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Why don't we put Winthrop as opponent? MR. FARRELL: Your editorial of Nov. 29, 1971 entitled "Coachless" was beautiful. You expressed my sentiments precisely, only you said it much better than I could have. However, I don't think we're being quite fair to our priestly coach. Perhaps if the following steps were taken to improve his situation here he might produce a winning football team.at Carolina (by winning I don't mean a 6-5 season, either, I mean something like a mediocre 9-2 or 10-1 season). The steps I would recommend include the following: (1) Giving him the security of a good long contract (like twenty years instead of the measly twelve he just got). (2) Giving him a few more million dollars for athletic facilities and equipment (including a Sunday school book for each player). (3) Relieving him of some of the more mundane duties he now performs (like coachina) so that he WhVISII OT only is the prisoner-of-war 'Nlquestion a thorny problem at the pace talk sessions in Paris. It seems an explosive issue in homes around the world,. even here in America. Why? Because we are in a complicated and baffling and frustrating war. Because it is an "unlofficial" war and many people wonder what rules apply. Or possibly, if any rules apply. ecause nobody wants the war but the two sides can't agree how to end it. The prisoner-of-war issue is caught up in this maelstrom of in tellectualI confusion and emotional voltage. It's a pity that it is. It's a pity for the men who are be ing held prisoner. It's a pity for their families who live in fear and doubt. Indeed, it's a pity for the nations involved and those who only watch. They have allowed the multiplic ity of issues to ck>ud the human issue. Amnenican Re~d Crim National League of Familie 1602 Lettel can have three or four more TV talk shows and an hourly spot on local radio instead of the daily spot he now has. (4) Giving him the authority and encouragement to require all athletes to get crew cuts .....and (5) Permitting him to recruit local boys like James Ray from West Columbia (playing for Georgia) and Ernie Jackson of Hovkins (remember him in the Duke game?) If these steps were taken and IF he would then drop the big powerhouse teqms like Duke and Clemson from our schedule and replace them with teams more comparable to ours, say, like Rich mond, VMI, and Winthrop, then we just might get another bowl bid. I hear they're thinking of establishiig the Persimmon Bowl in Eastover in the near future and he could work towards this one as a starter. I hope you don't get the im pression from this that I don't think our Coach is good. Shucks, I think he's the best doggone Coach we've had since Marvin Bass! Heck, he's probably just as darned good as Bass was. So get off the mans' back. All he :sohard tc 'OWquest This messg saks not of the political sideo th prisoner-of-war issue but of the human side. It speaks for the families of the prisoners and for all the peoples of the world whose conscience hasn't been covered over by the smog of confusion. Of course, we all want the war to end and the prisoners of war to be released as soon as possible. But meanwhile there is no need for Hanoi and its allies to delay even a day in answering this plea: Open your prison camps in North .Viemam, South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia to official neutral observ ers. Let the world know who the prisoners are, where they are and whether they are being humanely treated in accordance with the standard of civilized nations. That's all. Certainly there can be agreement on that part of the POW question. In fact, there is no need for con sultations. Hanoi, unilaterally and Adl s of American Prisoners and ? "K" Street. N.W.. Washington. [D.C. 2() -s to the e needs is a little more time, and a little more etc., etc. RUSSELL E. WRIGHT S.C. taxpayers should have team priority DEAR MR. FARRELL: I was pleased to see the Gamecock editorial of November 2, 1971, critizing the ad ministration of the USC athletic program. However your attack centering the loss of the Clemson game neglected other more relevant aspects of the program. Why is so much South Carolina tax money being spent to recruit athletes from out of state? Aren't there enough South Carolina men who do pay taxes who would like to play? Why pay people to play on scholarships, when the people who are paying the taxes aren't allowed to play? Why even have scholar ships for athletic abilities-do we need trained football players for a better world? No! This money could certainly be better spent. As a woman I find it rather insulting that more lighting is provided for a Saturday night Rion? Aithout consultation, can solve the problem. Then, at least, the minds of mil lions in America would rest easier. And perhaps those in other parts of the world, too. K-SUPPORT 1 OUR PLEA TO HANOI AND iTS ALLIES: (lear away the doubts - Open your prison camps to neutral observers... now! e3/, ask noc more thain we give. All Amienacan ntd South Vgetnmese prton catmps are mn re,d regualarly by~ otffwiaal neural obwev~er, - 'ettising Contraklhtir rhe publa C od00 Aissing in Southeast Asia. ditor game than for my personal safety on campus. I also question why there are not more opportunities. for women who are interested in intercollegiate athletic com petition. While the USC athletic department offers few benefits for the men of USC, one finds even fewer benefits for the women. Since all students pay for tickets through their activity fees, why is it made so difficult .to get these tickets? It seems that simply, a validated ID and a stamped fee card should be all that is necessary for admittance at the gate of any athletic event. I hope that your editorial will be only the beginning of a continuing attack on the mismanaged athletic program at USC, a program which benefits few at the expense of many. JAN STEENSEN Distribution of tickets protested MR. FARRELL: We, the undersigned students, wish to protest the basketball distribution schedule. We disap prove the distribution schedule for the Marquette and Manhatten games, as we see no reason for having to make a trip to Columbia during the Christmas Holidays to pick up tickets to each ballgame. We propose that the tickets be distributed BEFORE exams begin. The only people who will profit from the present schedule are residents of Columbia, student government members who will receive them anyway, and the Ticket Office of the Athletic Department. ROBERT C. FURR JAMES M. LEWIS LARRY G. REDDECK MARC S. STEELE PERRY EDWARDS JAMES W. HENDRICK JR. ROD GRAGG JOHNNY TYSON GARY D. GOINGS WILLIAM D. MCINTYRE WILLIAM D. BREEDIN WALTER R. MCINTYRE JOHN G. VERONA RONALD L. FINLEY JIMMY ROBINSON JACOB L. SHUFORD DON CRAINSHAW SCPIRG might become travesty of involvement MR. FARRELL: The very name SCPIRG promises research for the "public Interest." I want to question in just which public SCPIRG's Interests will lie. I fear that the "publig", eventually to be served by SCPIRGA will be a limited one Indeed. First, consider that there must be a year-round administration of SCPIRG, whereas most involved students will be active only nine months per year. There exists a discouragingly great possibility of the permanent staff attempting, and succeeding, to run SCPIRG as they see fit, regardless of the policies promoted by some tran sient members. Secondly, think of which students will be responsible for the majority of SCPIRG leadership. Even in the first meeting. law students dominated the proceedings. Not to libel law' students, but a few could easily seize the opportunity to pM1 SCPIRG lobbying in such a way as to permit themselves maximum public and political exposure. Tbink: even if you are free with SCPIRG's stated goals, what safeguards have you for preser ving those goals against the ambition and influence peddling of the hierarchy? Will SCPIRG serve a "public" of lawyers and politicians? Only more adequate safeguards can prevent SCPIRG from becoming a travesty of student involvement, of student hopes. DAVID L. COVINGTON Dietzel's double decker COACH DIETZEL C-0 MR. FARRELL: Well, Coach Dietzel, it's that time of year again; by that I mean to gather up your forces and build the other double decker portion of the stadium. Just think, coach, ten thousand more seats. Boy, will that bring in some loot so we can buy some professional athletes. Maybe then we will be able to win over seven games and then accept an invitation to the Apple Pie or Lemon Bowl. Oh happy days! I'm just wondering, Coach, will the students haVe the same old seats when your second double decker is completed? Will the students that help pay for and support your massive conglomeration of football frenzy again have the end zone seats all to themselves? Can we still hope for those heavenly twenty-five yard line seats for next year's number one ranked team? It appears to me that the student body of USC is being taken unfair advantage of as well as poorly treated by Coach Dietzel's seating policy in the stadium and his general attitude toward the students. He keeps expressing that support for the football team is crucial in generating team spirit, but yet he nonchalantly reserves for them the worst seats in the stadium from which to support the team. Maybe, Coach, student spirit would be improved with an im provement in the stadium seats reserved for them. Maybe with this new - spirit we can even beat Caemson in two years! Coach, you sure are a slick talker when it comes to bettering the public relations with the alumni and general Columbia people, but you seem to fail miserably when It comes to han-t dling most of the students. Coach Dietzel, you ignore us, but it may not be for long. Your prestige appears to be falling around campus. Well, Coach, I'm atmost finished or should it be you're almost finished. By the way, is it true that you want the Intramural fields astroturfed? How much will our activity and other fees go up this time? As a final note, Coach, I cannot see how you're going to get 65,000 people in your "newer" stadium with a dwindling of student support. If the students fal to support you, the alumni support will probably dwindle also. - CHUCK CROMER