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Rob Gioielli, Viewpoints Editor
Kurt Johnson, Assistant Viewpoints Editor
Kathleen McCormick, Editorial Writer
Visitation should
be up to students
Yes, Residence pie may just be
Hall Governments hanging out and
really can do some- Restrictive visitation enjoyingthemthing.
For those of regulations in selves, which they
you living in fresh- freshmen dorms should be free to do
man quarters with J whenever and
restrictions as far with whomever
as 24-hour visita- they want, but
tioii, your govern- freshmen should have they have to bow
ments are working 24-hour visitation down to authority
on domg something , for no considerable
about it. hkeupperclassmreas0n at all.
Senators from 1 1 Other uppervarious
Residence Hall Govern- class dorms do not have a policy
ments are turning in proposals to restricting stay-overs. So, why
the student government that should freshmen dorms?
would allow 24-hour opposite sex A contributor to this problem
visitation in freshman dorms. Cui'- has been the single-sex dorms,
rently, the latest a member of the Signs are posted all around these
opposite sex can stay in a fresh- and around all freshmen dorms,
man dorm room is 2 a.m. making the times when members
Many of the residents that sen- of the opposite sex are suppose to
ators having been speaking with leave well known. Desk assistants
are in favor of the resolution. How- call rooms if the visitor has not
ever, there will be certain stipu- left after the designated time, and
lations, such as quiet hours, bath- the host may even be susceptiroom
passes and roommate ble to some sort of reprimand,
consent. Also, a new, more in-depth Though there are only two allroommate
contract dealing with male dorms, there are five all-feopposite
sex stay-overs will be is- male dorms. This is where a lot of
sued, if the resolution passes. the stay-over problems are hapA
lot of the uproar has come pening. A possible solution would
from siblings coming to visit and be to lower the amount of singlebeing
unable to stay with their sex dorms available and provide
brother or sister. more coed dormitories.
This rpsnlntinn is nnp that. This a Inner with t.hp pstah
many students have been ask- lishment of 24-hour visitation in
ing for. The current restrictions freshmen dorms, would help freshon
visitation are rather repres- men students feel more liberated,
sive. Allowing family members to instead of imprisoned,
stay until only 2 a.m. is crazy. PeoHigh
school students
deserve more respect
At the beginning ^le whole affair
of the current school is reflective of efyear,
Spring Valley Spring Valley 's ban on forts across the
High School banned students wearing country by highstudents
from wear- hemp necklaces. school adminis
ing hemp necklaces. trators to put too
Students, with much control over
the help of the local High Schools are only their students.
American Civil Lib- asking for trouble We recognize the
sfbEr^TS: stzssi
Richland 2 School restrictive. learning erivironBoard
overturn the ment, but it is posdecision.
sible to go to far.
Hemp products, which include When something is forbidden, a
clothes, jewelry and shoes, have stigma is attached to it. To curibecome
increasingly popular in ous, rebellion-minded teenagers,
recent years. Hemp is made from it becomes even more appealing,
the same plant as marijuana, Teenagers aren't as innocent
cannabis, but is a different strain as they used to be. Schools should
of the plant, and doesn't contain have more respect for their stuTHC,
the intoxicant present in its dents who are rational, free thinkmore
lethal cousin. ing human beings.
Administrators at the school People tend to act according to
said they had been told that is a the expectations we set for
drug-related product, which led them. If we want teenagers to act
to the ban on hemp necklaces, in a responsible manner, then we
This is just plain ignorance by the should begin treating them like
people in charge at Spring Valley, adults instead of children.
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T'ma quarter-hoarder. I don't give [
A out quarters. For any reason--for I
know that Laundry Day is coming, I
and I want
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EMILY STREYER !^ke ends i
columnist meet when 1
there's i
nothing left in the top drawers of our <
dressers, meaning that there is absolutely,
undeniably no postponing of 1
the laundry-two bits short of a load or <
not. c
So, for both the coinage-responsi- i
ble and the coinage-negligent, tech- c
nology has produced change machines, c
The first stop for most on-campus c
residents used to be the Thomas Coop- t
er Library. However, their microfilm c
machines take dimes only, and their
copying machines, while they still ac- 1
TIia tf^Kolk
111V UlMUUiJ
In this civilized and proper society
we now live in (which means we no {
longer wear leopard skin clothing '
? that barely
rituals
'4T1^ what hea- 1
^^thenish cerKURT
JOHNSON emomesare 1
columnist "out of style." i
This, and <
many other conclusions, have come i
straight from my learnings in the anthropology
class I am enrolled in. I must j
confess that it is a rather fascinating ,
class, and I am quaintly enjoying it. '
It's interesting to learn about the
different societies and social standards
in forgotten parts of the world. So many j
different cultures and societies have ,
different takes on religion, marriage,
language and Barry Manilow (Good
Lord, he is the main deity in South Eastern
Singapore, while South Central
Cyprus represents him as-literally 1
Cheerleader speaks i
for his sport <
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To the editor: p
The Gamecock's Oct. 7, article entitled
"Cheerleaders not Considered j
Athletes" is riddled with misinforma- ?
tion. ?
"If you don't think cheerleading is ]
a sport, Think Again!" is one of the most ,
popular shirts that two of the largest j
cheerleading companies in America pro- (
duce and sell. Although Universal (
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provide stu
:ept quarters, accept dollar bills as well,
^ow, T.C. Library's change machines
irovide only dimes.
The B.A. Library is still an option,
rnd a convenient one for those who live
n the Capstone area, but for most of
;he dorms near the center of campus,
he game room at the Russell House is
piite tempting.
I was incensed at first when I redized
that the game room was serious
ibout barring non-gamers from using
he change machine. After all, don't stulent
activities fees support the operadon
of the game room, and thus the
naintenance of the change machine?
f I pay student activities fees, hadn't
[ damn well better be able to use all
>r part of the game room as I please?
But this is not the case. The game
oom at the Russell House gets no mon;y
from USC. It is entirely self-suffr:ient.
American Amusement Compaly
owns the change machine and many
>fthe video games, and every so often
:omes to the Russell House to put the
piarters from the video games back in- .
;o the change machine, and receives a
:ommission for doing so.
une dollar removed irom tne game
"oom quarter-cycle may not be so sigtic
rituals c
translated from their language- "The
Old, Emu-Looking Guy," which is more
i>r less equal to a devil-like creature).
Since I've been studying the art of
anthropology, thus making me an expert
in Judo-style underwater basket
iveaving, I've used mine own anthropological
eye to study the rituals of college
student, which are wondrous and
perplexing, with intricate and complex
connotations.
Before I give the results of some of
my findings, I would like to disclaim .
that these rituals are not performed by
all college student-like apparatuses,
but through my studies, I've found a
majority of those labeled as the college
student species (Homo drunkus) participate
in these activities.
One of the more enticing rituals I've
noticed has been the infamous, yet wellendowed
walking rite, known as the
'Walk of Shame."
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ouuii a ritual is represemeu uy a
young lady walking away from a dormitory
early in the morning, usually
wearing boys clothing, such as a t-shirt
and shorts, while wearing pumps or a
nice pair of dress shoes.
This walk indicates to the viewing
public that this young lady has spent
the night with a young man, and it's
The Gamecc
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chide the
Cheerleading Association (UCA), and
National Cheerleading Association
NCA) are rival companies, they both
icknowledge cheerleading as a comjetitive
sport.
The article implies that competition
s the determining factor of being "a
sport." USC cheerleaders do compete
it the championship level. During the
L996-97 school year, USC sent their
/arsity cheerleaders to UCA Nationals
n Orlando, Fl., and we placed 8th in
>ur division for a bid to compete.
This is competing against schools like
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dents with <
"If I pay student activity 1
well be able to use all or
room if I please?"
nificant, but a dollar removed by each chs
of one hundred students is quite no- I ii
ticeable. Even if the game room did re- Ho
ceive funds from USC, while as stu- Re
dents we would have the right to use dei
the game room, we would not have the ch;
right to divert, in mass quantities, funds ^
from the game room, unless the game ^
room had been appropriated extra mon- |
ey specifically so that it could offer this at
service to gamers and non-gamers alike.
The fact that the game room is not
responsible for, and cannot take care .
of, students' need for change does not or
diminish this need. Either Housing or
Student Government should be pro- Pu:
viding this service for us. m (
Change machines are generally pro- we
vided by the owner of the machines that th*
require the coins. In this case, since stu- all;
dents' most dire need for quarters is pui
usually for laundry, the owner of the
washers and dryers should provide hoi
>f modern o
his clothes she is wearing (in other
words, the man got some play). bn
Another quite stimulating clothing se<
ceremony, rather prevalent on campus, tir
first begins with a long night of party- tin
ing and continues into the morning us
when they must go to class. ^
These rituees are easy to spot, because
they are five minutes late for class ^li
and can be recognized as wearing the fu
same clothes as the day before, since ^
he or she probably slept (passed out) in
them. Wanting to look somewhat pre- gg
sentable, a hat will be added to the wrin- ^
kled ensemble to draw attention away
from the bed hair.
A stale, beerish smell emanates from
QQ]
their being, because hygiene products
such as deodorant, cologne or toothpaste
will be by-passed due to tardiness.
A stick of gum will suffice to hide
the subject's awful breath. A shower ac
never even crosses the mind. tlc
And a final mind-boggling cere- es
mony noticeable on any college campus Pa
is the rite of passage into a brother- S1?
hood. These respectable and devoted
newcomers (known as "pledges") are liz
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trying lu uewine a paii ui a uiggei utuui- vv c
erhood of men, acknowledged with mi
Greek letters. se<
>ck will try (o print all letters. Letters should be 250-500 words and must
7 a student Hand written letters must be personally delivered by the auth
's telephone number. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letter ft
Kentucky and Tennessee, who give their h o
cheerleaders a full scholarship, like all ha
their athletes, so they have a very com- let
petitive program.)
Some things that should be taken ck
into account are: 1) we are under the. foe
Athletics Department for USC, not stu- sid
dent affairs, 2) we have an athletic train- th
er that goes with us to every game, 3) an
we work out within Williams-Brice sta- Ar
dium, with the rest of the athletes, every
Tuesday and Thursday, 4) we have prac- Cc
tice every Monday, Wednesday and Fri- Ca
day for two hours for a total of eight
hool just brought it back in
cause I think people missed
i spirit and tradition thing."
Carolina Parier
Homecoming Queen, on the
homecoming Showcase
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juarters
fees, hadn't I damn
part of the game
inge machines in each laundry room,
nagine this responsibility lies in
using's domain, but perhaps either
sidence Hall Governments or Stunt
Government could effect this
inge for us. (And while they're at
the laundry overlords can re-proim
the dryers so that we don't have
Duy 46 minutes worth of drying time
once. That's an outrage.)
Student Government already has
;utely demonstrated their concern
the well-being of on-campus stunts
by insisting that crossword
zzles be available in this newspaper,
case we need something to do while
wait for our clothes to dry. I suggest
jy go even further than that, and rey
make a difference in our on-cams
lives.
In the mean time, I will continue to
ard my quarters.
ollegelife
But in order to become a part of this
Dtherhood, they must first go through
:ret, ritualistic activities for an ene
semester. Such initiates are disctive
in their actions and dress, which
ually consists of nice, khaki pants,an
ned, white shirt with a tie and a blue
izer. However, facial recognition is
irred because they are running at
11 speed with food or other merandise
in their hands.
These initiates, I confirmed, to posss
a generous and caring soul that
ey more than happily fetch the food
d other needs of those already initijd
into the brotherhood. Such actions
n be seen at all times of day.
Now, those are just some of the colpate
rituals seen on almost a daily
sis. I'm not condemning any of these
tions, for no society or societal prac:es
are "wrong." I just find it interting
the little things that may slip
st our noses but still possess tribal
piificance.
Conclusion: No matter how "civi
ed" we might seem or believe we are,
; must not forget the "pre-dawn of
an" instincts and activities that still
ep into our daily lives.
Include full name, phone number, professional title or
iot to the Russell House room 333. E-mail letters must In>r
style, libel or space. Names will never be withheld.
urs training a week, and 5) we
ve drug testing like all the other athes.
It was also mentioned in the artij
that we "don't pull money like
itball or basketball" so we are not coniered
athletes. How much money does
e men's tennis or women's equestriteams
"pull in," and does it matter?
en't they considered a sport?
irey W. Speaks
iptain, Male Varsity Cheerleading