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c and that's the way it is Former unior nn_ <-* WJH iu ine C/Qiior; Beth Hill's front page story in Thursday's Gamecock should be read by all students enrolled in English 102 as an example of all the elements which do NOT belong in a wellconstructed argument. I request my students to note particularly the following: Hill bases her thesis solely upon the statements of "some union members and former officers." The flaw, of course, is card-stacking: obviously, those officers who have resigned will have negative comments. But those nrp nnt halnnno^ on objective presentation of the opposing viewpoint. The intelligent reader must ask himself why the seven union "leaders" left. Hill implies that all seven had justifiable grievances against the advisory staff. This is either a case of willful misrepresentation or an instance of inexI THE AFRO-/ "BLACKS IN The University ol eighth annual Black place at the Russe i The theme for this Future:" expressin the expansion of sel YOU ARE CORD! 3 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 -4:00 pm - Mov | Ball --7:00 pm- The Hou MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28 -8:00 pm-- Talc TUESDAY, MARCH 1 - 8:00 pm - Blat WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 -7:30 pm-- Mr. : Wea THURSDAY, MARCH 3 "5 30 pm- Afro - 7 30 pm- Blac --9:30 pm- "Dis Rooi FRIDAY, MARCH 4 -8:00 pm-- Blac Bow I Heal Russ -10:00 pm-- Delfc i SATURDAY. MARCH 5 -9:00 pm - THE I THE $2.50 'jlo we state u/At/r rz> r Say /rs v/&h we ADD/~nO/V/\L YEARS OF &VE THEM THE BOOT. 1N FOR 0UmevN6r 6ET OUT //Y TtfE WM. >SR5 7W ARE LEECHE5 wfr SEE HOU) Jt)U&H / IVHYS//OCU-0 rtYH/?iRD /^# THEN THEY'LL 3EE L/FE ISN'T ALL "EASY i member ra ils cusable sloppy journalism. A cheap shot, perhaps, but I can't resist pointing out that, of the three head shots accompanying the article, none of the captioned names matched the pictured person. Although the fault may not lie with Hill, this type of carelessness undermines the article's credibility. Personal experience has convinced me that Gretchen Laatsch is indeed a most influential power in the union committee. What was not. said is ph&t she is also dedicated to to seeing that the union becomes that which its members (and that ultimately means every USC student) want it to be. Lisa Cagan, the president of the union, is the most efficient leader the Union has had in at least the past four year, during which time I have been here. Her incredible en ASSOCIATED AMERICAN ST . PRESENTS AMERICA; PAST, PRESENT. Al F South Carolina's Association of Afro-American S ; Week during the week of February 27-March 5, with II House. s Black Week is "Blacks in America; Past, Present g the plight of Blacks in the Past, the turmoil of B1 f-realization of their journey into the future. [ALLY INVITED TO ATTEND OUR WEEK OF A ie -- "Learning Tree," Russell House Room. Admission . . . $.50. Student Christian Fellowship presents a Gospel CI se Ball Room. :nt Show -- Russell House Ball Room. Admission .! k Poetry Reading, Golden Spur. & Miss Black U.S.C. Pageant - Russell House B; p ? a. ikvn coiuiiciiu-i and |Jti?ettlll. f-Pan-Hel "Greek Show" - Russell House Ball Rc :k F'aculty "Career Night" - Room 315 or Golden Spi ico" -- "Highlighting the Black Week Theme" -- i n or Golden Spur. k Week Speaker - Highlighting the Black We ser, Asst. Dean of Graduate School at Cornell Univi : "Africanism in American Culture, That has an Ith." Dr. Bowser has a Ph.D. in Sociology. This pi ;ell House Ball Room. a Sigma Theta Sorority, Black Week Dance. ; ANNUAL BLACK WEEK BALL. Russell Hnuso 1 ! DYNAMIC UPSETTERS ... band & show from FU Singles and $4.00 couples. The attire is Semi-formal 11 1,1 i'-"',!,,', , , we, \/> ur en vs oamn' t could ha v? / w s/i/m/v ujqs /? r aefiuy v> or pens mwo vex? t < j_ \?- 'csitmft/, ' > story biased thusiasm to organize and to delegate duties is exceeded only by her personal enthusiasm. I suspect that the caustic comments directed at Lisa by the "resigned leaders" were inspired mostly by their resentment that, in Lisa's year as president, they were expected to do some work for a change. For many people, membership is the union is considered to be membership in some sort of social club. Finally, I would like to note that under Hill's byline, the title "editorial page editor" appears. It violates the code of professional journalism--and that of honest, intelligent writing in general-to parade personal and biased attacks under the guise of objective and factual reporting. Leslie Todd English Graduate Student N OF uu en 15 MD FUTURE" tudents presents its i all activities taking , and acks at present, and CT1V1TIES. F0r m0re inl ? Pat Dav (Black W ioir Concert in the Russell MaSOeO I $.50. all Room. Attire - Casual ^rm- Stewart in the Russell House Ball (Asst. Bli ?k Theme. Dr. Benjamin jrsity, will speak from the Halestilli Impact on Black Mental /p -ogram will be held in the V* ' Ball Room. Featuring . . ileigh, N.C. Admission . . . Aerobics? From page 18 program uses a point system that shows participants how much and what type of exercise is obtained through the best types of aerobic activities: walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, and jumping iupe. vji course, one may engage in almost any type of physical activity he enjoys for aerobic exercise as long as it is done over an extended time period and results in a lowering of the resting heart rate. Exercise is fun when you're performing for recreational as well as fitness reasons-so skate, ski, and row the way to fitness through aerobics. Now there's a new type of exercise called aerobic dancing which incorporates dancing and aerobic exercise, but even square dancing and waltzing provide aerobic activity. Aerobics has been called "the world's most popular physical fitness program" by those who should know-its followers.So get involved in an exercise program. whether it be for health or recreational reasons. Everyone in any type of program, educational or business, should be required to participate in some form of exercise. To those who protest that they simply don't have the time or the interest, the alternative is an unfit body and the increased possibility of heart diease, heart attacks, and obesity. It is up to the individual to improve his own health. It is the individual's responsibility to himself to do so. I / 0*X FOUNDED \v / o/ 1968 \ \ . fj 19J K^z^iy | \ ^ i-xr> '^a , I the universitv of i i i south carolina uj E: ormation, contact these people: is?777-3791 eek Chairman) )esChamps?7778050 dent of AAA.S.) Cummings?776-0271 ick Week Chairman) e Graham?777-8072 t & Ball) i