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Racism Now is best time to take a stance CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 didn’t have any textbooks - because at the beginning of the semester, my financial aid wasn’t enough to cover textbooks, and I had just started a new job; so I hadn’t received a paycheck yet. The professor’s response was, “If you don’t have any money, then you should not be in college.” I didn’t go to the professor to receive a handout or any type of pity. I found his comment both racist and very inappropriate. Many minority students have the same mindset as this particular professor, and don’t further their education after high school. Once again, * ignorance comes into play. Many young people don’t have motivation coming from their parents and loved ones to go to college and further their education, but a doubtful and discouraging voice can be heard just about anywhere. I feel that now is the time, especially in wake of the recent terrorist attacks, for us all to take a stance against racism. Not just on a black and white level, but across the border with all races. In this institution of higher learning, I feel there should be more education time spent on teaching how to interact with other races — not just tolerate them, and break down the barriers caused by ignorance, aka racism. Tacara L. Hall is a fourth-year student in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Clemson Don’t concentrate on what’s wrong CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 uniforms storm the field. The crowd will feel more like an angry mob, yelling obscenities at the other team, the officials and sometimes even friendly coaches. That goes along with the game. It’s no worse than what’s on prime time TV, but if it bothers you that much, cover your ears. For some students, this will be their last tailgate and football game as USC students. For others, it will be their first in the line of the Carolina-Clemson rivalry. This is the most important game of the year. Let’s not concentrate on who’s doing what wrong. Let’s not worry about what other fans are doing. We have an obligation to be good, rowdy fans. After all, that’s our only contribution to stomping Clemson. Kale is a fourth-year student in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. LET EVERYONE KNOW THE SCORE Comments? E-mail gamecockviewpointsi'ajiotmail.com. \ \ If you are ready for a REAL Tailgate Party, then come on by! 11 j r* -i\ The final Great Gamecock r* !W 'vT November 17 (USC vs. CLEMSON) 9:00 am-12 pm V/ \ X/ featuring music by: the Staircase Band H . Try your skill at: Mr. Football, Sports Challenge & Bungee Run! // \ \ 7? Seawell's Parking Lot - 1125 Rosewood Drive // across the street from "the ROCKET" at the State Fairgrounds. ./ /J // The best part is that it is all FREE: Music, Activities, Great Food, Drinks & Door Prizes. I Souvenirs for the first 250 USC students in attendance. / L00*^0! General Parking is available at SeaweU's for $10 per vehicle. (\//7 Jj THIS TAILGATE PARTY IS AN ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUG-FREE ENVIRONMENT sponsored by the Russell House Alcohol & Drug Programs. \\ / / / / j Major funding prowled by a granc received firm the U S. Department of EdtKTwkm Safe & Drug-Foe Schools Program: The Prevention of High-Risk Drinking & Violent Behavior Among College Students Project \ A/ t M /1 Paid for, in pari, with student activity fees. V\t i / / Actual elates or times may change due to funding or program malic decisions. For additional information, please call 777-7130. / J J ~ Department of Student Life Division of Student & Alumni Services / / / \ \ MORE IN YOUR OPINION Dr. Palms knew it was time to move on. You then ask what has Dr. Palms done for this University. First, a new arena and wellness center are big deals, contrary to your cynical viewpoint. Any Carolinian who prides this University should ask whether USC is better off now then it was 10 years ago. The obvious answer is yes. And that can be indirectly and directly attributed to Dr. Palms. The leadership of any organization defines the goals and direction of its organization and Dr. Palms has established a goal of AAU status and provided the determination to get USC going in that ambitious direction. The budget shortfall is the General Assembly’s lack of foresight, not Dr. Palms’. However, your column did point out one thing. If I ever want to leak anything, I am going to leak it to The State because the people at The Gamecock aren’t worth the CUUI l. ALISON C. GOLKA THIRD-YEAR STUDENT, JOURNALISM MAJOR Newspapers slant civilian killings I am dismayed at the headline “ Airstrikes kill more civilians” emblazened on your Oct 29,2001 issue. I have written several other newspapers as well taking them to task on similar choices of words. While the death of anyone, especially civilians, during conflict is unfortunate, why does your staff (and the staff of dozens of newspapers in the country) feel it is a duty to slant the reports in such a manner? That only 13 non-military Afghans were killed, according to your report, is a testament to the technology and the compassion that the United States has. If it were not for sophisticated weapons that the U.S. has developed and chooses to use, there would be far less accuracy than there is now. And, if the U.S. so decided, we could kill civilians in Afghanistan at will—a tactic used by our opponent. But, we do not do that. We do our best to strike military and supporting government infrastructure — and that should be the focus of your stories. Another paper in the U.S. specifically mentioned a woman among these 13 killed in her home two miles from the front-line fighting. The report was made to sound like two miles were as good as two thousand miles and that woman should have been safe. I am sorry that she was killed, • but imagine this: I suppose it . is roughly two miles from me, here at the medical school campus to your location on the main campus. I certainly would not feel safe if I was here and the front-line of some* war was where you were located. It is called perspective — 14- nnmn r\f* in irnnt* reporting and headline choosing. DARIN L. PASSER SECOND-YEAR STUDENT. USCSOM Submission Policy Letters to the editor or guest columns are welcome from the Carolina community. Letters should be 250 300 words. Guest columns should be about 600 words. Both must include name, phone number, professional title or year and major, if a student. Deliver handwritten submissions to Russell House room 333, or send e mail to gamecockviewpoints@hotmail.com. The Gamecock reserves the right to edit for libel, style and space. 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