The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 04, 1978, Page Page 18, Image 19
'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
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