The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 10, 1980, Page Page 5, Image 5

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USC groin affirmative By Rick Becker Special to the Gamecock Should affirmative action programs be abolished? Are these programs discriminatory? These issues were the topic of the Clariosophic Society's debate Tuesday. Speaking to an audience of 30, Carter Kyle said affirmative action seldom accomplishes its goal of equality and therefore should be abolished. He stressed that equality cannot be attained by using a selective system that itself is discriminatory. KYLE SASD affirmative action programs institutionalize inequality and cause bureaucratic waste and inefficiency. Broderick Samuel, former president of the Association of Afro-American Students, Thefts still a problem from page 3 April, 16 bicycle thefts were reported. Casos of unlocked bicycles and unknown serial numbers are discouraging to Campus Police, making the rate of arrest and conviction far less than the percentage for other larceny cases. Harrelson said his attempts to reduce the number of thefts and break-ins have not been successful. He said police have tried to trap campus bike thieves with a police-owned 10-speed bicycle under surveillance. China trip from page 1 Dean Roderick MacDonald of the Medical School; Dr. I o ivt no l/nUl?vi am /Nfc. LIU1HI.O 1\. U1 111 1 Id I I , IIUUI illctll of the GINT department and director of the Byrnes International Center. Other members are Robert Woody, USC's legal representative in Washington with the Casey, Lane & Mittendorf law firm ; Chuck Kegley, a GINT department faculty member; Hillel Solomon, a member of the philosophy department wno speaks Chinese; Bill Kanes, " chairman of the geology department and director of the Earth Sciences % Resources Center; Mac Bennett of the president's office; Lt. Carl Stokes, a SLED agent who will take care of security matters; I arrv ITollnor o t11 i JUUt A J ilVl JIIIV1 y OlUUUIIl government president; and Stephen Riddell, editor of the Gamecock newspaper. Members appointed by Gov. Dick Riley are: Mike Daniel, speaker pro tern of the S.C. House of * Representatives; Hubert Osteen, publisher of the Sumter Daily Item newspaper; Dwight Holder, a real estate developer from Hilton Head; and Henry Sims, a stockbroker who heads E.F. Hutton's Orangeburg bureau. TWO ETV EMPLOYEES, Tom Fowler and Allen Sharpe, will also be making the trip to film a documentary on the visit. WTV ic nturinrt thoir fiv M..J A v * U pu J 111^ VI1VI1 V/A penses. "We helped arrange for them to go," Vlahopolous said. "But they are paying their own way." Vlahopolous also said the members of the delegation appointed by Riley will be paying for their own flights. "We are only TheBetn paying for the flights of the university people," he said. o debates x Ut/tlUU said affirmative action programs are needed to create greater opportunities for minorities. Samuel said the programs are useful for working toward equality. He said whites started out far ahead of blacks and other minorities in all aspects of society. HE SAID affirmative action programs give minorities opportunities they were denied in the past. After Kyle and Samuel presented their cases,the floor was open for comments from the audience. Most commentators agreed a quality education is necessary if equality is tobeacheived. The resolution that such programs should be abolished was defeated 10-5, but a majority of the audience cast "undecided" votes. . ' ^ ** / - h i V 'f Mr' Xv V.V - - -*?&<(? , ;*vj34hr&?k ' *7' ; ' :; '" _-~t ' ' ?&' j%frtr< '>''' ' ' * ' ' ***** Ml' < fl 8 ' " ~rr" iSf r4;V^-l -' . Nowcc mann Archive er Brewed by Miller Brewing Co.. Milwaukee. Wis. sia y%vftj^. - ^mt'' W ?H|1 1K^;JV- * "^ ^ ^jk mm' ''^Bp BBIil o-;; :N:itak ^BlVNfiiBi ' ? n^M^BBHBQn^^H^Bk v##-: ^8 ^ji Wj& Moses Boyd (right) speaks at Tuesday's debate on affirmative action programs sponsored bv the USC - ? ? ? ? wv>wtf |? rii/i(/ My riaipfl Kemper) ,i".V^-> . ; , HHL ?>?* * ^^ t>;1 ^ -5- Hflfc. uMpHBMy MinHKBMBHiMMMMliOtMmMn^igyi^M |||lif /-'^ ||jj| \ ": ' . ; ?|: f?j g i .'..." ', . |||| v ' . lg||?|ll| -'- >': _.:_rP-: '" PpStpsg . ; ~ ''BPJWW . /;:vR>^-Y. tmes Miller time. S\