Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Lj Majori To the Editor: In response to Mr. Legette's qu< i featured more often on the cover of t to him that any group that is in the m the minority. If Mr. Legette seeks gr< advise him to attend South Carolina school paper quite often. The broader problem seems to be how far should the controlling major a White, I don't think that my rights Black can "Get ahead." This is the situation that is occurrin affirmative action laws. One of youi created equal?" Despite all the good in everyone, all men are not create human race picks one man as a pat! rest of humanity. Blacks should not regard this as a like that a person's mental and physi hiring, schooling, or whatever not the I am vehemently opposed to laws I particular job over a better qualified The Supreme Court so stated in the B to all areas of societv. It should be any club owners perog want from their place of business. If tertainment with Blacks excluded situation with the golf team is a prim< j terms to the majority. If a country cl their business. Blacks were allowed to watch 01 nament. The country clubs members The only reason that the issue was bi 1 i iL. A waaii i invuivuu in me tourney. 11 Legislature had taken the time to sti seen that the tournament was for di eluded S C. State from competing. After passage of civil rights laws c the sun, Whites have plenty of reasor treatment shown to Blacks in every Standards have to be lowered so that ! qualify for any given program. For example, in scholarship cor against themKPlvPS in Qri#*r>ir?l r*rr? I balance." Everyone conveniently f< gamecock Founded 1908 imtirrv j Lunagren Editor in Chief Don Fobes Copy Desk Chief Tom Travis News Editor David Baker Entertainment Editor Brett Friedlander Sports Editor Davo Roback Graphics Editor Barbara Matlmuuc i*n *?iro cunor Jim Phillips Editorial Pago Editor Leigh Grogan Assistant News Editor Lehman Stiles Assistant Entertainment Ed Joey Holleman . Assistant Sports Editor Janice Wood Graduate Assistant Jill Griffin Advertising Manager Fran George Production Manager Jon Clemmensen General Manager Sam McKee Business Manager J Mark Ethrldgo Jr Adviser Newsroom: 777-7181 i Advertising: 777 4249 Business Office: 777-3888 j ( Solo reproduction rights granted to the Associated Press All other material contained herein may not be reprinted without ? the permission of the editor. Opinions expressed in the Gamecock are \ H -I 1? " "'Vvju, ii otyrmu, Ul |f?0 WHlttf tfnU, II UfV A*' signed, of the senior editorial staff. E^UUCI ' ty rules estion about why Blacks are r he Gamecock, it should be obvio ajority will appear more often th jater media coverage, then I woi State where Blacks appear in t one that everybody ignores. Ji ity go in pleasing the minority? should be infringed just so thai g all over the country as a result * readers wrote, "Are not all m old patriotism this phrase arous dequal and never will, unless t :ern, clones him, and disposes t racist statement, for I would or cal abilities be used as criteria f color of their skin. that favor a Black's chances for White merely to fill a racial quol akke case. This idea should exte ,ative to exclude anybody that th Whites want a place to go for t , that's their right. The wh< 3 example of the minority dictati ub wants to exclude Blacks, tha * compete in the collegiate toi hip policy has nothing to do with 'ought un at all was that S C stj the Black Caucus in the SU jdy the situation, they would ha vision one schools only, which < overing just about anything und 1 to be resentful of the preferent facet of government and industi a sufficient number of Blacks c npetitions, Blacks compete or grams set up to "maintain t orgets about the better qualifi See Black, page 2 C 'UlijCV Mi Vjti ? \?/ / ^ i i\ m p s to the lot i us an lid I ! ho ?Equality, he 1 s quality ' i ? concern ey ; I students i jr" lt. ite ite I ve ! .4 3Xler ial y an I; Ily he J ed 3 ' \ \ / \ w " GAMECOCK * * " * ? % * * * * > > % v % ? , .. . \ %' , ,' ' \V. . . *> i * ? 3 editor Race judging To the Editor: In response to the letters written ll/nillH liLrn cn?f * * 1 V* x/Mivi nrvv iu oajr LIICIL 1 IIIUM CI II pi lei the idea of a White Week is not apj V.'hite culture and history is ever pres But just because we do not have mean that Blacks are being exp Americans, and to compare a convict absurd. As for Patty Hearst, she v commuted sentence. Now let us get I White Americans have gone out assimilate into their society with the the quotas have been filled with sor Americans have a hard time justifyin impotent decision handed down from Bakke case supports this assumption. I do not want to be misunderstood, ] and only if they are equally qualifiec And just because our President, Jin action does not give Blacks the almigl well as the country. Bruce Holdorf Biology sophomore Mr. USC o To the Editor: The USC Bodybuilding and Weigh against staff, students or faculty or chooses to enter the Mr. USC contest 4467. Please bring your posing trunk Eric S. Richardson President, USC Bodybuilding & Wei \ / h , > ( Xik ? a _ a COUNTRY " not a I factor about Blacks and Black Week, 1 tically agree with Ms. Foster that )licable because the emphasis on ent in all of our lives. i a Black Miss America does not iloited and neglected by White ed murderer to President Nixon is /as not pardoned, she received a the facts straight Ms. Clark, of their way to help the Blacks contrivance of quotas. However, ne unqualified Blacks, and White g the inadequate placements. The the Supreme Court concerning the Blacks should be given positions if I but not because they are Black, lmy Carter, supports affirmative itiness to control the Gamecock as pen to all itlifting Club does not discriminate religion, race or sex. If a person you can get in touch with me at 777s. WOW!! | ghtlifting Club i\ v. ? * . J 1 ' / / X