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VIEWPOINTS ™ TH] AMECOCK EDITORIAL BOARD Editor Sports Editor MICHAEL LaFORGIA JONATHAN HILLYARD News Editor Viewpoints Editor STEPHEN FASTENAU BRINDY McNAIR Asst. News Editor Copy Desk Chief JUSTIN CHAPURA STEVEN VAN HAREN The Mix Editor Design Director ■ ALEXIS ARNONE CHAS MCCARTHY IN OUR OPINION Don t get bogged down with honor code lingo Should USC adopt an enforceable academic honor code? Yes. Should USC officials agonize over the code’s specific language to address “new” forms of cheating, such as online term paper services and using camera phones to photograph tests? No. Talk of adding an academic honor code first made campus head lines in February, when USC’s Bateman Team put together an advertising campaign to promote it. The idea’s a good one: Schools such as the University of Virginia and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point have used similar policies. Members of the department of Student Affairs and the Office of Student Judicial Programs have spent the past six months evaluat ing whether USC should install an Tfl6T6 S nothing academic code alongside the particularly nuanced c„oliniln about plagarism or , r . 1 hey ve had long enough. C 63 mg. There’s nothing particularly nuanced about plagiarism or cheat ing. It occurs when students submit someone else’s work as their own, or when they use information other than what’s floating around in their heads to gain an advantage on tests, papers or other graded work. A system that penalizes students for academic dishonesty should be similarly uncomplicated. An effective academic honor code could consist of two words: Don’t cheat. If students elect to break the rules, they should be punished. Period. What USC students don’t need is a long, stuffy list of what they can and cannot do in the classroom. Chances are, nobody will pay attention to that anyway. USC administrators should implement a straightforward academ ic honor code outlining clear-cut penalties for academic dishone'sty. They should promote it well, so students know about it. Then they should move on to other pressing issues, such as housing another massive freshman class when the Towers come down next June. IT'S VOUR RIGHT f Exercise your right to voice your opinion. Create message boards at wwtv. dailygamecock. com or send letters to the editor to gamecockopinions@gwm.sc. edu CORRECTIONS If you see an error in todays paper, we want to know. E-mail us at gamecockopinions@gwm.sc.edu. ABOUT THE GAMECOCK Editor MICHAEL LaFORGIA contact information p. Offices on third floor of the Russell House. 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THE CUPPIA GAMECOCK is supported in part by student-activity fees. reac}rr TO PLACE AN AD Additional copies may be The Gamecock Advertising 777-3888 I purchased for $1 each from 1400 Greene St. Classified: 777-1184 the Department of Student Columbia. S.C. 29208 Fax:777-6482 Media. Trie namc's ^ ROBeRTSoN. PAT RoBSRTSoM. Cartoon courtesy of KRT Campus Keep that brimstone to yourself, bub Unwanted damnation from street evangelists upsets many passersby Last weekend, as I crossed Greene Street heading toward the Russell House, two 30-something men, clearf-cut and well dressed, approached me. Once I saw the video camera propped up right beside them, I knew exactly what was about to happen. After identifying themselves as representatives from Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, they asked me if I would be willing to answer a few questions about morality. Not one to keep my opinions to myself, I happily obliged. No sooner could I begin to respond than they recorded my every reaction as I was informed that I am a shameful sinner, headed straight for the great big H-E double-hockey sticks. In their exact words, I’m a lying, thieving, blasphemous adulterer. We’ve all seen them, standing outside abortion clinics, shouting at the top of their lungs. Hanging around college campuses on Saturday afternoon. Fire and brimstone evangelists. I was raised in a home where right was right, wrong was wrong. From middle school on, I’ve had an incredible youth minister who is still a part of our lives. Do I have a problem with Christians? Of course not! Do I have a problem with people trying to witness to the public? No qualms there either. But I do CHASE have a problem sToiiDcnmiRc ";ith people like my Second-year buddies from student Trinity who think that the right way to do that is to tell the world how much better they are than us. To my understanding, the gospel is all about spreading the good news — forgiveness, love and all that jazz. Wouldn’t it make sense that the way to reach out to the masses would be to share the opportunity to find a purpose, a new hope, redemption? Trinity just wants to scare the crap out of us. Just for kicks, let’s apply Trinity’s approach to other everyday activities. Let’s say I’m at the mall, shopping for a pair of jeans. Not once have I ever been persuaded to buy a pair of Gap jeans by one of their employees walking up to me and telling me that the ones I’m wearing right now are so dreadful that I’m doomed to a life of feeling uncomfortable and looking like crap if I don’t replace them immediately. The recurring message from these people, is “Repent, or you’ll go to Hell!” Not “live your life to glorify the Lord,” not “love thy neighbor,” simply “you’re gonna burn, baby, burn!” Funny. Most Christians would argue there is more to the religion than simply trying to save yourself from eternal damnation. So here’s a great big thumbs up to Campus Crusade for Christ, First Baptist of Columbia, Shandon Presbyterian, The Shack, Hill of the Lord and all the other Christian organizations on campus who reach out to students in a way that is welcoming, inviting, and admirable. These groups provide much-needed support for students who choose to shun the lifestyle that popular culture and most of their peers embrace today. And they’re doing great things in the name of their faith. And here’s a great big thumbs down to Trinity. You’re arrogant. You turn people away. I’m sure the members of your church have good hearts — I’m just sorry they have people like you as leaders. Last year, my RA approached me about his church. Warmly. Respectfully. And you know what? I went. I woke myself up on Sunday morning and went to church. But Trinity, I must be honest with you. This column, of which I’m prompdy going to mail you several autographed copies, is the last you will ever see of Chase Powell Stoudenmire, the lying, thieving, blasphemous adulterer. IN YOUR OPINION Program not cause of network problems In response to the commentary, “CleanAccess: A dirty new network problem” (Monday), I would like to provide a few facts. CleanAccess isolates potential virus attacks. The worm on campus during the week of Aug. 15 affected computers that did not have updates, patches or CleanAccess installed. The worm actually targeted Windows 2000 machines. The student network was not compromised and did not crash. The USC network was affected because faculty and staff computers were infected. Perfigo SmartEnforcer, introduced fall 2004, is the same solution as Cisco CleanAccess. Cisco bought Perfigo on Nov. 15, 2004, and changed the name to CleanAccess. Months of research went into CleanAccess. We actually rolled this out to a pilot group of students living on campus in summer 2004 before deploying to the student network. We now use CleanAccess for the wireless network, which provides added security to USC’s network. At least 225 schools and universities use CleanAccess, including Stanford, Auburn, UNC, Virginia Tech and LSU. Other schools have similar solutions in place for added security. As for USC, the numbers speak for themselves: In fall 2003 (pre-CleanAccess) 3,000 infected machines disrupted the student network during move-in weekend, and there were 1,293 security incidents; in fall 2004 (SmartEnforcer deployed) there were 300 infected machines (most with prior infections) and 63 security incidents; in fall 2005 (CleanAccess deployed) there was a minimal number of infected machines/incidents (still being evaluated) and there were 3,892 machines connected to the network after move-in weekend. There are many more success stories and statistics about CleanAccess. You can keep up with technology at USC at uts.sc.edu/itbulletin. If you need assistance with your computer and/or network connection, please contact our Help Desk at 777-1800 or go online at https://helpdesk.uts.sc.edu. We appreciate your comments and strive to provide the best network available for USC. KIMBERLY SOUTH Public Information Coordinator Univeristy Technology Services Submission Policy 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@gwm.sc.edu. Letters will be edited. Anonymous letters will not be published. Call the newsroom at 777-7726 for more information. Distribution disaster needs fixing before Georgia game More locations could lessen three-hour wait for football tickets Monday morning was an absolute disaster, and not because it was the first Monday of classes, but rather the insanely long line that surrounded the Russell House. Perhaps because RDonm Im nninli elementary education Fourth-year student, I tend to elementary |00k at things education student more simplistically, but part of me thinks that most of us would agree that the entire ticket distribution system needs to be changed. What the hell happened this year? Is UCF suddenly a major threat? Is Spurrier signing individual tickets? Or are we dealing with some random moment of freshman ignorance? Something tells me it was partially the freshmen, but I can’t help but blame the university as well. I’m pretty sure someone mentioned in The Gamecock that freshmen should know they don’t have to sit together, and surely at least one junior mentioned that tickets don’t sell out that fast. Maybe those 9,000 people really thought during their three-hour wait that they might in fact be receiving the last student ticket on campus. No offense, but ha ha. I’ll take the heat off students for a moment and rant to the higher powers, those responsible for designating one specific location at which to hand out 15,000 student tickets. I think it’s safe to say that football holds a large precedence in the minds of students but apparendy not a large enough precedence in the minds of those controlling it. If they really thought before arranging this system, they certainly would have set up more locations. Let’s face it — only an idiot would ask 15,000 people to swarm one tiny room in the Russell house. Only an idiot would decide not to set up various locations at which to get tickets. Only an idiot would set up a tiny table with a couple card scanners for 15,000 people to pass through. I love how I’m assigned a specific date and time for when I can register for classes each semester, but when it comes time for the holy football tickets, it’s every man for himself. Just wonderful. While we’re scanning these damn cards anyway, I’m sure it’s possible to obtain student status. It’s probably possible to set up a schedule according to this status by which to give out tickets. Would it be too much to ask to allot Mondays for seniors and the rest of the week for everyone else? I think those who have served four years at USC are far more deserving of a ticket than some future transfer. The university needs to wake the hell up next year and design a systematic approach to ticket distribution, including more distribution centers and some seniority for those deserving of it — seniors. Y/inners dr Sinners NCAA removes Florida State from the list of schools with offensive mascots. - Dave Odom goes to Kuwait to coach troops in basketball tourney dubbed Operation Hardwood. www. dailygamecock. com LOU Holtz allows NCAA violations to pile up under his watch, hindering Spurriers leadership. r * One Coliseum parking lot converted into faculty-only parking from 7 a.m. until 2p.m. on weekdays.