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In his lecture in the Russell H
playwright Edward Albee criticiz
apathetic and "nearly dead to soci
His words were proven true tw<
demonstration to protest the b<
basketball coach Frank McGuire i
The demonstration, which at it
turned out to be nothing more thai
raise some hell. The main purpose
AT TIMES THURSDAY night,
ni<ntActc Hlot m qHo tho 1 n tf> fifl'
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catchy slogans and a list of demj
throng to prove its point to the boa
While the rally failed, it wa;
Scalera, and student senator Val
the "sit-in" at the Osborne Admii
poor turnout is a direct indictmen
American youth in particular.
In Albee's words, this is a "me
care only about themselves and
Friday, the students on this cam
this apathetic view, but they did n
It is sad that when some peopl*
quo, it was sports that brought
ideas of many psychologists wh
escapism.
WHILE THE McGUIRE situa
demonstration, it was not the m
protest should have been to sho
want their voice heard, and ar
administration of their school. It
that is being spent by the board.
Obviously, USC's students an
could care less where their mor
they are secure, they are sati
ministration wants.
If there is no student protest c
can do anything it wants, wheth
The McGuire situation probabl
students would have cared about
TEN YEARS AGO, the men
gotten near the administration b
what the students had to say. W
the worst, they probably got a
weren't able to organize a rally o
There are some who might
dispute is over, the issue is dea
truth.
The next time, the student bo
harmless matter such as the poi
board might decide to raise tui
there will be nothing the average
This golden opportuinty to insi
wayside, wnue tne aemonsirau<
voice in running their own affaii
this time, a few people got fed
about a situation they did not lik<
This is something that has n
hoped that the next time a simil
back down until they are heard.
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rotest fails
l&Il ICcUL gucll
louse Ballroom last week, the noted
:ed today's college students for being
al and political activism."
[> days later here at USC as a student
>ard of trustee's treatment of head
[ailed miserably.
s height, numbered about 500 people,
i a chance for beer drinking rowdies to
; of the rally was missed.
A . ^
the demonstration was reminiscent 01
s famous. There chants, placards with
ands. But when the time came for the
ird, less than 10 people remained.
? not organizer Joe Scalera's fault,
lerie Cox worked for days to organize
nistration Building. The blame for the
t on USC's student body in general and
i" generation; one in which the people
not about others or a specific cause,
pus had a chance to break away from
iOt.
? finnllv HiH h#?uin to nrotest the status
them out. This is consistent with the
10 say that the 70's are a decade of
ition was the catalyst of the planned
ain issue. The real reason for such a w
the board of trustees that students
e ready to have some input into the
is,after all,the students tuition money
2 not ready for representation. They
ley and individuality goes. As long as
:-tl 1 ...knt tha orl_
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voice, the administration and board
er the students are for it or against it.
y never would have happened if the
it in the first place.
ibers of the board would never have
tuilding, let alone in it, without hearing
hen they drove up last week expecting
good laugh knowing that the students
f m ore than a few people.
say, now that the McGuire contract
id. That could not be further from the
dy might not be so lucky. Instead of a
tential firing of a basketball coach, the
tions or to increase housing fees, and
? student can do about it.
titute change in system has gone by the
on and the attempt for students to get a
s failed, it was not a total bust. At least
up enough to get out and do something
e.
ot happened here in a long time. It is
ar situation arises, the students will not
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Drunk sp
To the Editor:
We both feel that athletics can bu
After seeing the Carolina-Missis
however, we are beginning to doubt th;
shame that the character building is
participants and not the spectators.
During this game, we were subject<
and crudeness of intoxicated persons
following words are on the back (
tickets: "The use of intoxicating 1
Stadium prohibited by State Law."
further reminded of this fact several ti
game, and yet they continue to drink.
We are not temperance leaders tal
"demon rum," but we do feel that a
alcoholic beverages in the stadium i
law and should be punished.
These drunks have no right to
beverages in the stadium; it is agai
feel we have the right to view a footb;
having alcohol poured down our
having people lean on us and stagg
without having to listen to common d
talent for using profanity.
Two particular incidents which <
Concert a
To the Editor:
This letter is in response to a
USC-Sumter concert held at IJSCSumter's
student union on October
1ft 1 nnr\ ' Unlnri n {VkMrvm** I 1CP
1?, 19<9. UCU15 a luuuci uuv
Sumter student for two years and
presently a senior at the main
campus in Columbia, I went back
, to Sumter to witness the concert
[ performed by "Mission Mountain
1 Wood Band/' since it has been a
t great concert in previous years at
j Sumter. To my dismay and
disappointment, I was treated as a
. guest and/or general public by
[ being charged five dollars for
admission. USC-Sumter students
were' charged three dollars. I
Letters -
aiding' limitec
ectators a
curred when AE
and their bottles
lild character', us, indignant ov
isippi game, "Bullshit! Bulls
it belief. It is a paper at the offi
limited to the the crowd shou
years ago or of t
a crazed Germs
2d to the abuse a crowd and
;ven though the same death of
)i me iooioau moo.
liquors in this
Spectators are We are not tr
imes during the care how much
however, denoi
detracts from tl
Iking about the the safety of ev
nyone drinking can drink at hor
is breaking the If they wish to
ngni 10 cnange
of breaking it.
drink alcoholic While we feel
inst the law. We can make part
all game without day's game, we
backs, without
jer over us, and
runks show their
disturbed us oc
dmission pr
cannot understand th
discrepancy in admission charg<
for Carolina students, be th<
attending the Sumter or ma
campus.
It has always been my u
derstanding that a Carolir
student was to be treated by a
ministration and faculty equal
and not by the campus where he
enrolled. If the policy of th
university is to differentia
between campuses and not unii
them, I feel everyone should t
made aware of this disheartenir
circumstance.
I would think a student from tl
main campus would be welcom*
and treated fairly at a schc
function held by a regional schc
i to athletes
nuisance
*C agents removed some spectators
> from the game. The crowd around
er this, stood to its feet and shouted,
hit! Bullshit! while throwing ice and
cers. Such immaturity reminds us of
ting, "Crucify Him!" nearly 2,000
he crowd shouting their allegiance to
in dictator. It is frightening to be in
wondering if you will soon suffer the
individuality and become part of a
ying to legislate morality, nor do we
alcohol people drink at home. We do,
jnce the public drunkedness that
lie joy of the game and is a threat to
eryone. If people want to drink, they
ne and listen to the game on the radio,
drink in the stadium, then they can
the law or be willing to pay the price
that athletics is a vital part of life and
icipants better people, after Saturfeel
that the spectators gain little.
Gordon Williams
engineering sophomore
Cindy Koon
mathematics junior
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ice unjair
i s campus with a small student body
es which is attempting to host an
iy expensive and popular band.
in
Let me point out the purpose of
this letter is not to demean or
n- belittle the administration,
la faculty, or student body of USCd
Sumter. In fact, I feel the school is
iy
is a great institution and I am mis
debted for the benefits I received
te academically, athletically, and
socially. However, I feel an injustice
has occurred to me and
te
>e some friends which we all feel is
ig unfortunate and should be conhv
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learning step toward school unity.
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?j Mike Mitchell
^ business administration senior