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with Master Plan
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"better centralize can be held acthe
academic tunc- The university's Master countable for these
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the students and important project, USC better itself interfaculty"
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USC's Master Plan calls for of the Master Plan are just. We do
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cannot be oblivious to the impor- wise choices and compensations,
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We commend the university problems before we have solved
for its improvements. It is reas- all the lingering ones,
suring for students to know that
Service standards
needed for airlines
Air travelers having reasonable
might have new expectations for air
rights, if Congress Legislation that would travel,
passes a new bill af- further regulate Expecting to fly
ter hearing testi- Mine sewice from Denver to Demony
from a num- troit in the midber
of disgruntled die of winter with
passengers. A, , . no delays is unThe
bill would Abuses by airlines reasonable, and it
require, among oth- point out a need for would be silly to
er things, that air- bighei' industry hold airlines aclines
define proce- standards. countable for
dures for getting ? things like the
nasseneers on the weather, or even
X o
ground in the event of delays and for "sick-outs" by airline employincrease
reparations for holdovers, ees. When you buy a ticket, you
bumped flights and lost luggage, know what you're getting into to
Critics of new airline regula- some extent ? you risk being
tions feel that consumer issues served bad food, getting bumped
should be an area for consumer and dealing with delayed flights
watchdog groups or plain market and lost luggage,
forces ? there are enough airlines But some incidents, like the
around, after all. In other words, seven-hour on-board delay, are unif
Delta doesn't show its love for acceptable, and airlines should be
flying enough, buy a ticket on US- expected to provide basic needs
Air next time. like food and facilities for the enHowever,
some who testified tire time passengers use their serrecalled
waiting seven hours for vices.
a gate to open. In the meantime, It's not just about good con
they were still on the plane with- sumer relations, it's about keepout
food or a usable bathroom, ing the standards of travel in
Ordinarily, we would support the United States above those of
consumers using the market to developing countries. Somecorrect
unacceptable behavior and thing good from Congress is long
overdue.
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Candidal
Over the past few weeks, certain
Republicans have announced
their candidacy for the presi
dentialrace,
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GIOIELLI dent out of
columnist office; then
i everyone realizes
he's got to leave soon anyway.
, And looking at some of the candidates,
I have to wonder if it's all part of a
Republican conspiracy to waste our
time.
The past year, one that could have
been spent reforming welfare, saving
social security or dealing with the other
real problems that face this country,
was completely wasted. Seems like the
GOP has just been biding time till we
started gearing up for the election, diverting
our attention from the fact' it
has no clue how to fix this country.
The impeachment is over, so now
we're supposed to focus on this group
of eager old presidential hopefiils. What
Court ruli
Girls, if you travel in Italy (where
the men, generally speaking,
have earned the tarnish on their
i 1 reputations),
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columnist woman
wearing
jeans because it's "common knowledge
that it's nearly impossible to even partially
remove jeans from a person without
their cooperation." I wonder if gunpoint
counts as duress or cooperation.
Nothing else is really to be said
about this bit of news, except to advise
travel in countries other than Italy.
The one good thing about the Italian
court ruling is that it has people
talking ? or at least it should. Not so
much about the ruling itself ? there is
nothing to say, really ? but about sexual
assault.
Student defends
SAIA's funding
To the Editor:
This is in response to Heath Hoppes'
letter to the editor in which he questioned
the intentions of the Finance
Committee as well as the true diversity
of some organizations.
I would like to invite him and anyone
who feels the same way to the Students
Associated for Latin America. It
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is really bothersome about this
ridiculously early start to a presidential
campaign is some of the candidates
who think they have a chance.
First out of the blocks was the poster
boy for the public relations faux pas,
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seems to be a decent individual. But
wouldn't his time, and ours, be better
spent working to improve America or
a level where he actually has a
chance at achieving something? Fd love
to be president, too, but we all know
that just ain't going to happen. Quayle
seems to still be upset that since
Bush lost to Clinton, he got cheated out
of the automatic party nomination,
Next we have Lamar Alexander, another
candidate who's running because
he got shortchanged in the past. You
misunderstood his red plaid shirt, America,
so he's back, and he's wearing a
suit. But no matter how hard Alexander
tries, no one will Forget the shirt.
In an interview with Tom Brokaw on
the 'Today" show last week, he tried to
stress nis plans tor education reiorm.
But even Brokaw kept asking about the
plaid.
But at least Quayle and Alexander
have real political experience. Another
ghost haunting us from four years
ago is Steve Forbes. Just like four years
ago, it's the "I've got a lot of money, so
I can be president" campaign. Perot piing
raises;
Perhaps I invite criticism again (confusion
regarding my intentions resulted
the last time I discussed sexual assault
in this space), but this is an
important subject, and I won't rest until
I have made my point clear: Victimization,
even when it is wrapped in
compassion and good intentions, hurts
women.
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but women, by far, have the most at
stake. We can't rely on men to change.
The best thing we can do is help women
protect themselves ? but advocating
the empowerment of women to prevent
sexual assault does not mean holding
them responsible when it does occur.
No, it is not fair that women, not
men, may have to change their behavior
to decrease the frequency of sexual
assault. But it is, unfortunately, reality.
It's a very fine point here: It's not
fair, it is not right, but it is reality.
And prevention, certainly, is not
possible in every case. There are no
questions of fault when sexual assault
has occurred. The blame is on the assailant
alone. The survivor needs
support. It is too late for prevention.
But up until an assault has occurred
? that is, while it may still be prevented
? women need to be encouraged to protect
themselves as best they can.
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required for guest columnist and can be
is obvious that Mr. Hoppes is sadly misinformed.
For your information, out of SALA's
paid members, 45 percent are Latinos
and the other 55 percent of the members
are non-Latinos, that include
African Americans, Caucasians, Asian
Americans and much, much more.
As for Mr. Hoppes' asking how many
Hispanic Americans the last NAACP
meeting had? Well, I am Hispanic American,
and as a matter of fact, I went.
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Bush lost to Clinton,
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L legitimacy because he earned his bilt
lions. Forbes just inherited his from
i Daddy.
The two candidates who actually
have a chance, Elizabeth Dole and
George W. Bush, have only announced
the formation of "exploratory committees."
Both these candidates have the
advantage of established brand names,
and they look like they could actually
lead this country. And even though the
nominating convention is 16 months
away, talk is Bush will pick up the nomination
and Dole will then step in as
his running mate.
This ticket would give the Republicans
the best chance they have of beating
Gore. Bush not only has the name
and the state of Texas, but his "compassionate
conservatism" seems sincere.
And Dole will get a lot of the
crossover votes because of the historical
precedent.
Of course, this will all probably
change in a year and a half. But no matter
who faces Gore, it will be a tough
sexual assa
tim-creating experts accomplishes nothing.
Some so-called experts have definitions
of assault so broad that the mere
expression of sexual interest by a man
equals "coercion," and "coercion," according
to them, equals an attempted
assault ? and a new victim.
A woman should have the right to
send all the signals she wants and
change her mind at any time. But the
exercise of this right can have horrific
consequences. And knowing that you
were right is not always much of a consolation.
It's something akin to stopping for
someone who runs a red light. There is
no question that the other driver is
wrong, that you should NOT have to
stop. But sometimes you have to give
up one right to protect another.
And if you are unable to stop, if you
are unable to prevent an accident, there
is no question of blame. It is not your
fault, even if you could have preventi
ed it by looking up sooner or buying better
brake pads. It is still not your fault.
But if you have the opportunity to prevent
it, you should ? it's common sense.
It is not right, it is not fair, but it is
reality. Defensive driving instructors
do not encourage you to floor it because
it is your right; they tell you to pay attention
to what other drivers are doing
to protect yourself.
re welcome from all members of the Carolina comr
about 600-700 words. Both must include name, phoi
ust be personally delivered to Russell House room ;
k reserves the right to edit for libel, style and spa
provided by the submitter.Call 777-7726 for more in
to some of these meetings and get to
know some of the people involved. Perhaps
he also needs to carefully reread
the titles of these organizations. For example,
the founders of SALA chose the
word "for" instead of "of for its title not
to be politically correct, but to be culturally
inclusive.
I hope that Mr. Hoppes is able to attend
the next meeting because I think
that he will come to a new conclusion.
At the very least, he will learn something
new.
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there any way we can put
xclamation marks on this
thing?"
othy Clardy, student senator,
mcerning the bill opposing
adding minuses to grades
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, money
upset that since
he got cheated out
ty nomination."
decision. Right now, I will seriously consider
voting for Dole if she gets on the
ticket. She may be a Republican, but
in 223 years, the top two spots in this
country have been filled by a bunch of
white guys. And no matter his or her
stand on the issues, the president will
always have to make a lot of important
decisions based on instincts. In that
area, it could be time for a change.
And voting against Gore may not
be that hard. He has always seemed to
be extremely intelligent for a politician,
but delusions of grandeur might be setting
in. Saying you invented the Internet
would be like if I called my house
a palatial estate. Everyone knows it's
a fire trap.
No matter who ends up leading us
into the next millennium, this whole
election is essentially a waste of large
amounts of time and money. Yes, the
country is doing rather well, but it's far
from perfect. And the millions of dollars
and hours that will be spent on the
upcoming campaign could be spent really
trying to solve our problems.
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Neither should the victimizers declare
that men alone must change to
prevent sexual assault. Equating pleasebaby-please
with a physical attack or
other threat does not help the survivors.
It creates more victims.
The victim mentality is nearly as
dangerous as the Italian ruling. But I
try to remind myself that, as misguided
as some approaches are to this delicate,
complicated, confusing issue, at
least we are calling attention to it. Italian
women, like women and men everywhere,
are infuriated by the ruling, and
infuriation sometimes is the only catalyst
for change.
I urge everyone to see the Clothesline
Project Wednesday and Thursday
when it is displayed in hunt of the Russell
House on Greene Street. (For more
information, you can contact Sexual Assault
Services at 777-7619.)
We need the Clothesline to remind
us that arguing theory through dissertations
and court rulings (and, ad
mittedly, through columns) doesn't do
immediate good. However the rights
are defined, sexual assault and other
crimes against women are realities for
the people you go to class with, and
they're happening right now. The very
least each of us can do is pay attention.
nunity. Letters should be 250-300 words. Guest
ne number, professional title or year and major,
533- F.-mail submissions must include telephone
ce. Names will never be withheld. Photos are
formation.
As for the intentions of the Finance
Committee, I agree with Mr. Hoppes
that it has a noble goal in promoting
diversity. They and many other parties
on campus certainly have the right
frame of mind: open. I encourage Mr.
Hoppes and others to take advantage
of the resources here at USC and share
in the diversity.
Carolina Delello
History Junior