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The S A bill to limit smoking has been introduced in have as its roots the no: which was passed in the Student Senate, for rep After all, everyone knoi that Rita McKinney sn Both the bill passed in the S. C. State Legislatu] choking to death from t been said that the non-s] the person who is acti measured and just who i While understanding I to totally cast aside his ciple is at stake here. T and this is far more dan citizens than any amoun First they want to tell yi know they will be tellin you cannot smoke at all good. Suggestions have beei for itself whether it may having a definite law i smoke, it does not solvi would still leave smoker non-smokers in classes i Whose rights are m smokers? It is getting s anything for himself an' democracy? A smoker but a non-smoker shoul others. Perhaps the solution t smokers and non-smok( sity? We could have d offered. This would alli himself whether or no1 smoking. If this doesn't work < school, cut off all the lig the amount of electrici suggest that you light u] smoke in my face. Mun A PI Michael J. Mui what was probab life when he wa: USC Board of Not .that ever self-made like traordinarily et fluence and prid on the line in th battle with Willi And in all election was pi victory for th( munity as it wa self. Mike Mungoi members of hierarchy who d lot of lip service attempt top show shoot from the hi as honest as pc given circumsta A conversatio quite an enlight< Since he is mo wealth and hii mig1it expect him the ' elitist qua become, in mar associated with income bracket. But such isr Mike Mungo. He has alwe with people enough, is more moking No in certain public places and ban it in i the S. C. State Legislature. This bill ,moking in classrooms and lecture ha: Student Senate last November. Than resenting the wishes of your constitu vs the Gamecock plebiscite was rigge iokes. the Student Senate and the bill introdu re are aimed to protect the non-smokei he smoke of the culprit next to him. noker retains more smoke in his lung: tally smoking the cigarette. How t s saying it remains conjecture. he plight of the non-smoker and not w arguments, a much more important he rights of the individual are being rc gerous to the "good health" of studeni t of smoke intake from another's cigar )u where you can smoke, the next thir g you which brand to smoke and ther . All of this is done, of course, for you i made to have each class vote to dete or may not smoke. While this is bette vhich tells you outright that you ma the problem. A compromise such a s in classes where they could not smol vhere they would inhale the smoke of o ore important, the smokers or the o that an individual is not allowed to < rmore. Is this not the basic premise I should be allowed to smoke if he so d( I not be compelled to breathe the sm o this problem lies in the total separal krs. The airlines do it, so why not a u esignated smokers sections for each )w the student the opportunity to deci . he wants to be in a class that pc >ut then we could put all smokers in hts and have every one light up and sc ty used. If that doesn't suit you, m ) and think about it, but don't you dar( go's Re-Elect .us For Stude igo last week won than just about any me ly the battle of his University administ re-elected to the always returns a phone rrustees. discuss some problen ything in Mungo's school or just to idl: has been ex- breeze. sy, but his in- This frankness and e were assuredly make Mungo's prese e hotly contested Board extremely im am Bowen. does the fact that I probability, the Columbia, in the heart ~rhaps as big a and right in the Carolina com- University affairs. Thi; s for Mungo him- right into campus a personal basis. He ce s one of the few hand knowledge of I the University rather than reading th oesn't give you a Carolina's poor at .He doesn't even professional journi / you, nor does he deavors. The fact is, ip. He tries to be has a deep love for thi ssible under any enjoys being a part of I nee. making process at C n with Mungo is closeness to the st ~ning experience, faculty here create st identified with liason that no other Bo h finances, one can match. to exhibit some of So, like it or not, you lities that have Mungo representing y cases, unjustly again on thel Board those in a higher- His tactics have been his relationship to stu hot the case with suspect. But he is as asset as the Board has ys been open like air, food and she and. sul-prisingly necessary part c easily accessible susntenance at this Uin Issue. )thers could [is bill k you, ents. "il d and ced in ' from It has s than his is ishing prin bbed, s and rette. Ig you The recent L, that epidemic pr< r own public places The purpo: rmine Non-smoker: r than and it is time y not public gathe: s this have been d e and being unhe4 thers. disturbing to non- floor, on dinr lecide the rights of ehind Smokers a sires, such bill y )ke of harassment. I'm in favc ion of not the answ, niver- with burglar class Before it a] de for among oursc rmits social mores are committ4 night smoke, then we on known to sm ay we unnecessary a blow Otherwise th smoke it! ion Editor...... Managing]1 I Editorial P News Edito mber of the Entertainm ration. He Sports Edit call, be it to is with the A'vertising shoot the Asst. News iccessibility Photo Edite portant. So Circulation le lives in Sports New~ of the state middle of Editorial P: brings him aiget firsta New s Staff, tempts at listic en Mike Mungo CoyIek a school. Hle he decision irolina. His idents and Sports Stal a valuable wrd member have Mike Photoghrap you once >f Trustees. Produinction questioned; dents under valuable an to offer. And lter, he is a f student tversity. """"" Advertising Pro Aiu opinioi is a newspaper's duty to the news,and raise hell --Wilbur F. Storey, The Chicago Times, 186 YeS controversy over smoking in clas: )portions. A bill to prohibit the sn has been presented to the state legi ;e of the bill is to secure the rights have been subjected to the annoy for a breather. Smoke filled room: ring have plagued the non-smoker enied their priviledge to breathe ilthy, smoking, expecially ciga the non-smoker. Cigarette smokei er plates and desks. Smokers have the non-smoker. re screaming for their rights too. vould infringe upon their righi ir of securing the rights of the non-$ er. What will we do to the offender s, murderers, rapists and politicia 1 gets out of hand why don't we try I lves. Individuals are responsible within the community, not policerr 3d to their right to clean air and are they should have the courage to i okers. And if smokers are commit harassment they should have the < ere's going to be a law. Now stick t Eio.............................. Editor................... age Editor....... ........ r .. .... . .... .... .. ..... ... . .. ent Page Editor............. or................... Manager....... ..... Editor........... .... Manager....... ..... sEditor....... ...... ige Staff................... Suzy --..................Dan Towery Mari Mesng Hugh Mark Morrow LisaGardn -....................Ernie Kastn4 D f............... Billy Baker Bob4 George Morris Gary Jack Wils4 by Staff--............Mike Amas Staff..........Beth Caughman. Kathy Mason Valerie Lingg Candace Miles Gwendolyn Reil FrancesLatimer Karen Wats AnneBattle Gretta Aisto Staff C.P. Patitucci Hite lr ICon print 1 ;rooms has reached ioking of tobacco in slature. of the non-smoker. ing smoke too long, > and other places of for years and they clean air. Besides rette smoking, is s leave butts on the no consideration for They feel that any Ls to unnecessary moker, but a law is s? Put them in jail ins? :o solve the problem for communicating Len. If non-smokers annoyed by tobacco nake their feelings ted to their right to ourtesy to comply. hat in your pipe and ... Doug Williams .........Bil Grant ....Vivian Cooper ..Tommy Fowler .... David Havird .....Steve Parker .......Art Frank ........Carl Baab ......Russ Jeffcoat .Kieth Gressman ........Jim Hersh ......ScottKearns Brown Bill Outla w Frank DeLoach Belser Sid Griffin er Larry Edmond Merry Bateman er Sandra Hursey uncan Abernathy )dom Mark Leary West Fred Kierner mn Harold Reames on Dicki Trotter Ann ette Goldstein Felicia Morawski tI Dyan Schreiber on Judi Nelson nt Patsy McNutt Susan Query /liller Ed Terrio