The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 02, 1975, Page Page 6, Image 6
DEBATE
From Page One
THERE WAS not much
emotion to begin with as
students dragged themselves
into Capstone. They dutifully
sat on either the pro side
(supporting the resolution) or
with the cons. They would vote
by exiting through the door that
marked their affiliation.
A lot of spectators booed and
cheered boisterously at the
introductions. Michael Maz
zone, one the pro stand, got the
first chance to make friends.
He likened abortion to the
plights of "peasants in
Bangladesh whose deaths don't
seem to worry us." The
audience balked and someone
tossed an obviously symbolic
coat hanger toward the stage.
He left defending the "future of
the human race."
"How can anyone begin to
know something as ambiguous
as when human life beings?"
questioned John Lawson for the
cons, nearly drowned out by
cheers. His spiel, interrupted at
times by "Aren't you glad you
aren't an unwanted child?"
cries, ended with the warning,
"Don't attempt to impose your
moral values upon somebody
else."
BY THIS time, the listeners
were itching to get in a potshot.
Hands were waving, feet were
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"You say that 46
chromosomes qualify as a
potential human life," began a
member of the congregation.
"Well, all primates have 46
chromosomes, including the
orangutang, the gorilla . .
"Wow, you must have a weird
sex life," snapped a girl on the
other side.
"Personal preference,
ma'am, personal preference,"
he shot back. "I'm sure you
could give ;essons."
PEOPLE WERE standing
now. Some crossed over from
section to section during the
fiery rhetoric amid jeers, hoots
and applause. Northrup
momentarily intervened in a
plea for sanity.
"I would like to address all
those nice-looking people on the
con side," started another,
"That their mothers didn't
share your views on abortion."
She continued further, but no
one could hear her.
"As a woman," attempted a
courageous student on the front
row, "I have as much a chance
of being subjected to rape as
any woman on earth, and-"
"No you don't!" cracked a
faceless wit. "Who's asking
you?!" she barked back.
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a screaming field day now, with
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argumentation bordering on the
brink of the absurd. After firing
off a lot of words to determine
when life beings, some bellowed
that the use of contraceptive
devices dictates murder.
Like a refreshing bucket of
ice water, someone moved that
the floor be closed and it was
quickly seconded. Students still
bickered among themselves as
they shuffled through the exits.
AFTER THE vote count stood
at 262 con and 126 pro, Mazzone
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issued some poignant off-the
record comments. Lawson just
smiled and said, "I'm pleased
that we had such a rabid
audience."
For Theater 140 classes and
anyone else interested, there
will be another debate on Nov.
19, when the issue will be
"Resolved that the Declaration
of Independence was an un
warranted act of rebellion."
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