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In.Our.Opinion
USC’s heart
is Horseshoe
Now that USC is building a research campus and
adding new housing through the West Quad and the
Greek Village, the focus of campus is moving away
from its traditional center on the Horseshoe. Since
the first class entered South Carolina College in
1805, the Horseshoe has been the symbolic and
physical heart of campus.
Even though the majority of residents on the
Horseshoe are from the Honors College, and very
few classes meet on the Horseshoe, the green space
still holds an attraction for visitors, nostalgic
alumni and students,
especially during this time of
the year as Columbia emerges
into spring.
Ironically, it is this focus on
making the Horseshoe a
prestigious place to live that
is responsible for relegating it
to a scenic place to visit. While having more
activities and classes on or near the Horseshoe
would not automatically reinvigorate student life to
the birthplace of USC, USC’s policy of only having
official events on the Horseshoe deserves review.
Also, while the Horseshoe apartments are a nice
perk to offer to Honors College students, it narrows
the field of those able to experience life there. The
University of Virginia gives priority to
upperclassmen who have distinguished themselves
in deciding who lives on their “lawn,” which has a
parallel significance and use to the Horseshoe.
Implementing a system that allowed USC’s leaders
to live on the Horseshoe regardless of their college
affiliation would not undermine the Honors
College, but rather restore prestige to the honor of
living on the Horseshoe.
Even more than changing the way in which
housing decisions are made to give the area
significance, the university’s administration
should be mindful of the ways expansion could
change tjie historic landscape of USC.
USC’s focus on
building a
research campus
cannot be at the
expense of the
historic center of
campus - the
Horseshoe.
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Readers fall into 3 groups
A wise monk once said the
heart of a Gamecock satirist is an
unfathomable pit of profundity.
Each week, he must steadfastly
deny himself and practice re
sponsible journalism. As he writes
his column, he can’t help but won
der if the reader will see beyond
his words and
peer into the
very essence of
his soul. Do
they see his in
securities? Has
he truly been
exposed?
The result is
inevitable - he C^RT S CH0W
must compen- Third-year
7 economics
sate by divert- student
ing attention
elsewhere. He must write his lit
tle heart out every Tuesday after
noon. He must verbally attack ev
erything he perceives as a threat;
whether it be frat boys or femi
nists, he must find a way to expe
rience security and self worth by
creating a false reality in which
he is superior and in control.
Everyone knows that satires
are based purely on low self-es
teem. Exploitation of perceived
social stereotypes (often by
proposing the antithesis of his ac
tual beliefs) for the purpose of hu
morous social edification is nev
er to be undertaken; especially
given the magnitude of his pow
ers of influence. Woe unto the sub
ject of my— err — his wrath. He
must be very cautious with the ex
ercise of his power as the opinion
of a 20-year-old college newspaper
columnist who rants once a week
poses a real threat to his targets.
Yes, I am once again being face
tious. As I've directed my efforts
toward various subjects of belit
tlement, I have turned a blind eye
to an obvious one: the reader. You
always hear people complaining
about bad columnists; what about
bad readers? Does such a thing ex
ist? I would argue yes, and that
they can furthermore be broken
down into three categories.
♦The self-absorbed pseudo-in
tellectual: These readers pride
themselves in their ability to ap
ply their Psych 101 class to satire
columnists. Surely the satirist
must suffer from residual effects
of insecurity or social ineptitude.
The fact that he might simply find
the exploitation of their stereo
typed tendencies to be humorous
is immaterial. In completely miss
ing the point of satire, they fail to
realize that by responding in the
manner in which they do, they
have validated his satire by
demonstrating denial and at
tempting to shift blame from the
subject of the satire to the satirist
for bringing it into light. Good job,
you've figured me out.
♦The blithering idiot: These
readers further demonstrate the
need for a bit more chlorine on the
shallower end of the intellectual
gene pool. I feel badly for this par
ticular class of reader. They can
take all the penicillin in the world,
but there is no cure for stupid.
They tend to read satires with aus
tere scrutiny, taking everything
literally, and subsequently getting
offended. They then try to “stupid”
you to death by rhetoric that holds
no relevance since they've failed
to realize that they weren't sup
posed to take the column at face
value. These readers should be
prohibited from reproducing.
♦The neurotic lunatic: The
neurotic lunatic often exhibits
some disturbing characteristics.
These can include and are not lim
ited to: calling columnists at
home, threatening lawsuits and
allowing a college student’s week
ly rant to consume you and influ
ence your behavior.
Perhaps I'm just overcompen
sating for insecurities, or maybe
I just like making fun of stupid
stuff. You make the call.
In.Your.Opinion
Clarifying recent
inner-party issues
With no offense to Mr.
Dargan and the rest of the USC
College Republicans, there are
some issues that needed to be
cleared up. First, every chap
ter in the College Republican
Confederation of South
Carolina was given a deadline
to turn in all of the credentials
information in order to receive
votes for the Convention.
. USC's chapter did not submit
the correct information, thus
their votes were not awarded
because they did not follow the
established procedure.
Clemson received 42 votes;
however, we were entitled to
51 votes but because of gradu
ation and invalid e-mail ad
dresses, we were penalized.
Secondly, the CRCSC con
stitution claims that in order
to establish a new chapter, a
letter from a local Republican
Party is required. However,
there were no new chapters
present at the state convention,
therefore no letters from the
party were needed. The effort
of Mr. Dargan and the USC
chapter to bring up the letter
issue is incorrect and in con
flict with our state constitu
tion.
Lastly, the USC chapter is
' no longer affiliated with the
CRCSC. However, the execu
tive members of the USC chap
ter have made several de
mands to the CRCSC in order
for them to rejoin. I do not be
lieve that it is ethically and po
litically right for the USC chap
ter to violate the rules and es
tablished standard, badmouth
the entire organization, and in
sist that they get to make the
rules in their favor to rejoin.
It is important for us as
Republicans in this election
year to focus on the issues and .
promoting our party. I believe
that it is inappropriate and im
mature for the USC College
Republicans to continue -to
harp on this issue when there
are far more important things
to worry about, such as re
electing President Bush and
electing a Republican U.S.
Senator in the fall. We all need
to work together for the future
of this great nation.
To the Republicans on USC's
campus, I encourage each of
you to continue your service
and dedication to the state
Republican Party.
CONNELLY-ANNE BARTLE
STATE TREASURER OF THE CRCSC
CLEMSON
Bill could threaten
contraceptive rights
The staff editorial (“Unborn
children bill causes controver
sy,” Thursday) warning that
the Unborn Victims of Violence
Act could “create dissonance in
our legal system” because of its
phrase, “the term 'unborn child'
means a child in utero, and the
term 'child in utero' or 'child, who
is in utero' means a member of
the species homo sapiens, at any
stage of development, who is car
ried in the womb.”
If that phrase challenges abor
tion rights, it could also chal
lenge birth control rights de
pending, in part, on how “car
ried” and “womb” are defined by
a court.
Though they most often pre
vent ovulation and hence con
ception, regular birth control
pills, patches, injections, vaginal
rings and their higher hormon
al dose sister, emergency con
traception, can rarely prevent a
fertilized egg from implanting in
the uterus to start pregnancy.
THOMAS FOLEY
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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Column
cheapens
women’s
learning
As an alumna of Columbia
College and now a graduate stu
dent in the College of Mass
Communication and Information
Studies at USC, it was with great
interest that I read Curtis Chow's
recent Viewpoints piece, “Invading
the Feminist Fortress.”
Naturally, my initial reaction *
was to seek out Mr. Chow and fol
low through with the emasculation
he feared. ?ut being a CC alumna,
my superior education led me to
me conclusion
that violence
would not result
in good things
for me or the in
stitution.
I find myself
_ compelled to re
iaiirfn spond and help
GILLOOLY M-Cho lari
, fy his thinking
regarding both
communicati- Columbia Coll
onsstudent ege and femi
nism.
Let us begin with his opening
analogy in which he likens
Columbia College women to ter
rorists, calling us an “enemy” to
be “neutralized.” I must confess, I
find this association puzzling. I'm
not exactly sure what Mr. Chow
feels he has to fear from
Columbia College women, al
though Mr. Chow should proba
bly steer clear for a bit.
i aid discover tnat Mr. unow is
an economics major and I began
thinking — according to the
Women's College Coalition, “a larg
er percentage of students at wom
en's colleges choose disciplines and
careers in traditionally male areas,
such as math, the sciences, law and
business.” Women's college grad
uates are also more likely to hold
higher-level positions over the
course of their careers, to hold lead
ership positions as undergraduates
and to be named to academic honor
societies. So it would seem that
rather than creating imaginary
battles, perhaps the real defense
Mr. Chow will require “against”
Columbia College women is a bet
ter resume. Although I doubt he
would find any of us that adver
sarial at first meeting. We like
men. (They're delicious with fava
beans and a nice Chianti.)
Equally troubling as his terror
ism analogies (and perhaps equally
tasteless) were Mr. Chow's uses of
the term “Femi-nazi” and allusions
to a curriculum in which our wom
en are gradually morphed into men
through “grueling Femi-nazi train
ing.” rm not quite certain what this
term means to Mr. Chow or what
this alleged training would entail.
After a quick dose of some anti-nau
sea medication, I surfed through
Rush Limbaugh's Web site. I dis
covered that this term is nearly al
ways applied to women who are A)
strong, B) vocal, C) politically ac
tive, D) independent and E) unim
pressed by men like these pundits.
If this is the definition Mr. Chow is
using, I can happily do nothing to
refute his charges. I can also report
that if the training in question
means a four-year experience in
which women become A-D as list
ed above, well, again the charges
are true.
1 have never once witnessed a
student morph into a man and be
gin to produce testosterone, but I
am quite sure it is a common night
mare on campus. I will confess that
some of us may have a slightly un
healthy obsession with shoes, but
that is an issue of individual pref
erence and does not appear in our
institutional mission statement.
Fd like to invite Mr. Chow and
any other members of the Male
Resistance to campus. My students
would love to explore the true na
ture of Columbia College and fem
inism with you.
A police escort is available.
JK ; m
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