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We say hello to you! Also, we say for you to e-mail us your complaints, praise, or desire for Rob G. at: GCKVIEWS@SC.EDU. tto(8m Serving the Carolina Commi EDITORIAL B Jennifer Stanley, E Sara Ladenheim, Ml Rob Gioielli, View\ Kurt Johnson, Assistant Kathleen McCormick, CDC shoulc AIDS fundii AIDS has been in with us now for nearly two full AJDSawan decades. In that campaigns dc time, the numbers reduce infectk of those infected with the disease have tripled despite nesemottiesSl how much investment has been used to benefit placed into mass to help find c, media prevention canroaiems. ch i o Currently, the Centers for Dis- foi ease Control in Atlanta provides to $253 million in funding to state to and local health departments for th HIV prevention programs. The m< CDC wants to continue these pre- be vention programs as long as the ke epidemic continues to spread like wildfire in the black community, ne However, if the programs are mi doing their job, the numbers w( should be decreasing, not in- at creasing. The number of Ameri- It cans infected with HIV and AIDS mi has risen from 272,916 in 1987 to mi 641,086 in 1997. cu Of these cases reported as of 1997.45 percent of thosed diag- be nosed are in the African-American tr< community, where the CDC te; spends $143 million on anti-in- of fection campaigns. The black com- th munity has experienced the high- st est rate of infection of any group in monitored by the CDC. re Communities do not realize a i the amount of money allocated to up Enforcemen penalty imfi JL m We're on a cap- ?? ital punishment binge in South Car- The death pe> ?lina South Can We're having a ^ multiple execution thisweek; that's 7Eastern is fx right, killing two ^ J ,, ,r birds with one towardblaa stone, or two mur derers in one go. And we're not all sure how we feel pr about it. iti Like most any group of people, fa our editorial board cannot come ot to a consensus on the issue of cap- dt ital punishment. There are those of us who feel that the death penal- 1? ty is anappropriate punishment eij for certain murder cases. m And some of us think it should Bi never be used on the theory that di it sets a bad example for crimi- pc nals and doesn't really work any- be way. be However, we can agree on one te thing: if it has to be used, it must be implemented fairly. th The death penalty has not been sh used fairly in South Carolina, th -ffe Hie 6am ""'Jr Serving tlx Carolina Commun The Gamecock is the student newspaper of The I diversity of S< Friday during the fall and spring semesters and five times during the su periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the editors o The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publish* the newspaper's parent organization. The Gamecock Jennifer Stanley Editor in Chief Jackie Poston Sara Ladenheim Managing Editor Todd Money Rob Giolelll I'ieu/xiints Editor Rosalind Harvey Erin Reed Alews Editor Kristin Freestate Features Editor Kurt Johnson As Dryail juiuwiuii MiHUfKH nuuium uiau n anvi 3 Nathan Brown Sports Editor Ken ley Young Nikkl Thorpe lltoto lit/mm Ruth Nettles Sean Rayford Denes hia Grahar Matt Ryan Online Editor Kelly Magulre Rob Llndscy Copy Editors Kathleen McCort Jessica Barfleld Kevin Langston _ Student Media Ellen Parsons Director of Erik Collins Student Media Jeff Stensland Lee Phlpps Ailiertisinfi Mttnttfter Susan Barrett Sherry Holmes Classified Manager Kathy Van Nostr Carolyn Griffin Hnstuess Mtmaper Daniel Brown $|isan King Creatitv Ihres.tor Julie Baker V, rack mlty since 1908 IOARD ditor in Chief maging Editor Ooints Editor Viewpoints Editor . Editorial Writer 1 rework tig needs hh prevention because the money is being mess USed in an ineffec> little to tive manner.Billm mtoc boards. DamDhlets and other literature tQyH are being used to brnldbe ^"heT^0f , infections, but they research are obviously not i cure. effective. The CDC, the ief coordinator of the strategy the battle against AIDS,needs gjk regroup their efforts in order 1T1 %jL combat the number of cases rough practical methods. The mey is there; it just needs to ^ ood d, used in a more effective, mar- | citing table way to reach the public. This If people can't be reached, the _ ixt reasonable step is to fund Dre research campaigns that fyjji >uld work to develop a cure or least a highly effective vaccine. doesn't make sense to spend aney on something that won't j ake the same difference that a re could make. J E&S We have a long road to travel > | fore a cure or even a feasible m, ^atment is My established. Pro- KURT J0HI ase inhibitors are the beginning columnist a promising research campaign iat could lead to a cure. In- have a lot oi ead of wasting funds on a los- lumbia does, g campaign, the CDC should Well, the, cognize the logic in researching eyre 0 y cure, and leave the prevention [fa lam* yo ) to educators. wings to a p hell of a burj a ?* \ a\ How cor t oi death 9 ^ 9 ^ are a lot of d] ur, biased * c Hi Since 1912,76per- ^ cent of executed innalty in mates have been ? *h ~)lina. black, and only two {?? have been women. I Hmpm 222JBI ^or some reason rejiidiced the state has been ,J more willing to kill rnen blacks and men. figures are out of i oportion with the number of capal crimes committed. It can't be ir to favor some criminals over hers because of their race or eren Things have gotten better since K(K) M cc )12 on the racial front. Thirty- columnist ght, roughly half of the 72 [zien on death row, are black. . .. ut that still isn't fair. That in- re axm? a cates that blacks are getting c011111^ a >orer representation (probably ? cTaf? icause of lack of funds), or are .V bt th ling sentenced to death more of- toge'tajobC n because of prejudice. Ironicalb The state needs to rectify boutwithwr lis inequity. 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Welcome to another ex- recklessly and carelessly spend mill installment of my column. Pesos on delivery when the} week, I'll be talking a case of the stomach growls. Add aloud while the fact that the facility open la j J write. on USC's campus closes aroimd 10 So, I was That's like 3:67 p.m. college time. * < driving Yes, yes, how convenient that I IB around ri?tt closes so early and all those SEP Charleston hvery places stay open so late. this past Coincidence? I think not! Thanksgiv- Yeah, I think Marriott and the. ( *&? i n g b r e a k federation of Evil Late Night Deli $ and some- Place Owners are in cahoots! I bet' thing oc- meet in their secret, underground *jBBi curred to under the baboon's nest at the zoo NSON m e _ evilly laugh in unison at how well Charleston are emptying the pockets of drur does not college students. f delivery places like Co- Yeah, they put up the facade a as handing out the Zip Sheets and r y have delivery places, but ing us think we're getting "student for pizza and none of them counts." Oh, wow, we're spending st 11 p.m. In Columbia, if money... well, lotti-friggin'-da! u can order anything from Probably, the Confederation of atti-O-burger (that's one Late Night Delivery Place Owners ] ?er, let me tell you). off Marriott to close early and have \ lvenient, eh? Yes, yes, food taste like sea algae and m( jnient that Columbia hap- pads, while Papa John's and Wing J college town, where there (Mmmmmm, wings and pizzzzzz; rank college students who drool, drool) make their cuisine < ew musings on my last column. I'm retir- shouId a sappy look back the ripe age of 22 to leave all my positive expener ext semester for, well, writ- ending on a good note. ????i ing My se- But like I said, Fm not inspired. I nior the- I'm on deadline. So we're on dange sis/project a territory here; in the absence of a i novel isn't ^ outlme? sometimes the truth going to get Pours out? fast and with a little ri done as long eous pV as j have I shouldn't have come here. 11 Ifl classes and *ze now>a ^ate-1 should 1 publications attended a university blessed with sapping my dents who look at their college yea an opportunity to grow intellectu Ml gQ j>m For lack ofabiHty or initiative, that J0RMICK taking one isn't the case here. class this I've been disappointed both witl spring and classes and with the level of inte ttle while I write, before tion IVe achieved with other stud someday and finishing the via this Pa&e- Before 1 Proceed, le need to graduate, Spanish state for the record that I know t , I should just get it over are exceP"tions, notable ones n someone might want me ^ve redeemed my stay 1 xt' i i* i ii \ Tnprp arp snmp rpnllv smart fnllrs 1 luaaing, nuDDyi. - . - , V, T- , u this is also my first-ever so y?u re one of them>thls lsn t a iters' block. What can I say y?u (that should save my hldeJ y y three semesters and one each think you're an exception). tie Gamecock, and my three , * J11 not a Per^ect student- *ve fears at USC? I guess I a bad semester or two where I ve ten really behind. But when I con 3 . I ? H 1-1 II ZIVJIlVj, year a elude indness offers !hfe?>re "T04 the I don t want to get along with an n of progress "desp>te" our differences. If relatii * someone requires overlooking their ^tor: itage, then that's no kind of prog Wednesday, Nov. 18 edition '.cock, you did a disservice Angeline Echev< men and women who have Sophomore, Latin American Sti jven died in racial strug- # ica, when you stated that SOTOTlty mCITlbCr nl in improving race tela- . . . nmn ming a colorblind society." UCSjCIiDcS* rUMl prOC* less" is definitely NOT an it of race relations. A soci- To the editor: lind" to the racial, religious ^be Nov. 20,1998 issue ol ifferences among its mem- Gamecock, Shawn Singleton wrotf /alue those quabties which course>there was that media Ploy v in individual's identity and Scott ^edto Pl?U by PlacmS ^ M E ? 3. wrw soMCTw ml [ M W-3B& liscount 01 ions ^ "Yes, yes, how con ltest closes so early and p.m. J ^ar places stay open sc de- think not!" 30n- ciously scrumptious and ultra beer i very sorbing. they I'm on to your little game. I see h lair the system works. I'm cool like thai and don't shower regularly... oh, wait, hi they do I let them know that because I j^gn speaking aloud, I must also type wh I'm saying? I hope I didn't just type tl sfar right now. najl. Anyhow, so, what does this mea j:? I really don't know, I just thought xl x xl j1 x_ xl_' less ratner interesting tning to tni about What, I know what it means nc 2^ It means we're getting hosed! Yei that's right, famboozzled, hollywashi ^eir fabbergassed. )uge And I'm not going to stand for il 7 don't care how long it takes me. This a mockery of a shame, a mockery o , 7' shame, a shame of a shame, a mocks the USC e , reices, uWe get a few good rts lot of crap that she just prehension. It's de Lght- :?; class prepared, which is most of t real- time, I expect to delve into the mat have ial and analyze it. I don't know h stu- many times I have come to class lo< rs as ing forward to a rousing debate, or ally, to be met with a professor who asks ;just to state obviosities. Maybe they don't think deeply the i my selves (which has to be the case w ;rac- a couple of nimrods under whom I ents "studied"), or maybe they've become i i ?x? r i-Li v. i me leateu auei yerns ui getting naii-a&s here responses. who In any case, with the exception c lere. number of honors classes and a few o lere, ers, I haven't found myself sufficien bout challenged. ouH Sure, this kind of thing could hi pen anywhere. But I suspect the had would be a higher ratio of challengi got- classes at a more prestigious univ ne to sity. "he Gamecock will try to print all letters. Letters should be 2)0-300 wc nd major if a student Hand written letters must be personally deliver the author's telephone number. The Gamecock reserves the right to e lual. American at quarterback, but we yone saw through that smoke screen. T ig to is the South, Brad. You're not suppoi her- to be politically correct here. Are ) ress. listening, tri-Delts?" Voc Qhnwn ran ranrn li cf nn in( " V, " V.XW llOVVUUlj Brria feel it is important for you to und idies stand how the USC rush process is c ducted. It is a mutually selective s tern, where the sorority sisters a rushees choose each other, based on experience they shared during the fi rounds of rush. During the week of Aug. 17, The attempted to get to know the rush Of as best we could, while they were bi /hich figuring out where they felt m ncan comfortable. Every sorority holds idt "I thought I was watching the NBA out there." Eddie Fogler, USC basketball coach ING UgTII*x- ! m] t ! I ? , A ' /' \ - h u/>A It i * \ mmm ^r*VWB?.Nar ggysofcY. i delivery venient that Marriott all those delivery > late. Coincidence? I ib- of a shame. I'm going to do something about it right now, or at least, in the ow next couple of months, whenever I get t- * around to it. [)W -m What am I going to do? I know, IH iat go on a hunger strike. You bet your iat sweet bippy I will! I'm not going to eat a single thing from Marriott or an Evil 119 Late Night Delivery Piace until this or^ ganized conspiracy is aborted and all w my money is returned to me in large, aj1* unmarked bills in my mailbox or laun2d'; dry basket. ThatH show them. Ill be a hero and 1.1 stuff, and 111 get the key to the city and 51S ... ahh, screw this, I'm hungry. I think ^ a 111 go with the patti-O-burger, medium ,T^ well, thank you. cperience I letters, along with a >ws poor reading compressing." he And then there's The Gamecock. I er- admit we as a group don't take many ow chances, and the few waves we make 3k- tend to revolve around sports. But there ily are some of us up here whose job it is us to get conversations started, and we do our part. We make statements in our m- editorials and columns and explain our ith reasoning in the hopes that those in 've agreement will concur intelligently, de- adding to our argument, and those who >ed disagree with us will be instructive. We don't get that very often. We get a few )f a good letters, along with a lot of crap th- that shows poor reading comprehently sion. It's depressing. So here's Kiki signing off. I can't ap- .guarantee I won't be back; you never ;re know when I might feel compelled to ing talk to myself in newsprint and black, er- But the way I'm feeling now, a comeback isn't likely. irds and must include full name, phone number, professional title or ed by the author to the Russell House room 3}}. E-mail letters must indit all letter for style, libel or space. Names will never be withheld. all and values that they want their new his members to embody. In Delta Delta sed Delta, we look for young women who rou possess intelligence, a sense of humor, uniqueness and sincerity. y. I The member of our 1998 pledge class er- that you were referring to in that igon norant statement is the epitome of these ys- qualities. ind When selecting our new members, the we were not striving to be politically dut correct. There is a big difference between being politically correct and havwe ing the maturity to look inside the perees son, rather than at them, isy ost Shannon Griffin ;als 1998 Tri-Deita Rush Chairwoman