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Senitig the Camlin
EDITOR
Jennifer Stanl
Sara Ladehheir
Rob Gioielli,
Kurt Johnson, .455
Kathleen McCori
Penalty?
Davis lu<
Poor Zola Davis.
He was simply giv- HHU
ing thanks to God Zola Dav
after thinking he "excessive
scored his second
touchdown, and it i
cost him and the HKmbI
team big,A 15-yard This ml
penalty for exces- ,
sive celebration was
tacked on to anoth- reco.1
er penalty that
drove the Gamecocks
from the Ole Miss 9-yard
line to their 40th, during South
Carolina's game last Saturday
against the Ole Miss Rebels.
Davis' action was simple: he
scored the touchdown, dropped tc
a knee, pointed to the sky and rose.
It was the same thing he did
earlier in the game without the
penalty, but this time that fiendish
yellow flag flew from the official's
pocket.
Now, receiving a penalty for
a Deion Sanders-ish strut and wiggly
dance could be somewhat
understandable, but a penalty because
of kneeling and pointingexact
time .57 seconds?is asinine,
Davis has been doing this same
touchdown celebration ritual since
he was a freshman, and this is the
first time he's ever been penalized
for it.
However, this week Bobby Gaston,
director of SEC officials, said
Davis would be allowed to kneel,
USC shoul<
with Greel
Within the next rjjSBjBSm
year, USC will fi- HHHJ
nally begin the Oppos
much-lauded Greek Univer,
Housing Project. bousil
And all of a sudden
we are seeing
major opposition to
the project over am
The presidents of
four of USC's soror- start
ities have written
letters to the uni
versity asking that
they stop or delay the project because
they cannot afford to build
houses.
Some sororities have been able
to raise the funds, but the national
chapters of other groups have decided,
for one reason or another,
that their priority is not houses
for these sororities.
The National Pan-Hellenic
Council, the group that overseas
most of the sororities on this campus,
seem to prioritize is equity in
housing between groups on each
campus.
But in contrast to this opposition,
the university is going
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against
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but "there are going
to be parameis'
penaltyfor ters." Well, that's
? celebration." but the damage
has already
been done.
JiUUJH But what is with
e is asinine this mle anyway?
eis asinine First 0f all, there
eedstobe shouldnotbea
tsidered. penalty for "exces
sive celebration."
It shoulcTfall un1
der the "delay of game" category,
i which is a mere 5-yard penalty
r compared to the 15-yarder for "excessive
celebration."
i Still, why have this rule?
i Collegiate football should drop
this rule and institute a restrict1
ed celebration time.
i After someone scores a touchi
down, allot five to ten seconds for
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even take that long.
The NFL has no sort of crazy
rule like this. So why should col;
lege football players, who aren't
getting a dime for playing ball and
who play for the love and the
fun of the game, not be able to exi
press their emotions when they
i do something good for their team,
i Millionaire professional players
I are allowed to strut their stuff all
over the field.
Bag the rule,
i Just let the boys play the game.
i proceed
(housing
ahead with the
project. They say
ition to the South Tower is an
sity's Greek inadequate faciling
project. ty> and new houses
are what the
iijyJiiUMI state an(^ alumni
'for debate is wanti
we need to _
, with them, lhis
building. project has been in
the planning
stages for over
three years and $4
million has been allocated to it.
These groups should have
voiced their concerns when the
i project was proposed. But at that
time, there wasn't much protest
from campus Greek organizations.
They've had plenty of time to re:
search how they are going to finance
this.
Now that the project is finally
going to get under way, they raise
a red flag. Ifs not fair to the groups
who have been organized since
the beginning. Besides, final decisions
do not have to be made
now. There will be plenty of spots
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People are
People say you can't legislate moral- s
ity, but it happens all the time. (
We should not, in my opinion, be i
legislating <
EMILY STREYER hibits rnter- f
columnist racial
^-1 marriage, ?
dictates 1
that its governor must believe in God, j
and outlaws the sale of liquor on Sim- (
day. t
If you're reading this paper in a room \
with eight or more people, see if you (
can get everyone to raise his or her feet
off the floor. You are legally having i
an orgy, and violating state law. <
Most reasonable people believe the s
government should have no say in who ]
may or may not marry whom; that religious
beliefs, or the lack thereof, are \
a personal issue; and that sexual prac- I
tices between two or more consenting j
adults should remain between those \
people. Reasonable people also under- ^
Future's hi
About eight months ago, I reached
the day that every degenerate <
such as myself dreams about for <
their entire i
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f,y. ' " ^ijjjjlj ^ ^ J ^ ^
where the le- i
ROB GIOIELLI gal drinking <
columnist age is 18.1 1
^ had been
there study- :
ing since last September, so the novel- i
ty of not getting carded had worn off. \
When I returned to my native land i
this August, I was looking forward to :
experiencing my final entrance into 1
adult society. For three years, I have 1
been considered an adult in every legal
definition of the term?eligible to i
be drafted and to vote. But now, I could 1
finally sit down at a bar without risk- 1
ing jail time. <
Beasley just doing |
nit pupiuiai uLux^
To the editor: (
I felt compelled to write a letter to
The Gamecock after reading the piece :
by Rob Gioielli, "Confederate flag doesn't
represent everyone."
Governor Beasley was criticized by
Mr. Gioielli because he "simply let the
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n't really s
stand that Sunday isn't a holy day for
everybody, and even if it were, if God
ninds drinking, that's between Him
md the drinker. <
So what are other people's morals
loing in our law books? How does moralty
become law?
Obviously, the lawmakers are moral- 1
y superior to the rest of us.
Looking at the ease with which the "
nost powerful force in politics, gener- <
tl public opinion, can be manipulat- ]
id, we see the species into which we
rave devolved: sheeple. ]
Sheeple need protection from them- I
selves. i
Are people basically stupid? Let's ]
suppose for a moment this is true. It
;he population consists, for the most i
Dart, of people incapable of taking care 1
)f themselves, as the evidence most cer- 1
ainly suggests, then are these laws for
;he protection and good of all of soci- i
ity?
Well, some people are capable of ]
naking decisions for themselves?so
such laws would be unnecessarily re- 1
strictive for that segment of the popu- ]
ation. (
But what about the rest of the popllation,
which really is stupid? The 1
lest remedy would be to let them i
end for themselves for a few generaions.
Humans have evolved to the point ]
vhere the only way to go is down, be- s
icertainty <
For more than two months, Fve been
exercising this new freedom, and I have
inly one word that can describe it: over
. atcu.
Maybe it's that I got my first fake
[D when I was a sophomore, or that
svhen I grow a beard I look like I'm in
my late 40s, but buying beer is like getting
a quart of milk.
Now that I am a full-fledged
adult, the privileges seem to be few and
far between, and the responsibilities
too numerous to mention. Before, I had
two major concerns in my daily life: during
the week it was where to study,
an the weekends it was where to get
aeer.
Simple, easy and definitely low
stress. I still worry about my grades
and my social life, but in addition to
that, there are my finances, my job and
a multitude of other daily chores. Also,
somewhere around number 42 on the
list, falls the problem of what in the hell
[ want to do with my life.
When I moved here three years ago,
it was probably the most exciting
ame in my life. At last I was a free man.
Mo curfew, no nagging from my mothar,
no threats from my father.
The Gamccoc
JIJIIIJ. year and major If i
elude the author's
ssue fade away." Mr. Gioielli felt that <
jov. Beasley did this because of an out:ry
from voters. I agree with that completely.
It has been my understanding that
)ur elected officials are supposed to do
vhat we as citizens wish. We, as citizens,
are the government.
I am no genius, but it doesn't take
ane to figure out that if the majority of
the voters want the flag flying, he should
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tupid, but a
"Well, some people are cz
decisions for themselvesbe
unnecessarily restrict!
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;ause even the stupid people are re- tell
producing. be
But perhaps giving people the opportunity
and incentive to use their jju
brains will move the species forward njQ
again, and those who can't keep up won't ^
bold the rest of us back anymore.
Before this line of logic gets even
more dangerously fascist, I must ask
whether it is true that most people are
basically stupid.
That's what the people in charge ing
seem to think.
Of course, the next question is, who col
put the people in charge in charge? mc
This, perhaps, should answer the
first question, but I still don't think peo- g0
pie are basically stupid, contrary to grg
averwhelming evidence. ^
I think people are basically slack,
which is why technology has advanced in
as far as it has. m
People are intelligent when they
bave to be. People look out for them- Co
selves all the time?the first sign of in- or i
object of co
"If I succeed, I'll have to i
r ti ^1 _ % _ i
lor ail iney ve given me. .
myself to blame...but soo
nothing to fall back on."
I realize now that even though I was
technically away from home, I was still ide
very dependent on my parents. They to
paid all my bills and bailed me out of bei
severe credit card debt. I was always all
asking them for advice, because I want- ro<
ed to know what they thought I should
do. ha
But now, seven months away ac
from complete independence, there is to
a voice of doubt in the back of my mind I a
that grows louder and louder every day. tie
After May 1,1 am completely in control no
of my own destiny. And along with total
freedom comes total responsibility, bil
If I succeed, I'll have to thank my th<
parents for all they've given me. If I fail, gu
I have only myself to blame. Of course ab
it's not that melodramatic, but soon de
there will be nothing to fall back on. sci
k will try to print all letters. Letters should be 250-300 words and must
i student Hand written letters must be personally delivered by the autl
telephone number. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letter f
do all in his power to keep it that
way. toe
If a majority of the voters didn't iss
want it this way, he wouldn't have no
backed off the issue in the first place, oli
rm 1 1 _1 1
mere nas never Deen a law passea
in South Carolina that everyone agreed sit
on. "si
Not everyone will agree if a lot- w?
tery is brought to our state, and not
everybody wants the Confederate [flag]
flying over the State House.
ost is not significant in a
of four-and-a-half billion
dollars."
[ Hodges, gubernatorial
idate, on his student loan
repayment plan
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ict like it
ipable of making
-so such laws would
ve for that segment
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ligence: what do I have to do to still
alive tomorrow?
And, a fact which I find redeems the
man species, we come up with ingeius
ways to get around rules we don't
e.
I believe that people are intelligent,
t over the millennia of civilization,
; incentive to think has been slowly
pped away?possibly due to thinkfs
threat to most organized religions.
Our law books are on the verge of
lapse from the powerful parasite of
irality.
Laws should tell us how far we may
before we begin stepping on othi;
they should not tell us how to act
ien we're not even there yet. People
a democracy get whatever governmt
they deserve. Think about it.
mments welcome at The Gamecock
esstreyer@mindspring. com
ncern
thank my parents
[f I fail, I have only
n there will be
I have to say that as much as the
;a scares me, it excites me, too. I want
get out and see what I can do. I've
en in school for most of life. Can I re[y
learn anything more in a class3m?
Hopefully by the time Dr. Palms
nds me that degree, 111 at least have
lecent job lined up. I have the chance
do whatever I want with my life, and
im thankful for all the opportuniis
and advantages I've had up until
w.
In my hands I hold the responsiity
for my own success, but I also hold
e responsibility for my own failure. I
occ fViaf'o o/Viat mflkps mp nprvmis
out my current transition to full inpendence.
How do I know I won't
rew it up?
Include full name, phone number, professional title or s
hor to the Russell House room 333. E-mail letters must Inor
style, libel or space. Names will never be withheld.
The point is this: When Gov. Beasley
)k an "unpopular stance" on the flag ue,
it was unpopular because that is
t what the majority of South Carnians
wanted.
When Gov. Beasley changed his po;ion
on the flag issue, he was not a
Dineless, vote-mongering coward," he
is doing his job as our elected official. *
Curtis Hutto
Business Freshman
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