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EDITORIA
Adam Snyder,
Amy Shannon,
Kurt Johnson, Assist
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In less than a
month, student
government elec- Each StUcU
* tions will beheid- voteinas
Students will vote ,
for the candidate building on
who will repre- ?
sent their particu- BBUIU
lar college after be- Student
ing elected. should hp i
Traditionally, 1% ?
student voting has
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different buildings
scattered
i throughout our campus. But the
trick of voting lies in the regulation
that a student can only vote in the
building that has been designated
for his or her respective college.
If a student has no classes in the
building that day or won't be near
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versity, their record, along with usual
public information, could be
easily filed and snooped through by
anyone.
Most universities now do not allow
this form of access to files, but
students are wanting more personal
information on criminals besides
mere statistics. Not only will this
' ) bill, if passed, divulge personal information,
it will also open disciplinary
hearings to journalists and the
public.
This is tough, but fair. This would
help student media become more
factual, more precise and more trustworthy.
They would not be looking
at it as a right to snoop through a
person's files and try to dig up dirt
on a person.
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Adam Snyder Editor in Chief Rosalind Harve
Amy Shannon Viewpoints Editor
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Cars Pollatt News Editors Carrie McCullo
Jennifer Stanley Features Editor Kristin Freesta
Achlm Hunt Nathan Brown
Bryan Johnston Sports Editors ggan ffayfonj
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Brian Rlsh Online Editor ntatj
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rather high that the student won't
vote at all. Herein resides the crux
of voter apathy.
0 All the voting for student elections
should be moved to the centralized
location of the Russell
House. It is, after all, the student
union. More students visit the Russell
House more often than any other
building on campus. It's only logical
that student elections be held
there.
The Russell House's main draw
^ is its food services. Everyone needs
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tice of this. Congress
is considering HKrrr|ri
a bill that would
force colleges to Personal fih
open their judicial become pi
records to the gen- allow for <
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SSlbility. for representati1
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bating student issi
like parking and academic forgi
ness.
In fact, the Russell House
where almost all student activii
are orchestrated. Student orga
zations hold meetings in the R
sell House. Student ticket distri
tion for football and basketb
games is located there. Student i
dia occupies the third floor. Witt
many reasons to be in the Russ
House, students would have b
ter accessibility to voting if it w
moved.
The Russell House provide
central location for student voti
There is really no reason wlr
shouldn't be moved there for bet
accessibility, student conveniei
and decreased voter apathy.
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student media.
IS should If you do not wj
iblic to anybody to lo
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media. not commit a
crimes. That is a si
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clean and to have years of dust ga
er on your folder.
Plus, a student media should,
does The Gamecock, act under
ethics code. Some papers might i
take advantage of this, for feai
jumping the gun or libeling a p
son. But the option should be 1
open to those media sources v
want to let the people know whf
going on.
This would be a resourceful 1
to pass because the public needs
know about any potential dang
about daily events and about 1
truth. But what it really comes do
to is trust in your student media a
any media by allowing them to p
vide their services with the utm
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miles GORDON
Upon sharing this revelation1
some of our friends, we receivec
actions of shock and disbelief.
"How will you cope with the lc
they'd ask.
"The quiet at night will kill
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ina. It was raining which means it rr
have been a Tuesday or Thursd
g Class had just ended and one of
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ed a typical conversation. Couldn't
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'26 Can you believe it's raining again?
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Do you believe in the healing powe
the Lord? One of these things is
82 like the others.
She continues to invite me to
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men and women who discuss the bi
and the meaning in their lives.
I politely declined the invitat
only to be hounded by questions. H
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ly, it seems to be just the opposite,
s I have been here at USC since
5. Wednesday before classes started for
y transfer orientation. That means I have
r been on campus since Jan. 7. Since then,
t I have come to know all of... two peoI
pie. Why?
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^ a fellow student, or anyone else for that
? matter. A "hello" or "what's up" is al.
ways spewing out of my mouth.
However, the reciprocation has been
few and far between because everyone
seems to be really concerned with how
r the sidewalks are doing. No less than
e 10 times a day do I find myself at^
tempting to make contact with a passerby
when they all of a sudden look down
j at the sidewalk! Why?!?! From what I
have seen, the majority of the sidewalks
? are in good condition.
Okay, so I am not the best looking
guy. Nor am I an unfriendly looking
guy. I am your average white male that
hose bible
3 you accepted the faith? Why won't you
come? What happened in your past to
make you angry at God?
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I am, however, angry at The Basil Pot
_rv for having my car towed. Fm angry at
that asshole who cut me off at the corget
ner of Gervais and Assembly. Fm not
ou? thrilled that my roommate moved out
and left me with rent and $100
jy? worth of phone calls, and Fm pissed
r 0f off that they put Elvis in a Pizza Hut
not commercial and that The Presidents
of The United States broke up.
at- Fm angry at certain people because
ing of specific events. How could I be anible
gry at someone who doesn't exist?
It's my right, after all, to not beion
lieve in God. I believe George Carlin
ave said it best when he said he was
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who take themselves too seriously
No. 6 Spend some time at a friend'
house who has cable television. Man;
times friends will offer you free fooi
when you go over for a visit. Not onl;
will you save on cable, your grocer
bill will go down as well.
No. 5 Read for pleasure. The ide;
of reading when you don't have to i
too ludicrous for discussion.
No. 4 Go hang out with a friem
ii)hn hna rnhlo tolonioinr) Tn aHrlifim
to free food, in most instances you won'
have to clean up after yourself either
No. 3 Take up golf. Brian has. B
forewarned though, golf is twice as ad
dictive as AM radio and many time
more expensive than cable television
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myself attempting
passerbys when
look down at tli
likes to meet new people. Only problem
is, it seems like no one wants to meet
anyone else around here.
I finally found something I liked
about the rain that has been occurring
for most of the time I have been here.
As I was walking back from an early
class one rainy morning, I spotted a
young woman without an umbrella. Be:
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lug me nice xeiiuw mat 1 try tu ue, i
offered her some of the free space under
that umbrella and found out that
she was a very pleasant person.
Had it not been raining, I have a
feeling this girl would have stayed 10
feet ahead of me the whole time and
never even given me a look. Thank god
for the rain, huh?
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amazed that people actually believe
that there is an imaginary man in the
sky who has ten rules that he wants
us to follow.
If we don't follow these guidelines
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we win De punisnea ana sent aowr
there," but if we are good, then we are
going to be handsomely rewarded anc
sent "up there."
You know whaf s "up there?" Clouds
and turbulence.
I have never lived in the South un
til now, and the Bible Belt was simplj
a place that I had heard of, like the
Bermuda Triangle. I questioned its ex
istence.
I suppose I drove through it on the
way to Florida, but the only place we
ever stopped was South of the Border
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icial have adjusted to a cable-free lifestyle
find and are doing well, thank you. As a
on a matter of fact, we'd like to use our indis
augural column here in The Gamecock
rice, to offer some advice to other brave souls
who may be considering going cable
free. So now, here is the official top ten
list of things you can do when you don't
have cable television.
No. 10 Go visit a friend who has
g. cable TV. If planned in advance, this
|g?j can allow you to see the only things
lH worth watching on cable anymore
||| which are "Dallas" re-runs, profes^
sional wrestling and college basket
ball on ESPN.
No. 9 Listen to AM radio. This
should be done in moderation as too
much AM Radio leads to an ugly adivith
diction. Miles has already fallen vici
re- tim to the AM curse. Everyday he skips
lunch so he won't miss G. Gordon Lid>ss?"
dy. In two weeks, Miles lost eight
pounds.
you No. 8 Stop by a friend's house who
has cable television. This is far less exidic
pensive than having cable yourself,
files No. 7 Read for class. We haven't
?, we actually tried this. It is included
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ie sidewalk! Why?!"
So here is what I am asking the USC
community to do. Go out today and try
to make eye contact with as many
strangers as you can, without frightening
them. After sufficient eye contact
has been made, make a polite gesture
towards them, whether it be a head
nod, a "hello" or even a simple smile.
Trust me, if the people around the
great cities of New York and Philadelphia
can do it, I know that the wonderful
people of Columbia can do it.
Heck, "Southern Comfort" (not the
drink) is half of the reason why I ventured
out of the Northeast. Prove me
right and offer up a smile for a stranger
today.
people
; Well, now that Fm here for six months
i I know it does.
j My first day of work at USC, I was
handed a flyer proclaiming the Lord.
, I went to Wal-Mart and returned to
l my car to see an audio tape of his
s preaching under my windshield.
I Now it isn't even safe to go to class,
the belt is whipping me wherever I go.
) So please take this paper, and go
whip yourself. Attach it to your
windshield, and then get in your car
r and drive with it obstructing your view
t for several miles.
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onove 11 m someone s race real good,
and then question them as to why they
} don't like it. Then organize a trip to
; the Bermuda Triangle. I hear it's beautiful
this time of year.
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s No. 2 Drop in on a friend who
r. has cable television. Most folks will des
fer to their guest's choice of programy
ming even if it is professional wrestling,
d And the No. 1 thing to do when
y you don't have cable television: write
y a column for The Gamecock.
Sticking to our top ten list has made
a life without cable a piece or cake. Lates
ly though, something strange has been
happening among our friends. Many
i of our friends have mysteriously moved
a away without leaving forwarding adt
dresses. Miles thinks that maybe we've
been wearing out our welcome. Nah...
e couldn't be that.
1- Oh, by the way, we've been
s meaning to ask you, do you have cai.
ble television?
lidewalks
times a day do I find
to make contact with
they all of a sudden