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E-MAIL! Remember, we have an email address, so don't hesitate to write us. It's GCKVIEWS@SC.EDU. Write one, write all! Page 4 HitGamcc Sening the Carolina Community sin EDITORIAL BOAR Sara Ladenheim, Editor Rob Gioielli, Viewpoint* Kevin Langston, Assistant Viet Emily Streyer, Assistant View Jennifer Stanley, Special Projec Gambling r further regi The state Legislature is considering more regula- The video gamblit tion on video industry. gambling - an examination that's long overdue. With H tiieelection of Gov. Jim Hodges, it , ,, looks like it's here more control to pro to stay, so we're go- citizens. ing to have to deal with it. if the o< Even though gambling in any legally v form might be immoral to some er of th< people, consenting adults have the Vide right to dispose of their property constan in anv wav thev see fit. as lone as s o v e r I it doesn't outwardly harm others, many o And people like Fred Collins have be expl< the right to make a living off own- b 1 i n g, ing and operating video poker ma- more O] chines. This re But the industry still needs to by high be regulated. Video poker ma- receivec chines prey on the underclass and Enterta less fortunate, who have more to Sou gain from a $125 jackpot than your right th average middle-class South Car- at vide< olinian. of gover We need to get rid of this jack- izens, a pot. Even though $125 is relatively of regul President's crucial to st With other elections out of the way, flHHUiilJkSH students have a The importance of ) chance to carefully student body s?1fV|>ejrnext president. student body pres- _ ident. jBPTjrnECEOSEilll throughlckofin^ The president is no terest, this vital job, ,but a v. the most important member of SG. in Student Gov ernment, could be given to an conduct individual incapable of carrying SG's out the duties and responsibili- present ties it entails. the helj According to the Student Gov- The ernment Constitution, the presi- ficial rej dent has "the power to veto or sign even ac acts of the Senate in their entire- the univ i A- 1 ?i :4-u ty; ur veiu iiiuxviuucu uauses wmi- umvcis in acts, excluding finance bills." Alth This veto power is kept in check constitu by senate's power to overturn a also be veto with a two-thirds majority ing com vote. dents si The president must also "up- their el< hold the constitution and consti- them ar tutional codes of the student gov- interest ernment and administer all It'sii regulations established in the sen- dent bo ate statutes." figurehi The president can make leg- the mos islation suggestions to the senate, cess of ti and must appoint members of the its stud Cabinet and judicial board "with elect th the concurrence of a majority of their in fj% UkGamcco Serving the Carolina Community since Hie Gamecock is the student newspaper of The University of South Caroli Friday during the fall and spring semesters and live times during the summer with periods Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the editors or author ar The Board of Student PuHicalions and Communications is the publisher of The G tlie newspaper's parent organi/alkm. The Gamecock Sara Ladenhelm Editor In Chief Emily Strcyer Asst. I Rob Glolelll Vieufrolnls Editor Kevin Langston Kenley Young News Editor Rachel Helwig M Brad Walters News Editor Clayton Kale Nathan Brown Sfxtrls Et/iior Brock Vergakls Assl Sj Erin Reed Eeatnres Editor Charlie Wallace Rob Lindsey Eeatnres Editor Katy Evans Asst. liw Scan Rayford I'hoto Editor Deneshla Graham Matt Ryan Online Idilor Ashton June Assl I Kristin Frecstate Copy Desk Chief Ann Marie Miani Todd Money Copy Editor Jennifer Stanley V* Rebecca Cronlcan Cops Idilor Student Media Ellen Parsons Director of Jason Curry Crealit Student Media Kathy VanNostrandOvrr/i Lee Phipps Adnertisinp Manager Sherry Holmes (.lassifiet Susan King Creatine Director Carolyn Griffin Untitles Susan Barrett Creatine Semites Erik Collins Eatltll Daniel Brown Creatine Semites Jeff Stensland (iradnah Viev Tl ce 1908 ^ in Chief ?Editor SaHMmnr 'jjpoints Editor points Editor Jfl* JT :ts Coordinator i Leeds ^ illation ^ yi meager, it's a lot if 1 you don't have that w ^3 Ig much. The next thing to do is more strictly audit the profits | made from video . poker. We assume that the machines < > ji JLj|i ^ are being run hon- 1 ?TJTl lj^l estly and fairly. But ^ who really knows ids of the game aren't il- yn last week.s student gove working in favor of the own- I elections, a whopping 9 pe e machines? JLthe student body voted. Peop] ;o gambling needs to be ing tly supervised by the state whii Den to abuse than others. p^f ^ ^ j gulation could be funded or er taxes on the revenues of tl I by companies like Collins ' vote th Carolina is doing the ALI FREEMAN maj, ing by taking a closer look columnist the : d gambling. The purpose bod nment is to protect its cit- stention from voting is a ratii nd that's exactly the point cision. i lating video poker. . Students only act apathc because voting is not worth it: tunity costs. The time and en vested in choosing and voting f< ATW dent government candidate is t llll ILC to pay off. If students want to pick t ^ candidates, they have to go t m l/i/W^TO lengths to gather enough infoi I ICBC ~I 11 to make a well-informed de For a major national election, or , ? m, continually confront seemingly S6n^c6> J. llG T3I*GS _ ? ^ r . * ?i ., . ^ amounts of information on thi ident can also re- dates. A person voting for Stud< the move Cabinet ernment officers does not fa members from an daunting research, but that ? appointed executive position. .g f pp || In addition, the | d TrrWt president has the IB \f-|| B^-I \ power "to appoint UUL officials that he/she deems necessaiy to f I ^he generation that will 1 the expeditious I culture into the next 10( ; of SG business." -1- 0^ young and impres: It IS i budget is provided and witl ed by the president, with jpPPHk cult ) of the treasurer. g tj^s president serves as the of- def Dresentative of SG and can * mer t as a representative for ind: ^ersity upon request of the and ough not mentioned in the u n tion, the president should nat< easily accessible. In voic- KEVIN LANGSTON cerns and interests, stu- columnist spo^ lould feel safe in knowing ^ai icted official will listen to men 0f false values and mor id take their concerns and source of this regimen: MTV. s into consideration. Yes, the popular network nportant to know the stu- mous for adding the visual U dy president isn't just a artists' music has tapped into ead. This individual has ture for its resources. The stat; t vital role in SG. The sue- granuners focus on it and evt his university begins with patto , ,, . , , , , with the breakthrough senes 1 ents and their ability o ^ s rs (who wQu]d ne e best person to tend to met in real iife)_ put them in terests and concerns. (which they never could've s rh EZEEDXB and had their lives taped (v couraging them to act natur; ESMM More enlightened people s /9Wi * ized there was nothing real a na and is published Monday, Wednesday and i the exception of universily holidays and exam id not those of The University of South Carolina, iamecock. lite Department of Student Media is All area codes are 803 VkupuiMs / Mors l:d'",r ,72jV;l1 v???? Student angei *,rts Mil,,* Mckricws@sc.cJii . ^ inns litlilors **JE2 With pafklllg Etc. 777-5913 ftoto Milon Mckclc@sc.cclu fo the EditOK i mi I'mjccts Mcks/Htns@sc.edu When I began attending tl O'lrdiiiuiur (>niinc 777-2833 versity as a commuting studen ,, . several choices of parking. I cot *'Scti'iccs Advertising 777-3888 , , . ,. , , re Un ices parked m the commuting stud lAiuuuMcr classified "7 ii83 ^ the Coliseum, but consider s MuuuMcr 1 v Advisor l;,x 777-6382 vast majority of my classes were Assistant 0)Tjt.c 777-3888 brell, this did not make much >\ i vpoints he Gamecock - BUMP ^ ^ IBG UWIIIVIW II^I^^TT nrvn4*n 4?r\/io/\ ,UlllLy IU513 l CrtSU rament serves to make the selection Process ?Of tUf* (*%f* rcent of even harder. le's wail- 0ne can &? hear the candidates 1 ^ ancj speak briefly at certain student orga- 1A cjuwhuh ning at nidations or the Greene Strert "debate," h"stu- or reac*smaU amount of mformaapathy" ti?n about them in The Gamecock. But e r a 11 y even having done that, the voter still > to a de- has httle to go on, particularly for the poSa]s on how to dea ation of senate. but the majority of silliness Candidates often say little, if any- oniy their general as; cupidity thing. Of the 66 senatorial candidates, those situations, le non- a mere 11 submitted information for A clear indicat :rs. But The Gamecock election special. Is dates aren't very di; ly, the this because they don't care or because eral of them said the ority of they don't have anything to say? their opponents coi student All the candidates agendas sound Government, perha; y's ab- remarkably the same. The voter is tions. Imagine Bob] mal de- left wondering, "Should I choose the Clinton's Cabinet. candidate who wants improved park- In the election ds ideally" ing, safety, academics and diversity? the Russell House, ] s oppor- Or perhaps the candidate who wants representatives from ergy in- improved diversity, academics, safety to explain to me ho 3r a stu- and parking? Should I choose the can- differed. They looke mlikely didate who has a history of leadership ly. One candidate's n experience and wants to represent to explain the nuana he best the student body? The resume-builder? eventually gave up: ;o great Or the candidate who has a history of matter who you vob rmation power hunger and the need to be en- aren't going to do a icision. dorsed by his or her peers?" And there you ha le might On election day, the fliers all looked er expends enough t endless remarkably similar. Most merely de- find enough differe: s candi- clared the candidate's name, but a few dates to make a we] mt Gov- had the familiar list: leadership, stu- sion, it is highly unli ce such dents, parking, safety, diversity. True, see enough results ictually a few candidates have different pro- penditure of energy ence gained at cos lead our shows. Even when they crammed M a )years is people in a Winnebago and sent them " WC V sionable. on a wild goose chase, the show failed 4|nw' a in touch to depict the real world. It's impossible 1 the pop to create an environment where the re- ^Tldi ure, and al world will occur. The environment will help must create itself. ine its The people on these shows were nbers as mere lab rats being prodded and poked supposed to receive1 ividuals by doctors. The only things gained from these on - air persor as a col- the shows and experiences were the go to a real doctor, t ve group, jobs MTV later offered to some of those to solve all your w f o r t u - once-obscure cast members. Now that haps the lowest Mr ;ly, these is real! By that time, J ire lead- MTV continued the pace when it jove ^ hfe while i are being took something as meaningful as love p0pUiar trends in i >n - fed a and turned it into a game show. "Sin- r , , , , lyregi- gled Out" was largely successful be- formof^eBlame als. The cause anybody on the show was capa- , hrmifTht thpir ble of winning a date with an attractive p'es Dro^gnt meir ? chino fn fhn oprnnn once fa- person. We watched morons answer ) several stupid questions and perform even stu- t e ot^.er s ' or 1 pop cul- pider acts so they could date strangers. ? .lr i^iend ship, ion's pro- As if we weren't already using the word ^^y by your p :n define "love" as a punch line, MTV had to go ^our f?rmer Partn< rn began and market it. to some lavish locat that took As if that weren't enough, MTV then Something shoi wer have took something as serious as sex and P^e looking to capi a house sexually transmitted diseases and placed ken relationships 1 ifforded) them on a late - night show hosted by hamas. How s rhile en- a serious doctor and a funny sidekick, relationship in the il"). People would call or write the show with MTV has trivia oon real- their tales of sexual oddities or illness- most important issi bout the es, and in five minutes or less they were in color Mid sterec TettcnTto the editor or guest columns arc welcome from all memb columns should lx- an opinion piece of ulx>ut 600-700 words. Uoth | ] r if a student. Handwritten submissions must lx" personally delivered number for confirmation. The Gamecock reserves the right to edil required for guest columnist and can lx- provided by the submitter t Next, I could have elected to park time I need to park tl ^ in the commuting lots around the Hu- I have isn't an isolate manities and Business Administration, occurred with increa; However, to get a spot in these lots, you the past year. need to arrive at7 a.m. every day. As a student at 1 tie Uni- Third, I could have gotten a space in several years, I don it I had one of the garages, but you need to park ing situation being tl dd have there about five hours per day to make derstand the logic of ent lots this cost effective. The last option I had that students use. W was the one that I chose. Parking at the ey to go to this schoc in Gam- 5-hour, meters in Pendleton garage is of with very little reg sense perfect for me, considering the prox- shouldn't be reserve imity to my classes and the amo'jnt of functions. Other sp QUOTE, UNQUOTE "All groups involved need to show that they are committed to finding a solution." Vice President Chris Dorset, on improving campus race relations Wednesday, February 24,1999 WMWtll | IT*1* 11 for apathy senatorial candidates, a mere ted information for The election special." 1 with these issues, It's not coincidence that the macandidates stated jority of the election paraphernalia states piration to improve only candidates' names. In the end, that's what it comes down to. The onor that the candi- ly students guaranteed to directly benfferent is that sev- efit from the election of certain indi_ 1 J 1 *1_ ___ _ ,y wouia use xo bee viduals are those who know them or itinue in Student are involved in the system, ps in Cabinet posi- Some say more people should vote Dole serving in Bill g0 student Government might be rec. ognized as more powerful and accomly me ee m ont o m0re. Perhaps a particularly stelas e a group o candidate could convince more than various candidates , ,, , , , , , , . a couple thousand students to invest w their candidate ,, ., . , . , n j , i authority m him or her. But until then, d at me quizzical- , , , ? , 3Presentative tried ma^the studen's m on,y aPathet" s of difference, but lcally n,ot v?tln8 of,the"'sln"It really doesn't cere c interest in Student Gove for because they ernment's ability or inability to nything anyway." accomplish anything, ve it. Even if a vot- So the other 23,000 students who ime and energy to ^on t vote are not necessarily the apances in the candi- thetic fools people make them out to be. 11 - informed deci- They are just kids making rational dekely the voter will cisions about how they can get the great> to make the ex- est benefits from their time spent, worth it. t of innocence weren't already using the word punch line, MTV had to go it it." /aluable advice from love, breakups, sexual problems and lalities. Rather than human interaction can be, we slowly ;une in late at night lose our grip on what is important oes. This was per- and morally correct, leading us to place rV could go. a whole different set of values on these dTV had exploited aspects of life. Because they are on tele-, lpdating you on the vision, we begin to think of them as beEashion and music, more useful for entertainment than >e cast came in the f?r things by which we should model Game," where cou- ourselves and ways of thinking. faHprprl rplntinn The demoralization of our society is in hopes of proving farther illustrated through the growthe deterioration of P?Pulanty of talk shows, where the If von were found ^ pay |fn usly for the most twist - ? ea story. iNotning is sacrea. ine neteers, you watched worics ^ selling this freak show to us, :r g? on a vacation and weVe buying it ion. That s balance. These issues are nothing to laugh aid be said for peo- about, and the context in which MTV talize on their bro- presents them should only be taken by going to the Ba- at face value. However, in a world where incere was the we choose to get richer in the pocket first place? rather than in the head, no one will willilized some of life's ingly tell our "future leaders" that wantles. By being shown ing your MTV can be a dangerous thing. ) how entertaining crs of the Carolina community. Letters should be 250-300 words. Guesi must include name, phone number, professional title or year and major, to Russell House room 333- E-mail submissions must include telephone : for libel, style and space. Names will never be withheld. Photos arc ~all 777-7726 for more information. tiere.Thegrievance aside for this, and the students id incident and has should not be put out for such a petty sing frequency over reason. This is our academic and career futures at stake, and these are being ;his university for jeopardized over parkng. This problem 't recall the park- needs to be addressed and it needs to lis bad. I don't un- be addressed NOW. Please consider the blocking off spaces students when deciding to shut these re pay a lot of mon- spaces down. After all, they are the )1 and are thought whole reason that you are at the uni;ard. These spaces versity. d for these special John K. Ballentine aces should be set Political science senior