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"no." (Even though r(,s
it may look like we
don't use spell check
sometimes, we do
have it.) We'd like to
think the answer to
the third is a "no" as well, but it's
probably leaning more toward "hell
yes!"
We have certain rules we must
live by at the newspaper. Some of
those include deadlines, AP style and
royally ticking people off.
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towns, people sit ,
in front of video markei
poker machines wasted 1
mesmerized by at time
the electronically
flipping cards and
the cash they hope
to win.
Video poker is the state's only
form of legalized gambling, and
these days its future is looking
bleaker and bleaker. First, there's
the bad press concerning players
addicted to the games. Then,
there's the fact that many machine
operators don't follow rules
and regulations set forth by the
state.
But, another question should
be brought up concerning these
games: What benefits do they
give South Carolina? Money
made from these machines don't
go to support educational or civic
endeavors. Sure, operators have
to pay the government a lot of
money to legally run the machines.
But, where's the money
go?
From a recreational side,
there really isn't anything wrong
with video poker. It offers the
same sort of pleasure as any other
game. However, it's really
spiked with danger. People become
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only to come out
and find her young child dead
from the complications of the
heat.
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with video poker go on and on,
ranging in sagas and traumas.
Addiction is only one downside
to video poker. Corruption and
greed are others. There are soi
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some more pragmatic than
others.
"We need to either eliminate
them [video poker machines] or
they need to be much more closely
regulated," State Law Enforcement
Division Chief Robert
Stewart said in yesterday's edition
of The State.
Despite the many downfalls
associated with video poker,
there's one that overrides them
all: the absence of logic. It's interesting
that South Carolina
is a state that legalizes video poker,
but won't even consider a state
lottery. Will the ironies never
cease?
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Whpra arp all t.hp turkevs?
I saw a lot of pumpkins, and now
I'm starting to see Santas. Isn't there
a holiday in between?
I've come to accept the fact thai
we're preparing for the holidays earlier
and earlier. Whether it be Christmas,
JIanukkah or Kwanza, people
want to break out the decorations and
hit the malls somewhere around, oh
July 4th.
It's not so bad to want to start celebrations
early. There's so much tc
bake and buy and clean that maybe
it's necessary to start preparing for the
"big" one (Christmas) early. But in the
process of dusting off the blinking lights,
Thanksgiving olten gets overlooked
The actual process of reflecting on what
we're thankful for gets lost in the gravy
and day-after sales. What's the reasor
for this?
Thanksgiving gets lumped into a
general holiday season. Some people
Take adv;
| Columnist |
My art history class and I recently
took a trip to one of the local museums
here in South Carolina. As I was passing
through the galleries, admiring the
beautiful collection, it occurred to me
how many of us actually participate
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Unfortunately, it's less than 5C
percent. Probably even less than 21
percent. This is truly a shame.
Part of the college experience is
to absorb the cultural enlightenment
readily available to us. I guess this is
one of the main reasons as to why mosl
of us are required to take a fine arts
class. It's not because the departmeni
doesn't have a lot of people majoring
in that discipline. It's not because thej
want to force other non-majors to tak<
the classes so they can sucker then
into listening to their lectures. It's U
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part of a
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have to choose between attending
Thanksgiving and a bigger Christmas
celebration. Thanksgiving is close to
Christmas and families often engage
' in similar festivities during the two.
s Why would you want to choose a holiday
where the climax is the mash pota.
toes when Christmas promises presents,
spiked eggnog and visits tc
Santa's lap?
f Thanksgiving is notorious for such
I fun as long-winded conversations with
, Uncle Charlie and cousin Dan about
football, watching football with Uncle
Charlie and cousin Dan and subse)
quently throwing the football with Un.
cle Charlie and cousin Dan. We take
i less time off for Thanksgiving and must
> return to work and school immediately
, after; the post-Christmas lull is ended
with a bang with the excitement oi
; New Year's Day. Plus, Thanksgiving
r isn't the peak season for breaking
i out the Bing Crosby and Chipmunks
Christmas albums.
t Choices are limited at Thanks!
giving. In the Shaw household, the
mtage of?
open a gate we probably would not
have opened ourselves up to.
I have to admit that if I had not
been required to take a fine arts class,
1 I would probably be in a biology class
racking up hours to add toward my
' major. But, now that I have taken a
s couple of those classes, I'm glad I
! . did.
Exposure to fine arts has made
I me appreciate true creativity and artis4-rtlonf
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My closest masterpiece was the eighthgrade
science poster with all the pret5
ty little construction paper cutouts
^ Nor was I ever a great dancer. Ballet
5 shoes and tutus were just not my thing
But after watching actors and
5 dancers on stage and looking at paint^
ings at the museum, I realized thej
> put a lot of time and effort to cultivate
1 their talents. Masterpieces are not ere
' ated overnight. One work can take
i as long as five years to create. Anc
) singing. I highly doubt one can picl
"Collard greens and
ham."
Mark Simmons
Criminal Justice
Graduate student
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it right now. I'll worry about
weird fact the visiting team has i
jail game.
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lines are clearly divided between the
cooks and the "others." The cooks fran>
tically shuffle ingredients, usually in!
volving more sticks of butter than consumed
in an entire year. The "others"
compare notes on the pre-meal peanut
and cracker selection and now mucn
traveling their jobs involve.
If you're lucky, you may have the
opportunity to catch gossip about the
1 dysfunction of the family. The first
| qualifier for dysfunction is showing up
late or not showing up at all at one of
these festive events. Even if you don't
attend Thanksgiving because it'll be
the same rituals three weeks later at
Christmas, this doesn't exclude you
r from dysfunction. You will still be
talked about as looking "a little on the
f pale side, losing weight" regardless.
[ All of these events make up part
[ of Thanksgiving, and so does griping
about them. My biggest complaint is
letting that bog down what holidays
are about, especially the one desigs
nated to reflect and give thanks.
Columbia'
up the songs from "La Boheme" over
the course of a week. Their dedication
to their work is an inspiration. It deserves
recognition.
What I admire most is the way
fKoao nrfisfirnllv fnlpnf.pH individuals
can express themselves so freely. Be
it through dance, music or paint. They
don't only capture the essence of emotion,
which is a talent unto itself. They
also make us feel what is to be felt with
their work. It's one of those gifts a few
have or cultivate.
Those who do present us with
these rare talents should be appreciated.
By attending any of the numer^
ous cultural functions taking place
downtown, we show our support.
r Students at USC have an ad>
vantage, also. All the major cultural
attraction places are located right
5 around the university. The Koger CenI
ter. Town Theater, Columbia Muse
l um of Art, just to name a few.
"Stuffing."
Eric White
Criminal Justice
Senior
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that next year."
von the last six USC-clemson
f holidays
This year marks a change in my
festivities. My immediate family has
decided to skip out on the cross-country
trek to eat turkey. Our family is
far away and schedules are too conflicting.
We're saving Mom the pressure
of cooking by eating out for
Thanksgiving and by going to Hawaii
for Christmas. We're not discarding
tradition and celebration ? we're modifying,
cutting back on the stuffing we
don't need.
Dad will still watch the Lions on
turkey day. Come Christmas, well sing
carols, only itH be in Maui. Part of me
will miss spending time with the extended
family, but a bigger part is happy
to start new traditions. By reducing
hours spent in the car, we can
actually spend more time together and
talk about the things we are thankful
for.
Including Uncle Charlie, who'll
be simultaneously tossing the football
with cousin Dan.
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s rnie arts
Take a look into the Koger Center
catalog. They present some great
ballets and operas every season.
You can also find things going on here
at USC. We have a kickin' symphony
orchestra and some talented actors
over at Longstreet. And for any amateur
writers out there, take a look in
to some of the poetry readings. You
can just sit back and listen or present
some of your own writings.
I know it can be a "huge" tossup
between deciding whether to spend
your Friday night at Five Points or at
the ballet. Some might view a night at
Pavlov's as a more enrichin? cultural
experience than watching a bunch of
guys frolicking across the stage in
leotards. For those of you who feel
somewhat otherwise, I hope every once
in a while you take advantage of the
enormous cultural collection present
here in Columbia.
"
"Cranberry sauce."
Erica Lanier
Criminal Justice
Freshman
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