Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Jteagar fellow durin The Republican debate last i interesting perspective of the c impressive ana coniroiea aeoai He criticized the ability c politicians to lead the United crises with a control unknown t LEE ATWATEIl, S C. camp this way, "1 thought it was t imitations and Ronald lleagan. Well, not exactly.Bush, Con with Reagan. He used logic boisterousness of Bush's and B The candidates themselves needs political change. Even didates used different argum serious crises at home and abr< John Connally, whose candii his usual rhetoric and criticis America needs a leader who ca Connally's presentation wai generalities during most of his MANY SMIRKED at Connal life. His attempts to reach the i "The man who never lost ; having his winning streak broki Sen. Howard Baker's humor at times. But that seemed to b( Bush's humor also came thr which should help him in South asset in scraping up votes in th I TV! IKIT Ull<11 Ponoan'c c on marijuana will lose many USC student votes. Reagan continually cited n debate interview, Reagan s< proposed mariiuana parapheri This bill has led the US( Organization for the Reform strong opposition, along w organizations. Reagan should definitely be debates. After the debate, how very optimistic. "There's no ^ off wanting to ask someone els CTAITV/m UI? A/' A C5i/iui^ivn arj/ux/iin question and answer session 1 stimulated more interest. One debate observer and a 1 when he said the. debate wa except for Reagan--he stood oi Cjamecoc Founded 1 908 Tom Travis Editor in ( Brian Duncan Copy D?sk ( Mark Platte News E Brett Fnedlander Sports E James Rokosny Entertainment E Robert Ariail Graphics E Janet Gibson Editorial Patje E Cylinda Calvert Wire E Ronda Temnletnn Assistant WoiAie F Steve Riddell Assistant Sports E Jeffrey Charney Assistant Entertammen Carl Babcock Graduate Assi! Anthony Gray Advertising Mar BillOuilaw General Mat' William Tinsley Production Mar Mark Ethndye Jr Ad Newsroom 7 77 7 t 8 1 Advertising 7 7? 4 2<19 Business Of (ice 7 7 7 T<h'88 Sole foprodunt'or< rights granted to Associated Press At. other material cont< herein may not bH reprinted without permission of the edto' Opinions express! <1 ;n the Gamecocl those, if siyned. of th-i writer and. if unsij of the senior editorial staff V i outshines candidates g debate night at Longstreet Theatre provided an andidates, with Reagan clearly the most ter. (1 other Republicans and Democratic States out of its economic and foreign o the other candidates. >aign director for Ronald Reagan, put it hree guys trying to do Ronald Reagan nally and Baker couldn't even compare uiiu uuuvjiac: i traauiiiug iu cuuiiici uic aker's emphatic statements. are the best evidence that our country though Reagan stood out, all four eanents to stress one point-we are facing 3ad. dacy is deep in trouble in this state, used m of big government to emphasize that in siaDinze me economy. > only mediocre. He seemed to talk in speaking time. ly's comment on being a "farmer" all his working class were unsuccessful, a campaign" is in serious jeopardy of en. kept the debates from becoming boring i the only thing he did right. ?l_ l A 1- _ J * J 1 ? 1 ' uugu, uui nt* uiu maKe many gooa pomis \ Carolina. His youthful appeal will be an e March 8 primary. lupporters are not as youthful. His stand votes for him, and many of those will be narijuana's harmful effects. In a prelid he would support South Carolina's nalia bill. ? and state chapters of the National of Marijuana Laws, NORML, to voice ith many other student groups and ; the most confident candidate after these /ever, at his headquarters, Reagan wasn't A'ay to tell yet," Reagan said, "you come :e how it went " orters were anything but pessimistic. A with loyal supporters following the debate Reagan supporter made an excellent point s "A repetitious type of political say-so ut." ^ i_jpinion ; Letters ditoi -pfM. (iiimn'mk welcomes letters Ironi its cJnor readers. All letters must be typewritten and triple spac ed on a fi.Vspace line and should l>e a du?r maximum of :ioo words duor Letters must lx> signed with the writer s correct name, telephone, mailing address, duof class standing and major Pseudonyms are fji,or unacceptable. t>ut the writer's name may be withheld by request if circumstances warrant dttor i reserve the right to edit letters lor space ditor and style Address letters to Campus Opinion. The (iaiiiri'wk. Drawer A. DSC. Columbia. " 1 '* S C 29208 stant ::: (Columns ' hi1-1' In an effort to increase reader input into V(Srl future issues, the Gamecock offers a weekly guest column Columns must be limited to one newsworlh> subject and must be no more than four typed pages All columns must be typewritten and triple spaced on a fifi-space line All facts must the lw accurate The editorial page editor lined reserve.s the right to reject any column lor un> the reason and edit lor space, content, style and accuracy. Columns must he signed with correct name. * ',ro address, telephone, major and class standing jnmi. or faculty position Address columns to: (Juest J Colurnn. The (iamecock. Drawer A. USC. tofumoiri. .S C 2920H \jr JJT - " 11 " Dee Alcohol To the Editor: I Students who come to the 1 University of South Carolina for the partying and booze should just get out! Fellow students are sick and tired of hearing complaints about your homework and professors. The purpose of this university is education. If your major is alcohol, then transfer to the Diamond Disco. Alcohol is a detriment to this learning facility and it should be banned. USC has taken no steps to curb the use of intoxicating beverages. In fact, alcohol use is encouraged. Student activity fees are frequently used to purchase beer for dorm parties. This money should go toward raising teachers' salaries, not wild dangerous drinking. Future de on younger To the Editor: I am writing in response to Cr generation. He must be an absolute he say anything positive about yo member. One reason why teens are doing th age is because some parents don t Cc Of course, everyone needs a certa also need a certain amount of restric Today's youth are becoming more natural for them to be mature in o exposure to drugs, sex, etc. Everything changes, including si have been morally unacceptable in one expects teens to be carbon copies Pressures to conform and go aleng "partying like hell to release the pr< important things in life. We, the younger generation, should the future generation than the one we \ xth Valley Da Letters ics should lea Besides, it is very inconsiderate to those of us who live off-campus. We don't reap the benefits of Monday morning hangovers. Alcohol not only makes students incapable of studying, which is our main purpose for being at USC, but it also results in the breaking of laws. It is against the law in South Carolina to bring alcoholic beverages into Williams-Brice Stadium. Anyone who does this, is by law, an offender. Yet, the problem persists. This law is completely ignored by students and authorities. While our fearless football team battles on the held to win, there are dedicated fans battling in the audience just to stand up. Is this the purpose of the university? Is pendent generation aig Metts' letter on the younger pessimist. Not once in his letter did ung people, of which he is also a ings that their parents did at a later ire enough to try to prevent it. in amount of freedom, but children :tion. i intellectually mature, so it is only ther ways too. This means earlier :andards of behavior. What may the past does not apply today. No of their parents. with the crowd is heavy. Instead of issure," we need to reevaluate the d strive to make a better world for inherited. Name withheld upon request fell ve USC this the education 25,000 students come to receive? Much of the drinking taking place on campus is a direct result of peer pressure. The death of our fellow classmate, Barry Ballou is a tragic example. If this pressure was removed, students would find it easier to study and achieve the goals we are here to accomplish. We have come to the university not to defray life, but to enhance it. The future is in our hands to mold and direct. Don't let it be directed by alcohol. The university would be a better place if alcohol was restricted. Mandy Davis Julip Rpvnplds Sharon Winn Freshman Bicyclist angry To the Editor: I would like to address a comment to those of you who think it's "cute" to scare hinif/ilio^c ttrtil-t. nnlnmAKilfio WIVJVIIQVO Willi UlUUI IIV/UIIV-O. This kind of behavior is dangerous, immature, and something I would expect from a semi-conscious, sadistic inmate of Bull Street. Too often, while riding my bicycle, I have had motorists Wflavp dirprtlv toward mp or barely miss my vehicle while passing in the same direction. I suppose this type of action affords all of you a feeling of power or a laugh in your twisted minds. All I can envision however, is my bloody dripping fflpp vi/llifh hoc inct iracfaor! MVV Tf IIIVII jMOV VIHOIIVM through a windshield or having a bicycle tube extracted from my chest, while meat is washed from the pavement. This, to me, is not funny. tj So to these inconsiderate I T 1- t - I tropic t cisk you 10 unve as though you were a human being and not an animal ? before someone is maimed or killed. Scott Armstrong journalism junior