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Just I In keeping with the tradi The Gamecock, we feel we sh ers 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 els( ever, are public property and We address ourselves to warning is brief-no one is scientious liberal or the sta answers. It is hard, but w deciding which approach will work through the existing sy replace it? Should we look at explore the ramifications of The answers are becomii while the amount of time v seconds. Each challenge mus1 individuality and integrity of All the kingdoms, all the anz 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 Is Dear Mr. Krochmabny: 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 (istinguished 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 respect. 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 MIr. Smith A Fr By FRED MAGNER Columini st Another Student Government is finally completing its disappear anice into the sunset. We've all heard "ombudsman," Statement of Rights andI 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 G;overniment. Statement of Rights and Freedoms andl beer bill re late to more abstract p)rop)osals Founded Jan. 30. 1908 with Robert Eli cock Is pucbished by and for the students weekly duzring the college year except durn .1hie opinionse expressed hereun do tnot I tratione, the foulty or the student body a Offices of The Gamecock are in Room campjus. Phones are 777-4249 (Editor-in-( anid 777-8175 (Newsroom). The Gamecock is rep,resented nationeall; vice, ine. lihe pcubblionjc is a miembcer el Collegiate Press Association. Subscription EDITOR Mike Kr ASSOCIATE EDITOR Mary Jane Benston MANAGING EDITOR ASST. MANAGING EDITOR NEWS EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR ASST. NEWS EDITORS. ASST. SPORTS ED'TOR FACULTY EDITOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS EDITOR CHIEF OF REPORTERS CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER ADVERTISING MANAGER ASST. ADVERTISING MAN CIRCULATION MANAGER REPORTERS: Bill Altman, Mike Ball, Shirley Cook, Catherine Culler. Walter Del Fedeel. Susan Fouche, Joe Cordina, Sher Suean Jacobson, David Johnston, Irby Ko Caskil. ii,ek MeMillen. Rarn Miles. Martin Jon Newman, Edward Pinion, Joe Rielly, 1 Stoneatreet, Jane Stowe. Jan Surratt, Su< Vanuch, Ann Winters, Alyce Youmans. PHOTOGRAPHERS: Beb Benson. Ellie Dlc MeMliae 8eb Seidol, Job Spade, -luman tion >f the outgoing editors o ould address ourselves to read. d personally than is our usua of the newspaper-the readei about it. He might not lik( but he should realize each is E news as it happens on campus , make mistakes. Theirs, how. are seen by hundreds. the people of the state. Our Aways right. Neither the con unch conservative has all the e must go through each day answer the problem-can wE stem or must we modify it or the present only or should we each effort? ig increasingly more complex ie 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. e value of the human life and we do we are no more than the the trees eons ago, and we are would kill us for the sake of The 'Stumb well qualifies for his term "stum ble bum." The meeting was also honored by the presence of two soldiers from Fort Jackson. These two vere 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 tcsy. 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 lloy 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 standable for. I am sure that it ee Prosp requiring both consent and co op)erat ion of such non-student groups as trustees andl adminis t rat ors. The p)attern indicates that stu denlts are and can be trusted to (deal with the concrete factors of University life, but are not being permitted to relate to their com munity, the university, in the nmore abstract sense o,f actually shapinig their environment. The student is alienated by his se'em ing inabilIity to control the formulation of the policy which goverins him. While other ott Gonzales as the first editor, The Game of the l'niversity of South Carolina semi ig holidays and examinations. eIe b re.ttleet the V iew of the admsinls a whowle 308 of the Russell House on the University hief), 777-4220 (Business and Advertising) by National Educational Advertising Ser Associated Collegiate l'ress alnd the S. C. rates are $6 per year. IN-CHIEF ochmalny BUSINESS MANAGER Jack Padgett Carl Stepp Jim Wannamaker Fred Monk Jim Haney -- Donna Scholl, Eddie Chen Diane Claypoole Susan Ros Sherry Shealy Rlie Waters Chuck Keefer Charles Alexander AGER R obby Hlitt Chip Abernathy Judy Bart, Randl Cabeli, Jerry Calabrese, -rick. Lesley Drucker, Barbara Elker, Teddi ry Hartrog, Francolse Hlpp, Mark Holmes. on, Ty Kelley, Chris Matichak, Kitty Mc Mobiey, Pat Mathig, Jean Neal, Ida Nelson. racy Rielly, Lynn RIng. Candy Silver. Jody Tanner. Mary Truesdell, Joe Usry, Van It Berensteln, Larry Clark, RaIsi. Jarrelle, Friday, May 9, 1969 - P Letters To The Edit Perpet 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 air)ort, "How can we move for ward together if those who dis sent are in jail?" le 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 :0 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 ser AWARE? JOHN D. BR ADLEY I11 a~ctus schools in the state are estab lishing student seats on their boards of trustees (Coker is the latest), w'e settle for a liaison committee. While others are actively par ticipating on a large scale in the formulation of p)olicy, wve must be content to (do no more than offer adlvice. A recent Gallup survey indli catedI that 58 per cent of America's students would rather compromise goals than risk fail ure. Perhaps some of us think that half a principle is better than none, b)ut this is not the formula for sustained progress. Our poli tics should be the art of achiev ing wvhat dloes not seem possible rather than merely dloing what we know we can (do successfully. Student G;overnment should be the vanguard of the student imagination rather than the lag gmig tail. A studlent government sh~ould he led by individIuals will inig to putt progress before p)er sonllities, but this is obviously not so. Too often ideas have been d is credIited thIirough personal slights rat.her than serious dliscussions. StudIent government at Carolina is led by p)ersonalities rather than m o t i v a te dI individluals. Friendls andl personal prejudices rather than intellectual honesty and moral integrity o'ften prevail as the essential factor in the pas sage of Senate b)ills. Apathy would p)rob)ably be an adequate term to capsulize the prolems of Student Govern muent, but I refuse to use it. Peo pIe 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 peop)le who are will ing to sacrifice immediate per sonail p)restige for the more note worhy goal of achievement. The challenge goes out but wvill it be accepted ? Questions are asked, but will they be answered ? TIhere is no way of knowing, age 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 m e a n i n g 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 (tents 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 Dear Mr. Krochmalny: 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 pointedl out at the Student Sen ate meeting, the same resolution providled for the "elimination of reference to race on official Uni versity rceords." If there is no reference to race howv is anyone going to know when the 39 per cent quota is reached? Also included was a recoin mlendlation 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 studlents. Education is a privilege, not a right. Students (do not really have the right to dlemandl that a course be taught or that a cer tain percentage of studlents be of one faction. If those senators wvho favoreC the resolution as a whole believe otherwvise, I'm glad they have been a part of their last regular meetingi SHERRY SHEALY Disgust Dear Mr. Krochmalny: As a student here ait Carolinr~ I pride myself on the respect I have for my fellow students. But when my fellow students verbally insult my fiancee, while she sits in my dlormn's lounge, I lose my respect for the "gentlemen of Carolina." This incident took place Sunday, May 4, in Baker D)orm's lounge. My fiancee war waiting for me to come back diown from my room, when three studlents walked in andI made rude remarks to her as thev walked to the elevator. After slhe toldl me what had happened, I was thoroughly dlisgustedl with my dormmates. Trhis is not the first time such an incidlent will occur. To the offenders I say "Keep your mouths shut!" If this type of incident is a sign of the future, USC is in had shape. I am leaving USC this sum mer~ andl will not be returning. I offer but one reason, and that is, I am fed up with the obnfox - ious minority marring the ma jority's dlecent recordl. I have hut one last thing to say to the guilty studlents-"Up) against the wall !" TOM MJI.LS Editorials A Coumntary Columbia, South Carolina i4 itment violence and dissent in the fu ture; then maybe he will refrain fiom defending the indefensible. MELVIN HANKS Grounds Fo 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 * (2 * 0 ~o0 0 o 6 / upI not Although the sale do take advantage of sa Convenience is the go on a moment's no in the twinkling of < colors. Lop gt Hand Made Stretci 12" - 14" Mini Fal 14" - 16" Fall, corn Cascades, Compare Wiglets, Comparec 472Forest Driv 82-500 Berrs-onMain what COnLI, Che Was Dear Mr. Kroclmalny: 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 dlemic, 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 w%,ell 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 )io fessors get their degrees and im mIediately go into the teaching Profession, military science pro fessors have actually "lived" their subject. I might also remind you, Mr. lrannon, that most cadets use military science courses as elec tives. J. 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I do not agree with the totalitarian systern of government that Che Guevara was trying to impose in Latin America. But neither (to 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 inem. her 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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