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With Dr. v
Charles Regan Wil- Hu
son lecturing rrn
Wednesday on
"The Lost Cause,"
the ideals and __
flaws of the antehelium
South have j
once again been
brought into dis- CCLTl be
cussion- this st
If s easy to get
wrapped up in
emotion whenever
the Old South is
menuuneu. ourne giow wiui pr
for their ancestors who foug
for what they believed in, who w
willing to break away from t
norm in order to realize a politi
and ideological dream.
Others have every right
speak bitterly of their ancesto
kidnapped from their country a
forced into wretched enslaveme
And then there are the Sou
emers whose previous generatic
didn't set foot in the South ur
well after the Civil War.
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Va. Tech
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reputati<
The Ku Klux
Klan isn't one of
history's greatest Ta
memories. Nor is
it one of today's favorite
topics of 7ITT;
conversation ?
v; especially for Vir- yi
giniaATech- J must
An under- ,
ffrflduate historv SltUat
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class at the
Blacksburg, Va.,
school recently
found out some of
the school's stellar alumni a
former educators may have be
involved in promoting the Kf
at the school in the late 180(
One of the student
Claudius Lee, went on to tea
electrical engineering at Virgii
Tech and to have a dorm nam
after him. Another student or
inated the school chant.
"These are core icons of t
school," a Virginia Tech histc
professor said in a New Yo
^ Times article.
Their status as icons
currently being reviewed bj
committee. The group hopes
find out if a Klan group did e
ist, and if so, what action th
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seriously offend. On the who!
ec* it serves as a link to the school
l?" questionably tarnished past.
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(x- ones who make it. That's an is
ey sue we all have to deal with.
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e> Well, once again it's here, the
's olina vs. Clemson football game
the rivalry of all reveries. Wheth
^ in Clemson, here in Columbia, or
home in Charleston, I've never se
heard of such in all my life. It's
^ the family argues about at fami
_ unions, Carolina or Clemson.
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t;S Coinciding with this great
y is the Carolina/Clemson blood <
te With equally powerful bragging r
3. Clemson has unfortunately cap
this event for 10 out of the pa
years. But, not for long.
The Carolina/Clemson 1
drive is the largest blood drive i
state. Last year alone it collected
than 1,900 pints of blood. Trad
ally, the event usually took pla<
ly in the Russell House for four
The lines were long, the foo
cold and the whole experience wa
not conducive for winning over
crowds of donors. Combined wit
spoken rules, loopnoies ana cuner
in the methods of counting
hours ran, Clemson has effect
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The October 24th issue o:
Gamecock contained an articl
porting on a meeting with Cliff A
ment residents. That article attrii
a quote to me indicating an al
problem on campus and the ne<
the university to do more to reso
Since the reporter did not ask n
any information about the discu
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It was almost the perfect d
was a bit cool, but the atmosphen
existed Saturday when the Game
played the Gators took everyone's
off the chill and onto the rame at i
It was a true measuring sti
to how far Brad Scott's prograr
come. In hanging tough with the I
two most dominant teams thr
three quarters in each of the
ie two weeks, we have proved we ar
short of reaching the upper echel
college football. We have absol
fr nothing to be ashamed of, in ter
- football at least.
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eg are not known for their benevol
and last Satin-day's performanc
g9 nothing to change their loathsoir
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t Cause ideology gave comfort to
ievin Lewis, on the dangers of ron
is stay foi
3 us obscene gestures. What class ...
isn't Steve Spurrier the model oi
winning with dignity?
a^' ^ I have been to many away games
3 , over the years, and I like to observe
the behavior of fans at each of the dif,
, ferent schools with whom we compete.
ck as ^or mos*1 Part' ^ans * av
a has encountered have been gracious both
3EC's vict0I7 defeat. However, there
ough some places mat are just not
past very niec places to visit,
e just The worst place in the league to
Ion in play at used to be Neyland Stadium
utely in Knoxville, Tenn. Fans would chant,
ms of "Orange-White," as they threw ice and
cups at you, even while they were winr
fans ning 55-3. However, the Volunteer fans
ence, seemed to have cleaned up their act
;e did a bit and have been polite and hosleim
pitable the last couple of times 1
ter at have been up there.
* fans Now, I think the worst place tc
Slve visit is the "Swamp" in Gainesville,
irrounding ?
3 dominated the bragging rights associated
with the blood drive.
i Car- The Carolina/Clemson Blood Bati.
It's tie, its official title, is embarking or
er up ^s 13th year, with USC winning but
down twice. Yet, all that's going to change
sen or Lee White and myself, directors
what of the Carolina/Clemson blood drive
ly re- for Sorority and Fraternity Councils
respectively, have changed everything
event Whether it's the new rules, as dictat
irive. ed by us, or the new sites, we have beet
ights, dedicated to the idea of winning. Witt
tured more beds and staff, we believe we've
st 12 effectively handled the waiting prob
lem. Unfortunately, for all the nev
jlood coverage and gifts that we've put
in the together, the most devastating prob
more lems have little to do with the evenl
ition- itself.
:e on- The fear of catching a disease 01
days, the queasiness sometimes associatec
d was with giving blood are often cited as rea
is just sons for not giving blood. Sadly, as lonj
large as people hold these fears, not only wil
h un- the Carolina/Clemson blood drive con
ences tinue to not reach its potential but
; and more importantly, individuals in neec
;ively of blood will suffer and even die. Witl
over 28,000 students at this univer
sity, it's very astonishing that we on
ilcohol probl
with Cliff residents, I would like t<
f The the issue.
[ere- I believe that USC does noi
^0^. have an alcohol problem. While som<
buted students do use alcohol illegally ant
some students abuse alcohol occa
co 0 sionally, the majority of our students
jd for make responsible decisions regarding
lve it. alcohol. In addition, USC has one o
oe for the most comprehensive and award
ission winning alcohol and drug educatioi
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Jim Crow supporters then and
nanticizing the Old South and i
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Fla. There, the fans are loud and obf
noxious to their guests and don't seem
content unless their team beats you
, by at least 50 points. Here in Colum.
bia, we are happy if we win, but Florida
just wants to annihilate their opponents.
This just takes away from the
i enjoyment of the game.
i Unfortunately, I cannot say USC
! fans are the best in the bEC. I wish I
; could, but it's not true. Saturday, after
Florida took a seven-point lead ear,
ly in the fourth quarter, fans began to
l leave.
This seems to happen every sin1
gle week whether we're winning or not.
Tickets are good until the end of the
i ballgame. I know everyone wants to
; beat the traffic, but why come to the
game if you're not going to support the
[ team through thick and thin?
It's the same with basketball. We
> can sell out the big games, but there
, are still seats available when we
jiving bkxx
ly collected 986 pints of blood last year.
That's 3.4 percent, less than the national
average of 5.1 percent. As young,
t active, healthy students, we're the most
; eligible to give.
Thus, I would like to address these
, issues so I may change the mind of
at least one of my fellow students. First
of all, let me tackle the health issue
and the risk associated with giving
. blood. You cannot acquire AIDS or any
i other disease by giving blood! Why?
i Because the American Red Cross, as
j dictated by DHEC, cannot use a nee.
die more than once. That means that
r if the person next to you does have
t AIDS, you can't get it or any other disease.
The same goes for the bag, tubt
ing and whatever else they might use
while taking your blood. You are given
your own bag, own needle and your
j own tube to take your own blood.
If it's the queasiness and fainting
r you're worried about, don't worry. The
I people who do experience this don't
eat properly on the day they're giv,
ing blood as directed by the Red Cross.
1 You should never give blood when
1 you've skipped breakfast and/or lunch.
How can you expect to have energy ai
ter giving blood if you barely had any
i
em statemei
) efforts of any comparable university.
Rick Gant, director of the Office of All
cohol and Drug Programs, works with
? faculty, staff and students throughout
j the university to bring accurate educational
information about alcohol to
3 students' attention, and these pror
grams have been recognized nationf
ally for their excellence.
Students who experience prob1
lems with alcohol use or abuse may
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racists today."
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play smaller schools. Last year against
Kentucky, the Coliseum was packed,
but the very next game against Florida,
there were empty seats throughout.
Is it like that with Duke or North
Carolina? Nope. Folks just need to decide
one way or the other if they're going
to be Carolina fans or not. If they
are, then be a fan and stay until the
end of the game and pull for the Cocks
until the game is over. If not, then don't
bother coming.
There are way too many bandwagon
fans here in South Carolina,
and I think that showed at the game
Saturday. We were in the ballgame
until the final five minutes, but by then,
the stadium was nearly empty. Remaining
were the true Gamecock fans
who stayed to show their support to
the team that did a hell of a job against
the defending national champions and ^
who very nearly pulled it off and made
it a perfect day.
i dispelled
before? To assist in making sure peon)n
nof fViia VOQf WO am Vioinnrr
Jfiv uu tav, uiu? jvut >? v tug iiavuig iw\*
at both the front and the back of the g*
process.
If your question is why should I
give blood, I have one answer ? because
you may need it one day. Here
are a few facts for you. Ninety percent
of all people need blood by age 60. One
pint of blood has the potential to help
four people. Every five seconds, someone
needs blood in the United States.
The average time it takes to donate is
35 minutes. You can get drunk cheap ^
for a few nights after giving blood (sor- W
ry I had to throw that one in there*).
There are some donation guidelines:
you have to weigh over 110
pounds, haven't gotten a tattoo or piercing
(unless by a professional) recent
ly, and be AIDS, or any sexually transmitted
disease, free.
So there you go. You have no reason
for not giving blood. So let's win
this year. Ill be there, will you? I be- ^
lieve together we can will the bragging
rights to both the blood drive and the
football game. All we have to do is participate.
at clarified
seek help through numerous programs,
including the counseling center, offered
by the university. We encourage
students to take responsibility for themselves
and their friends. Only through
our partnership with students can we
best serve our campus community regarding
these issues.
Gene Luna
Director of Housing and Judicial
Programs
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