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New columnist Henry Thompson shares his Valentine woes. Page 2 lie? Serving the Carolina i EDITOR] Adam Snydei Amy Shannon, Kurt Johnson, Assi USC recyc down in t Just throw those newspapers in the trash. The Univer- USC deci sity has recently de- *up rpr. cided to stop the recycling of newspapers on campus. A main reason HHKiSil for this deals with USC fl t.1. /?i?i. . . nu V T* reclaim th of) being brought in by recycling news- progran papers. what i The University has also decided to terminate the recycling of shredded papers from various offices. However, the Recycling Office is trying to make a newspaper drop-off available in the Bates parking lot on Whaley Street. Unfortunately, that is not enough. Surely, environmental enthusiasts will be more than happy to go all the way over there, lugging with them bundles of newspapers. But the common student, who's not into recycling as a passion, will find that hike a big inconvenience, considering he was used to a bin being in a bathroom or somewhere closer to their residences. C? 1a. r l a. ^ il.i T TO/1 ou it is uiuurtuiiate mat uot has decided to get rid of the campus-wide program. With the program, it made things much easier for the common person to say, "hey, Citadel gi given uni Last week the ttT" Citadel's Sumerall HHuUmL Guards, an elite Fitness req, guard unit dis- dropped banded after being told physical fitness giuira requirements for the group would KyLU be lowered. Guard Strenuous members are upset training because the new romnin r standards will allow remmnc anyone to take part in the unit, thus weakening the Guards' prestige. Citadel President John Grinalds said he ordered less strenuous fitness criteria because he wants more emphasis placed on drill precision, not rigorous training exercises. Grinalds should not have lessened fitness requisites for membership in the Guards. If he prefers their drill performance to be more exact, then he should have raised the standards of their drill training instead of reducing the required fitness levels. There is no sound reason why he couldn't have demanded better proficiency in performance without changing other regulations. Grinalds wants the Summerall Guards to be more like a tough military drill team. There's nothing wrong with that. The illogical action here is the lowering of fitness requirements. Terminating the intensive physical tests for joining the guard takes Hie (5a Serving the Carolina Co The Gamecock is the student newspaper of The Universi Friday dung the fall and spring semesters and fhre times during periods. Opnans expressed in The Gamecock re those of then The Bord of Student Publications end Communications is the is the newspaper's prert organization. TIm Oamacock Ad em Snyder Editor In Chief Reeallnd Hm Army Shannon Viewpoints Editor Sara Ladenhefm Kurt Johneoa Cera Pellrtt News Editors Carrie McCui Jennifer Stanley Features Editor Kristin Frees AcIdm Hunt * Nathan Bros Bryan Johnston Sports Editors Susan Meyers Photo Editor ^ Q Hma Brim BJsh Onine Editor ^ Chris Oxon Copy Desk Chief Connie Knric Student Madia Jute Baker Sherry F. Hoi Susan Barrett Alicia Uckaan Carolyn AMI Judson Drannan Creative Services EMm Persons Director of ? "n Student Media Michelle Dm Lee Phlppa Advertising Manager Enk Cot In ? ; * ' A amccock Community since 1908 AL BOARD r, Editor in Chief , Viewpoints Editor stant Viewpoints Editor ling plan he dumps instead of throwing it iiiUJHH away, I think I'll reded to toss cycle it." tcUngof Face it, not everyone is going to devote KLpers. their lives to recycling for the sake of saving JlLUkJHHI our planet. It is defi\eeds to nitely a worthy and esp rpnvrhna sential cause in which X, ^ to work, and we all ranaao should do what we s right can. With the elimination of this program, USC is taking away the opportunity for everyone to do their part. A mainritv nf students and far ulty will now resort to simply dumping newspapers in the garbage, which will inevitably end up in a landfill or a sea gull's stomach. Valuable paper is being wasted at the expense of saving money. * Laura Pergolizzi, environmea-; tal program manager, said it best when she said in an article in The Gamecock "Recycling isn't a breakeven operation. That's not what recycling is about. It's not about money. It's about doing the right thing." USC needs to reconsider their reasoning, planning and executioning of this move. While they're at it, they need to reconsider what priority matters the most: making money or making our planet a better place to live? lardunit fair order ===~l away from what the UwUHHI unit is all about. If a uirements cadet desires to be a for elite part-of the group, he or she knows what w will be asked of him or her. A higher level of physical fitness will be ' physical expected. This extra should physical training is a i Dart of tac^ anc* lmP?rtant if /^i j component of* the drill l Guards. unitH Surviving through any intense ordeal with other people at one's side creates an intangible yet invaluable bond between those people. This same type of relationship exists as an integral part of not only the Sumerall Guards, but any athletic team that practices hard nnrl nnckoc fkftmoaUtap f a fl^a lirv* CU1U ^UOllCO uicmouivco uu LUC 11111it. Why is Grinalds trying to take this away? Throughout our country, standards are being lowered. These decreased expectations are weakening not only the military, but also our educational system, businesses, and moral perspectives. This cannot continue. Americans must always strive for the best. Grinalds should not have lowered standards in exchange for better drill performance. He should have demanded both. With a 66year tradition of honor and prestige behind them, the Sumerall Guards l j l l 1 i. Ll: wuuiu nave ueen nappy tu uuuge. imccocb EH mmunily since 1908 ty of South Carolina and is ptbhshed Monday, We&iesday and ' the simmer with the exception of mversity holidays and exam tiors or author and not those of The University <* South Carolina, publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Student Media All numbers area code 803 TIm OafeMcocfc vey Public Relations Coordinator Editor 7773914 i Asst.Vewpoints Editor ,, . .... Viewpoints 777-7726 Hough Asst. News Editor tedo Asst. Featires Editor News 777-7726 n Asst. Sports Editor I Asst. Photo Editor Etc. 777-3913 Asst. Online Editor Sports 777-7162 Ml off Cop/ Editors Online 777-2633 Iihm Classified Ad ?*?*? * Manager 1 b. Business Manager *<*""ising 777-1164 Creative Director Classifieds 777-1164 n? Creative Services . Graduate Asst. Fax 777-6462 Faculty Advisor office 777-3666 r-1? VlEWP The Game ' \ \\ \ AGE/3 1 SEXUW \ Kids tej On Mondays and Wednesdays, I have the day off and I make a little extra money by substituting around the local schools. Except for having to get up at 6 a.m., ifs a pretty good job because I enjoy hanging out with Sing someone close to their age be | teacher for ! jip Columnist the regular subs I used to have, and they were usually worse than the teacher, thinking they had to be mean and strict in order to get us to do our work. I decided not to be like that. I would be firm and try to get them to do their busy work, but I would attempt to make the class enjoyable. I have found that many of the students see me as an adviser of sorts, someone who has recently been down the same J 1.1 1 roau iney are on rigni now, someone Revising After seeing the modem and poorly revised Great Expectations, I decided two things: First of all, when making improvements to a body of work, one must be careful to preserve its " ant* fleeted on how impor& jfey tant it is to ffli revise, wjjetherit ertn SHAW be in ,tbe movie theCol?mnist aterorthe classroom. Although I commented on the movie in Wednesday's edition, I'd like to take a more practical approach to the business of revising. I'm a movie enthusiast. I don't immediately turn my nose at a classic * novel or classic movie after if s been redone. It's difficult to do, but certainly no body of work is perfect. Long after the author has rested in his or her grave, his or her universal themes can be adapted and expounded upon to fit contemporary life. "Revisors" are brave USC recycling needs to expand horizons To the editor, The fact that the university has been forced to cut down on recycling newspapers seems to indicate apathy on the part of students and faculty. However, I'm not willing to accept this. No one wants to be a part of an apathetic university, so I'm going to attribute the reduction of the recycling program to lack of knowledge. It must be that the students and faculty at USC don't realize the recycling program is ultimately at the mer< 'OINTS cock r IKWEaJAfR II H II J . 3SS _______ ft EASUR5M6HT5 Lvo&mofJ MG> W t-M=ATE?? eu6\&? ^CR. P^-E1 J-T\ME. "PRv| Ci_fc>>J\t-!6 UC ach sub to whom they can ask questions and get answers free of parental biases. Perhaps my favorite part of subbing, however, is visiting my old stomping grounds. I see teachers that I used to have, classrooms I used to occupy and playgrounds I used to play on, alone or with a couple of friends. My attempt to fit in socially fell far short of permeating the popular clique that even back then was starting to develop. I see many kids in situations that are similar to mine. Shy, fright- t ened children whose shyness breeds > loneliness. ? I met one such fellow just the oth- i er day when I was subbing for a mu- i sic teacher at an elementary srhonl. t Anthony seemed conspicuously dif- 1 ferent from the other kids who walked into the portable with youthful exu- c berance. s Some classes are harder than oth- f ers to control, and this one seemed bent f on destroying this flimsy portable through their jumping up and down s and rough-housing. r Anthony sat alone in his chair near a my desk studying the definitions of t arpeggio and andante. He asked me v to help him figure out what a key sig- t nature was and I did my best, ex- h plaining the keys of F and G. s ; papers ] people, undertaking daunting tasks and nsKing tne criticism ot nteraiists and tradition-bound believers. The courage to revise a movie is similar to the feelings one experiences when revising any kind of work, even for the classroom. How challenging it seems to part with material, especially in which we believe our ideas are enlightening and concise. I think we often forget how many v revisions go into creating a great work, h how much effort is exerted on behalf of an influential writer or artist. It's p this humbleness that we, as students, s should undertake in our academic g work. i* * . ? ?... J 1 also am slowly evolving into an u enthusiast of revising writing. Revising isn't a unique concept. The word 11 has been written on the board time 8 and time again. Believing and acting on this crucial procedure of composing ^ is a completely different story. I've slowly given up the resistance ^ to revising after learning words don't always work right, and ideas aren't al- v ways brilliant on their first trip out of a my mind and on to the paper. s I admit to spending a significant t] amount of time in college handing in papers whose ink had dried only min- v utes before. My revising ended with ii proofreading one rough draft, but there d Gam ecoc: ma siuoeni. nana wn elude the author's! held tor any circum: cy of administrators who care about fr nothing but numbers. Since Resource k Conservation Programs isn't giving them the numbers they like, then if s C1 up to us. We must make these administrators understand the students c< and faculty at USC want a recycling program because of the importance of our recycling to generations to come. ^ Not only do we want the program, ^ we demand one. We demand a program that in- n eludes not only aluminum cans, mixed n paper and newspaper, but also plastic n and glass. Below is a list of the actions p that members of the USC communi- n t I ) |t staff cartt lessons "I have found that man as an adviser of sort they can ask question of parent At one point during the turmoil hat ensues when 5th graders are left vith a substitute who is too much of a lofty to yell at small children, Antholy looked at me and said, "I'm sorry ny class is being so bad." I told him hat I was grateful for his good belavior. A little while later, Anthony ame back to my desk and told me that lome boy in the class had called him at. Anthony was not fat, a bit stout >erhaps, but not fat. I made the boy tell Anthony he was orry, at which point Anthony said to ae, "I wish they'd just quit, I don't need iny more problems in my life. My faher doesn't even want to spend time rith me." I didn't know what to say o that, so I watched as he returned to us seat and began studying his muical terms again. key to si "I also am slowly evol of revising writing. I concept. The word h board time ai wasn't a whole lot of intense editing of iow the words worked. It seemed my tendency to revise ivoted on the importance of the asignment, particularly its value in the reater scheme of class grading. I didn't ush through work or dwell in confience of a half-thought out paper. I did revise but not enough. Before ly revision revelation, editing was imply about a grade value. This is a poor statement for an Engish major and writer. I'm afraid it's rue for many students, and I'm sure rofessors and teaching assistants alike nil back me up here. And more times than not, when isiting with a professor to talk about n unsatisfactory grade, their main uggestion was not directed toward lie material but how it was written. Lesson learned, I've become a conert to the addicting nature of revislg. Instead of being proud of my first "It's a rip-off, just like everything else here." Kyle Bridges, on $.50 stamp machines Friday, February 6,1998 ===i I w 1 1 ? Wsoonist MICHELE DAMES I on life . y of the students see me ^...someone to whom s and get answers free al biases." I knew what he was going through i all too well. I suffered through teasing from my peers for many years until I secretly feared school, feared the quiet humiliation that accompanied shyness and an inability to fit in. I do not miss elementary school. One good thing about college is that for the most part, people leave you alone and accept differences. But one , thing I have noticed during my infre- i quent journeys into the adult world is that most of us by now have abandoned the direct approach , preferring subtle and covert ways to humiliate someone. In elementary school, the kids would not hesitate to laugh at you, but in this grown-up world, cordial words and actions seem to mean very little. uccess Iving into an enthusiast tevising isn't a unique as been written on the , id time again." pen and admit the work's faults. It feels so much better to hand in a wellrevised paper than one untouched by the hand of the revisor. One of my writing professors hands back our weekly stories with no grade. She purposely omits a grade assignment and instead includes helpful crit- ^ icism. Her reason is she doesn't want us to get our papers back, put them in the folder and accept the draft as "final." m i i ii i_l_ . i one elevates tne worm or a paper above an initial "A" or "B" for our first drafts to encourage revising. Our final grade is assingned to a portfolio of our best revisions. Today she brought in a big, red "A" rubber stamp. She passed it around and encouraged us all to stamp our papers with the "A." Suddenly, the value of the "A" was reduced. The challenge was to come with the revision of the words, not the next letter we'd earn. From revising, we learn. ords and must include fun name, profess/on a* title or year and major if necock newsroom in Russell House room 331 E mail letters must iner for style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not be with to see more funding for the program. You can contact him at 777-7478. Of course, students and faculty should continue to participate in the ^ recycling still available on campus. Aluminum cans and mixed paper are easy to do, and they can still drop off their newspapers in the trailer in the Bates West parking lot. Call Resource Conservation Programs at 777-8733 for more information on other recyclable materials. Thanks in advance for participating. I know you will. 41 Susanne Kinard Sophomore, English raft, I immediately break out the red h will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 260300 w itten letters must be personally delivered by the author to The Gar elephone lumber. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all lett stance. f can take to make their opinions nown. By next week, a petition will be emulating demanding more funding >r the recycling program. Those con j l.-i. c i~uu; c si lieu can luuft. iui it 111 tnc luuuiea ui ie residence halls, outside the Stuent Government office and in their nence classes. Simply signing the petion is an effortless way to show how nportant recycling is to USC students. Students also can call John Fian of the Division of Business and Fiance and tell him, in a very polite lanner, that they feel the recycling rogram is an integral part of waste lanagement and that they would like +