Partying is a significant, fun and even healthy aspect of the overall college experience for millions of students across the country, and for thousands right here in Columbia.
It is not the job of The Daily Gamecock to reprimand students for their drunk and disorderly conduct at parties. But we feel it is, however, necessary to denounce the USC chants, which were clearly elicited by the young woman taking off her top, as if to say, “This is USC. This is what we stand for.”
After being acknowledged by Tosh.O, thousands, if not millions will see this video online and associate this type of behavior with our great institution. Sure, this type of thing isn’t necessarily a rare occurrence on college campuses, or here at USC for that matter. But this isn’t what we stand for. This isn’t who we are. By all means, have fun, go to Five Points, make the most of your college experience. But kindly, for the sake of our reputation, don’t chant USC when something reprehensible happens at a party. Save those chants for Marcus Lattimore in the end zone.
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