students who do not belong to
an organization or live on campus?
These are most likely the students who
need their voices heard the most, and
SG's reception after Senate was an
open invitation to them.
Yes, SG has limited power. Yes,
they are limited in action that they can
take. However, Jamel is the closest
link to the Board of Trustees that we
have, and while I feel sure that Jerry
crewer or Dennis rrun wouia De giaa
to meet with any of us, it is Jamel, Kim
and Susanne who meet with them
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weekly, just to discuss student issues.
I know that the reason that students
do not vote and participate in SG is because
they think that SG has no real
authority. Yet the reason that they
have limited authority is precisely be
cause more students do not vote and
become involved. The more students
that vote and participate, the more the
administration listens. SG is doing the
best they can to break this Catch-22
and involve as many as possible.
As another student organization,
The Gamecock should praise SG for
their attempts instead of mocking them.
Perhaps, even, The Gamecock should
learn from them. I hear more complaints
about our student newspaper
than our student Senate, and I do
not see Student Media inviting students
to come share their ideas. Each
organization on this campus should
have one goal and one goal only, to
serve the student body. SG is trying
their hardest to do this. The Gamecock
is only making fun of it. Clearly, sarcastic
comments do much less to serve
the students than hard work designed
to better represent us all.
Emilie Greene
Junior
English
SAVE Week dispels college
drinking myths;
everyone is not drinking
or using drugs
To the editor,
I'm writing regarding Safety, Alcohol
and Violence Education (SAVE)
week.
I feel that as a student, it's important
to be educated about the use
and misuse of alcohol on our campus.
Many students don't realize how
many problems can occur when alcohol
is misused. Alcohol is a factor in
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and 29 percent of all dropouts.
Also, college students who drink the
most also earn the lowest grades. Alcohol
doesn't only affect academics, but
it also can be a contributing factor to
problems in interpersonal relationships.
I work for the Office of Alcohol and
Drug programs, and I'm able to visit
classes and residence halls where I facilitate
discussions regarding alcohol.
Many people have misconceptions about
the use of alcohol on campus, and the
purpose of these presentations is to
better inform students.
Many of the facts that are used in 7
the presentations were contained in
the supplement that was placed in The
Gamecock Nov. 5. But I would like to
reiterate some of these points because
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Many of the facts were of a more
positive nature than the ones that most
students hear.
For instance, one out of every four
USC students has never used alcohol,
and three out of every four USC students
have never used illegal drugs.
These statistics show that "everyone"
doesn't drink or get high.
I say this because I know that
. there is a perception that all college
students drinlc use dnios and crener
ally are irresponsible in their choices.
That simply isn't true, and this myth
that "everyone else does it" needs to be
dispelled. A large number of college
students have made responsible choices
concerning their use of alcohol.
I hope SAVE week will give all
students the opportunity to better educate
themselves on the facts about alcohol
use and a chance to participate
in some of the different activities that
are going on. Education is the key in
making responsible decisions.
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