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'Lady sex By Bret! AtlllfM During the past fev have been taken in th All over the count] place which has radi< inles regarding th provided women the sports at the interco At USC. the women made equally great < one of the major po\ Intercollegiate Athel past two years, the i own athletic direc director and trainer UNDER THE GUID coach and athletic USCs women have d lot of the sexist conr associated with won Until Parsons ar teams at Carolina cai Chicks." Obviously a changed two years, name that is now use< is less offensive thar sexist. Although the wom< has control over worn is still a part of the which is headed by f< If this is the case i teams maintain the i I a 'Cocks' ob\ -ict" "f"i"I"l^ t .10 1^ ti I t Friedlander it tyofti Cdttof St cc v years, many great steps le area of women's sports. G rv a revolution has taken :ally changed many of the ^ e different sports and opportunity to play these t llegiate level. 's athletic department has strides towards becoming ^ vers of the Association of , letics for Women. In the department has added its tor, sports information t to the women's staff. he W! aml of head basketball director Pam Parsons, one much to help remove a " lotations which have been ^ len's sports. ^1 44C wh rived, women's athletic th< Tied the nickname of "the A1j sexist title, the name was se: ago. However, while the de| l, "the Lady Gamecocks," < iii 01 i me uniCKS, 11 also is be re en's athletic department 113 en's teams at Carolina, it overall athletic program ^ wtball coach Jim Carlen. se: why should the women's fai nickname "Lady"? th< hg+wv "78 ?5! VDU MOKE. ME ? aBwiiiliii dously fen mnecessar IF THE USC men's basketto ance, were called the "Men G uld well imagine the ensuing By calling themselves amecocks" instead oi iust "G; SC women's athletic departm at it is different from the mal< iough they are obviously difl en physically, they are supp< rms with the men concerning But by giving its teams a diffe e women's athletic crew is i ey are not on equal terms, p< hich is a sexist concept. We are ont trying to imply hletics at USC are inferio lould be. Quite the contrary, i ?lp remove the final obsta i>mens teams to become truh rhe name "Gamecocks" 12 tionwide with excellence in >ecially basketball. To b iramecocks" Carolina's wo lich are striving to make a jmselves, would automatical so, it would remove any vestigi cism from an already lil partment. By doing so, the Carolina Ga one of the first schools in move the chauvinistic prefix mes of women's teams. Afte \fter all, the people in the stai k of the athletes involved just I is don't require a silly name ; difference. FEEL AT HOM / y W To the Editor: ill team for inamecocks" one Since all of us I [ turmoil. semester, and basically limited Bookstore or the the "Lady Bookstore, I fet amecocks," the valuable to share ent is implying had wilh two 1 othlotoc IT iron At the beginning ? ^ J bought my books ferent from the Campus store. I d Dsedly on equal my books is missi g recognition. took it to the can change it. 1 had \* for about $50, whic Tent nickname, for $4 95. the admitting that misprinted book, rhaps inferior, why the book n sticker. I explain pulled it off or th< that women's one She checked 1 KoJ512 checked her recoi r or that they that j hadn t bougl t is intended to j Was quite sur cle for USC s agreed to check a / prominent. The man at Cai was nice, but af stock and records 3 synonomous they never had tl most sports, Back to the Ruj e called the The ladv talked t men's teams, checked her fi reputation for decided they ne\ ly attain one. cither so they co ial remnants of refund. I only wa beral athletic ?f the b??k- N? classmates when the book. Of the copy exactly lil mecocks would edition, No stic the nation to bought them at t es of the n ic k and one had spec r the Carolina stor After telling I Russell House w ids can tell the out. she pulled h< :>y looking. The went to the office to distinguish Mr. Rory. No, refund my mone; 1 asked to speal finnlrQh V/ V//1/U v ms busim was busy. I w he was out of! buy books every be right back since we are hour. Finally to the Campus back way int< South Carolina me asnd knev ;1 it would be maker. I was an experience I me later in stores. wanted to com { of the semester would deliver ? mostJy from the here in grad ? liscovered one of years, but I'll i ng 30 pages, so I store again ? inns ?;torp tn p*. about $400 WO /ith me a receipt 1 went b :h included a sale Bookstore, tol price of the no proof of pu The lady asked know where 11 o longer had a one person in r led I must have from the S.( ; book never had appreciate hi? he sale's receipt, m>' money on -ds, then told me Thedifferen hi the book there. stores handle e that I had, but ciear; out uii t the other store. The Campus 1 rolina Bookstore to serve the ; ter checking his customers. It i, he told me that way to help s ie book. but it doesn't. ?sell House store. many illegiti o her supervisor, refunds, but t les again, and legitimate r 'er got the book which are der uldn't give me a I would not nted a good copy boycott of the ;xt I asked my after all, I'm ? ; they had bought store from no\ four who had a long lines. I > ke mine (same the Bookstore ker), three had would change he Campus store To serve, wi :ial ordered from be free: if the e. my money ai :he lady at the return the mi hat I had found publisher for ir files again and would have lo of the supervisor, of service has they would not y Den Trakas ( to Mr. Rory. He English gradi _ .g| Qam AAatrk J Lundgren V f Don Fobei Jim PMIIips r^?i Barry J Glenn ^/] Mike Hunt J J D?ve Rotoack Sharon Pippin | Judy Simi j Janice Wood Jan Eatterlmg Brett Fried lander Skot Garnck Jill GriHm Fran George juri j Sam Mc K M The Gametock w* rMtferi Latter* *h< word* and mutt be < correct nam* Pw* re not acceptable, will be withheld cum*tance* warrai telephone number where you can be ver ifymg the tdenl mc'xie das.* itai reserve the right to limitation*, but not ^ Ore** letter* to Gamecock. Drawer **? Opinion* expre**4 "'i ttx>M. if *ign?d. of tlgnad. of the ten to ore 3SS ould wait. Suddenly his office, but should . I waited about an I saw Rory go the > his office. He saw v I was the troubletold Rory would see the afternoon if I e back. I asked if he a message: I'll be school another three lever come into your I figure you'll lose rth of business, ack to the S.C d the guy that I had rchase, that I didn't Mught the book, that ny class had ordered r. store, and that I'd ? help. He refunded the spot. ce in the way the two *1 the situation is it ? * trie b anouier poini. Jookstore should try itudents, their main should go out of its tudents and faculty, There are probably mate requests for here are also many >quests, like mine, lied. advocate a student Campus Bookstore; ;oing to go to the S C. v on and I don't want vould hope, instead, in our student union its attitude, th courtesy, may not store had given me id not been able to sprinted book to the a refund, the store st about $3. The lack cost them about $400. late student ecock ided 190i 1 Editor in Chief . . 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