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Racism
Now is best time to
take a stance
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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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