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orrT ,Slater CO W feterias this week seems to be Ian no longer succeed at Carolina, r esons: to make a profit and tc !IY' It has shown clearly it cannot dc mor3 than 5,000 students signed a petition jmproyements" in the food service. Lasi t of that petition, a new director was npa was bettered and service improved. tnder still a new director, Slater vowed to 4rm IMprovements. Instead, the board plan was *-"9Ut9Q nd menus at dutIylng cafeterias were cut st.ent petition called for drastic action. lth mounting pressure, Sliter announced in December se-Iituting the board plan, but further cutting hours wK OItIomenus. 1 4ysI this- week two outlying cafeterias were closed com Y depriving stUdents of convenient and expected service. ce of events seems to show plainly that Slater is in i rIt Is losing money, and It is severely curtailing its ser Viwa. Price are hg, service is slipping, students are flocking away. Slate.' has admitted It lost S6COW last semester. It Is time to replace Slater---if there is any service which is better. We call on the administration to begin immediately a study to !choos a replacement. It should diligently seek a food service local, national, private or school-run---that doesn't fall in The contract should go to whoever can3serve the students best. If Slate.' Is that agency, then we grudgingly recommend main taining it. But we think there must be a better deal for Carolina. And we think It's time to get It. Stand tall--and pa) Last fall Mike Krochmainy wrote an editorial on standing tall for South Carolina---standing tall for opportunity through education for citizens of the state. That editorial won fourth place in the national William Randolph Hearst Foundation journalism competition for editorials. Unfortunately, the editorial and the need to improve educational opportunities in the state have not won as much recognition. The state legislature is meeting and there is talk of a little more for the teachers, but not for a meaningful increase in teacher pay or financial support of our schools. Federal funds Will probably be cut (especially the impacted area funds so important to Charleston and Columbia) too. The time has come to really stand tall for our schools ---which means paying for them and the teachers even if there is inflation, even if the schools are integrated finally, even if it costs money. It's our future, it's the students' future, it's the state's future that's at stake. Bertrand Russell Lord Bertrand Russell is dead. We heard of the great pacifist's death Monday on WUSC-AM. It was hard to listen, though, for the taped smooching and laughter played d.uring the announcement. The WUSC announcer said later that the background tape was played by accident. Russell would have found the broadcast amusing, but he was more tolerant of slander than most people. $& GAU$cocz Poae Jan. uS. 1305 with Robert Elliott Genmales as the first editor H GAMECOKI pb aed rw ely dr the y fal and spring semesters with the exception of examiation Aithsough 'TE GAMECOCK is managed by and for the students and published by the Univer sity, the opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of the administration, the faculty or the student body assa whole. Change of address forms, undeliverable copies. subscription rpquests and other mall items should be semi to Drawer A. USC. Columbia. S.C.. 21206. Subscription rates are Ks per year or 33 per semester. Bulk copies are 36 per I00. The Gamecock this year received 137.000 from the student activity fund entitling full-time students to a sub scription to the paper. This is about 31.75 per student per semester. Offices of THlE GAMECOCK are in Rooms 305 and 310 of the Russeil House on the University campus. elephones are 777-8173 (news and sports). 777-4241 (editor), and 777-4220 (advertising THE GAMECOCK is represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Service, Inc Tepublctien is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and the S. C. Collegiate Pres Second-class postage paid at Columbia. S. C. Application to mail at second ciass postage rates is pending at Columbia. S. C. Editor-in-ehgef Jim Wannamaker Night editors Martin Mobley Easiness manager Joe RileyPaSte. Managing editor Fred Monk Scot Dteeke. Advertising manager Woody Hinkie Chck Deer. 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Letters TI Dear Mr. Wannamaker: This letter to the editor sohnd more like a confession a point of order (a moot poil Tonight, I attempted to se Gamecock-VPI game, and pi my attempt entailed an untrt was asked by a ticket collectoi door of the Coliseum if I had my activity fees and I respond the affirmative. That was ar truth (a euphemism for a lie) much to my chagrin and barrassment, another man w book of student statistics pol informed me that I had not I but could purchase the tici possessed by paying three do for it. Refore I continue, let "confession of guilt" attest foi attempt at a simple protest wil the overtones of sour gr related to the incident. I did not have three dollars me to purchase the ticket anc I am not certain that I would paid even if I had possesset money. For this ticket had aIr been paid for by the student gave it to me. hop. F LO IST FV OISTS DvIne a.d Sau . Odd Bodk" Wcars. IAWp~~W4TSso I 1P 4"I'm cket goe At t-his time I am nol reproaching the University fol may selling tickets twice, as they d than when they sell unclaimed tickets i( it). the general public. the liowever, this ticket had beer rt of given to me by a graduatin Ith. I student who was not in town an.d at a therefore was quite unable to at paid tend the game. So I had acquire. ma in seli ticket quite innocently. n- My point, simply, is this: once e ta nd student has paid for a ticket ant em- has claimed it, is it not his righl ith a (providing he does not resell it) tc itely use it as he wishes. From my poinl aid, of view, this incident entailed a et I nice gesture on the part of one llars student and gave another student(me) who unable to afford my the activity fee a chance to see a r my Carolina basketball game. In th hout end, unless someone illegally aipes occupied the seat referred to on my unused ticket, at least one seat in with left. have I the eady who Home. of th, To: All Uni Froma: Shon Subject: j n.s *b EMU the Coliseum was not used during r the VPI game. I am still uncertain as to whether I am lodging a protest, making ate point, or what! My lament is' primarily the result of my keen disappointment at missing the action. ROISERT J. McCART1V Optional exams' Dear Mr. Wannamaker: I have been a student at Carolina for three semesters and I feel I can no longer contain my comments concerning a fundamental policy of this university. The policy I refer to is that of final examinations. It really disgusts me that multiple hours of studying during a semester can be thrown away as a result of one. two-hour session in an examination. My own grades averaged out to be a 2.2 at the end noelonge continm comet cancrni icunaea poi plaefr toiha ofrinal Ti risl dijusts me thatr mTie oris oodn drnl ae dasto one.on two hreiong 1n anemination.M ownt rdines aveaye dou to bae suc at h nd BG u S hoes aYawy etn plc fo Unversity S t] price.e d is is ustusuch afe,vng fer Tadhes ffrench fied onat daysr gonly onay through 1r Under my bri Hail to By MIKE KROCHMALNY Associate Editor While the rest of the world was peaceful and calm, resting com fortably in a blanket of bliss, Democracy and the ideals of freedom on which our fair notion was founded were being proteted by a small group of men who were busily going about the task of making ours an even better place to live. The Virginia House of Representatives passed last week a bill to make it mandatory for state teachers to lead their classes in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and salute the Flag daily. Unfortunately they turned down an anmendment which would have made mandatory red, white and blue uniforms for teachers. See what can happen when men face their task reasonably and with sanity'? Here is progress. We have given each and every school child something to grasp, whether he knows what it means or not. Now, when-of child in the state of Virginia is confronted with seamy d - wh of the semester but will be recorded as a 1.7 after exams caused heavy casualities. Exams are nothing more than games to see who can cram the hardest, outguess the best or stay up the most hours straight. 1, for one, was up 72 hours straight and still was unsuccessful in my at tempts to save my GPR. I fell total abolishment would be a great step forward but doubt very seriously that this could be achieved in the near future. In view of this fact, I suggest that -students be given the choice of whether or not to take final examinations. If they are content with their grades in a course then I feel these grades should he the ones con sidered in arriving at their final averages. After all, what possible good could an examination do to e 40 2 Beltline Boulevard * 1220 Charleston Highway Columbia. South Carolina 2< Phone (803) 782- 4818 ia Carolina stud liners famous Shoney's combination 7:45 p.m. and for four hursday. rit your student I.D. card e cashier will reduce your Big Boy, Tender Steak, Slim half the original price. rfer is good only Monday not apply until after 7:45 in ffer? been a favorite meeting and dents. And, while we are til 7:30 we believe we can even at this very, very special 'ou the choice of Shoney's grei Ds, and a tossed salad for less ich alone. Jary 19. eath the Flag slums and racial oppression, he can silently repeat the Pledge just like counting to ten. He does not have to think about second class citizens'or bellies distended by hunger and disease. Should the whisper of injustice or oppression threaten, all the child must do is repeat the Pledge and wrap himself in the Flag, for it is his protection. The Flag cannot allow hatred or .pain. Who can see murder, fear or hatred through the red, white and blue? Who can see the blood of martyrs and the white of Klan sheets? It's easy to hide behind the Flag. Much easier than trying to do something for those who need help, much easier than embarrassing yourself in front of your friends. Easier than getting your hands dirty in a fight that won't end this year or this century. Our problems here in the United States of America, all three of them, is that we can see each other. If each of us were wrapped in his personal flag, we wouldn't have to bother with our con sciences. y? someone who holds an "A" in a course? I realize that my letter will have very little influence, if any, upon a change in the system. However, if enough interested students were to express their opinions in writing we might be able to bring some attention to this flaw in our educational system. Name withheld by request Letters policy Iettern to the editor should be typed. double %lace. Io a Tspace line. They should be tiome and about subjects of interest. They %hould he less than 2mu words in length. 1hey nu%( he signed although we still will withheld IhV name of the author if he so desires. 1e editior re%erv" the right to edit letters for %t( 'e. good taste. libel laws and space im1ilatims. Letters should be sent to Drawer Ut t'(. Columbia. S.C. zq2ap. TOMMY WOODRUM OWgNR AND OPERAVOR CALVIN SUMMERS MANAoGa ents