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Editor Studei play in m ~ i gnorii So far this year, the stud the vast majority of studen Instead, the senate has t university students stand i power struggle they have c It's time for student sens about how much power th illvll V.UI1DIUUC11U). 11 d 111 implement changes that playing games. This year the senate organizations through f? several organizations inci routine budgetary decisioi senate has done for studen discount tickets for SCE&( BESIDES THESE HAT ?Ua 1 J mi; dcuctic uus uunu nuiriir of the senate have not ce creases in tuition and hous in recent years. Instead, i matters" as what can bi bulletin boards and what 1 the bulletin boards. Since the senators were matter after debating the the bill was sent back to co This kind of ridiculous a tolerated by USC students all sectors of the student t their jobs. Constituents sh their representatives for tl THE MAJOR BATTLE! ternal matters this year, struggles have set the toi debate. Early in the year, to force Student Governm give up her position as cc mittee. While the senators skiving in uuiii capacities constitution, what it rea struggle. Later in September, Student Government seer driving force behind this between several senators < SEVERAL TIMES THIS committee appointments mittees are still not filled ? semester. In short, the sei matters that are of littl students on campus. It's a together and start dealin students on this campus - parking spots in "the Pit,' costs next year and the university's personnel bud STUDENT GOVERNM supposed to be two of th< campus. If they do have using it to help advance t And if they don't have the them to exist as they are what they are doing e government officials who < gamecock Fc Newsroom: 7 7 7-7181 Business Office: 7 77-3888 Stephen Ridd Brian Mellon Copy Desk C Mark Platte News Fc Kevin Johnson Asst. News Ec Jeanntt Ralston. . . Editorial Pan& Ec Lcesa Batntwidoe Ent. Ec Ward Borden Asst. Ent. Ec MikeChibboro Sports E( Michelle Burchette . .. A9st. Sports Letters Sole reproduction rights grantt container! herein may not l>e reprc Opinions expressed in the Gami unsigned, of the editor or the edit . ' The Gamecock welcomes kette be typewritten, triple spaced on a Letters should be no longer tha to one nftwswoiftiv enhmrt columns must lie signed with th mailing address, class standing o unacceptable the writer's na if the circumstances warrant it We reserve the fight to edit col reserve the right to re|ect any coin Addrss letters and columns to USC, Columbia, S.C 29208 ~ | q.| i tsenat< g garnet ig issue. fin senate nas done noining to ft its who attend USC. urned into a miniaturestage wh up and act out roles in a grandi created in their minds. itors to stop wasting time worry ey have and to start respondin{ ne for senators to start trying will help students and to s b allocated money to sevc ill funding and waived defi? urred last year. Other than th ns, the only constructive thing ts has been its work toward gett j buses. HER miniscule accomplishmei ig. The major debates on the fl ntered on how to try and stop inrf /?apfo tnui/iu ? 1- ? img v,uoio, wniv.il utivc sayiwtRC they have centered on such "v ? put up on Student Governm kind of lettering should be used t deadlocked on the bulletin bo issue for over half of one meeti mmittee for further considerati ictivity in the senate should not . Senators are elected to repres >ody. Right now they are not dc tould demand an explanation fr lis absurd waste of time. S in the senate have been over Personality conflicts and poi ne for most of the discussion i several senators banded toget ent Treasurer Barbara Derricl i-chairperson of the Finance Ci arfiipH nn th*? ctipfm?o tho* Hon mmm qvvwv vraa ?L4V<V> 11IUV A-'VI I violated the Student Governm illy came down to was a po' several senators suggested etary position be eliminated. ' move was a personality conf ind Secretary Barbie McKie > year, the senate failed to appr , and as a result, several c< md are understaffed this late in nate is spending too much time e importance to the majority bout time for t!iem to eet their g with the issues that are fac - issues like the loss of 200 stud ' the 11 percent increase in hous possible seven percent cut in get. ENT and the student senate e most powerful organizations any power, they certainly are he causes of students on camf power, then there is no reason I nnw h<VuI ICO nn nno oopoc oli V T? WVMMUV ??V VIIV VUI VO M LI xcept the senators and stud jnjoy playing a game of politics turvded 1 908 Advertising: 777 4249 Production: 777-2833 bM Editor hief Richard Meyers Asst. Sport*! Jitor John Parnell Graphics Edii titor Cyhnda Calvert Wire Edit fitor Jerry Browor General Manat litor Anthony Gray . . . Advertising Msnac fitor William Tinsley . . . Production Manat Jitor Joan HstcheU Business Manaj i Ed. Mark Ethridge Jr Advi! ?& Columns id to the Associated Press All other materia >duced without the permission of the editor acock are those, if signed, of the writer and, il orial puye editor rs and columns All letters and columns U4 65 space line n 300 words, and columns should be limited longer than tour typed pages l.otters and (e writer's correct name, telephone number, r faculty position and ma|or Pseudonyms are me may be withheld on letters, upon request, umns and lettc.s for space and style, and we imn for any reason Editorial Page Editor. Gamecock, Drawer A, g Aft s HIS GREA1 lelp ere ose ent I on ard r?rf "5, on. g Confedc om To the Editor: in- We do not appreciate tl wer way in which the letter < and the Confederate flag w; her written. The South ro k to against the North for mo am- reasons than slavery. Sou ick Carolina, for example, ro tent against the North for tl wer main reason that taxes we placed on European impor the that South Carolina receivi rhe a lot of. The North tried lict pressure the South in ove F*1nrf cut S Southei act >ng To the Editor: lent I would like to reply tc inrt l^ii 2 ? a.?i ? a.%? * * icuer pnnieu in me inov the issue concerning the C< federated flag. While it true the Confederate flag i are symbol, it flies above t on capital of our state not not remove the 44governmen >us. integrity" of South Caroli for or to detract from "I out respectability of the bla 'ent community". This is pi aarhatfp Thp fYmfWlpri O 0~ ' flag flies as nothing m< than a symbol of our past a part of our history tl should not be forgotten. My understanding of Ci War history is different fri that of the person who wa the Confederate fl destroyed. This is not I point of my letter. ] contention is that society c ?er not leave out or desti ?or parts of its history ever ,er some people may f ashamed or regretful of l past. We can learn a hopefully benefit in i future from our mistakes. 1 me the Confederate flag f one symbol of our countr growing wisdom. . if ...... u n; , I ; u yyju iicivt' sctrii uic v>i War monuments in plai i like Fort Sumter or F Moultrie or read lists names of American soldie black as well as white, v fought and died I something they believed it would be easier to derstand whv we must lei _J from our past mistakes. y [EST RXE... 1 I I I ? Lpttppp tn srateflag: I buying their goods. In fact, ti tie Abraham Linclon had no s an intention of abolishing t as slavery or freeing the slaves. \ se He just didn't want it to re spread to the territories in th the West. When the w se started many slaves I tie freed by Southerners ana i re many slaves help* i the 5 ts southerners. Lincoln waited 5 F?d until halfwnv thrnnuh 1 to war before he announced the c to Emancipation Proclama- f g nbolizes < n history I v r a * S .7 f I , ^ | vil To ask the state Dm representatives to remove nts the flag would be the same 01 ag as asking black Americans, ^ the or any group of people, to My lorgei certain parts 01 tneir ran history that others find e -oy displeasing. Would this be i if right? a eel The next time you pass the t( the State House and look up to a ind find the Confederate flag p the flying proudly with the To United States and the South ^ is Carolina flag, do not view j, vs' this flag neffativplv as an _ J ~ " CJ J a injustice to governmental ivil integrity, to the black ces community or to yourself ort personally. Look at this flag n of and think of the progress ?' irs, made by our nation and y ^ho South Carolina since the C( for Civil War. Who knows, the ~ in, next 120 years might get i.? oiron Kottnr a till* V YV/H l/\ I IV & . am Michael I). Moore Journalism Sophomore hhhhhhbh m m 5 gg| lltHIMimR|!i!!!llliVi||!!IIII! the Editor wide of th on, freeing just Southern W laves and not the slaves in w h states supporting the jnior th oi The continued flying of the n Confederate flag shouid not th >e abolished. It is a p! eminder to the people of the al k)uth of all the young and old ai loutherners who died in te >attle. This flag is the pride bi if the South. It is not a battle w lag, and it doesn't stand for lavery. To all who had b< ncestors that fought in the a ?ivil War and died, this flag m lolds a special memory. It rc eminds us of the honor with oi /hich our ancestors died. SI loutherners have always th iHpfpnHind Olic /lnnntmi ?' V/V. \4vivuv?iwg VI HO WUI1U J , ? lore so than Northerners, outherners are always the irst to volunteer in wartime. 3reeks cfc For a gooc at f ootbal 0 the Editor: In my four years at USC, I've arn to "get along" with -ganizations on our campus. I'i irvice projects, which are goo< x>nsorship of campus services ; ne. But, as far as I'm concerr /ident at a recent football game. Although I had the unfortunate 1 r? l. li i. * -i: -i ? lai ge uret'R uiwk, i uiu learn tally wasted and then spilling y round you was OK since it was Lishing and shoving is an accepl nd that no apologies are needec jt REALLY supposed to watcl istead, milling about, shouting nrl Kaci/^alK/ cl?*thnrf in nfn^rvi IUI K/UiJIVUllJ III UVIIV1 pvv/j Undoubtedly, the fraternities a lany Greeks I was sitting neai herwise wholesome bunch. I m ?ars ago. While there may be options to the rule, most of the lat game seemed in such a des me that they could hurt a lot o ny fraternal ideals they may ha^ mrnmsBk UUPMIP1F le South here would this country be ithout the Southerners. Apparently whoever wrote lis letter watched "Hoots" ne too many times and ?ceived a view of the South lat only pertains to certain lantations. The South is not II slaves and cotton fields, id if you want to get chnical it is not the flags jt the people who start ars. Let us not destroy our past ?cause good or bad it is still part of us. The Confederate iemory shall always be ;membered, and to destroy ... i:i.? ji nag nuuiu UC IllVt: ierman marching through le South again. We just on't stand for it. Chip Shurpe Paul Beresford Martin Graves I time II games i tried ? really tried ? to tne memners 01 ureek ve heard them talk of their i and needed, and of their and activities, which is just led, their true colors were experience of sitting beside a lot. I learned that getting our drink all over everyone "all in fun." I learned that table way of getting around I. I also learned that you're n the football game at all. to a "brother" 10 rows up pie s way is the thing to do. ind sororities will claim the r were "bad apples" in an ight have believed that four i some people who are ex; Greeks I was near during .perate rush to have a good f other people and abandon vc once espoused. Dean Turbeville History and Heligion Senior