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E-MAIL! Remember, we have an email address, so don't hesh tate to write us. It's GCKVIEWS@SC.EDU. Write one, write all! Friday, February 26, 1999 1 Hie? Serving the Carolina ( EDITORS Sara Ladenhein Rob Gioielli, V Kevin Langston, Assii Emily Streyer, Assist Jennifer Stanley, Spec USC shoul 24-hr. dini Collie students ?^ have many un- HBHHLki orthodox habits. AnaU-ni^ Going to bed at un- facility th usual hours is one of them, and eatmg ^ late at night is an other. Whatever ac- , tivities USC stu- Theresa a dents participate in % Ul until the early Marriot hours of the morn- provide t). ing are shadowed, however, by the lack of an on-cam pus 24-hour food venue. USC students express an interest in this on a daily basis. Ask any of the local takeout services to name their busiest hours during exam time, weekends or special events, and undoubtedly those hours fall beyond the traditional 9 p.m. closing of the Grand Marketplace and midnight closing of Chick-Fil-A. Many other universities that the USC administration often compares us with have 24-hour food places with availability for their students to pay with their university meal plans or cash cards. UNC-Chapel Hill, Emory University and the University of VirWeather b rmn _ J auimi The Great Bliz- r????? zard of 1999 has come and gone. And Wediiesc although it wasn't with us long, it showed yet another BTfTT-J'? weakness at this university. Weadm While many schools in the area studeni closed and others, delayin like Midlands Tech i and Benedict College, delayed classes, USC chose to hold classes. We applaud the administration for not canceling all classes, but we also question its dedication to off-campus stu dents by not delaying the earlymorning classes. USC spokesman Russ McKinney said getting to class should be easy for about 9,000 students ? the 6,000 who live on campus and the 3,000 off-campus students who can walk to school easily. Considering about 26,000 students attend USC, that leaves more than 50 percent of them who might have trouble getting to class. By 7 a.m. Wednesday, there were about 30 accidents in the Columbia area. By Wednesday evening, there were 250 throughout the upstate and Columbia, and one was fatal. -fife Hit(5ai ~ ""w Serving the Carolina Com The Gamecock is the student newspaper of The University Friday during the fall and spring semesters and live times during t periods Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the edi Hie Hoard of Student PuNicaliinis and Communications is the pu tlx.1 newspaper s parent organization The Gamecock Sara Ladenhelm l-hiilor in Chief Emily Streye Rob Gloielli VU'u/xiinls liclilor Kevin Langsl Kenley Young A'eus liclilor Rachel Hclw Brad Walters A'eus liclilor Clayton Kale Nathan Brown Sfieirts liclilor Brock Vergal Erin Reed E'eallin-s liclilor Charlie Wall; Rob Lindsey I'ealnn-s liclilor Katy Evans Sean Rayford I'holo liclilor Deneshia Gr; Matt Ryan Online Editor Ashton June Kristin Freestate Copy Desk Chief Ann Marie M Todd Money Cofcy liclilor Jennifer Star Rebecca Cronican Copy liclilor Student Media Ellen Parsons Din-dor of Jason Curry Studc-M Mecltcc Kathy VanNo Lee Phlpps Acln-nisiiifi Manager Sherry Holm Susan King Cn-atice Din-dor Carolyn Grlfl Susan Barrett Cn-alivc Services Erik Collins Daniyl Brown Cn-atitv Service- Jeff Stenslant 1 amecods Community since 1908 X BOARD i, Editor in Chief ieivpoints Editor stant Viewpoints Editor ant Viewpoints Editor ial Projects Coordinator mil d provide ng option ginia and schools AmMHHHI around the region ]ht dining all provide their at can be Students with such meal plans. ?PPortumty. Many schools alH low their student , , r meal plans to ap'emandfor ply t0VcampuPs niverstty or eateries. If a 24 t should hour venue is not ieservice. what use has in 1 mind, another solution is to invite off-campus eateries that have a lot of their business based on USC students to allow those students to use their cash cards to order food in the aforementioned after-hours. By limiting the hours of oncampus establishments to before the midnight hour, USC is losing out on an opportunity to make money and keep students safe inside their dorm rooms. Satisfied students perform better in the classroom. Having a 24hour eating establishment at USC is something our student body wants. Looking at the quality of the other universities that offer 24-hour services to their students proves this point. efuddks [iistration USC placed WmgKm. commuting stub's freak dents in danger by wfau torcing them to drive on the interstate to school. We imagine many mistration students were late isiderate to to class because of ts by not traffic, icy roads o classes. and accidents. When commuters did get to USC, they found the Shuttlecock to be delayed until at least two hours after the first students arrived on campus. It's ironic that USC deemed the roads too dangerous, or maybe just too much of a liability, to run the shuttle, yet saw no problem with putting commuting students on the roads. We hope the administration will encourage professors to give students who were late to class the benefit of the doubt by letting them make up exams or not be counted absent or tardy. And, although we appreciate the administration remaining ra o tional while the rest of Columbia went into crisis mode, we hope next time it will consider the danger of putting students on the roads with the rest of snow-crazed Columbia. mecodt ?aa mmtity since I'JOti of Soulh Carolina and is published Monday, Wednesday and he summer with the exception of university holidays and exam tors or author and n<X those ol The University of Soulh Carolina hlislier of The Gamecock. lite Department of Student Media is All area cosies are Mi.1 r Asst. Vieupniils MUers 1:d""r ig ataf. tots Milers gchetJ@sc.crln Viewpoints 777-7726 Us Atsl. Spurts Miters gckeieus@sc edu ice News 777-7726 Assl I'culnrcs Milets Kchh'u s@sc aham lac 777-191.1 Assl I'hele Miters nckelc@sc.edu Hani sports 777-71K2 I Icy S/iccial rnijects gchs/H>rls@sc.efJil Ceentnnilnr Online 777-2H.11 Creatine Services Advertising 777-.1K88 strandCreafiie Sen>ia>s es Classified Manager Classified 777-1184 fin I ins it less Manager I'actdly Adrisnr ';IX /77-6-1H2 J Cruduate Assistant ()ffjtv 777--WHH View The Ga <Q <L o 'Senator ( The mockery that politics has become is no more evident than in the rumors that Hillarv Clinton (or Hillary known after EMILY STREYER Hthis columnist possibility is merely a rumor, it has managed to sustain itself in the press for an impressive amount of time. Few rumors with no real substantiation manage this feat. And sometimes, when a rumor is repeated enough, it becomes true. (Remember how many couples were created in high school as a result of gossipy whispers and nosy glances? Sometimes cause and effect are interchangeable.) I was surprised, in fact, to learn of her running for a New York seat. "What?" I thought. "She doesn't live there!" Our Congress comprises men Stereotyp A couple of weeks ago, I was watching an MTV program that examined the murder of Matthew Shepard. ? Occasionally, the voice of our gen^eration airs programs that examine social isfect young ^ npnnlp anH ' .. ' that's what ROB GIOIELLI was done columnist here The program covered the facts of the Shepard killing and its aftermath. A discussion on homosexuality, prejudice, hate crimes and hate-crime legislation followed. To explore these issues, MTV brought together groups of students from four different universities, one of which was the College of Charleston. From C of C, it focused on two members of the group: a black ex-Marine who was openly gay and a white male, who can best be classified as a Editorial board fails on Univ. 101 To the Editor: t _ i_j u/~\ r\ j A^asxweeKs uur upmion regaraing the University 101 program was atrocious. As a former student in one of the classes ? and as a Peer Leader last semester?I can attest to the sound theory and practices behind this innovative program. The grade I earned in University 101 was not an easy A. As part of the course, I performed serious research, helped out with an ambitious service project and wrote numerous reflective papers on the myriad topics our class discussed. The class I helped teach was similarly rigorous; indeed, my frequent point mecock m. I o? Q Clinton' nc and women who are supposed to rep- ~ resent the concerns of the states that elected them. Hillary Clinton would be using the state as a means to a title. ^ That's not the way it's supposed to work. There's no legal barrier to her * running, of course; she maintains a residence in Manhattan and apparently spends the requisite amount of time per w year (if there is one) in the state. And, e as voters go, the fact that she doesn't v know anything about what New York- h ers need from Congress today will serve n as no barrier ? charisma, brand loyalty and sound bite have long been the a primary criteria for the election of politi- I cians on all levels. Statesmen no longer d exist. si I have not seated myself at my com- t( puter for the purpose of Hillary-bash- h ing. That arena is quite full. I respect ei her achievements, such as they are. She oi came from an era where women hav- w ing ambitions was a new idea, and she n was one of many trailblazers for today's women, who now graduate from college ti to find at least as many choices els men. Wnmpn mv acp nwp a lnt tn wnmpn ff Hillary's age. I don't consider her the ic heroine of Modern Woman, however, u She rode to power on her husband's li coattails. There's a point to be made, of si course, for breadwinning and a strong s< es come ir traditional conservative. The black guy explained what it was like tp be black oi and gay in South Carolina, and the con- tl servative male expressed his disap- ti proval of homosexuality on moral grounds. P* In addition to the depiction of the ^ classic stereotypes of the conservative Southern white and liberal black, what struck me most about this part of the a1 program was the camera work during C( the interview. The white male was wear- tl ing a denim shirt with a Confederate ty flag embroidered on the breast pocket. While he was talking, the camera ai zoomed in on this small Confederate ci flae. I doubt he asked them to focus in *5 on it. It was quite obvious MTV was f1 trying to make a not-so-subtle point: Je "Hey, America, look at this homopho- ^ bic, prejudiced Southerner. He's so backward, he still wears the Confederate , flag!" This is the image many Americans 0I outside the South hold about the white hi Southerners: They're backward and big- al oted, speak with a country twang, m and spout religious moralism. tl I Letters to the editor or guest columns are wel columns should he an opinion piece of about if a student. Handwritten submissions must be number for confirmation. The Gamecock rest required for guest columnist and can be provii concern was that we were being too it hard on our students. U In the course, many topics are ad- to dressed that students simply don't have tii the chance to discuss in other courses, pi We spent more than one class last se- pi mester heatedly debating the case of th David Cash. Students held forth on is- fii sues ranging from drug legalization ti< to the Confederate flag above the State- m house. And numerous speakers helped in us start conversations on sexuality, the be appreciation of diversity and the value ioi of community service. ia According to The Gamecock, the pro- ar gram "looks good in theory," but "in practice... leaves much to be desired." se If the editorial board had bothered to fe research the program it chose to bash, m QUOTI "It is tru< Sres Willie A \ **7* f V \ ^... jfeu d rt best for Our Congress comprise vho are supposed to re] :oncerns of the states tl roman behind every successful man, t fr> Knt armnnrr nacne in Avint nf mrlnroc r UUbOl^Uillg Ul UUllt UXJUU^UC x. rhom one's husband had the power j fire is not making it on one's own. It's v ot even playing fair. t The most intriguing Shakespeare- v n character for me is Lady Macbeth, c can't condone her actions, but I can't d ismiss her, either. On the one hand, I t ee a woman who protects those close ) her at all costs, who has no uncer- t, linty about her code of ethics (howev- s r unique), who justifies herself to no ne. On the other hand, I see someone I rhose goals are so focused that it little e latters what is destroyed in her efforts d - and she's not a stand-by-your-man t q>e of woman. A woman like Hillary P - educated feminist, accomplished pro- a ;ssional, self-reliant individual, opin- I mated spokeswoman ? doesn't put n p with a man like Bill ? pathological e ar, incorrigible adulterer, poll-worlipper ? without quite a few good rea- n rns, and only the most naive of Clin- t] i all shap< I don't consider myself conservative b religious, so I didn't agree with what p lis man was saying. But what I no- a ced more than his religious proselyzing and homophobia was how a sup- ft isedly informed and professional media p itlet like MTV was engaged in cul- t< iral stereotyping. v In just 30 seconds, MTV had formed u definite link between the Confeder- p te flag and this person's outwardly mservative views. Was it trying to do t< lis, or was it simply playing on wide- A held stereotypes of the South? T I'd have to agree with the latter; o riything else would give MTV more si edit than it deserves. This just goes to show that stereo- a ping occurs in all arenas of popular a llture and that all groups can be sub- fi ct to it. We tend to think of histori- o dly oppressed groups, such as African s] mericans, women and homosexuals, > the only ones that are subject to these ci inds of gross generalizations. S Even though these groups are the fi les that stereotyping does the most ii arm to, it's ironic that, in a program tl tempting to educate people about ho- h losexuality and hate crimes, some- s< ling meant to help break down the S] Iconic from all members of the Carolina commur 600-700 words. Both must include name, phone i personally delivered to Russell House room 333 rves the right to edit for libel, style and space. Jed by the submitter.Call 777-7726 for more infon would learn that students who take p niversity 101 are much more likely p graduate in four years. Other sta- fe sties testifying to the success of this 7 ogram abound. Perhaps the most im- fc essive fact about the program here is n lat it serves as a worldwide model for it rst-year student education. The Namal Resource Center for the Fresh- ai an Year Experience and Students g Transition is one of the university's t] tst-known programs. It was obnox- tl as to run such a boneheaded editor- is 1 on the first day of the center's 18th tc inual national conference. ci The Gamecock has managed to run H veral pathetic pieces that disparage minists this year. Student Governent began an iMmirable service E, UNQUOTE often said that the test of 2 leadership is how one ponds under adversity." im Hubbard, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Page 3 rfltfe 1 m 9 S a s O o J " A country is men and women present the lat elected them." on supporters would imagine that the nain one could be love or duty. I began to have more respect for her vhen she quit trying to please every>ody. As much as I never thought I rould say it, I think she can help this ountry. Her formidable intellect and [rive can do great things for this counry, if they are well-directed. Senate is not the place for her to do I 1 Tx 1 i. 1_ iL .1 uern, However, u is not so mucn mat he isn't qualified to hold a Senate seat - she's no worse than others who do, suppose ? but our legislative and excutive branches are at a point of breakown. Respect for our battered Constiution is the only thing that lends the residency and Congress credibility, nd new blood is desperately needed, f it were up to me (and it's lucky for aost, probably, that it isn't), I'd fire veryone and start over. We heed a break from the Clinton ame in politics. Our country needs ime to heal. is, sizes arriers of oppression tries to accomlish its goal by constructing more negtive stereotypes. As a member of the media, it's hard >r me to openly condemn MTV for this ortrayal. Its program had great inrntions, just like a lot of stuff on tele lsion. cut the limitations ot the medial make it hard to accurately ortray all groups and opinions. Television programs have to fit a 3pic into an hour or half-hour show, md they have to make it interesting, hese are the same limitations placed n us in the print media, except we are hort on space rather than time. But it's still our responsibility to be s truthful as possible in the portrayls we make. To me, MTV was not llfilling this duty when it focused in n the Confederate flag on that guy's tiirt. And not only the media need to be Dnscious of stereotyping ? we all do. tereotyping happens every day to difirent types of groups. Only by realizig when generalizations occur, and len fighting against them, can we ever ope of becoming an open and honest ociety where all are treated with repect. lity. Letters should be 250-300 words. Guest number, professional title or year and major, E-mail submissions must include telephone Names will never be withheld. Photos are mation. rogram, Second Serving, and our paer had only complaints. And in my ivorite example of editorial arrogance, 'he State newspaper was taken to task ir?brace yourself, here's a major jouralistic offense ? using large type in s major headlines. To this illustrious list, we can now dd a salvo against the highly prestiious, nationally recognized Universi(101 program. I shudder in sympaly for the next victim. If Pepperdine still interested in hiring sadistic docir's of spin, it should dispatch a reniter to the third floor of the Russell ouse. Jenny Malizia Political Science Senior