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*1 Hit 6a Serving the Carolina Con EDITORIA] Adam Snyder, Amy Shannon, V Kurt Johnson, Assistc Too many absent at < Saturday night actor-director Felix HHUmSmJ Justice and actor Jqq * student "An evening with multicultur Langston and Mar- ^ ____ tin" at the Roger Center. The program kicked off .? ^ February as Black take adva) History Month. events spon From beginning USC to end, the entire performance was % superb. An impressive musical sequence by two very talented AfricanAmerican soloists opened the show. Justice then brought the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. to life as he delivered a spell-binding monologue. Glover followed with a rendition of Langston Hughes' poetry that made Hughes' poems dance. A question and answer segment wrapped up the evening. 0For such an awesome program, the performers deserve recognition. It was a great opportunity not only to see Justice and Glover in acfinn Knf alan fry train incicrVif nn JfinoT UVUj UUI/ muv W/ gUUA UlWlgUV Wil AkUlg and Hughes' message about race relations. So, where was everybody? True, almost 900 people from the community attended. But only a small number of those were from ^ the USC community, and most of President office a b; It seems Presi^ dent Bill Clinton is | HHuUMii ^ in a deep mess. There are U with?the piulf Jones scandal, wrong dc more charges of thepresx sexual wrongdoing have been brought | forth by Monica Let's vet was forced to lie move W about the alleged affair under oath. This has to be an annoying fly for the most powerful man in the world. Look at all he has to worry about now: the Middle East, preparing a State of the Union address and just running the country in general. He may have brought all this on himself, but does he need to have that annoying tidbit bother him ^ when the people are depending on *3 him to supervise this country? How much does the president's personal life have to do with what he does in office? This occurrence would probably have fallen off short in interest if it wasn't accompanied by the cover-up accusation. It might have been passed off as "Bill being Bill." But when a coverup or some form of scandal is ever * ! Hit ?a Semng the Carolina Cot The Gamecock is the student newspaper of The Universit Friday during the fall and spring semesters and five times during periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the ec The Board of Student Publications and Communicabons is the, is the newspaper's parent organization. The Gamecock Adam Snyder Editor in Chief Rosalind Har ? Amy Shannon Viewpoints Editor ^ Sara Ladenhelm Hurt Johnson Cara Pellatt News Editors Carrie McCul iwnnlfar Stanley Features Editor Kristin Frees Achlm Hunt Nathan Brow Bryan Johnaton Sports Editors ^ Rayfolt Susan Mayors Photo Editor Jorl 0 Hara Brian Rlsh Online Editor ?hn Rgo(j Chris Dixon Copy Desk Chief Connie Karic Student Media Julie Baker Sherry F. Hoi Susan Barrett Alicia Dickson Carolyn GriM Judson Drennan Creative Services Jim Green ^ Ellen Parsons Director of V Student Media Michelle Oar Lee Phlpps Advertising Manager Cjfffj]< iS f ' " RCOdt imunity since 1908 L BOARD Editor in Chief riewpoints Editor int Viewpoints Editor r students event zzzzzz^z] them were graduate LaUHHI students. As students from , , a campus which en^e(* a deeply suffers from al event. racism, we all should have made an effort [Qmm to be there. Soon our its should generation will be ? steering the counatageof We must fight for sored by understanding and I equality now so we can stand strong in the coming years. During the question and answer segment, the parallelism in King and Hughes' words were brought to light. Unless we all consider ourselves Americans, not African-Americans or White Americans or anything else, we cannot eradicate racism. It's pitiful that so few USC students were there to hear this message. Kudos to those audience members that asked thought-provoking questions. Unfortunately, other questions about autographs and academy awards detracted from the purpose of the evening. USC was 4-/-i linof fV?ia in_ CAti ciucijf ivil tuiiaic wj uuot uuo ur spiring, multicultural event. It is unacceptable that so many USC students did not attend and were uninterested in the performance. s giving ad rap whispered on Capital UiiH Hill, not much else is X) many discussed. )ns of **ow s^ou^ ^he i president be punished nng by jf it's proven he was dent. involved in a coverup? Impeachment is rrrrHH f . g ODviousiy on tne l0 minds of a lot of conhitanA gressmen. But how wise is ?W- that? If Clinton is found guilty, he should be punished in some way, but it would tough to do that and keep the executive branch of the government clean. Impeaching or convicting Clinton would leave a nasty stain on the presidency. That's why Richard Nixon decided to resign in shame in 1974 and why Andrew Johnson just got off of conviction with one vote in 1868. Clinton should not get off easy if he broke the law. A disgraceful resignation or a degradation in pow er would be more a "office-saving" solutions. Unfortunately, it's the man in office who puts shame on the establishment, and we're left with a cynical and bitter perspective of the man, the office and the institution. mecock SSI nmunity since 1908 y of South Carolina and is published Monday, Wednesday and the summer with the exception of university holidays and exam Utors or author and not those of The University of South Carolina, publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Student Media Ail numbers area code 803 The Gamecock vey Public Relations Coordinator Editor 777-3914 Asst.Vewpoints Editor Viewpoints 777-7726 lough Asst. News Editor tata Asst. Features Editor News 777-7726 n Asst. Sports Editor f Asst. Photo Editor Etc. 777-3913 Asst. Online Editor ,,, ,, ?o Sports 777-7182 khoff Copy Editors Online 777-2833 lme? 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Instead of a w rousing debate, then, Fll take a week e' off from all that is intellectually ti sfri mil In finer anH crive vnn snmethinp tl with which it is easier to identify on v; this campus: a list of complaints, eu- d phemistically titled a "wish list." a Kiki's Wish List: 1) I wish that someone knew where t( our textbooks are. I haven't had any tl RAkjob: mark PIRAS S( yi Guest Columnist ^ What would you do if I offered a you a job making $4 a day, & and said you must attend P weekly meetings, work a mandatory a two unpaid hours at your front desk, and be responsible for taking on the roles of advisor, psychologist, listener, ? mentor, role-model, policeman, surro- . gate parent and disciplinarian to a ^ group of college students?some of " whom will want your help at all hours of the night? t( I know, it sounds too good to pass up. From Feb. 2 to 11, the Department ^ of Housing will be handing out appli- S1 cations to interested candidates at the Res-Ed office in the Towers Lobby. ^ Being an RA means being put un- 11 der a microscope by your residents at a all times. Some of your personal life just ain't personal anymore. s Of course, the university offers some a good perks: your own room, free voice mail, half-off on housing and meal a plans, and the aforementioned $4 h per day, but these perks mean noth- h ing if you don't really want to be an o RA. o There are also curious rules for be- b ing an RA. For example, if you are g n Pro-lifers give ? choice of life to the " unborn baby t! a To the editor: w I would like the opportunity to c: respond to the "Take Our Word" seg- t] ment of the January 19, 1998 issue u c\f The Clnmprrvh fit.lpH "nrn-lifprs takp a away everyone's choice." I was of- s fended by this article because it paints n an incorrect and absolutely absurd pic- t] tureofthe pro-life movement. Theau- e thor's statement, "If abortion were il- c legal, no one would have any choice ft and the people's right to choose would b % >s H abotage oblems myself, but I have heard horir stories from classmates. My sisr-in-law, Amy, went to the Russell ouse bookstore every day for a week, very day, she asked them for a Berlin book on Judaism. And every day, ley told her to check back "tomorrow," id insisted that it had been ordered, fter six "tomorrows," someone final admitted that it hadn't been ordered ; all. It seems that with all the attention ^ tat has been paid to this problem (it ren made the front page of The State), le employees of the bookstore would _ 5 on their toes. Instead, they are dually lying to customers. g 11 wish I could get an audience with ,' loyd Padgett and Wayne Braemer. o those names sound familiar? They lould if you, like me, will read anyling "just because it's there." See, ^ lese are the guys who inspect eleva- a >rs. Their names are on those little ^ niie pieces 01 paper muuiiieu iu evei^ ^ levator in these parts. Their signa- p. ires (actually, stamped-on copies of leir signatures) mean that the ele- b< ator you're riding is in working con- 3 ition. I re-read them every time I w m't find stairs. oj So I would get Wayne and Floyd 01 igether, and I'd ask, "What were you ai linking when you allowed your proxy I harder ti ilected to work in a freshman dorm, ou have to follow the freshman visiition policy. It doesn't matter if you re a 40-year-old senior; you can foret about having a member of the oposite sex spend the night. RA's lust follow the same rules as resients. Of course if vour significant "oth r" is a member of the same sex, you on't have to worry about this visitaon policy; same sex visitors are al>wed to stay 48 hours. If s almost enough to make me want ) bat from the other side of the plate. ^ "That's okay," you may think, "I on't need an overnight visitor. Til just 0 tay the night in their room." Wrong! RA's are expected to sleep reeknights and most weekends in their Doms. Otherwise, they can't be as avail- a ble as their residents might require. a Basically, being an RA means your n ex life can disappear unless you re- n lly like those daylight hours. h As an added plus, whether you are h returning RA or a new one, you get tl 3 go through a grueling unpaid trainig process the week before the halls a pen. The Fall '97 semester training ^ onsisted of 12-hour sessions, leaving s ttle time for decorating the halls or i1 etting to know the fellow staff, and a laking sleep a precious commodity, jj | ] | |l] a student. elude the author's H held for any circum: o longer exist" is absolutely ridicu- 01 >us. First, although abortion is an tl nportant issue, it is absurd to imply t< lat all of our rights, such as our right r ) choose a rehgion, a career, a college, C( part-time job, a date, etc. hinges on f, whether abortion is legal under any c irenmotoneflQ oa if io nnw SornnH tie fact is that the woman with the nwanted pregnancy chose to have sex, nd in most cases, chose to do so irreponsibly. Thus, pro-lifers are not re- ? loving choice, we are simply stating v tiat there are right and wrong choic- ^ s. I do not hear pro-choicers pro- n laiming the Tightness of Timothy r IcVeigh's choice to kill innocent ba- p ies, children and adults, so we obvi- r if **?// c s wefikl "It seems like, with all been paid to this prob front page of The State bookstore would affix your stamped-on signatures to ie elevators in Thomas Cooper?" Then Fd ask, "Why does the mid e elevator always stop at the third )or?" And, "Why is it that it takes [teen minutes to go down on a rainy aturday morning when there are ontwo library patrons?" I really think the Thomas Cooper evators have their own agendas. They ander up and down, opening and closLg at will. I understand that it isn't safety hazard for an elevator to haitually stop at the third floor for no nown reason. But if it can have this articular defect, what is to stop it from eciding not to open at all? It would s nice if they just worked. ) I wish the College of Liberal Arts ould allow me to become a psychol%y major. I have had meetings, filled at papers, made visits to the office, ad numerous phone calls. Every time, am assured that I am officially a re han it s "Being an RA meai microscope by your Some of your pei personal Most of these training sessions are ltroduced by long, rambling, repetive speeches from Housing Staff whom ou will never see the rest of the year, eginning training with these daily rations is akin to attending an in urance seminar before watching UPAN. Then there's the fact that you are role model. For some RA's this isn't sacrifice at all; they're natural role lodels. For others, however, this leans no more stumbling around the all drunk, peeing in the water founain, then asking your neighbor, "What tie hell did I do last night?" Although the job of an RA can be demanding one, it can be very regarding to make a difference in a new tudent's life. The sacrifices are worth ; if you come into the job committed nd resist the temptation to become ided before training even ends (est will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 250-300 * tten letters must be personally deliverer) by the author to The Gi elephone number. The Gamecock reserves the right to.edit all lei stance. jsly agree on the point. To then say lat a woman has the right to choose ) let a doctor use suction or scalpel to ip apart a living fetus is an obvious jntradiction. It is a medical fact that, "om just 10 weeks into the pregnany, the fetus can feel as much pain and as the same biological systems in place s an adult, yet Planned Parenthood epicts a fetus as an indiscriminate lob of tissue in an attempt to convince romen in crisis to have an abortion, 'ailing to give women truthful inforlation about the fetus they are carying, as well as adoption and the suport it would provide them, is the true emoval of choice! I m ,/? tes ollege press EXCHANGE Ly topic the attention that has ?lem (it even made the ), the employees of the be on their toes." ligious studies and psychology double major. But then advisement rolls around, and I find that despite my considerable efforts I have failed to declare my majors. Just last week, I tried to apply to the psychology honor society, and was told by someone official that I couldn't get in unless I was majoring or minoring in the subject. So, once again, I called the otherwise efficient redheaded lady in the Liberal Arts office, and she said she'd change my major. In case that doesn't work, I hereby declare myself to be a psych major, with you, The Gamecock readers, as mv witnesses. Please alt out this col umn and post it in a conspicuous place so that no one misses this declaration. 4) More than anything, I wish Procomm was working. And if you've made it to the end of this whining pity party of a column, I'm sure you do too. eems is being put under a residents at all times, rsonal life just ain't . anymore." pecially when you hear horrific stories of the things that happened to RA's in the previous year). Training may feel like boot camp? even if it doesn't pay like boot camp? but the information is essential in help ing you carry out your job, although that same information may be spoonfed to you like a rice cake and sawdust sandwich. Think about your current RA; he or she made these sacrifices. Some RA's may have become an RA for different reasons, and there are a few who like the feeling of power it gives them. But by and large, the RA staff is the most unappreciated staff on this campus and really care about the job they are doing. Personally, I love being a freshman-center RA. I just wish that damn visitation policy was changed. torts and must include full name, professional title or year and major if imecock newsroom in Russell House room 333. E-mail letters must initer for style, possible libel or space limitabons. Names will not be within closing, abortion takes away the choice and the life of the baby the woman is carrying. Fifty years ago abortion was legal in the event that the mother's life was in danger; had a woman been able to abort her child for any reason at any time, as she can now, I would not even exist to choose to write this letter. In addition, my grandmother would have made the most horrible and regrettable "choice" of her life, a choice made out of nothing more than fear and anxiety. She gave birth to my mom, who was an immense joy in her life. Abortion touches and affects many more than just the individual woman and her body! Kathy Hiland Nursing sophomore