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* ts of the MAy d bances on tr oation'of an Islatue ps of the University with the th .Aoy which holds the puse strings, function of the Administration, S presidki's office. ye, howev students are getting Into the act. A . ,ed atve Liaison Committee in Student t has allotted S1;50 of the SG budget to the Gener6l Assembly with what students are like and with the needs 6f the University. Thursday night. e pregame drop-in was given by the committee for members of the legislature, with members of Student Government attending. Getting the lawmakers to the campus, getting to know them better and establishing a feeling of rapport were given as the purposes of the drop-in. Distributing the seats allotted for legislators among student sections for basketball games is another student initiated move In the effort to improve University legislature relationships. We think Student Government is being very optimistic if it expects these efforts to make a real impression on the legislature. Other events planned for later in the year will attempt to allow for more person-to-person contact between the average student and legislators from the student's home district. There's a possibility that some good will come of these efforts. There's also the possibility that the final outcome of the whole project will be time and money wasted. At this point, we can only wish the Legislative Liaison Committee lots of luck. Letter C emetery visit suggested Dear Miss Manning: course load which, on the whole, I In the last issue of The enJoY. I am secretary of the In Gamecock I noticed that Michael ternational Committee, a newly Ball chose to spout on something conferred honor which I hope to other than the so-called "dead- fulfill wel. In my spare time I ness" of the University. Quite a study ecology lit, read, and work relief, and I hope he doesn't pursue on my own novel. Many people I hie rnhi ielf l nh l know are *iry: much'inv6lvid with further. I am a fourth-year student the life on campus-one friend and I have yet to witness whatever wnrks in the Craft Shop and writes it is that inspires him to label the very good fiction, others are of student body as "dead." ficers or members of student organizations, and so on. Mr. Btill, Surely, some professors are d eqaiya da" o' boring, and students will get bored thnsoSueteraeafw in class; certainly we see, at alldebat, uthydo' hours, bodies draped throughout rpeet1,0 eymc lv the Russell House. Students like to pel. relax sometimes, have a smoke and a card game or just a break. SoMrBalgovstyufied That doesn't exactly qualify them i h eeeyaray for the morgue. Iwrkpar-tme,carysefllLoadwhch GOnewhoA,Y Th a enjoamsckeayo hn THEGAECCKispulihedtr.weky nngtenlaonal Comitee, ad newkly OiageCi&es orm; ubcrpton eqeua ndotherrmilems hoor whec sen toper A.o USC.(~oumba. SC. U Sl~saipfulfat ilar w e ro)rfll. nd spre tme Ir Offices of TIlE GAMECOC arefRom ian31ofteRaloue on muh Oivelwth cam..Phoesare77-673,77-431 nd th14A en lass onampu--g e padrieol nd5.C Altouh TE AMEOC iapuliaedby heUnversy ofgoo fCrion, otheroios exo prssd erindont ecsarly epeen toeothfiversiy or embrs of stuet Asseciat Editor.........rgan..zations... and..so.on. Mr.ae Bl thinknso.sSMe,athereUae ackfe I work art-tiJimcarraarful T heeeGamecock THE AMEoCKis pblihedtri-eeky ding he aB nd srin se Chs.n Felyh deurgte gerseme.ter.. with.the.exceptin.of.Un.y.r.ity.ho ..da ..Ran Bxamgerod AdeOsangf.drs fMaabgrpinreuss n ter..ma.......tems......houl.d esendt Dirae. Ofics fHEGECKet Ynooms Cl ofthe Ruseadyseo te t Ed4er8nd ef a s - - - 2-- 0-- 0 Blossom ChSt.amm AsetaeEdt'- ---601 .. MAchaelSTa ~WIPC DAJS7memarrelp spots Udite -- -7 . e. m . pmed HNe F1l 100 0 0i ** 0 t,1,9 GIRLS'Doir.1 The Gari editori L4 Dear Miss Mannitg I do not consider myself biased, prejudiced or strictly "Old South." Neither am I a fanatic patriot, though I respect every fellow citizen and pray for our country's unity. I also believe one should be proud of one's ancestry. However, in a time of turmoil and struggle for unity within America, and especially the South, I feel we should respect events such as "Black Week," but keep formose in mind the words of Henry Cabot Lodge: Let every man honor and love the land of his birth and the race from which he springs and keep their memory green. It is a pious and honorable duty. But let us have done with British Americans and Irish Anricans and German Americans, and so on, and all be Americans.....If a man is going to be an American at al let him be so without any qualifying adjectives; and if he is going to be something else, let him drop the word American from his personal description. Is there truly an "Afro American"? JO A NN S. GR EGORY u neer up Dear Miss Mbnning: I would like to comment on Herb Schulken's letter in the Dec. 2 issue about the basketball ticket ditiuin I want him to know that he was lucky if he got a ticket as low as row Z at 3:30! I am a junior, picked my ticket up at 10:30 a.m. (at my scheduled time!!), and I am now the lucky recipient of a seat on row AB in a corner. Don't worry about a thing Herb, and keep your chin up old boy, because things will get worse!!! RON BROWN STUD NIG TUES: 5 PM til SIZZLING' STE DINI Just present i identification Our regular I sirloin steak baked potato, and garlic toa Come. as yew r 548 KNOX . . . by Phil Frank aecock thl/opinion t's all be Fish wrapper Dear Miss Manning: Having just struggled through your December 2 issue of The Gamecock, I have arrived at the conclusion that it is undoubtedly the worst example of journalism I have ever encountered. Not one article was interesting enough to hold my attention. I cannot understand how a supposedly "All-American" newspaper could be so bad. Your other issues have been no better, but Wednesday's edition sank to an all time low. If The Gamecock is to be the voice of the students, I should think that it would be made interesting enough to encourage students to read it. The only part of The Gatwecock worth reading. is the letters to the editor. I need not say that these letters are written by students other than you and your staff and they show more creativeness than anything you and your staff can comprehend. If you really want your "pink propaganda sheet" to be the voice of the students, then maybe you should try to make it worthwile reading. Oh yes, my Wednesday's copy has been filed in the waste paper basket under terrible journalism. Your paper should be forced to carry the following on the front page: Danger: This radical rag may be dangerous to your mind. Keep up the bad work and see how many readers you have. GLEN LAMB Plastic freaks Dear Miss Manning: .~I would like to congratulate you and the staff on the November 9 issue of The Gamecock, Instead of the usual emphasis on Carolina Athletics, there were many thought provoking articles which dealt, with the students and the problems of the University. ENT H T DAY Closing SIRLOIN AK V4ER our student to cashier. 1.69 slzzlin' served with green salad 1st. L9 4io Tipping ABBOTT DRIVE Do unto othe Christn By MICHAEL BALI Associate Editor Holidays are really treats for I Treats becaus generous USC these parentleo, unwbnted kids them candy, piby with them, givi attention. Fraternities, sororities, civic gpvernments, etc. devote holida giving orphans good days. Although they are alone for t year, orphans are peinces and pi day or two out of twelve months Why, so many big-hearted orga to clear their consciences during even have to get their bid for or: Yes, orphans have to be reserved the holidays. There are some cynical people treating is all done for the benefit i And if the orphans get a thrill fror care, it is only a side affect. But, phooey on those cynicsI These poor kids get their day on ,etters to the editoy Americans I was particularly impressed with the article "Pig, Pig: Who's the real pig?" The article gave a concise description of the type of "hip crowd" that appeared at the Grand Funk concert. But you don't have to go to a concert to see them. They are all over the University. The plastic freak who appears to be a hippie, but as the concert showed, has no knowledge of the true movement for peace and love. Being a hippie at USC does not require much effort. All you need is enough money to by freaky clothing at any one of five head shops in Columbia. The peace movement now has capitalistic overtones. Peace symbols, rings, tie-dyed shirts and pants, and leather goods o're all steily mqnufactured and sold at outieo pries. Radicals who claim that we should change our nation's ways because of its Fascist techniques should try living in Portugal or Chile or any other county. No other country tolerates so many radical extremes as does the U. S. As fur the police, granted not all of them are sound, upstanding followers of the legal code, but does one bad policeman make all policemen bad? The term "pig" certainly does not apply to the policemen around here (even those at last spring's incident). it's about time for those who think themselves hippies to take a good look at who they are and what they stand for. People that are devoted to a good cause or people who are just copping out. ('HIP KAUFMANN BEEI TALl by Ed McMaI In which the candid connoisses about Beer, and the drinking DEAR ED: I'm burned up t after a weekend romp in the I forgot to put a leftover 6-ps of Budweiser in the refrigerat Everybody says you can't chi twice, so what should I do? FUMIN4 DEAR FUMING: First, cool off, pal. Then cool off that Bud. to your heart's content (or about 400). There's no problem, because a really good beer like Budweiser is just as good when you ice it twice. But I can't resist mentioning that there is an easy way to avoid the situatic Just make sure there's no Ni AWUnUt.SuscOO. . *ST. LOUIS . miwi aas reni the organization I .by claiming conc The offices of , there are six or I students take fooar sororities wa for rides, give of year. I them special Officials from say that requests groups, dorm say USC group bl4 iy seasons to of yeasr." Whil-e there a he rest of the fosterinig homes incesses for a definiteily the tim children'.. The Horne offici nizations want visits by JSC org holidays, they hans in early. I'm sure the or in advance for concerned a'bout < year is onIf that There are so \mrnanj who claim the go home or to the d )f the treaters. listen to recor ds a n their special significant actlvitl So, let us not 9c4 There are excus4 the town. And oversight. says Lo Objectivism defended Dear Mis. Manning: Dan Trotter's December 2 ar ticle " 'Capitalism is god' of new Radicals" reveals a misun derstanding of the Objectivist philosophy, Capitalism is not a god. It is the only economic system consistent with man's rational faculties. Mr. Trotter seems to think that selfishness means considering one's own interests without regard to the rights of others. On the contrary, selfishness means a rational self-interest to a student of Objectivism. We students of Ob jeetivism are'selfish, but we hold. the highest reAfWY Yor the in individual rights are so easily taken by gangs and guns, I regard the protection of the individual, and not his prosperity, as the only proper purpose of any form of government. His prosperity is his own responsibility. In disagreeing with Objectivism and, therefore, capitalism, one disagrees with the right of a man to the honest products of his own life and labor. In agreeing with collectivism, one is agreeing with the irrational Idea that a group, government, or individual has the3 "right" to steal from a productive man in order to feed, clothe, or shelter other unproductive men. As to the rhetoric of our pam phlet, let me say that it is4 necessary. Would the New Left be as powerful an ideological force as it is if it had said polite things about its espoused enemies? Nobody seems to listen to polite ir answters qustsionls fsame. eca use woods, or. 1i beer in altogether. Bud left over! dweise KING OF BEERS. Atk * LOS MAGEtt * TAMPA . HOnnaaN . Ce..U.A. -achild sets to rationalize Its existence ern for other human beings. feans of men and Women say even fraternities and three or nting orphans during this time fhe Carolina Children's Home for children are seasonal. They is "pick up quite a bit this time re times when kids are in for a weekend, holidays are es when Carolina cares about ols said the overall average for anizations is one a month. ily reason USC groups aren't orphans during the rest of the they are too busy studying. things to do in the afternoon. orm and sleep or drink beer or r any number of memorable, es. ,use USC groups of hypocrisy. os for every selfish, callous uncatn with much interest. Hate is not one of the Ob ectivists' mainstays as Mr. Protter states. Where would a lepartment store owner be if he iated his customers? Where would tn airline get if it hated its ustomers? Where would any )usinets get if it hated its ustomers? You're right. 4owhere. This is not to say that ousinessrien love their customers, out they don't hate them. Mr. Trotte-r states "Laissez-faire :apitalism may feed one's tomach, but it won't save one's ;oul." Trtle, laissez-faire !apitalism can feed one's stomach tand more stwmachs than any velfare state k bu,t prove,to me that non has:iksoul t be sav,d. Also, im alive, but I have yet to see any 'ational proof of a God or an "after ife"; nor can I rat.ionally expect mny proof. If a student rejects Objectivism, as Mr. Trotter wouAd like for students to do, that student is rejecting freedom for the in liividual and he is also rejecting man's right to life itself. BOB BUJDNEK R ADI(CALS FOR CAPITA LISM Letters policy rhe edior reserves the right to edit letter ar 'i.vle, good taste, and libel laws. sed riters to 1Te Gamecock. Drawer A. U'sC. olumbla, s. C. Estes. l.etters to the editor should be bret. ipewlritten. and about matters of teacera to 'SC students. All letters must be signed. bitt ames may be withheld by request.