The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 01, 1980, Page Page 6, Image 6
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Fran M
journalist
When Dana awoke at 4:07 a.m., a
her bed. He mumbled something al
through her suitemates' room.
Cathy woke up when the light fro
Feigning sleep, she watched him
jumped when she asked who he w;
roommate that he was drunk.
Jill awoke as he flicked his Bic to
had entered by way of her suitemat
and left when she screamed.
UK WAS a criminal, having bet
according to campus police. Out on
security guard and wandered throu
he was apprehended and escorted a\
It cannot be denied that security
check out the weekly campus crime
not report the incident at Sims) for c
The Wade Hampton Hotel employ
patrol the main entrance. Rumoi
wander up the stairs in some of the 1
showers. Bums have been known to
of men's dorms like Maxcy and Pres
It is a growing problem, but is no
cident occurred when a Sims resid
about to climb in bed with her.
RESPONSIBILITY for resolving
dividual student and the university.
The student living in a resident
hirrwplf Onlv -a fnnl unps tn ilr?pn wit
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How many of us leave our cars ur
garages? We do not trust the cam]
getting ripped off, and it is stupid tc
of the dorm. Even the most elaborat
However, the University has a .1
reasonably safe. Some of the pre
physical changes in the buildings,
close, peep holes in each individual
t or the Hotel are improvements whi
Till; KFX'l'K ITY (iL'AKI) system
problems. Full-time security guard
study guards. Presently, the night
me moum are woik-siuay siuaenis \
day and work from midnight until ei
Chief Marvin Harrelson, of camj:
hoping enough guards will show uj
dorms His hands are tied He mus
willing to work while most people sl<
Nevertheless, some changes hav
eident at Sims. Residential Life will
training of the work-study students l
CAMPl'S POLICK have increa
guards with frequent, unannouncec
suggestion to divide the midnight t<
is being considered.
The fact remains that any real t
are going to take big bucks. I am t
for an increase in security's budge
afford not to increase funds for sect
Of course, we could do a study i
action with the costs of taking acl
Maybe it would be cheaper to pay
security budget.
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security
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arxson
m senior
stranger was standing at the foot of
)out going to the bathroom and left
m her bathroom shone on her face,
as he reached for her books. He
is. but left quietly after telling her
light the way through her room. He
es' room, which had been unlocked.
;n convicted of "serious charges,"
tvtlo ho oottnn tho nitfht
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eight rooms in Sims dorm before
vay by campus police.
is a growing problem at USC. Just
column in the Gamecock (which did
vidence of the problem.
s a security guard 24 hours a day to
*s float around that non-residents
\>wers and use the hall baths to take
sack out in the unprotected lobbies
ton.
t new. Two years ago, a similar in-*
ent woke up to find a strange man
; the problem lies on both the in
:e hall is responsible for securing
h his door unlocked. ,
llocked while parked in the campus
pus security to keep our cars from
) trust anyone to keep strangers out
e security system is not foolproof,
responsibility to make the campus
>blems may be solved by making
Lobby doors which lock when they
door, and a special system of locks
ch could update security on campus,
i could be bolstered to prevent future
s could be hired to replace the worksecurity
guards in every dorm but
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ight a.m. for under $3 an hour.
his police, sweats it out every night
) to fill the security positions in the
it hire work-study students who are
[>ep, so his choices are limited,
e been made as a result of the inI
be responsible for the selection and
for positions as guards.
ised direct supervision of student
1 checks during the night. Finally, a
) eight shift into two four-hour shifts
changes to improve security at USC
old our budget is tight, and chances
?t may be slim. I don't think we can
II ny
md compare the costs of not taking
tion, like the Ford Motor Company,
off the lawsuits than to increase the
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Military c
To the Editor:
Your editorial supporting the
reinstatement of military draft
registration (and, implicitly, the
draft itself), Gamecock, Jan. 28,
shows an obvious lack of concern
for the verv values vou nretend to
espouse: freedom, democracy,
and (he American way of life.
I agree wholeheartedly with
your statement that "Our country
must be militarily prepared aand
strong if we arc to exist as a free
people." However, the need to be
free from the oppression of a
foreign malevolent government
should not trespass on the individual's
constitutionally granted
freedom from involuntary servitude.
The draft registration is far
Responses <
deal of an
To the Kditor:
With a great deal of amusement,
of the merits and/or demerits of Gr
Horseshoe resident, I now feel com]
me nonor 01 my domicile against u
launched by Greeks.
Through their self-indulgent, pro|
confirmed what I've always exp<
paranoid, elitist group of conformis
spend most of their time patting
perfect. My grandfather taught me
wonderful he is probably suffers fr<
too much to begin with.
W!rociHontu i\f tho "^hao" Iuumi
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slanderous verbal assaults and th(
been directed towards us. Actually,
u. Now, I don't mean to imply that
y tative of the "Shoe" generally or
y trary, I have a friend who has a
d (reportedly) wasn't a bad person
^ very few "Shoe" people have joinet
r
By the way, a number of resic
themselves. Despite this fact, the 41
campus.
K
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-Letters?
iraft 'un-A\
from a "necessary move." The
answer to the poor state of military
manpower your editorial accepts
as valid (how do you know that
"discouraged minority members"
and "disillusioned lower-class
whites" can't fight just as aptly as
any Gamecock editor?) lies not in
supplementing their numbers with
despondent draftees, but in
building up the Army, Navy, and
Air Force Reserve programs and
by putting a greater emphasis on
the National Guard.
Perhaps a slight change in
military regulation coupled with
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nigner pay ana oeuer lacuiues
would attract those whom you feel
are better qualified to bear arms.
Contrary to what you insist,one
does not forfeit his title of a true
American by refusing to be
cause 6great
nusement'
I have followed the recent discussion
eek life. However, being a long-time
pelled to take pen in hand and defend
le scurrilous and groundless attacks
aagandistic letters, the Greeks have
ected: Greeks are a thin-skinned,
;ts who lack any sense of humor and
themselves on the back for being
that anyone who has to tell you how
)m some kind of rash or else he isn't
gamely withstood the venomous and
i general feeling of disgust that has
we kind of like it.
Mr. Fancher's views are representhis
writer specifically. On the concousin
who once met a Greek who
at all. Also, I can assure lyoul that
i the "Nuke McBryde" movement.
lents on the Horseshoe are Greeks
Shoe" is still the best place to live on
J. Keoves
residence hall director
the Horseshoe
merican'
drafted, but rather forfeits it when
he no longer respects the values of
freedom and individual happiness
upon which this country was
founded.
The American people are an
intelligent and moral nation. In the
event of war I have no d6ubt that
each individual will be able to
exercise his conscience to make
the right decision. However, if we
continue 10 lei uncie-aam s-sioimachine
be our conscience we can
only bring about needless and
tragic loss of lives and capital.
The draft is intrinsically unAmerican
and I am extremely
disillusioned that the newspaper of
a major state university like USC
can so blindly and categorically
support it. Kric Kissling
English senior
Greeks should
assume more
responsibility
To the Editor:
I /4? kirf t l>/\ t /\
in icrauuig nit* icdpuudcd iu i
Mr. Fancher's attacks on the I
Greeks, I was saddened to note I
the only defenses offered were:
1) Greeks are not the only
people who behave poorly at
public events, and 2) Greeks
sometimes do constructive
things.
This is surely a sorry
justification for unruly public
behavior. The fact that some
people other than Greeks also
behave abominably does not
excuse the Greeks' behavior.
Just because the Greeks perform
some laudable acts does
not give them a license to
disrupt the peace of othefs.
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ixecciiuy it yuuug man uit-u us
a result of excessive overindulgence
in drinking while in
one of the Greek fraternity
lounges. It is time for the
Greeks to grow up, start taking
responsibility, and teach
restraint, sell discipline and
moderation to their members. |
1 Jon Stairs
physifssenior ?j