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Bill to deprive grad students EDITOR: This letter has two objectives. One to inform the Senators who support Senator Sloan's bill to deprive the grad student of their privilege in obtaining tickets of some facts. I have written Senator Sloan about this matter in more detail. The average grad student will raise half as many hours as does the undergraduate. A MA candidate, I have 60 hours and four years at USC I feel that I deserve as much consideration as does a senior in the matter of obtaining tickets. I suggest to Senator Sloan that perhaps a seperate scale be worked out for grads since most grads take only 9 hours a semester rather than 15. I hope the senate will respect the rights of the grad student in this matter and not deprive the 4 year man of his ticket rights. Also now that USC has lowered its standards in order that our 'leaderless' football team can get more recruits. I wonder if it is possible to publish the statistics on how well these "unqualified students" did this past semester. If most failed to make the grade we should either raise the standards GAME The GAMECOCK is published tri semesters with the exception of Unii Changes of address forms, subscripi should be sent to Drawer A, USC, Col $3 per semester or $6 for both semest, GAMECOCK this year received $50,1 entitling full-time students to a subsc GAMECOCK are in Rooms 316 anc University campus. Phones are 777 class postage paid at Columbia, S. publication of the students of the Univ official publication of the University not necessarily represent those of the staff members of the GAMECOCK. Editor.. . ....... Managing Editor. . . . . . . . Associate Editor. . . . . . . . Assistant Managing Editor..... Business Manager. . . . . . .. Sports Editor. . . . . . . . . Asst. Sports Editor....... Photo Editor........... Chief Photographer....... News Editors......... Feature Editor. . . . . . . . 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I don't presume to know whether the veto was better for the country or not, but I don't think Sen. Humphrey should find the veto incredible if he read or listened to the several page message President Nixon sent to Congress along with the vetoed act. Instead of saying the "veto was a shameful act," Sen. Humphrey could have benefited the people of Raleigh and himself by conceding that the President did what he thought was right. Then Sen. Humphrey could have proceded to question the validity of the reasons COCK weekly during the fall and spring eersity holidays and exam periods. 'ion requests and other mail items umbia, S. C. Subscription rates are ers. Bulk copies are $6 per 100. The )0o from the student activity fund,' ription to the paper. Offices of the | 318 of the Russell House on the 1178, 777-4249 and 777-3888. Second C..Although the GAMECOCK is a ersity of South Carolina, it is not an The opinions expressed herein do University, the student body, or all gGlenda Miller -..-..-..-.....@Holly Gatling -.-.-.-..... John T. Gash - - . . . . . . . . Sharon Givens . . . . . . . .Ute Huckabee .. . . . . . . .Doug Williams Steve Parker -.-.-.. .........Fran Zupan .............Bill Norwood . . . . . .Karin Burchstead Vicki Thomas . . . . . . . . . Bob Craft . . . . . . . . Mounty Preston . . . . . . . . Patty McQuillian -y Evans, K. Wayne Ford, Armida in, Ruthie Lyon, Hugh McKinight, Steiglitz, Lou Tenant, Ann Winters, aum. ant, Jim Hersh, Gary West, Teddy Hefner, Charles Collins y Dicely, Doug Holladay, Alan Hul, * Kish, Lewis Phillips, Murry Sill -.-.-.-.-.-.-.....Art Frank ding staff organization. toms 'n' IONS Tops UYS 'N' CHICS Ad & Get iscounot AIN ST .E THEATRE Letters. President Nixon gave, in the message to Congress, for the veto. Our leaders, Democrats and Republicans alike, would do us, and maybe themselves, more good if they would make a greater effort to refrain from strong rhetoric and replace it with a calm and logical examination of issues and ideals. (Quotes in this letter came from front page January 23 The Charlotte Observer.) JOHN CLEMENTS MGAL OTLMUA EDITOR: I have been reading about the SCPIRG - YAF debate and I have decided to jump on the bandwagon by forming GDFOESA (guh do' fo suh) which is the Group Dedicated (to) Formation of Easily Sayable Acronyms. The purpose of the GDFOEJA organization is to produce more easily sayable acronyms. (An acronym is a word formed from initials or parts of words). GDFOESA is itself quite unsayable and thereby attracts attention to itself. There are four classes of acronyms: 1. sayable ones (CORE, LASER) 2. disgustingly sayable ones (YAF leads to thoughts of seasickness) 3. borderline sayable ones (SCPIRG) 4. spellable ones (UAW, NAACP, AFL-CIO) Anyone who has studied :sociology or related fields knows that any movement must have some symbol or name that is easily drawn or said. The peace sign and the swastika are two good examples of easily identifiable, easily drawn signs. I find that most causes (except group 1) lack proper names. GDFOESA will therefore give good names to organizations. For example wouldn't YAF (based on its stand) be better off as Dedicated In dividuals Not Going Along (with) Lunatic Imbecility Nor Greed (DING A LING)? And wouldn't SCPIRG be better off as Realists Intent (on) Protecting Others From Fakes (RIP OFF)? I will of course need money for this project and I ask that 25c be added on to student fees. I will hand it back to anyone who comes to my room in the honeycombs. I know this to be rather bad for many on-campus students but it is just as easy as going to the Russell House for off-campus students and I see no reason to play favorites. I really doubt that many will want their money back for I realize the great majority of people would not show at Russell House to reclaim $3.00 and I doubt many would walk all the way to the honeycombs (I may move to Bates House though). I am the only member of GD FOESA and with my (lemme see now, about 18,000 students at 25c Salesman for S-track stereo tapes. Large selection, current, quality guaranteed, moyalty-paid. You buy at low price, your profit is your commission. Send name, address, and phone. Box 9113, Albuquerque, New Mexico 17119. AMF. INTERNATIONA L JOBS - Europe. South all fields -Social Sciences, Business, Scienai struction and pipeline work. Earnings to $5( penses, bonuses, travel. Complete current infi Apply early for best opportwuities - write now Peabody, Massachusetts 01960 (Not an empi fool - $4500) meager funds I shall strive to correct the highly ungrammatical acronyms which plague our society. My method will be simply to produce sayable acronyms, write them on a very polite, mimeographed form letter, and send them to where they will do the most good. They will of course be adopted by various organizations for it would be in sane to let a good acronym slip by. Please sign my petition when it comes around or slide 25c or more under the door of L-320 in the honeycombs any time day or night. GEORGE TREPAL GDFOESA HEAD (Editor's note: Dear Mr. Trepal: We thought we'd add to the con fusion and put an acronym over your letter. It stands for My God Another Lunatic On The Loose Making Up Acronyms.) Shoving 'Ms.' down throats EDITOR: Pray tell, oh, omnipotent Gamecock, who or what gives you the right to assign persons titles? So your pushing female lib down our throats this year. O.K. Equal pay for equal work, etc. Being able to determine the existance or lack of a husband may be important in some instances of identification. Where do you come off ar bitrarily calling every female who happens to be "worthy" of space in the Gamecock "Ms."? Why don't you ask first? Or, if this is not possible, avoid titles all together? I suspect next year gay lib will be the "hip" crusade. Will you try to brainwash us into addressing ever closet queen as "Your Highness"? LEO BLOSCHOCK McKuen just doesn't rate EDITOR: Ordinarily, I would give you "thumbs down" regarding your Yevtushenko rip off -- but I won't. After some grooving over the Russian's great performance, the mere thought of Rod McKuen - the toad of American letters - trying to do the same gig in the U.S.S.R. was a joke of real vengence. It is sobering, however, to consider that were McKuen to visit USC he would probably pack in another 5,000 listeners over the good-sized crowd who came to see Mr. Yevtushenko. That, of course, would not be justice. The only consolation is that McKuen's 'sneakers and pussycats' would pale disappear before Yev tushenko's "whisky, vodka, and the Maytime Elbe." When McKuen can produce a piece as powerful as "Babi Yar" then please be so kind as to print Yevtushenko's photo above his name! FRANK ALBERS 'Likes' pic of poet EDITOR: Congratulations on the fine promotional spot for Yevgeny Yevtushenko which appeared, front page, in your Jan. 24 issue. I mnerica, Asia, Australia, U.s.A. Openings in S, Enigineering, Education, etc. Alaska con 0 weekly. Summer or permanent. Paid ex >rmation - only $3.00. Money back guarantee. '!!lnternational Employment, Box 721-51232, oyment agncy)v particularly liked the picture of the foreign poet; it conveyed both is sincerity and depth of feeling. My only question is why you didn't complement it with yellow stockings and crossed garters. I'm certain your pedantic concern for appropriate detail would flatter any artist, as well as ensure his speedy return. Indeed, articles such as this will soon make our campus a Mecca for all artists of the caliber of that one pictured. You are a credit to our city, university, and diplomatic corps. Keep up the stellar work. D. KRAMER Motivation gets tickets EDITOR: Since athletics is such an im portant thing at Carolina, I feel that I need to be heard. Athletic Committee Chairman Clint Sloan is surely sincere in his efforts to change student ticket distribution, but I am one student who firmly disagrees. As a transfer student, by Fall '72 I will be receiving tickets in the sophomore section, while my hours will equal those of a senior. My point is that devotion to Carolina is not based upon how long one has been here, but rather how much personal motivation one has put forth trying to arrive here. If freshmen try hard they will one day be allowed to purchase athletic tickets that are as good as a senior. The class standing method of ticket distribution should not be changed. Most graduate, law, and all transfer students will be penalized because they did not have the insight to begin as a freshman at Carolina so they could get 50-yard-line football tickets. JOAN RIEMER 'Horrible acts' at Clemson EDITOR: Last week I went to Clemson University to attend a concert and have a fun evening. Instead, I saw some horrible acts by the audience. They weren't acts of blood, gore or violence; they were of immaturity. During the intermissions, one of the managers of the coliseum came out and announced things like people meeting people at certain gates, cars that needed moving, and people who had home emergencies. The crowd would scream obscenities and such at him and throw things on stage. It really aggravated me. First of all, he was just doing his job, and second of all, if a friend was looking for me or I had a home emergency, I would want to know about it. At one time during the show, one guy dove headfirst over the balcony railing to get on the floor without a ticket. The cops ushered him away, and the crowd went wild like they did with the manager. It was a dumb-minded stunt on the guy's part; if he did not get arrested, he probably broke something, like his neck. This is just an opinion of mine; it is not to change any minds. I'm sure it won't. I just think people should have a little respect for people with authority. Those of you who disagree with me, that is your opinion. Those of you who agree should attend some of these con certs. Maybe the crowd will be quieter,,*more mature, and more respectful to the management. ...JOANN BUCK~LEY