Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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6de in d&, -I at al,1t wilibe P1,9tnd vote for it, or I'~*TKNOW ANY OF .. S *HYGO TO THE 91the namnes on the ballot -. o aewhnodea of * is~ 4quif that the student body 0ndi.t~are and what they stand Y fdiVidual Condid?,,cano personally of students wh, are eligible to vote n#im Thet r, does n6t excuse the candida%e from prt of the stujdent body and many of the cndi4ts yet#sday when they did not show up for en We n ere told that oniy about 17 people 1i* nedst sveral candidetes who spoke. The I rabie ~t~Ut of both. candidates and students is a prine xanigg$"of the apathetic attitudes which exist on the iitof bqtrieaders and followers at Carolina. The cri*is whigh the University survived in May should -have Conv1*pced Crolina students that the channels through which wi60s try to change and improve our situations need to be unci(ogte aihd used with all haste. it seems, however, that the grbetest part of the candidates participated in the speeches yesterday .talked about "getting it together" or "unity within the group" and never said who they are or how they think they could help matters. Perhaps the student body didn't bother to go and listen because of a feeling that this woulgi be the case. It ever a vicious cycle existed, this is one. Ba'd leadership is perpetuated by followers who don't exercise their right to vote or who fail to see that those elected keep campaign promises.. Whatevdr the causes or manifestations of it, each of us must deal with his own apathy. Effective leadership can do much to create interest in Student Government and the affairs of the University, but effective leadership must be voted in. The Gamecock T AECC is published tri-weely during the fall and spring semesters and weekly Orange ofthe s s fsre,esters with the exception of Uniwraity holidays and exam periods. UC- CofsMi.g f.C . usrp. nrequests and other n 1 Items should be sent to Drawer A. adSf. (both mm erS.. g ess I VInpn rates are $7 per ye. r 53 per faH and spring semesters and00 t fem btht summer sesionsy und copies are 6 per t00. THlE GA MECOCK tilas year received OOffices of THE GAMECOCK are In R,n e t suse o campus. Phones are 777-4173. 777-4r and 777-4220. Second class postage paid at C flumbia. S C Althot4th THE GAMECOCK Is published by the University of South Carolina, the opinions ex rPherein do not necessarilyrepreset thoseof the University the student bodyor the staff of on Oehiol thtaper.ot 7eol ADiO%CIEP'..R......'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.-.-.-.-.-.-Cheryl Mannig RUEESSAera can'AGERe ' h 'pke 'Th ---- ibea of, bo'- -c-n-id-t-s -d suts Isa w.m. ~ th apAtheti atitde -hc ----------eist ont,. P O E DIO R a n d fo. .lo w e r s 't - - - - - --.. CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER G ' --eMy eyu l NEW i EDITOR ...'.'.'...... ' ' - - - - - - - . . - - - - . . . Chuck Keefer t'EATUgREEt.R 'part - f - he -c--d-i.....s. ....t.caes BIgelke ADVERTISING MANAGER. .......... IRCL,.ATION MANAGER.. .4a. .. . abut... .......I t g at er" o Give the cold shoulder to winter in a Woolrich Norfolk Jacket. in ribbed or uncut corduroy with wool tartan lining. Gets you the custom treatment in detachable cartridge belt, patch pockets. Get into it and light someone's fire. Sizes: 36 to 40 Regulars and longs-. About $40. Prep's 12 to 20. About $35. Featured at: ne' Gaecc "I .G M C C s p b i h d t i we k y d r ng t ef l n p i g s m s e s a d w e l A tMl A ur wwtW4w a The existentialist Bird awa By HARRY HOPE Columnist Beginning with this edition of this column, we inaugurate the monthly "Existential Bird" Award. This award will be presented to persons or groups who exemplify themselves through their actions in any field. It corresponds to the "Flying Fickle Finger of Fate" award of "Laugh-In" fame. If you have any suggestions for recipients of this award, write the name of the person or group you are nominating, the reason they are nominated and what adverse reactions may come of their ac tion. Also please put your name and address on the letter and send it by campus mail to Harry Hope, co The Gamecock, Drawer "A, USC. The first "Existential Bird" goes to those two campaign aides of Congressman Albert Watson who exemplified themselves in their action above and beyond the call of political duty in the recent disturbance at A. C. Flora High School in Columbia. e4 Your Fav< H ambugem f~.yPhil F*Pk, LL M4V RIC?AUL! rd given It seems these two were "just passing by" and wandered into the ight, and one of the aides just happened to have a camera to take some pictures of a fight between black and white students. Then, the honorable congressman stated in an "emergency news conference" that "we heard about the fight and wanted to nail it down." ie said he called the press conference because "somebody had to bring it out. Then the congressman seemed to blame it all on busing, and called for a state-wide code of discipline. But what of the aides? Well, Watson said that he would fire any of his aides involved in such disturbances. But were they involved? They were just passing by. And who was it who said that in a disturbance, there are no innocent bystanders? It is for these reasons and ac tions that we give the Bird to these gentlemen for capitalizing on a tense situation and throwing politics into the state's classrooms. G~ Every Tu )rite Sandwi Curb O, makes y CHUCK K11 Columnist Law enforcement week was in my mind. I came away fron sessions that.i had a chance toA more hope for low enforcemen I had previously. This doesn't mean that I a critical of both past and preser enforcement officials, and ag means that, having ' met sc responsible, I feel a little situation. The men I met in the Com been reduced in my mind frc f igures directing bunches of gr flunkies in overt attacks ag anything foreign to them to control organizations that ar understaffed and overly powe They don't seem to be bad seem to have a nearly impo I think very few people on c with the proposition that I Letter to the ed 'In' ideol Dear Miss Manning: On reading the "veteran report" conducted by Paul Har nick, I was reminded of twi similar situations. One is a scene in a 20-year-olc movie entitled "The Day Th Earth Stood Still." The other is a scene I witnessed at a PhiladelDhiE Eagles' football game just two o three years ago. -In the first, a newsman is seer rejecting Michael Rennie's (wh< is. in the picture, "Klatto," the visitor from space) opinion that maybe the creature came in peace for the more sensational, muddle headed hysteria of the rest of the crowd. esday In ich The B~ 11v Andi outlook I r1 FER around here Is I lies not *Ith the N success, at least the public. i the three or four ittend with a little t In this state than If the public enforcement, e criticize the org ,n not still highly until they get it, it practices, of law We were the encles. It SImply responsibility or me ote en be the victim a better. about. the beteicma What we can politics. If studel nons Room have for police offi4 m Rasputin type counter groups uesomely smiling blacks and othi ainst anyone or funds to pay fo men working to improved. And s e underfinanced, ignored somethi rful. time, it looks like The public wor men, but they do are that the only isible job. enforcement offI ampus will argue wrong end of a aw enforcement improving the itor ogy m vet( In the second, still another . reporter, during the furor regarding general manager Joe Kuharich's alleged inability to run the club (the home team was in a slump) decided to edit out the response stating that Joe was not solely to blame (and I'm sure there r were more than the one I heard) and only those who were screaming "Joe must go" were seen on the evening news. It is interesting to see that Mr. Harnick's subjects all concurred, for the most part, with the now "in" ideology of anti-militarism. H'OME of the Ocoe g Bo Do Onl J0e t week anighter In a bad way. The fault, A think, organizations. The fault lies with is willing to pay for good law ind is willing to continually anizations and men responsible there would be no problem. victims of the public's lack 'of ice, and I, for one, don't want to ;aIn. do is clear. It's called playing its organized to raise standards :ers, Institute mandatory en between police and students, Prs, and lobbied for increased r it all, the situation could be Ince the public has conveniently ,1g that will cost It money and it is up to the students. 't do it, and if we don't, chances 'time we will encounter the law cers of the state will be at the :lub, and that's not my idea of Ituation. .ran story We all want to be in don't we. kiddies? Especially on a university campus where the eyes of the peer group are ever watching. So. let's all curse, spit, or throw something (preferably something hard) at the next soldier. ROTC cadet, or cop that we see. If he's in a uniform, then he must be sub-human and should be killed for sake of "peace." Who knows, maybe we'll get a "swingin' school" award in next September's "Playboy'' magazine. Slanted establishment press? Hah. LEO HIMSCIRW'K BIG BOY ubledecker its