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E-MAIL! Remember, we have an e mail address, so don't hej tate to write us. It's GCKVIEWS@SC.EDU. Write one, write all! Wednesday, March 3, 191 Hlt< Serving tlx Cam EDITO Sara Ladenh Rob Gioielli Kevin Langston, / Emily Streyer, At Jennifer Stanley, 5 Women's celebrate Every month flj seems to be geared ~ toward something otne Wnm or someone umer- "w'" ent: Breast Aware- Month ness Month, Den- vw fl] 11" tal Hygiene Month, MRKhUi Black History Ai Month and now achk Women's History Month. . . The biggest special, complaint about all of these months is that we, as society, don't need them. The r membrance and appreciation each group should be constan every month, every day. But wh should be and what is, is diffe ent. Women's History Month, lil Black History and Hispanic Hi tory months, is a necessity. Pe pie outside the white, Anglo-Sa on population have contributed American and world history i phenomenal ways. Where wou we be without Martin Luth< King, Sally Ride, Daniel Ha Williams, Sandra Day O'Connc Housing room as, Beginning March 24 and end- HHHI ing April 1, stu- Housini dents can register registn for their housing assignments over the ; Internet. The department of Hous- 7?_. , ing has moved the j&iSSftt registration process lc^r anc to the internet to forsttuk save time and mon- for ey. Students wish ing to sign up for Bates West, Capstone, Colun bia Hall, the non-honors Horsi shoe apartments, Sims, Sout Quad or the Roost must apply vi the Student Online Informatic System. Room assignment will be base on academic classification and wi be done in random order. The dal ui appuuauuii suunus&iua win in determine your assignment. I addition, the once-required ac vance room fee payment no longe exists. The only fee required is f( pulling out of your assignment a ter the deadline passes. The movement of the housin registration to the Internet shoul do away with unnecessary pj perwork, make registration quid er and more accessible to studenl and streamline the entire a* signment process. If students change their mind before April 1, they can go bac TOtC Serving Ibc Caroline 11k; Gamecock is ihe student newspaper ot The L'ni I tkJjv during iIk' fall and spring semesters and live limes d pericxk Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of The hoard of Studenl Publications and Communications is Ihc newspapers pa roil organisation The Gamecock Sara Ladenheim Editor in Chief Emily S Rob Giolelll Viewpoints Editor Kevin L Kenley Young Stirs Editor Rachel Brad Wallers News Editor Clayton Nathan Brown Mjnrts Editor Brock \ Erin Reed Eealnnv Editor Charlie Rob Lindsey Eeatures Editor Katy Ev Sean Rayford Pbnto Editor Denes h Matt Ryan Online Editor Ashton Kristin Freestate OpV Iksk Chief Ann Ma Todd Money Opy Editor Jennlfei Rebecca Cronlcan Otfty Editor Student Media Ellen Parsons Dirrctor of Jason C Sltidrtll Mrtlia Kathy V Lee Phipps Adrrrtisioft Manager Sherry Susan King (.realire Director Carolyi J Susan Barrett (.'reality Men'ices Erik Co Daniel Brown (.reality Men'ices Jeff Stei \ )9 :^mrrnrb I fVVVVI ? >lina Community since 1908 RIAL BOARD eim, Editor in Chief i, Viewpoints Editor \ssistant Viewpoints Editor ssistant Viewpoints Editor pecial Projects Coordinator History din March Booker T. Wash/***** tS"dMaya en's History Although unnecessary. women have been mmnh not only running ftMiiyJiii the homes, but pars' long as ticipating in poliwements by tics, medicine, edare considered "ration, journalism L_ ,, , . , and all other facets we need this. of society for decades, they're a still buried in special sections of e- history books. Women who are of making important contributions it, are still treated as unique even at though women are doing these imr portant things every day. Remember those gray boxes at te the bottom of a page in a history s- book? These gray boxes would o- highlight a unique person, such x- as Martin Luther King or Sally j to Hide. Until the gray boxes dis- I in appear, and women are included " Id in history just like their male coun3r terparts, there is a need for le Women's History Month, ir, Al col simplifies = can ^ ont signments = I online and change their preferences. ^ j's neiv online Recently, the uni- emt %tion process. versity has taken thei on the task of making some of the tion most annoying dru processes that stu- m01 mid provide a derits endure and wcr I efficient way simplified them. ?nts to sign lip When course reg bousing. istration movea to ? ? ? the Telephone Information Processl ing System, the once drawn-out _ e- process of signing up for classes h became much easier. This process J^t ia then moved to the Internet, which m made registration much quicker and more effective, id We would like to commend ill Housing for implementing this te new system. With the growing suc)t cess of online course registration, n the same success should be seen 1- by Housing. Students are spend- ^ it ing less time registering for hous>r ing and classes with these new f- systems installed. It should also Kl provide the students with the com- ?? ig fort that the university is trying ? Id to simplify the most important de- pers i- cisions a student must make. tifie t- We recognize the potential for Pen ts something to go wrong in the ini- ^ w 5- tial year, but we hope that the occv process goes as smoothly as pos- ^ Is sible and that all students are 0fn Ir nlnoon^ < l rv j;icaocu. miS >amccod( b? i Community since 1908 TllO versity ot South Carolina and is published Monday, Wednesday and uring the summer w ith the exception of university holidays and exam the editors or author and not those of The University of South Carolina, the publisher of The Gamecock. The Department of Student Media Ls wsmxmm K All area codes are 803 treyer Aw/ VU-ujminis angston Kditors '"dilor 777-3913 Helwig Asa. Nnes Milan gcked9sc.edu Oa_ Kale Viewpoints 777-7726 ergakis A?l. 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B clever in the world! Get a free cab ride h w thoughts, with the Safe Ride program. Students Student Government is aire IX^jpF should cer- working on the Safe Ride progr tainly not be which will offer on-campus studer Wm:; bothered s?her cab ride home from Five Po I' W l,? with learn- on the weekends. Excellent. This is s .1 FREEMAN ing things a beautiful system that the next umnist like respon- bernatorial platform will probabl; sibility and "Lottery = Less drunk driving." se-and-effect relationships. What Now, campus housing will have ients should learn, now that they other perk to put in their "Keep life i no longer be completely dependent pie, live on campus" list. Too bad heir parents, is how they can be de- the off-campus people, whose lor dent on other institutions, like gov- journeys won't be subsidized, ment. But the true gem of this propos Students should not think about that the most irresponsible win!' / much these proposals cost, nor what a perfect lesson! Sorry if you tl it else the money could go toward, that Five Points weekend debaucl at is most important is that students is not a worthy endeavor; you must s )race all proposals that work to make port those who do. Or perhaps you < ir difficult lives easier. not afford the financial burden of ] Take, for instance, the taxing ques- tying. With this proposal, you ge i, "What's a kid to do when sloppy contribute to the greater good, s nk in Five Points?" Use some of porting those who can, a truly noble n and dad's money with which you deavor. Even if it's not your fees 1 e going to buy a few more shots to are directly going to pay for the )eath penalty raises lon't know if it's commonplace for way to dispose of the vile criminals norals and ideals to carry over from plague our society. It seems quite n :hildhood to adulthood, but I do re- ?er t? be more concerned with sa\ member money than trying to save someo that I have life. How do we know these crimii never advo- won't reform in the prison system? ? catedthe can't be certain if we don't give tl death penal- the benefit of a doubt, ty. A retort to this could be that When I killers, they have given up their r was young, to a benefit of a doubt. I would lik my father hope we could be a bit more civilize* asked me if dealing with our problems, not av SL Jon someone ing them. The death penalty has were to kill isted for several decades, and the n c VIN LANuSTON my family der rate hasn't dropped considera lumnist whether I'd It's obviously an ineffective metho want the crime prevention, especially beca ?on killed. I told him no. and I ius- the nrpvpntirm notion pomp<5 aftpr ;d that by saying that killing the damage has been done, son wouldn't bring my family back. Besides, it costs a considers ouldn't fill the space my family had amount of money to execute a crimi ipied. If anything, killing someone That same money could be pumpec ild only open another hole in some- to a system that tries to correct else's heart. I know I ve lost some errors of the wrongdoers. A better pr ly principles from childhood, but system could easily and effectively is one I have continued to harbor, form these poisoned minds. People argue against the expense Families of victims often want ti icarcerating a criminal and keep- loved ones' deaths justified by see that person housed and healthy. the killer disposed of. I can never fa y point to execution as an efficient thepainoflosingalovedonetoaki TLettcrs to the editor or f>uc\st colun columns should be opinion piec | I s i I J I [|lk if a student. Handwritten submissio number confirmation! The Can required for j;uest columnist and ca udent ^wsrc of p0^1^ a f?rce campus nfe. she misses an important point. She >ting principle gets how lucky we are that Student ( ernment exists in the first place, t 'he Editor, ... at the very least we have the me i feel I must take issue with Ali Free- make ourselves heard, even if t s views as expressed in her most don't,always use it to our full adv nt column ("Opportunity Costs Rea- tage for Apathy, Feb. 24). I proudly admit that I took the t [ agree with her on some points, ^ sort out the various subtle nuar ybe all the candidates are all that distinguished the candidates fi e. Maybe they aren t saying any- each other< sometimes very subtle) g. Maybe Student Government isn t took the time to vote. And I give Ql LtS - -i infer \ gtRisHT... J \ 1 ity to the r Dwe "Sure, we sign up ai at the semester's ou ;^e contract, really?" ;tas care ome rides, it is some communal Student GovA ir\/l 4-V*r*4- Ka <*ai?/* ^a ciiiiiiciit lunu. tiiat IUUIU uc guing tuac*y ward something you deem more woram' thy. In the real world, proposals for new ints sPenc^n? musf be defended because ruch ^ come out ?f the taxpayer's pocket. Thank goodness we don't have to wor^ ry about that. We have better things to worry ^ about. Even if students do not have sim- to be responsible for driving home, there I for are sthla tot of pressing concerns that r make life way too hard. Like how, once home, to pass an exam with a hangal is over> yes But wait. If you have a problem, our link candidates have a solution! Academic iery forgiveness. While speaking with one 3Up. campaigner, he gave me an excellent :an- defense of the three-strikes proposal, par- under which students could withdraw t to three times at the very end of class, iup- sans penalty. "Sometimes, students just i en- stop going to class. They don't know hat that they are going to get a W F, and cab they should not be punished." i questions o that ~~~ lea- "It seems quite meaj ne's cerned with saving : \ve to save someone's li iem , as but I would hope I would remain steadight fast in my stance on the issue. More e to death is not the solution, i by As a predominantly Christian socioid ety, many of us point to the popular "eye ex- for an eye" passage from the Bible as a iur- moral statement in support of the death bly. penalty. We who take the Bible too d of seriously should also believe that a burniuse iner bush SDoke to Moses and that he the eventually led an entire civilization across the exposed bed of the Red ible Sea. Those passages were taken from nal. the Old Testament, and, if I remember 1 in- correctly, many of their teachings were the contradicted by the those of Jesus Christ, ison Christ tried to instill among humans r re- the ideal that we are all brothers and sisters who should love one another as heir we would want to be loved. How could :ing these teachings advocate the death now penalty? It just doesn't add up. Sure, ller, there are going to be people who don't ins are welcome from all mcmlx-rs of the Carolina coi e of about 600-700 words. Both must include name, pi ns must be personally delivered to Russell House roori iccock reserves the ri^ht to edit for libel, style and s n be provided by the submitter.Call 777-7726 for more But Freeman my full permission to laugh for- at me for doing so because I realize that }ov- even though the effects of the elections hat may not matter, the principles behind ans them do. At the risk of appearinghom' we bastic and foolish in saying this, I still an- believe that we as members of a theoretically democratic institution have ime a responsibility to take an interest in ices the selection and activities of our leadrom ers on all levels, from Student Govand ernment to! national elections, lest these Ms. structures become totally unresponsive I PTE, UNQUOTE s difficult to talk about race in mixed company." leveland Sellers, USC Professor Page 3 I ^ \ U but us ) i TRUE..-J .1 T y uo 'V-f^?y 0 I* eal world id pay for the classes tset, but what's a So true! Students might have to actually look at their syllabi to discover the W F date. Or worse, go to the great lengths to use their brains to deduce that there might be some consequence for not going to class. Sure, we sign up and pay for the classes at the semester's outset, but what's a contract, really? If only the real world would work on such excellent principles, we could decide three times we did not really mean to sign a contract before it matters. Or we could just stop showing up for work and still expect to have a job. Perfect. But why stop there? My encouragement to Student Government is to keep going! We have housekeeping personnel; let's see mints on our pillows! We want limousine rides back from Five Points, forgiveness for any grade less than an A and personal secretaries to schedule our Blue Cactus luncheons. Forget that in the real world, you must work and be responsible. This is collegiate fantasy land. We have better things to think about. r f.i i moraniy ^er to be more conmoney than trying fe." follow the words of Christ, and they will commit several crimes against humanity. As people of faith, we should understand that a higher power will deal with the fate of those people however fit. It's not our place to judge. Playing God is someone else's job. I have a button that says, "How can we kill somebody who kills somebody to prove that killing somebody is wrong?" This statement makes complete sense to me. I know some people will turn their eyes from an alternative. I can only urge those people to try and put themselves in the shoes of the killers who won't get a chance to redeem themselves before being killed mercilessly. Who's the bigger fool? A savage individual who takes the lives of other people, or a society that accepts a form of punishment that is no better than the crime itself? A kill is still a kill. mmunity. Letters should be 250-300 words. Guest lone number, professional title or year and major a 333- F.-mail submissions must include telephone pace. Names will never lie withheld. Photos arc information. I to the people and everything we have worked so hard for be lost. So, in ?hort, the homogeneity of the candidates and the diminishing returns we receive from our efforts may explain the low turnout rate, but they most certainly do not excuse it The system may not be perfect, but it's a damn sight better than not having one at all. Jamie Enlow Religious Studies Sophomore