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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
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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
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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.
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lily since 1908 HgBHIMlMiiHBliMI
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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"He usually never talked
about his place in history."
George Terry, Dean of
Library and Info Systems
Wednesday, reDruary 2a, 199s
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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