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Adam Snyder, Inte
Nikki LaRocque,1
Stephanie Sonnenfeld, As
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aimless fo
A new book
seeks to enlighten
all on the myste- 'Gciieri
nous language of
"Generation Xers"
^ ?which, big sur- TT|r?JT?
prise, means you.
rm >
I he ironic Irieres
thing about the in- fQ fafal Qu
formal study is the , ,
fact this book,
Watching Your Something
Language, includes
900 words and ex
pressions that supposedly
make up the slang vocab- ]
ulary of all 20-somethings and ,
? teenagers.
But, the survey was done 1
only in California coffeehouses, as <
if our California counterparts define
the entire nation's youth. (
Did the "Baby-Boomers" con- 1
ducting the survey fail to remem- .
ber the rest of us?
It's interesting how "BabyBoomers"
are so quick to try and
define their children and all their i
? children's friends. Are we "Slackers,"
"Generation X," "Genera- 1
tion Next," or the all elusive "20- i
Somethings? i
Reserve Ai
J for worth}
Army Secre- H
tary Togo West
publically an- Arlingt
S? ,ed?f m Ce
names ot by
waivers granted M>||)-J>T?3
for burials at Ar- HbbbMmUI
? lington National Ol/v hk
Cemetery Friday. , ?
The Democratic orated ve
National Commit- should be
tee announced ther
that only one of
the waivers was
granted to a ma
jor party contributor, who was
also a former ambassador and j
World War II veteran. j
Generally, Arlington spots i
? are reserved for highly decorat- 1
ed veterans, not general govern- i
ment employees or civilians at 1
large. Occasionally, the burial of
ambassadors who dies in office j
is allowed into Arlington, but usu- ]
ally being buried there requires (
a record of outstanding military \
service. ,
Arlington's rules may seem 1
staunch, but they have to be. We
as a nation should provide our
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iial labels
ryoung
Perhaps they
wish to label us
ition X in order to simplify
us, which is really
quite a joke.
|TTTTyn*| We haven't come
into into our own
no need yet - politically or
socially. Nor have
T gener- we made changes
11 We CIO that could perhaps
t worth- one dfly define us.
le Until then,
why bother?
Our generation
has yet to undergo an event sp big
it can unify us all, in some way,
shape or form. We haven't had a
war, we haven't had a depression
or roaring, ostentatious good times.
Yes, we all watched as the
Challenger exploded. We either
watched or fought in Desert Storm.
And we may ask, "Where were you
when you found out Kurt Cobain
killed himself?"
But we haven't "found ourselves"
yet, our place in history.
Until that happens, there's no need
for older generations to label
and define us. Let us do that for
ourselves.
lington
t patriots
veterans with a
beautiful final
Oil Na- resting place be- <
mpfprv cause they were
the ones who sac[TTTTTTM
rificed their lives
for the life of one
rhly dec- country. Being
,or-nne buried in Ailing
torus sill honor ?
buried something that
g should be reserved
for those
who deserve to be
honored.
Allowing anyone with a Utile
clout to be buried in Arlingx>n
is unfair and rather disgustng.
It defeats the purpose of
laving Arlington and is insultng
to those who deserve to be
juried there.
Perhaps West had a good
eason in allowing these waivers.
Perhaps he didn't. Whatever the
:ase, the damage has already
jeen done, and deserving veterms
are the ones who unwilling
y nave to pay tne proDiem s price.
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Thank
College Press Exchang
Ahhh yes! It's that time
again. That wonderful time i
when the happy, well-adiuste
ly gathers together to give tha
all the blessings of the previoi
When family members unite in
som of their loving, supports
turing family unit. When fa
spend long hours reveling in ea
er's company and mourning th
spent apart.
Right. If you believe that
assume you still believe in th
fairy. I moved 1,200 miles to g<
from my family, people who m
Manson family look like Ozs
Harriet.
My nickname as a chi
"Mickey." My family always cal
"Icky Mickey." Yes, I really \
spend the holidays with THOJ
pie.
iime and distance often pu
hue on our memories. Every oi
while, I get nostalgic for son:
that never existed, and I make t
home, hoping for a beautiful
moment. Instead, it becomes
sive-aggressive festival of terr
"Your daughter doesn't s
be anything like you, she is j
happy and smiling. You were
such a sour child," my uncle si
Fee alloi
To the editor,
The Gamecock has once
missed the point of an imporl
sue. The editorial in the Nov.!
sue entitled "Question arise
fee allotment" is a wrong-hea
tempt to justify USC's flawed 1
tem. In fact, the system is corn
unconstitutional.
First of all, one need on
back to last spring to see that
lotment system has stirred up
versy. When the president of a
nization receiving money from t
is also the chair of the Senate I
Committee, there's an obvious
of interest. Furthermore, the
nearly withheld the funding o
al organizations who engagec
campus political activity. Had th
bers had more backbone, thej
have stuck by their decision,
rate, the method of allocatioi
tivity fees is notorious among
zations for its inequities and en
Secondly, the system ii
flawed because it excludes re
political, Greek and other orj
ANOTHER 516N
SPZrtQWiG THANKS
s
Vsliu? j|H
TufcKef j||S
the simplicity of the breath I breat
thankful I can get m
Photography Editor Susan IV
sgiving ho
fl| "Remember the time when you
e | thought you would try out for the Miss
Othello pageant, but the school vot
of year ed on who could participate and they
of year only let 12 of 14 girls run and you were
d fami- one 0f the tw0 they didn't vote in?" my
I^cs f?r cousin gleefully reminds me.
the bo- ^ ^oes ^or en^re family ree
nur- uni?n- ^ remember being around 7 or
imilies ? years my own grandmothich
oth- er ca^11? me "that little hellion." Every
e hours failure, weakness and insecurity is dutifully
recounted.
then I Not that the'rest of the family ree
tooth mains unscathed. My cousin Billy is
it away 811 alcoholic who blames his mother
ade the f?r everything that goes wrong in his
sie and ^eMy
sister Linda, otherwise known
1 d w a s as the "welfare queen," has a penchant
led me, f?r marrying wife-beaters, (one of her
vant to ex-husbands is still serving time for
3E peo- trying to burn the house down with
her in it),. She blames the entire famt
a rosy ily for every misfortune she encounice
in a ters> 1 could 8? 011 at len&th, but you
lething get the picture,
he trek Every family gathering is an orKodak
gy of put-downs, sarcasm and the exi
a pas- posure of old wounds. Think I'd just
or. rather spend some quality time with
eemto the Son of Sam.
always My husband's family, while less
always cruel, is not much better. Every holiays.
day turns into a screamfest with someone
shouting at someone else, tears,
hurt feelings and people storming out
I
tment deem
tions from even applying for funding,
i again Under a Supreme Court ruling in
;ant is- Rosenberger vs. University of Virginia,
19th is- this is unconstitutional. If there's to
;s with be funding for some groups, then all
ded at- registered organizations must be givfee
sys- en an equal chance to receive it.
lpt and Thirdly, the point of the Wisconsin
case Southworth vs. Grebes is
ly look not to allow student government to dethe
al- cide how the money is spent. After all,
contro- it's not the Student Senate that levies
? r ;a>_ at : :a_.
norga- i-iit: acuvny lee, lis wie umveisiLy
he fund administration. The ruling in Southfinance
worth was that it was unconstitutional
conflict for a school to force students to fund
Senate organizations they do not wish to fund
f sever- and would not fund if they had a choice.
1 in on- This is exactly what happens at USC.
ie mem- When part of my activity fee money
r would I'm forced to pay (even without repreAt
any sentation) is used to fund organizaa
of ac- tions that I disagree with, my free
organi- speech is violated. The Rosenberger
anyism. case aiso specifically established that
tself is university fees are indeed not like taxligious,
es, as The Gamecock would have us
Ejaniza- believe.
DUVe HIT 80TT0f
G\VIN6 ON CAM1
he, the grass, the smell of 1
y kiss on with DJ 319!"
I eyers, on what she is thankf
liday m<
JPvoru nnfo anrl q \17Vnlo T i
? * V4L J ViAVV LU.1U U TliAAV^ X I
never existed, and I make t
tiful Kodak moment. Inste
sive fest
of the house, sometimes before thi
meal is even served. They usually areri
missing much. I have yet to have i
turkey at my mother-in-law's tha
wasn't dry and didn't taste like card
board.
This vear is eoine to be differenl
My father-in-law (who divorced m;
mother-in-law 15 years ago after year
of philandering, then married a womaj
half his age, then divorced her) is no\
involved with an old flame and live
in Seattle.
He has decided to spend Thanks
giving there. Not surprising since that
the only thing we've heard from hir
in six months.
My husband's brother and his wif
are separated. Being the close famil
we are, it took us three months to fine
out their marriage was kaput, ever
though they live right here in North
ridge. They have decided not to havi
a family Thanksgiving with the res
ed uncon
USC's fee distribution system i
unconstitutional. For the entire se
mester, there has been a movemeni
led by the USC College Republican:
to address this situation through oul
side sources. Anyone interested in hel{
ing to correct this problem is welcom
to join us. Don't rely on The Gamecoc
for the facts about activity fees. Com
learn for yourself.
Philip Mobley
Junior
Political Science
Veterans Day is areminde
To the editor,
The Nov. 12 editorial "Veterar
Day not pleasant for all" says it al
Veterans Day is never pleasant for m
My father gave 23 years of his life f<
his country, along with his legs, a fi
ther who couldn't run and play wit
his children, a father I rarely saw whe
the Air Force sent him around th
world without us. Every November,
cry because of all the friends I mac
and lost because we moved arouni
ft'.
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flowers...screw that, F m just
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ui ior.
;ans hell
get nostalgic for something that
he trek home, hoping for a beauad,
it becomes a passive-aggres;ival
of terror.
e of us, because ... "it might be un^
comfortable."
a
t Drug-dependent cousins Cynthia
and Joe are spending Thanksgiving in
; Las Vegas. That leaves my husband,
y myself, our daughter and my mothers
n in-law. My daughter won't even eat
v turkey, she thinks it is "gross."
s
Think I'll just buy one of those
i- dinners in a box from the local su?
permarket.
Too bad Jeffrey Dauhmer and Ted
e Bundy are no longer with us. I'd iny
1 info fVinrr? nirQf rM?Al\nkl*r CaaI
I Vlto W1CU1 UYCI, liXCJ u piuuauij 1CC1
1 right at home.
b Editor's Note: This column was written
by a student from California State
University.
stitutional
a Yearly, I'm reminded of the buds'
get cuts and loss of benefits, of my fat,
ther "moonlighting" for extra money
3, so we could go to a civilian dentist. Vett
erans Day is unpleasant because I re>
member hand-me-downs and the fune
ny looks I got at school. Fm haunted
k because I'm forced to see my father
e walking slowly down the hall to my
apartment, pain in his face, his body
supported by two crutches.
Yes, Veterans Day is an unpleasant
day for me, but my father
taught me duty, honor, country and
family. I've never served in the milir
tary, but it bore me, raised me, kept
me alive, gave me faith and gave me
IS values.
1. Veterans Day is a reminder of who
e. we are, what we are, where we've U ?
)r and what we'll be in the future. To
a- all veterans here and gone, thank you
h for my life, my.family and my country.
;n I owe you a debt I can never repay.
L ? Grace Neighbors
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