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Editorial?p? C: x riibL tuine first serve fnr firl/o+c Just who is USC sports supposed to be serving ? it certainly isn't the students and according to a court action filed by June Yarborough, an USC law student graduate, it isn't tne Carolina community, wno does tnen benent irom spoi ls? Its the alumni. For the Clemson-USC game, the Gamecock Club gets 8,525 tickets and for the 25,000 students enrolled on the Columbia campus there are approximately 1,200 tickets. Granted that alumni give quite a lot of money to the school's athletic program, but then so do the students if you add up all the athletic fees for all the students. Students L^lirxnM n it/moo ?!! Vw\ rln rv nrl fVinn if n r?/"* oiivuiu iiuvvj IRV.co.1 IU uii iiiv ^anico, anu uiuii, &i mci c ait tickets left over they should be given to the alumni. How did the alumni get such fond memories of USC sports ? mostly by having been students and going to the games. But if a new crop of potential alumni are denied seeing games then, as a student wrote in Monday's Gamecock, fans will be lost and thus future alumni supporters of Carolina. Sports are for the people going to school at the time and t l Kn f <\nni' iirl'iri ?i ?*/? tfiir/tn ?a*?i r\??i if i uk \ rMfwuivi uv liit wiivjo w i iv/ cu t vun pi tv/i 11 > ill utiwi distribution Now students arc given, instead of first choice, last choice. June Yarborough's plan is the most sensible one to come along in quite a while. He is demanding in effect that the tickets be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. That makes sense. 11 you want a ticket, get in line with everybody else and pay for the right to see the game. There may be those who can't physically get in line, then let them have some one else pick up the tickets for them. It is the most sensible, equable and fairest approach to the re(KTiirrinp nrnhlom of tipkpf Histrihotinn Until the university can work out a system that gives students tirst chance at getting tickets for games, then at least the tickets should be distributed as Yarborough wants, on a first-come, first-serve basis. USC Moonies are laying low It looks like the Moonies have been scared off. The Collegiate Association for the Research of Princioles. a front organization for the Moonies, had planned to apply for a campus license this fall. But so far they haven't been seen by student government or anyone on campus. During the summer the Gamecock ran a series of articles on me Moonies and mm pq ymmgr 1A license through CARP. mm Several anti-Moonie groups raL mw tIto Mm sPrun8 UP anc* evidently NB^^ffpr ^fjP^ CARP felt the time was not ^EgHF right for the Moonies to reemerge at USC. Several years ago the Moonies, as Moonies, were licensed at USC but were suspended after a number of student complaints about soliciting members and other violations of student chartered groups. No one wants to limit a group's access to campus, especially if students are to be members. But CARP may have wanted to repeat the tactics of their forebearers and saw that IJSC would not allow it 9 amecock Founded 1 908 | Newsroom: 777 7181 Advert,sing 77 / 4?49 Business Office. 77 7 3H88 Producon 777 283o Stephen Riddell Editor R.chanl Meyers Assi Sports Ed Brian Melton Copy Desk Chief Glenn Johanson Graphics Editor Carl Babcock Editorial Page Editor Cylinda Calvert Wire Editoi IVurk Platte News Fdit.,- Jeannie Ralston Features Editor Kevin Johnson Asst. News Editor Jean Hatched Business Manager R >nda Templeton Ent Editor Jerry Brewer General Manager Ward Borden A.>si En( Editor Anthony Gray Advertising Manager Mike Chibbaro Sports Editor William Tinsley Production Managei Michelle Burcheite . Asst Sports Ed Mark Ethridge Jr Adviser Sole reproduction rights granted to ihe Associated Press All other materia; contained herein may not be reproduced without the permission of the editor Opinions expressed in the Gamecock are those, if signed, of the writer, and, if unsigned, of the editorial page editor Letters & Columns The Gamecock welcomes letters and columns. All letters and columns must be typewritten, triple spaced on a 65 space line. Letters should be no longer than 300 words and columns should be limited to one newsworthy subject no longer than four typed pages. Lettors and columns must tie signed with the writer's correct name, telephone number, mailing address, class standing or (acuity position and major. Pseudonyms are unacceptable, but the writer's name may be withheld on letters, upon request, if the circumstances warrant it Wo reserve the right to edit columns and letters for space and style and we reserve"ihe right to reject any column for any reason. Address letters and columns to: Editorial Page Editor, Gamocock, Drawer A, USC, Columbia, S C. 29208 > > ?1_ Cheerlc To the Editor: In response to your Sept. 1'> Inltpr tn thp pHilnr T fppl il is necessary to correct the misconception of the Carolina cheerleaders being "too suggestive." Our cheerleaders have worked many hard hours this summer, as well as every day of the week, to n rni m v/up ? good To the Editor: I Group Therapy's begin- 1 ning was indeed the for- j mation of a humble hole-inthe-wall tavern. It may have grown in popularity, but the only business suits seen are either those of police breaking up fist-for-alls or somebody stopping bv for an on-the-way-down Schlitz Bull toast. The only way I d stand in line again would be to enter announcing that tonight everyone had experienced the last night of G.T. (Then run like Hell with one arm over my head and the other clutching my wallet.) The "comfortable" decor would allow me to elbow, knee, and lowered-head-charge my way to one of nine easy exits. Had I entered the "dimly lit" portion in the rear, they'd sun ue waning lor positive identification through a forensic dentist. G.T. is definitely a change from the Spur, Beethovens, anH nuprlu ctarnhoH nnllai'c viaiv. " T V/? I7?A4I VHVU W11U1 bijt my idea of a party isn't a "CHICKY BABY'' assgrabbing atmosphere set amongst ammonia-armpits. Going from corner to corner for relief (Heaven knows where they hid the toilet) from the "pits" leads you away from the "good" tunes. Whatever GOOD means... It's not that my Gucci loafers got scuffed or that my Dom Perignon soaked c a nit; uuiii wi my Annani pastel, I just feel there are and could be better places LOVE y^A ettens to aders a improve their cheerleading abilities. Their routines, as well as cheers, are flawless and that shows how much they practice. They attended a cheerleading camp this summer and won numerous ribbons for their cheers and rmitiriac? oo umll ao r? i vutuivo, uo wvjii cio ci afjuii stick every day. If their dances are too suggestive, whv did their therapy r i TO/"* ?4.. J a.4 A i: ^r iui biuueni-pai ly-reuei. G. Therapy is a social experience and indeed a good laugh. I'd rather laugh with the crowd rather than at them. Inside Group Therapy (Photo by Barry Newman) For ME; a single, drinking ana partying student ... I recommend the trunk of a burnt-out '62 Mustang, thirty people held showerless since their last sober Sunday, Duck-Head overalls, and a powerful will to form a Haight-Ashbury refuge camp. If we get bored we can hit Group T...sub-machine gun hip level and smokin\ What the hell. We're the best of the non-productive. Let's keep our level ot mental pvn.'incinrt ctpariv nnH alivol A little Group T. and ammonia and we'll conquer world famine. Let's toast! Schlitz for the house!!! Cheers... T.Schrader pre-deiitaS senior ' iVUM*' hi the Editor re flawl routines win them ribbons at o iiru.. 11 ? a 1 a ? camp: wny uu uie siuuenib show so much enthusiasm at the games? If the "rest of us" (whoever "us" is) don't like the "suggestive routines," why has there been such a large crowd at the pep rallies? The "us" that was mentioned is obviously only a small fraction of the percentage of students who actually enjoy watching the routines. I, and others like myself, support the cheerleaders wholeheartedly. Their hard work and dedication is one of admiration. I just hope that thf?v will kppn thp t?nnd work j " f ~ " and that "Carolina spirit" going strong. Lisa J. Manini political science freshman To the Editor: It seems a bit mundane to argue over such trivia, yet after reading last week's arfinlo cn palloH ut V1VIV/ V\/IIWI 111115 OU VU11V.V* "risque" cheerleaders I was much confused. Having been a former cheerleader in high school, I Tennis f< To the Editor: It must be nice to be, a girl; sidering the privileges that j member. My roommate and I attemp afternoon, September 8. We student courts, but we were tur because we had no reservation tennis practice had ended at J play. Arriving there around 5 courts and snmo rv?nnlf? wniti what was going on, we asked * vacant. To our amazement, we foun taken all six courts to play an i addition to regular practice, ai into the hallowed court area their sacred match. We were had an hour or more to go, s censed. One would think that Austin were playing a Wimble that was heint* forrpH down nth I would really like to see a persons involved that could ex six courts to play one match. beds* / . ^ N I lore a parade ^ (too... it's just ^ cleaning up attep all these circus animals that ess speak from experience. Cheerleading, although little mental work is involved, is a sport in every sense. It is a unified body of people working in harmony towards one common goal, namely to inspire the fans of USC. Those men and women practice diligently, they sweat, and perform well. If you have ever performed you share those moments of doubt before it all begins; can I do it one more time, that is, be a showman, a good performer. The USC cheerleaders work hard to please the crowd, to encourage victory, and if they choose to "dance" to a cheer rather than merely slouch around and mumble inaudible, boring, slogans then that is their business and they should not be criticized. As Colin Higgins, author of Harold and Maude would have said, "If you want tc sing out, Sing Out, if you want to be free, Be Free." Maiuly Marshall theatre sophomore >ul-up s' varsity tennis player, conalong with being a team ted to play tennis on Monday headed toward the regular ned away by a security officer s. Then, realizing that varsity >:45, we walked over there to >:50, we saw two girls on tne ng in the stands. Wondering >omeone why five courts were J d out that those two girls had inter-team challenge match in id that no one else could cross for fear that it might disturb told that the match probably A lltA ? > r? I If 4~~k /J I wx r* Mn^Uni* 111. w vvc wdiivcu uuuu; lauici ?? Chris Evert Lloyd and Tracy don final from all the courtesy ers throats. t response to this letter from plain to me why two girls need John E. Bartus marine science sophomore 1