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Editorials Commentary
Friday, November 15, 8 -- Page Two Columbia, South Carolina
Sour Gripes
Student Power-another of those nebulous terms that
float around today's atmosphere with smog and pollution.
According to Webster, power is "possession of control,
authority, or influence over others." If this is the case,
Student Power is a misomer. We possess control, authority
or even Influence over no one. All we seem to possess is
shortsighted vision and an overabundance of gripes.
It's time to stop complaining and do something. Week
in and week out, we hear nothing but complaints-in classes,
in Student Senate, in club meetings, in dorms, in cafeterias.
Letters to the editor sound like they're directed to a com
plaint department, and occasionally, a student gets angry
enough to complain in person. A letter in the last Gamecock
was indicative of the situation: students finally found
something to praise in a column that criticized.
No one ever has suggestions or alternatives. No one has
ideas for a better system. The criticism is rarely construc
tive. And very often, a student won't even sign his name
to his complaining letter.
We complain about the power structure at USC. We
complain that no one can do anything about our complaints
because the buck is passed until the original intent is lost
or ignored. A student can go to Student Senate who goes
to the Vice President of Student Affairs who goes to the
University President who goes to the Board of Trustees.
And as in all state-supported institutions, the top rung in
the power ladder i3 the State Legislature-the group that
holds the purse-strings.
But let's go one step further. Who controls or influences
the Legislature? The people, the voters. And we are the
people.
Then why don't we use Student Power where it counts?
Why don't we accomplish something instead of complaining?
Whether we want beer on campus or a change in the speaker
policy or better medical service or the voting age lowered,
why don't we do something? It will take a little time, a little
effort, and a lot of cooperation.
We have one ideal organ at our fingertips. S. C. State
Student Legislature meets the first week in December with
representatives from all South Carolina colleges. The group
enacts legislation that expresses the feelings of the majority
of college students throughout the state, many of whom are
voters.
The University holds a position of leadership in SCSSL.
We have the largest number of delegates, the most powerful
block vote, and this year the Governor is a USC student.
This group could serve as a powerful lobby-and we don't
take advantage of it.
Pride?
In a letter on this page today, a student claims he is
"a 'grit' and proud of it."
We wonder at the sort of pride that makes him refuse
to sign his letter.
Carolia Skechboo
"Those Yank
Letter,
Dear Miss Zalkin:
"It is the right of every stu
(lent at Carolina to have his
privacy and other rights as a
private citizen, respected," ac
cording to the "Student Rules
and Regulations."
This section says if a student
thinks his right of privacy is not
respected, he should notify the
Dean of Men. I recently made
an appointment with the Dean
of Men and found that we have
the rights of any United States
citizen, except when the adminis
tration (oes not think we should
have them.
I found that the Dean of Men,
Dean of Women or any higher
authority, has the right to make
a search of any dorm room with
out a search warrant and with
out the occupants being present.
According to the United States
Constitution (by which every
American citizen's rights are
constituted), this is a grave
transgression of our rights as
citizens.
It is time for the students to
awaken to what has happened
and is happening to them.
We may have the rights of
any citizen but of WHAT
COUNTRY?
CHARLES MAHONEY
Dear Miss Zalkin:
I was surprised today when I
found out that our next concert
will be held at the same ridicu
lous time as the Impression's
concert. Why couldn't these con
eerts have been planned for Fri
lay night or some other time
that would be more appropriate ?
As shown by the poor attend
ance (approximately one-fourth
of Township was occupied for
the last half of the concert) and
compaints registered by several
people, it seems obvious that
having these concerts right after
a ball game is a big mistake.
Fans must rush from the game
to the concert, and when they
finally finish fighting the traf
fic, they are not in the mood for
a goodl concert.
I think a new policy should be
adopted for future concerts dur
ing football seasoni. It is too late
to do anything this year, but
possibly future concerts could be
held at times that would allow
the audience to enjoy them.
I realize there may be factors
that caused this mistake in
scheduling, but couldn't they be
:ontrolledl in the future?
ALAN COLEMAN
Dear Miss Zalkin:
As a studlent senator I would
like to show my ap)preciation
for the titanic trio who are de.
tending the Student Bill of
Rights against the students.
It seems sad that some sop)ho
~nores must try to make a name'
or themselves by being hotheads
md holding up and disgracefully
abeling the efforts of more
lualifiedl studlents and faculty.
JOHN C. GALLOWAY JR.
)ear Miss Zalkin:
As a recent Carolina graduate,
was intrigued to note that
LWA RE that localnt udent in
CoorINUw CIVI L VLA
s ought to clean up and cu
s To The
terest group and political dis
aster area, has decided to af
filiate with SDS.
With this happy marriage,
Carolina students can now look
forward to being serenaded by
gatherings on the Horseshoe
singing the Horst Wessel Lied or
its contemporary counterpart, or
being pummeled for failing to
agree with the lockstep, mass
think "idealism" of these scrofu
lous cultural anomalies.
Gestapo tactics do not require
Gestapo uniforms andi the one
letter difference between SI)S
and SS is not worth remarking.
JAMES D. CLARK
Dear Miss Zalkin:
I would like to know where
these groups get the idea that
they have any power over who
can belong to what groups or
what groups are "right or
wrong" for the "well being" of
the students at Carolina. Since
when has the Pan-Hellenic Coun
cil become "virtios" enough to
throw the "first stone"?
By what accident has the
Young Republicans, YAF and
Youth for Wallace been made
the censors of free thought on
campus? Have they any right to
decide for us what is "negative
or positive"? How would they
like it if another organization
on campus made the arbitrary
decision to start p e t i t i o n s
against them ? They would be
screaming bloody murder about
"their" rights of free speech and
assembly.
If SDS opposes what these
"positive and progressive" forces
stand for, then by all means let
us call in the CIA and FBI and
have them arrested. As for that
statement in The Gamerock tha?
"students are at Carolina to be
educated not to create revolui
lion," that is pure unadultered
hogwash.
A university is certainly not
created to force conformity on
those who attend it. I may be
wrong but aren't we here to
learn the "truth"? How can we
ev-er learn the truth if we are
closed mindedl to all but our
narrow way of thinking?
Also if any society wishes to
keep any semb)lance of a dlemoc'
racy then p)eople outside the
"mainstream of thought" must
be allowed their right to speak
their mind even if it is distaste
ful to those of us who live in the
Status Quo.
CLIFF HIARRIIS
Dear Miss Zalkin:
Pertaining to Miss Capps' let -
ter on grits andl hippies, I'm
Letters Policy
THm GAMIEcoCK welcomes let
ters on any subject pertinent to
and involving University stu
dents. The Editor-in-Chief re
serves the right to edit let ters to
conform to style, good taste, space
limitations and libel laws.
Let ters should be typewritten
and should not e.reeedl 200 words.
No unsigned letters will be
printed, but names mnay be with
held upon request.
Letters should be sent to Tus
it their hair."
Editor
afraid she has no conception of
the meaning of "grit." A "grit"
is a Southerner.
Miss Capps is from Cayce,
S. C., and is a "grit." Grits are
not ivy-league college students.
I am a "grit" and am proud of
it. I don't wear alpaca sweaters
or "Gant" shirts.
Miss Capps talks about the
lack of acceptance by the "grits"
of the hippies. Even if this is
true it seems from her state
ments there is also considerable
lack of respect by the hippies
for the "grit" ideals. The hip
pies seem to be more of a mirror
image of each other than her
definition of the "grit," the con
servative dresser on this cam
pus.
The hippies are the novelty of
the 1960's just as the beatniks
were in the 1950's.
I do hope Miss Capps won't
let the hippie utopian idealism
override reality.
NAME WITHHEL)
BY REQUEST
Reader C
Spade's F
Dear Miss Zalkin:
The article by John Spade in
the Oct. 29 Gamecock is really
ridiculous in respect to the
reasoning on which it is based
and the resulting conclusions.
\Mr. Spade's reasoning results in
terrible misconcep)tions of Black
Power and the black man's posi
tion in todlay's society.
This type of reasoning is
prevalent in the American so
iety, p:Irticularly the white mid
'lIe class factor of this society.
'he major fault with this
reasoning is that it is, for the
most part, irrational and it en
tails anti-intellectual overtones.
One main characteristic of this
reasoning is that it concludes its
hyp)otheses using emotional logic
with no deductive logic, It is
also characterized by the use of
inductive logic, generally iniac
curate, as an impetus for its con
rlusions or even~ as a proof of
validity.
Mr. Spade's reasoning has led(
to the following malI-coclusions.
(I.) Black power is de(t riment al
to black heritage, (2.) Blacks
have a particular inherent posi
tion in A merican society, (8.)
aInd the black man's concep)tio,n
of right and wrong should de
p)endl on its satisfaction of the
white society.
Mr. Spade attempts to v'alidify
his conclusions by the use of
the statements of one single
black athlete. This is inductive
logic. A valid statement or con
lusion can only be prove'n
th rough a combination of dedue.
tive logic.
What I can't see is that Black
Power is detrimental to black
heritage when the concept in it
relf involves a raise in status of
he black man through economic
and political development of
Jo wer.
lIIowever, I must say I adImaire
r. Spade's courdge' and/or au
lacity in giing him-el th.
Today's F
Challenge
By ROLLIE WATERS
Editorial Assistant ab:
A few years ago an individual m(
could easily commit social (and Ou
in some instances, physical) a
suicide by standing up for the m
civil rights movement. Numer- ab
ous white and Negro leaders to
were branded as communist4 and m1
anarchists, among other things. cei
Many of the organizations in- cat
volved in the civil rights move- c
ment were called before Con
gressional committees for in
vestigation.
However, through the efforts
of these civil rights organiza
tions, the people of this great
country began to realize that
there was indeed a flaw being
perpetuated in the "system"
(0
segregation. Armed with this
realization, attitudes have sub
stantially changed - now its (T
"out" to be anti-civil rights.
Now a different group of so- gol
called radicals are challenging mu
"the system" by questioning, in sta
part, the true function of its qui
fundamental supporters - the
universities.
Their mundane cry is for "free (fey
universities." Free from such hec
things as certain r e q u i r e d
courses which help the individual
"adapt modestly but comfort. wh
ably" to the society beyond. (S(
Free from a "system" that hec
supresses intellectual liberty by eac
forcing conformity through gov
ernment grants and aid. the
These reactionaries, like the '
first civil rights workers, are gut
being citedf as "anarchists and (11:
communists." The v a r i o u s exc
groups associated w i t h this coi
movement are slated for investi
gation by Congressional Con
mittees. It is definitely "out" at hal
the present, in society at large, (A
to belong to this movement. the
Hut, we as college students of hyc
this generation have little in thil
common with "society at large." fiet
We are better educated, more tic
progressive, and possess more Iu
candor than any generation be
fore us. fac
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hallenges
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Leasoning sta;
the
right to determine the social A
status of the black man by mak- you
ing it relative to white judge- Mc
ment, although, morally, there thiE
shouldn't exist an inherent ler.
status for any human. p
Moreover, the greatest atrocity gu
occurs when Mr. Spade criticizes you
the American Black Athletes at o
the Olympics, who exposed the am,
white racism and resulting Illack amn
opplression of the United State.s e
or
for embarrassing the Unitedw
States. Such reasoning is one
of the reasons that there is no go
peace on earth. goro
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Le to its pressures. Notice the
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using your own words. There
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