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A THE GAMECOCK ♦ Friday, August 29, 2003 4 _ _ _ _ ONLINE POLL soundoff TT^TTTTkATATm O Do you use USC’s antivirus i ' m /* / I W m ■ I I I I I ' software or your own? Create message boards at ■ * / » / ■—■ ■ ■ % ■ USC’S 17% www.dailygamecock.com or MY 0WN 47% send letters to the editor to ||JWW I \ T ' 1 1 | k / MY OPERATING SYSTEM IS LINUX 14% gamecockopinionsmotmail.com ~“ ■ — W “““ 1 ^ I WAS VACCINATED AS A CHILD 22% —^____ IN OUR OPINION Universities take big step USC, Clemson and MUSC will pool $1.2 million with the South Carolina Research Authority for a cooperative research project on nutrition — a move that ought to establish a precedent. The research consortium might become a leader in the nation, and it might lead to greater cooperation between South Carolina’s major research universities. 'fc. . The $300,000 each college will invest in the research with the South Carolina Research Authority could later become a huge joint research budget. S.C.’s obesity epidemic is just the issue to conjoin the universities. Strokes, cancer and diabetes disable South Carolinians throughout the state, which ranks third in cardiovascular disease, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control. It will also break open a new line of internships and research projects for students statewide. ■» i • • »i i_ _ _ _ _i •_ rj&peuiaiiy ill <x uuugei ui isia, it uan i uc a uau tiling for USC to play ball with its neighbors. If we have a good experience working together, USC could find a way to become the research university it wants to be within the constraints of an imploding budget. The $300,000 each college will invest in the research with the South Carolina Research Authority could later become a huge joint research budget. And in the short term, it might lead to some better, healthier cafeteria food in the state’s high schools. Gamecock Quotables “The kids would go to the beach. They would dance all day. They would dance all night, and of course they were dancing to black R&B tunes that they weren’t supposed to have.” WANDA BREEDLOVE CO-CHAIR OF THE BIG APPLE DANCE COMMITTEE ON STUDENTS WHO WOULD DANCE AT THE BEACH “I'm nervous about this being his first game. He’s a redshirt freshman and he’s about to walk into one of the top college atmospheres in the country. It’s a tough chore to come into Williams-Brice and perform.” RICKY BUSTLE HEAD COACH OF THE LOUISANA CAJUNS ON FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK JERRY BABB “You learn the most about your team from your first game to your second game - and your second game to your third game.” MARK BERSON GAMECOCK SOCCER HEAD COACH ON THE TEAM’S HOME GAME AGAINST THE BOSTON TERRIERS GAMECOCK CORRECTION'S If you see an error in today’s paper, we want to know. E-mail us at gamecockopinions@hotmail.com. ABOUT THE GAMECOCK Editor in Chief Charles Tomlinson Managing Editor Adam Beam News Editor Michael LaForgia Asst. 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TO PLACE AN AD The Gamecock 1400 Greene St. Columbia. S.C. 29208 Advertising: 777-3888 Classified: 777-1184 Fax: 777-6482 CARTOON BY MARY PINCKNEY WATERS/THE GAMECOCK When in doubt, just be you MELINDA OLIVER GAMECOCKOPINIONS@HOTMAIL.COM Sometimes it’s best just to please yourself. I want to make a good impres sion; I want to make a good im pression. That is all I have been able to think about for the past few days: wanting to do well on this article. I even got up before 5 a.m. this morning to see if the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws was holding a rally so I could get an interview with one of the marijuana sup porters. But they were not rally ing, and I did not get an inter view. I did get to see Mars though, which was cool. I am glad I am able to say I saw Mars when it was the closest to Earth it has been in thousands of years. Kinda nifty. Besides that, all I got out of getting up so early was being able to go back to sleep before class — the class I missed because I over slept. I got a lesson from all of this that I have known for some time now, but sometimes it takes a dif ferent viewpoint to make you really see it. I need to be me for me, and I need to make sure I do what is right for me, as do all of us. We are all still coming into who we are as we learn exactly what that means. As you read this, I realize that many of you will say, “What a load of crap.” Well, tell me, why did you dress up the first day of classes? Why do you dress up every day? For yourself? If formal attire is what most of you decide to wear because it makes you feel good, wonderful. If you feel more uncomfortable than you would otherwise, then well, maybe you should reflect on that. What you wear is just one ex ample. You can't forget about the clubs you join or what you do. Is it for you or is it so you can maybe feel special if someone else tells you that you are? Sororities and fraternities are the epitome of what I’m talking about. Is there a sorority or fraternity on this planet that is not about popularity or acting a certain way to be a part of a clique? It is all the same thing, and the sad part is that it does not end in high school or college. The world is made up of these cliques, but we could be the gen eration that changes that. Personally, I think we are all just a bit too caught up in image. There is no honesty or reality with a false image. And most of ten, it is false. I believe growing up is learn ing to be who you are and func tioning in society while doing that. Chasing after an illusion is the opposite of being true to yourself. Getting up so early to do well on this column was not the best thing for me. I should have seen that, but I was blinded by inse curities. I should have known that re gardless of what I wrote here, my column would be a good one be cause I am a good writer. For those of you who still don't get it, the only real self-validation comes from within. Melinda Oliver is a third-year English student. IN YOUR OPINION Find alternatives to USC network This is my third year here at USC, and this is another year I have to put up with downed Internet, the spread of viruses and overall lack of satisfaction with the server. Many times, I could not get online to check e-mail, sign up for classes, or to even check grades. Instead of writing a rant that goes on and on about the'USC server, I thought that I would suggest a solution. Many colleges on the West Coast offer off campus DSL provided by a local ISP. This seems to work for a lot of people. We would still have to pay a monthly bill for the connec tion, but at least we would have the reliability we are paying for. I know the spread of the Blaster and Nachi worms have been clogging the sys tem, but enough is enough. With tuition going up and parking going down, the last thing I would like to have to worry about is trying to check my e-mail. Please consider this action as an alternative to forcing students to use a connection that is not so reliable. BEN BONEY THIRD-YEAR RETAIL AND SPORTS MANAGEMENT STUDENT www.daiiygamecock.com I _j IN THEIR WORDS “(Liberals) endlessly criticize the government because our soldiers are being killed in post war Iraq, yet if we pulled out, what would happen? Liberals would be all over Bush just as they were in Afghanistan. The argument would probably be we started a job and failed to fin ish it. Either way, people will accuse conservatives of being wrong. There really is no way around the situation: that is just what happens.” SHAWN NOTTAGE THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT DAILY CAMPUS “Justice Moore unquestion ably is a firm believer in his faith, but his conviction to the Constitution is questionable, as any judge worthy of a robe should not be confused by the two standing legal traditions es tablished in the First Amend ment to the Constitution. “This is where the debate on religion hinges today in America.” CHRISTOPHER HARROP KANSAS STATE COLLEGIAN “In attacking Bush, liberals today are taking the same ap | proach conservatives have tak | en over the past 10 years in at tacking Bill Clinton — throw ing every charge imaginable at him and hoping that something sticks. “In doing so, they risk falling into the same trap that conser vatives fell into, appearing so petty that even valid charges appear to be motivated purely by spite.” ANTHONY RESNICK THE DUKE UNIVERSITY CHRONICLE —From U-Wire columns Viewpoints has a new e-mail. Send any letters to the editor to gamecockopinions |—@ftotmaitcom—j ' 7^ Interested in writing for The Gamecock and gaining experience? Send an e-mail to gamecockeditor @hotmail.com Submission Policy j Letters to the editor should be less than 300 words and include name, phone number, professional title or year and major, if a student. E-mail letters to gamecockopinions@hotmail.com. y Letters will be edited. Anonymous letters will not be published. Call the newsroom at 777-7726 for more information. More green would be nice - PATRICK WALSH GAMECOCKOPINIONS@HOTMAIL.COM It’s time to applaud USC for beautifying campus. Recently, this newspaper has published several articles about how students are outraged at the “lack of parking” and how the university is making more green space on campus. Well, it’s about time someone stepped up and commended the university’s ef forts in making this campus more beautiful. In talking with alumni of this university, many people have mentioned to me how USC used to be nothing more than a “suit case college” where most of the student population went home on the weekends. While that may not be the case now — especially with Gamecock football home games coming up — there is still a sig nificant portion of the student body that wishes to have a car on campus. That has translated into the majority of the student body bringing its cars to school—thus, the parking problem on this - on ramnus. For the past few years, the uni versity has made considerable ef forts to make this campus look ap pealing, such as taking away parking at Davis Field, removing some parking behind Preston College and beautifying other sec tions of campus. I might be in the minority, but I am glad university officials are making this campus something more than an eyesore. Don’t forget, fellow Gamecocks, that there is a shuttle system on campus that actually does work. It’s also getting better with each passing semester. We are slowly but surely making progress. I call upon all Carolinians to consider that we are located in a metropolitan area — aka a huge slap of concrete in the middle of this sweltering area called Columbia — and that students on campus don’t have to drive to ev ery class. For those of you that have ven tured out of Colatown, you should know that many other campuses — even urban campuses like Vanderbilt—are covered with fo liage. The one thing Clemson does have on USC is its beautiful cam pus, but that’s about it. Therefore, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., today, I have a dream. I have a dream that this campus can, and will be, one with lots of trees instead of lots of con- ^ crete. I have a dream that at places other than the Horseshoe, I can walk around on the grass on campus and not see the drab gray on my way to class, but various aimuca ^ wv,“ In the fall, those colors might be red, orange and yellow instead of drab gray. I have a dream that one day, standing proudly side by-side across this campus will be dogwoods, elms and palmettos in stead of fields of drab gray with the occasional building popping up. I have a dream that one day USC students won’t drive across campus, even if they are going from the Coliseum to the BA Building. I have a dream that one day our campus will be as beauti ful as Clemson and then, on that , great day, we can proudly pro- ' claim ourselves as the best uni versity in this great state. I have a dream that one day our entire campus will be as beauti ful as the Horseshoe. Besides, why should only the Honors College kids have it that good? Green at last, green at last, thank God Almighty, USC is be coming green at last. Patrick Wash is a third-year sports management student.