Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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~tWS~thbWltw In Nudville. 7' Let 'SChasi Wesa ltcipants of the "rally" Sund Tight feel that there is no *choO In the ACC or any other conference with more spirit or more support than USC has for its 'team, But let's face it, support is not getting our basketball team in the NCAA Championship Tour nament. What is needed is for USC to leave the Atlantic Coast Con ference, now: We, and a vast majority of the students here can see no advantages in remaining in the conference. Our football team went to a bowl game and half the revenue went to the conference. Why should we pay to be In the worst football conference in the nation? Already Coach Detzel is scheduling more and more out of conference teams to play and all are tqp-notch teams, unlike those in the ACC. The reeruiting rules in the conference will put us at a severe disad vantage against these teams and there is no need to limit our strength in this manner. The farce that was made of the game of basketball in Charlotte this past week is of course the best example of the ludicrous handling of the choosing of the "Champion" in the ACC. We have a team that is third in the nation with a 25-3 record completely out of all post season play merely by the chance of an antiquated tournament. We see no reason to submit our team to this controversial tour nament in the future years. We therefore urge the athletic department to withdraw USC from the Atlantic Coast Conference and put Carolina in the college sports world where it has proven it deserves to be. MARK J. BROWN RICHARD A. HEWLETFE C. C. PHILLIPS JOHN R. UNGARO The follies Dear Mr. Wannamaker: This letter cogcerps that annual set of foll l-lWn &llctively as the Atlantic 'Coast Conference Basketball Tournament. To say that I am bitter would be an extreme understatement. How can I be otherwise? The officials of the ACC, having come so close to embarrassment in the past, have -at last bungled it. The risks they have taken--under the pretense of selecting their best team for the national championship tourney have finally caught up with them. Disregard the fact that the star player of the obviously superior team was needlessly injured. Consider instead the tournament overall. Virginia, the seventi ranked team, played N. C. State a perfectly even game in the semi final round!!! The eighth rankec team nearly went to the semi. finals at the expense of USC, anc they had proven a week earlier that they were capable of defeating their would-be opponents there. The fact is that the championshil game could very easily have beer played between the two worst teams in the conference!!! This says a lot about the ACC To me it says plenty. It shows very clearly that the organizatiori of the Atlantic Coast Conference is utterly ridiculous. Let's get out of it. D)AN E. HARMO] Send thze Gamecock homer A OPE ,27 S. MAIN (Across fr y drops 4 Casey was lounging around the locker room. "Umpires," he growled. "Damn ters more spirit The Gamecock Ie Gamecock Is published tri-weekly during the fau and spriag sesnesters with the exceptis of Ulversty helidays and exam periods. Change af address forms. sub. scriptio" requests sad other mall items should be Seat to Drawer A. USC. Columbia. S.C. 29256. Subscription rates are 16 per year or $3 per semester. Bulk copies are $6 per let. The Gamecock this year received $37.M00 from the student activity fund entitling full-time students to a subscription to the paper. Offices of ne Gamecock are in RooMs 30 and 310 of the Russell House on the University campus. Phones are 777-817S. 777-4243 and 777-423W. Second class postage paid at Columbia, S.C. The editor in chief Is Jim Wannamaker. Although The Gamecock is published by the University of South Carolina. the opinions published herein do not necessarily represent those of the University. the student body or the staff of the paper. Drive-in library Dear Mr. Wannamaker: You have no idea how exhilarating it is to be a part of an ultra-modern organization. Keeping in mind that the most important aspect of a library is whether one can park near it, our administration has decided to place it in a convenient location. Perhaps now we can be the first university in the country to have a drive-in library. Our illustrious coaches might even lend us their cheerleaders to act as curb-girls. The only issue I can take with this decision is that perhaps Atlanta is an even better site. This way we can stop off there and read a book when we are going and coming from the Peach Bowl. HILEL B. SALOMON Asst. Professor Spring in Wa 'Off to 14 By CHUCK KEEFER Washington Bureau Here I am. Sitting here all by mysef, in Washington, no less. Amuh guesf.,vhat.3 I piaven't got much m . Or much of dnything else. - Sometimes you wonder about some of the things you do. I'm just like you. Sometimes I wonder about some of the things I do. And this is one of them. "and walked off to look for America..." Well, America is here in tL.is town. And so is Richard M.. And Spiro T. And all the rest of those good people. Standing. Waiting for the bus. You can see the Capitol 10 blocks down the street. And you know that in the block where you live maybe two people are on welfare. And two blocks away are maybe 50 people on welfare. That's right. America is in this town. On the way down town, you read a newspaper. Its like a lot of other newspapers except that most of the news comes from this town. That's because this (own has the Congress and the President and a lot of other good things. The Congress is telling the Spanish class Starting Wednesday, the In ternational Committee is spon soring a weekly class in Spanish to be taught by the Latin American students. A course in conversation .for beginners as well as an extra help session for people studying Spanish, it will meet in Room 205 of he Russell House at 6 p.m. It will I e very informal and a lot of fun. The Committee is at present ,sponsoring two other language 'classes; simple conversation courses in Arabic and H-indi. COMPLETE BOUTI N 10 A. M. T0 9 P. M.. MOI am Dairy Bar) )ut; all's umpires. Strike-why that first pitch was a foot outside. And I would never have missed the last one if that umpire hadn't cleared his throat." The door opened a crack and a, reporter slimed in, then slammed and bolted the door. Casey smiled as he heard the crowd of fans parading outside. "Let's get out. Let's get out," they chanted. "Casey," the reporter began. "Great game, Case. If it hadn't been for the absurd rules of this league, you'd have won going away. Imagine, only three strikes per person. Why it's crazy. And I personally saw the ump give that guy on the other team an extra strike. It's rigged." "Thanks, Thurman," Casey drawled. "You're right. They're after us. Been after us for years. You just can't beat those guys." There was little joy around Under my bre Spri By MIKE KROCHMALNY Associate Editor Well, it's the time of year when the boys come out, the skirts go up and going to class becomes an excuse to walk across the Hor seshoe at a leisurely pace that would get you to class 30 minutes late, if you really intended to go. It's the time of year when just looking out the window isn't enough, and you have to get out in the grass. The sky suddenly becomes an objet d'art which requires hours of scrutiny. shington >ok for A President and the people a lot of what's wrong with this town and the rest. And the President is telling everybody what's right with with all the rest.' He" isn't too worried about this6tpW.ip,;ast lives here. And the people read the paper and throw it away and go on looking for some money so they can buy their next meal. They know what's wrong with this town. Nobody's telling them anything. After a while, you get scared to walk down to the mailbox to mail a letter. And when you go, you take all the money out of your pocket and leave it at home. And then you go to your office. everybody in this town has an office. That's where you go to do your business. And everybody's office is in triplicate. Even if you take a crap, you have to write out a The Flea Market Monday, through F rid.ay i2:00:0n' :00 p.m. Typing-various papers, themes, dissertations. Electric typewriter. 15 years experience. Call Mrs. Stokes. Day or night. 782-0347. Prompt service. New York to London-Summer vacation trips-Round trip $169. Now filling-Small deposit and payments-Send for free det ails. Student Globe, Roamers. Box 6575. Holly wood. Florida. 33021. Former Chevrolet Mechanic now student will do work on your car, all makes and models for reasonable price. Specializmg in automatic transmission, electric wiring and tune ups. For ap pomitment call 254-3965 tlt-:t.P'!! Your response to our delivery service and fine food has created several emp)loyment needs: D)el ivery men,- sand wich nm-n. counter men, and waitresses. we will train you Name the Hour or night you are available. Apply in person. RJ's, tn- Mlam St 256-7179. QUE O.SAIl. 252-0740 well Mudville. The nine had blown it; or, so the story went, they h'd been had. After leading the league for weeks, the local heroes had gone down. The fans were furious. They shouted, paraded, yelled and made dirty signs. "We'll go out on strike, even if Casey really didn't," they sang. "We got a rope, we got a stump, all we need is a little ump," others cheered. Casey, of course, was proclaimed a hero. Everyone knew---from watching films the next day--- that the mightly swatter had been victimized by bumbling officiating. Clearly the Mudville nine was being taken. But local officials were on the ball, and immediately there was talk of forming a new league. This one would not be dominated by certain teams. Casey would not again be upset by poor officials and crummy rules. All would be well. As Casey himself put it, while munching slightly sour grapes which later resulted in bellyache: "If you can't beat 'em, retreat." ath ,g in Col Textbooks, for those of you who actually bought them back in February, are no longer just boring, they're intolerable. Sitting in class, you think of thousands of things to do, but when you get out, all you can do is amble over to the nearest bench and watch the scenery crawl by. So much the better if it doesn't move- it's easier to watch. Spring creeps into the strangest nooks. Even grubby, sterile places like classrooms light up with the promise of that happy delerium kmerica memo in triplicate so you can flush the toilet. That's America. And I've found it. I don't have to look any more. Whu An c] di s StI..x T"tifT t %,--sN Mt b. with ~ 49 genUe wam wnscan $ Elysim hascaugh up wi you. IMP 104 -NM h beg ThOn p utmbia that only cloudless days caressed with gentle, warm winds can create. There is no need to hurry Elysium has caught up with you. Salvation is not only possible, it has been given. The only penance required is the slow observation of that lone passing cloud. Shoes, sweaters and socks are lost in the headlong rush to sunny serenity. Any encumbrance is too much, there can be no roadblocks, for no roads exist. While you're being stifled in pleasure, you can forget about the other seasons-- war, poverty and hatred. There is only love. Your brothers haven't been killed, your sisters haven't been raped and every politician loves every other liar. 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