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Editorials Commentary Friday, October 11, 1968- Page Columbia, South Carolina University It's a sad state of affairs their property when they war The Green Street United N as a sad state of affairs. But It will at least if precedent Methodist Church situation is The villain in this affair, tl has run up against "immovab] One would never know the the hulking giants that took t The University must build drawing board plans for expf west of the main campus bet direction they will run into c land they need. One can only hope that tt to move into areas where ti modity will be encountered. This latest obstacle is pr< popularized its cause with bu: has to sympathize with the el easy to become upset when y, business-is pulled down sup rest of society. And then there's the fir borough and his congregation to bargain for another site. from urban renewal how mu< for their old property. It's up to the church, of should they lose the struggle One would hope it will not ir It isn't necessary. USC, administrators have whatever help in relocating t dividual administrators are w tion of a new site by indicatini acquire in the coming years ar not desire. And USC found, render financial assistance to The University won't gloat have in the acquisition. Ther< black hat. Letters Beer Bill Dear Miss Zalkin: Student Senate has finally taken leave of its senses. They have obviously yielded to ir resistible pressure from a beer drinking lobby. I would hate to think Student Senate has no more sense than to unanimously approve such an item on its own initiative. The Senate obviously did not think of all the consequences that could result from beer in the Russell House. A student could stop by for a cold one be tween classes and end up drink ing right through class. It would be very interesting to see how much class absences in creasedl. I had to put up with drinks at the football games dluring my freshman year here, andl I can visualize dIrinks at the Russell House andl on school groundls. I may have exaggerated the poos Vs. Church Nhen people can be moved off Lt to stay. [ethodist Church will go down it will go down. is followed. The Green Street not a new one. ie University as a land-getter, e objects" before. y had been there, walking by ,ieir places. more buildings. It has on the mnsion to the east, south and Neen now and 1985. In every onflict with neighbors whose ie administration will be able e least conflict and discom bably the first one that has mper stickers and signs. One iurch members. It's probably )ur church-or your home or posedly for the good of the Lancial side. The Rev. Yar feel they are in no position They have no indication yet :h money they might receive course, to decide their move for the land they hold now. deed "die" in the transition. indicated, is ready to offer ie church it legally can. In illing to advise in the selec , what lands USC will seek to id what lands it probably will ,itions have been known to such displaced persons. about any success they may is no pleasure in wearing a To The consequences of beer drinking on campus, but what comes after )e-r drinking ? It is only logi cal that partakers of the grapes will want brown-hagging okayed for the Golden Spur, and once a precedent has been set, it is hard to change the direction of a trend. Serving beer in Russell House or on any school property is asking for trouble just like sex ually mixing dorms is asking for trouble. Beer is available off campus for those who must drink it, and off-campus is the place for it to stay. If it is necessary to serve beer in the Golden Spur to make it worth while, then this nightclub is better off closed. I ask those interestedl in the~ Student Senate's actions, to weigh the goodl aspects of such a p)roposal, if there are any, against the b)ad aspects. Oh, yes-I would like to ask the administration before they 2.o 4I 1 Irk C e C 1I % #A Students, Dear Miss Zalkin: Though not personally ac quainted with the Green Street Church situation, I have read The Gamnecock articles on the subject and must dlisagree wvith "Woody." You Seem to feel that progress means change. Biut that is not necessarily so. Fo r example, mien's fashions hanve changed dIrastically mlany timles since the French Revolution, but where are w%e now%-? Right back to pre Ediltor rule onl thlis issue if they are really Striving for a morally and spiritually rich enivir-olnment for the students of USC. MARK K. BRANNON Back Seat Dear Miss Zalkin: Perhaps you of all people canl best unders,tand my problem. I paid for a "general admis sion" ticket to) attend this Uni versity - just like everybody else. Hlowever, I now- find that thiere are front row seats in mmst classrooms marked re served for Alice Applesauce, Biilly Miuttocks or phiysical prob lems (meaning blind or deaf). I.raie ta apaeia seating makes taigterl Dr crossn yourinam:f Thmougrahe set pronfl pac Chu rr. itaion aer meas ScAg.Bu ha s o neesarl so. Freape me'1 ahoshv hne ilasia /llymn ie ic h Frnh Reoltin,bu wer or enw Rih akt )C Prof Defer revolutionary laces and frills for men. We have changed, but we have not progressed. You h a v e presumptuously stated that this is a materialistic world rather than a religious one and put yourself in the posi tion of an "almighty fortune tel ler" as to the future of a city block. It is you who are so materialistic and not the world's population, and surely not the membership of the Green Street Church. You have not accused the Church as a fire hazard, so what right have you to destroy a consecrated house of worship where men and wonlel have spent their lives in communion with God ? Certainly they could commune with God in a new church. So too could they build the educational facility some where else. What is more im portant to us in this day-educa tion or religion? 1, for one, know God can create more miracles than an educated fool. AMN Dear Aixsq Zalkin: Certainly 113 years of land ownership would make anyone proud and reluctant to give it up. Certainly Green Street Church has served Columbia and Carolina well in the past, ex tending a cordial and sincere welcome to all USC students andl effectively creating the kind of atmosphere in which a young person likes to worship. But the issue also involves human rights andI individual rights. The City Council and Urban League have comp)letely Pre dic Hly E. L. M~IEN EES (Editor's Note: Mr. Mniees, a Ph.D. student in IRusiness A dmnin istria tion, deveiloped the following p)oliticalI mnodel based on the mnoti 1'ation theory.) Assume that the following motivation theory accurately deC scrihes voter behavior: (1) All men aire motivated by the same hierarchy of needs, incre'asing in im p)ortance from basic phy3 siological n e e d s (food. clothing, shelter) to self fulfillment needs such as discretionary leisure and universal love. Needs at the highest level are sel doom sat isfied. (2) A sat isfWiedI need is not a voter will not het mnoti '.atedt to vote' for a canii dIate''In t who rpresent s n(eedI satisfac-t ions a I r e a d v achiei.ved b y the vot er. (3) Whenm lower level needts are reasonably satisfied, mani will seek to satisfy nmeds at the next higher level. V'oters are aware of their position on the need scale' and will vote in t heir own self- interest for the candidate or poli tical p)arty representing the heat opnoetunity to f o0 <BLOy id Church ignored the basic human rights and wishes of the people. They are interested in neither the peo ple of the community in ques tion nor the right of the indi vidual to keep something that is both legally and morally his Is this what we call progress ? MICHAEL SOWELL Dear Miss Zulkin: It has been argued that the Green Street Church is an in evitable victim of "progress," but whereas advancement of ed ucation and living conditions are obviously desirable there are other ways to measure "prog ress" than by the number of churches razed and famil;es dis placed. The tract in question is re ported to be the site of the new University Law School for which there is a clear need. But with a little imaginative planning this church building could share with the Law School the large city block under consideration. It would provide welcome di versity in an area which threatens to become a uniform sprawl of University buildings and would provide a welcome counterpoint to the ponderous bulk of the Carolina Coliseum. It is only by a concern for the dignity of the people living in this area and by a consideration for the esthetic environment of the entire University and comn munity that we can establish a harmonious relationship w i t h the city in whose midlst we are trying to grow. THOMAS T. TID)WELL D)ept. of Chemistry t11968 E satisfy higher level needs. '[his hierarchy of needs can be representedl by a circular modtel with needs increasing in impor tance clockwise around the ci ele. Major needl classifications are subdivided into spiecific needls ranging in implortance from the mios,t basic (food) to the most elusive (universal love). An estimate can be mradle of the (cumulat ive percentage of voters at any level who have not ach11ievedl need satisfaction. F-or example, the model as sumes that 14%~ of the voters have not satisfied their need for adlequate housing. Since all pre vious needs have been satisfied, these voters could be exp)ected ta vote for the candidate who best represents an opportunity to satisfy this need. The same be havIor could be exp)ectedt of vot ers on every level of the need hierarchy. All that remains is to assign to each candlidate the range of neIs which best characterizes his pol it ical philotsophy and that of his party. For this purpose, it can Ibe assu med that specific needIs have been airrangedl in am true hierarchy and that therme is no overilap or c-rossover oin the mnodel by the (canldidates. Thliis is a valid assumnption from the potint of view of most voters, 'The La Cafete By STEVE HELLER (Two u n a w a r e independents walking down an average clut ter-filled dorm hall. First man speaks in order to enhance seemingly nebulous communica tion) "Hey, man, where ya going?" (Second man speaks after con sideration) "Oh, I thought I would go have dinner-I think Pm sorta' hungry." (Opportunity for companionship does not go over first man's head-pseudo-hunger replied) "Hey, yea, me, too-where ya want to go? The Crow? Tim my's? Gornell Arms? Bants? The Brick House? You name it. I'm ready." (Second man, not the adventur ous type, saddles the question) "Well, I thought I'd go to M&N or the Russell House . . (Wild, hysterical reaction) "Are you kidding? Loo-loo? Coo-coo? Are you a masochist or trying to get stomach trouble to stay out of the Army?" "Naw, I just thought tonight the food might not be bad-you know once in awhile it's not that bad." (Retort) "How 4o you afford to get your stomach pumped on the un lucky nights? I mean really, I had green meat there one time Founaded Jan. 30. 1908 with Robert El cock is ibilsliel l anti fir the stuient: %%eekly during the college year except dur The opinions expressed herein do not tration. the faculty or the stuident boiy a: Offices of The Gamecock are in Roon campus. hones are 777-i:19 iEditor-in-I and 777-8178 (Newsroom). The Gamecock is represented national viVe. Inc. The puhliation is a memiber o Collegiate Press Association. Siubscripton EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Sally Zalkin MANAGING EDITOR ......... ASSISTANT MANAGING EDIT( ASSOCIAT. EDITOR ......... NEWS EDITORS .............. SPORTS EDITOR ............. FACULTY EDITOR ........... SOCIETY EDITOR ............ CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER1.... ADVERTISING MANAGER .... CLASSIFIED AD MANAGER .. ASSISTANT MUSINESS MANA( CIRCULATION MANAGER .. REPORTERS--irby Keen, Ed Pinion, Can Mike Creel, Everett Cex, Eddie Chen. M Barry Elilson, Susan Fouche, Jim Gleat Hensley, Mark Holmes, Susan Jacobson, Jean Neal, Red Osbeurne. John Peppi, Sus Surratt, Joe Usry, Carol Wilson. Harold Kitty McCaskill. PHOTOGRAPHERS-..Beb Benson, Elliott Warren Hudson. Mike Tyler, Bob Seldel. CIRCUJLATION STAFF-Jim Gordon. Will lect'on F~ stereotypedl andl associated with social and economic issues which are closely all ied by poli- ieal tradit ion. (This is true in spite of frequent efforts by candidates to dlistor-t the lines of demarca tion.) G;ivetn the model, the assump-. tions about voter behavior and the estimated percentage of vot ers at each need level, the ac curacy of the prediction will deC pendl on judgment in assigning need satisfying expectations to each candidate. This is a sub jective judgment which will dif fer among individuals, each of whom will view the candidates differently andl place slightly different interpret at ions on the needs themselves. The assignment criter-ia, how ever, should be thle relhat ive in - tens ity o(f the I"ost-elect ionl out (come expected by a majority of voter s. For exa mple, it might appear(~ at fi r.t glantce that the I )'mIoc rat ic Party c anid at e of fers t I'hi est opporlt unity foIr needt satisfationt at the "'groutp ideifPP it ion"' level due tol thei tradiit iinal suppl)ort of cr To a voIte ai t thIiis nleedi levil, howev'er t.Ihe Re pulicjan lartyv sent a gre'ateri opporIIltunIity for sattisfactjliontdue tol the emphasis Imecock' Tiaritis -. By Steve Holler that was supposed to be mashed potatoes" "Ah, come on, it's not that bad." "Do you have your comb with you?" (Puzzlement) "Uh, yea, what does that have to do with it?" (Explanation) "Well, I thought if you or dered anything, you might like to comb it before you eat it." (Revulsion) "Aww, cut it out." "I'm not kidding. One night the cook got careless and had well-done thumb for my main course and I really got angry." (Interest sparks a question) "Because of the thumb?" "No, they wouldn't give sec onds on the Board Plan-it was the best-tasting thing I've ever had there." (Again skeptical) "I think you're exaggerating." (Riff mended) "Well, maybe you're right. I didn't really eat there that much even though I went every day for three months." "What do you mean?" "Most nights I passed out from hunger waiting in line." . . . And so as the ovens are warmed, the food cooled, and the prices raised, the never-ending pursuit to cut down crowds dur ing dinner continues. llott Gonzales as the first editor. The Game of the Universty of South Carolina semI lng holidays and exanitnations. necessarily reflect the views of the adminle a whole. 308 of the ttissell llouse on the University 'hlef). 777-4220 (Business and Advertising) y3 by National &4licational Advertising Ser Assoclatedl Collegiate 1'ress and the S. C. rates are S6 tier year. BUSINESS MANAGER Linda Del Rosso ..............Mary Jane Benston )R ....................Carl Stepp ................Mike Krochmalny .Mona Gault, Jimmy Wannamaker ................John David Spade ........................K en H are ..................Linda Lawrence ...................Chip Galloway ......................Jay Bender ...................Nancie Meddin SER..........Robert Scarborough ................Elliott Borenstein ly Siver. Shirley Buchanan. Eileen Brown. iten Capps. Anne Caveny. Waiter Derrick. in. Nathan Goldman, Jim Haney. Stanley Danny Leclair, Martin Mobley. Ron Miles. ha Ross, Teny Stokes, Jeauins Smith. Karen lard, Susan Zaikin, Fred Monk. Judy Bart, Borensteln, Coates Crews, Chara. Keefer, Peters. ChIp Abernathy. CynthIa Baker. tesulIts ized power structure, etc. This should be view~edl as sma:ll groups with in larger groups antd therefor-e more intense. More intense still in the judg ment of many voters will be the nteed satisfaction opportuntities for "groupi identification" of fered by Mr. Wallace, who not only espou~ses local government and local control but also at tracts a large nulmber of dissi (lent minority groups such as the Ku Kltux Klan and John Birch Society. One possible assignment of needs to candidates and the re sultatnt outcome of the popular vote is illustrated b)y the author of the modlel. This assignment p)redlicts that the popular vote will be dividled as follows: Nixon 441% (98% -54%) hlumphrey 31% (29%-0 and 100%-98%) Wallace 25% (51%-29%) This prediction, of course, fails to elect any candidate in the l-:lectoratl College and throws the "lect ion into the liouse of Rcp resentativets, where less is knownl about thle miotivattions anti neetl levels of congressmen than about the population as a whole. One can only hope that the nleeds of the largest number of vo~ters will be anlewied.