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Editor Who ccti to read i What's a bigger problem than to hurt this university more thai Well, if anyone cares what Apathy ? that seldom recogi Apathy is not new, but in an ora few concerned students said problem on campus today. Apathy is evident in the lack Homecoming activities and figures go unattended, campi campus elections go unnoticed. Student apathy is not without relection of the apathy student! faculty and staff. If these peop are too wrapped up in them solutions to campus problems and security, then students in t themselves to take an interest i The faculty and staff must al perspective. Teaching and s< primary reason they are her selves, writing books and spe projects is secondary. A working, serious relation; operate this university and the of ?v\ rtnrv f n n f /\lr < U1VC OlUUCIIld I11U1C tUCtll LUM such as the Board of Trustees, No wonder students are apati seldom considered during an arts center, a music lounj garages. Even a self-study < recommended there be more planning. So students make your voi response to this editorial it wo that most students and staff ar< 1980 qu To the Editor: I am highly dissatisfied with the coverage that our new Homecoming Queen, Ms. Brenda Mitchell, received by this rag of a newspaper that is called the Gamecock. Once again, as in countless other cases, we, the black students at USC have been subjected to the prejudice and discrimination that apparently prevails in this newspaper. This seems to be an annual thing by this paper. As I recall, last year's Homecoming Queen, Ms. Sandra Faye Williams (also black), was also treated in the same tasteless fashion ? as if the honor of beine Homecoming Queen and representing Carolina means no more than a comic strip. Yet, the year before last, when Carolina Wilson (a white girl) won the crown and title, all hell broke loose I by the Gamecock journalistically in the form of a front page spread, complete with a nice, clear picture of Ms. Wilson, a bold, vibrant headline and an article about her (and an indepth one at that). Q amecock Fount Nowsroom. 7 7 7-7181 Business Office: 777 3808 Stephen Ricld H'inn Mftllnn r\-*n\/ Hnqlt Phlfll .V.ark Platte . News Editui Kovin Johnson Asst. News Edito Jeannio Ralston . Editorial Pago Edito1 Leesa Bainbridge Ent. Editor WardBorden Ajst. Ent F:ditoi MikeChibbaro Sports Editoi Michelle Burchotte . Asst. Sports Ed Sole reproduction rights granted to contained herein may not be reproducer Opinions expressed in the Gainecoct unsigned, of the edito< Letiers & The Gamecock welcomes letters and typewritten, triple spaced on a G5 spaci Letters should be no longer than 300 newsworthy subject no longer than lou signed with the writer's correct name, standing or (acuity position anil majo writer's nil me may !>e withhold on 10 warrant it We reserve the ni)ht to <'d>t couinu rifservn the nyht to reioct iitiv column to Address 'ettets and i oK ivms t.> f duo l.olu:-it>ia. S (' ,"1 !'08 res this? i lack of parking? What is able nhigh tuition? me answer is, 11 is apamy. lized but often felt emotion. 1 letter to the editor one of the student apathy is the main of interest in campus events, appearances by prominent js issues go undebated, and reason, however. It is a direct 3 I CVCIVC UUIIldUlUUUMI UlUI S, le who operate the university selves to work out realistic such as parking, high tuition urn become too wrapped up in n anything on campus. ways keep the student body in erving the students are the e at USC. Furthering themnding money on extravagant ship between the people who k cf l iHnnic mncf Kn Hntrnlnr^rl ' OtUUVIUO 111 UO L i/v u^vviupvu. 3n representation on boards, and on planning committees, letic when their opinions are planning for such things as *e, tuition hikes and parking committee of the university student input into facilities ces heard. But if there is no n't be surprising, considering 3 too apathetic to read it mnn iitcii I^^ll w Our current queen winds up being subject to an unclear picture shoved at the bottom corner of the front page with no more than a two-bit line under it stating only Ms. Mitchell's name, the fact that she won and who she was sponsored by (AFRO, incidentally). Why is it that the position of HAmprnmino Onppn ic nnt treated with the respect that it deserves when a black woman wins? Are you people on the Gamecock trying to give us, the black students, a message? I think that the staff currently running the Gamecock are a bunch of SORE LOSERS. If you can't give this lovely lady the kind of respectful coverage that she deserves, then maybe in the future you should consider stepping down from your positions ana letting people run the newspaper who will do it like true news people, not like a bunch of prejudiced, inexperienced amateurs that YOU on the Gamecock apparently are. Kobert LeCJette Criminal Justice Junior led 1 908 Advertising: 777 4?49 Production 7 77 2833 oil Editor I Richard Meyers Asst Sports Ed. ' John Parnell Graphics Editor r Cylinda Calvert Wire Editor Jeon Matchell Business Manager Jerry Brewer Goneral Manager r Anthony Gray . Advertising Manager r William Tinsley . Production Manager Mark Ethridge Jr Adviser tho Associate*! Press All other material I without the permission of tho editor <. are those, if signed, of tho writer, and. i< Columns I columns All letters and columns must he [i line. words and columns should be limited tc one r typed pages Lotto's and columns must be telephone nwmbei. mailing address, class Pseudonyms are unacceptable tlte ttors. upon (ociuc it, it lt\e circumstances ts nnd lot tors fo' space iind style and v\?; i any mason nal Pa.jo Ednoi Gamecock Pf.iwoi A, USC. Letters to s slighte To the Editor: The coverage of the Homecoming '80 festivities by the Gamecock was insufficient to say the least. If you remember correctly, in the past when a white candidate won Miss Homecoming, at least half of the front page was covered by her picture. The remainder of the paper was plastered with her life's story from childhood pets to sorority affiliations. Why didn't Brenda Mitchell, a very deserving queen, receive comparable coverage? By the same token why didn't any of the oiner oiacK Homecoming Queens receive fair treatment by the Gamecock? If you know anything about baseball...three strikes you're out! The Gamecock is OUT! Another point that concerns me is that the students, fans, alumni, etc. can applaud George Rogers, Be fair tc To the editor: This letter regards the Gamecock's story about the Ellis-Hudson incident (Oct. 15) and the subsequent editorial page (Oct. 20) which sumciently managed to smear Phillip Ellis' name in mud. First off, the article written in last Wednesday's issue is a completely biased article which only tells one side of the story. Unfortunately, judging from the editorials in Monday's issue, most Carolina students believe it is the only side If one leads carefully, one will v ' at the entire article i.- cd on .what Larry liiK.^on says took place that night. It seems that no attempt was made to ^et Phil Ellis' side of the story or if there was, then no mention was made that he refused comment It's almost as it the writers of the article wanted to show only -^v/v(ho m V 1 _ _ m m m the Editor rS VI a black man, an athlete who runs his a- off every Saturday afternoon, but they won't applaud a black Homecoming Queen. This shows me that the editor of the Gamecock, as well as other white Carolina fans, are of small character. Do something aoout it! Paul Robinson Junior (Editor's Note: This staff is not the same one that ran the picture and story on the Homecoming queen two years ago. That staff had a Dolicv of running hii? i?ic tures and graphic illustrations with the front page story of the day. This year's staff does not run half-page pictures. We gave this year's queen the coverage we felt she deserved. The color of her skin did not influence our coverage.) f Initio one side. Concerning the editorials, I am surprised that so many Carolina students would write such damaging letters ? H *U/\ Unnin f /~v w~\ r? i m an un mi; udsm wi unc incriminating article. Hasn't anyone ever told them not to believe everything they read in print? Unfortunately, the damage they have done to Phil Ell is' name is irreparable. I am not saying that Ellis was wrong or that he was right because I was not there that night and do not have a * ? r ...l: ?I rename source irom wmin i can pbtain the true facts. His guilt or innocence will h( determined by the courts ai a time when the evidence from both sides is presented Therefore, those students who wrote articles saying that 101 lis was wrong ant should be severeK punishet did a great injustice to him Name withhold bv requrs * TO &*>$ LPO Best man not always thf> imnrtpr To the Editor: The response to Sarajane Freligh's guest editorial on George Rogers' chances of winning the Heisman trophy shows it was greatly misunderstood. In letters to the editor, Freligh has been called "unpatriotic" and "negative," and her editorial has been called "disgusting," "poorly reserched," "distasteful" and "lacking in class." The people with these views on Freligh's commentary should reread it, but only if they can do so without forcing their own ideas into it. Look closely. Freligh did not say Rogers should not win the Heisman trophv, nor did she sav she didn't want him to win it. In fact, she would like to see Rogers win the trophy. YVhat she tried to do was discuss his chances from a perspective other than the USC/Columbia scene and all of its hoopla over Rogers. She was trying to say that it's not necessarily the best player who wins the Heisman. The winner is the one who has been most widely publicized and who is best known to the sportswriters who vote on the matter. She explained the process of selecting the winner and evaluated Rogers' chances, based on the choices of previous panels. * Freligh is an experienced sportswriter who brings to litir oHitnrinl tho nhi??r*tiv#? vifu/rtrtint nnt fnr ar ,,V" .M? V..V ^ , .v..rw...v | "* dent USC fans who, as letter writer Graham Heady said, don't want "everyone's bubble" burst. Lest I too be misunderstood, I hasten to add that I, along with Freligh, would like to see Rogers become the next Heisman trophy winner. I must also admit that I am not an avid sports fans, which means 1 did not read Freligh's editorial with the "Rah, rah, team" attitude that typifies sports fanatics and some sportswriters, an attitude that makes people closed-minded to any idea that does not agree with their own. Janice Wood Journalism graduate student 'Cocky'too wimpy i to be a Gamecock > To the Kditor: Clemson having a mascot i After attending the called "Kitty". [ Homecoming game last "Kig Spur" represented ; Saturday where "Cocky" 'be name Fighting ? made his first public ap- (iamecocks very well, and i nenrnnciv I was now here is'Cockv 'that looks ? embarassed. like he couldn't boat his way out of a wet paper bag It seems that since 1 would like to see "Big t Carolina is in the top 20 and Spur'' come out ol 1 has a candidate lor the retirement and take Ins 1 Heisman, our mascot should rightful places as Carolina's be more sophisticated, like mascot t "Hig Spur " "Cocky' is like (Name withheld by request >