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Good day. Hi, yeah, we just want you to know our e-mail address. It's GCKVIEWS@SC.EDU. We appreciate your readership. un Setting the Carolit EDITOR jennner ?tan Sara LadenheL Rob Gioielli, Kurt Johnson, Ass Kathleen McCor Holidays i time to be The holidays mh are rapidly approaching and sud- I denly USC has yearc come alive with chariU philanthropy. Bins for donations are all over campus with one goal in ... mind: to set neonle coula t motivated to serve ( give and serve others. Every year, most people forge the "me" attitude and bah-hum bug, to show support for variou: charities. This is a good move 01 the part of humanity, but it seem to only shine during this time o the year. Children, grandparents, wives husbands and virtually all peopL from all walks of life need hel] and support during this time o the year. But what happens ti them when the bins are collecte< and the fruitcake is gone? While efforts to ease the strug gles of the poor are commendable there is no reason why the solic itation and food boxes shouldn' appear after this time of the yea is over. The holidays are the hard Parking p stems fix* Parking is a continual problem on USC's campus. Nu- Garag merous articles, basis columns and edito- BfrTTH'l rials in this paper have discussed the University issue, and almost differen every student has differ\ an opinion on it. We've commenti 1 r . _1 i _ _ _ l ea Deiore on now parang is so oa< the system needs a complete ovei haul. Of course, any significan improvements will take a fe\ years. Thaf s unfortunate for those c us who hope to be out of here in; few years, but there are som things that could be done to im prove the parking system righ now. One of these would be to insti] a certain degree of fairness in th current system. Last week, the Division o Parking and Vehicle services aske students who had garage space whether they wanted to rene\ their parking permits. Prices didn't change for garag spaces. It's still $160 a semeste for a spot in the Pendleton, Sen ate, Blossom or Bull Stree garages. ffe Utt(B Sening lite Carolina The Gamecock is the student newspaper of The Unit Friday during the fall and spring semesteis and five times dti periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of tl The Board of Student Publications and Communications is t the newspaper's parent organization. The Gamecock Jennifer Stanley Editor in Chief Jackie P Sara Ladenheim Managing Editor Todd M< Rob Glolelll Vieupoints Editor Rosaline Erin Reed News Editor Kristin Freestate Features Editor Kurt Jof Bryan Johnston Etlilorial Assistant Brad Wa Nathan Brown Sports Editor Kenley1 Nlkki Thorpe Fhoto Editors Ruth Ne Sean Rayford Deneshi Matt Ryan Online Editor Kelly M Rob Llndsey Copy Editors Kathleei Jessica Barfleld Kevin U Student Media EUen Parsons Director of Erik Col Student Metlia Jeff Ster Lee Phlpps Adtertising Manager Susan B Sherry Holmes Classified Manager Kathy V Carolyn Griffin Easiness Manager Daniel i Susan King Creative Director Julie Ba ] >amecock i Community since 1908 [AL BOARD ey, Editor in Chief a, Managing Editor Viewpoints Editor stant Viewpoints Editor nick, Editorial Writer I. v\f AfiKr IVi charitable est time of the yeafj but for those mp nf thp 1? e?t 4-~ vj ? - icao luituiiai/C, aiiy Jers many time of the year is ble events. difficult. The Gamecock lUSIQyiH and other predomcontributions i nt organization on campus are all ? given any guilty of using the fthe year. holidays to spur participation. We need to recognize that the holidays are not the only time to take action, but a time to begin the habit of giving. / Instead of promising to lose \ that "freshman 15" or call home more often as the new year begins, we should all promise to continue the service we started during the holiday season. If everyone in the USC community volunteered one hour once a month, USC would contribute nearly 30,000 hours a month to Columbia. As for those who really have nothing, they probably would ap- 1 preciate the attention and chari- \ ty if it were consistent through: L out the year. r? "1 rc oWem : a n mprnwUhr ? lx H Students who have ever used any ^ ? inequality 0f these garages sj 5f problem. know the degree of ?-rjnnTj^^ security is not pj equal among them. should charge The Bull Street amounts for and Blossom Street 1 ntgarages. garages are the most obvious examples of this. They are roughly equal in size, and only about 100 yards away from each other. Yet, Blossom J Street is known as the "Blossom Street Ghetto," while spots in Bull [~ Street are the most coveted on campus. Pendleton and Senate garages fall somewhere in the middle of these two as far as safety, yet aren't as convenient for most students. But all of them cost the same. Parking and Vehicle Services needs to evaluate this system and rate the garages according to their L pluses and minuses. Then, charges should be made different for each ! garage. This would simply be a sign of v good faith to the students ? an S] understanding that all the garages cl at USC are not equal. si amccnck M ? ommunity since 1908 rsity of South Carolina and is published Monday, Wednesday and ng the summer with the exception of university holidays and exam : editors or author and not those of The University of South Carolina. - publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Student Media is c All area codes are 803 / ston \ ,ey editor 777-39 M Harvey /Wit Rdalions gckal@sc.erlu Director Viewpoints 777-7726 ison Asst. Vieupuints Editor nckelews@sc.edu . .. stb. News 777.777ft a_ 3ung gcknewsQscerlii ^ lcs Encore Editor Ktc. 777-3913 S Graham Asst. Features liiiilor gckdcQsc ahi gulre Ast. Spurts lulilor S|X)rts 777-7182 ? McCormlck IMorial Writer gclesports9sc etlu 1( igston senior rieus utter Online 777-2833 ?j Advertising 777-3888 a Ins Eaculty Adt'isor land Cradtuue Assistant classified 777-1184 b rrett (.'reatiiv .Vert ices' n Nostrand 1 ;lx 777-6482 Wn Office 777-3888 II h /lE\X 1 Russiar '<~">ocky is normally known happy bird. The surprisii < ^dictability of Carolina's gam Ji?BB? Stclt' GUERMAN ABAEV wppl :ofaw"^ lions very datives are going to make a : lot and spicy" appearance on >om tables this Thursday. Honestly, I'm a little nervoui hanksgiving. First of all, the 1 ;ems to be especially designe< male's weakest spot: his stomal omen are exceptional at cook lis holiday. They spare no ma By Thursday evening, ei luches across the country are g i covered by food-stuffed, moan reathless husbands, sons an ves. Having too much good foot tting can be so cruel! Secondly, I am going to mi arents of my class' most beauti Walking A nyone reading this colur f\ knows me at all is prob; L JLready laughing. Too oft frien I be A. T-l BRAD WALTERS ye. h columnist von " pus e as I ar can become little more thai ance. According to USC's Parkii ices division, oniy aDout 4,ouu r paces exist on the entire cam] luding parking garages and oi erved parking. Then you have the 1,300 uj y parking meters, for which si ave to compete with everyoi iingleton's coluin listurbs readers To the editor, We are angered and, frani lrbed, by the Nov. 13 column by ingleton entitled "It's time for o," in which he states, "By tl it's make one thing perfectl; here is a difference between nd vermin. The difference is no ut there is one." It is quite obvious that thi lent is inflammatory and insj atrvd, and the fact that was /POINTS i nervous abou to be a very P?Pu^ar girl- We're just friends, lg. Dre. but I still feel uneasy and very much "Pvpn t losing excited. Her parents are going to judge e after me as being representative of the class- your lil e this mates she hangs out with. So I guess ^ all Sea- showing up in a rented pilgrim's cos- latiOfl 2 loesn'tr tume or demonstrating bouts of obn to sessive eating is not an option. of thinj e the More importantly, I should keep i off his quiet about the fact that many students .Well, here, although not her, traditionally of that. And i proba- shift to bars and clubs after one of our bve there, lot go- night classes in the middle of the week, Many of y 3 be ec- where we stay until 2 a.m. change the T\ ic this In short, I was chosen out of a big People of Norl ?. Mil- pool to represent our diverse and "noth- brainwashed' ; of his ing-human-is-repulsive-to-me" class. It day commun: rclose might be a little difficult, but this kind ^ew governm* special 0f a thrill makes this holiday a genuine and maybe i dining on6) not just another day off to watch dare to watct TV. with Mickey 1 s about But Thanksgiving is not just a It's not the loliday mechanical consumption of a turkey, aware of all i to hit it's a g00(i time to think about thank- world. ;h- Boy, fulness. I'm just re hig for Even though you may be pissed mg born in a i n' off at your life and the rest of the hu- a well-develop n e^s man population at times, I'm sure there start, someth :om^ , are a bunch of things vou should have uinely thankf d rda gratitude for. Generally 1 in one You probably drive a car and eat of people whc hamburgers, which do contain some many things, aet the amount of real meat. People in rural seem so at firi ful and Aftica and Latin America who live on For instai a few bucks a month can't even think that the recer ; best way to avo hh w|j0 Thirty-seven hundred decal spaces campus know ibly al- ex*s* in areas like Bates, the pit and car, and most en my ^he c?hseum for those who don't want have cars g< ds 'say to spend $160 for a reserved space, once a week. ! m o a n Many of these decal spaces are lo- hitchingfa ric act that catad hi BFE (a not-so-nice term for "a Don't take i't have l?n& way fr?m the center of campus"), mooch off the r The which means you have to either walk I have literalb I think or take the ShuttleCock to get to your got annoyed \ m classes from there. rides, gh, the The shuttle isn't exactly known as Options f( ; I real- the most dependable mode of trans- ist close by, a how portation around. And either way, you go off the be; y I am have to get to campus 30 minutes ear- My persoi to dri- ly to ensure getting to class on time, on on Harden special- hast I checked, there are about I walk the str a cam- 26,000 students who attend classes on almost feel lil is large this campus. Do the math ? there Why I get gral JSC a are nowhere near enough parking know. Mypoii i a nui- spaces to accommodate everyone. in fact, survii This begs the question: Why even Groceiy st tigSer- drive at all? Sure, there are some peo- within walkir eserved ple who have to commute to class or the Vista and pus, in- drive to work from campus. of the options; ther re- For the rest of us, having a car use the adde( makes no sense. We can get virtually Yeah, livi aiversi- anywhere we need to go without one. its drawback; tudents Take, for example, the need for gro- case, being th le else, ceries and other supplies. I'm sure struction and the majority of us careless po'folks on but I'd rathei The Gamecock will try to print all 1 I I Jill 1|1 year and major if a student Hand writte chide the author's telephone number. awkwardly inserted into a column on mediate wher the sports page further underlines this, wards womer While we are all strong defenders Our inten of the First Amendment, we think it is ton's resignat imnortant to realize that this kind of ~i_-. ?r periecuy cieai ;ly, ais- speech has nothing to offer a democra- not reflect th Shawn tic dialogue ? in fact it serves to squelch . ? . Scott to that dialogue. Instead these kinds of erate(j ^ le way, words cause harm and serve to per- , y clear: petuate the culture of sexism. If other 8 W1 1 as women racial or ethnic (African-Americans or t much, Hispanics, for example) and/or religious Angela groups (Jews, for example) were ins state- serted into that quotation in place of Waj )ired by women, the outcry would be immedi- Michael Gr i rather ate. The outcry should be no less im ii tunes, 1 <1111 sure ui gs you should feel gr t's not like they chose to really emb volved are ou probably care only to On the 1 channel if it gets boring. hIH. tj ;h Korea or Cuba are still f with same-shit-different- ?coming < ist propaganda on their percent pu mt-controlled channels, minutes or isk their lives if they Mr. Pre l the "enemy's" cartoon, to the brune ^ouse- image, whii it I'm trying to make you , , .. i the problems of the ? ? elections. iminding people that be- *m Per i . . ..t iJlL.l Tie Curtin, MPA Student Maria A o&sman, GINT Graduate Student democratic country witn "iui wome. ed economy is a very good terestingp ing that one can be gen- ity to be cr( ^ f?r- be better i speaking, there are a lot , ^ .should be thankful for dre*ms,f even though it might not can 1 st glance. thankful f< ace, everybody believes thing: I ar it White House saga is a ing. idheadacl r at least someone with a deal with s of the people I know who fic on Hug ) to Wal-Mart at least ^ay It's a simple matter of . le with a rehable friend. w s this to mean you should way transportation of others. She sin f lost friends because they in front of iviui me a&jvuig uiem iui WllnOUt let parking ti )r off-campus food do ex- , if lthough you may have to . , ,. ., aten path to find them. lal haven is the Food Li- ^me f? Street. For a moment, as court ? w] eets with my groceries, I Since tl te an inner- city dweller. pUS jsn'f gC tification from this, I don't ???? T ., it is that a college kid can, "T t ^ re without a car. to beat the ores aren't the only places every? lg distance. Main Street, cars tomoi Five Points are just a few few freshn available. Most of us could who are ti 1 exercise. bring a car ng on campus may have After a s ? the main one, in my e constant sounds of con- vers on car [ leafblowers at 8 a.m. ? of getting r r have that than have to Street eve] e Iters. Letters should be 2)0-300 words and must include full r n letters must be personally delivered by the author to the Rus lie Gamecock reserves the right to edit all letter for style, libel < i the hatred is directed to- Mart l. t is not to call for Single- C! ion but simply to make it r that such statements do Dai ie University as a whole ainly not be silently tol- ^ '8 1 / u . Med se of us who are associatstudents, staff and facul- pauj Ledford, GINT Graduate Melissa Student ^ i eytj M t Thanks i hough you may be p re and the rest of the .4- 45.?T 4-U "I'm their foe I certainly h be bac Brad Scott, >tball coach tonight, ope and expect to :k next-year." USC football coach r 'mMK? x w o >< SEST I , a, <*> DC If sivins lply parks at a metered spot her apartment every day, (ding the meter, and lets the ckets fall where they may ey fall conveniently on her ). Thaf s just fine, if you have ht each and every ticket in hich she actually does, le parking situation on earning to be improving anytime r?lr tirnllrir* rr ic r* 11 iita aam /)a lixv. waiAxiig 10 an wc i^an uu i system for now. I don't exne out there to abandon their tow, but maybe 111 snag a len or prospective students -ying to decide whether to to school next year. 11, the fewer disgruntled drinpus, the less chance I have on down when I cross Greene ry day. tame, phone number, professional title or sell House room 333. E-null letters must In>r space. Names will never be withheld. ha Anne Humphries, GINT Graduate Student hris Dolan, GINT Graduate Student a Bracken, Political Science Senior ton, Political Science Senior ina Baggs, Political Science Senior T. Collins, Political Science Senior McMurray, GINT Graduate Student nastasiore, GINT Graduate Student CF C7 (issed off at human popuere a bunch atitude for." arrassing matter, so all incross with each other, other hand, the brunette hankful to Mr. President for i national star with a 100blic awareness in just five an (T rliHn'f time isident should be thankful itte for reinforcing his "hunk" ch seemed to play a winning i party in this November's sonally thankful for beaud and funny comedians, ineople and cinema, the abiliative and a right to hope to and make the most of my a day. remember everything I feel ar but I do recall the main n damn grateful to be livlies >top-and-go rush-hour trafer or Blossom Street each orker of mine has found a liner with traffic nrnhlpms