Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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UpperRo Well, after four days of rain and crummy weather, the sun finally came through. Among the musty old buildings that received its rays and the spark ling sky, it also shined on a small concert on the Russell House terrace. The concert was attended by about 300 song singing, Bible toting Jesus freaks, who were there to praise the Lord and spread the Gospel. But along with the sunshine and good times came the never end ing stream of soul savers, each out to reach salvation, and try ing to take as many people along with them. There were mis sionaries from as far away as Berkeley, Calif. The concert was organized by. Letters Welcome Letters to the editor on topics are welcome but subject to editing and condensation to meet style and space require ments. All letters must be typed and must be signed with the full name, address and phone number of the author. Unsigned letters or those with pseudonyms will not be printed. The letters should be addressed to Letters To the Editor, The Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, Columbia, S. C., 29208. PuEl Student TUESI 5 P.M. 'til SPEC STEAK I $1 'The best steak at the best jy potato or French fries, tosse COME AS ' 548 KNOX A BBOT T I BUJSH RIVER ROAI 4510 DEVINE STR EE1 omConc several people from the Upper Room Coffee Shop as part of the Christian World Liberation Front (CWLF). It was called "A Concert for the King" and fea tured many groups including the semi-well known band "Brother" which were by far the best. Brother played some real fine rock and roll and nice country licks including a pedal COLUMN BY BOB FISCHL steel guitar. Most of the groups were from Columbia although there were some from North Carolina. Good music but also somthing else. Because I am an inquisitive journalist, I ventured forth into the sea of saved souls in search of information. I should have known better. As soon as I opened my mouth to ask ques tions I knew it would take more argue power than I had to get out. I didn't get out though and had to take the full dose of how [ could be saved. I wanted to talk to other people so as to get a not completely biased idea but Night %AY Closing AL. PINNER '9 WjithS$dent ID rice. Served with baked d saiad and bread. {OU ARE )RIVE IN CAYCE )-JUST OF F 1-24 -EAST COLUMBAIA ?rt Hassle for the most part all I talked to agreed with me. The concert was fine but the head hassling was unbearable. But what of the hassling? It seemed so pointless and it made people feel uneasy. No one wants to be put through a bar rage of questions and have two or three "freaks" stand there and tell them their life is false; that the only way is the way of the Jesus freaks. The self rightiousness was unbelievable. If you tried to argue back you soon found out how pointless it was. Just getting a word in was an astonishing feat. For the most part, the people involved in the Jesus movement think they are harbingers of a new life, one vas,tly superior to yours. This is commended in their domain. I beg to disagree, but I think that the worst and greatest sin in the existance of mankind is the incessant desire to shove your views down some one else's throat. This tends to be the negativism that is emerg ing towards the Jesus people. For a movement that is sup posed to bring positivism it is failing miserable. SGA Elect Column By BOB CRAFT No matter what happens, it always seems that the Student Government can get up enough energy and gumption for at least one amusing sideshow a year. The major sideshow this year, as in years, before has been the elections. The recent bare knuckling over the contested second run-off shows two things 1) that there are people who take Student Government seriously and 2) the elction pro cess as practiced at USC is just as ridiculous as ever. The election process itself is one of hit or miss at best. The dragging into court of the elec TWO Y( COUN TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TI-*2500 All tour mathematic functions plus ohain calculation Full floating decimal, recharge able battery/AC operation. Pocket size $99.95 FULL YEAR SELECT BUSINE 3143 FOREST DRIt GAME Although The Gameci students of the Univer is not an official publica opinions expressed her4 resent those of the uniF or all the staff member Editor ............... Managing Editor ..... Editorial Page Editor News Editor ......... Copy Desk Chief .... Sports Editor ........ Asst. Sports Editor Advertising Manager Copy Editors ........ Photo Editor ........ ions Held At I tion results is a sorry state of affairs. It casts a very poor light on an organization that has been traditionally bathed in poor light, the Student Government. The result is the Student Government, for all its mouth ings of relevancy and concern for the students, cannot even bring off its major elections without having the results ques tioned. Not just the fact that the elec tion run-offs were held at a bad time, but the reports of ballots being opened by poll workers in front of the voters and over the voters' protests makes the aver age person more suspicious and ware of USC elections. )UCAN T ON TI-SR-10 A POCKETFUL OF POWER Electronic slide rule adds. subtracts, multi plies, divides, plus reciprocals, squares, square roots, sign changes. Scientific nota tion gives capacity 9 x 10" to 1 x 10-'" YARRANTY 4 .9 SS EQUIPMENT E * 7827-865E 1 COCK ck is a publication of the sity of South Carolina, it tion of the university. The in do not necessarily rep iersity, the student body s of The Gamecock. ........ Jerelyn Eddings ......... Sybil Norwood ........ Linda C. Owens .......... Patrick Tyler .............. Bill Grant ........... Steve Parker ............. Jim Hersh .............. Art Frank .......... Val McDonald Mary Myers ............. Tom Price 3ad Time If anything in the Student Government is above reproach it must be, has to be, the elec tions. Student cynicism of SGA is high enough without this and the point of diminishing returns with student trust must be in sight if this continues. Hindsight in other places is 20-20, at USC is seems to be, if not cataractic, at least near sighted. It seems a little silly that the Elections Commission could find no other time to hold elections except for the week preceding Spring Break. So once again the new SGA year starts with a blot and it remains to be seen whether any one can clean up the election system mess. BLOOD DONORS NEEDED! IMMEDIATE CASH PAYMENT Age Limitations, 18-60 NEW HOURS 9:30 a.m. 'til S p.m. Mon.-Fri. CAROLINA BLOOD BANK 1317 Taylor 253-6232 Easy To Open Gamecock Charge Account, *100 (Limit) BRITTONS