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r heoin s an i6tM* word, h Oid co1ge ege innocents should be ized by heering it. Students and young ,"rkers, the habit forming sot. probably won't h0er about hard4rugs from South Carolina officials unless they hear, "There is no real heroin problem in thi* state.," SLED has a two-bit sideshow Which their own medicinemen take to sChools. ThIs sugar coating of potential death will have to change. What is needed is, first, admitting there is an opiate and narcotic problem that could touch anyone in the state. Second, beginning a massive education program mixing fire-and-brimstone. fear with fact. It the first contact a person has with heroin is when it is offered to him or a friend dies of an overdose, something is unforgiveably wrong. If teachers, counselors, law officials know only what Reader's Digest has to say about narcotics, something is unforgiveably wrong. If parents have to ask "why" when their child is arrested for narcotics violations, something is unforgiveably wrong. There are port towns, capital cities and population c6iiters where the Mafia and the free Eight South USC students have been lucky, but eight Southerners have fallen this week. Six blacks were slain by policemen in Augusta. Two blacks were slain at Jackson State College in a burst of police shot gun and rifle fire. (It may be dangerous to be a student, but not as dangerous as to be a black, and that's not as dangerous as beinq a black student. My, my.) Three New York Times reporters this weekend made interviews with black eyewitnesses in Augusta that showed that three of the six slain there were unarmed bystanders who were not involved in the rioting, two others were killed in stores that were being looted, and they found no witnesses for the other slaying. All the white eyewitnesses were policemen who were in structed not to talk about the incidents. At Jackson State, it seems that everybody is investigating, but, perhaps, the most eloquent statement of all was issued by the college president, Dr. John A. Peoples Jr., who said: "We have gone through a night of agony un paralleled in the history of Jackson State, We have witnessed two of our bretheren slain Letters Violence only Dear Mr. Wannamaker: -Mr. Hines, was I am one of those students and Asten No reasoi sympathizers arrested Thursday, by the majority v May 7. in the Russell House while seshoe Thursday engaged in an act of peaceful civil righteous stanc4 disobediance in protest over mitting the decisi Uiniversity policies and national out was as large crises, made by any US4 I urge all students to follow our inilamed emotioi example and remain peaceful in Tlhursday. whatever protest they engage in. .If the Young I i)espite an emotional atmosphere offering Mr. Hind no less charged than now, both the their proposed coa Russell House protest and the sit-in toward "reason" in iront of the police van on government, I hoi Thursday and the demonstration will be a resound on the steps of the Capitol on What we need nc Friday remained non-violent, who intends t For God's sake, people, remain priveleges of der non-violent now. Don't throw rocks those who think, and bottles at the cops, don't kick exactly as he does their cars or call them pigs or sack aI leader who University property, because it's crushing dissent w stupid. the American wa: Violent action not only com- We should hope plicates our cases in court but also recognize legitim gets a lot of people hurt and angry (imd( discard thos and makes rational negotiation of intimidation of' tho legitimate student grievances wvith and who call for the Administration nigh im- dividuals who chi possible. in the long run, the really b rent . constructive changes at USC must be brought about through con- Cyng stitittional means. Dear Mr. Wann< PAULI FOX WOiTHlI For quite some Ezanzine selves been hoping thai Dear Mr. Wannamaker: damned cynical then along can The USC Young Republicans against the operE have issued a call for formation of and later the a "Strike Back" coalition, listing wishes to call it as one of its objectives *to along comes demonstrate to the state and mentor of moralit nation the student's faith in the American (Sout government'. I feel that this way." organization should examine its i Mr. i-'oard we own leadership, the vice president in students and I in particular, to determine he's done a dai whether or not they possess the Tihere are too ni ability to lead USC students toward have stepped bE such a goal- security of their Mr. Rtichard Hines, who signed funds, and futur< the statement calling for the this witch hunt wI coalition, was present on the to be quite nas Horseshoe Thursday when Jim people in Giermar 3radford. student body vice War ii who did president, asked those present to othcrs later who agree to abide by the will of the died. majority. in a vote to be taken on Maybe the reast the matter of lowering the flag to in Columbia are s half-mast in mourning for the four the "law and ord4 students killed that week- time, money, an At no time was any opposition immunity to knovi voiced to the crowd from those who drug viola tors chosen not to vote. He so positioned "effete - intellectu hlimself beneath the flagpole to For some God prevent the flag from being people can turn < lowered. (or damage) sta 'The proposed coalition offers "to threaten children' emphasise that rtason is the only works for peacei solutc to p,roblemis" us another and illegal. Rtalg objpctIve. Pehaps had this ob- charged (along wi j.ctpyebeenennmulated before last with Inciting a ri efTiu.dy. Al~pt of .contradiction gave speeches o CMeld wed 3OVelted, before each "riol &Lt ition neede enterprise system are ruining the lives of t so who want a change of environment. It South Carolinians want to ignore their responsibilities to educate themselves and others, they'll get what they deserve. But what about the kids whose first knowledge of heroin is in ignorance? If SLED continues to lie to the public, Student Government and The Gamecock will start their own anti-hard drug campaigns. Buf what about the high school level? Turbeville Dr. Gus Turveville, the inovative president of little Coker College, had a few surprises for Phi Beta Kappa initiates Saturday. Surprise like his suggestions to throw out the present grading system, to throw out GPR's, to require professors to remain in their offices 30-40 hours per week, requiring administrators to teach and - above all - freeing students to study on their own with faculty guidance rather than boring them with lectures. We only hope a few of his ideas linger here. .rners slain wantonly and determinedly. This will not go unavenged. We will press hard to see that the culprits will be brought to justice." Guns, guns, guns No one was killed last week at Carolina. We were lucky. Police had guns; guardsmen had guns. There is only one use for a gun; to shoot someone. And there is absolutely no reason that any officer would have any right to shoot any student - unless that student Is shooting at him. We've all heard the "snipers" alibis. We've seen them disproved. If there are snipers, they should be dealt with individually, not - as has been done - by firing pell-mell into large groups. For those who defend the presence of guns as a means of scaring obedience Into people, we can only repeat: the purpose of a gun Is to shoot. That's why students get scared. Most policemen acted with restraint here. But they were armed. And that is a serious, possibly fatal mistake. complicates S willing to Al t2,r Was% i? ,w.ite awd it was al - pressed Iantai': ote on the Hor- If wearing a UFO/FTA button is and his self- immoral and deserving of an in against per- vestigation-give me a hand full [n to be carried and I'll wear them. contribution as 'There was something this student to the country had-and now it is on its ial atmosphere way to being lost, and everyone epbiasae who remains silent (and safe) is teulis aeo to blame. The Bill of Rights are lition, to lead us principles that we show on paper and fith i the all over the world-let's put them >e their coalition into etionhpendto "u ng failure,ede process?" What happened to "fair w>i ntendleade and impartial trial'?" What hap exten the pened to 'equal protection under iocracy only to the law?" What happened to free dress, and act speech? What happened to nor do we need ''freedom of assembly?" What hinks that *by happened to "a person is innocent e are preserving until proven guilty'?" What hap f ifaerswh pened to "plain old" human rights for lader who and decency? ate grievances, Or. have I been wrong all my e who call for le? I thought that my teachers se who disagree, said we had these things and, that astracism of in- made this nation great. Or did my ose to be 'dif- mother leave the Soviet Union just PAT 'EIi to come to another place of 'AT 'NIl repression. She thought there was Cal? freedom here, too. o ev t imaker:chaff at that slogan but damn it, time now I have where it is wrong I'll stake my life I was just too to correct it, and where it is right or pessimistic, I'll stand. "America Right or ie the charges Wrong" is the most subversive tors of the UFO thing I've heard. rial (if anyone Peac'e and freedom! that'?) and now pE'l'E ;gm:i a self-imposecf v and the "Great Get out and work hern strategy) Dear Mr. Wanna maker: In recent days I have heard a nts to instill fear great deal from the press about acuity members studIent unrest at USC over the nned good job. recent escalation of the Vietnam any people who War into Cambodia. ck because the While I urge peaceful dissent jobs, education, only, it is vastly important to make are at stake in (he people of South Carolina aware uich might prove of the tragedies taking place every ty. There were day due to a misguided ad y prior to World ministration in Washington. the same-and Tiaking over buildings certainly had no choice dramatizes the position of college students, but it does poorly in In drug problems ('hanging the minds of our parents r bad is because who have been conditioned in'to ~r" people spend believing almost anything coming I energy giving from Washington. Getting out into n and convicted (he community and waking people while chasing up is the only solution, and there Is al snobs." precious little time to do this. forsaken reason As a South Carolinian I am ver and destroy deeply concerned with the events e property and taking place at the University, and a lives, but If one hope that the direction of the veIl It's Immoral majority of students will be that of h Abernathy Is devoting their energies to con ~h Cleve Sellers) structive efforts. Strike classes >t because each and get out and work. , were around JIMMY DIMITRI occured-but -..v ..t ....rgml 010 otepp bacn Will w It %CA R 1STEPP11 Associate editor What changes will the past 10 davs bring to Carolina? There are numerous possibilities. One is that right wingers will seize this chance to impose their narrow-minded restrictions on student freedoms, lorcing the administration to adopt inilexible stances, and perhaps lorcing out progressive officials. A second is that the University, sate. and campus community will learn a lesson: that it is only human to seek attention, and that students will ultimately use whatever means necessary to get their gripes heard. Choice one may be the most likely. Already some non-thinkers are demanding that the book be thrown at student troublemakers. They 1*veal 'threatening thy University allocation. They arie ranting about how anarchist professors should be sent packing. Grown men---experienced politicians--undoubtedly know better than the tripe they've been saving. But it's election time, and South Carolina voters havo tended to buy such foolishness in the past. No one seriously questions that wrongdoers should be punished. Tlhose who destroyed University property, assaulted police, or broke other laws deserve proper punishment. They also deserve, however, their constitutional rights. Tlhey deserve fair trials. And they should be punished only upon conviction under proper criminal proceedings. Hut this is no time for a thoughtless crackdown on student Ireedoms. If the state and the li niversity were looking carefully at recent matters---and if their ultimate concern is the education ot University students---then they know what is needed is better communication, not more rules. More than anything else, it is overflowing frustration which drives students to violence. Agitators and troublemakers play t heir roles, but they are supporting roles. They don't cause the trouble; they intensify what is already evident. A singular blend of national and local issues sent University tempers skyrocketing over the past few weeks. But frustration and mistrust underlay them all. trustration is no excuse for violence. for endangering lives, for dlisrupting campuses, for destroying property. But it an explanation, a memorial to the lesson so many Americans refuse to learn: when frustrations reach a certain point, rationality yields to ('motion, bitterness becomes hatred, and logic, right, law, sense no longer are in control. It is imperative to provide outlets for such emotions before thev provide their own. It is im portant to treat the student as a mature human being. It is im portant (administration, please FREE DRA (4 Kegs) Wded DRAFT BEER PITCHER DRAFT REGUL DRAFT BEER PITCHER DRAFT ALL CAN SEER e learn take note) to be totally honest with him. It is important for him to feel the administration is standing up lor himinot, as students feel. capitulating to state political in terests by not disavowing Solicitor l'oard and by allowing the police to close ofl Russell House to out siders). We can only hope that we have learned a lesson: that repression simply does not work. That only honesty. integrity, and genuine concern do work. Letter Be for, n Dedr Mr. Wannamaker i. I would like to strike out at violence. I would like to strike because of whoever made me feel I had to clarify the issues on a tee shirt that they sold at a rally. I would like to strike at the word strike on the front of the shirt which doesn't say what or whom vou would like to strike. I would like to strike at the back of the shirt most1 of all. I would like to strike, not because 01 or at cops in our Russell House. but the problems which brought them to USC's Russell House. I would like to strike, not because they invaded Cambodia, but because this is an undeclared and indecisve war. I would like to strike, not because my classes are obscene in the face of death, but b)ecause violence, destruction and the threat of death brought the face ot death of USC. I would like to strike, not at six ve'ars for dissent, but against the miscarriage of justice. I would like to strike,.not against Foard's witch hunt. but for citizens' rights to testily in court without fear of oppression. harassment, and other cruel and unusual" punishment. I would like to strike, not against dorm hours, but for the right of college students to be allowed to exerc'ise good judgement in The Gamecock The Gamecock is pubtiabed tri-weekty during the fll and aprtng semeaters with the exception of Uiniveratty holidays and exam periods. Change of address forms, sub>. scription requests and other matt items shoutd he sent to Drawer A, USC. Coiumbia. 8. 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We can only hope that those who are willing to open their minds, that those who govern the University. that those who run South Carolina. ha.ve seen the lesson of the past 14) days. And we can only hope that someone will have courage enough to keep the University---and its sttidents ---from becoming nothing more than "a political football." ot against decision tqaking, I (vOld elke to strike. not against narcs on campus. but the drug problem which brought them here. I would like to strike, not against R.O.T.C., buIt for abolishment or the draft. I would like to strike, not against .Iohn l)oe warrants, but against mnnocent arrests. I would like to strike, not against repression, but for my right to write this article and have it printed. I would like to strike not against and because of every thing. but tor something. I would like to strike sometimes as evident byV this article. But do my issues matter to you? I'm a minority of one, and I'm expressing my views on a trivial matte', a tee shirt. I. a minority of one, might join the real protest someday if you strikers wouldn't force me to clarify your issues due to my ("onvic'tion that maybe you're a little vague on the real issues. I'll ride on as you say. Strike innocent students. Get busted for things you didn't realize you're p)rotesting. lHe agitated by shouts ot t reedom and violence at the same time. Why don't you ask what each person means when he shouts "Get it together people." I know. I'm an inside agitator for peace on the USC campus and in the world. .I A M I-: . IllNI)MIA N ATTERNTION - STUD OF FACULTY RETUI STORE YOUR WINlTEI DO NOT TAKE THEM trims, woolens, loathe safe in our especially trically controlled store DO NOT BE MISLED. once baetween storal storage. (SURROUNDS 1415 Gervals Street 601 Mol Bums, baby, bums Hy ARTHIUR IOPPE Columnist Look. Dick. look and see. See those people outside our nice white house. They do not look like totrisis. Are they tourists. Dick? No. Pat. no. They are not tourists. They are bums. They are bums because they believe in violence. Violence is bad. I deplore violence. Violence never solves anything. Violence gets people killed. Violence is very bad. I see. Dick. They are bums because they do violent things. What violent things do they do. Dick? They throw rocks. Pat. They burn buildings. They march across boundary lines without permits. They cause the police to club and shoot them. Oh. Dick. those are bad things. Why do the bums do these bad things? They are angry. Pat. They are angry at the war. They want me to stop the war. They do these bad things to make me stop the war. They are silly. Dick. They are silly to do bad things to make you stop the war. You cannot stop a war by doing bad things. You are right. Pat. Violence only begets violence. But the bums are even more angry now. They are more angry because they think I have made a bigger war. They are more angry because I marched our soldiers across the boundary line into Cambodia. Did you have a permit. Dick? I do not need a permit. Pat. I can march our soldiers anywhere I want. il I think it is right. Why do the bums think you have made a bigger war. Dick? They do not understand. Pat. I did not march into Cambodia to make a bigger war. I marched into Cambodia to make a smaller war. I understand. Dick. Is it going wel I? Yes. Pat. We have burned many buildings. We have killed many people. It is going very well. Oh. Dick. these sound like bad things. Let me be candid. Pat. Let me be perfectly candid. Tqhese are bad things. I deplore burning buildings. I deplore killing people. But we must do these things in order to slop the war. How will doing these things stop the war. D)ick? Hv doing these things. Pat, we will make Hanoi stop the war. Hanoi will not listen to us. Hanoi is intransigent. Hanoi will not stop the war just because we politely ask it to. Oh. D)ick. you are so brave and good. You are so brave and good to (10 these things to make Hanoi stop the war. Ves. Pat. I do not like to do these things. But I must make llanoi listen to us. I must make Hanoi stop the war. Oh. D)ick, listen. Listen to those hums. They are shouting. They are veIling. They are dong had things. (lose the window. Pat. I will not listen to a hunch of bums who do bad things. Yes. D)ick: But why do they think 'doing had things will make you stop the war? Where (do they get such ideas? I do not know. Pat. But I have a wish. I wish these bums would be more like us. (ropyright chronicle Publishing co.. 3970). ENTS AND MEMBERS tNING NEXT FALLI 2 CLOTHES WITH US HOME. Your furs, fur rs and suedes will be 4:onstructect and el ec ge vaults. There is a big differ ;e and cold VAULT LAUNDRY & CLEANERS 2000 Blonsom Street n Stre