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Our Rod Carolina's radio station, WUSC, could be one of the greatest forms of communication on our campus, and its services could be un limited. Mind you, I said could be. At the present, it is undoubtedly one of the sorriest forms of communication on our campus. A good radio station could be in valuable to the student and for the student. WUSC is anything but good. When was the last time you turned your dial to WUSC? The student-operated station, at its best, reaches only a small number of buildings on our campus. Then again, how many people in these lucky buildings listen to it? Recently, a small survey was conducted in the freshman class, and out of the twenty five students interviewed, only seven of them knew Carolina had a radio station. And out of that same number, only two of them had ever heard it. I must say that those two surprised me. They had been here only a short while and had already heard the sta tion. I have been here three years, and I haven't head it yet! The obvious question now is why isn't the station campus-wide where it could reach more of the students. WUSC sends its cheer to those small number of buildings by the use of a straight wire from the station. In other words, in order to receive the radio waves on your set, the building in which you reside must be specially wired from the local Pat Clayton . . . A Year With If we were to judge by the edi- question we wil torial comments in our state'si JFK fared on t major newspapers, we would con- e ta forwing clude that President Kennedy is 1962, edition of not only an incompetent adminis- One year aft< trator but is also a very unpopu- guration unemp lar man with the people of this tion stands at 4, with the 5.4 bill state. Hlowever, a careful review the day he took of the pertinent facts and figures ing man likes J of the past year indicates that The Business exactly the opposite is true. resthe vel of During his first year in office, of the period I President Kennedy has enjoyed 140 a year ago unprecedented popularity, with an is 165, the high average of 75% of the people giv- history. The ing him a vote of confidence on Jack. every day of the past year. The following table was compiled by URING the the American Institute of Public D of 1960 th< Opinion, which estimated the 1960 publican predici presidential election results within inflation" shoi one percent of the actual popular elected. On th< vote outcome. 1961 the inflati past four years KENNEDY POPULARITY versed. The Co January 20, 1962 dx(esrn Dis- No rslesta Approve approveOpnotobexc) East .......80% 10% 1%pielvlrs Midwest .79 9 1 rsdn ie Far West ..77 11 12 csof%a South . ..70 13 17 aohryr NATIO . 7 11 12 Te (mesumr i F'artculr sgniicNce is se Duinss ha in ver 10diappove o inoorte exact), the wayc loTevers< our ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 President iEinln isjb uhwshen It i unortnat thtwthi this our naio% ay scan minrityareto b foudterft predicthe newsppersare nt th getcanging. yeari voof puica oinion;anceeysare inof payens by iftact that deoloy 3others orp2 lon,t proit pi vter opiion diapoeoStewy o. gold stock The Presont for Kendy'hs great Muchtd wase aIt isonfotiungt popuariti is our millions yba scarnt whnrt ae lo at hisound the $1.8icilindh therorse our natio's acieve- Ftdl Knorseni affirmeduring the yearejustatnsuchto muchr that Inewsaperstare olut te great chamnti. Whatrin vcs forebi affirso; tday the JFK iamnte fd ruae Flmoyd ..ol soc The resnt time Kenedy's great thvateitdi Foei ther continiineoulrt moemn ep-mlo ae goin parenr wayen he o at hisf(adu, te of. prbit whherefe suoul,atos) aheve- Fot Kno timeso alcooli beringes ina Sout r-fhepst enednoduh o In peutrenna soubnjec ofl dis- falento. hTIc cussin whrich iffairs;tdy the ste mut Atn h paese tmoi this sncee theate udi pof bterossl niainie mases,entople age" gvie wilcopifscesfh nothngad er- Doe ISnyime tally created ostrosfso prohibition wi badnt alchereisn beverae in gonut Ca-o th worth an lia utter choohtrsutdfo a-rsl h ceth cuion, prhiiti s adoanb the 0s.Isofcste ft cyomontinoldgooera ws and hr (whicffidencetan atsas faiur pane moe asicr thapesttie),o outterhas Iht willsuffed from sa- tremends: Thec lo Stuion station. Since the recent buildings, and some not so recent, were not "radio" wired for one reason or the other, it is impossible to re ceive the waves. It seems rather silly for some people to refer to WUSC as the "Voice of the Carolina Campus." It is hardly the voice of the Rus sell House, in which it is located. The radio station receives its financial backing from revenue brought in through advertisements and from an allocation out of the fees paid by students to the Univer sity. Therefore, every Carolina student helps pay for the operation of the station. Do you feel you are getting your money's worth? This editorial strongly recommends that some action be made in the very near future toward correcting the present system. Ade quate facilities should be installed so that WUSC would be in a position to reach every person living in the Carolina Community. A personnel change in the radio station would do no harm. If after a thorough investigation, it is found that it would be impractical to revise the station so that its services could be heard by all, then this editorial strongly recom mends that WUSC be discontinued. The al location money it now receives could go to the Greater University Fund, or to any other worth-while organization which provides for and promotes the growth of a greater Caro lina. JFK: The Domest I ask is: How has economic administration? Follow he domestic scene? ing are a few of the proposals quantitative data which have already been made to i the February 3, Congress and to the people. Business Week. Kusineds Dek. RESIDENT Kennedy's new !r Kennedy's inau- P agricultural production control loyment in our na- plan would cut farm price support ,7 billion, compared costs by $6 billion in the next four ion unemployed on ion nemloye onyears. He simply wants to apply office. The work- to the Northern and Midwestern ack. Index, which meas-of heat, grain, and 'industrial activity dairy products the same type of indstral ctiitvrigid production controls that the ompared with that :)mare wih tatSouthern farmers are used to for .947-1949, stood at cotton, rice, and tobacco. Since . Today the Index this is an election year the Repub est in our nation's lican Congressmen from those businessman likes farm belt states will probably at temp)t to prevent JFK's measures election campaign from leaving their committees this ,re were many Re- year. Let us hope that this will bions of "runawaynobetecs.Kndyrcg ald Kennedy be nzsta h nyra ouint contrary, duringthfampolmleinrovg anary trend of the tegvrmn rmi smc was virtually re-aspsil.Mroe,hhste naumers' Price In- gt otl hst h amr the cost of living) ReetyPrsdnKneyha one percent (.8%deadda en tohesck while the average pln fsrtgcmtras a per year undermoemtraisaedytck hower was in ex-pldta snedd-$. ilo ear. Economic ex- t.Tes xesvesokie hat 1962 will behaebealoetocumae f price stability,.ic h oenwr hsi u kes Jack. oeeapeo fot aet irst year personalsaetetxaesmoybyc $14.5 billion while tn lw nwse s rose over $7 bil tor likes Jack. Antrexmlisfudnth ard during 1960 ofreraiainothDfnsD lance of payments latet rsdn' d gold drain, to themiittiegnu,RbrM ie situation was Naaa a oriae h f ng. We are happyfotoftePnanasoohr this situation ismahabenaltod.Aar g 1961 the balance sI,lnso uhrt aebe eficit declined byclrfeandertnalsfs le the drain on U. hv enwite on was greatly al- WihteeegneoteEu n banks took $900 rpa omnMre,tePei ir, compared withdetfudhmlfacdwh they took in 1960.anteprbe:Dweihdw likes Jack,.noeooi soaino ow past accomplish-geouinotewrdadcm mn we expect frompee Naual,orvgou reintheara oige aeiewanfthe ustrosll w nhng-ta hch stae talresd o n lc deo brin ion.ngreths catastropthing,eop ic. he uri n c w ys tio ,E S casT u p o n n ed s, th e wos riseup ot o thelucagieultuapoutio n othe otat pltati as wh"olegging."r priequortl d apthyandeadost b $5inki llin nthe taex willr theseselfimpo e aincstant; simpl wany differenc willucer tha inseadt, grain sate realyhin thtdaingy prdcnsithersable tperoft accmplsh ny-Sniuters farmer unrinciped tonfo hit heisno lids wil rcurn e this meub man derimntlthican tll Congess edfor the rrfarmonelf public state'soprogress. urishng o cri earIt il bhope that peopl ofl big highatites otharolina o reamouin te dtels f the malignent esroe ith asolich out feeneRuecentdy prden.ney a X4N. Beautiful Rutledge Chapel, loc tribute to Carolina. The Chapel sit lege, built during the early 1800's lina College, as it was known the ic Scene up our sleeves and compete within the Common Market. We want to go on doing business with Europe - by far our largest export mar ket. In order to do this our Presi dent needs bargaining power and under the present trade legislation he does not have it. To meet this problem Kennedy has asked for new authority to eliminate and cut tariffs on certain goods in order that our nation will enjoy a bargaining position comparable to that of the European Common Market. This may well be the area of Kennedy's greatest achieve ment during his first term. IN addition, President Kennedy had initiated proposals for a widening of the tax base in order to include certain special groups, now excluded. Success in this area will lead to lower tax rates in all brackets, which is one of his most welcome proposals from our point of view.. We could go on, but for fear of boring the reader with further recitations of Kennedy's accom p)lishments we will stop. The fu ture will speak for itself. But I think that one final comment is in order: No, Mr. Nixon, John Ken nedy isn't "doing it with mirrors" as you suggested last year in con nection with his economic pro posals. He has done it with hard work and the best economic brains in the country, his owvn included. This is not to say that the President's first year has been all smooth sailing; there have been crises and there will be more in the future. However, let us not be stampedled by the local press into sharing its cynical outlook. The President was understandably cautious last year, but will allow himself more latitude in the months to come. The citizenry can rest assured that he will consider all points of view before making a decision, and that every decision will be in the best interests of the people. CROWING FOI UNIVERSJTY OF ! 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If th< writer desires, his name may bc withheld, but the anonymity will not be granted automatically. No partisanship will be shown ir the printing of letters. However "The Gamecock" reserves the rights to reject any letter because of con tent or character. LITTLE MAN -. AARAE OUTH CAROLIN edCleit P.ress/ ek." "RTheRmcc"ecuae iOUTIDOCGROLAN ed (:oJoaniaWeleres b lto,ertElliot ..Bobc Hilth PI yandfo hed Jtodents oe min Cliakso, durgte Schupegt .eRosemaytHankin mniss an leter loiter are rdy ck..Fie Gaecock encougso .in,s l . hgi. Jubimmyn Presse rigt o di o wthhold fromn md Campus Chapel weekly, and the door is always lina Conmnunity and anly visitors @h photo.) Howard Hellams . Almost Thre Dear Dion: Sorry you barber died. fa ca Sincerely, th USC Student Body jith S * * jstc Back during first semester there appeared on this page an editorial C column by one Paul Crawford, con of cerning a novel approach to bu Thanksgiving. I was reminded of th this after leaving the recent stu- op dent dance at Township Audi torium, for the affair brought to mind something about "cosmic mc vomit" which Mr. Crawford de- ou scribed in detail. is we do ON CAMPUS *X B, co - -- an sq - It ia lik w( - w p~go~i 'EW ~qu -sti L- HAGi'r eMOKEP FOlg A WB0get et< Exchange The Florida Alligator reports that recently a mystery bush was bu discovered on the University of of Florida campus. w "An 0o(1 professor stopped to inj investigate a little rustle in a bush in front of Building U. He walked vii ar to oneO side of it, then to the other. thi "The little bush quietly shook bu again. The 01(d professor finally left. "Two coeds walked by and the tail bush shook again. Both jumped su and looked behind them as they ho hurried a little faster to fifth ar period, by "The hush shook violently as a li boy passed by. With one eye on ca the bush, he continued on towards fig the library,.a open to members of the Caro may have. (Gamecock staff w A Bottle [ was also reminded of our in mous Homecoming Dance, be Lise I almost found myself in 3 process of throwing a bottle - s time at the entertainment in ad of the police, however. FF-CAMPUS dances have been the greatest thing to hit Caro a since the Twist in the opinion many. They have done more to ry the name "Suitcase College" in any other single force in tll inion of others. Not so with last week's fiasco. True, it was requested that we periment with "white" entertain nt this time. True, booking an tstanding performer in this field easier said than done. But Lrmed-over Dick Clark rejects n't belong on a college campus eept maybe Clemson. At least we could have booked few big namc country stars and ooklyn hoods! pAYMENT for the entertain ment ran somewhere in the ighborhood of $2,200. This nes out of the University Fee paid a few days ago, and rsonally I resent throwing away cd money on Dion, the Dovells, d other shaggy-haired jitter gs with "leotard suits" on. My d would have loved them, though, .use he's a pretty big gardener d he could have planted 37 iash plants in Dion's hair. Hair? looked like the business end of mop. [ realize that if everyone were e you and me this old worlds 'uld be a mighty dull one. I rther realize that we need a few 'ater buffaloes" to make the rid go 'round (I might be one; don't know). But to unload 10 12 of these monsters on the SC Student Body in one night estions the intelligence of our idents. Give us back the Midnighters, Corner 'Soon the mysterious shaking sh sparked about 200 students front of the library to a study spontaneous reactions. Students btched the bush and people pass e it for several hours. "Architecture students hal pro led the fun by tying a 'trinig LIund the bush and pulla'g it rough the window, making 'lhe sh shake at every passerby." * . * rho Auburn Plainaman has con a definite stand on two is as that students should be in ested in. It displays shock at w many pretty girls these days 3 detracting from their beauty using four letter words. Words e won't, can't, and don't. The zinman also claims that since we 1 professors "profs" it's easy to ~ure o'ut what we should call