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-?Guest rwvi o 1 ivuiiai ^most e Repi By Ste 19; Yi There is in American politic Reagan" movement. Because necessary. First, there is the haggling ar best slop Reagan, as though tl preserve and strengthen the na Reagan? The answer in 1%B an out of date. In point of fact, he w, He sponsored the first tax-cut in vogue. He won legislation the ?i acivnr, ums causing ireeload freeing funds for increasing pay GOVERNOR REAdAN has 1 defense and a capacity for pri Nixon. Kissinger. Ford and Car threat to those interests. Irania recently made everyone see j always been. Now in 19H0, his opponents sa> is too old. But the argument jus mental capacity are not question The true motives of the majoi different nature. These two men party which has not and still d portantly. South Carolina's visioi THE REPUBLICAN PARTY theastern segment of the party \ ni? Business, and to a lesser e? commodation and appeasement address the concerns of the great What do we have, then? Ther very fabric and pattern of Nortl chief South Carolina operative is Nixon's nomination in l%8and F South Carolina in 1976. And there is John Connally, t principles from Lyndon Johnson i td see government as the soluti vocates a very cozy relationship t fueling the suspicion of many vt business. There is yet another and more Reagan, and that is the role of th< him as a loser, a man who is out ol George Bush, after campaignin in Iowa and with key party endc margin a caucus of party activis delegates, while polls showed Re< Iowa Republicans. I IKGK my fellow South Care Reagan continues to be the most p against Carter or Kennedy. We have come this far. If we r< tory is within reach. A win for F would help to secure that victory. Cjamecock Founded 1 QOR Tom Travis . . .... Editor in Chief Brian Duncan'. 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Adviser Newsroom 77 7 7 181 Advertising 7 77 4249 Business Office 7 77 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 - ; Column? d Reagan electable9 iKl inn n Ulydll ve A Matthews ' 7 (JSC ytadiiiito ilr l.iw student js an ongoing phenomenon, the 'Stop of this, a few observations are now nong the other candidates over who can lat were the chief goal, rather than to tion. The obvious question is. why stop id again in 1970 was that his ideas were as ahead of his time. amendment in California, an idea now re to require recipients to render public ers to drop off the welfare rolls and merits to the truly needy. lung recognized the need for a strong otection of our global interests, while ter were unwilling or unable to see any n mobs and the Soviet army have only ust how right Governor Keagan has r the man himself is out of date, that he t does not hold. His health, vitality and ed. r assault by Bush and Conally are of a are part of a faction of the Republican oes not with Reagan's and. more imn of America. has long been hobbled by the Nor_. u: _ i- * ? - ? * .viiicii nas aavocated Big Government, (tent Big Labor domestically, and acinternationally, and has been unable to majority of Americans. e is George Bush, by background the leastern liberal Republicanism, whose > Harry Dent, the Southern engineer of ord's surrogate for opposing Reagan in he man who learned his politics and and Richard Nixon, who is still inclined on rather than the problem, who ad>etween business and government thus )ters that the GOP is a flunky of big demoralizing aspect to the attack on e media trying desperately to portray f the race despite being the favorite, g over fifteen times as long as Reagan irsement, won by a mere two-percent ts which does not even determine any igan held a substantial lead among all >linians not to be deceived. Governor opular and most electable Republican ?main true to our cause, a major victeagan in South Carolina on March 8 r r * I Opinion Letters The (imnrcmk welcomes letters Irom its readers All tellers .must he typewritten and triple spaced on a tl.Vspace line and should he a maximum ol Htm words Letters must Ik* signed with the writer's correct name, telephone, mailing address, class standing and major Pseudonyms are unacceptable, hut the writer's name may he withheld by request il circumstances warrant We reserve the right to edit letters lor space and style Address letters to Campus (>pimon. The ( timrcock. Drawer A. I SC. Columbia. SC. 2?208 Columns I ' Id an effort to increase reader input into future issues. the (iumnmii offers a weekl> , guest column Columns must fx- limited to one newsworth\ ! oihiiwl :uwl miii;! ??" ,l 1 ...... r\ IIW I (1*111 mill i \ jx'< 1 pages All columns must he typewritten and triple spaced on a ?.? space line All facts must Ih* accurate The editorial page editor reserves the right to reject an\ column lor any reason and edit lor space, content, style and accuracy Columns must Ih* signed with correct name address, telephone, major and class standing or (acuity position Address columns to (Juest 7 Column. The (>aniec<H'k. Drawer A (JSC. Columbia. S C 2920H AwU> ..... ^jl ^ ' The thrill of vicfoiy.. Confede Blacks' p To the Kriitor: s fl I read your editorial about our s Confederate flag that flies over the y State house, and though I respect your opinion, 1 can't see why v people let such a thing bother f them. t Wo QC r 1 1 v, ul> ouutuci uci ior ine most I part, see the Confederate flag as a y symbol of this unique region of the country in which many of us were u horn and raised. lc I'm sorry that blacks are of- s} fended by the presence of this s; Greek-Inde warfare su? ; TotheKditor: [ The battle between the Greeks and trivial as the spilling of a drink on so game has been going on now for some It all started as a simple complaint fierce letter war, using the Gamt Judgement has been made on almost i non-Greek alike. | It's hard to believe that a single le the student body to take up arms, let all-out assault on each other. I wish to unneeded controversy. First of all, both sides will need unif Izods, khakis, and topsiders. Althoug are accustomed to wearing this garb have some means of positive identif appears to be the sirrmlest wav _ _ t * * * The non-Greeks will be allowed to v fall under the Greeks' uniform requ dressed in proper uniforms, the excite Hand-to-hand combat in Williams-B this misunderstanding can be settled no rules to the fight, anything will beal Participants will even be allowed to the end, the superior group is bound tc of the crowd that could be drawn for s alone would bring in an incredible ari sity. If you think this seems like a far-fel are right. Kidiculous arguments deser busin a Qr',1 ***** \/ ux liT dlett To (he Editor: Wha anyi So far this semester, I have had usee two AM-FM cassette decks stolen secu from my car parked in Blossom gars Street Garage. Crime has become Cr rampant in the two parking ever garages. then I believe the university should assume some responsibility for automobiles parked in the Pen f and the Letters irate flag in South (mi progress not a i/mhnl hut I n/nuif ? ?u.. ? -/ui 11v ?vi ua.iin.i iit' ilie M lag with the years of slavery that e car red our reputation a hundred ears ago. h And as for the Northerners, t whether or not the stars and bars c ly is really none of their business. < )bviously the editor of this par- < isan rag you call a newspaper is a t ankee. also. t I may offend my black friends C 'ith my opposing view, but I no tl >nger associate the flag as a /mbol of past blunders, but as a /mbol of regional pride and hopes pendent tN, -B til V 4 - ?I ai non-Greeks over something as : meone accidently at a football time. and has now developed into a ?cock as the field of battle. every aspect of life, Greek and tter could cause two groups of ters in this case, and begin an propose a way to end all of this : orms. The Greeks can dress in h I realize that not all Greeks , it is going to be necessary to j ication among sides, and this jJJ vear any garments that do not 11 irements. Once the sides are Pr ment can begin st rice Stadium is how and where once and for all. There will 1k? JV; llowed. spill drinks on one another. In m" k AU:?-i- SO . V?IV> V I*. IUI IUU3. .) UM I II I 11 K ' uch an event! The ticket sales , nount of money to the univer- e" cu tched, ridiculous solution, you ?? ve ridiculous solutions. "J* John Quinn ? ess administration sophomore ' r^r 1 > rampant sti I ex nn and Blossom street garages. go it does $40 a semester pay for 1 -vay? This money should be tei I to nrovido 'A full nr nart Jimn ^ , ?? > ?? ^/ui l unir HI irity guard at the parking wc iges. sti ime is so bad I feel uneasy ; y time I leave my car parked lea e. ho lar Buice engineering sophomore % % \ agony of deFeat olino ffected )r a progressive tuture tor veryone in the 'Sun Belt ." I refuse to accuse the blacks of >eing intellectually inferior >ecause, to me. they are people ilso, and if we let them they may i 1 s o be c o m e m ore equal economically I'm saying this >ecause I believe blacks are every ?it as smart, but taking down the "onfederate flag will not affect ieir progress at all. Kd Welch journalism senior otc: Both the editor in chief and le editorial n?xi> I'lliii"- ? '?> t X 1 1M le "Confederate flag" editorial, re native North Carolinians. Language barrier common othe Kditor: Teachers who do not speak good andard English stand between udents and their education. In mversation with other students ound campus, this is understood be a common hindrance toward iderstanding the material esented by some USC inructors. This is not to question their lowledge of the material but just rtir nAi ^ ^1 - A - .mi iiuit* 10 present aterial clearly due to their eech difficulties. In college, a good part ot our ucational studies are acmulative from preceding urses. which demand proper ?truction. This is not always tained in instances when the itructor cannot speak fluent lglish. Paying $445 a semester, we idents should have some right to pect a teacher who can speak ixi standard Knglish before a teacher is allowed to ich he/she should be eva luated as whether or not their accent >uld be a hindrance to the uierus trying 10 learn. \fter all, we're in college to irn a profession and not to learn w to comprehend another iguage. Names withheld upon request >