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Securit
To The Editor:
I came to US(
college education
since my arrin
Physically attack
mitory lobby. Tw(
into The dormit4
stealing from me
been robbed at k
mitory lobby!
My question is:
verbal[y abused at
various dormitc
University person
My only ansvw
quickly as possib)
my education.
This is the text of a hands
other day. We could not rur
policy of verifing writers of
couldn't very well leave it
We do not know who "Coni
age, residence hall - all unkr
The "verbal abuse" may
by an overworked officer.
ignored"may be imaginatic
no way of finding out. . .t
more information (which v
bear out his-her case.
Yet, if the content of this
writer claims is a seriou
cerned" has been attacked
deed "Concerned" has b
totally ignored," then U
reached its lowest point, anm
deserves the popular epitlh
But if there is any truth
may be more cases of this r
whole galloping fear and in,
as it did in 1970-71 when the
these hallowed halls. An<
precious long enough to
lighting.
If this type of thing is wi<
complain. And just maybe
lives in the Administra
something other than its b
If not, then the complain
to safer grounds. What th4
out a few hundred bucks,
bank deposits to tap.
Anyone for a Vigilante i
Of Smoke
We note that in all the re
the Student Senate's "sin
passed only refers to the:|
Granted, smoking of mar
illegal by such illustrious1
U.S. Congress; the South
and the City Council of God
Student Senate bill, gentlej
fourth-rate third-year law
only banned tobacco.
Just what kind of a plac4
and on state money, yet?
agents, whose job is to pro
youthful, idealistic destruc
Out taking a coffee and c
'ion
er's duty to print
I raise hell."
Storey,
T
Times, 186 1
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hi
Risk
~ to accomplish a
of some sort. but O
al I have been a
ed within my dor
iays after I moved b
3ies people were e
and I have actually 1
nife-point in a dor
P1
Why am I being e
id totally ignored by i
ry residents an
nel?
er: Transfer as
e so I can continue
Regretfully, t
Concerned
vritten note we received the
it as a letter because of our
letters to the editor. But we
alone.
:erned" is - name, sex, race, T
own to us. G
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have been an abrupt answer e
The writer's being "totally 2
n on his-her part. We have *
inless the writer volunteers pr
re will keep confidential) to m
wi
note is true, then what this v
matter. If indeed "Con- o
in a dorm lobby, and if in- he
een "verbally abused and P
SC's rampant apathy has s
1 University Security rightly s
et. CI
to these allegations, there p
iature. If that is so, then the E
;ecurity will hit this campus, q,
spectre of rape loomed over P
I it took the administration i
do something about poor S
d
lespread, then people should f
the Pompous Bottom which a
r
Ltion Building will move
Powels.
ers will jist have to ship out
i hell - the University is only
and there are always new
troup?
RHH
And Smoke
cent controversy concerning
oking ban" that the bill as
smoking of tobacco.
ijuana is already proclaimed
bodies of government as the
Carolina General Assembly
's Wrath, Georgia. But in the
eople, is a loophole - as any
student will tell you. They
are we running here, y'all -
And where are the narcotics
tect us from ourselves in our
tion of our minds and bodies?
igarette break, we wager .. .
RHH
Our Mail
Smok
Butts
D the Editor:
I write this letter for the very fact that I
ow this editor and am shocked at the
erreactlon and.narrow approach taken in
e editorial of 19 November, "Student Senate
ippositories." Pat Tyler is a worthier man to
ive written, much less allowed to be printed,
ich drivel.
Be the act of the Student Senate to ban
noking in USC classrooms "euphoric
gilanteism" or lust plain common sense and
spect for the rights of non-smokers, the
orementioned legislation is a sight for
garetted smoke-sore eyes. (Pardon the
an). Far from being a "prig of a coed" I am
ie hell of a male junior ara the stench of
garettes, cigars, etc. alone is enough to force
e to finally speak up. Having enjoyed fresh
r for all of my nineteen years it is at times a
wuseating dilemma to cope with the odor of
rning fags in a dreary, smoke-filled, over
'owded classroom.
But more importantly and so as not to ap
tar too awfully petulant, we non-smokers
alize that we are being forced to become
ssive smokers. As such we are in fact forced
inhale twice as much tar and nicotine from
garette wastes as avowed smokers. This,
r, is revolting. Do not compromise with
althI The Student Se
noking students to br
e few hours that they
ake the ?!
gislat
1iV
issin
ust
in the
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the Ed
disagreewi
mecock's edit
ie argument tha
ether or not to allow
iator Stephen Dougl
vereignty". Under
uld have voted on
very.
Such professed c
inciples is most t
Isplaced. The iss
stice and equality for
ese fundamental righ
tether or not a majority
te down those rights.
But I'm sure some people w
gue that the non-smoking bill
nial of rights to those who smoke.
wever, be misled.
The choice of whether or not to
rsonal matter. And like all per
e individual must assume
dllty for his decision.
It is not a person's social r
noke. The social responsibility
ear : If John Doe wants to smoke,
rsonal choice - not mine - and he has
iblic right to force me to choose between
eathing his smoke or leaving the premises.
cidentally, the matter is also a simple
iestion of common courtesy.
We must accept the consequences of our
!rsonal preferences. And those who smoke.
'e not exempted. They must accept
nsequences, measured in dollars or o
ise, of their habit. One of the vali
!quences is the discomfort of havin
Age in the practice only when i
,opriate, and it is not appropriat
rces others to partake. The right t
valid right only to a point. Even t
eedom of speech does not give
ght to shout "fire" in a crowded
Pa
Smoke Of
To the Editor:
When I first wrote the no-smoking bill, I hod
no idea that it would be seized upon by Mv'
Tyler and The Gamecock and sensationalized
the way it has. it is a piece of legislation, no'
an edict, fascist or otherwise, which wa1l
overwhelmingly passed by the Student Spante.
Because it was passed by a democraticall
elected legislative body, it is democratic
legislation and was obviously not decided upor
by me.
The terms used in the bill could.not be more
clear. The bill says tobacco smoking of an'
kind is prohibited in clas.srooms and lecturi
halls. There is no intention of exciuding
anyone; student, or staff, from its provIsions.
No' matter who Is doing the smoking, the healt
hazard and pollution of the air remain thi
same. I honestly do not understand why thori
is so much uproar, except that is seems to bi
contrived by The Gamecock since I havy
neither seen nor heard many objections to th'
bill. Smoking is prohibited in the Busines
Administration and Law School classroom
and no one has raised any public objections I
that. Arizona has prohibited smoking in al
public places and other states will probabi
follow. Does Mr. Tyler object to the pollutio
and health laws enacted by the federal an
state governments? When those laws wer
passed, the nation was not polled to see
people supported the legistlation. If this wer
done, no legislation would ever be enacted.
Tobacco smoking is a health hazard to bo'
the smoker and non-smoker. The r ights of tti
non-smoker should not be sacrificed becaut
some people cannot give up a habit for an hot
at a time. Smokers have plenty of oppor tunil
to indulge themselves without forcIng others
share the unpleasant effects of their habit
This bill is not in any sense an example of i
tyranny of the minority but is intended to hi
the tyranny of the minority. Over 70 per ce
e In You
of women (referred to by Mr. Tyler by the
phrase "prig of a coed") and 50 per cent of
men are non-smokers and it is 'their rights
which are being preserved.
Jeffrey Greene
No Smoke
To the Editor:
Although unable to visit the senate session of
November 14, I fully support the bill "to
prohi bit smoking in the campus classrooms
and lecture halls."1 feel the adage "the right to
swing ones fist ends where anothers nose
begins," is applicable. Perhaps it may be
restated to "the right to blow ones smoke ends
where anothers nose begins," which is more
situation specific. I personally find the smoke
bothersome and urge Rita McKinney to tlgn
the bill.
Thank you for the opportunity to express my
opinion on the matter , as it has bothered me
for some time.
Wm. L. Morrow
I be no
,no in
ing
breathe
rd C. Fenneil
Smoke
To the Editor:
e Gamecock Plebiscite which appeared on
t purported to be the front page of youf
paper probably represents no plebiscite
use your returns are undoubtably
best. I find the categories of
using and realistic. Amusing
ill return the ballot reducins
a non-plebiscite and realistic
egory 'I will disregard the bill
the winning category even if
ns the ballot in to your office.
win? It will win because the
rnment can pass anything 1i
aveat lies in the fact that they
to power to implement* or
lation. Thus, one need noi
troversial, but irrelevant
by the SGA President.
ent Government lacks thit
ment and enfori.e because thi
rustees refuses to dPlagate *vet
After all, evaluate what happeni
e Board of Trustees delegates partla
r to administer the Studenty Activitl
d. Senator Clarkson alleges that large sun
money ar uaner
rit .he Senate,
lenge, recoils a
legal advice in t
ice: Shut up. Don
/. The Who's Who of
er that no respons
dent body falls t<
will, with
' t e
not only why they lac
plement and enforce thel
Salso whether they have th
e nd support to handle authoriti
~aes y had it. On all two counts,
SsuJpmi answer must relax in the negativl
Sfor ~e r benefit and ours.
Kenneth Meat
Smoke On
To the Editor:
In regard to the senate's recent actii
banning the smoking of cigareetes
classrooms, I wish to ask Senator Greene
efundamental question: What about the righ
eof the smokers?
e I myself am a smoker and I, along wi
e many others feel that one of my basic rigt
e has been taken away. It doesn't seem right
s lust to take away one groups rights just
s please the whims and desires of a group (1
a non-smokers) who today are a minority
|campus.
y The very act of brin'ging a no-smoking.
n class bill before the senate can be assocalal
d with a racist bringing a no-blacks-in USA I
e before a KKK meeting, since the ovi
if whelming majority of the senators are nc
e smokers. In other words, the biliolates rl
civil and constitutional rights.
h I for one, whole.hear tedly agree with senal
e Clarkson in that the SGA Senate lust doesi
~erepresent the student body of USC and pr<
w bably never will.
ry In closing, I strongly urge Presidi
o McKinney not to sign the bll, or to at least a
.an amendment calling for Individual cla
,e vote.
lIt
r Eyes
Smoke You
To the Editor:
The American Cancer Assn. makes it clear
that the smoke rising from a-oigarette is twice
as harmful as the smoke inhaled.
I and at least 10 people I know have quit
smoking in the last year. It isn't easy,.but it
, can be done. And we aren't about to have our
hard-won health screwed up again by those
who aren't strong enough to quit.
Frederica Green
Hangups
.To the Editor:
I acknowledge Bob Craft's writing ability .
After all, he has written such prize-winning
.articles as "On the Sidewalks" (Nov. 15) In
which he described the walking habits of
students In great detaIl. Craft's review on the
Harry Chapin concert, however, is by far his
best effort to date.
I always thought a concert was a form of
entertainment where the audience could
eceive enjoyment by listening to and seeing
artist. Craft feels the spectator must also~
stand the artist, wlich is fine, but Bob
s arguments for the statement "this man
y" have much to be desired.
st Craft wrote of Chapin's Philosophy of
as if the man's entire philosophy, of life
as based on this aspect. (I'm curious as to
how Craft came to this conclusion.) Secondly,
Craft finds fault with blacking the lights after
each song. Many would consider this a form of
effective showmanship, but not Craft. For
Craft, blacki'ng out the lights marks Chapin's
insincerity.
Craft's article should have been entitled
"Hangups With Bob." He brought out ideas
which had little to do with the quality of the
concert. Craft's final statenent in which he
said, "He is a good concert performer,
although the vibes he gives off are not good for
actue concgrtgoers", expresses his whole
article in a nutshell. He seems to say that if
you didn't get the same reaction as I-did, then
you are not an astute person. Most people go to
a concert to be entertained, not to do a
psycholgical profile on the entertainer.
Perhaps before the next concert Bob Craft will
give a seminar for acute concertgoers.
Mike Bagwell
Neckboner
To the Editor:
It pains me to write this letter because it
constitutes an admission that your chronically
inane editorials have pricked my skin.
Nonetheless in view of this particularly stupid
editorial, I feel compelled to speak.
Your recent editorial "New South Neck" is
the most absurd in a long line of absurdities. It
is indeed nice to know that George Wallace has
accepted the fact that a black woman is no less
worthy than any other woman of the title of
Homecomin Queen at Univ sit f Alaama,
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that
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lar fa unity
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I be blacks enis and
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k And you have the audacity to criticize the
r state for its prioritiesill
,Vance Bettis
-Note: If this letter cannot be printed in its
entirety due to space limitations, I request that
you print no par t of it, regardless of whether or
not you think you can delete portions and still
preserve the essential meaning.
Balloon.
To the Edit6r: '.
Chi Psi Fraternity would like to express its
most sincere apology to the Carolina Corn
munity concerning the hot air balloon which
m failed to fly during the Carolina-Ciemson game
in this past Saturday. Favorable conditions for
a the flight existed until approximately game
ts time. As it happened, a 14 m.p.h. wind arose
and subsequently shifted directions several
th times -from North to West. Weather con
ts ditions were seemingly favorable to the fans in
or the stadium. However, upon trying to inflate
to the balloon, the crew from Aeregraphics and
he Design Inc. experienced so much turbulence,
on that inflation was only partially successful,
and the balloon blew into several power lines.
In- To be sure our "Beat Hell out of Clemson"
ed posters, which were to adorn the balloon, were
will done in vain, yet we do not consider the entire
ir- undertaking to be a loss. From this corn.
n- rnunity service project, Chi Psi was able to
ly contribute S276.00 to the American Cancer
Society.
or We would like to thank all the students,
V't faculty, and alumni who supported us in this
iv- wor thy project. We realize that our supporters
share our disappointment in the fact that the
nt balloon did not fly. However, we have been
dd assured by Aerographics and DesIgn that they
ss will br ing the balloon back at a later date when
it will be able to fly for school spirit and "Fly
for Life'' for the American Cancer Society.
Randy 0. Black