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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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