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Tomorrow night, South Carolina will kick off its
fourth game of the season against the Vanderbilt
Commodores in Nashville, Tenn. But for USC
students, options to see the game are limited to
either making the trip down to Vanderbilt or
ordering the game from pay-per-view at an off
campus location.
These options make it nearly impossible for most
on-campus students to watch the game. Away tickets
aren’t cheap, not to mention traveling costs. Pay-per
view isn’t cheap either, and
getting the game isn’t even an
option for on-campus students.
USC should take the lead
from countless other NCAA
schools and make games such
as tomorrow’s accessible to its
students. It rftight not be cheap
to order a package to show the game across campus,
but it could be a profitable service.
The RHA channel could play a broadcast paid for
by the university, which all students who couldn’t
make the trip could enjoy. Why not provide a service
students want? With minimal rearranging of student
activity fees, it could be an easy addition to student
services.
Whether the games are played at home or
away, most USC students want to see Gamecock
football. This addition to the RHA channel shouldn’t
be too complicated, and it would be an appreciated
service to most USC students.
Away tickets, as
well as traveling
costs, aren’t
cheap, and if you
live on campus,
pay-per-view isn’t
even an option.
Gamecock Quotables
“We proved we can play with
anyone if we don't create
mistakes.”
COREY JENKINS
use QUARTERBACK ON TEAM’S IMPROVED
PLAY AGAINST TEMPLE LAST SATURDAY
“Education is the number one
issue in the state. Educational
improvement is my priority.
We have made good process,
but there’s still lots more to
improve.”
JIM HODGES
GOVERNOR, IN HIS SPEECH TO THE USC
DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY
AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
“Students need to know that
we are not here to make their
lives complicated. ...There
will continue to be a parking
problem, but it is better than
it was five years ago. ”
DERRICK MUGGINS
PARKING SERVICES DIRECTOR. ON USC’S
PARKING PROBLEMS
“We give one chance for the
person to stop, then Sony can
go after them.”
RONNI WILKINSON
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY
COORDINATOR OF USC'S COMPUTER
SERVICES, ON ILLEGALLY SHARING FILES
GAMECOCK CORRECTIONS
In an article Wednesday about Sigma Chi’s letters, the U.S. 11th
Circuit Court of Appeals is in Atlanta, not California. It is the
appeals court for Alabama, Georgia and Florida. The case was
filed in the Northern District of Florida.
The Gamecock regrets the error.
If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know. E-mail us
at gamecockviewpoints@hotmail.com.
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The making of a football fan
STEPHANIE THREET
GAMECOCKVIEWPOINTS@HOTMAIL.COM
Ga. game inspires new
love for Gamecocks.
I can recall the exact moment I
became excited about football sea
son. The play made me realize
that football season is here, and it
hit me like a slap in the face.
Merely four minutes until
kickoff, everyone had chills — 40
seconds left to play, with the
Georgia Bulldogs winning by only
three. With the ball on the two
yard line, the Gamecocks had
their first SEC game — and win
— within their grasp. I will re
member that game forever. Well,
at least for the rest of my
Gamecock career.
Well, let’s back up a little. For
the first home game against New
Mexico State, I was the chosen
Carolina Classic who got to stay
at the gates until after kickoff to
make sure there were no recruits
left out because of their tardiness.
So, I missed the most exciting
part of the game, “2001” and the
traditional trot onto the field. I
didn’t think I was missing much
at the time, but when I was finally
sitting with my fellow Classics on
Saturday for the Georgia game, I
got to watch the tradition and the
legacy that is Gamecock football.
Picture this: a tad shy of90,000
screaming Gamecock and Georgia
fans in the packed Williams-Brice
Stadium on a very sunny day.
They knew what was coming
and, somehow, so did L They were
on their feet before the sound guy
could start the intro to “2001” or
the big-screen guy could start the
clip of Gamecock legends. But the
people already knew the faces —
they knew the men who left their
mark on the school and on that
same field. Their faces and num
bers are etched into fans’ brains
and hearts.
Though it was only my first
game, it gave me chills to hear the
theme from “Space Odyssey” and
watch the legends on the screen.
Everyone had chills. Even if you
had been to every home game
since birth, your arms were noth
ing but goose bumps.
Throughout the modest and al
most scoreless game, there were
hourly changes in the weather—
literally.
When we walked onto the field
and watched the pre game festivi
ties, the sun was beaming on us,
but when we sat down and the
game started, the black rain
clouds moved over the game.
When the game was delayed for
30 minutes after lightning struck,
we walked back outside only to
find the sun shining as if it were
all just a joke.
Without the wind and rain
coming at us, the flags just hung
and didn’t move much until an
other 30 minutes later when the
rain came back — and so did all
the ponchos.
By halftime, I was ready for
some Taco Bell, a hug and a good
night’s sleep.
But in the last minute of the
game, the Gamecock fans were
on their feet again. The garnet
boys were teased with a touch
down dangling in their faces only
yards away, but could not get it
by the fourth down. After the
first SEC game and loss for the
Gamecocks, I walked off the field
shaking, my high hopes dead and
my craving for Taco Bell
stronger than ever.
I finally got my Taco Bell, my
hug and my shuteye. But I had
dreams of football that night.
Gamecock football is getting
into my blood.
Threet is a second-year public
relations student.
IN YOUR OPINION
Ignorance keeps
rape victims quiet
I have to apologize for this
overdue response to the Sept.
16 article, “Rape spurs con
cerns for safety.” It has taken
this long to regain enough com
posure to hold a pen.
The article centers on a need
for lighting around a dormitory
area while it diminishes the
callousness of a prevailing at
titude that is pronounced by di
rector of Law Enforcement and
Safety at USC, Ernest Ellis. The
attitude is publicized in his
statement: “You throw a chick
en leg in that parking lot out
there and expect ants not to run
to it, you’re sadly mistaken. If
you do the same thing in your
lifestyle and expect not to be
come a victim of crime, you’re
sadly mistaken.”
Imagine the seriousness and
impact of a statement like this
on a survivor of sexual assault,
and even on young women who
at some point in their lives will
become victims.
Further, it should have been
noted that the USC Police
Department’s statistics on rape
are based only on reported inci
dents. Maybe they are based on
rapes that have been acknowl
edged by judicial review, which
would explain the low number.
Sexual assaults that go unre
ported or dismissed are large in
number. Check with the USC
Counseling Center if you would
like a statistic that is a little clos
er to being accurate. It would
shock many to learn how preva
lent sexual assault on a college
campus is.
Consider the numerous cas
es in which young women do
not realize an act of noncon
sensual sex, even with someone
they know, is still rape. It might
seem clear to others, but to a
traumatized young woman who
has been socialized to think she
contributed to her attack (i.e.,
she went to a party with him,
she’s had sex with him before),
reporting it or even revealing
to anyone that it happened is of
ten not an option. And why
should it be an option when she
reads such statements as the
one Ellis made?
It is this ignorance that
breeds misconceptions and un
justified hostility toward wom
en who are sexually assaulted,
and thus, women in general.
Ellis’ statement holds victims
accountable for the emotional
and mental instability of their
assailants. This is an absolutely
unacceptable and socially irre
sponsible way of thinking. It
supports the fallacy that if they
had been careful, their attack
would not have happened.
Lifestyle is independent of
rape. It does not matter what a
woman wears, where she goes,
when she goes there, or with
whom, what she drinks, et
cetera. Sexual assault is abhor
rent human behavior under
any circumstance.
According to the Victim’s Bill
of Rights (under the USC Sexual
Assault Policy), “Victims will
be treated with dignity and re
spect and in a non-judgmental
manner. ” Are they?
SUZANNE WILSON
GRADUATE STUDENT
Any service in ER is
better than none
Ann Marie Miani’s column
regarding Palmetto Health
Alliance’s “pathetic service”
(Sept. 4) was nothing more than
blind rage that was not re
searched beyond a quick peek
in the dictionary.
The service in the ER is not
as prompt as we would like, but
along with “ambulances rushing
in” and “massive head wounds,”
“ER” deals with staffing issues on
almost every episode.
This is not a problem that can
be fixed overnight, and the gov
ernment is not exactly bending
over backwards to help. There
aren’t many incentives to entice
nurses into the field. It is certain
ly not the fault of the hospital ad
ministration or staff, and the most
important part of this story is that
the surgery was completed.
While excellent health care
might be “our right as human be
ings,” it is certainly much worse
in other countries. So before you
get all huffy about waiting in the
ER for a little while, consider the
man in a developing country who
has to watch his child die because
he cannot afford health care.
Also remember that health
care is a business in a capitalist
society, not a humanitarian
group here to pamper you. They
cannot change the number of
graduates moving into the nurs
ing field, and they can only inflate
salaries so high before the busi
ness becomes unprofitable. I don’t
know about you, but when I get
sick, a hospital that is open and
understaffed is much better than
none at all.
I am not affiliated in any way
with Palmetto Health Alliance,nor
am I in the health-care field. I
work in information systems, but
I could not sit by and let “daddy’s
little girl” throw another tantrum.
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What
women
at USC
want
BROOK BRISTOW
GAMECOCKVIEWPOINTS@HOTMAIL.COM
Five helpful hints for
understanding females.
Maybe it’s just me, but trying
to figure out women at Carolina
is about as easy as nailing Jell-0
to a tree.
Men have been trying to figure
out the female species for years,
and what do we have to show for
it? All we got out of it were cars,
airplanes, beer, computers and
Tostitos bite-sized dipping chips.
Behind every woman is a man
trying to impress her — and
they’ve been about as persistent as
the mold growing in South Tower.
If you’re a guy and you have
seen the movie “What Women
Want,” you have one problem
with it — OK, two problems with
it. But besides the obvious, the
major problem is that the movie
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When it comes to women, guys at
Carolina are about as “with it” as
Ted Kennedy after last call.
Ask my friend Lauren Nichols
what she wants from a man, and
she will tell you “maturity.” This
is a common response. But going
to a college guy for maturity is like
going to David Hasselhoff for tu
toring in organic chemistry.
Ask my friend Anna Lake what
she wants from a man, and she
will tell you “peanut M&Ms.”
Well, that’s a reasonable request,
but keep in mind that 26 million
adult American males are over
weight. So you’d have a better
chance of finding a Rhodes schol
ar at Clemson than getting that
bag of candy.
Ask Chelsea Clinton what she
wants from a man, and she will
say someone who isn’t her father.
Ask Melissa Rivers what she |
wants from a man, and she will say
someone who isn’t her mother.
The point is that all women
want different things, and guys
are catching on about as well as
the Gamecocks catch pitches in
the backfield.
Now, while I don’t claim to be
any authority on this topic, I do
think I have a few helpful hints
for the guys. Notice I said “think.”
I think, therefore I am single.
Remember that. Write that down.
But here goes:
1. You’re probably not a pro
fessional athlete; so don’t try to be
one. Those high school football
trophies will probably impress
her as much as stories about your
ex-girlfriend. Move on.
2. When you’re out at dinner,
don’t let the bill sit. It doesn’t mat
ter if she had surf and turf. Pick
it up and immediately pay. This
will save you from the awkward
silence and wondering who pays
for what. You might as well get
used to paying, anyway. My dad
is still paying off my mom’s shop
ping sprees from 1979.
3. women might deny it, but
chocolate is always a good way to
go. Yes, woman love getting flow
ers. But guys, come on. All flow
ers say is, “Hey, I like you, but I
am a tongue-tied freak!”
4. Let’s officially end all pick-up
lines. “Is it hot in here or is it
you?” Please. All you did was se
cure yourself a ride on It’s a Sad
World After All.
5. Girls like a challenge. If you
go to Blockbuster and she picks
out “Dude, Where’s my Car?” sim
ply say, “Dude, where’s the plot?”
and suggest something better.
So have we learned anything?
When it’s all said and done, women
simply want honesty, acceptance,
love, passion and respect. They
want what any man would want;
to be satisfied physically, emo
tionally, spiritually and mentally.
Or, if nothing else, a sparkly
rock the size of a fist.
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