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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out of date.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
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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.
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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r the man himself is out of date, that he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_.
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.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
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To the Kriitor: s
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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
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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
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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,
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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 '
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> rampant sti
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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
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agony of deFeat
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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
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