Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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B By THOMAS RICHARDSON Columnist in 1963 became black & everyone thought it unusual; even me When Black poet Don Lee wrote this sketch it was considered an oddity for a Black man to be proud of his blackness. Now we are in a renaissance period for the American Blacks in which they are becoming more aware of them selves, accepting their differences and honoring their heritage. They are rejecting many of the concepts and practices traditionally ac cepted. The Black student is par ticipating in the revolution. The theory that the student should be grateful and passive in his quest for an education is rapidly declining, and the Black student realizes this. The prevailing slogan "Get an education to gain full equality" is losing ground. As Dick Gregory points out in one of his many works, the man, not his education, should be respected. "A man has gained nothing in life if his education is respected and his manhood is not." One example of this fact is a case involving a noted Black scientist, Dr. Charles Drew, discoverer of lood plasma. Dr. Drew bled to eath in the waiting room of a eorgia hospital following an utomobile accident. That hospital id not serve "niggers" and Dr. rew could not benefit from his own discovery. Realizing that the man is more mportant than his education, the lack student reacts in defiance to dministrators who do not have their welfare at heart, risking expulsion or even imprisonment. Obey t To go to class or not to go ha! student's great decisions. Until recently, most USC st rules specifically limited the they could take, and taking t< an F. Year before last, however position that class attendance up to the student. He is the I from class and of whether goir course and learn from it. Relaxed attendance regul professor---he must keep his teresting to keep his students The faculty having passed allowing additional cuts in unlimited cuts in graduate co professors would abide by it. Unfortunately, many profes By such devices as daily pop t< qrades, or just by ordering s structors disregard the rule behind it. The Student Rules and Regt is obliged to obey, states: ''Although the student is str classes, the regulations he allowable number of class ab accumulate without penaltyi absences. In no event shall a more restrictive rule of atter We wish the faculty wouldc as well as fact. We wish the wish students would advise professors violate it. .VA N H- ELJ You've liberated your libido and ing the scene! Now you can wea with the unconventional air, Vai Hampshire House! The shir t with I brash stripes and switched-ori shades. The one with the new spread Bradley collar. And with manently pressed Vanopress to you skip the ironing drag. Kick ov the traces, man! C'mon over ta HampshIre House! An ever popular phrase, "respect for law and order," is continuously hurled at black students, both at home and on the campus. Interestingly enough, there is no mention of justice. The Constitution of the United States and the Bible place em phasis on justice. Neither document is concerned with law and order. In a just environment law and order are automatic. Small wonder an administration which emphasizes only the legalities of policy with no concern for the just aspects evokes a hostile reaction from its students. Often credit is given to the communists or "outside agitators" for any overt discontent exhibited. For some reasons unknown, Black people are not even given credit for getting mad on their own. The Black student, therefore, is becoming more and more aware of his role and dual existence upon the college campus as a student, but primarily as a Black. Though his existence upon many campuses is the result of "intergration," he detects the fraudulent nature of the scheme. He does not, and cannot, blend in with the college life, de facto segregation. The hypocrisy of of civil rights laws, which give Blacks freedom, is ever present. The Declaration of In dependence gives whites their freedom and that is also segregation. Blacks being "amended" to the mainstream of society. Black college revolutionaries use violent and non-violent tactics in participation in their instructive progress. The violent revolutionaries are condemned. The nonviolent revolutionaries, if they persist in maintaining that attitude throughout their lives and he rule long been one of the college idents had little choice. The number of unexcused cuts >o many often meant taking the faculty accepted the should be, to a large degree, )est judge of what he gains g to class is needed to pass a ations also challenge the class meaningful and in in their'desks. a relaxed attendance rule upperclass courses and urses, it was expected that sors did not and still do not. 1sts or ''class participation'' tudents to attend, some in and the intelligent reasons lations, which each student ongly encouraged to attend rein stated establish an sences which students may mposed on account of such faculty member impose a dance'' (page 14). bey its own rules -- in spirit deans would enforce it. We student government when you're mak the shirt Heusen he bold, solid wider per let refuse to kill a defined enemy, are also condemned. Therefore. Black students who support the campus revolution aries do not accentuate tactics used when voicing their support. The only concern is for the liberation of the Black people on all fronts. THE GA Carl Stepp Editor-in-Chief Compron to 'vu1g0 By,EDCH EN Asst. Managing Editor The controversy sparked by President Jones' "suggestion" Wednesday to delete a four-letter word from the Gamecock, when put into proper perspective, ap pears to be case of much ado over very little. Idealistic editors charged censorship. Jones said he acted in the best interest of the University and the student editors. Surely the good intentions of the editors who gave the final approval to use the word in its entirety should not be questioned. But their judgements of good taste remains quite debatable. They thought the use of the word added meaning and drama to the story. They are wrong. The story ob viously did not lose any of its flavor or meaning or drama with the word dashed out. The editors felt the deletion would have been superficial and hypocritical. They were right on this point. Undeniable, even a moron knows what "F--- you" means, which presumably, includes all the students, the administration of ficials and the editors But. however superficial and hypocritical it may have been, the use of the word should have been outweighed by the concern for good taste. When dashed out, the word in its entirety is not there in print for the eye to see. And herein lies the big difference. However, there is a much more important and debatable issue with b)road implications involved here. .Jones' action raises the questior of whether he did, in fact, censor the student newspaper, and if so. does he have the authority to do it? The Board of Publications, top University officials - including .Jones meet today with the Gamecock editors to try to answer these questions Student editors fear that the unprecedented move by Jones will herald an era of censorship here. Again. they are wrong in their i(jgemfent. Neither Jones nor any other administration official has ever triedI to suppress or censor any expression of opinion-including criticisms of the administration. TJheyvwould not dlare. They know better That would be clear-cut (censorship and it would not be tolerated. Regardless of last week's in (cident . the fac*t remains that no one Education, law and order, agitation and other excuses can not denigrate the struggle for humanity. Dick Gregory points out that this revolution is not black against white. It is simply right against wrong. And to all the participating brothers and sisters right on. MECOCK Jack Padgett Business Manager ruse is key r' battle except the Gamecock editors dictate what stories or opinions get into paper and what stories or opinions are left out. Today's meeting, at best, will produce a statement of policy giving the students editors com plete freedom in putting out the Gamecock. However, that appears unlikely in light of Jones' high-handed tactics last week. At worst, Jones may officially be given the final world of authority, which could possibly result in the resignation of most of the Gamecock editors and staffers. The only solution is that a sen sible but necessary compromise must be reached in today's showdown. COLD STREAM ( 18-Hole Champior Student Gree INVITES ALL MONDAY THRC PRO SHOP ANI -TELEPHONE Directions: Turn Left Of 2.8 Miles *< YOU'RE W SOC4 BEST PICTURE WINNER 6 AC WINNER! 6 ACADEMY A WARDS! 2 SHOWS D)AIl STARTFS FRIDA Attenti4l Jimmy's Campu has a special * Grilled Ch * Coke * Onion Rini * Reg.65 noa after 5 pm Just Bring thi watch Jimmy's at I ot .11idti di i do rl Letters 'Fatuo Dear Mr. Stepp: The fatuous attitude taken by the USC administration toward the use of the word "f---" brings to mind the similar attitude of the British toward the word "bloody" in the days of George Bernard Shaw, as recorded in his "Pygmalion." If only the University bosses could return to the good old days of Shaw, they would undoubtedly insist that the latter word be rendered in print as such: "bi---." By their actions, our ad ministrators have made prudish censorship the official policy of the University-This is a black day for Carolina. If the word in question is so offensive to them that they cannot stand to see it in print, then it follows that the next act that we can expect is confiscation of all books on campus containing the word (including the works of D.H. Lawrence in our libraries and "The Catcher in the Rye," which is on a reading list in the school of nursing) and having a public burning of them on the Horseshoe. Name withheld by request Integrity Dear Mr. Stepp: In reply to your Editorial Report in the September 24, issue of The Gamecock, let me say that it has long been my conviction that a publication such as yours should conform to community standards of good taste. Although it should strive for an adequate represen tation of the facts, a publication to be read by the general public should report the facts in such a way as to preserve its own in tegrity and not shock the public's sense of decency I find it hard to believe that the Carolina student body is so naive to fail to understand the point implied by the abbreviated version of the four letter word contained in the article in question.There was 'OUNTRY CLUB ship Golf Course n Fees $2.50 STUDENTS UGH SUNDAY ) SNACK BAR 772-1700 1-26 At Iemo interchange Coldstream ELCOME - )ME OF THE YEAR! AO MY AWARDS! A DULTS-si1.25 STUDENTS $1.00 CHILDRIEN-.50 Y n Girls! s Deli and Grill just for you eese Sandwich N only .40 s ad with you I for miore specials us or t absolutely no need for the "word" to be spelled out. To do so is to indulge in pure sensationalism, which, to say the least, reflects a lack of maturity. To my knowledge, it has always been the policy of your newspaper to subject Letters to the Editor to editing in conformity with "good taste." I think that this could be reasonbaly construed to mean that if I were to use a four letter word in this letter, chances are that it (the word) would be edited out. However, by insisting upon your freedom to use "vile language" (as you so adeptly expressed it in your editorial) is to claim for yourself an exemption on the bare essen tials of decency. S * m U . . ISportsman I The "Old grad" !invites you to the i 1009 Asser The "Old Gra< problems of eatin - . Prices Stud. . Delicious Hi . Pleasant Atm . Fast Service 'BREAKFAST L is dynamite Im'passioned and impressive Signals perhaps a new boldness in American cinema! Extraordinary! -Time "Powerful! Born out of the time of troubles through which this nadtion has been passing!" -Life "Dazzling.. .Devastatng... Brilliant! 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