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EDITORIAL
Adam Snyder, E
Amy Shannon, Vi
Kurt Johnson, Assistaa
Puerto Ri(
become 5
The 100 an- ^
niversary of the HHuUii
Spanish-American Congress Wil
war is upon us and .ft,
with it comes an. whether to at
other new territory Island OS a
for the U.S. At that
war's end, the Unit- I
ed States was given lC j
the island of Puerto *
Rico for winning. Spanish hentc
Now, the Capital to remain apt
HiU is up and ready
to bring the island
nation into the [__
Union (well, almost).
The bill is going has left the House c
and is going to the Senate. The House i
proposed to simply leave it up to Puer- c
to Rico. The nation has the options of t
becoming the next star on the flag,
becoming an independent country, or
retaining its U.S. commonwealth.
Right now, Puerto Rico has a pro-statehood
government, as well as governor.
But past votes have been close,
in favor of remaining a commonwealth.
However, if approved and after all
the red tape, Puerto Rico would not
become a state until 2008 and one of
the big issues now is what to do
with the strong Spanish heritage that
bequeaths the island?
Some congressmen have suggest
forcing the Island's schools to teach
English to the younger children.
Reinstate]]
Sprewell 1
Arbitrator John y i.i|.
Feerick decided
Wednesday to rein- JrbitratorJob)
state the contract of
NBA player Latrell
Sprewell. Addition- contract Of NE
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seven months. should be T61K
Sprewell, a play- ruling is OUtl
er for the Golden
State Warriors, re
ceived the suspension
after violently attacking and grab- i
bing the throat of Golden State Warrior 1
head coach P. J. Carlesimo at a
practice session December 1. i
Feerick's decision is absolutely out- 1
rageous. Sprewell choked his coach, f
and now he is skipping out on his sus- t
pension. The intense physicality of t
the attack shocked the NBA com- {
munity and sparked controversy as
to what should have been done. s
Now Sprewell will practically get s
off free. What does Feerick's ruling i
say about barbarianism and how our s
society regards professional athletes? c
With this decision, Feerick sends ?
the message that unsportsman-like e
conduct is acceptable. So now violence
is considered an okay way to deal with I
problems between an angry person {
and his or her boss? That is simply c
heinous. s
Sprewell allowed himself to lose f
control. As a professional athlete, he \
cannot let that happen. When he be- r
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1st state
But a majority has favored
leaving the culldecide
ture in tact, while
1m it tho str?n8ly encouraging
imuwe the Island to learn
State. English for better opportunities.
And they're right.
, . , It would definitely not
' be respectful, especially
Ige Tieeds these days, to go and
irt of the destroy another places
Iture culture. This is what
those people know; this
is how they live. Doing
this would be like the
lestruction of the American Indiin's
way of life every since ancestors
?f Europe landed on the mainland and
hat is something that does not need
o be re-lived. Letting Puerto Rico in
he United States offers that much
nore opportunity for diversity, knowlsdge,
and camaraderie.
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If it does become the next state,
he English ways will inevitably make
gradual changes in the community.
3ut the preservation of their culture
s important.
Getting an opportunity to become
he next state is quite an honorable
ine, but nothing should be forced. It
ihould be up to the people and govsrnment
officials whether or not they
vant the "perks" of being a state in
he United States.
nent of
lorrible
7T|HHii~l came an NBA player,
he became a role mod^
Feerick e^- Ne is a representative
of his team, the
? we NBA, and other prolyl
player fessional athletes.
?well. As a human being,
he should be ashamed
of what he did. To re.
. act to a situation with
ClSlOtl violence is not the way
)ked. His of a logical, reasoning
ageoUS. person. We are human
because of our ability
to be rational and think
things through.
Sprewell was not being human when
le physically abused Carlesimo.
Are members of our society tuning
into barbarians? More specificaly,
are we saying that ifs acceptable
'or professional athletes to act like
bugs? Feerick's decision validates
;he double standard that our society
rivoa fn -niWpssinnnl ntVilptos
There is no question that professional
athletes are talented and deserve
admiration, but they still
nust be held to basic human ideals
such as resolving conflicts without vi>lence,
being an upstanding citizen
ind acting as a professional role modil.
Feerick could have set a precedent
jy upholding Sprewell's original susjension.
He could have made it
ilear that our society will not tolerate
such crass, base behavior from professional
athletes. But he did not. So
ve continue our return to our barbaric
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school? For some of you it be
wasn't that long ago. Do you
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betrayal? The gossip? The drama? It it.
was an everyday event at high school, na
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guy like me foi
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cently I have felt like I am still in high th
school. in
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had decided to spring rush a sorority. I d
I asked her which one she was eyeing, ha
When she told me, she braced as if to tal
nrntert herself frrmri seme smart re
mark. I told her to expect better from Sel
me, and to go with her own feelings. 0f
After all, if we don't live for ourselves, tei
we are not living at all. She told me ai]
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Spring Bi
Spring Break is finally here.
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without homework. What am I th
talking about?
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venting my brain will include: "Gee, ne
I wonder if the motel we are staying ni
in will let me eat those cockroaches? I th
have no money for food. It's all going N<
toward beer."
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get a good look at that one?" You all av
know where that idea is headed. bo
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biased, opinionated
To the editor: Pc
This letter is in response to the com- pe
ments made by Adam Snyder in Mon- se
day's (Feb. 23) issue of The Gamecock, el
Snyder was defending his stance tii
that The Gamecock is a non-racist pub- A1
lication. be
Yet, in defending oneself, it is not cu
appropriate to make claims that are
unfounded and unfair. The statements th
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at because of her decision, she would
getting some grief.
Evidently, the sorority she wants
rush is notorious for the people in
She told me some jack-ass nickime
some people had given it. After
long discussion on the subject, I
irned that this is an important step
r her. She has friends at other col*es
that would be her sisters, and
e genuinely likes all the girls she
is met from the sorority. I told her groi
go for it, and that she had my sup- ings
rt. rani
Now I know that this doesn't ex- I sui
tly scream high school, but let's read ify t
tween the lines here. She is pre- this
itious to rush this sorority because shal
its reputation. Evidently some othGreek
affiliates have been passing hen
)rd around about this particular thai
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jdiately establish an opinion about that
e organization and the people with- and
it. Guys iell me which sororities are isn'l
ip notch," and which ones are "dogs." zatii
on't bother asking if they know first aboi
nd, because I know they don't. They We1
<e the word of someone else, and nev- our
bother learning something for them- we i
Ives. Apparently, there is some kind I an
scale that categorizes all the fra nities
and sororities. This scale tells gam
who to gun for and who to avoid, in a
ho made this scale? Are the ties.
reak no b
We all know that warm weather is
plus. No rain would definitely make
ose days more enjoyable.
Yes, Spring Break is going to be a
t of fun. I'll be traveling with friends
im home and friends from here.
What more could I ask for? Why
>uld I ever let USC get into my head?
There are, however, a few things
at will be on my mind. ?
For starters, being the big sports
n that I am, knowing that the Game- vejc
cks made it past that second round S1*1C
the NCAAs would be nice. Hey, '
elvin and Ryan, why don't you make "ovv
re that when I return from Florida, ^oll
ere is no chance of me seeing you on er 8
f oir
mpus or down at Five Points for three iair
ore weekends. a ve
The only place I want to see you
lys is on CBS's "Road to the Final ^e
>ur." An SEC championship ban- meir
from the tournament would be a ^elf
ce bl anket to use on your way out to ^1
e first and second rounds of the ^hai
^AAs.
Cominer home to an internshin of- ^es';
- would really be nice. Wouldn't it be ?re;
zesome if when I went to my mailx
March 16, there would be an enThe
Gamecock will
^a student. Hand written
elude the author's telepi
held lor any circumstanc
at I am referring to are the ones that tee.
ggest that the African-American com- or c
unity of USC was blaming others for bod
eir problems. ^
These problems include the pro- j^i
ised budget cut of AAAS funds by 43
sreent, and the lack of equal repre- ,
ntation of all candidates in the past J
ection by The Gamecock. My queson
to Mr. Snyder is, how can the ver
rican-American community of USC
s the ones to blame for the 43 percent ^ai
it in the AAAS budget? ^a]
There are no others to blame but sea
e members of the finance commit- Am
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"This is college. We ;
(hopefully). When i
labeling people do
mean we kn<
ips aware of their current ranki
on this scale? If so, do the lower
ted groups try to better themselves?
rely hope not. I wouldn't even grat;he
people who religiously follow
i scale. It is a representation of
Uowness and immaturity,
rhis is college. We are all adults
} (hopefully). When will we leam
t-labeling people doesn't necesly
mean we know them? We see
; they belong to a certain group,
wepassjudgementonthem. This
t restricted to iust Greek oreani
ons. It is universal. We don't care
it the facts. The facts are boring,
would rather walk around blind to
version of the truth, meanwhile
niss out on our lives. Well not me.
1 not going to do it this way.
rhe other night at the Georgia
e, some friends and I were involved
conversation dealing with sororiThis
one guy said that he really
reak fro
"Yes, Spring Break is g<
I'll be traveling with fr
friends from here. The
things that will b
ipe from ESPN offering me a porn
for the summer?
Or if they cannot accommodate me,
r about that resume that I sent to
f Digest? I'm sure it needs anotholfer
on its staff: That would eerily
make my return to Columbia
sry enjoyable one.
How could I forget? I really hope
housing department doesn't screw
I have senior status, which should
3, but we all know that there is a
nore luck to getting good housing
a there is being a nice guy.
And finally, what about those three
s that I have the week after Spring
ak? I think all of my professors got
;ther and decided, "Hey, we'll be
I try to print all letters received. Letters should be 250300 word
letters must be personally delivered by the author to The Gamei
'tone number. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letter I
:e.
AAAS was not breaking any rules,
ausing any problems to the student
y for the committee to decide that
AS does not deserve 43 percent of
Dudget. If anything, AAAS, and proms
like it, draws students to USC
promoting multiculturalism and
ty, which can't be found in most unisities
of this size and diversity.
On the matter that concerns The
necock, Mr. Snyder feels that The
necock is being looked upon as a
pegoat for the ills of the Africanerican
community of USC.
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This guy in college won
$50,000 and a car.
thought, 'I can do that."'
7 senior Laura Freedman
Friday, March 6, 1998
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liege
are all adults here
will we learn that
esn't necessarily
ow them?"
liked some of the girls from a certain
sorority. He said that because of the
sorority from which they came, he knew
tnat tney were nice gins, i responded
by saying, "You know what's more fun
than grouping people like that? Making
them individuals." Behind all the
labels we wear, the defenses we hold,
and the gossip that is tied to us, there
is someone that is worth knowing. We
just have to unlearn what has been
imbedded in the initial years of our
life. We must see with our own eyes,
and hear with our own ears. We must
think with our own minds, and love
with our own hearts. My senior English
teacher once told me to believe half
of what you read and none of what you
hear. We must learn for ourselves. No
one can tell us what is and what isn't.
That is for us to decide. This ability is
what makes us adults. We cannot trap
ourselves in this mindless world of ier
norance. We are better than that.
m use
)ing to be a lot of fun.
iends from home and
re are, however, a few
>e on my mind."
nice, no tests the week before Spring
Break. But when they get back..."
Don't they think if s going to be just
as tough to take a test on the Wednesday
after Spring Break? I do.
There are still six other weeks to
the semester. Why do I have two tests
in the first eight weeks of class and
not another one until finals? Explain
it to me.
So I lied. School will be preoccupying
my thoughts while Fm drinking
and partying, I mean resting casually
on the beach.
Maybe our paths will cross. Maybe
they won't. Here's to an exciting Spring
Break wherever you're going.
s and must include lull name, professional title or year and major if
cock newsroom in Russell House room 333. Email letters must in'or
style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not be withHowever,
this was not the first time"
that The Gamecock has been labeled
as biased. In the same issue, a student
was angered at the sugar-coated, onesided
portrayal of Madeline Albright's
visit to South Carolina. So maybe
Mr. Snyder needs to take these complaints
seriously, and make an attempt
to have some of the viewpoints in his
paper reflect a more diverse, multicultural
stance, instead of claiming
that everyone else is wrong.
Tevra Johnson
Freshman, Psychology
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