Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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On letters BOSTON The Gamecock welcomes lflttars must ^have from its readers. Letters should be Brother^ Bi a maximum of 300 words and must have felt be signed with the writer's correct sister Belli name, telephone, mailing address, por a m( class standing and major. ministratio Pseudonums are unacceptable, but forthr the writer's name may be withheld charge of by request if circumstances warrant. We reserve the right to r edit letters for space. Address women letters to: Campus opinion, Hie w ? 'th Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, white 'hou Columbia, S.C. 29208. sitivity of 1 managed t< On columns ss= The Gamecock welcomes guest Nearly t columns from its readers. Columns members, j must be limited to one newsworthy major wonr u: I ] * 11 - J &uujev:i diiu iiiuai uc uu inuiv: uiau cumpeiieu four typed pages. All columns must some of be typewritten, triple spaced on a Abzug. On I 65-space line. All facts must be people who accurate. The editorial page editor summary d reserves the right to reject any and Rosal) column for any reason and edit for perts in Ca space, content, style and accuracy. Carter ap Columns must be signed with his "advisi <>nrrppt namp aHHrpss tplpnhnnp vu?* x,-wv wv,...x,, g auvxidcu i? major and class standing. Address to blame th columns to: Guest Columns, The Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, A J Columbia, S.C. 29208. l\ l Cjamecock This pas Founded 1908 and Amer: our bigges Mark J. Lundgren Editor In Chief Enough Don Fobes Copy Desk Chief StauncheSI word ? a: Tom Travis News Editor ^ Even if r David Baker Entertainment Editor the disclos Rrotf PrtoHlanrlAf cwu?. freedOmS i BUT, mi Dave Roback Graphics Editor make evei Barbara Mathews Wire Editor win aild ol< freedom ~o Jim Phillips Editorial Page Editor Writte Leiflh Grogan Assistant News Editor Essentif a , . .r, . . . mentcorri Lehman Stiles. Assistant Entertainment Ed. those line Mike Chibbaro Asst. Sports Editor JOUrnalisn HnwevA Janice Wood Graduate Assistant * Jill Griffin Advertising Manager Fran George Production Manager Jon Clemmensen General Manager Sam McKee Rminp? MAn*n?> Mark Ethrldge Jr. Adviser Sole reproduction rights granted to the Associated Press. All other material con V?X_ tained herein may not be reprinted without the permission of the editor. Opinions expressed in the Gamecock are ""^Sa those, if signed, of the writer and, If unsigned, of the senior editorial staff. I The GAMECOCK is the student newspaper at the University of South Carolina and Is published throe tlmos a week on Monday, Wednesday and [ Friday during the fall and spring j semesters and once weekly on Thursdays during both summer sessions with > the exception of university holidays and j examination periods. Opinions expressed in the GAMECOCK are those of the editors and - ^ not those of the University of South B < i Carolina. H V j The University of South Carolina is an I equal opportunity institution. 1 Change of address forms, subscription 9 N. requests and other correspondence I should be sent to the GAMECOCK, Box I 5131 Russell House, University of S.C., I Columbia. S.C. moi. Subtrrlirflnn ratat I | are (5 par semester and $2 for the I I summer sessions. | SB^ \ f:i Third class postage paid at Columbia, B ^ I 5 C 1 ^ flhuiuMiiuMH m I " ? I LmmHH Ellen Goodman i T * ___ _? J ? Ah, what a relief it t) 11X11II ] been. After a week of -.^ npotence in the face of TC* ^ 1 j I lly's outrages, it must \/ ||M I wonderful to shut up T oment at least, the ad- _ _ ^ ___ _ _ f n could prove, publicly fg ightly, that it was in Mw VV v/X JL something in the counr the leadership of the ^e vision ?f Bella as combata advisory Committee on on*y a partial one. It is true that the woman { j u _ r ii n our moanino ? !?*? : gwu uic uwys 01 me ,,v" iu mc > se dropped the ax on Bellacosity. Bella walks loi i all the style and sen- B"t she carries a small stick Attila the Hun. They Anyone who has followed 3 cleave the committee career has seen her behave iporarily into two parts: politician first. Even in the he ers and the doormats, convention battles, in 197! hree quarters of the Miami and 1976 in New York almost all representing worked to keep women's pro Len's organizations, felt within party lines. For bette to resign, even though worse, she helped keep the tr them roundly dislike lined up behind McGovern toe other hand, the only Carter, and during the Hoi publicly supported the Women's Conference in 1977, ismissal are Mary King strong-armed the conventioi mn Carter ? two ex- keep it running on time and ir rter loyalty tests. "right" direction ? pro-Cart< iparently believed that This past November, when ers" had turned into new advisory committee want 2S." Publicly he chose cancel a meeting with Cj is on "leadership." But because he'd only allotted thei iter W atergateX week John Mitchell, of Watergate notoriety, was relea ican prisons were rid of the final human reminder of or it political fiascos ever. haQ hnpn nuhlifi^oH ohnnt Wotn?/tn?n ^uunvmvu uuvut fiaiti 5aic IU tauac CVCI1 t devotee of scandal to become nauseous. But, we feel a i n in memorium ? is warranted. 10 other major crime had been uncovered in the past 10 ye ;ure of Watergate, in itself, almost justifies the wide rang and powers the American journalist assumes as a right, uch remains to be done. Laurels are fine to rest upon, but i better tombstone wreaths. Journalists have new powei dones to protect. Shield laws, courtroom-coverage rights f-information acts are continual concerns of the purvey?] n and SDoken word. illy, Watergate didn't open the eyes of the public to gov uption; one need only consult the Bible for confirmation a s. Watergate proved an affirmation of the potentialit i, and concomitantly, the right of the people to know, r, the motives of the press are often questioned TURKEY V the Hun ' la Cosity': ill politics int is minutes, it was Abzug who tr dissuade them with jives Realpolitiks. Even at the ei vnrH Inst FViHnv'c Hiffifnlt cocoii w * Jk U VUAAIVUiV tivogi^ udly. before she was fired ? the w< had been willing to call the me her useful. ? NO ONE in the countr ? . lukewarm about Bella. Jimm *n shown a marked preference ' s^e women who keep their iron fi tests pretty velvet gloves. ir or oops The bare-fisted fighter from and York grates on his nerves. Th iston good reason not to hire her ; she permissible reason to fire hei 1 to it's no excuse for this { 1 the debacle. ?r. ii_ Di<i tU? nru:i_ ii me uic wniie nouse may ed to have wielded its ax to cut < irter power base for their own wo m 15 Sarah Weddington, who rec -keep pre; sed, sometimes questionable. Exai le of many abuses do you see reve Columbia newspapers, like! the bulletin boards and rarely act final is the extent to which wire c expense of possible hard-hi iars, I reporters encouraged by cyn ;e of CERTAINLY, a bastion of contain many iuicv lavers of c they the shimmering veneer. And < *s to it upon their righteous selves t and to accept it. rs of Politicians tread more softlj still hovers as a symbol of the em- though, plenty of bad apples rc long In these days of increasing y of let John Mitchell's release b legion, and journalism sh< and nemesis. SAUDI i )jf ARABIA Iff replaced Midge Costanza as Carter's Adviser on Women's Affairs. If so, they cleared the room so brutally that they alienated some of the most experienced women leaders and jeopardized the support of the only ambulatory liberal group in the country ? the only one not currently imitating Rip van Winkle. ied to some NOW what happens? Carter has nd of selected Marjorie Bell Chambers, in ? natinhal nrpci^onf Amai>innn . |#s vua\?v?iv VI U1V tUllVi I^CUi oman Association of University Women meting and a Republican, as temporary head of the committee. Some of its js members may dribble back in, but v has comm^tee's advocacy days I for are over. sts in The one official now in charge of representing women's concerns in the administration is the raw i New recruit, Sarah Weddington. No one at's a knows yet what she will be perand a mitted to do, or what she'll be able r. But to do. But all we've seen so far of )ublic the lady from Texas is a Dair of velvet gloves. ' also 1 out a ,979? The Boston Globe iman Newspaper Company-Washington 'ently Post Writers Group sses rolling nine our local newspaper stories and how aled? Very few ? and very far between, so many others, seem to be pre-eminently ivist. One of the most disheartening signs opy is stuffed into the newsholes at the tting, critical articles by "go-get-em" ical editors. : "old-boy" politics like Columbia must iishonesty and corruption creeping below :ertainly, it's about time newspapers took ;o "make" the news rather than passively I these days, as the big stick of Watergate pitfalls of greed and stupidity. Assuredly >main in our political barrels. newspaper profits, powers and passivity, b a constant reminder: his brethren are juld be their mightier-than-the-sword JL XRAN . ^ 1 9 GULF. ?Cjomcrrxr.k