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/Editor i^Y - Spring < / needs B 1 tL 11 incic is itsss uian h iiiuuu cert and plans are still up in i no band and a decision yet I charge admission. Russell House's Contemp sponsors the event, is not < projects, such as "Beatler from students, an wient( it is for other organizations difficult to mak< (J^mitc pla have been anounced c ther. THE BIGGEST help at th Senate Finance Committee Graduation Ball to Contemi Many more students woul toward the Spring Concert. Graduation Ball last year, b Bonnie Raitt concert. The Graduation Ball Comi the ball will become a tradit one year, it is not. The Sp unfortunate that there is Government to fund both ridiculous to try and start n ones when money is so tight. SINCE CONTEMPORAR much money they have to band. At this late date it ii band can be scheduled. It is be enjoyed by the entir haphazardly planned. A suggestion for next yea or three first-class bands, contract and have it in V concert would be worth i tradition. WHIP To the Editor: On February 23, after defeat of Georgia Souther said that if we didn't get a he would start his own touri Well, as we all know, U spurned by the two m tournaments, the NCAA Therefore, to counter this ii Coach Foster's promise, Athlete: if actior To the Editor: I nis letter is in response i Mr. Steve Gettel's lette printed 13 March 1981. Mr. Gettel's closin statement, which in effe< asks for journalists to lea\ the Athletic Departmei alone, borders on th ludicrous. Surely Mr. Getti realizes by now that, fc being a member of th Athletic Department, he ar gamecock Foi Newsroom 777 7181 Business Office 777 3888 Stephen Ridde Jill Hancock Copy Desk C roresa Weaver NewsEi i iJon Weatherbee Asst News Ei Michelle Burchette Co sports E< .chard Meyers Co sports E Mark Platte Entertainment E Michael Romatowski . . . Asst Ent E t.hip Lowell Graphics E Letter Sole reproduction rights grant contained herein may not be repr Opinions expressed in the Gam unsigned, of the editor The Gamecock welcomes letu bo typewritten, triple spaced on, Letters should be no longer th to one newsworthy subiect nc columns must be signed with t mailing address, class standing i unacceptable, but the writer's n< if the circumstances warrant it We reserve the right to edit cc reserve the right to reject any col Address letters and columns ti USC. Columbia. S C 29208 'ialamn Concert all funds h before the annual Spring Conthe air. There is a lack of money, to be made on whether or not to kArotny Cmtn/lfi pAmmUfAA ?ark/\ rv/A at J UVUUVIO VyVflllftlllvtvvy TV IIV/ entirely to blame. Fund-raising nania," received little support Government funding is scarce, as . Under the circu mstances, it is ns, however, few tentative plans is point would be for the Student i to allocate the $2,000 for the x>rary Sounds for the concert. Id benefit from the money if put Only 200 students attended the ut about 10,000 turned out for the t mittee wants the money to insure ion, but the fact is that after only ring Concert, however, is. It is not enough money in Student i events adequately, but it is ew projects at the expense of old Y "Sounds does not know yet how spend, they have not secured a s doubtful that a really top-rate a shame that an event that could e student body has been so r is to begin early. Schedule two charge admission, sell a beer Villiams-Brice Stadium. Such a attending and worth making a IT the ar reputation, an the Gamecocks' a couple hundi n, Coach Foster to suggest th< i tournament bid Wade Hampt lameni. invitation tol SC was brutally WHIPIT bic ajor postseason all across this and the NIT. the basic cri nsult, make good tournament enhance USC's recognition, a s might b< is are put the dozens of alleged to student-athletes like him are r, different from the rest of us :? 1 * i * Ill ill ICdM IWU aspecuj. ig First of all, as athletes, ct they are in the public eye, re not only on Saturdays during it the Fall, but always. They le have the opportunity to el bring a great deal of positive >y publicity to the University le by utilizing talents which id have nothing to do with the jnded 1 908 Advertising: 7 77 4249 Production: 777-2833 " Editor .hief Leesa Bambridge Editorial Page Editor ditor Cylinda Calvert Wire Editor uuuf jerry Brewer Cieneral Manager duor William Tinsley Production Manager ditor Jean Hatched Business Manager ditor RussFurtick Advertising Manager ditor Mark Ethndge Jr Advisor ditor s & Columns ed to the Associated Press Alt other material oduced vvthout the permission of the editor lecock are those, if signed. of the writer and, if >rs and columns All lettors and columns must a 66 space line an juu woras, and columns should bo limited i longer than four typed pages Letters and he writer's correct name, telephone number, ar (acuity position and major Pseudonyms are jrne may be withheld on letters, upon request, ilumns and letters for space and style, and we umn for any reason o Editorial Page Editor Gamecock, Drawer A. JSPsJFJZT Letters iswer for id give Zam a chance to score ( red more points, we would like i creation of the First Annual t on Intercollegiate Postseason < irnament (WHIPIT). Is would be extended to teams ? great land of ours who meet teria: lack of a postseason bid, lack of national nd lack of ability to defeat the ehave ilicized basic premise of the University, namely, to educate people. (Has it occurred to anyone that a street be named for the USCSpartanburg student who was chosen as a Rhodes Scholar?) ' BY ACCEPTING the opportunity for positive I publicity, they also accept ; the responsibility for < negative publicity, which I cnnmo f/\ oKaiiii/I nf 1 ofn [ own 1J l?V/ UMVUIXU V/I iav^. Secondly, athletes are" ; accorded special privileges 1 by virtue of their non- j academic talents. Among i the legal ones are paid tuition and books, special < tutors, special advisors and even special housing. The rest of us, who can only j read, write and think, are left to our own devices in these areas. Members of the Athletic < Department must realize that special privileges carry j the added burden of special responsibilities. Until they do. the flow of bad miblieitv should not cease, as it is the i duty of the Gamecock and i other newspapers to point out any discrepancies as they occur. At the least, we ; can hope that journalistic ] review and the connotations , thereof will force members of the Athletic Department i to act in a socially ac- j ceptable manner. John B. Bowden 1 graduate student nor a *|j|k too s< i to the EditorNIT rej< jamecocks. As of Friday, March 13, the earns in the sixteen-team VVHIPI would be as follows: USC vs. Geo university of Florida vs. C Charleston, DePauw vs. Oregon, 1 Bloomsburg State, The Citadel vs mega Psi Phi vs. MIT, Medical 1 3f South Carolina (MUSC) vs. T1 Bar Association (SBA), and Or Wilkinson vs. The Dallas Mavei zan probably look forward to a USC vs. Orangeburg-Wilkinson n the finals. First round games would by pis Kevin Dunleavy Memorial Are Solomon Blatt P.E. Center, the qt semi-finals will be played at I il ly strong sti To the Editor: At present, there may not b be a Spring Outdoor Concert a and there certainly is not 5 enough funding to present a y 'big name'act. 0 Our budget is made up of if allocation from the Student w Government and revenue c generated from our shows' si ticket sales. It is inevitable a that we generate revenue during the year to set aside n for the Spring Concert, tl Viewing this - we chose to u present Beatlemania because, based on the fact J that Beatlemania w as 1 Billboard's No. 1 box office draw for halls under 5,000 i seat capacity last year, we I felt we could make several thousand dollars with which to program the Spring. / Concert. But only 501 ? students attended, Tc something we never imagined. br f oci U/a/)nae#4Atr ai_ junm <i vuuvouajr , llic [fj Student Senate voted to not Co pass a bill that would have allocated the Graduation pu Ball's $2,000 funding to aid in Co the presentation of the Spring Concert, contrary to ar the recommendation of the se S.G. Finance Committee and br V.P.Jeff Floyd. 1 ^ P; A >Ge^ nomin)^^ ect team McGuire Arena of lineup of and, due to the ex T nlavnffc rnnnH u/ill ho nl: ? |/1UJ v?>> . VUI'U ** rgia Tech, Stadium. ollege of Tickets for the fi ^ander vs. ^ tickets for the . Rutgers, wiu be $2 and ticke University ^ $3M Tickets le Student March 30, and th< angeburg- Wednesday, Marc) icks. One expected, so buy yo probable latchup in Ray Radlein physics lyed at the na of the larter- and Ronnie Brown the Frank engineering mcert ne< identsup There is a possibility the wo ill will hp Hicr>ncct*A artom fllT TT??a WV V?*UV WUUVyVI agaiii " t the S.G. meeting today at He :15 in Calcott rm. 015. Call de< our S.G. Senator or the S.G. ffice (777-2654) and find out stu they're voting the way you ant and express your m0! oncerns regarding this you ituation as well as all finc ampu*--.vide issues. Th? There is a chance the S.G. lay have other funds in Co] leir budget which can be sed for the concert and are Consult J t _ i ror extra f covering > the Editor: I am writing to thank you fo other's (Robert G. Fore) death i e Gamecock. However, I have t> inoirlop fAr fnturn orHnlnn nf -? wiuvt ivi iuvuivoi viwico lit 11119 lit Please contact the family of the d iblish the information and to ? verage. Please include the funei rangements, as these facts are nsational information which you other's death. Dl v t J "1 ) I 11' f ' ' . iCiBIIilSiii iC L the Carolina Coliseum, pected crowds, the final lyed in Williams-Brice irst round games will be quarter- and semi-finals ts for the final round will will go on sale Friday, ; tournament will begin h 28. Large crowds are iur tickets early. Kevin Wallace engineering Dorcas Alexander advertising eds >port rking to see what these ids, if any, amount to. lp them make their vision It's your right and igation as member of the dent body. . The st important thing is for i to voice your opinion and i our what is going on! ink you. James H. Rokosny ntemporary Sounds Committee Chairman omily details j death r yotfr-coverage of my n the March 11 edition of no suggestions for you to ature. leceased for permission to igree upon the depth of ral/memorial service more important than the printed in the case of my Mary Ann Camp rector of Library Services