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Hic(5ai Serving the Carolina Com EDITORIAI Adam Snyder, i Amy Shannon, V Kurt Johnson, Assista USC dish ire finrkf By 2001, USCs men's basketball HHUMMliiL team will be com- USCs prop peting in a brand the new spot new sports arena. . , , fThe arena will be included vet part of a civic com- Now the oj plex that will in- changi elude a regional conference center. HHEittUilJ To help pay for the {JSC must naurmmnloT ITSf! asked Lexington ^hatwaso. County Council for said funding. USC told the council the sports arena would be used for many events including minor league ice hockey. Lexington agreed to contribute money to the arena with the understanding that it would be home to ice hockey as well as other activities. Now USC is saying ice hockey was never a "specific" part of the deal and that accommodating ice hockey might cost too much. USC should stick to the original proposal and include ice hockey on its bill of fare for the new arena. It is dishonest and unfair of USC to have convinced Lexington to pay for part of the arena and then change the original plans. Not only is this tactic bad business, it also gives USC a horrible reputation and shaky ethical footing. And in the future, when USC goes to Lexington County for monSweepstal needs rev For the second time in four months, Richard Sweepstakes Lusk thought he had won the Amer- - . 7. K * ican Family Pub- thinking they lisher's sweep- '"MMy? jH,mi1 stakes so he flew to Tampa, Fla. Thurs- Magazine' jbytodf.Wsal- companies leged $11 million . . prize. reword theu But the 88- "maUins vpnp-nlH man frnm Calif, was mistaken. The small print in the mailing 2 he had received said he would have c won only if he held the winning tick- s et. 1 The incident brings up the ques- i tion of whether sweepstakes com- s panies should be able to use such r misleading mailings in an effort to e get people to subscribe to magazines, p Over the past four years, 20 peo- b pie have flown to Tampa Interna- b tional Airport thinking they have won, according to The State. That's li 20 individuals whose hopes were f built up and then dashed to bits as i a result of a gimmick to buy maga- b zines. Instead of being given mil- r lions of dollars, these people paid v money for immediate plane tick- 1 ets so they could claim their prize c Hii Hie (Ban Serving the Carohna Comm Friday durrg the fiH and sprtg semesters and five times during the periods. Oprtore expressed in 7h? Ganecock re those of the editors The Board of Student Pdekcsticns end Cammunicatione is the pub/ Is the newspaper's parent orientation. The Qam*cocfc .<<? Saydar Editor in Chief Romeflnd Harvey Amy Shannon Viewpoints Editor Sma Ladenheim ***?? Can Petatt News Editors Carrie MeCuHotg Jennifer Stanley Features Editor Kristin Freestete Aehan Hunt Nathan Brown Bryan Johnston Sports Editors S0m Susan Mayan Photo Editor Tof1 Q .Hara Brian Rlah Online Editor ^ Chris Mam Copy Desk Chief Connie Knriekhoi Stud ant Madia JuUa Baker Sherry F. Holmae Sue en Barrett Atcle ackeoa Ceroiyn QrlfHn Jadeon Orannan Creative Services Elian Parsons Director of Jlm ar"" Student Media Michelle Dames Lea Ptdppa Advertising Manager _ _ t/fk Comma > 2 rack munity since 1908 .BOARD Editor in Chief rieivpoints Editor int Viewpoints Editor Driest in y offer rthh] ey, chances are highUmJMHM ly likely that Lexing\osal for ton will tell USC ex~ts arena act^y w^ere t0 S?to r L ?et our funds. > hockey. On top of all this, fer has a member of USC's 2d. board of trustees remarked that ice hockfiilJHH ey is more of an adStick to diction for Northern imnallv not South* iginauy erners>? according to The State. What kind of statement is this? Thousands of people in South Carolina enjoy watching ice hockey. It doesn't matter if they're Southern, Northern, black, white, or purple. Shouldn't USC be setting an example by promoting societal harmony? Instead, we're alienating people in the community. Society already has enough problems from dividing itself up into stereotypical P. iacuons. The whole situation is making USC look extremely bad. Opponents of ice hockey claim it will cost too much. But considering the success of ice hockey teams in cities around Columbia, it would pay for itself after a few years. Lexington was told they'd have ice hockey, and they should have it, especially since they're financing the arena. It's USC's responsibility, to stand by its word and support ice hockey. ces letter isions zzzz^^zn within the five day aUHHI deadline. : letters P"nt deI ' ? scribing the conditions iu>imo of the mailings should ve won. be enlarged so it's not so minuscule it can't UyHH be read. The true naSaJes ^ure ^be mailings . j. should not be hidden must behind the slim " mass chance of winning milfS. lions. The million dollar carrot that magaane sales companies dangle in front >f people takes advantage of their lituations and weaknesses. Eldery Americans may have trouble readng the fine print. Other people are imply naive and gullible to the iresistible possibility of winning moniy. Still others cling to the letter's >roclamation that they are the next lig winner. These people should not le faulted for being too trusting. Not only are these letters miseading, but they are annoying. It's rustrating to find so many of these nailings clogging up a person's mailiox. Most people throw them out ight away and regard them as a /aste of paper. These mailings truy are deceiving and must be hanged or banned. iecock mm unity tinea 1908 South Carolina and is pdolished Monday, Watftasday and surtnar with the ax caption of wtvarsity holidays and ax am i or author and not those of The University of South Carolina ishar of Tha Gamecock. The Department of Student Media | All ntmbars area coda 803 PdOHc Relations Coordinator Editor 777-3914 it. \Mwpoints Editor ? 4sst. News Editor V,ewp0int9 777'7726 Asst. Fosses Editor News 777-7726 Asst. Sports Editor Asst. Photo Editor Etc. 777-3913 Asst. Onlrte Editor Sports 777-7182 T Cops Editors Online 777-2833 i Classified Ad 1 Manager Business Manager Advertising 777-1184 Creative Director Classifieds 777-1184 c"S?2?i:i. ? '".,4,2 Faculty Advisor office 777-3888 < I THE SURPRISE J PEVASTOmHg IVoiYin 4 xiaiii^ v Late at night, the residents of my building can, even now, occasionally hear the maniacal giggles of someone in a first floor apartment as a young sales clerk (that would be me) recovers from yet another holiday season in the mall. K Some 9P!ff?lj^H people believe sales >yy?yy*. 8* cierxs are !? another ^ 31 Jn species. Be. ' J|Hj lieve me, " H we think a ^ew thin^s \ p^B about you etntly STREYEB Guest Columnist | won t djs. pute that belief just yet. I'll use it in order to do the consumer world a service by explaining a bit about this strangely misunderstood breed of creature. The mystery of why sales clerks wear name tags is solved. We wear them so you can identify us as staff in case it's not clear that the well-dressed people wondering whether someone is finding everything okay are, indeed, the salespeople. We also wear them so that you may report exceptionally helpful or excep Friends Last Friday, I was in the company of good friends doing the normal Five Points crawl, and as all nights should end, we dipped into Group Therapy for the final evening beverage. ......... ^Tl As luck Iwould have I stumbled into |-. four former ||. ||plj a. boyfriends. wm No' that wasn't a f has-beens, ?i>ycDc four been susan MEYERS , j there, done Guest Columnist that and got the tshirts to. prove it, all in one place. And as I was waiting for Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic" to begin playing, I made eye contact with them one by one. Love of Christ not forced onto anyone else To the editor, As a Christian, I, too, am concerned about others' relationships with Jesus Christ, but as Ecclesiastes 3 states, There is a time and a season for everything..." The Holy Spirit is gentle and loving. He never tries to TUSH" Himself on anyone. r WITNESS COULP P TO "WE DEFENSE t ags not tionally rude behavior to our super visor. In the event that getting whai you need involves several phone calls you can say who helped you the las1 time, which expedites the process We do not wear name tags so yoi can summon us to your service or greel us when you walk in. Any clerk will tell you he or she cringes at, "Ah, ex cuse me, Emily, I'd like to see a chess set now." The fact that you know a sales clerk's name doesn't make the two o you buddies. Until a person has in troduced himself or herself, it's inap propriate and a bit rude to call some one else by name. Miss, ma'am or sii will suffice and will get you better service. We really don't need your life story. The relevant facts are all we really want to know. Here's a true example: Guy: Hi. Do you have4any binge sets? Me: Sure do. They're right here, Guv. Oh. wow. ereat. Great. I micrht come back and get it tomorrow. Me: Great. We have plenty of them so they'll be here waiting. Guy: Okay. Wow. Uh, I guess yoi were wondering why I wanted one Man, I really hate to leave people hang ing, so I guess I'll just tell you. Okay my girlfriend had a fight with her ex there fo One guy offered the casual "hey how's it going" and bought me a shot One undated me on his new-found lnv* for reptiles, and another insinuated that I must be on a date because I was out. The fourth, and most recent, gu> cut his eyes at me then signaled for me to come to him. My only thought at this point was one shared by Ally McBeal: a horse's ass and what comes out of it. Once he realized that no line of BS could sugarcoat or repair the damage already done to our pseudo-friendship, he said, "If there's anything that I can do, anything at all..." Though the thought of a couple hundred dollars did enter my mind, I quickly responded with "disappear." As it should be no surprise to any TTnn _x._j._x xi i ' uovj siuaeni, mere are no degrees or separation around this town, and eventually you will be in a room full of people you know. However, I didn't think that they would be the majority of the jljlllj* a elude then H held for any Instead, He woos them to Jesus Christ through love. I don't believe you have to force the gospel of Jesus Christ on anyone. I believe you have to be obedient to do what the Lord shows and tells you to do. The Lord exemplified how we as Christians are to conduct our lives. He was gentle and loving, yet firm. He preferred others above Himself. He was a servant and He sought the Father's perfect will in eveiy situation. He lived a life of love that drew others unto God. k G9/E L , JSmm n*'s Tiimm imw ''III ALIVE" H"/\ N01 \ nDCM ( ; for frie "We do not wear name > mon us to vour service [ walk in. The fact that y name doesn't make th< 3 3 boyfriend while they were in his car, f and he, like, kicked her out of the car, like in the middle of the road, and so she wzilked to my friend's where we all were, and we went to church, and r they were playing bingo there and so we played too, and we had a really good time. So when we dropped her off at home, we told her dad what a good time we had, and then he paid for all of us 1ft ftf\ nlftv Kmrrft orrom IUa nnvl riirrUl w gu WlAlgv again tuc llCAt liigllt. And so we thought, as a joke, we'd get him a bingo set for Christmas. Me: Okay, great. Well, we have bingo sets. Guy: Yeah, thanks. And just so you know how professional I am, I didn't giggle once throughi out the whole thing. It's stuff like this (and worse, bel v .t . neve me, mucn worse; tnat causes us , to go to the Waffle House afterward and tell stupid customer stories. r group t t , "As luck would have i i | former boyfiends. No, . I saw four has-beens, that, and got the t L > guys that I have dated during my college career. But isn't it ironic that I went to a bar to enjoy free spirits and conversation among good friends, and I also was indulged with closure? And could the name of the bar have been more appropriate? Group Therapy? Although "Ironic" never came on, a more fitting song did. "I Will Survive" blared through the bar hall speakers, and all my friends gathi 1 i i erea in a circle, aancing, clapping and singing at the top of their lungs: "At first I was afraid. I was petrified. Kept thinking I could never live mecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 250300 wo land written letters must be personally delivered by the author to The Gatr rthor's telephone number. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all lette circumstance. Speaking of love, Ms. Dames, who do you know that loves you as much as Jesus Christ did and does? He loved each of us so much that He willingly gave up His life for us, the ultimate sacrifice that anyone could make. He loves each of us right where we are and without question. I, for one, am very thankful that He loved me and loves me so very much. I would not care to live my life without Him. Carolyn Lamb Junior, College of Journalism 1 true. r not be m rowvy ip HI r for IP ,U MMHlPPV t - in jp zollege press EXCHANGE ? ndship i tags so you can sumi or greet us when you ou know a sales clerk's ? e two of you buddies." Finally, realize that salespeople are most territorial about the cash register. Don't come behind it. We're happy to invite you to step around if you ask first. The same A reasoning is behind asking someone to pass the salt instead of reaching over the plate or having the receptionist make an appointment for you instead nf crrahhinor the rnltrnHnr and rlmntr it. ? O ^V4"D *" yourself. Do you notice a theme here? The key to an enjoyable retail experience is remembering we're not an alien species. We're people who happen to wear name tags. ^ When you treat a sales clerk like another person instead of someone who is apparently responsible for you running late, you'll be amazed at the improvement of the service you get. Really, try it. Happy shopping. VMT ^ J.1C1 ciyy * it, I stumbled into four that wasn't a misprint, four been there, done -shirts to prove it." I without you by my side. But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong, and I grew strong, and I learned how to get along. And so you're back from outer space. I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face." There was a light bulb flickering on in my head that made me realize there was a reason I was there. a Sometimes all you need is your " mends to stand oenind you. Sometimes all you need is a little "group therapy." i/ds and must include lull name, professional title or year and major if iecocfc newsroom in Russell House room 333. Email letters must inr for style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not be with(i i mm <4