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Look for Fred Leach's column about something that really, really concerns him. page 4 tteOani Serving the Carolina Commu EDITORIAL I Adam Snyder, Ed Amy Shannon, Vie Kurt Johnson, Assistant Russell wi missed by Donald Russell, j a former USC president, died of can- Donald Russell cer Sunday at the awavSuday, age of 92. During y /~r his lifetime, Russell ^ held several high- ^^VTrnrrp ranking positions. HBUlilL He was an assis- Russell was tant secretary of exceptional mi U.s'senator ajida contributed to federal judge. his entire life Russell also worked as a lawyer, served in the U.S. army in Europe during WWII, and was a shrewd co businessman. ar He was regarded by many as fair, a< honest and just. He was also de- mi scribed as intellectually talented, fo] Despite all his great accomplish- na ments, Russell never liked a lot of co recognition and he remained quiet about his achievements. co In today's society, men and to women like Russell are rarely heard Ul of or mentioned in conversations, idi Unlike the movie stars, political figures and professional athletes of to- so day, Russell shied away from the in spotlight. He was a private man and pr he did not desire any extra attenU.N.-Iraqi < Mnnrnvpfl Well, put away . j your M-16s and combat boots... at The United Stai least for now. The on tue verv United States has ? cautiously agreed Mocking 1, to the United Na- ^? -.i tions deal with Iraq. flllll^KUridULid The deal was With the U.S. struck a couple of tQ the m days ago and in JJN 7> part, said that the U-K> mlltary1 U.N. was now free, has been postf. with no-Iraqi interference, to inspect any and all facilities thought to house liv chemical or nuclear weapons. Ai The United States, on the verge of of attacking Iraq, went back on that we thought when they agreed with the Ai deal. However, troops and artillery remain within a rock's-throw ro of Iraq and more is quickly mount- CI ing on the mainland. For the U.S. fei has declared that any interference wl by Iraq on U.N. inspections will lead to an immediate attack. w< This is a fair decision by Presi- th dent Clinton. After the Gulf War, di Iraq agreed to do the same thing they did here and they went back an on their word. er Though this was wrong, it was hi wise of Clinton to hold back on mil- he itary action, if for anything else, to on make sure this is a worthy cause. And it is- Saddam poses a threat to ?ie(5am Serving the Carolina Commur The Gamecock is the student newspaper of The University of Sc Friday during the fall and spring semesters and live times tkjring the si periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock an those of the editors a The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publist is the newspaper's parent organization. The Gamecock Adam Snyder Editor In Chief Rosalind Harvey Amy Shannon Viewpoints Editor s~. i Kurt JohneonAsst. I oBra Lsoenneim Care Pellatt * News Editors Carrie McCullough Jennifer Stanley Features Editor Kristin Freestate i Achlm Hunt Nathan Brown Bryan Johnston Sports Editors Seen Rayford Susan Meyers Photo Editor Tori O'Hara Brian Rlsh Online Editor ?rin nood Chris Dixon Copy Desk Chief Connie Karickhoft Student Media Julie Baker Sherry F. Holmes Susan Barrett Alicia Dickson Carolyn Griffin B Judson Drennan Creative Services Jim Green Blen Parsons Director of Student Media Mlchele Dames C Lee Phlppe Advertising Manager fwfc Collins A iitrfirh IUUIIV nity since 1908 JOARD 'itor in Chief wpoints Editor t Viewpoints Editor ill be many tion for the important mm things he had done. passed Everyone can at fUp stand to learn some) thing from Russell's mentality. Not only did Russell remain humble, he strived to an be a contributing zn who member society his entire life. He never society stopped working to 'time. make our society a better place for all those around him. A slacker Russell was not. He nstantly kept himself involved Ld did whatever he could to make iifference. Our country could use are people like Russell. We should [low Russell's example. Unfortuitely, people like Russell are beming few and far between. Russell made many invaluable ntributions to USC. According President Palms, the modern day 3C was born during Russell's presency. Russell was an exceptional pern, not only in USC's history, but the history of our country. His esence will be missed by many. rln/il ucai by U.S. the entire world by having and possibly tes was using these weapons. e 0f Giving Iraq a second chance to comply may seem weakspined, but an attack ikflHI needs the faith and freeing commitment of the ide hv people. . They have to beaction ijeve such actions will X)ned. ensure victory over the opponent and that any loss of soldiers' es will be so over a rightful cause, id not onlv the soldiers' lives, but those innocent people in Iraq, who ire in constant fear of an inevitable nerican attack. Their lives, homes, and envinments have all been spared by inton, for they are probably too arful to do something about the lole situation themselves. If this agreement happens to )rk out without any shots fired, e removal of Saddam Hussein as ctator is still needed. As long as he is at the helm td has complete power, we can nevbe certain that he will live up to s word in future agreements, for ! has broken his promises numeris times. ecodt Hfl lily since 1908 HgBHIMlMiiHBliMI >uth Carolina and is published Monday, Wednesday and immer with the exception of university holidays and exam r author and not those of The University of South Carolina, ter of The Gamecock. The Department of Student Media All numbers area code 803 The Gamecock Public Relations Coordinator Editor 777-3914 fiewpoints Editor . . ? Viewpoints 777-7726 /test. News Editor test. Features Editor News 777-7726 Asst. Sports Editor /test. Photo Editor Etc. 777-3913 Asst. Online Editor Sports 777-7182 Copy Editors Online 777-2833 ?laS Manager Student Media usiness Manager Advertising 777-1184 Creative Director Classifieds 777-1184 Creative Services _ -mcAao Graduate Asst. Fax 777-6482 Faculty Advisor office 777-3888 /E\VP( i no uamucoc* SAC*If P*k WPCPENOGWr Make soi Monday night I got sick so I took to si some chest cold pills. Thirty case minutes later I didn't feel much ] better, so I took some night-time, snif- are fling, sneezing, stuffy-head pills, so I You would feel better in the morning. It's with Tuesday thei ? morning thei column and wall IllPf!^ f|j like generic peo] v give me for to a t- %'~M M not enter- give tainingyou you in my nor- the] tflcl brown" bio; Columnist j have a the] medicine it? head, I am not coherent in my thoughts. I'll i But bear with me, please. fron Among the many things I enjoy do- The ing, making and spending money top toas my list. Ideas hit me quickly, but I Mee never go through with any of my makemoney-quickly schemes. Occasional- into ly I get a really good idea, but no balls er d to actually go through with it. I'd like idea Newspap Hey kids! It's about time we had the a lesson in that great medium nan we call journalism. I, being of worl sound mind and body (except on the intel weekends), am here to give you guys you some terms j ^ri and facts to text look over wan * and know and -J reading the time IW ^l P*f newspaper titu1 * \p / 'O5 1/ - (yes, there "Tw /m / will be a raiO j/f test on this you I n e x t you [j\ JHI Wednes- son' kurt JOHNSON da^' Q w eve| Asst Viewpoints Ed. when read; ^ ing. re' the sponding or talking about the news- wor paper, you can know what's what and wjia how to go about it, as if you've known ^he all you life. It's good for us to get pjia feedback from you guys so we know if we're doing a good job or not. And can if you say we're not doing a good job, well then, we find out were you live ] and give you a new pair of concrete (my shoes to show off to all the fishes in gee 1 Lake Michigan. -g No, really, any form of feedback wj1Q is good, but I think it's important that v 4.1 j i ?4.i l 4.'?; j "MATTC ^11 uu [ v woepGNoevr srs&siggiR r\ ><?% L me mon rare some of them with you just in s your balls are bigger than mine. First, there is my "Those t-shirts incredibly cheap and cool!" idea, screen print hundreds of t-shirts 1 fantastic sayings on them and sell n at $2-$3 over the cost of printing n. Set up a table in front of the sell House and see how many peolocktoyou. Now the students that k. by the Russell House are kind of , to say the least. They are used to s pie shoving yellow coupon papers c their faces, so they are skeptical s ny street advertising. But don't b i up on them. As soon as they see a r cool products and cheap prices, p fW. beg to buy from you. t r-shirt ideas: the front says, "Blow, fl v, Blow, Blow Swallow." b back says, "Soup is good food!" Get v Okay, I made that one up myself, torture you with one more. The a it says, "S & M is fantastic." b back says, "Especially with garlic e jt and red wine. Spaghetti and s itballs is fantastic." o t guess you can tell why I didn't go b business for myself. But the oth- b ay I came up with a pretty decent h .. Check this out. What if you could b pr lprcrri uic xeauei Miuwa eAauujr wiiat a gumg writ on with and in a newspaper. Well, first things firet. This is a col- g(j ( limn- not an article, not an editorial, \ not a letter to the editor. Columns are DA's job harder ?? than it looks d and To the editor: DA, I am writing in reference to the ar- maj tide entitled, "Problems, praise for ^ DA's," which appeared in the Feb. 23 issue of The Gamecock. In the last three ^all and a half years, I have been both a desk assistant and desk coordinator ^ I ' opinion of a single person (whose le, or byline, is posted with the k), which is sometimes filled with llect and truthful information that can actually learn from. STo, I'm kidding, but a column's conis truly up to its writer. If they it to talk about the Iraqi situation offer their opinions and insights, r can. If they want to talk about the ! they accidentally picked up a pros- ^ te because they thought she said ^ enty bucks for a lube job (as in a j. ," they have that freedom. So, if ^ like or dislike a certain column, are liking or disliking a single pers belief, thought process or what- q rhe public's equivalent to this letters to the editor. This allows t general public to let us and the _ Id know what's on their mind and it they think of certain things in paper. Newspapers heavily em- s size letters, so we know what the ^ )le are thinking and feeling, so they f( use this medium to let the world s iv. c Mow, if you would look to the left c right) of this column, you will c on-bylined editorials. An editorial a le opinion of the newspaper as a n ile on a certain subject, which is a they do not note the name of the j ,er. They work in a problem/solu- a format (in which a problem is stat- p ;hen a solution is offered for that a >lem) and usually deal with events i : i ~n.. i.: 1 , are nappeimig ilk;any, nauuiiaiThe Gamecoi w 11 * a student. Hand m elude the author s H held for any clrcurr ISC and I have to say that this ar- h } was an absolute joke. Students h 't want DA's to check their keys d enforce visitation policies. As a t! I try my hardest to do my job and ntain a friendly attitude towards u sts and residents. a As a result, I am constantly ver- a y abused, physically threatened, q spit-on. The advent of access conhas only made desk assisting even o Ley, if y "Occasionally I get a balls to actually go i to share them v your balls are 1 ell your school books back forlOO p ent of what you paid for them? omeone could set up a big tent ovi ii n 1 /i . j P l y tne L,ouseum uots 01 parang space nd buy back your books for the san irice you paid for them, and guara ee that if you buy books from the ar classes next semester they will bi iack those books from you agai /ouldn't you do it? How will this make me money i im the one buying and selling tl woks? Charge a $25 overhead fee ach student. Presently, a studei pends an average of $200 a semest n books. When it's time to sell boo] iack, he prays to get at least $50-$< iack. Granted the bookstores aroui tere are not obligated to buy any booi iack from you, I call that a ripv-off. Th m exple "No, really, any foi hut T th]nlf ]t'c im IL/L??- M. M a JL % U AAAij knows exac on with and j, or worldly. If one likes or disliki his segment, they are liking or di king an opinion held by the staff he newspaper. Columns and editoi Is are found in the same section of tl ewspaper, usually called Viewpoint r Opinions, or Editorial. And then we come to articles. The i.u c c i la use uiese cuui wurus in your eveiyuay 11, vocabulary and let other people s- know you're "newspaper literate," es because, I swear, if you ever call a cutn line a caption, we will put a "cap" in you...if you know what I mean. 00 words and must include full name, professional title or year and major if ^ le Gamecock newsroom in Russell House room 333. E-mail letters must in- M ill letter for style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not be with- ^ /s sequently, residents and guests alike id treat me as if I'm the plague of the or earth. Either way, it is a lose-lose situat tion for everyone involved. This is why rs you were unable to acquire comments is for any of the Towers or South Quad It desk coordinators or resident hall directors. ^ lo Nicole Prorock n- , LaBorde D|A re uie pieces ui wilting luunu uii c he other pages. Articles vary d ending on the section of the new aper it is in. News articles depi vents that are going on in our cit tate, country and world. They are fa( ased and as objective as possible. Th< allow a rigid article structure and a traight-forward pieces. Feature arl les are more "flashy" articles, in whi< reativity in subject matter and arl le structure are key ingredients. Th< re more personal and reach peop aore on a one-to-one basis. They ha1 personality of bright adjectives ai escriptive details. Articles ,as we re confined to sections of the new aper, usually with the same nami s section headers. Sports uses a cor M will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 250-3 itten letters must be personally delivered by the author to 77 folorJhnrte* numhar The* ftprruwvt raconxic tha rioht tn Ari/'f f is tance. iarder. Most students don't alwa] iave their ID's readily available ar emand that their DA get the door fi hem, with a smile. This is just one of the several si tations that us DA's in the Towei rea are faced with everyday, but it n excellent example of the difficu [uandary we find ourselves in. Should we be nice or should we c ur jobs? I choose the latter and co: I I 1 WOSP&IOGNr Co m ***** "He usually never talked about his place in history." George Terry, Dean of Library and Info Systems Wednesday, reDruary 2a, 199s <?? C<*?W?( %yx It A// yjam jlTj^J/5 college press EXCHANGE 1 * ou aare really good idea, but no through with it. I'd like rith you just in case bigger than mine." er give you crap back for a book you spent If $40 on from the same store three er months ago, and charge $45 to the next ;s^ student that buys the same book even 18 though it is used. So I propose some entrepreneurIy ship. Get together with your friends, ^ n> get the book lists from the professors, buy back some books, charge $25 fl per student, and make some cash. There is no doubt that you will have a to clientele. I know that I would rather at <ti nc l 1- ?... (tonn get ?p J. I u uaLiL lui my wum tiioii Lr $4?3Q Not a bad idea, or so I think. Tin 1(j really sleepy now. Maybe I'll share ks some more ideas with you later. Good ^ ey night. lined rm of feedback is good, portant that the reader ^ :tly what's going in a newspaper." 3S bination of the two article types to s- fill their space. of Those are the main writing por i tions of a paper. Here are some misle cellaneous things to know: headlines s, are those big printed words in which to grab your attention and lead you in- % se to a piece of writing, outlines are the ill writings under a picture to let you know e- what the picture is about (equivalent s- to a caption, but you will be dragged ct out into the street and shot if you call y, them this), and standing sigs which ?- are little tid-bits of newsprint that apjy pear in paper after paper. Examples re of these would include Briefs and Crime ti- Reports that appear on the front page di of The Gamecock, weather reports, and ti- a schedule of events. ^ *y Well, I hope this may have cleared le up any misunderstandings you may /e have had. Now, you can go around and