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Adam Snyder,
Nikki LaRoa
Stephanie Sonnenfel<
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Question
with fee
It's likely the
University of Wisconsin
may have Stl
to alter their allotment
of student
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dent organizations.
Students StucL
who disapprove of
an organization s J
philosophy may T7101
be allowed to pe- thro
tition to remove
their monetary
support.
Can such a thing happen a
use?
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w in a way, it already has. Stu
dents do have a say in where ou
money goes?it's called studen
Senate. The Finance Committe
specifically has the job of alio
eating our collective student feei
money to various student orga
nizations. They are our repre
sentatives, and we have chosei
them to act for us.
If you feel this doesn't allov
g you enough personal choice, ther
do one of two things. Either rui
for Senate and try to get on the
Finance Committee, or become
more vocal. Write to your repre
sentatives. Let them know yoi
disagree with a certain allotmenl
to whatever organization it is yoi;
have a problem with.
Or, maybe you think an or^
^ ganization deserves more monMattel
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new face,
For 38 years, UQlQ
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" been defined by Bar
her overly volup- ma
tuous chest, her
disproportional HT[IT?T
hips and her long
legs. Thanks to a It's a*
breast reduction
and some doll like
liposuction, Barbie
will have a
new look. She's
g trading in her
" blonde locks for
long brown hair, a wider waist,
slimmer hips and even a smaller
chest.
For years, feminists have demanded
the alteration of Barbie's
looks, claiming she's unnatural
and not a realistic role models for
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iiui ucs ui lime, impieaaiuiiauie
fans. Mattel, the maker of Barbie,
says the new look isn't a re0
suit of the argument. Rather,
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allotment
ey. Start a petition,
then give it
identfees to the student
Senate. Voice your
opinion the same
way you would
" with the state or
ents have a federal governhere
their
ley goes through the mail.
Ugh SG. And if more
students tell their
senators how they
wish their student
,t fees to be spent, the student body
will be helping to empower the
h Senate. If administrators know
r we are behind our Senate in this
t aspect, they may give more
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j work that way. But, the more peo;
pie voice their opinion, the
' more the people in power may be
, wining to nsten.
t Our student fees act in the
i same way. Consider this as yet
another wonderful lesson in how
the "real world" works.
res Barbie
torso
they say she's got
a new look bebie
gets a cause the times
hpnvpr are changing, as
are the tastes and
trends of buyers.
Whatever the
DOUt time! reason, it's nice to
see that whenever
you turn down
the Barbie dominated,
putrid pink
colored aisle in toy
stores or WalMarts
across the world, youH be able to
find a Barbie who isn't a smaller,
plastic version of Pamela Anderson.
Now, you'll be able to
find Barbie's in different colors,
clothes and, thankfully, shapes.
It may not seem like life altering
news, but it really could have a
positive, reassuring impact on
the lives of so many impressionable
little girls.
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Columnist I and
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It seems that the United States dim
always has to be the peace keeper, I
mean, just look at the remarkable peace mgu
keeping we did during Korea, Vietnam,
Cuba, Liechtenstein and the Middle
East. And now, we must again deal ^hoj
with Saddam "Bob" Hussein.
In case you don't know what's go- ^ei
ing on, let me explain. Hussein is not *
allowing Americans to be a part of the smc
United Nations committee that inspects
nuclear weapons. He says he
will shoot down any American plane 1
he believes may be a threat to the Iraqi wa^
people, and worse yet, he has made ?Ptl
threats of taking CNBC off the air here ^ea
in the States, which would make its
viewer, a Randolph Emmerson of m a
Nowhere, Idaho (pop. 13.5) very an- ^3
gry. These threats of taking CN- Proc
BC off-air (as well as the not letting 001111
Americans do inspections thingy and ^
blowing up planes idea) have made the CUP
president of the United States very
perturbed, and I should know because ing1
we alternate doing each others laun- dowi
dry every Saturday. for s<
This week was my turn, so he
came down and the subject came up.
It turns out that Mr. Perot has heard we c
of CNBC and Emmerson happens to imm
be his long-lost-brother's-maid's-shoe then
repairer's-veterinarian's-illegitimate
son. Funny how that all works out.
Anyway, I was folding the president's
undies when we started talk- ense
ing.
Me: "What do you think we should ^err
do, sir?" p^,
President Perot: "I think we
should immediately drop a 100,000- ]augj
Faculty fee
To the editor, Assis
In response to Scott Winter's re- Colle
view of the Nov. 10th Blues Traveler Mid
performance, it's noteworthy that ,
there's no mention this was a twin-bill 0
led off by Jonny Lang, a 16-year-old
performer described by Rolling Stone erans
as "a blond, beautiful, precocious phe- ly ha
nom" having the potential to "be a pride
crossover blues rocker on the level of no kn
the Fabulous Thunderbirds." gover
We were dismayed at this over- ^11
sight in the review given Lang's rising ?u^.,a
national attention, including an arti- 1111
cle in People describing his recent open- I
ing act status for Aerosmith and B.B. Navy
King. Iam1
r u ? ac ?:?serve
xjciiig IUIC tiiiuugii a tu-iiuiiuic ?
set of tunes including the title track 0UI
from his gold CD Lie to Me. Late- (
comers, including the reviewer, missed serve
a wonderful opportunity to hear this unint
extremely talented young performer Even
who will, no doubt, become a blues pow- befor<
erhouse in the future. of An
Given Lang*s abundance of nat- *
ural talent, it's particularly unfortu- ^ .*7.
nate he was overlooked in favor of a
more mainstream band who, although
talented, did not outshine Jonny Lang, fn, .!
Dr. Toni Cascio <W^
Dr. Jan Ligon warti]
)INTS
"What do you m?
>e in the NCAA tournamei
Coach Mark Berson, on ?
people
fa-ton nuclear bomb on Bob's house
kill everything, including amoeand
leeches, in a 7,000-mile ra3."
Me: "I was talking about the skid
ks in your undies."
President Perot: "Oh.. .just give
se to me."
Since the topic of Iraq came up
i, we started talking about that,
ked him out of dropping the bomb,
e I have quite an impressive colion
of leeches coming over from (
K/1q/1 ar\ nU/\iiU
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nilitary units over to Iraq. This 1
a little better than the previous 1
on, but I still disagreed with the
. I asked if he really wanted to risk <
lives of thousands of young men j
conflict that could be settled peace- ]
f. He said, "Yes." I then proudly \
laimed I would love to serve my <
itry from a little cabin in the Yukon s
ont of a nice, warm fire and big 1
of cocoa.
So, after talking him out of start- i
World War VII, he finally broke \
a and asked my advice. I thought t
ame time, while I pressed his socks i
shoelaces. Then it hit me. c
Me: "Mr. President, I know how <
an get Iraq to surrender almost ?
ediately if you send troops over 1
b." i
President Perot: "How?"
Me: "It involves changing the mil's
entire wardrobe to a uniformed \
mble." 1
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Le Prez: "What is it? Do you want ^
l all to dress like the guy from n
igy?" i,
Me: "No, no. They would just n
ti, and they would certainly kill v
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Ishipman speaks out ?
e editor, li
Whomever wrote this article (Vet- tl
i Day editorial, Nov. 12) obvious- ^
s no clue what it means to have t<
in your country. He/she also has E
owledge of what they speak. Our q
nment has made decisions that .
lade our military look like the fall ^
t times. That was not our great T
iry leaders' faults.
have been in the United States r<
for approximately 10 years now. 1
/ery proud of every person I have ii
d with and am even more proud y
military's past. al
jreat men have died trying to preyour
right to be free to write your d
;elligent opinion in this paper, n
back to the Revolutionary War, ai
i there was a true United States e1
lerica, brave men fought so you ir
have to. How dare you ridicule si
egrade the men who leave their ei
les and their children behind to y<
peace keepers, war deterrents, ai
f need be, killers to defend our c(
h include your) way of life. at
"here have been people killed in ^c
me. I don't know of a war that no
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aan 'No thanks?!"'
it on Monday, period. Win, thj
Sunday's game against Charle
could st<
us for looking so stupid. I want them pi
to dress like the Zipsheet people, in th
those nitrous, faded yellow shirts!" d<
The president was puzzled over
this for some time, considering that
he didn't know who the Zipsheet if
people were. I went on to explain that tl:
they were people who pass out coupon w
books here on campus, called Zipsheets, cc
and they wore these hideously ugly, lr
yellow shirts and hats. tii
The president, however, was still w
confused and asked why this would fo
immediately make Iraq surrender to w
as. I began to explain what these people
meant to us college students.
Now, we've all seen these people, tj
stationed at every corner of campus, ca
hrusting those darn things in our face,
[t doesn't matter if you've thrown one
away earlier, there will always be an- ^
ather yellow book of coupons being ~
shoved your way each time you walk 'w
ay. su
Obviously, this is a big inconvelience
for us college students because 1"1
ve have to reach out our hands, grasp ^
;he paper, take the paper to our side
ind then walk with it until we find the a '
:losest trash can. For those people who W{
ictually keep the sheets, they have to
[o an extra step by opening their book it \
sags and putting it in there ? man, yo
t's just such a burdensome task to par- to
ake in. coi
. Some people are so bad (includ- pr<
ng myself), that they take totally dif- thi
erent routes to avoid these people, no 7,(
natter how far off track or how much pk
ime it may take, just so they will fin
ot have to feel guilty about completely Ca
pioring the existence of another hu- wo
lan being. Because, realistically, that's fur
/hat we do. We just go by as if that off
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ne was killed in. So, yes, history does
epeat itself, but don't blame the men for
nd women who fight. Those brave, an
reat men and women who fight be- mo
eve in our country. They believe in pe<
tie government that gave the orders, cia
laybe you should believe in something pie
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lean Oliver ym
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fficer candidate, U.S. Navy
lilitary defends rights
o the editor, the
I found your editorial opinion mo
sgarding Veterans Day in the Nov. vet
2 issue of The Gamecock to be both the
lsulting and rather nauseating. Did oul
our editorial staff really think wit
bout what was written? tra
be
Evidently, not one of you, Mr. Snyer,
Ms. La Rocque, Ms. Sonnenfeld,
or the rest of the staff, has had any sol
ssociation with the U.S. military or bla
/en has had a close familv memher on
ivolved with the armed services. I y?u
irely believe that if one of your par- Un
its had served during the conflicts tin
)u mention, or even in a non-combat life
rea, they would reinstate long lost to 1
jrporal punishment and slap you Da
:ross the face if they read your ediirial.
Bio
it's our goal."
ston Southern.
>p war
erson was not standing there and
tat yellow book was not being shoved
)wn our throats. It's kind of sad, rely
That's what I think will happen
we send our troops over to Iraq in
lose shirts and hats, accompanied
ith millions of Zipsheets that were
illected from USC trash cans. The
aqi army will totally pay no attenon
to us and leave us alone. They
ould not dare follow attack orders
r fear of winning and having to deal
ith all those stacks of Zipsheets.
Iraqi leader: "Attack!"
Iraqi soldier: "No way, man!
ieyVe got Zipsheets! I don't feel like
rrying those around!"
Iraqi leader: "Those diabolical
nericans! So clever. Run away! We'll
; them deal with those cursed things
raves a white flag to acknowledge
rrender)!"
Well, after telling this to the present,
he rubbed his chin for a while
fnre trvincr nn Viia nrpeooH alinoloww
i wouldn't do it because it would be
lot more fun to drop the bomb and
itch everybody scream in horror.
So, after hearing that, I thought
vould behoove me to share this with
u all so you would know that I tried
stop a world disaster and so you
old take the proper precautions to
atect your pet amoebas and leeches
at may be in the general vicinity of
)00 radical miles around Iraq. Oh,
jase, don't worry about me, I'll be
te. I just bought a plane ticket to
nada, a little log cabin, a lot of fireod,
and a crap-load of cocoa. Have
i in the desert, and try to pick one
for me!
? review
Veterans Day is not solely a day
one to be "filled with nationalism
d patriotism" as you say. It is
re a day, just one day out of365, for
jple like you to show some appretion
and thankfulness to those peo,
both volunteered and drafted, who
d their lives on the line to protect
it unmatchable rights, including,
?urse, your right to print such filth.
America has learned from its past,
1 in doing so has acknowledged that
;re have been incorrect government
tives at times. But for you to attack
erans who have sworn to uphold
! orders from those above them is
; of line. People who did not agree
h U.S. political ideology, on the conry,
are the ones whom you should
lambasting.
In closing, let me say you have abutely
no right in choosing to
me the individual veterans for "blood
our hands." How dare you commit
irself to having blood on your hands!
til you volunteer and make the ullate
pledge that you will give your
for your country, no blood deserves
)e on your hands!
rin L. Passer
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