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M1HM51 By Brian Duncan Editorial Page Editor FEDERAL OFFICIALS continue to toy with the future of uuuiccu wasieh as an unwilling South Carolina is pulled more and more into the national game. f When the nuclear defense in- c dustry began more than 25 years ago, scientific claims were made that the wastes produced could and r would be safely and permanently \ disposed of. This has not been the 5 case. And it is becoming more 1 evident as each day passes that the ( federal government, or more c precisely those who have the t power of decision, are content to i twiddle their thumbs as the volume of these wastes continues to grow. { Inmate expre To the Editor: i ( I am a senior and one of the 16 > inmates who graduated from the I USC college program at CCI 1 (Central Correctional Institution). 1 I am, along with three other in- ( mates, expecting to graduate with f a bachelor's degree this coming December. i Although we realize that ob- j taining a college degree is not the 5 total solution to our problem, we ( do, however, realize that it will 1 help to serve notice to the public 1 f kiof i ?m non f Urv rtirl /\ f I uiai niiiiav^o v*au, witn mc aiu ui J concerned citizens, use their minds i gamecock Founded 1 908 Tom Travis Editor in Chief I Leiah Groadn Pnnv Dosk f!hi?f Ron Stokes News Editor Brett Friedlander Sports Editor David Bakor Entertainment Editor Stephen McCormack Graphics Editor Brian Duncan Editorial Page Editor Janice Wood Graduate Assistant llll Griffin A^l.?u ? .-..jvoi u=m ly iviai layoi Fran George Production Manager Jon Clemmensen Genoral Manager Sam McKee Business Manager Mark Ethridge Jr Adviser Newsroom: 7 7 7-7181 Advertising: 777 4249 Business Office: 777-3888 Sole 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 those, if signed, of the writer and, if unsigned. of the senior editorial staff. 18 SOUTHERN WOM . . .to talk with son Problem pregnancy Abortion counseling Pregnancy testing Family planning & b Speakers tor school 254-4*368 or call || 1-800-92 IftU Two 24-Hour Answerin !()\r II)HNTIAI.C( ).N S' A1HONH WI K X in uciea i 1 a pro Die They sit idly by despite protests rom state and local officials and :oncerned citizens. A case in point is the recent $8 mllion federal funding cut for a vaste solidification facility at the Savannah River Nuclear Plant, rhe U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee imposed this decision >n the state with the reasoning that here is no need to rush into such a lrntJram With more than 20 million gallons of the high-level waste '-sses thanks or more constructive, rather than destructive, accomplishments vhile serving prison sentences. So 3y seeking college degrees, we are loping to better educate ourselves or a more constructive conribution to society upon release rom prison. Since the Gamecock, religious md civic groups, and students and irnfpssnrs nn mrnniis havp hwn Bldg. 4 W-3 1515 Gist Street Columbia, S.C. 29202 On letters The GAMECOCK welcomes letters from its readers. Letters should be a maximum of 300 words and must be signed with the writer's correct name, telephone, mailing address, class standing and major. Pseudonyms are unacceptable, but the writer's name may be withheld by request if circumstances warrant. We reserve the right to edit letters for space. Address letters to: Campus opinion, The GAMECOCK, Drawer A, USC, Columbia, S.C. 29208. EN'S SERVICES 1 neone who cares i| counseling [ services Tmined counselors irth control services || <v i i v it ^luup.^ toll free in S.C. >,2-9750 Notch Rd. ^crvice r A * atoOAvtl JTAcrwrni \T*y l;ahi;s" 4: x waste qi ? _ m ior ine Savannah River produces, stored in above-ground tanks in sludge form, and the additional one million gallons it produces each year, this just might qualify as the understatement of the year. HOW LONG can we continue to delay the inevitable? Sooner or lafpr if safptv ic fn hp a rpalitu a , "?-V *? v" I " commitment on permanent waste disposal must be agreed upon and implemented. Gov. Dick Riley has said the solidification of the Savannah . npAT. J>o . Quant: rAn UNION 777-3820 Russell Hi ?r lestion present River Plant wastes and transport to a federal burial site is one of the major goals in his approach to the nimlpar citnntinn Rut 11 n. fortunately a state affected by nuclear facilities has very little input at the federal level, a fact the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee decision proves. Many believe we have the technology now to solidify these wastes and permanently isolate thpm frnm thp hirvsnhprp hut that ?- r V"MV technology is unproven. A top state energy official said testing of this Inexpensi" Minimum* ity Diseom lient Locat rum 1 >5t 3usc - 3rd Fl< PArf Koc nnf rfnHon Aiif aC iVin : r? - * ~ supportive of the USC program at OCI, I, on behalf of all the students, would like to thank everyone for having understanding and confidence in us; for without innovative people, we would have no CCI college program. Isaac E. Slappy out L IIQO UUl 5WIICII UUl V/A 111c laboratory. Maybe those committee members are laughing among themselves, because the radioactivity of the waste in question will outlive them by hundreds of thousands of years. WHA'l'CiVKK IHhj KLASUN, tne wait-and-see policy our federal lawmakers are pursuing sets a dangerous precedent for future generations. If they are bold enough to manufacture nuclear generators, weapons and wastes, they must be responsible enough to deal with the problems that present themselves, inctppH nf hnrHonina uonoraHnnc v &V."W? UUl/'W that had nothing to do with creating the problems. jSbuR VWN , Sirj t k-. 1 ve ? >ies ?| 1 ! its I iAJJX jj iop J