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E-MAIL! Come on, everybody's doing it. See your name in bold print. Demand your 15 minutes. Write us. GCKVIEWS@SC.EDU. Friday, February 12, 1999 ?t<e Serving 11k Carolina cnrTHDi JUJL/A M. Sara Ladenheir Rob Gioielli, I Kevin Langston, /Is.vi Emily Streyer, Ass is Jennifer Stanley, Spec Senators to define The Senate can't agree on bHHHUm whether to censure Talk of President Clinton, nor can it even a^ressin agree to what degree it cannot agree B on whether to cen- ? sure him. The Serial Depending on concerned which senator gets violations, ?. _ ii. r- j , ? u) tne press nrsi jUClgl each morning, a censure agreement is "a rose that is beginning to wilt" (Larry Craig, R-Idaho) or "picking up support" (John Chafee, R-R.I.). And certainly no one agrees on what to actually put in the thing if they can get that far. But a recurring theme in Beltway chatter is the "immorality" of his crimes. The president has been befriended, by people who have no stake in the matter, because he's being persecuted for a "victimless" crime, and every time senators try to make the president's crimes "immoral," they dilute the gravity of Clinton's actions and fuel the fire that victimizes the man who's supposed to have left no victims. The articles of impeachment don't list crimes that have no victims. Student parking tickets are evidence of victimless crimes; Clinton, on the other hand, has hurt his employees, disgraced the ofJournalis] rights old * It's nice to see our generation doing good. Journalise Journalism stu- research fr dents in an inves..... ,. on aea tigative journalism class at North western have researched and ulti- This act Si mately freed a man everyone he on death row. The generation inmate, who had the worldfc been wrongly con victed, was on death row for more than 15 years. Writers, psychologists and educators have found terms for the younger generations: Generation X, Generation Y. They might as well call us the "failed generation" or the "generation of complaints," Our generation is immersed in an epidemic of AIDS, drug-ad aictea oaoies, cniia muraerers ana other negative issues that characterize us to the rest of the world. And when we arise from our notorious apathy to complain, we fgfe Hie (3a ~ w Si-niiifi I be Carolina Cbn The Gamecock is the student newspaper of lite I niversir Friday during the fall and spring semesters and five times during periods. Opinions expressed in lite Gamecock are those of the eel The Hoard of Sludenl Publications and Communications is the pt the newspaper s parent organization. The Gamecock Sara Ladenheim lulilnr ill Chief Emily Streye Rob Giolelli Vieupiinls lulilnr Kevin Langs Kenley Young A'cus lulilnr Rachel Helv Brad Walters A'cua lulilnr Clayton Kal< Nathan Brown S/mi1s lulilnr Brock Verga Erin Reed lealtiivs lulilnr Charlie Wall Rob Lindsey linlurvs lulilnr Katy Evans Sean Rayford I'hnlo lulilnr Dencsllia Gr Matt Ryan Online lulilnr Ashtonjunt Kristin Freestate Co/if Desk Chief Ann Marie h Todd Money Cn/n lulilnr Jennifer Stai Rebecca Cronican Cnfty lulilnr Student Media Ellen Parsons Dime lot of Jason Curry Student Media Kathy VanNc Lee Phipps Adoertisiiifi Manager Sherry Holrr Susan King Creatine Director Carolyn Gril Susan Barrett Crealile Sereiccs Erik Collins Daniel Brown Creatine Semices JelT Stenslan k * A iairads Community since 1908 \L BOARD q, Editor in Chief fipwhnints Editor 'slant Viewpoints Editor tant Viewpoints Editor :ial Projects Coordinator might try morality ^ce and cost the UftUHBHIi taxpayers millions a Senate of dollars. 1 1 TV* A rv f 1 vnciuoes j-iic ai uucd ui g morality. impeachment don't ? y list enmes that are I immoral; they list , ,,, crimes that violate 2 should be ^ ethical code of with ethical the most important not moral job in the world. nents. One senator has even said that a censure resolution is an opportunity to define the morality of America. Politicians defining the morality of America? Every time senators makes a statement like that, they undermine the fact that the trial is not about sex. This impeachment trial is about lying, it's about arrogance, it's about the abuse of power (even though that article didn't make it), it's about a president disgracing the office. It has nothing to do with morals, and every time a senator tries to make a Sunday school lesson out of this trial, he twists the government's structure further out of the shape the founding fathers built for this country. Our Constitution was designed so that this country's chief executive may be held accountable by the voters for "immorality" if so they ch&ose; the legislators may punish acts and acts alone. m class (wrong rarely take action JmHHH to fix the problems n Students' that plague our soeed a man ciety-We are more tb row reactive than pro' active. So it's wonderful to see some stulould give dents, members of Tfie that OUr nnr (Tpnprfltinn Will change working to improve yrthebetter, another individ ual's life for the sake of justice and convictions. This man owes his life not to lawyers, activists or a guilty man who decided to confess. He was freed by members of Generation X and their professor who decided to take action against something they viewed as unjust. These students went beyond the uresent-dav stereotvDes to prove the skeptics wrong.With more people like them, our generation might be able to turn its reputation around - and the world along with it. mccock masa imnnily since I90N MaMiillSMliMllljl y <>t South Carolina and is published Monday. Wednesday and the summer with the exception ol university holidays and exam lilors or author and not thine of lite I nicerxity ol South Carolina. jMisher ol 'lire Gamecock. The Department ol Student Media is All area coiles are SOS 'r Asst. Vieiilroints ton IMors K<ji,or rig A* .<*,,? /i/Sors A'cfav/?sc-aW? Viewpoints 777-7726 ids Avv.VorrsWto Mckrk-usasc.nl,, lace News 777-7726 Asst. 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But over the past few years, I'v come to an agreement with those week ly bouts of the Tm never going to drin] again" syndrome. I don't necessaril; enjoy my hangovers now, but I cai Term 'mc One phrase that has been throw: around like a bad ventriloquist' xrAiOQ rlnmnrr fVin irnor V-v yyivc uui iiig tuc paot J cai u ?- commenta jMprofessiona M and ama j^f l5S& ^5***1 teur *s buzzwori jjl S I The presi K JEIIM dent ha B% c o m p r o ??mised hi EMILY STREYER ?moral au co'"m"'?' thority" as; result of th< Lewinsky scandal. The president no longer has th( "moral authority" to command suppor for his actions in the Middle East i ne president is regaining some ot ni "moral authority," and from the polls mind you. I don't know what "moral au thority" is supposed to be, but if on< gets it from high poll ratings, I don' think I want it. I don't think I want m; president to have it, either. SG candidate treated unfairly To the Editor; Despite the triumphs and valiani efforts of The Gamecock to publish cleai and unbiased news, occasionally th( context of a story can be blurred. As ? friend and fraternity brother, Norn Jones has always accepted responsi bility in his role as philanthropy chaii of Delta Tau Delta. His integrity anc genuin$ compassion for others de poin Samecock x vw pc +1 i o iiiaivv u n endure them. And I've learned they cai I actually have some good points. e Throughout my college career, som< n of my best times have been sittinj , f around with some good friends and jus I- drinking a couple dozen beers. I enjo; >- these times as much as ever, but in cer tain situations, the next morning cai d be just as good a time, i- I love waking up on a Saturday it morning after a night of drunken de e pravity. My roommates and I sit around )~ all anrl rlicnncinfnrl Winrllir rnooVi uu turn uioux iuixv^Uj L/miuij x^aui ? ing for the juice and cigarettes. But sooi n enough, our brains try to start func tioning, and we try to recall wha e happened the night before. Soon w< start laughing as we remind each oth n er of what we actually did, then w< laugh even more trying to figure ou' why we did it. The bonding that occurs was just like the night before, excepi this time we actually remember wha' e happens. L. Earlier this year, my friend's little sister was telling me how she hatec n hangovers. I disagreed, trying t( o point out their good points. Hei e boyfriend backed me up with an excel lent point. This freshman, obviouslj k wise beyond his years, argued how ? y hangover was the best excuse to do noth a ing all day. >ral author a Why are we so concerned aboui g moral authority and whether our lead y ers have it? I reahze, certainly, that oui leaders, whether they are statesmer ^ (ha), athletes, clergy, artists or intel j lectuals, are leaders precisely becaus< we look up to them, and people have ? e need for leaders not merely to get things -j done, but for inspiration and guidance But what exactly does "moral author! ? ty" have to do with it? Because I'm still not sure what, ex s actly, "moral authority" means, I parst i.1 l ? i:i. ' l : a__ me pin ase iui us literal meaning, m s thority over morals? Authority exer cised in a moral manner? Authority or a moral issues? e And what morals have to do with z crisis in the Middle East has got me g too. I suppose that because war is noi t a nice thing and military action involves to paraphrase Rush Limbaugh, break s ing things and hurting people, which , are also not nice things, that peopk need someone who has moral authori a ty, like President Clinton, to say it's okay to do those mean things. For th( Y sake of morals? Or for the global econ omy, balance of world power (which is pretty good coming from us) or the pre vention 01 a worse war.' ^T^uTuniNMOns Ic length. gu [111' 77ZiZ2^L_ ^ M K HK- U IH student llandwril I xt 11k- (iailKVl) fines his character. In response to the SG violations article of the Feb. 10 edition, senate candidate Norm Jones was unfairly portrayed on two accounts 1) Preceding his response in his testimony before the Elections Commist cmn Trinoc plnlnd oil Unnnplir " Unn OiUll, WV/1ICO OlXiUCU, All CU1 1IUHCOIJ. 1IUI1" esty?something we haven't seen much ! of in politics over the last year. 1 Rather than try to be truthful yet 1 misleading, Jones was completely honest in his testimony. Jones admitted an error and took action to correct the in^ cident. $ QUO "Bee A Pr( | see; Lo V tie night la? "This freshman, obvi< \ his years, argued hcrv 1 the best excuse to do y As many know, even after you've drunk 23 glasses of water and the ^ headache is gone, that monkey is still with you for most of the day. As a friend ' once so accurately described it, it's like ' you're a radio, but with a hangover: You've been tuned just a little bit off j. perfect reception. Usually, the only thing I'm able to do is loaf around. I have no energy to s leave the house except to maybe grab ? some food. I know cable television 3 was invented for people like me. With I 80 channels, I can sit around in my un(. -derwear ail day-without a care in the world. I used to give myself a guilt trip 3 about these days I would completely 1 waste, cut most attempts to study or ) be productive are futile. The most I can pull together is throwing away the emp ty beer cans at about 5 in the afternoon. . j This is how I prefer to spend my t hangovers, but unfortunately, the slacker paradise can only be a reality on the weekends. Most days, I have to do someity' has no < l. "I don't know what 'r r hut if nnp oet? it frnrr 1 fry j I don't think I want it i 5 Authority certainly has its uses, but Fm not sure "moral" authority is a good 4 thing. My radical idea is that people should think for themselves, and that ; includes creating personal moral codes that Hn nnt vinlntp ntVipr rvwnlo'c riorVitc The only moral authority a person 1 should have is over his or her own. And every person should have authority over his or her own morals. No one talks about "ethical" authority, which I could understand more ' than "moral" authority. Ethics of office l are far easier to defend than morals ; of office. Ethics pertain to a group and can be dictated. Morals cannot. Morals don't last. Rights last. Just in the past few decades in this country, the "immorality" of homosexuality, atheism, women in the workplace and black people in the front of the bus has crumbled as the rights of more people have >r columns arc welcome from all memlxTs of the Carolina Comni est columnists can only be printed twice a semester. Please deliv ill try to print all letters. Letters should Ik* 2SO-300 words and must include fu ten letters must be personally delivered by the author to the Russell I louse rc ck reserves the riuhl to edit all letter for si vie. lilx-l or snare \ nines will new ! 2) In response to postings in the Humanities Building, Jones simply pointed out that others had posted in the same location and should be warned before they, too, were slapped with a violation. The reasoning for his posting in Humanities was out of respect for a custodian who instructed Jones' staff on areas where it would be acceptable to post and would not require the custo- < dian to remove the posters. Again, Jones accepted full responsibility for these actions without relying on an excuse. rE, UNQUOTE . :ause of all the conflict and Dblems, my mother hasn't " n her parents in 20 years." haal Awwad, HRTA junior, Jordanian citizen Page 3 3 c 1 : u te ?i .1 J i ) 3 Z) i W at ?S?i .fc f v>t all day ously wise beyond v a hangover was nothing all day." thing, even if it is just making an appearance in class. On days like these, depending oh how early one has to rise, the hangover can De vicious, ine same iactors tnai can make it so enjoyable on the week-, ends make it an abomination on the days when responsibility actually takes precedence over laziness. I've gone to work at 7 in the morning thinking I would have enough miracles for sainthood if I made it through the day. Early-morning classes have beckoned after some midweek booze ups, and I'll sit in the hack with bloodshot eyes, hoping the piSfessor realized I wasn't able to be my normal, opinionated self. I realize that college life will soon be over and that I won't have the luxury of drinking and being hungover with such frequency. But I'll still revel in those days when my stomach was doing somersaults, there was a bass drum in my head and football was on television all day long. iuthority noral authority' is, i high poll ratings, .? been increased and continue to strengthen. Americans become more open-minded, and some people, those who probably know what "moral authority" is and have more of it than I do, think we're going to hell for it. Progress is an exchange of morals for rights. Arid I think that's a good thing. Morals I can take care of on my own; rights, I need someone to acknowledge or else I expend an awful lot of energy. Qa TirVir* nnrno if Prncinn4- Plm+Aii uu wixvs vaiuo ix x xcoxucixt v/xxxi t,uii has lost his "moral authority" or gotten it back, or if the Senate doesn't have the "moral authority" to convict him? Let's skip the morals and stick to the facts. I care about more concrete things: President Clinton has lied and obstructed justice. These acts might offend morals, but more importantly, they violate rights and a code of ethics. "Moral authority" is just a buzzword. mnity They must Ix- between Ml and "5(1 words in er all submissions to Russell I louse room 333. or call II name, phone numlx-r. professional title or year and major if a s'tn 333 E-mail letters must include the author s telephone nuns r Ix.- withheld It is obvious that the entire context of a story cannot be printed because of space limitations, but, as in this instance, sometimes stories can unknowingly be portrayed through a critical lens. I commend you on your efforts of elections coverage. It is vital for the student body to be informed of the issues that govern our daily routines. However, the press should always exercise caution when delivering the news. Graham Newman English Sophomore ?