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Jennifer Stai
Sara Ladenhe
Rob Gioiell
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like ours, there I
are loads of clubs People I
and organizations jtiSf %
for students to be ^
involved with.
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something for anyone,
and you canal- ktesutru
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if th^re isn't one for those U
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These groups
offer many opportunities
for us as students. We c
meet people, learn new skills, gi
leadersnip experience and jv
have a good time away from t
daily classroom grind.
Unfortunately, there are soi
people at this university who do
do extracurricular activities:
these reasons. They only do th<
for one reason: they look good
a resume.
Some people will actually j<
a club or participate in an acti
ty just because it looks good t
potential employer. Now, th<
is nothing wrong with putti
what you've participated in 01
resume, it's a prerequisite nov
days.
But when this is the sole r
son people participate in son
Bad seas
to lose si
Next year. We ["
hear it every year
from our beloved Losing
football team. They'll a (
always do better
next year. And we Jj
keep waiting. * ?
That's loyalty. areaUThat's
faith. game
Saturday's loss to life fine
Tennessee really was
not a big surprise,
though it was still disappointii
That seems to be the story of tl
season. We hope, we pray, we che
but they still lose.
It seems almost routine
now:"Oh, it's Saturday. Footb
time." Whatever pregame acti
ties might be occurring, the Br
is packed 80,000 strong each gar
But has it ever occurred to
why? Why do we do this?
It really is only a football gar
Yes, it is important to show si
port for our school and our si
dent-athletes who've practic
their whole lives to be able to p]
at this respectable level.
Yet, should we be so critical
them for not having a medio<
year? Should it even be a conce
at all?
It is quite possible that we j
too much emphasis and spend 1
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t that on a A i Ihe scary Halloween night has Having imp
3 they are I passed. Ever wonder why grown- a real danger ant
ing certain 1 "PS love it so much? Why don't ^ ^ do r
ab0Uty?U dressing tSTn^dte,
, every Oct. glands eject eve
i arise when rf 31 in horror to your body tha
pin leader- \ C0StUmes a perfect drug..
people who I and trying strong. It can bl
pens to the I \ I to scare the Not surpris
st in them, crap out of army of people
going to let each other trifying sexual i
ft even stands. Everybo
i is doing a IWH though the educated people
pcifvin crpn- last time and bees do it, 1
y GUERMAN abaEV theycould have no idea its
i.. columnist trick-or- ual encounter t
' 1 ^ treat was about everybody
put, people decades ago? My answer is that people life.
)ups just to iike a little danger that thrills. People In many cul
oake us all like to be a little scared and stirred, considered the ii
That's what spices up everyday life, voted practitioi
g not only However, as scary as it gets, Hal- stand. Males ha1
people who loween doesn't last forever. The human a bunch of femii
jople in the craving for danger and the rush of ex- talk-show hosts
ethical and citement does, though. Some people try trollable Don Ji
hiincrpo iiimnincr onH ovfromci mniin+ain ~ 4-i
gctiuig suggestJ
biking. Other people choose to get to see.
9 the bottom of it. They opt for the This might'\
4 -#"% scaiy and unpredictable primal instinct ag0> but today n
. 11 JL%^ of sex. Not just a boring routine with are 'acting like r
someone you've known for ages. Not mailable an
that corny stuff. People go for sexual ^ vyomei
^ adventures and escapades. and) the mtJrnii
Bias abounds in
.11 team. It's
thing the ly after Serb foi
Shthave rorifJ,are leSaU:
id about be- 1 ? The correspo
it is a whale A i fnese days, the Balkan states, testimony from o
loney mak- I mainly Yugoslavia, are in the participated in ?
g and a los- news ^ the ^me- ^ Weill Street lage in Kosovo,
iason may Journal, Newsweek and various elec- many childre
"* SDonsors tronic news providers talk about the there...about 10
f ns from aggressive Serbs attacking the Alba- dered us to rape.
r a. , nians and those demanding indepen- shoot them."
>n the team. dence Theissuehe
lot true, be- Yet, nobody tries to look at the oth- attempting sece
in after sea- er side of the coin. That's bias, my ty to your coun
friends. tions for many f<
ly, when the Under international pressure, the secession. So wl
he stadium Serbs are withdrawing special police SUpp0sed to do
it, and Tal- f?rces and armored equipment from political death?
a sea of red Kosovo. You would think the onset of al order and pr
ist another positive things would follow. Wrong. A erwise, he shou
mce ceased Russifn carresI>onder,t'wR? was sta" Now let's see
e blow and honed m Kosovo writes, The tensran and Russians fa<
,, i m the region will hardly lessen, because +v,fl Qrm? nn
landshakes. Muslim militants arrived immediate- ^
season all in a secessions
botball. But orChechenia.'
ionths from
oing to give
i?the grand- Fans re-affirm loyalty
v it was. to the Gamecocks something to ch<
game. But, about Anthony ^
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This is in response to the letter in have played foot
Wednesday's issue of The Gamecock en- gave up and car
titled "Football team gets unnecessary The attitude (
perks," written by Mr. Henniger, and to be "Don't give
I thought that I would like to put in my not an option. On
two cents worth on this subject. I find all remember bef(
Mr. Henniger's attitude toward the foot- soapboxes is th
sty <* sc*itii (jrdina ball team to be nothing new consider- sweat, and tears
' "J111 MaJl" ing that it has been echoed throughout iron at the end c
i j'fiu the hallowed halls of this university reason alone, we
week after week. selves before we s
;i codes .ire 8(13
I have been an avid Gamecock fan scemties or renc
xctev/au ain since before most of the students here tie cry, "you suet
is ? 7-26 were born, and I have had my share Mr. Henniger
of disappointing seasons. From selling Carolina, though 1
KikiuiiisQsc din peanuts at the games at the age of 9, team. I wonder h
Kawi Jc 'i to attending this wonderful institution, team were in th<
777-7182 to now teaching at it I have never let ball team. WouL
.^tfapomesc aiu my i0yaity and devotion falter. all for fans who hi
"I "2HM I choose not to take a negative at- duce or get out?"
titude, like many Gamecock fans, but titude would be
rather to look at the positive side of the players if th(
777-M82 most things. The fact that the majori- There has bee
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looking for that elec- ask. M
/ariety, like one-night the em(
dy can do it, from rich, leal sol
to street bums. Birds Ev?
too, even though they that st
called a one-time sex- isn't a
ly humans. Basically, matizii
does it at least once in ter an
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tures, men have been Armst<
nventors and most de- chology
tiers of the one-night said th
ve been stereotyped by female
lists and sob-inducing other n
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ndent also quotes court
me militia member who qj
m operation near a vil,
saying, "There were sh
n and women over
0. Our commander or
all the women and then friends
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ssion and owing a du- On
try. Federal constitu- ally on<
^derations do not allow shoot b
hat's a sane president and yoi
to aid himself against side of
Restore constitution- So,
event secession. Oth- bad or j
Id update his resume, are jus
what young Yugoslavs deals c
;e if they refuse to serve Others
lice or national guard diators
t republic like Kosovo bringii
rhey go to prison, my side ai
The Gamecock will try to [
year and major If a student Hat
chide the author's telephone nv
cio nave given it men aun aiiu
jek, should give us all of the Bi
eer about. And what for more
iVright, a man, and I times ai
m part, who shouldn't Carolin;
ball again, but never 1).
ne back this season. The
)f all the players seems consiste
up!" and surrender is teams, ?
e thing that we should ing a me
>re we stand up on our always
at it isn't our blood, no matt
lying out on the grid- the loss
)f the game. For this you will
should all check our- want to
itand up and shout ob- ers just
ler that popular bat- you sho
:!" hug. An
said that he plays for coach Si
be did not say for what rememl
ow he would feel if his bring u:
2 position of the footd
he want to give his
id the attitude of, "proI
wonder what his atabout
the benefits of To the e
; record were 6-1. I am
in no team that I know uation i
ps had a winning sea- have be
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THAT H(< ^Kir
fvuvRAh
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?for sex
lore and more \>
Le emotional inv(
tiysical solely foi
ember the name of their partt
alone calling them, even if they
ore and more women leave out
)tional involvement and get physely
for the fun of it.
;n women in relationships think
icking to one partner at a time
good idea anymore. Am I draig
the real picture? Hardly. Afalyzing
her research poll re11
risky sexual behavior, Cheryl
jad, assistant professor of psy,
said, "About 75 percent of males
at they believed their long-term
partners could have slept with
lan or men." Sounds pretty scary,
iu loving and loyal husbands and
nds?
ky sex. Exciting fear and basic
:t. Together, they sound like a
pell. We didn't invent it. But we
t's a mighty powerful thing that
isess and manipulate people. And
es good plots for show business
tions, which often come short of
Uy scaiy consequences, too. School
coverage
>nce you are in t
le way: they sho
loot back."
and believe me, although the
lere are not exactly Alcatraz, the
lajority would prefer the army,
ce you are in the field, it's usue
way; they shoot at you, and you
ack. Then your friends get killed,
u get harsh. That applies for any
any armed conflict,
rest assured that there are no
good guys in these conflicts. There
?t people who profit from shady
>f arms to rebels amidst chaos,
i suffer in various ways. The mei
in the conflict should focus on
ng peace without favoring any
id without destroying national
Kint all letters. Letters should be 250-300 words am
id written letters must be personally delivered by tl
imber. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit all I
there never will be. Being a fan
raves, Falcons and Gamecocks
! than 20 years, I have had lean
id great times (my first year at
a was 1984 when we went 10
one thing that has always been
snt has been my loyalty to my
ind that will never change. Beimber
of the U.S. Army, we are
taught to be loyal to the team
er what and to remember that
of one battle does not mean that
lose the war.The next time you
question the rights of the playbecause
they are losing maybe
uld just go up and give them a
id those who keep crying that
cott should be replaced should
)er that he is the only coach to
3 a bowl win.
SFC J. Sookikian
Student, Teacher, Fan
iditor:
i writing this to address the sitregarding
our football team. I
en to every game this year and
JCho the hell is Brad Scott?"
Rebecca Timmins
Graduate Student
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aial thrills
ramen leave out
otvement ana get
the fan of it"
of Public Health Professor Lisa Lindley,
who's been doing in-depth research
on sexual education, said, "Some people,
influenced by mass media characa.
1_ _1* 1.v _1 a _ _ at a
rers, Deneve uiai using protection is not
as cool as the sexual activity itself." For
many, it has to be skin-to-skin to be
thrilling and cool, I guess.
If you're a consenting adult who is
into the thrills and carnal pleasures
of casual and recreational sex, and it
feels good to you, I personally don't think
something is wrong with you. Maybe
being emotionally intimate with someone
isn't really for you right now or ever
at all. And that's OK I only hope that
you don't get into excusing yourself from
using protection when you have sex. I
hope you understand that, even though
you might like the thrill, playing Russian
roulette with your life is a pretty
dumb choice nowadays.
of Balkans
he field, it's usually
ot at you, and you
stability! used to scorn at the news of
Russian "goodwill fighters," those unnaid
snldiprs nf fortune ficrhtincr on thp
Serb side. Then I read the following
quote from the aforementioned reporter,
"Muslims decided to kill all Orthodox
Christian citizens," and I am not so
strong in my protest anymore.
Again, I'm not on anybody's side.
There should be peace to a mutual satisfaction.
Yet, prejudice, bias and other
things like that will make many people
take sides instead of being
cool-headed and working toward pressing
both sides into settlement.
i must include full name, phone number, professional title or
he author to the Russell House room 333. E-mail letters must tamer
for style, libel or space. Names will never be withheld.
I have to say that the team is much better
than their record indicates. Ole Miss,
Marshall, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt
should have been victories. If they were,
we would be 5-3 and many "loyal" USC
fans would still be complaining about
the season and saying we should be 71
or 6-2. Bowl possibilities have quickly
faded but seasons like this happen.
You have to take the good with the bad.
The loss of Goodman and Freeman
has certainly hurt our defense and the
development of the offensive line has
at times hurt our chances at critical
times in games but this is a youthful
team and they will be a great team. I
take this team seriously and cheer at
each game with a lot of emotion and
pride.
There are fans like me who watch
and cheer each play, regardless of the
score. If there is time left, there is a
chance.ril be there in Florida and Clemson
pumping this team against those
obnoxious fans.
Mike Kidd
English Senior