Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Si1entVoicesi Dangerous Americans are no longer the pioneers of the world. No longer do we meet our challengers with clenched fists and gritted teeth. The prevalent sound in America today is a whimper, or worse yet, complete silence. College campuses have been quiet for some time now. Perhaps this is because youths have become tired of bashing in their own heads, wearied by the realization that the riots of the sixties did little good,and perhaps have become lazy and selfish. Few would say that democracy is not at least a good idea. The basis of this idea, however, is that each citizen must keep in formed, be active and concerned. Otherwise , the government will cease to be in partial control by the people, and un scrupulous parties will be able to take this power into their own hands. Many will say that this takeover by elite groups is inevitable. They have an excellent point, for it is being witnessed today in the increasing executive powers, in the un scrupulous actions and poorly veiled attempts by Nixon and his friends to circumvent our judicial and congressional systems. The fact that a group of people would try to gain this power is hardly surprising. The alarming fact is that although Nixon's popularity has decreased, there are still many who do not understand that the office of the President is not synonymous with America, and that the attempt to gain more power is an attempt to divest us of our freedoms. It is frightening especially that even those who do realize what is happening care so i little that they do nothing about it except perhaps to complain privately. Presidential trouble is only one of the crises we face today. Environmental concerns are being sacrificed for the energy crisis. Renewed conflict still threatens to break out in the Middle East. Congress is the weak and almost cowardly opponent of the ad ministration. Americans have lost faith in their government. Racial and sexual inequities persist, and worse economic troubles loom ahead. Instead of meeting these crises with a fighting and determined spirit, we allow ourselves to sit back and wait for someone else to do it. We panic at the gas shortage, but we don't care about the pollution of our air and water, We picket supermarkets during meat shor tages, but we condone vast political corruption. We are unconcerned that capital punishment may be reinstituted in South Carolina as the only punishment for mur der, but we certainly raise hell if we can't get tickets to the Notre Dame game. Unfortunately it looks like Americans are only concerned when their stomachs, gas tanks, pocket books, or leisure time is af fected. Even students, who have traditionally been idealistic and verbal, are not active. This age is the bleakest of all. Humanity's excesses are turning back on us and the en vironment we've created will surely obliterate us unless something is done. Y'et we still are silent. We do not have to and should not burn buildings, riot in the streets. 01r kidnap congressmen to let ourselves be heard. But we must speak out soon, before the power of speech is taken away from us. "ONE OTHER THNG, GOL "Punishments" For Deed TO TIlE EDITOR: On Wednesday ight (Feb. 13) someone took it upon themselves tc "extinguish" the lobby in Prestor with the fire extinguisher. (By the way, there was no fire.) As a resident of Preston, I wa; informed that the beer party in th( dorm, planned for Saturday after the game, had been cancelled. I was also informed that the TV ir the lobby is "offlimits." (I gues: that means I'm not suppose tC watch it). These were the "punish. ments" all residents of Preston Woodrow were assigned for the terrible deed. These are suppose tc make the guilty party(s) talk. Whc in hell is going to confess over a couple of beers and TV priviliges? Don't you think a severe scolding and being sent to bed withoul supper would have been a mucr better punishment? Spencer Starr Disgusting Aftermath To the Editor: On the eve of ticket distribution for the Notre Dame game, a great many students descended upon the Coliseum for a night of listening t< music, beer drinking, card playing and waiting. Surely, a fabulous time was ha< b-: all, but the aftermath wa: disgusting. Bottles, cups, bee cas.wine bootle's and othe naus' at 'og signs of nature's futil bat tle with civilization was all tha was 'oft behind. )ne does not hay to be ani er '1ronmenitalist 01r natur lover to ae siekem d by the debri that so throroughly enIcompaIsse the building. Partial responsi bility must- b accep'jted( by> t he un iversityv for n< prov iding sufficient trash recei a:'les: however, the greate(' responsibility lies with thi students, who app)arently made r effo 10 , ' C up their'0 (ess. the :a 'on't have any repsect for tI umiversmv.' I least they could has son) . - con w. -et ion f or t he gener; stiJbe -'. lents, journalisi st ude::1 .. ' it her ticket seekei who 1 ari t, 'e subjected to th res oh.*ag gari..e ' all day. T11. petl toge'thel that turned 01 to be a Larb)age di oo, might 1: classi fier as neglect: dut if y(: look dleepf'r io the situatic "neglet" :wonm inadenuate HEN ITSYN -~~rTURN OtUT 1(1 LIGHT Dur Mal Ignorance is a much more ap propiate descri T,tion. Try to care a little more about your environment as well as other students. s BROCK WOODS Brain Collapse t /.i To the Editor: Th r u t h v e n a b anelapse or eclipse of objectivity u when the Gamecock staff published the feminism pro-conr arguments in Monday's paper. IBoth articles were somewhat ".con". Women are, of course, different from men, and this difference sometimes is exploited by both :nti-li bbers, as well as pro-libbers. OP ir "It is a n ewspap the news, an< --Wilbur F Ig!orvc i amuhoe iago asw ll ohrasudnts Tote dTheG whenthgmek samecf ulsedeno the imponer agmetsinondxprsse paere o ailes wre sofmembers Edioral ag Edto WomnPae,oforEdifer......... so Assitanti difersEnceo somtmspos eoiedb Edithr. o pcuaioiangr nterainentEdi Madaiori taf...... WAR'erL .. I 4 5 T ~ 8 ~ ~r WHEt4 VOJ L-EAVE r adicalism and tokenism will imply not do. Women, in order to be equal, Ihould not strive to take away the ale 'ego'. nor should they try to ut( do men in all fields of endeavor. 'he compromise solution, it eeims, is for both men and women .) work hand-in-hand, vis-a-vis 'th one another to solve such rublems as pay discrepancies, iequal divorce proceedings, exism hy both sexes, abortions, aO's. and work opportunities. The basic difference between en and women is not physical; it iii thought of the degree of quality. One cannot be 'free' until ne has witnessed slavery. IOw%ard Shanker lion r's duty to print I raise hell." Storey, Times, 1861 Lor illiams Ad Manager Art Frank mnecock :k is a publication of the ity of South Carolina, it On of the university. The n do not necessarily rep ersity, the student body of The Gamecock. ....Vivian C'ooper' .......ommiy Fowler .......Steve Parker ...Iuss .leffcoat '...Carl IBaab ......im IIersh ....Keith Griessmian ....avid IIavird .......Bill1 Outlaw, .Jnek YnwelI