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Just - In keeping With the tradil The Gamecock, we feel we sh Ora a little more candidly an practice. We will not speak must make his own opinion everything about every paper sincere effort to give all the Journalists, like everyone else ever, are public property and We address ourselves to warning is brief-no one is e scientious liberal or the stal answers. It is hard, but w4 deciding which approach will work through the existing sy replace it? Should we look at explore the ramifications of The answers are becomir while the amount of time w seconds. Each challenge,must individuality and integrity of All the kingdoms, all the ana the world are but people, all Let us never lose sight of th( the freedom of each mind-if apes who climbed down from less than our enemies, who - mere philosophy. Who s ~ Dear Mr. Krochmmainy: On Monday night, April 28, 1969, I took the trouble to go to the AWARE meeting where Mr. Mike Smith was the featured speaker. As was reported in The Gamecock of May 2, 1969, he commented on the defense of the eight soldiers at Fort Jackson. According to Mr. Smith, the "Army is a dirty secretive orga nization." It should be well noted that the distinguished Mr. Smith has never seen fit to serve his country in our armed forces. The able Mr. Smith was also well qualified to speak on the charac ter of both General Hollingsworth and First Lieutenant Austin whom the eminent Mr. Smith termed a "stumble bum" and was not the type of man to command Srespect. It seemed quite evident 'that Mr. Smith had little respect for our republic or for those who are willing to give their lives to protect it. My prayer would be that we have fewer Mr. Smiths. I think the honorable Mr. Smith A Fr By FRED MAGNER Columnist Another Student Government is finally completing its disappear ance into the sunset. We've all heard "ombudsman," Statement of Rights and Freedom, and beer bill, but what do these terms really mean? Ombudsman relates to a sys tem which has become a purely operational aspect of Student Government. Statement of Rights and Freedoms and beer bill re late to more abstract proposals Founded Jan. 30, 1908 with Robert Elli eock Is published by and for the students. weekly during the college year except durirl Thme opinliona expressed herein do not n tration, the faculty or the student bondy a Offices of The Gameck are In Room: campus. Phones are 777-4249 (Editor-in-C andt 77-8178 (Newsroom). The Gamecock is represented natIonally vice, Inc. The publication is a member of Collegiate Press Association. Subscription EDITOR-I Mike Kr< ASSOCIATE EDITOR Mary Jane Benston MANAGING EDITOR . ASST. MANAGING EDITOR NEWS EDITOR.. SPORTS EDITOR. ASST. NEWS EDITORS.. ASST. SPORTS EDITOR FACULTY EDITOR. SOCIAL AFFAIRS EDITOR CHIEF OF REPORTERS. CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER ADVERTISING MANAGER ASST. ADVERTISING MAN~ CIRCULATION MANAGER REPORTERS: Blit Altman, Mike Salt. Shirley Cook, Catherine Cutter, Walter Der Fadeet, Susa Feweke Jee Cerdine, Sherr Suskn.Jaeesen Dai Johan. h, eMt ien Newman, Edward Pinien, Joe Rietly, Ti Stenestreet. June Stewe, Jan Surratt, Sue Vaneeh, Au.a Winters, Atyse Yeumans. PN@TOORAPNERS: Beb Seneen, Eliel zi. JeI~a.sade, a luman Ion of the outgoing editors of )uld address ourselves to read I personally than is our usual of the newspaper-the reader about it. He might not like but he should realize each is a iews as it happens on campus. make mistakes. Theirs, how are seen by hundreds. the people of the state. Our lways right. Neither the con inch conservative has all the must go through each day answer the problem-can we item or must we modify it or the present only or should we each effort? g increasingly more complex e can take dwindles to mere be met with a feeling for the every man, woman and child. rchies and all the republics of seeking the best life possible. - value of the human life and we do we are no more than the the trees eons ago, and we are vould kill us for the sake of rhe 'Stumbl well qualifies for his term "stum ble bum." The meeting was also honored by the presence of two soldiers from Fort Jackson. These two were not two of the eight now in court but were other members of G. I.'s United Against the War. One of them, Chuck Morgan, said that his basic objection was to haircuts, saluting and inspections. In other words he is against basic hygiene and military cour tesy. Chuck Morgan also said he was being kept against his will. Well, many of the soldiers don't like it, but it is a duty that all owe to this country. In the case of Morgan, it is a simple fact that he is a basic coward unwill ing to serve the country and protect it from our enemies. Frankly, he didn't much look like a soldier and blended well with the membership of AWARE. Flag Boy Bursey stated that he didn't know why we are in Viet nam. He just had no idea why we are fighting. This is under standlable for I am sure that it ee Prosp requiring both consent and co operation of such non-student groups as trustees and adminis trators. The pattern indicates that stu dents are and can be trusted to deal wvith the concrete factors of University life, but are not being permitted to relate to their com munity, the university, in the more abstract sense of actually shaping their environment. The studIent is alienated by his seeming inability to control the formulation of the policy wvhich gov'erns him. While other tt Gonzales as the first editor, The Game of the University of South Carolina semi g holidays and examinations. scesaiy reflect tihe view~s of the adminis a whol.e. 03 of the Russell House on the University slef), 777-4220 (Business and Advertising) by Nationsi Educationsi Advertising Ser Associated Collegiate Press and the 8. C. rates are 86 per year. N-CHIEF chmalny BUSINESS MANAGER Jack Padgett * . . Carl Stepp ..........Jim Wannamaker ..............Fred Monk Jim Haney ---Donna Scholl, Eddie Chen Diane Claypoole ...............Susan Roes .............Sherry Shealy .............Rollie Water. Chuck Keefer Charles Alexander LGER . ..... Bobby Hitt Chip Abernathy Judy Bart, Randi Cabeli, Jerry Calabrese, risk, L.esiey Drueker, Barbara Elker, Teddi v Hartieg, Franceise Hips. Mark Heimes, a, Ty Keiley, Chris Matiehak, Kitty M. dehley, laat M athig, Jean Neal, Ida Nelsen, soyer . LY Ring. andy Silver, Jedy Friday, May 9, 1969 -1 Letters To The Edii Perpel Dear Mr. Krochmalny: It is extremely sad to note that USC's professional malcon tent, Fredric Magner, has ap parently taken the side of the seven students arrested last Sat urday at the airport for assault and battery on a police officer, and trespassing. This is not to say that Mr. Magner is on the side of in justice, violence and intolerance, but his rather confused article in last Tuesday's Gamecock might lead one to believe that he is able to defend the type of dis sent that utilizes the club and fist in the pursuit of "self-ex pression." In fact, Mr. Magner's position equates violence with dissent by his statement that, concerning the incident at the airport, "How can we move for ward together if those who dis sent are in jail?" e Bum'? could never occur to an AWARE member that we are fighting communism and to help a coun try remain free. Leftists would not understand being against communism. Many SDS mem bers are too busy going to Cuba for visits or attending confer ences in the Soviet Union. Finally, I think it repulsive the way AWARE dominates the published news of The Gamecock. At the meeting of which I speak there were about 50 people there. The University of South Caro lina has over 11,000 students. How can such a minority domi nate the college paper? Every single thing that AWARE does gets front page coverage. When 30 students go to protest at the Federal Court House they get a front page story and a picture. It is very hard to believe that nothing better happened that week. Mr. Krochmalny, why don't you try to better serve the University rather than better serve AWARE? JOHN D. BRADLEY III sctus schools in the state are estab lishing student seats on their boards of trustees (Coker Is the latest), we settle for a liaison committee. While others are actively par ticipating on a large scale in the formulation of policy, wve must be content to do no more than offer advice. A recent Gallup survey indi cated that 58 per cent of America's studlents would rather compromise goals than risk fail ure. Perhaps some of us think that half a principle is better than none, but this is not the formula for sustained progress. Our poli tics should be the art of achiev ing what does not seem possible rather than merely doing what wve know wve can (10 successfully. Student Government should be the vanguard of the studlent imagination rather than the lag ginig tail. A student government sho-id he led by individuals wvill ing to p)ut progress before per sonalities, but this is obviously not so. Too often ideas have been dis credlitedl through personal slights rather than serious discussions. Student government at Carolina is led by personalities rather than m o t i v a t e d individuals. Friends and personal prejudlices rather than intellectual honesty andl moral integrity often prevail as the essential factor in the pas sage of Senate bills. Apathy would probably be an adlequate term to capsulize the problems of Student Govern mient, but I refuse to use it. Peo ple want to care, but don't want to be frustrated. A living gov ernment is the answer, but it can only be vitalized by active and imaginative people who are will ing to sacrifice immedliate per sonal prestige for the more note worthy goal of achievement. The challenge goes out but will it be accepted ? Questions are asked, but will they be answered ? Trhere Is no way of knowing, but let's do more than sit and --.- - -m ----m ge Two ,or :ual Resei Mr. Magner and maybe Pro fessor Jon Kraus of International Studies would do well if they would educate themselves in the true meaning of American democracy and the right of pro test in that democracy. When ever dissent assumes the form of threats and violence, then Ameri can democracy and freedom it self are in peril. If seven stu dents at the airport consider themselves to be above the law and .choose to ignore the rights of others by initiating violence with the police, the very process of responsible protest is thereby endangered. There is no analogy to be drawn between violence and responsible dissent; the presence of the former destroys the possi bility of the latter. I do understand that Mr. Mag ner's perpetual resentment of any attempt to prohibit violence in a free society is probably just a re flex action on his part. Even though he obviously has a talent for perverting the true meaning of responsible protest in Ameri can democracy, I certainly hold out hope that he will be able to draw the distinction between Dealing With Absurdity Dea,r Mr. Krochmainy : The Student Senate could really be a beneficial organization, as it has been in times past. But if the Senate wants to do something worthwhile, it ought not spend time dealing with absurdities as it did in its final session. Certain senators wanted to pass a resolution recommending that enrollment at the University be 39 per cent black students. I believe the basic requirement for admission is to be qualified academically, not to belong to a distinct group, race or religion. As Sen. Michael Michaelski pointed out at the Student Sen ate meeting, the same resolution provided for the "elimination of reference to race on official Uni versity rceords." If there is no reference to race how is anyone going to know when the 39 per cent quota is reached ? Also included was a recoin miendation that a course in black culture be taught at the Univer sity. I'm all for that and a study of other cultures. But I'm not for it because it is a demand of students. Education is a privilege, not a right. Students do not .really have the right to demand that a course be taught or that a cer tain percentage of students be of one faction. If those senators who favoret' the resolution as a whole believe otherwise, I'm glad they have been a part of their last regular meeting! SHERRY SHEALY Disgust Dea'r Mr. Krochamalny: As a student here at Carolina' I pridle myself on the respect I have for my fellow students. But when my fellow students verbally insult my fiancee, while she sits in my dorm's lounge, I lose my respect for the "gentlemen of Carolina." This incidlent took place Sunday, May 4, in Baker Dorm's lounge. My fiancee war waiting for me to come back dlown from niy room, when three students walked in and madIe rude remarks to her as they walked to the elevator. After she told me what had happened, I wvas thoroughly disgusted with my dlormmnates. This is not the first time such an incident will occur. To the offenders I sa~y "Keep your mouths shut!" If this type of incident is a sign of the future, USC is in bad shape. I am leaving USC this sum mer and will not be returning. I offer but one reason, and that is, I am fed up with the obnox ious minority marring the ma jority's dlecent record. I have but one last thing to say to the guilty students-"Up against the wall !" TOM MILLA Editoals Couentry Columbia, South Carolina itment violence and dissent in the fu ture; then maybe he will refrain fAom defending the indefensible. MELVIN HANKS Grounds Foi Dear Mr. Krochmalny: Being an Air Force ROTC cadet, I read with Interest Mr. Brannon's first "positive sugges tion" to the administration. This is his suggestion to make mili tary science courses extra-curri cular. Mr. Brannon is possibly one of those few persons on the campus who thinks that the only things military science courses teach are drilling and firing weapons. If that is the case, let me assure Mr. Brannon that I have been in ROTC for three years, and so far I haven't fired a weapon. I wonder on what grounds Mr. Brannon offers his suggestion? Speaking from the AFROTC point of view (and I imagine the Navy is much the same), I say that military science courses are and should be more than extra " 0 0 0 * 01 eO * 0 O 0 066 unow Although the sale doesi take advantage of sale Convenience is the k go on a moment's notic in the twinkling of an colors. Hand Made Stretch 12" - 14" Mini Fall, 14" - 16" Fall, Comp Cascades, compare at Wig lets, Compare at Select 0 OBersn-M ain what cnnud Che Was Dear Mr. Krochmpalny: If I happened to be a commun Ist I would not be afraid to admit it, but fortunately I am not and I will never be a communist. As a matter of fact, I am a follower of the Christian Party in Vene zuela. During the conference on Che Guevara I was called a com munist by some members of a noisy group that was controlling the rhythm of the conference. It was unhandled, impolite, un educated group; it was not a group able to discuss on an aca demic, cultural level. For a r Objection curricular activities. For example: AS-301 could easily fit into the history department; AS-302 could easily fit into the physics de partment; AS-401 and AS-402 could well fit into the curriculum of management majors, and will four courses could very well go into a public speaking class. As for the quality of the pro fessors, what other department can boast of having professors with as much first-hand knowl edge as the military science de partments? Whereas many pro fessors get their degrees and im mediately go into the teaching profession, military science pro fessors have actually "lived" their subject. I might also remind you, Mr. Brannon, that most cadets use military science courses as elec tives. J. R. 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I do not agree with the totalitarian system of government that Che Guevara was trying to Impose in Latin America. But neither do I agree with the military dictatorships that are now in power in some Latin American countries such as Paraguay, Haiti and Nicara gua. They are as repressive as the communist government of Cuba. Tn those specific countries a social change by democratic means is not quite possible; they need a Che Guevara, a person willing to fight for an ideal. Che Guevara was a physician in Argentina and a cabinet mem ber in Cuba; he gave up all of this for the Bolivian jungle. Che Guevara, like the priest Camilo Torres, is an idealist, a dreamer; Che Guevara is a symbol of fast change. For these reasons and not for his ideology, Che Guevara is a symbol for the revolution ary movement all around the world. 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