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Fred Leach and Kevin Langston will write their last words for this semester. Wednesday, April 22,1998 1 VUlCViJdl Serving the Carolina Con EDITORIAJ Adam Snyder, Amy Shannon, V Kurt Johnson, Assistc * Library a demand a Once again, students are finding themselves in the Trying to g< throes of course university's \ registration. Ad- - J, , visement has come Jrom tbe ll and gone. Now the compute1 fun part begins as impOSS students battle one VTTTTT anomer ior an open "H^UsuaUy the del- ^n* uge of TIPS callers, reliable and who always seem to phone in at the A same time, causes the system to be filled to capacity. Any additional callers are given a busy signal. But wait. Now there's another way to register. Students can use the VIP website and sign up for courses through the internet. It's a great idea, but in order for it to work, the student must have access to a computer that's hooked up to the Net. No problem there, right? All the W computers in the library have a web browser, so theoretically students could go to the lab on level five of Thomas Cooper, hop on the internet and register for classes. In theory, yes. But in reality, no. Recent visits to the library's comnntnr 1 ok nnnfirm fV?of infnmnf pUb^l 1UU W1UUU1 uiUb UibV/111W wn nection problems are quite frequent. Trying to get to VIP is even ? worse. Error windows pop up on the screen with cryptic messages such as "illegal operation performed" or All studer # treated th Well, here's some information that some students A new SUW may be able to relate to. A new study . , ,. , has been released including I that states that un- Students Ut dergrads around the country are being treated and Undergrc handled as "second- deserve the class citizens. This . ,, if r\* i i/iW ^ "status" includes in- " w sufficient teaching and teachers, as well as poor academic guidance and support. This study, which was presented at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, has put 125 universities in this country in their place for such "behavior." 4) And low and behold, Clemson and the University of South Carolina are two of the names staining that list. The universities involved in the study were accused with worrying more over faculty research and graduate programs than with their undergraduate program. And of all the undergrads, the freshman have it the worst. The report says, "Too ^ often the freshman curriculum is Be 0a Seniri)( the Carolina Cot The Gamecock is the student newspaper of The Universit Friday during the fall and sphng semesters and five times during periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the ed The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the | is the newspaper's parent organization. The Gamecock Adam Snyder Editor in Chief Rosalind Han Amy Shannon Viewpoints Editor Sara Ladenhelm Kurt Johnson Can Pellatt News Editors Carrie McCul. Jennifer Stanley Features Editor Kristin Freest Achlm Hunt Nathan Browi Bryan Johnston Sports Editors Sggn Rgyfonj Susan Meyers Photo Editor jQli Q,Harg Brian Rlsh Online Editor ?rin Re0d Chris Dixon Copy Desk Chief Connie Karlcl Student Media Julie Baker Sherry F. Hoi Susan Barrett Alicia Dickson Carolyn GrltH Judson Drennan Creative Services Jim Green Ellen Parsons Director of Student Media Mlchele Dam Lee Phlpps Advertising Manager Coff/f|# I a _\ rack imunity since 1908 LBOARD Editor in Chief ri(>lirhnintc F/iitnr mt Viewpoints Editor >mputers ittention rrr^^m} "not enough source memory." Then the ?t on the browser shuts itself IP website down, ^d the user is , left to stare with frus\orary S tration at the screen. * "20 & This entire situaible. tion is abominable. A ______ student cannot hook HI i. i.i 'i >_ up 10 me university s ?dsto be ^ page 6x5111 ^ on" campus computers in consistent, the library. Yet, the office of the registrar wants everybody to use VIP and emphasizes how much easier it is to register through VIP. There's no doubt that it is easier, provided that the computer can get to the VIP site. And VIP is definitely the preferred choice over TIPS, if for nothing else, to avoid the droning man's voice on TIPS. The computers in the library are only reliable for word processing and e-mail (when CMS is up and running). Even the printers have a spotty record. For any other programs or applications, who can tell? They'll work one day but not the next. The library's lab is a disgrace. It needs to be attended to by the university. Reliability and consistency must be restored to the lab. Our advice for now is just don't try to register from the fifth floor of Thomas Cooper. its not ie same a bore and freshman instruction inadeeyshows quate." To make ersities things a bit more ISC. treat sticky undergradu ate tuition supplies Iequally. the corresponding universities with a majority of their iniduates come. It Which The report went , on, calling for more D ft em. senior faculty teaching undergrad courses. It also stated that overall, universities need to enliven intellectual stimulation for the varying campuses. This is definitely interesting information. Many freshman and undergrads would probably back up some of these allegations. So, USC, what are you going to do about it? The report seems to be giving some good advice ? advice that needs to be adhered to. "This report is a call to arms," Shirley Strum Kenny, president of the State University of New York and chairman of the commission who produced the report, was quoted as saying in The State. "We have n lrt?rr MTftfT rrrv n/Mum nil a lung way tugu iu sci vc ail sluuciiio as well as they deserve." mccort BBR nmunity since 190H laaUMMIMHiliiliBBI y of South Carolina and is published Monday, Wednesday and the summer with the exception of university holidays and exam dors or author and not those of The University of South Carolina, wblisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Student Media All numbers area code 803 The Gamecock my Public Relations Coordinator Editor 777-3914 Asst.Viewpoints Editor _ , . . . ^ rViewpoints 777-7726 lough Asst. News Editor late Asst. Features Editor News 777-7726 ii dsst. Sports Editor 1 Asst. Photo Editor Etc. 777-3913 Asst. Online Editor Sports 777-7182 W?off Copy Editors Online 777-2833 ""SK# n Business Manager Advertising / 7/-1184 Creative Director Classifieds 777-1184 ?i Creative Services _ c..0^ Graduate Asst. Fax 777-6482 Faculty Advisor office 777-3888 /iewpo: The Gamecock AS VJOti AN V AfiftEEME) f New Enlij People, hold on to your butts, the past cou because we're about to have an- sell House p -1- other Enlightenment. Yes, an- tentive crowc other one. Just what is an Enlighten- you, I feel life ment? Well, it's the rebellion of the You may norm, the questioning of authority, the this man sti establish- ment?" Well ?~i ment of a new argum< . new think- against all di ing. You days, one th might re- the concept -rr ? member and fact-bas I?:the first bull-crap, vl ^ |i ' Enlighten- This new j ment that is a shrewd c rtk occurred in are needed. \ Mongolia something 01 | just 50 no matter w hurt JOHNSON years ago, And Brother ?__? when they has got it do Asst. Viewpoints ed. finally real- Basically ized what he vocalizes 1 the little knob on the toilet meant ("I one tries to r press knob, smell go away!"). and hums "I But we are on our way to a new ally loud, s wave of non-intellectual agreement, hear. just in time for the millennium, thanks I conside to your friend and mine, Brother Jim. agreed with Now. Brother Jim has been kind except that ? enough to share his non-intellectual, t0 heH; au j( brilliant "religious" beliefs with us for Hindus are Old clunkei tanvi dheRE I it-1 think su Guest Columnist I 1 than 60 mp There it sat. In the Wal-Mart ^to ftCl parking lot. I had not seen it tioner for lc since that first day I moved on- did not care to the USC campus. It was still run- And aft( ning, to my surprise. never gave My first car. A mocha, tannish sta- plained. B tion wagon, with splotches of dark rust seemed like dots here and there. transportati It was ironic that I happened to see ager. But I: it there. I had been searching for a new During i car to replace the one my parents had terrified to sold three years ago. the habit ol It was a unique piece of art. Lit- ^se from erally, it was art on wheels. My broth- 0^.en j ^a(j | er had decided to display his talents rQacj ^ je(. at the age of two by streaking the front , , bumper with white paint, which nev- , T , j ?. knew I was er washed oft. ,, ., , Then, there were the hints of dark 311 brown where we had coated the paint ' with a darker color than we should ^ have. And of course, I will never for- moving da, get that wonderful crack that mysti- freshman y cally appeared on the center of my marked my windshield. It added a whole new di- world. That mension to my field of view. memoraoie i I don't like to admit it now, but out memon back then I hated that car. No, I loathed pected. Cut in debate funds, no more walk-ons not allow u part of the] Editor's note: This memo was also sent As such to the Student Finance Committee. SG wp will fprrr President Jamel Franklin and Student Students w Affairs VP Dennis Pruitt. ing experiei in Carolina To the editor: Finally I received unofficial notification that spondence r the walk-on part of the debate program allocated m was cut by 50 percent. On appeal, I in- legiate br formed you that we could not support must be rel that part of the program without the ment. [NTS ktT IP utPkiM* ^ fV?+or?n iple of days on the Rus latio, drawing large, atIs. And people, I must tell :e a new man. ask yourself, "how has arted a new Enlighten- . , he has come up with a rnt style, one that goes scussion methods now-aat totally revolutionizes of having an intelligent ied argument. It's called USC ai whore-i method, so Fve observed, shorts >ne in that no actual facts ways)" rou can go on and on about togetri i mere emotion alone and listen fa hat you say, you're right! all "pui Jim, your friend and mine, people wn to an art form. all pen r, it breaks down like this: with w lis beliefs, and when some- going t ebuttle, he covers his ears going t Slow ride" by Foghat re- are goi ;o as to pretend not to whoini uals w: ir this man a genius. I've becom everything he has said, We ill homosexuals are going said. I ews are going to hell, all someth going to hell, all girls at a man s - still rn bconsciously I wanted that fhe car could not take more h, so I used to accelerate ould not run its air condi>ng periods of time, but I !# J ir all I made it endure, it up. Occasionally it comut for the most part, it a pretty reliable mode of ion for an adolescent teen- Th still did not like it. stalled ny last days with it, I was that n drive it. The car started took n f steaming. Vapor would day at le front hood, so every so At jo stop it on the side of the ther cb it cool down. Maybe it was I was ty of retaliating. Maybe it But fc going to get rid of it soon was a that it was payback time, when ] did it get me back. The sifting we it was during my first no on< y onto USC campus my ear, that special day that couy^ transition into the college ^ ; day was one of the most days of my life. It did turn ^wag ible but not the way I ex- ^ The Gamecock try ' a student. Hand written elude the author s telephone J held fa any circumstance iual budget from Student 11 t. The budget of $2,530 will bluffi s to continue the walk-on gram program. ing ti , I am informing you that resou linate the walk-on program. gj ithout any previous debat- ^ ^ ice who come to participate jenj.? Debate will be turned away. ' , I will need some corre- Tuazi 1:?...1?*1? 4-u^ a,?ed by egaiUiiig wiicuici uic luiiua iay be used by the intercol- curanch of the program or ;urned to Student Govern "A cig; stick u I^KSUTIOM btPP } s-i-r-E. COi J leni si 'I can't see how a man al-informed and ignor; hing that's, I'm not kid take off in the next -e whores, all guys at USC are ; mongrels, girls who wear short- i want to be (and I quote as al- | eye-raped," AIDS is a God-send , id of homosexuals, all those who o rock-and-roll are going to hell, lk-rockers" are going to hell, all could resort to homosexuality, 1 rerts are going to hell, all those 1 ebbed-toes and uni-brows are 1 o heaven, but then that's just i o be a cruel joke and then they j ng to be sent to hell, and those ( iulge in midnight-snacking ritith cheese and bread will first i e a newt and then go to hell. 11, that's about everything he 1 tell *ya, this man's stupidity is i ing to look up to. I can't see how < so narrow-minded, mal-informed i inning t "The car started the Vapor would rise fr< so every so often I had of the road and 1< e car steamed, sputtered and I all the way to campus. A ride ormally takes me 25 minutes le an hour. It was not a pretty all. the end of the afternoon, my fa rove the car back home. I knew not going to drive it anymore. >r some reason, I felt that it lways going to be there, that [ went home, it would always be there in the driveway. Of course, i would be driving it. No one d to drive it. But the car had rith me since the third grade. I 1't picture it not being there, en, one day I went home and it me. My parents had sold the car. stunned. I couldn't believe _ J 1 J ! 1.1 i. - -1 au soia h wiLiioui even astung to print ail letters received. Letters should be 250-300 word! irs must be personally delivered by the author to The Gamec number. The Gamecock reserves the hght to edit all letter ft regret this decision, but I was not ng. The walk-on part of the proconsumes at least half the coachme and more than the $5,000 in irces. ince Student Government decidbate was less important to our stu5 than the plethora of social and i-political organizations supportundergraduate monies, I will conDr. David Berube Associate professor Speech and Dir. man who will stick a arette in his mouth will -Li u:? " put a back seat to many of the contemporary religious beliefs many people hold. I wasn't the only one moved by this great man. Many wanted to move him to a pit full of alligators and man-eating squirrels, but they just didn't see the genius in this man's work. Well, excuse me, I have a lot of stuff to do before I go to hell. I mistakenly put my Metallica CD in. Oh well, I'll probably see most of you guys there ^according to Bother Jim, your friend and mine). IH bring the Doritos. ifter all habit of steaming. >m the front hood, to stop it on the side it it cool down." me. But of course I was the one who didn't want to drive the car. But still, I realized then that a close bond had been severed. I never even got to say goodbye. And during those next few days, I thought about all the good times I had shared with the car, pumping up "Cotton Eye Joe" as my friends and T saner alnntr drivincr late af- nicrht nn the quiet roads. So when I saw that station wagon sitting in the Wal-Mart parking lot, I was relieved. I was glad to see it was still running. My family thought that by now, it must be in some junkyard. Well, I wish it all the best, and I hope it knows that a piece of it will always remain in my heart and in my garage. > and must include full name, professional title or year and major if ock newsroom in Russell House room 333. E-mail letters must iny style, possible libel or space limitations. Names will not be witn aiiyiuiiig in ui;> iiiuuiii. Brother" Jim Gilles Page 3 iCuctie& gpLJBfc?** liege press EXCHANGE tarted so narrow-minded, ant could start someIding folks, going to couple of years." ind ignorant could start something ;hat's, I'm not kidding folks, going to :ake off in the next couple of years or 30. This man's "religious" beliefs have