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Pictures were taken of them, a reporter took notes and a WUSC AM representative had a tape recorder. These people had not just happened by. They had been solicited by the painters to cover "a news happening." Letters The Gamecock encourages letters to the editor. In doing so, we will continue to publish all letters. We just ask that they be typed or handwritten (hand printed is preferrable) and include the writer's name. Only in rare instances, will we accept letters which request that the name of the writer be deleted.. All correspondence should be addressed to: Letters to the editor The Gamecock Drawer A USC Columbia, S.C. 29208 For those who are on-campus students, all one needs to do is drop the letter off at the special slot at the mail room in the Russell House. Address it to: Letters to the editor The Gamecock Drawer A No stamp in needed. b ent at tho An officer came out and asked them what they were doing. The painters said that the previous afternoon they had asked for and received permission from the head of the NROTC unit to turn the ordnance into a peace memorial. No one present who was with the unit said they had received any notice about this decision. In the conversation with the officer that followed, one of the painters asked the officer if he ever got "carried away out in the field" or if he ever got "carried away on a battleship." The im Handi< (Continued Fror Another part of the act s have at least two rooms on handicapped and their specih new North Capstone had no si University Terrace, where I ignores this specification. Hughes said many buildir dergone renovations ignored said wheelchairs were unabi cording to the laws, the rent the bathroom size to the rec He said the Humanities Bul was passed, and renovation: Stadium have neglected resi Hughes said Barnwell, wl Department was completely wheelchairs adding that a required part of undergradu, exception had to be made in graduate. Discussing the difficulties handicapped students, he s ministration with the sugge had received no action. Speaking of administrat requests Hughes said, "Tho they are doing us a favor if requests. But they are not ? gun plications of these statements we quite clear and the officer is to be compIlmented on -his aiplay of tact and self-control. By this time, I was angry. I was angry at the painters. I was angry at their rhetoric, at their solicitation of the press and most of all by their pious, smart-ass at titde They said that the Captain had said they could paint the cannon if it was done "tastefully." But the garish display of paint was (Continued on Page -8 3apped n Page 1) tys public dormitories must each floor designed for the il problems. Hughes said the ich provisions. He added that ie and his wife reside, also igs on campus that had un bathrooms in their plans. He e to fit in restrooms, but ac >vations. should have altered luired specifications. Iding, built after the 1963 law s in Sloan and the Carolina rooms. ich houses the Psychology inaccessible to students in psychology course was a ate curriculum and a course his case in order for him to of Coliseum registration for aid he approached the ad tion of preregistration, but ion attitude toward their t administration seems like they agree with one of our doing us a favor," he said "because we need to use the bathrooms, and buildings are built for students and we are students and need to have access to campus buildings." Hughes said he thought some handicapped persons ddcided against coming to college because of "ar chitectural barriers." He said he knew of two USC students who recently left the university because of their difficul!ties in movement and building accessibility. "I feel that many people won't consider coming to USC because of the physical barriers and we feel at least one college or maljor university in this state should be equipped to ac commodate the han dicapped and all should at least follow the laws," he said. Hughes said he had a friend, injured in Vietnam and in a wheelchair, who had wanted to come to USC's law school, but was unable to move about on campus.