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same as it
Will it ever be r^^erTrTT
possible for everyone
to get along or Race relation
at least for every. Carolina,
one to stand each
other? stagnant wa
According to a last coupk
new survey by The .
State, if there is a
possibility, then it
might take some All it really
time. The Palmet- little respect t
to Project survey is
one on race rela- JJ
tions in South Car- '
olina.
It showed little movement in the
improvement 01 race relations, imrty-seven
percent surveyed thought
relations had improved in the last
decade. That was up six percent
since the last survey in 1995.
But opinions on other issues concerning
jobs and financial opportunities
remained stagnant..Fortyfour
percent of white people agreed
that non-whites had just as good a
chance to get a job as a white person,
while 43 percent of blacks disagreed
with that statement.
The survey also showed that a
majority of black people feel white
children have a better opportunity
Commam
not for sc
A proposal to allow
public schools
to display the Ten A member o
Commandments Boardo/fi;
was presented by J
Dr. Henry Jordan wants to CIU
at the S.C. Board of Ten Comma
Education meeting in <
Wednesday.
The resolution KTtTTTT
would allow stuHonta
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whether they wanted
the school to post
the Ten Command
ments. Schools
would not necessarily be forced to
exhibit the Commandments.
Jordan has already received support
for his proposal from the S.C.
House of Representatives. The
House has passed a resolution that
encourages the state board to endorse
Jordan's suggestion.
Because the board was inundated
with several other items of
business on its agenda, Jordan's proposal
was tabled until May, when
further discussion can be held.
These actions are unbelievable.
Jordan can't be serious. How he or
any other board member could even
consider such a proposal is unfathomable.
Even worse is that the
House voted in favor of Jordan's
idea.
Haven't any of our state representatives
heard of the U.S. Constitution?
Our country was founded
on the separation of church and
state.
The key here is separation. That
means we are forbidden from posting
the Ten Commandments in the
lobby of a public school.
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ever was
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while only 20 percent
<sin South1 of white people agreed
lavehit with that.
lavemi This could be imtevs
in the proved. Augustus
? years. Rodgers, a use social
work professor, said
it best: "If we would
have the same comtakes
is a mitment to resolving
ind a little racial matters as we
,runrt<i do to scientific ad^
vancement, I believe
there is hope for us."
This is so true. All
we need to do as a society is put forth
a little effort. Surely, things are better
than years past, but hopefully,
it will be a lot better in years to come.
it s not liKe we an nave to iiKe
each other, but respect is what is
needed. People need to learn to respect
other people's lives, what they
believe, what they do and how they
do certain things.
When a majority of people start
doing this, race relations will
drastically and quickly start changing.
It just takes a little effort to
make things between the races a little
more cozy.
Iments
hools
And there is a good
LatiHHI reason for not peri
f thp S mitting religious dociucation
u entati?n suc? as
this in the public
Splay the schools: freedom of
indmentS religion, another
-rhnnk founding principle upon
which our great
nation was built.
Every U.S. citizen
roposal is guaranteed the
mm out. right to worship
freely, and this m
eludes students. Displaying
the Ten Commandments
in a public school
infringes upon the rights of students
who do not believe in a Judeo-Christian
religion.
Even if the majority of students
vote in favor of hanging the Commandments
in their school, it still
impedes the rights of those in the
minority who voted against it. If just
one student votes not to exhibit the
Commandments, then that student's
beliefs are being discounted, and his
or her rights are being jeopardized.
If parents want their children to
be in a school where one religion is
specifically recognized and promoted,
then they need to send their children
to a private school. A public
school is not the place for religious
doctrine.
Jordan's proposal is ridiculous,
and the House is not thinking clearly.
The Constitution promises separation
of church and state. Neither
Jordan nor the House has the authority
to deny students their rights
as set forth by the U.S. Constitution.
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Columnist
Hello once again. Pleased to meet
you. My name is Kevin Foster
Langston, and I am a nice guy.
You may not recognize me because
there are apparently a few of us left in
the world. Yes, we are a dying breed.
This is a sad fact. What is even sadder
is the fact that we are being killed
off.
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from a distance. I have seen couples
holding hands and endlessly staring
into each other's eyes.
I have seen the miles of love letters,
and I have heard the love songs.
I know all the signs of love, as well. I
must know because I have such a great
vantage point.
Everything is so clear from the outside.
I can only guess that when it is
being directed at you, you are just stupefied.
I wouldn't really know.
In case you are wondering what a
"nice guy" is so you can look out for us,
I will give you a description.
Have you ever had one of those
friends who you felt safe with? You
could tell him anything.
You knew that when you told
him something, you could get an
honest opinion, and he would be listening
with a caring heart. This person
would tell you jokes to make you
Animals
A friend invited me to go hunting
recently.
I declined, feeling no desire to
kill a harmless animal. I did kill a
harmless animal once, though, and
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creature's
death
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certain
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my inno,
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fred LEACH and I was
Columnist on break
from middle
school. At a yard sale, I had purchased
a BB gun that looked just
like an M-16, complete with a scope,
for only $3.
Anxious to try it out, I made my
way through the dense woods behind
my house to the creek. It wasn't much
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ZBT fraternity strives
to be different
To the editor:
Though Zeta Beta Tau is appreciative
of the coverage in the front page
story of April 3, "New Additions Enhance
USC Greek System," I must
agree with Michelle Burke's letter to
the editor differentiating which new
Greek group was part of Greek Life
and which was not.
Despite the fact that we are not affiliated
with the Office of Greek Life,
the Interff aternity Council or have yet
to receive recognition from the university,
the Beta Tau Colony of ZBT is
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laugh, and he would offer a shoulder
on which to cry.
He would be willing to do anything
for you. He would stand beside your
values. This is a person who would sacrifice
himself to ensure that you were
happy.
He would do this because it made
him happy. This is a person who acted
in pure selflessness, and he never
asked for anything in return. He is truly
a great friend, and you can honest- y0
ly say that you are glad to know him. ra
Now that you know what a "nice ful
guy" is, let me tell you what they
look like. They can look like anyone gu
from the handsome athlete to the dis
shy freshman. They can be tall, short, a 1
fat, thin, burly or feeble. The truth is ou
they can look like anyone.
Now that you know what a nice guy ^
is and what he looks like, here is what ^
you do with this knowledge. You go
and break his heart. You wrap him ei
around your finger. You let him think on
he is loved, and then you slap him with |
reality. C0]
Why do I say these things? Because
this is apparently how all "nice guys" ^
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All the hours of endless honesty m(
and devotion are done with no angles, lo\
and they have no strings attached. We
offer our all to you. We give you our re;
love, and you give us pain. This is just ca
the way it is supposed to be. Right? tic
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of a creek really, no crayfish or turtles in
lived there, but small minnows did. le
I picked the biggest fish, the easi- 11
est target, drew a beat on him and D
fired. The fish rose to the surface, swam co
helplessly for a moment, then float- cr
ed gently to the sandy bottom.
Guilt hit me like a swarm of hun- ex
gry locust when I saw that fish die pe
by my hand. I walked home slowly,
dragging the gun through the dirt like ov
a lost soldier. er
I threw the gun over the fence in- a?
to my back yard where it rusted un- m
til it was unusable, never again to be w>
an agent of death. th
It may sound silly, but that little be
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that I am extremely careful to make as
sure that no animal ever dies a senseless
death while I am around. I take w
it to extremes sometimes. ei
While on the band field for exam- cc
pie, if I ever saw a beetle or a cricket to
hopping across the field, I would care- in
fully pick it up and take it to the safe- ts
ty of the bushes. If a moth ever flies di
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held for any circumsi
a social fraternity that operates under a
authority of the National Office of pi
Zeta Beta Tau Inc., a member of the of
National Interfraternity Council.
As Burke pointed out, as a non-IFC ar
social fraternity, we will not be able to wi
participate in the "formal membership so
recruitment ('rush') process each se- fo
mester." Since ZBT operates with a of
"rolling rush" format, meaning we pf
"rush" all year long, this isn't a prob- T(
lem for us. No, we "are not eligible m
for housing within the Greek residence A
halls," but this was never one'of our th
goals to begin with. While it's true that
Delta Tau Delta is establishing a great p<
foundation of "leadership, scholarship, bi
service to campus and community, and to
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lifestyle because I would
and not have that cei
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u in our caring voices that we would is
ther you break our hearts than to
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y"s heart sounds like? It is easy to h
stinguish because it is the sound of ci
leart that has been broken numers
times. a:
It is a heart that has lost sleep over al
e one it loves. It is a heart that is lift- bi
by doing kind acts for its loved ones. g<
is a heart that has been told it is betr
to "just be friends." cl
It is a heart that hopes for the n
e day someone will discover it. It is c<
heart that is told that its day will c<
me. Eventually.
Eventually is not good enough. I b\
a take for granted the fact that there tv
supposed to be this one out there for cc
}. This one who is going to return my m
re. or
Who is to say that she hasn't al- g(
ady rejected me? It is possible be- gt
use I have had my share of rejec- hi
ins. You may be wondering why I
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my open door, I will catch it and re- ir
ase it, rather than just swatting it. ie
suppose I have watched too many w
isney movies, but every little animal a
uld be a talking, sensible, smiling
eature such as Jiminy Cricket. ct
My cousin recently told me of his p
perience with an animal. His grand- tl
irents live on the side of a mountain. d<
Below their house is a grassy mead- tl
v where they can view deer and oth- b
woodland creatures. Not too long fl
jo, a black bear began visiting the ir
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eauuw. iviy cuusins giaiiupaiGiito
ould put apples and bananas below d
ieir deck in order to lure the young ti
;ar. My eight-year-old cousin said P
tat it was not a cub but described it h
; being a teenager. i^
For a while, whenever my cousin ie
ould visit, the bear would come and ci
it below his grandparent's deck. My o
tusin could throw apple slices down
i it, and the bear would catch them n
l its mouth. He became somewhat at- y
tched to the bear the way young chil- c]
ren can become attached to cute an- o
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lifetime of friendship," these princi- G
es are not limited only to members tl
the IFC. s
ZBT emphasizes scholarship first n
id foremost and to the extent that s
e have no mid-week social functions
i as not to interfere with studies. As 1
r community service, ZBT was one ii
only a handful of fraternities that >
irticipated in the Kappa Delta 'Teeter ii
itter" April 18, and we begin our bi- n
onthly visit to Children's Hospital t
pril 26, an effort we will continue n
trough the summer months. s
We require a minimum of 48 hours li
ir semester of community service per t
other. Compare ZBT's commitment
i service to any fraternity on campus,
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Friday, April 10,1998
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ce guy
le? Yes. I chose this
rather be a nice guy
rtain love we all
omplete moron."
>und bitter. A friend once said, "Love
bitter-sweet....mostly bitter."
This thing called love has burned
hole in my heart. Within this hole
re the countless times I have been
urt and the countless times I have
ied.
Nice guys make great doormats. I
m a doormat. I have been walked
11 over. I offer a welcome, and I am
rushed off as my object of affection
ies to the door of someone else.
Did I choose this lifestyle? Yes. I
lose this lifestyle because I would
ither be a nice guy and not have that
jrtain love we all strive for than be a
jmplete moron.
I am incapable of being anything
it a genuine nice guy. It is my naire.
What I am getting at is that the
(untless acts of selflessness do not ^
ove me any closer to obtaining this
le love we all are searching for. I am
)ing to win love on my own terms. So
) ahead and walk over me. I wouldn't
ave it any other way.
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useless
rials. My cousin named the bear PokPokie
was never a nuisance. He
ould just come and eat some fruit
ad leave.
One Friday evening when my
rnsin arrived at the house, his grandarents
sat him down and told him
lat Pokie had been shot by the nextoor
neighbor. As Pokie came through
le meadow one afternoon, the neighir
fired his high-powered hunting rie
at the young bear who came seeklg
apple slices and bananas. ^
He feared that Pokie might one
ay lose his fear of humans and atick.
A logical concern, I suppose, but
okie had never showed any signs of
ostility. The neighbor could have easr
called animal control to take Pokout
deeper into the mountains. My
lusin failed to understand why anyne
would kill the bear.
The bear was unwanted by the
eighbor, but it brought joy to my
oung cousin who lost a part of his w
hildhood that day in the grassy meadw.
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Life or otherwise, and you'll see
hat ZBT believes community service
hould be more than a once-in-a-selester
event for which you pat yourelf
on the back.
As the chapter advisor of the Beta 9
'au Colony (appointed by, and workig
for, the executive president of ZBT
Jational Fraternity), I also feel it is
mportant for members of the CaroliLa
community to understand the disinction
between Greek-letter orgalizations
that are part of the Greek
ystem and Zeta Beta Tau, a Greekstter
organization that not only claims
o be different, but actually is. ^
R. Martin Streett
Chapter Advisor, Zeta Beta Tau