The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 20, 1980, Page Page 6, Image 6
Paraphe
illogical ?
A few weeks ago, the South Ca
a bill legalizing marijuana for
hopes that our legislators have I
hopes, however, are in danger, a
outlawing the saleof marijuana )
Rep. Joyce Hearn, R-Richlan
quoted by UP1 as saying, "The 1
like pipes, the better you are abl
APPARENTLY, Rep Hearn 1
called "drug problem." I)o sf
proniDiuon 01 Dongs and pipes
should quit getting high?
If so, their reasoning must fo
Ansliner, former director of th
thought prohibiting marijuana \
of the weed.
Obviously, this was not a succ
telling citizens what they can an
open-minded way of dealing witl
Granted, there is a problem
and this problem requires a gret
MINORS should be advised to
their formative years, when th<
building a well-rounded personal
The paraphernalia bill would n
buying smoking accessories, but
mature and responsible enough t
use of marijuana win be penalize
In addition, this bill would put
state of economic hardship, and s
A bill prohibiting minors from
prosecution of anyone selling tc
stores have already placed 1
paraphernalia sales.
JEKKY KOWALCHIK, of T
Kowalchik has always refused
five years of managing the M
policy concerning the sale of ki
Kowalchik said he turns awe
paraphernalia on an average d;
established Columbia business
water pipes not to smoke marijt
Furthermore, an age limit 01:
rolling papers, an item that th
sponsors are politically realistic
papers, because some people sti
The proposed bill is even mo
five-year-old law banning par?
and a similar law in Georgia is t
success in a Federal Court
paraphernalia bill proposed in t
The most important point, ho
one takes action toward that en
legislators have no way of knov
issue.
THE USC CHAPTER of the
Marijuana Laws (NOKML) is <.
need the support from the aver
alone.
Remember, one simple fj
lawmakers are supposed tc
freedoms. Now a select group <
That will probably cramp a lar
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rnalia bill
ind absurd
rolina House of Representatives passed
medicinal purposes. This gave rise to
finally realized pot is not all bad. Those
is some politicians attempt to pass a bill
paraphernalia.
d, one of the 50 signers of the bill, was
larder you make it for kids to get things
e to control the drug problem.''
las no in-depth understanding of the so
ic and her colleagues really believe the
is going to convince young people they
How in the same vein as the late Harry
e Federal Bureau of Narcotics. He too
vould convincc everyone not 10 pariane
essful tactic. The point is, quite simply,
d cannot purchase is not an effective or
i this situation.
with adolescents overindulging in pot,
it deal of attention.
i lay off the reefer because they are in
?y should be planning their future and
ity
ot only attempt to prohibit minors from
everyone else. Those persons who are
o make proper decisions regarding the
d.
many respectable businessmen into a
A _!??
omeoui 01 ousiness.
i buying paraphernalia and providing
) a minor, is a better solution. Some
his voluntary restriction on their
he Head Shop, is a prime example,
to sell paraphernalia to minors in the
[ain Street store. He follows the same
lives.
\y about 10 minors wishing to purchase
ay. Many of The Head Shop's customers,
men, in particular, purchase imported
jana, but to smoke tobacco,
i paraphernalia sales could also include
e proposed bill cannot touch. The bill's
by not attempting to totally ban rolling
11 roll their own cigarettes.
ire futile than many think. Recently, a
iphernalia in Indiana was overturned,
>eing challenged with a strong chance of
of Appeals. More than likely, the
he S.C. House will meet the same fate.
wever, is the bill cannot be defeated if no
d. But, without community involvement,
/ing how their constituents feel about the
National Organization for the Reform of
>rganizing to fight this proposal, but they
age marijuana smoker. They cannot do it
act cannot be disputed. Our elected
' enhance, not restrict, our personal
ire trying to tell us we cannot buy a bong,
ge number of lifestyles, won't it?
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Moore
Energy g<
To the Editor:. I'n
this ;
I am a senior here at Carolina fresh
ana nave 10 pui up wun many mc i
things in the past 31 ^ years. heat
I've been able to move off those resic
dorm floors that harbor juvenile way:
delinquents. I've been able to move mosl
on from the 1(H) level courses that thed
invite freshmen to play (heir silly I t
high school games while not mosl
listening to the lectures. And I've mor<
been able to avoid being shot, seen
stabbed, or otherwise physically conti
harmed, though 1 have been ripped To
Ull. I I lei III
However, in spite of these past may
victories, I've been unable to then
escape a system that practices degr
wasteful maintenance, a system this
that seems ignorant of the idea
president's wishes, and has of yet I'v
come up with no effective or degr
successful method for correcting For^
some major inefficiencies. igno
Most normal people are opposed corr
? ??. i?i * - - ?
iu wuaic un tiny itrvui; wasie oi navt
time, waste of money, but more prov
importantly today, the waste of dorn
energy. pera
'I T appa
upholds trs
To the Editor:
Many feel Mr. Fancher's letter conc
We at I Tappa Keg are outraged to
thinking could be printed in any form, <
look like weiners and we are not.
First of all, we at ITK have let stud<
families apply (unless, of course, thev
response to our drinking habits, why |
, drunk?
Everyone knows what happens at
around watching cheerleaders bounce
with a ball. With this in mind, who poss
a bunch of slightly obnoxious people
entertainment to an otherwise dull aftei
And when it comes to community a<
Just last week we hired 30 old ladies to
and Pickens at 12:30 p.m.
Granted, none of us showed up to h
planned because someone tapped a keg
^ t-i A mL?- *
uveu iiidue a nice prom. 1 nis, as we an
community and makes us good friends 1
So, as Pete Roy said, "Your descrip
unfair and stereotypical..." and as Co
fair..." and as all stereotyped brothers
unfair..."
We at I Tappa Keg, having bought (
fair." Our campus and many party shoj
! God save the queen.
VJ*-W>2
- Letters?
(dorm itory overhe
30S 4OUt tl
1 residing in Moore dormitory
year as I have been since my
iman year. Each winter since
all of 1976 this dorm has been
ed to such a Jevel that
lents have devised all kinds of
s to cool off their rooms. The
t common practice is to open
loor to let the heat out!
hink it strange that the ther
a is cannoi De lowerea 10 a
? comfortable level. This
is the better idea than to
nue heating the outdoors,
assist the administrators and
agers that happen to read this,
1 humbly suggest that the
mostats be lowered to, say, 68
ees. Now I must admit that
suggestion is not an original
on my part.
e been hearing about the 68
ee level for a few years now.
jive me if I happen to be
rant about any efforts to
ect this problem. There may
\ been many attempts at iming
the heating system in this
n, but because the tem,ture
in my room this morning
Keg'
iditions
erning Greeks is a disgrace.
think such nflrrnw-minHfvl
anywhere. His letter made us
ints from sub-$75,000 income
wore sneakers). Secondly, in
go to a football game unless
football games: people sit
and grown men run around
iibly could object to watching
stagger around adding light
noon?
:tion ? well, let me tell you.
stand at the corner of Greene
elp them cross the street as
1, but the twelve fast ones who
I know, brings money into our
to all.
tions of fraternity people are
leman Floyd said, "very unand
sisters have said, "very
lictionaries ourself, say "unys
would fold without us.
Robert Rushia
economics junior
ated
le door'
was 78, I must conclude that all j
your attempts have been un- I
successful. ft
But I am confident that by the I
time I am a gray-haired, senile old ; f
man with grandchildren at USC
the problem will have been
corrected and the room swill be at |
68 degrees during the winter V
months. 1
I sincerely hope that this sar- I
castic, insolent letter has not of- \
fended any area managers or
administrators. However, I do
hope that the problem of inefficient
heating practices will be investigated
and corrected.
; This great country is suffering
from want of energy, mostly in the
form of fossil fuels. It just makes
sense now to make an honest and
sincere effort to use whatever
energy we have in a more efficient
way, a little money might even be
saved along the way.
So how 'bout it Carolina! Roll up
your sleeves and do it!
Michael S. Martin
marine science senior
Athletes
politically
motivated
To the Kditor:
In response to your column on
Taiwan's exclusion from the
[ Olympic games, I'd like to point
' out that Mainland China and
j Taiwan do not have the same flag
j and anthem.
Secondly, with both sides
claiming to be the one and only
| China, the issue is not whether
Taiwan could or could not compete,
but if they should compete as
the representatives of China. The
IOC's proposal of letting Taiwan
j compete as a separate entity was
unfortunately rejected by Taiwan.
Taiwan went to the games
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challenged. They hoped U.S.
courts would legitimatize their
claim as being the true govern.
ment of China. Therefore, it was
ignorant to state that Taiwanese
athletes were unpolitlcally
| motivated.
Esther Nl
chemical engineering senior
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