The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 13, 1981, Page Page 5, Image 5
Basketball fans
display no class
i i t i _ _
wun ooscentmes
Carolina basketball fans reached a new high in lowness
during the Furman game Wednesday night.
When Jimmy Foster fouled out of the game after a
questionable offensive foul call with about three minutes left
and Carolina trailing, many fans began chanting obscenities
at the referee. Whether the official's call was right or wrong,
Gamecock fans should have had enough class to express
their displeasure without swearing.
SPECTATORS who think their ticket of admission gives
them the right to do anything they please at a sporting event
are wrong. They owe some respect to the referees and to
their fellow fans. But apparently some fans don't care how
bush league they make the entire university look when they
act like animals.
Not all Carolina fans participate in this demeaning
behavior, but for an alarming number- and most of them are
students-the practice is becoming common. These students
must not realize that they are representing the students of
this university at one of the few events where USC students
can mix with residents from the Columbia community. They
are reflecting poorly upon themselves and upon the student
body of this institution.
Fans should respond and be active at the games. They
should annlnnH annri thiricre and rnmnlain ihnnt thp hnH Rut
? -w?r??. ?? *"v
college students should be mature enough to think about little
kids sitting in the stands and clean up their act.
Students at USC like to make jokes about how backwards
and obnoxious Clemson fans are, but some Gamecock fans
are getting just as bad.
Parkina problem
needs explaining
To the Editor:
USC has a parking problem and the students, administration
and faculty will agree. I feel much stress can
be eliminated if the parking situation is adjusted by
altering procedures and reducing fines.
By telling my story, maybe it can be used as a model. I,
like most new students enrolling at USC, was nervous and
scared of entering college for the first time. After frantically
getting my classes arranged, 1 was so rattled that
the parking situation was the least thing on my mind. I did,
however, pay $15 for a sticker that I felt gave me many
privileges. 1 was told that this sticker enabled me to park in
the coliseum parking lot.
SEVERAL days later, much to my surprise, the coliseum
parking lot was full. What was I to do? As the minutes
passed, I felt the tension and stress mounting. So as to not
be late for class, I parked in an unmarked parking space.
When I returned to my car from class, 1 found a $15 ticket.
If I had been informed or eiven a DamDhlet on Darkine
regulations, this incident would not have happened. I was
not informed of additional parking spaces at Bates House or
Cliff Apartments. I was bnly informed of the coliseum
parking lot.
I suggest in the near future that an administrator hand
out and make sure new students are informed of parking
regulations. Then new students will understand USC's
unique parking structure, the fines, penalties and towing
procedures are grossly unfair.
Dorothy Alson
Freshman, Journalism
gam ecock I
Founded 1 908
Newsroom 777 7181 Advertising: 777 4249
Business Office: 777 3888 Production. 777 2833
Stephen Riddell Editor
Jill Hancock Copy Desk Chief Leeaa Bainbridge. . . Editorial Page Editor
Toresa Weaver News Editor Cylinda Calvert Wire Editor
Don Weatherbeo Asst. News Editor Jerry Brewer General Manager
Michelle Burchette Co-sports Editor William Tinsloy Production Manager
Richard Meyers Co sports Editor Jean Hatchell Business Manager
Mark Platte Entertainment Editor RussFurtick Advertising Manager
Lynn Massey Asst. Ent. Editor Mark Ethridge Jr Advisor
Chip Lowoll Graphics Editor
Letters & Columns
Sole reproduction rights granted to the Associated Press All other material
containod 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 editor.
The Gamecock welcomes letters and columns. All letters and columns must
be typewritten, triple-spaced on a 65 sp j- line.
Letters should be no longer than 300 words, and columns should be limited
to one newsworthy sublet no longer than four typed pages. Letters and
columns must bo signed with the writer's correct name, telephone number,
mailing address, class standing or faculty position and major. Pseudonyms are
unacceptable, but the writer's name may he withheld on letters, upon request,
if the circumstances warrant it
Wo reserve the right to edit columns and letters for space and style, and wo
reserve* the right to ro|ect any column for any reason
Address letters and columns to Editorial Page Editor. Gamecock. Orawer A,
OSC Columbia, S C. i'920H
n?
I VT>* ' V
^ ^' >
Letters tc
Al.
muiitiiu
To the Editor:
After all these years, I'm
moved again to write to the
editor of the Gamecock. It is,
after all its faults, the most
interesting little paper in
this despicable city ? The
State and The Columbia
Record having been
strangled by nepotism at
ohilHKirtH
I am an alumnus of USC
and VERY angry at the
recent election of Ronald
Reagan and his radical
conservative administration.
I firmly
believe, however, that this
abomination and disaster is
not the will of the people. The
win oi me majority was
simply not to vote. The socalled
Moral Majority is a
mirage. The much touted
shift to the Right reported by
the media is also erroneous,
helped along by the recently
concluded hostage debacle,
all of which helps to disguise
the real radical revolt
growing underground in this
country in all classes.
Oh yes, we will have the
reign of Ron the Simple with
his Abominable Closet of
Know-Nothings, along with
the Moral Majority and their
Budget c
not worl
To the Editor:
Being a freshman at USC
has been worthwhile. Adjusting
to college life has
been hard, but educational. I
was susceptible and believed
everything that was said to
me.
During this time, a group
called The Columbia Junior
Civitans gave m; a phone
call. The lady (aiu ays a lady
with an exciting voice) told
me that I had been chosen
out of 5,000 names to win a
coupon book worth $800.00. I
would receive this booklet if
I could tell her which ad
vti uoiii? a^cutjr udCU UIC
commercial slogan, "Whey
it rains it pours."
Automatically, I answered
Morton Salt.
} tne fcditor
sunhap
anti-ERA Protestant
Fanatics and the anti- \
abortion Catholic Fanatics
and all the rest for a time.
But reality will have its own
way. We will have another
Great Depression as a result
of Know Nothingism, lose
our super-power status, and
very nearly lose the space
race ? the result of
imapictccu vaiues anu uie iog
of silly non-issues. j
OUR TIME of Troubles <
will, however, put an end, '
once and for all, to the notion i
that a free market has ever i
existed, can exist, or could i
ever exist. The growth of |
American business has had l
little to do with the free <
market. The reality behind 1
that growth was govern- i
mental favorinc of <
manufacture over
agriculture (e.g. in the great
preferential tariff fights that
led up to the Civil War), *
governmental expansion at
the proddings of commerce
(e.g., in the political deals
for rail rights and land
grants that determined
westward expansion),
governmental protection of
capital risks abroad by
oupons
:h price
Then she told me that I
was correct and for $19.95, I
would get two coupons for
Wendy's, piano lessons,
portrait appointments for
two, etc. She rattled off a ^
whole list of products. All of
this overwhelmed me and I
immediately accepted. s
What I did not know was
that the coupons were for a
places in Cayce, Dentsville v
and other neighboring parts a
of Columbia. By the time I a
would have bought gas to go ^
to these places, I would have 0
?rv?nt nvpr tftOO 00 Sn lam
warning anyone who ^
receives a call like this to be
ready to buy a gas company. u
Pamela Bullock y
P re-Nursing Major
Freshman
_ ? I' ll
Geez.wtfltst
comin'ix)?']
Senators are
and now the
Sffi
py with
'gunboat diplomacy,"
[overnmental shelter for big
:ombines in turn-of-the^entury
Supreme Court
lecisions. Make no mistake,
til you who can't read the
vriting on the walls all
iround you and the rest of
'ou who simply don't read
ind are therefore too stupid
o be alive, big government
tnd big business grew in the
ast by feeding each other,
till do, and will continue to
loso.
^he o ^Jy difference now is
hat Keagan, in his sweet
aivpfp u/ill if?rk au/av ?n
nany of the governmental
rops of our economy that
he whole house of cards will
ome down in short order. If
e does not, then he will
eveal himself to have been
lected by big business to
School s
defend c
breaking
'o the Editor:
Umif InnfJ ic (hie Iiniirapf ihi n<
*~..e v.io u..?Tvao...jr B,
nd "protect" him from what
tie long, drawn out way in whi
le matter. He should have be<
istead he was allowed to pla;
ened. What happened was li
ome people don't realize hoi
een. But it is serious, and we f<
y the university accordingly.
We agree with Pamela Jolle;
>0 were amazed at how the
iroughout. Our question is: \
think because Ellis is an
thletes exempt from the laws
nd the section that states that
\e law, please pass it on to ev
ime thing. However, we doubt
So Ellis serves one weekend i
difference do you think it w?
on't do a bit of good at all. He
id kill somebody. And now,
?ain. Maybe he'll get to work
e Babcock Center. Wouldn't
>inion. 48 hours in jail is not en
lesson. His actions were not oi
ere degrading to the reputatio
to more trouble, the universit;
stice run its course. After all,
iu want some of me?) can take
i
his place 1
libsgkb ,
LalenourfJh
y'fe lettin''
r@i98i
2COCK
Reagan
serve big business behind a
smokescreen of fundamentalist
cant, building
American capital on the
backs of the poor, the old,
and the disenfranchised.
But all is not lost. I see us,
America's oldest and most
uiverse majority unuea
again, radical for
moderation, sweeping aside
all these small men and their
worn out ideologies. The
worst is not yet over, but
even(4now I see progressive
America stirring out of a
decade-long slumber. We
will found a new era of clean
prosperity and justice
tempered with a profound
idealism ? the thought of
leaving it whole to our
children's children
Wagner H. Huberts
houldn't
ithletes
f thf> 1ms)
I ?* VI/
sing to stand behind Phil Ellis
he needs? We are fed up with
ch the university has handled
*n kicked off of the team, but
y as if nothing had ever haple
only almost killed a man.
x serious that it could have
eel the matter wasn't handled
y's letter of February 11. We
university stood behind him
VHY DID THEY DO THAT?
athlete. But, since when did
, ?... tr
i vi uui sunt?: n anyone can
all athletes are exempt from
eryone else who wonders the
such a section will be found,
n jail. Big deal. How much of
11 make on him? It probably
> might get into a fight in jail
he's got to go back to court
with the retarded children at
that be fitting? Not in our
ough. Ellis needs to be taught
nly a disgrace to himself, but
n of this university. If he gets
y should stay out of it, and let
bullies and "bad-asses" (do
care of themselves.
Name withheld by request