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v V; _ " " yiewpoin Mark* good idea riAiv/iprr Karen Lee Editor Edith McNeill Mark Alexande News Editor Photography Edl Dan Palma David Shinnlei j Copy Desk Chief Entertainment EC Kathleen Mclntyre Barry Glenn Asst. News Editor Asst. Entertainment Barbara Mathews Karen Woolen Graduate Assistant Production Manai THE GAMECOCK welcomes letters from its reader: subject and a maximum of 100 words. They must t> Pseudonyms or other aliases will not be used, but circumstances warrant. To assist us In verifying t your mailing address and a telephone number wtier class standing and ma|or, also. We reserve the right to m??t our space limitations. Address: Campus USC. Columbia, S.C. J?208. (Geiou)a)t J a/ej e ai rjfrat, our . (ee< //ofV aje : ^ [ ! \l\ 'i ts By LLOY ^ Opinopn 1 There i mended fi insight. 1 designer hopefully somedav. The mai complem buildings, main cam seal and Latin mot Hall ha officials a Governmi has gotter \ officials tl \jr not avaih _>U^I\ university Lej To thp FH r Lloyd Woods for Opinion Page Editor YVe feel ourselves r Sally Wilton m lltor Sports Editor leeilngS C< coverage Vine# Moore I South C Editor Asst. Sports Editor lately Firstly, Bill Fitipatrick ipt nip ?f aer Ad Manager ,el ,,,e ct Homecom I. Letters should be limited to a single MlSS Abl? e signed with the writer's true name. COUrt, MlS the writer's name will be withheld il CKprrv r> he identity of writers, please include j 3 , e you can be reached. Please include and Zdenl to fcdit all letters. not for content, but A I# ? niuiuut: Opinion, The Gamecock, Drawer A, I available * interests c ? rPoff?jeefioa V J o Mp off 01 fanes coffcn Ai O/*?/&, (See [WJ D WOODS Page Editor s one among us who must be comor his initiative, resourcefulness and tfe is Andy Hall, researcher and of an historical marker which will be erected on the Horseshoe rker has been planned to aesthetically ent the historical Horseshoe On the marker will be a history of the ipus, an explanation of the university the translation of the 2,000-year-old 10 ot the university. is gotten approval from university nd an endorsement from the Student ent for the marker, but that is all he i from them. He has been told by USC lat the $2,288 needed for the marker is ible through the public funds of the r's operating budget. m -a m fttters criti* itor: a sad and co when upon se< a dire need among Gamecock to express our Homecoming < jncerning the media court not a fror of the University of However, you arolina's campus "Residents Housing" an nnH mnc! rononllti ? ** ' . VW..UJ, rd(Kl 3 MUSI mgratulate the 1977 are problems ing Queen of U.S.C., volved at ( iail Rogers and her italicized were ?s Carol Williamson, front page las ombs, Nancy Wise tober 3, 1977). ca Saba. Secondly, lei h many stories are much work we due to the various even though " ?four students, it was Audience" (ar 7S9 6e/rid'^//l 5tre at? / /?ow aJe /wj ( Bui he is not to be daunted by the university bureaucracy. On his own he has instigated a public fund-raising. In a letter to The Gamecock Sept. 15 he wrote that he did not forsee any problems with getting contributions from business leaders, though he believes "the project will be more meaningful if Carolina is the source as well as the recipient" of the marker. v Recognizing that USC will most likely not be the source he has turned to the city of Columbia which has $2 million set aside for historic and tourist development. It would hp nipp if iho <?iiv umiiM > mv V.IIJ TTWUJU Willi 1IJUIC something to the project, but the university should bear the responsibility. The university is in the process of renovating Horseshoe buildings to conform to their original designs. The marker would be in keeping with the historical importance of the Horseshoe. Surely, compared to the money that has already been \ spent on the renovations, $2,288 would be miniscule. v. cizc stories infusing feeling Gamecock of October 3, 1977, eing the 10-3-77 p. 19). Cockfest starts a month with the prior to its showing, screening Queen and her different fraternities and it page priority, sororities skits to provide the (sic) so right, best possible talents. Also, the Critical of cheerleaders do their cheers d the "Term which The Gamecock reporter be Attributed" claimed to be futile. In my of students in- dictionary futile means "no v Carolina (the useful purpose." We disagree > the headlines- because some people seemed it Monday, Oc- to have received a little spiritual involvement through i me noie now tneir enthusiasm. Also, the nt into Cockfest judges should be commended Cockfest Bores for their unselfish help. Even lother story in though The Gamecock (Oc\ tober 3,1977, p. 21) complained ^I because "it took them some J J time to make their decision, so 11- y * that one imagined they were choosing the lesser of evils.M v y- They may have been longer because they appreciated long C/p hours well spent to entertain. f wnatever, we hope some of you readers weren't too bored. If & so, we'll try harder. Thirdly, our Homecoming Committee did a great job and have been planning since February. These efforts weren't highly publicized or praised. We think they did an outstanding job. A belated ? thanks. In conclusion, may it deem appropriate that you try to \ cover the real, honest, ^ wholehearted majority in terests, insead of selffulfilling, nit-picking -ij humiliating stories! We are >\ tired of reading of gays, \ Tjllp' marijuana, female im\ j / personators, mosquitos, etc. These stories may' be j._ __ MLvvusm y anu justiuy ireeaom % of the press, but do term I J papers have more precedence I / than Homecoming Queens in J /1 the first half of the semester? / f / Please, all we ask for is a yj/ylittle recognition for our efforts. Brad R. StpflA I ^ \ Student Body President P V \ Jan Anderson j (3/lMC-CDcK^ Pan Hellenic Council Katon Dawson ^ Inter-fraternity Council ^