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The Gam, Free University fails in course TO THE EDITOR: J feel compelled to inform you and all other Carolina students of the utter failure of the University Unions' Free University course on aqua pets. I attended several sessions of this course and was most disap pointed. Although a few relevant facts were mentioned by the in structor, most of the information was misleading, and some of the information was entirely false. Furthermore, it seemed that the instructor was present only to advertise for the pet shop she owns. Her lectures were filled with references to "her shop' and such statements as "at my shop we have the healthiest fish in town," or "at my shop you can get such and such items at such prices." In fact, the last three sessions of the course are being held ; at her shop. I attended one of these meetings last week. There was no lecture or format, it was obviously an attempt by the instructor to generate business for her establishment. While I was there she made several sales to people attending the lecture instead of giving a lecture. I feel that with the number of qualified experts in Columbia, to let this person direct a lecture to increase her business and not help anyone is a slap in the face of USC students. In fact, in Columbia we have a qualified expert who has been written up by both local and national newspapers as one of the foremost authorities in this field. I can't see why someone of this caliber was not contracted. I hope that this problem will be corrected and that the University Union will be more careful in your future judgment for such lectures LONNIE READ1 Black Week TO THE EDITOR: This letter is not intended as a racial protest, rather as a few, hopefully unbiased, observations about USC's observance of Black Week. Throughout the past 15 to 20 years there has been a dramatic surge in our country for racial equality, an area which previously had been sadly neglected. I am entirely for equal rights along with equal privileges and respon sibilities. I feel that we should relate to other people, regardless of color, as merely people, ac cepting them on their own merits. It seems to me this is the whole purpose of equal rights. However, in observing a Black Week we are once again giving undue emphasis to the obvious fact that some people are blacks, others Indians or whites. This seems to me to be a step in a backward direction. I have heard of or seen no plans nor ad vertisement for an American Indian Week, or White Week, or any other racial group week. I am in favor of none of these types of activities. Perhaps instead of a week devoted to any one race we COEIE ecock's mai emphasis on what people working together have done and can do. Let me re-emphasize that in this letter I am trying in no way to offend anyone. I am only C questioning the continuance of S activities at USC which foster t segregation. CRAIG ZION s USC students: squeak louder TO THE EDITOR: In reference to Bill Grant's column on student elections (Feb. 17) I say "touche." Bill has r presented the SGA situation ac- t curately and fairly. There are, indeed, many SGA officials who s are dedicated, but are leashed by lack of University Governance All bills passed by the SGA Senate must indeed be ratified by the Faculty Senate, President s Patterson, and often the Board of Trustees. The idea that we, the students, have a fundamental right to be involved in University police making, whether our proposals be right or wrong, wise or foolish, sound or impractical, has not yet registered in the minds of those "higher-up." However, with these "futile" elections coming up, let me remind i fellow students of the cliche "the loudest squeaking wheel gets oiled first." With little student input (as in poor voter turnout), the "higher ups" will continue to ignore proposals for University Gover nance. Remember when there was no Open House? No beer sold on campus? Curfews for girls in dorms? How were all these changed? By loud squeaking. ALVA LUMPKIN Senator LEN: Starring Dusti Pi Kappa Alpha present showing of Lenny, Thursd p.m. Lienny will be showr1 Tickets for the premier are regular showing will be $2.54 Pike and save. 4th'i A t 1:00 - 3:05.-5: aentar 11 5ludent informers .O THE EDITOR: How very well I know the feeling f those innocent students whose tudy has been interrupted by the se of d-o-p-e in their dorm. Just last night I was casually tanding with my ear pressed gainst the door of one of our hall ddicts. I was soon shocked to ear that unmistakable rustle that ignals the rolling of a j-o-i-n-t. I was so upset that I couldn't tudy all of that night and thus ailed my Stupidity 101 test the ext morning. I am afraid now at the effects of this trauma may Allow me the rest of my life. This erverting of the souls of my fellow tudents must be stopped. I am also very upset at times to atch a scent of bacon frying on legal hot plates. How the children f this fair state can sink so low is a ource of constant wonder to me. I ray that there are more students ke those brave informers who eork to make this a better dorm, ampus and country. May God less them. STEVEN K. METZ Send The Gamecock home! NY n Hoffnian s Columbia's premier ay, Feb. 27th, at 8:00 at the Fox Theatre. $2.00. Tickets for the ). So buy a ticket from reek 10 - 7:15- 9-25 4ATK SEWY R(S FgIs 'AWN WSAMAJ~ SEA C^NERY ORIINT rirarir" THlE CLASSIC' HORROR FLICK! "'Nlght of the Living Dead" Ia PGM Produced and Directed By H.B. HALICKI LATE SHOW FRI. & SAT. - 11:15 Magh hista "e