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Editoni;
Food sti
out of re
I'Or most students, tood stamp:
i iud> writ uciu m vviumuiu
the public could hear, and
regulations to the food stamp le?
the Congress.
The new law prohibits anyone
is physically and mentally fit fi
There are a few exceptions, b
students who are going to schc
partially subsidised groceries.
The ability to receive food sU
primarily on income. If you w<
stamps regardless of what you
getting aid from parents, or wf
ineligible for food stamps.
Those cut out of the progran
better themselves by going to s
money. Now they'll have to wo
being full-time students, in order
I ne exceptions to the rules arc
hours a week, people on work-st
household with more than one d
in school under the title four
(usually a children's program),
half-time to college, food stamps
question.
The people the ruling hurts ar
genuinely trying to get ahead by
may be a few taking advantag
really helps, it may be more tha
few.
The government should returi
students.
The ci
My Bodygi
is no wimi
To the Editor: ?
Well, I've had enough. I'm i
sick of Baker's opinionated f
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auu iiigii-uaitueu lemaiKS i
concerning films. There is a s
big difference between
giving a critique and
vomiting up such in- fc
tellectually stimulating c
descriptions as when, for v
example, Baker refers to My s
Bodyguard as "stupefyingly s
pompous and utterly dull", i
Well thanks, that tells a lot. j
Baker never does tell what
he is looking for, and I for
one found the film pleasing
for <??v*?ral rpacnn
It explores the area of *
establishing friendships at a
high school level in an urban
environment and sensitively
shows its growth. It might
not be "Breaking Away" or 1
academy award material,
but it leaves you with a good t
feeling. Isn't that what films s
are for? r
I've not often found films I
that adequately deal with t
relationships beyond a r
superficial level Maybe it is f
r-* .
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> are now a thing of the past
at the end of August so thai
have explained, the new
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rom receiving food stamps
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naking. But this movie
jortrays characters at a
evel beyond acceptec
;tereotypes.
This letter is for the
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ecause it is simply
pinion. It should also be
vhere Baker's "reviews'
hould be as he continuall>
pews out his psuedo
ntel'ectual, idiosyncratic
ud*.ments.
L. Dunn
biology junioi
No Nukej
no Baker
ro the Editor:
Once again the readers oj
he Gamecock have beer
ubjected to an inane movie
eview by the infamous
)avid Baker. His review oi
he No Nukes movie shows
10 hint of understanding the
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e GETTING CAUGHT BY
e nothing TO WORR'
> critic
organized to get a messag
across to as many people a
possible. This message i
that we have no safe metho*
ot disposal for nuclea
y waste. Obviously, Mr. Bake
doesn't care. All he care
about are the "lips" of Carl
| Simon, which is consister
with his usual adolescer
statements about othe
\ female performers.
f
1 would encourage peop]
to see the movie, both for ii
important message and fc
the wonderful performance
that were donated by th
performers. It's importai
to open our eyes to th
problem of nuclear energ
and if we can partially c
that with an entertainir
9 movie, so much the better.
^ Pamela K. JolU
Graduate Studei
Everybody
I blue abou
I 'Lagoon'
>
; To the Editor:
; I am writing you co
cerning the review you ga1
Randall Kleiser's "The Bli
Lagoon." Agreed, the mov
will not grab the best pi
ture, but your commer
concerning actress Broo!
Shields were uncalled for.
Since her acting debut
"Pretty Baby" she has be
labeled "nymphet" or "t
Lolita of the Eighties". S
has made seven pictur
niriA/1 l-.itf n y-1 r. i
amcc, uu?- me ui ctnu
remains.
David Ba
The job of a critic is
inform his readers and he
guide them. If you alwa
disagree with my review
then you can do the exa
opposite of what I suggej
I meant not for my revu
of the Blue Lagoon to soul
like an indictment agair
Brooke Shields herself, b
against Randal Kleisei
- casting - as an innocei
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THL U.S.C. POLICE. IS
i ABOUT...
Letters to
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'kj cr 1*1
e In "The Blue Lagoon" she
s even had a stand-in for the
s nude scenes to avoid
d criticism, but she has
r evidently failed. The parts
r she or any actress plays are
s ROLES and nothing more,
y Its a shame that people
it can't see that. If they could,
*t maybe some personal hurt
r could be avoided. I don't
know what it is that inspires
critics to tear people apart,
^ but whatever it is seems to
ts me, much more "immoral"
than the roles Brooke Shields
is chooses to act out on the
le screen.
Glenn German
le freshman
?y To the Editor:
: I read your review of the
"Blue Lagoon" and wish to
express my displeasure with
the statement made about
Emiline's method of
childbirth. I refer to the
r comment, "...squatted, as if
y to relieve herself." While I
. realize childbirth is not a
i subject you are particularly
informed about, I do believe
you should get your facts
straight.
Native American women
gave birth in the squatting
n- position as well as many
ve women from other cultures,
ae The method of the woman
_ L_ -i 4. 1 ...
ie oenig nai on ner back is a
ic- modern practice which
its mainly makes it easier on
ke the doctor, not the mother.
When the baby is being born
in its head does not press on the
en mother's lower spine when
he she is in the squatting
he position. This helps to
es relieve her pain, not her
till bladder. This.also puts the
woman in a better position to
ker responc
to She does not look innocent,
lp and I propose that if she did
ys many would not be
's, enamored of her as they are.
ct Having never studied
jt. Cvnecolftpu T
J I * ? ia"U
corrected on the proper
iw position for Brooke Shields
nrl 4- L- - - -
'?-? iu ue in wnne giving birth,
ist Having placed her in such a
ut position, however, does not
*'s excuse director Kleiser from
nt. having the baby fall from
THE BIGGEST PROBLE
FACE IS THE COMP
the editor
e bacl
help the baby cut the
placenta and to emit the
afterbirth.
So, when you take a cheap
shot at a movie, get your
facts straight. The director
Il
BE V ;
I- Brooke Shields, Christ
I g Blue Lagoon. "
I Shield's legs into a waiting
I blanket without so much as a
I "f l|""j ??
iiiiv ui Iiimm,
I stick by my description
of My Bodyguard and if my
critics don't think it. tells
them anything, why not open
up a dictionary and check
out the definitions of pompous
and dull. If I dislike a
movie possessing those
attributes, it would follow I
look for movies without
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wanted the movie to emphasize
the natural, and that
is what it did.
Mary Dickerson
MA, economics
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jpher Atkins in "The
them. I'm glad some enjoyed
My Bodyguard. I respect
their opinion. So please do
me the favor of allowing me
to have my own feelings
about it.
And if one critic is so
enthralled with the
propaganda ??rwW.?i of No
Nukes, I suggest they forget
about their career plans and
start anew as a Nazi
historian.
J