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Jan. 19,1972
Near the end of
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em,u Bciiicauci, wc flTUllS leClC
see students killing ^
themselves for ex- ? ? ,
ams. Everything r^c/ the'
the student does H of edh
centers around ^fi
his grade. Too often,
professors ap- Finals
proach classes with have 8
the same attitude.
It seems that the
university has lost the original concept
of education.
It is so important to memorize
facts, quotations and theories?
Are we here to expose ourselves to
the thoughts of others just so we can
say "I read that book."
Theoretically, we are here to develop
a system of thinking. The
thoughts of others are imnortant for
what they stimulate in us. Facts are
necessary only as background material.
We are all familiar with the professor
who says, "I don't mind being
questioned." But he never gives
students the chance to do it. If we
are to grasp the true significance of
education, we must question everything
that is put before us.
Because <
wrath, M
should'v<
Sept. 27,1989
Hugo brought al- HHU
most total destruction Classes
to the lowlands of
South Carolina. It "
wiped out Charleston nurr
and the surrounding
areas. People who fled
their homes have wandered
back to find dev- Mnnd/
astation like they could 1
have never imagined. been (
And among these could I
people are the families
of thousands of USC
students. At this time, they need
their families together to work on
their homes, salvage and rebuild.
It is a time of dire need for these
families, and they need the help of
their children, some of whom had
to be in class Monday.
Because of Hugo's terrible destruction,
and the months it is going
to take to get some areas back
to normal, these first few days were
critical. Families had to move fast
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true concept the freedom to decic
icanon. how they will condu
rnTTT^^^_ their classes? The aj
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exams to class and profess*
otto SO. to professor.
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idea of exams becauf
it is traditional; that's the way it a
ways has been done. But the amoui
of knowledge a student is expec
ed to accumulate for the exam ii
i creases every semester.
Many of our concepts ha\
changed in relation to today's worl
It is time we started measuring sti
dents' progress more effectively ar
1 fairly.
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pressure than he has ever beei
Many students relate their use
drugs, both amphetamines and ma
ijuana, to exams. One is to come u
the other to come down.
Exams aren't fair. For the goc
of the student and the advancemei
of education, they must go.
of Hugo's
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could.
were held on . ,^1Tt!Vthat
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nday after one small mi:
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}oe With family. ilies are in troub
could be home
help.
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ably because it would push back tl
schedule of classes during the s
mester, but this was a catastropl
that South Carolina has never sec
before. It is a time that requires sa
rifices on everyone's part.
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Feb. 14,1974?Sleeping bags
blankets, mattresses and folc
sc ing lawn chairs were everywhen
J- The only light came from portabl
heaters, candles, or flashlights that l
luminated poker, bridge, hearts or 01
a_ Maid. Every once in a while, an at
normally large sleeping bag would tx
r e tray a pair of lovers nestled inside. Or
^ person was cooking some canned foo
' and warming milk for hot chocolate o
a portable stove. It was a bit cold; a
intermittent brisk wind kept the chi
factor low.
It was like Times Square on Ne^
n" Year's Eve, or a disaster area when
?* through an uncanny series of event:
r" people who never knew each other pn
P> viously were suddenly thrust togetl
er. Or maybe more than anything elsi
>d the whole scene reminded one of
it refugee camp.
Students, hundreds of them, wer
waiting at the Coliseum for tickets t
the USC-Notre Dame basketball gam
Advice 0
harry HOPE
p* | Guest Columnist
[ A ugust 27,1973?Dear Incorr
/A ing Freshmen-A
A. As you know, you are about t
embark upon your University of Souti
^ Carolina career. Unfortunately, man
, of you will not return. This is a sad fac
of USC life which old veterans like mj
self know how to handle. The follow
ing has been put together in the in
r" terest of public safety and sanity. W
/e hope you will use it to your advantag
3S in the long four years that lie ahead c
a~ you.
n- ORIENTATION COUN
n- SELORS- This is the first group c
le people you meet at good old USC
to Watch out! They are mostly from th
University Union or the Student Go\
b- ernment, and either way, they are con
ie pletely undesirable folks.
e. The Union spends many thousand
ie of dollars a year trying to impress thei
;n tastes upon you, the fee-paying cit
c_ zens of the Carolina Community. The
are so devoid of any business sens
that, to put it into the words of one (
, USC's greatest wits and pundits, "the
couldn't run a lemonade stand on Gree
>p
btreet.
The student government here i
just as bad, if not worse. These turkey
_ have spent three years trying to get i
! together, and all they do is wind u
giving the old "yes, suh" to the ad
ministration and the slightly insan
board of trustees. ,
id
m One other word about Orientatio
Ia counselors-girls, they desperately war
your bodies. Why else, other than th
H ego-trip, would they be up to this i
the first place?
HOUSING OFFICE- You will fin
quickly that this group of clods puts t
?6 shame any bureaucratic, red-tape oi
ganization you have ever had to has
sle with. This bunch is amazing-th
13 moment you walk in, you will find
u secretary ready, willing and able t
give you the old "female problem" nun
!3 ber.
As you mover higher up the lad
der(?), you will find ex-sergeants pass
ing themselves off as colonels, escapee
from the local mental hospitals anc
2 in general, a bunch of jerks who onl
a follow the often-quoted yet never prinl
DOINTS
cock
m Tb st&p tr?. gur irs H/
ts camp o
] Saturday. At least, most of them were \
there to get tickets. \
"I'm not here to pick up tickets," j
3 one student said, his breath reeking ?
[_' of liquor and his slurred language show- r
3 ing it. "I'm here just for the party. I I
g even bummed a half quart of liquor. 1:
The party's whatever you decide it is."
^ Another guy said he just saw the s
j. crowds and after a quick change and e
fUo miT*r?V-?ooo nf o nminlo nf oiv_noplro r
^ uiu puiuiaou ui a wupg wa oxa j^uvivo,
,e returned to the party.
^ Even the people who were there to
n pick up tickets could not help indulging
n a bit. Beer cans covered a wall along
jj one of the Coliseum's Green Street entrances.
A bottle of tequila was being
w circulated among some of the fans.
B "Hell, the only way to stay warm is
g' drink a lot of beer and stay drunk,"
J someone muttered.
v "I got here around seven," one stug
dent said. "We've been drinking ever
3 since. It's fantastic; it's great; I love it."
A lot of people had indeed arrived
.e early; some as early as 10:30 a.m. Tues q
day morning. And, many had been
e drinking ever since.
One guy was wandering around,
talking with everyone, regardless of
ffered to In
~] ed rules-that is, if they know how to \
read at all.
J TREASURERS OFFICE- You
will discover quickly that the University
of South Carolina runs on one principle-MONEY.
From its vice-presi^
dent for business affairs all the way
down to its lowliest instructors, the
+ whole business is the "greening of the
r_ cash."
r_ You will be billed for any and everyL_
thing, from paying your fees to buying
e jockstraps for the football team to paye
ing extra to get your dormitory room
jf swept out. These people are astounding.
THE CAMPUS SHOP- The Campus
Shop is staffed by a bunch of nice
; little old ladies and rumor has it that
e the place is under new management.
j. What the hell-prices are still too high
j. and the textbook situation is still an
abortion. Stay away.
Is UNIVERSITY DINING SERir
VICES- They used to call them[_
selves Slater, but too much bad food
y was associated with the name. So they
e changed their name, improved the food
)f somewhat and raised the prices. Somey
where in the business affairs division
n lies the juiciest contract known to
mankind. A list of the stockholders
s in this enterprise might prove to be
s very interesting.
it LIBRARIES- If you're not carep
ful, you can get stuck in McKissick Li[
brary for a week without food and wa
e ter. numor has it that there are six
fugitive high-ranking Nazi officials
n hiding out there. The Undergraduate
it Library is not so bad, but try looking
e for something there. They never have
n it. Smaller libraries-the Science Library,
the Journalism and General
d Studies Libraries, Law Library, etc.,
o etc., are more often than not suitable
for serious research purposes. As with
5- the various secretaries in the various |
e offices, there is not a whole lot wrong
a that couldn't be cured by an airlift of
o massive supplies of Midol.
i- ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTFrank
McGuire is a pretty good guy,
l- but don't listen to a word Paul Dietzel
J- has to say, or you may wind up with
-S Astroturfbedsheets.
1, CAMPUS POLICE- This group
y is, by far, the most amiable, congenial
tr group of cops you would ever want to
run into. But there are a few bad ap
"They don't te
your street looks
' house is sti
| USC studentJol
Wednes
wro f INP A VIRGIN AT A 5
file cartooi
>ut at Colis
vhether they were asleep. He was fistful of tici
vearing an old army jacket and had problem-wa
ust finished off the last sip of a can of back) he fell
Schlitz. He threw it to the ground and arm ^
eached into his pocket for a quart of tt Dunct
totgut wine. He eagerly chased the f .
>eers and chattered. 0 w*ne'
Another student was wandering ^ inally,
iround trying to find a girl he had met Green Stree
(arlier. He began to get loud and ob- peeling apar
loxious, so a couple of people told him to the blaze,
o shut up. They were bigger than he "You idic
vas: he shut up. Herippe<
Suddenly, the guy in the army jack- threw it int(
;t strolled up. He had found some old T , ,
Irinking buddies from home, so they . '
stood around and passed their favorite man in e
ales. going at it.]
He was talking about ticket pick- their toll. Tb
lp in 1968 for the USC-North Caroli- es and mixer
la game. "It was great," he mused. They passe<
'Some girl got raped and another cheap wine
jUy broke his arm." was incoher
"Was that the guy that fell out of (pjien a
;he palmetto.. .no, magnolia tree?" ,,
L ,, . i.u u j j the corner o
No, that was the guy who decid;d
to play Tarzan and sweep across nana.
;he room in the Russell House (at that he shouted.
ime, tickets were picked up in the Rus- And, des
sell House) on a rope. He grabbed a everyone we
mminp' Fres
? 0
)les. A number of people have heard be trying to
:ampus cops state something to the ef- neath their
ect that "if we run into a couple in the they still wi
mshes, we leave 'em alone, if we are RIGHTiure
it's not a rape. Hell, we used to righteous bi
lo the same when we were kids." All after they fii
he same, don't cross them. litical activi
THE RUSSELL HOUSE)- You can herit cushy ji
jet anything at the Russell House. They are lo:
dowever, if you hang around there con- LEFT-M
itantly, you may find your mind rot- who act like
ing away into nothingness because, terday. The
;ither in front or inside, this is where thing-mariji
he cliques are. In front, you find fee- getting ston
)le, mindless people acting like there an(j conseq
s still a left-wing movement going on. appointment
'nside, you find Union and SGA peo- that the left)le
wrapped up in their own little ego- jca waSn't a
Hps, and the whole thing gets pretty FRE AE
iismal. There is more in lite than the wprp o
jamecock Room. ishna politic
THE WITH-IT ADMINISTRA- ?HeadP ? ag
TORS- These people are dangerous. a flt nun
rhey know you by sight and often stop to ^
?talk with you. As much as they might rea\iZm2 th
;ry to appear otherwise, they are all , her|a(.j
ifter one thing-a vice-presidency or ? u j
iven the presidency. These fools are aU"' ,
langerous. They can rot your mind a^e
md make friends with you at the same ~ T Tqp.
;ime. Don't trust anyone with "Dean" . 5 p
>r "Chairman of the Committee" tacked ?n, ,e , a .
lefore or after his name.
MINORITY GROUPS- Some t ,, Jt
iave legitimate complaints, others are c -v' ,
ust in it for the fad. If you're not in a ^
ninority group, don't worry. One will wfth the Frej
:ome along. About the only people who r?ahy gives
laven't spoken up yet are heterosex- at s ?om?1
lals and Cajuns. Although this is the drunk or sti
;ype of thing that lost America's sense middle
Ui.mni. f lin eomnanl eaoiom n*. bunch Of tl
11 iiuiiiui j fcuc x aui|/aiib i atioin uu
,his campus is nothing to laugh about, hallowed ha
RELIGIOUS GROUPS- There They can t 5
ire people who want your body, but ^ ^
;he people who want your mind and save us all,
soul are worst of all. You can have a great major
jreat choice: thump simplistic versions As you a
)f the New Testament on street cor- meet people
lers, rattle bells and chant, sit at ta- tastic peopli
)les for Bahai 'ullah or follow the ado- riest. You wi
escent pranks of a chubby 16-year-old bastards an
[ndian boy who claims to be God. versity of S
GREEKS- These jerks will tell you ginning to ge
;hat if you don't join a sorority or fra- of being whi
;ernity, you will have no friends and anything y(
10 fun. What with exorbitant mem- Ivory Towei
lership fees, controlled access and peer- gut-level rei
jroup pressure, the quiet, friendless Good luc
ife isn't so bad after all. Greeljs may 'it...
9HHHH
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like or if your
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bari Andika
iday, April 1,1998
? OCT. 1, 1981
eum
;ets and kept going. Only '
s, when the rope swung
off. That's when he broke
i that's no lie."
uated the story with a slug
a fire was started on the
it side. One student was
t a book and tossing it in)t,
that's a library book." (
1 the book apart again and
) the fire.
e old friends, led by their
army jacket, were still
But the hours had taken
ie formalities of ice, glasss
had been dispensed with.
1 the bottle around. The
was all gone. Their talk
ent. I
piy came roaring around
n a bicycle with a can in
our o'clock and all's well,"
spite the fact that nearly
is asleep, it was.
timen
i
look freaky, but underLevis
and denim shirts
ear their 32-pound pins.
WINGERS- A smug, self
men oi enete snoos wno,
lish their conservative posm
here at USC, will inobs
in the family business,
sers from the word "go."
TNGERS- A dying breed
Easy Rider came out yes- 1
y are unified around one
lana. And they are so busy
ed they can't do anything
[uently, are a major dis;
to the people who thought
wing movement in Amerdrug
movement.
iS- In September 1969,
!00 genuine honest-to-Kr:ally
motivated Freaks (or
they were called.) Today,
iber of USC students try I
nselves off as freaks, not
at there have been strugUSC
for their benefit. Long
i, bra-less looks rarely get
.nee anymore. Most of the
people who have arrived
traumatic Spring of 1970.
of 1970, the whole place
tig to pot."
E OF THE ROADERSlese
can be quite convequite
truthfully combined 1
iks. After all, neither group
a damn about anything
on-as long as thev can get
oned, they can be happy,
roaders are the sorriest
irkeys that walk these
lis today. They can t think,
vork. All they want to do
get out with a degree. God
because herein lies the
ity of USC students. (
an readily detect, you will
here who are the most fan?
in the world-or the sor.11
meet clowns and creeps,
d close friends. The Uniouth
Carolina is just belt
into a cosmopolitan state
ere this university can fie
>u want it to be-from an
sterilization process to a
action arena. i
k, Class of 1977. You need
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