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Kiki McCormick and Bob Evatt will take their turn at delighting our readers. Page 2 t3ie(5amraick Serving (he Carolina Community since 1908 EDITORIAL BOARD Adam Snyder, Editor in Chief Amy Shannon, Viewpoints Editor Kurt Johnson, Assistant Viewpoints Editor Voters to decide on interracial marriage Well, sometimes mmbbth ?T 1 -11 -J time ago, certa it is better late than HHAAmmUUJHHII good to see th never. South Car- Isine of interracial er actions are olina voters will marriage P'f e;1But is vote this November ^ ,1 1 j it to the peoi onareferendmnto put in the hands ?right? thi?g amend the state of the voters. Why does Le? constitution and no^ s^rike it make interracial selves? marriages legal, j, wouldmore ofa Sure, it is thanks to the . . , , .- , that they are House of Repre- MCt0,y ested in the p sentatives. The did it themselves. view on this is? House voted it really woul Wednesday to give more effect an the people the right to decide on this er if the state governmenl issue. This is just one of six issues all by themselves. If the peo] on which votes will have a chance the government strike down to decide. ridiculous statement from t The referendum will ask voters : solute" parchment of the s if tViPv wnnlrl HItp in crpf rirl nf fvip wnnlH rpallv rpvivp a spdsp following line that currently cor- gooding" by the government rupts our constitution: "The mar- But, they gave it to the riage of a white person with a Ne- which should ensure the 1< gro or Mulatto, or person who shall of interracial marriages, have one-eighth or more of Negro If for some horrendous blood, shall be unlawful and void." voters decide to keep such However, even though this is def- race relations in this state w inite, there still was objection to al- back to the sanitation d low this to occur. Some congressmen ment, just when it was on i objected on the fact that courts al- out. lowing such marriages to occur made Still, the vote is not un this issue arguable. But, when the vember, which should give issue came up to a vote, no argu- enough time to think thinj ments were made. and make the right choice (j It's about time. Though such a rid of it). "law" should have been struck a long Peace pact alreac causing arguiiicu You talk about M I II I' agreement'dem fightin' Irish! HHHBiLiiUdUJHHi seems to be Days after the Ian Paisley ready to ing." The renowned Irish say <no> f0 j^/j Lodge of the Catholic-Protestant ^Order, a doi peace agreement, Catholic-Protestant Protestantfr Democratic Union- peace accord. organization, ist Part leader Ian sbort ^ reJec Paisley is ready to historic Good break ofiF the whole He needs to calm doivn accord. Also, il thing. However, and ?{ve theurge its 50,00 this is not a new a lance bers to imm thing to him. agreement a cnance. yQte against t A devout which enrage Protestant,Paisley of the har has stirred up enough trouble dur- Protestant activists, ing his 72 years. He has a history So, to Paisley, why not gr of breaking up "pro-Protestant and a chance? It seems to be una Catholic" accords. Even though his that this is a good thing. I latest campaign is not showing an know how many years, th overwhelming amount ot support, heen bitter ana unbridled a it does threaten the large approval between the Catholics a ratings of his peace pact. Protestants. His big disagreement is with a Now, an agreement hi referendum that requires 1.6 mil- stuck that will stop the flow < lion people to vote "yes" to allow Just go with it man. Catholic and Protestant represen- It may be for the simple i tatives to form a new 108-seat North- he likes to see cars explc ern Ireland Assembly. But Paisley listen to the horrid scream says he is merely looking out for the ing Catholics, but he should concerns and rights of the Protes- ing past his own personal pi tant voters. and towards peace...surely In a poll released Wednesday, that has been desired for sor Northern Ireland, Britain and the now. Irish Republic have shown a tremen- Well, the people finally ha dous amount of support for this peace. So let's leave it at th H/jfe die Gamecock B ~ "**9 Sen ing the Carolina Community since I'XJfl The Gamecock is the student newspaper of The University of South Carolina and is published Monday. Wedi Friday during the fall and spring semesters and five times during the summer with the exception of university holiday periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the editors or author and not those of The University of Sot The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Sft is the newspaper's parent organization. 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Student Media Mlchele Dames Creative Services _ firarlnatf* Lee Phlppa Advertising Manager Efik CoWn, Faculty Advisor office r* ' 1 VIEWPOII The Gamecock w / / f *(. inly ifs Oil e ProP" r&t 11 taking -1 giving 1 11 1 3le the I H t? do? Ifl [islator 1 | ruwiT f"" I II t did it Die saw such a he "ab- . tate, it A 1 " Awards Da voters, ' egality T^esterday marked the passing of the moment, thei Y of the university's annual Awards lenges: namely, the reason J- Day, The ceremony is designed ing recognition wi crude, to honor the accomplishments of recognizing rewar.( ould go outstanding students and leaders who vious" moments, epart- have made the proverbial "difference" My focus is on t its way throughout munity of leadersh =zn the year vides friendship, lej til No- v and/or their throughout college, people i' ^ college ca- my friends through rS over f \ reers. Stu- sation at an organ! getting | f dents are a mutual friend ir recognized group. I would not t for their the committee ani L c academic for any other collej / |||||i p e r f o r - engage in a sometii 1_ _ jfl* m a n c e , times unspoken frie 1 |f, leadership For the most part, J erin SHAW roles and ing of the commun ?? diverse ac- to in our soon-to-b ^ Columnist complish- reers. ment or The challenge 1: their individual talents. linp between engagii By the time this column is pub- petition" and creat And it lished, the certificates will have all of contest" that ere "work- been handed out, congratulations of- ners" and a set of" Grand fered and parents gone home with the approach of th Orange proud images of their son or daughter ed Awards Day off minant walking across the stage. The chosen chotomy?not due t aternal names will be etched on plaques and ceremony, method stopped will echo in conversations through the ture of the awards. I ting the halls of the Russell House. People will dents who have dis Friday feel rewarded?it feels good to be com- bilities for "winner t did not mended in front of your peers, faculty sit in those chairs, mem- mentors. last time, display t idiately There will also be disappointments, official awards cann he pact Inevitably, there are only so many it is up to us to me >d some awards that can be given out. Several the recognition of ot d - c o r e seniors, like myself, have awaited anx- no matter how ma iously to hear the list of names, to home with, see four years of hard work recognized. We make, and ] The excitement is natural, particularly 0f our own "Awards ^mm0^S in an environment, like college, where 0f volunteer events people work and live closely together and student publ ere has for a p^od of years. However, in the the wake of any org violence midst of the contextual glory and nerves that betters stude nd the :;a A list of bett 'act that ide and X was perusing the master Sched- 1) Sportsmansl is of dy- I uie ?f Classes for next fall, when class that I feel is t be look- I noticed that there are a lot of re- ingly necessary for i ensures &Hy silly classes being offered. "Eth- It is disturbing to s< a word nobotany: Plants and People," for in- pie leave games be! ne time stance. This if we are losing, all fi ?i"l das8* I sup- in their seats until 1 ., . a" ,s pose, stud- class would teach f lV? 11 ies how butts in their seats a a " < 1 people and letes the support thj I4 plants in- would also teach pe ^ ill teract. "The erly do the Seminol ^ $ Psychology fans after they beat 5s ^ of Women," 2) First Aid 333 f is another aid merit badge in ^arSeum J one. I can't say that I reme /tfi camiina. \ "* , j/ w o u 1 d a snake bite, fix a sp <dentMedia *7?"m'mmfku think that one with alcohol pois Jre the class on that I feel should be Columnist algorithms all, you never know sock would be be walking along tl 777-3914 easier than that, but perhaps it would pen upon a Tri-Delt 777 7726 help us understand why women al- to mouth. Rememb ways go to the bathroom in pairs, or to; Be Prepared. 777-7726 why flabby, middle aged women feel a 3) Relationships 777-3913 need to wear bikinis. love and we all knov Anyway, I feel that the Universi- This class puts all 777 7ia2 ty jg remiss ^ not offering some class- aside. It will also a 777 2833 es. Therefore, I have come up with a cases of women wfo list of classes that should be offered to many men they can: adia students in order to provide us with time, not to name 777-H84 a wefl rounded education. the pipes the pipes r77-ii84 I'll leave that one al 777-6482 7773888 TT | JH1 ( f | ' I 4 H |]|||jTJ "I figuri . _ posed t SfTS ^ 556 c y not true i e lies a set ot chal- mumties. It has been up to us and will challenge of meet- be up to our successors to acknowledge th dignity, and of the peers, leaders and faculty who have 1 in its "not-so-ob- contributed to an individual, group and the Carolina community. I would he close-knit com- like to think that part of all of the long ip, one which pro- talks my fellow students and leaders irning and growth and I have had on the Horseshoe and I have met most of evenings outside meeting rooms, there t an initial conver- were words of praise for the "visible" zation, or through and those who worked "behind the lvolved in such a scenes." I believe this, and I believe in rade the meetings, the positive power of student leaderd the obligations ship and support, because I have seen *e experience. We it. nes spoken, some- I would like to say that "award" exndly "competition." ists in the "reward" we receive in it's a foreshadow- witnessing the appreciation in the eyes ities we will move of those we have helped. I would like e professional ca- to think that we dedicated a large portion of our college careers to learning ies in drawing the outside of the classroom, and educatig in "friendly com- ing others in the progress. But I know ing an all-out "air that despite the truth in these beliefs ates a set of "win- and validations, it is a challenge to atlosers." For some, tend an event where you may or may e much anticipat- not be recognized for your work, en creates this di- Why? Because the want of recogo the format of the nition, the "head-nod" and "pat on the of selection or na- back" is a human desire. But with a lather, we, the stu- chance of being recognized does come scussed the possi- the chance of going unnoticed. My hope s," those who will that when this paper hits the racks some of us for the Friday morning, leaders who have been he true character called to the ceremony, and those who ot precisely gauge, were not honored, those who were et recognition and awarded top awards and those awarders with dignity, ed less-known rewards, will take pride ny awards we go in themselves and others. It is inevitable that in a universihave made, many ty so large, with so many organizaDays" in the wake tions, and diverse individuals, achiev, student elections ers can be "left out." We often recognize ications?and in the accomplishments of people in lessanization or event er-known or "non-traditional" groups, nts or their com- By no means does this indicate that ;er classes pr lip 101: This is a ZSK "Anyway, I feel that tl SeT'SCn 1* t oaring som ins should remain _ time expires. This have come up with ans to keep their * . . , ?r jid to give our ath- shoultl be offer at they deserve. It :ople how to prople chop to Florida 4) Common sense 777: Common us sense is a commodity of which we are : I earned the first sorely lacking in today's society. This Rnv nfa h,if T class, which should be a requirement smber how to treat ^or ^ USC students (and faculty,) covlint or help some- ers ^ings you need to know in order ;ing This is a class to effectively in the real world mandatory After outside of the stuffy classrooms, like r when you might bow to secure furniture in the back le river and hap- a P^k-up truck, or how to program , in need of mouth a VCR You'd b,e amazed how many er the Scout Mot- professors aren't able to watch Jerry Springer because they can't program 269: Women want tbeir VCRs. v what men want Aut?motives 450:1 couldn't tell other prenotions a from an alternator to save ddress those rare myllfe* However, with this course, I o need to see how Wl11 be able ta lt wlU also cover dn" string along at one vinS as welli stressing signaling, slowany names, but dawn before making the turns, and are calling- and not readin&the Wal1 Street Journal lone on the way to work. The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be 250-300 woi a student. Hand wntten letters must be personally delivered by the author to The Garr, elude the author's telephone number The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all lette held for any circumstance. -4 2 any coffee shop that's supo have a ghost that likes the ast be worth hanging out at." Glas"Durboraw, patron Friday, April 17,1998 t* iK ' r V* ollege press EXCHANGE ? reward those who serve in such organizations, are "worth" any less. On the contrary, students who lead the way in promoting new, diverse or smaller organizations, serve necessary A leadership roles at USC. They chal- ^ lenge the notion that leadership at IJSf! is a Vlnsad rlnh " a nrivilacrp ac cessible only to a few. They stretch the university's boundaries, extending leadership from a few key groups to a diverse array of opportunities. They reflect community?a force that, united with education, creates our school's identity. I remember my first days at USC ^ as a freshman. I knew almost no one, was timid and in awe of so many "older" faces. In the inevitable conversations of "what high school did you go to," I was often left out as a novelty from out-of-state. By chance, I walked by the Student Government office and saw an announcement inviting students to join Freshman Council. The faces I met that year in meetings such as Freshman Council 4 are the same ones I have privileged enough to call fellow leaders, and of equal importance, trustworthy and close. Regardless if my name will be called Thursday, I will sit tall with pride in them, and for what I have done in my time at USC. I will remember those who weren't called for official rewards. As far as I'm concerned, I have won the biggest award already-a home in the USC community. I've experienced ( the personal satisfaction of helping and learning. I would like for my last words as a Gamecock columnist to be thank you. Thank you to all of those who have given me the best reward of college?that of education, that of friendship, that of community. esented , le university is remiss e classes. Therefore, i a list of classes that ed to students." 6) Psychology of Music 220: This I class would discuss why people's tastes in music differ so drastically. Here at USC, we have a wide variety of musical tastes. From Clay Walker to Pantera, or from Dave Matthews to Jimmy Buffett, what factors influence our choice in music? What possesses someone to actually purchase a Yanni album, for instance? This class would attempt to answer such baffling Questions. 7) Economics of USC: Finally this class would attempt to explain where all our tuition money goes. It would also cover question like why in the heck you have to pay $160 a semester to park in a garage. You'd think with all that money, they'd be able to give us a break on a parking ticket every now and then. as and must include full name, professional title or year and major d iecock newsroom In Russell House room 333. E-mail letters must inr for style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not be with 1