Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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viewpc Can traf a bo GAM! Edith McNeill News Editor Ma Phot Johnny Lott Kathleen Mclntyre D Asst. News Editors Enlei Dan Palma 08 Copy Desk Chiet Asst. En Barbara Matthews Graduate Assistant Prod THE GAMECOCK welcomes letters tror subiect and a maximum o< 300 words. 7 j Pseudonums or other aliases will not b< circumstances warrant. To assist us in 1 your mailing address and a telephone ni I class standing and major, also. We reser I to meet our space limitations. Addresi | use. Columbia, S.C. JV208 lillimics llllglll tiling UH1V *? ?< HUHBHUHOHBH >ints ipus I * * a Tic mb EOOCK Karen Lee Editor Lloyd Woods rk Alexander Opinion Page Editor ograpny Editor Sally Wilson avid Shingler Sports Editor rtainment Editor irry Glenn Vince Moore lertainment Editor Asst. Sports Editor aren Wooten Bill Fitipatrick luction Manager Ad Manager n its readers. Letters should be limited to a single hey must t>e signed with the writer's true name t used, but the writer's name will be withheld il verifying the identity of writers, please include jmbor where you can be reached. Please include ve the right to edit all letter*, nnt lor <-nn??n k..< I: Campus Opinion. The Gamecock. Drawer A, 6 n: ^Jj ^ , De tc . i a. i . ill ill I nun By Lloyd Woods Opinion Page Editoi The traffic situatio worsen each year, heart of the eaitipus find and crossing trs Green and Pickens s risky venture, but tl ten times more ardi The increasing n automobiles add tot! cause. The commut run much smoother i pedestrians, had a lit each other. Let us first addres As you may have i not have an eight o'c finding an empty pa """N decal, near most bu I hopeless before mi( some of you have-not ] of parking spaces Several of you have ? way engineers, esta parking spaces where Parking lots can only cars parked in an 0rc3 those inconsiderate < driveways of parkin] entrance, should not be towed away. The cars of peop reserved for the hand a moment, snould i pity is felt for the yoi Reader i i To the Editors: Upon my return to c began rpaHincr CAmc I O - OW11IV back issues of the Gan i H \ XvrcO\ ^ *fc?Amr>^H ' ^ 'wwKi^^ n on this campus seems to Parking spaces near the have always been hard to iffio laripn ctr?*?tc V/VA OUVU GO itreets has always been a lis year the hassles seem tous. umbers of students and tie situation but are not the ing life of Carolina would f individuals, drivers and i tie more consideration for < is the drivers. -ealized by now, if you do ; :lock class the chances of I irking space, metered or \ ildings is either slim or | i-afternoon. Of course, 1 let a little thing like a lack 1 hamper your parking, j ?ven become instant high- < Wishing new roads and i non have existed before, i hold a limited number of j lerly fashion. The cars of children who park in the ( g lots, blocking exit and j be ticketed. They should ( I 1~ ...U _ ic wiio parK in spaces p licapped, even if "just for J ilso be towed away. No ^ mg lady quoted recently c equests bal see what went o ampus, I summer. It s ! of the nothing has chan^ lecoek to is ctill .w MWAI vviivvnu at amsiapB in a local newspaper 1 deceiving a $5 ticket I space. Five dollars is j depriving a parking s person. Such designat this campus. They n individuals capable of r r a%- ^ ? ? - i rum me uaronna Uol necessary. With spaces always a^ lots there is no excus< anywhere on campus. S lots may seem long, but us unfortunate enough space nearer to campu Now let us address tl It's been quite some appear to have forgotte first grade that a red 1 green light means go. green light, he goes, you red light, he stops, you g rriarty of you seem n procedure. If you exp< irivers in the Green ? mist provide the sami ersections. Mustsome< pedestrians start obeyir This is a campus of ioes not have the luxur >art of the city that mai Zity traffic constantly Mixed with commu )edestrians this traffic >omb; a bomb which wil khose ticking may be d :onsideration from all ( 1*A1 n during the parties ; ippears that i am fed, everyone student ing on drugs, minded t ~ i such sut / of pot ////C cidence '///y^ among t vj&f Every matter, volves e profess* recognit Howevei that in ? should h intringed . , v * When \ ; universil homosexi _ together* 'Other's d Bill Flyn Journalis who complained about For parking in such a i smaii price to pay for pace to a hadicapped ed spaces are few on lust not be abused by naking the walk to and > iseum parking lots if mailable in the coliseum i for illegally parking Jure, the walk from the it is something those of not to be able to find a s must face. le pedestrians. time and many of you n learning back in the ight means stop and a When a driver has the i stop. When he has the v * ;o. Simple, yes, but too ot to understand the ict consideration from Itreet crosswalks, you e consideration at in>ne be run down before lg traffic signals? commuters. Carolina y of being a separate ly other schools have, crosses this campus. iting students ?nH is part of a ticking I never be diffused, but 1 1 lampened with a little roncerned. porting and sex. glad to see that our newspaper is openenough to delve into ejects as the problems smokers and the in- , of homosexuality he students of U.S.C. thing (and for that anything) that in i Carolina student or ?r is subject to ion in the Gamecock. *, we must remember order to be fair, we aye the option to hear isider the pro's and the other side. Let me on this. Why was t an interview with a ' smoking individual to his views on the ks or the pleasure 'rom not smoking pot? determine if he is nated against for not y y interviews with the uals, why was there rosexual individual 2d to obtain a second view? se in point, the - < I 5> 11 y Housing ions discriminate heterosexually active adults by denying right to stay together t even when no one hts or privacy is being upon. A/^Q th? loo# * t yv AI * I?Ot lllllt: lilt; y reprimanded two ual girls for staying overnight in one or the orm? j- i n m Junior m