The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 13, 1981, Page Page 4, Image 4
Editorial
Appeals process
needs amending
With all the controversy over how the Legislature should
handle university and college appeals against Commissioi
on mgner uaucatton decisions, finance unairman KemDer
C. Dennis has made tbe best proposal.
Dennis has suggested an amendment to the Senati
Education Committee's proposal requiring approval of botl
the House and the Senate to grant an appeal. Dennis
nmAndmAnt lumilH rAnniiw a inint oMainn nf flu* Hmioi
and Senate education committees to hear appeals
Therefore, the decision would be based on the combine*
votes of both education committees, giving complet
discretion to neither committee.
This process is more fair to the Commission on Highei
Education because it requires convincing a more represei
tativ* group of legislators. Since the present law requires th<
approval of only one committee, colleges and universitie
now only have to convince one of the three parties involved
Dennis' proposal will make it more difficult to overturn i
Commission on Higher Education decision and give thi
commission more opportunity 10 ao lis joo.
The proposed process is more pratical for several reasons
The appeals process is lengthy at best, but appealing to on<
joint session will save time. The College of General Studie
was in limbo for several months awaiting a final decision 01
USC's appeal against phasing out all two-year occupationa
nrnorams I1SP wnn its nnnpnl nn thp Hnncft'e Hopicinn alnno
but had it been made to wait for the Senate's decision it woul<
have been in suspense much longer.
By setting up a joint committee, the power problem is als<
solved. By putting both House and Senate members pn th<
committee neither body has total power.
The Commission on Higher Education has a vital job to do
Its decisions must be given more credit in order for it to be ai
effective entity.
I
Must stop fighting
in Middle East
To the Editor:
Syrian and PLO forces are subjecting the innocent
Christian population of Ashrafieh (East Beirut) and
Zahle, the largest Christian city in the Middle East, to a
massive shelling of barbaric proportions, leaving 200
persons dead, 500 wounded and 100 buildings destroyed.
The bombing has reached such an intensity that the
wounded are dying because of the lack of medical care
and the dead cannot be buried. The shelling of the only
hospital in Zahle has left 300 persons (the sick, wounded,
'loctors and nurses) helpless and trapped. All contacts
with the Syrians to stop their aggression have been
fruitless.
Taking advantage of the assassination atteippt made on
the life of President Reagan and the visit of U.S. Secretary
of State Haig on a peace initiative to the Middle East, the
Syrian occupation forces and the PLO are attempting to
force the population of Zahle to leave their homes and
settle elsewhere. As they have done in the past with other
U.S. peace initiatives, they are again showing their
displeasure. Zahle and Ashrafieh appear to be the victims.
It is hard to believe that these brutal attacks are happening
under President Reagan, who stated in 1976 that if
he were Dresident the traeedv in I^ebanon would not have
happened.
We appeal to the United States, to the United Nations, to
the world churches, to the people and governments of the
free world to use all the necessary means to: 1 ? Stop the
snemng 01, ana aiiacKs against, zame ana Asnratien. z ?
Compel the withdrawal of the Syrian forces and the PLO
f rom both cities and to deploy the Lebanese army in their
place.
David Atiyah
Elie Abikhaleri
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Critic la
To the Editor: i
Unlike many, I do not 1
consider David Baker to be i
consistently incorrect in his 1
film criticism. At times he is .
n 11 i t a o nnil r o f o II n - <
V| M A VV> M VV U 4 WW. V II ?
fortunately he totally missed :
the mark with his negative I
v appraisal: of the film , "The
Postman Always Rings
Twice." <
I fear that the problem ?
stems from the fact that Mr. 1
Baker is our film expert in <
residence and knows little 1
Srnnpn/r#:
looking j
To the Editor:
HELP! I am involved in a sea
One of the items that I have t
of a Young Man" as sung by He)
I have written to the Libr
division, over 50 record finders
stations and numerous magazii
the music world. No success.
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the artist and would write to
Dromot resnonse wnnlrl he nnnr
involved.
I A J i _ 1
rtaopiea
need infc
| To the Editor:
) These are sad times inr
deed when individuals who
r are adopted are forbidden to
| question the identity of their
natural parents unless there
are "extraordinary circumstances"
present.
Granted certain problems
may arise. Most persons who
uib pbai^iimg tui uil'il ictll
parents have a deep personal
and emotional need to
find these people. I feel
certain some means of
communication can be
established for getting in
touch with one another. Why
can't the people in charge of
the adoption records call or
write the parents if they are
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April 15...mm
LIK6 l'n_ FOR&Z7
the Editor
cks litei
about literature. He reacts to
Nicholson's performance
and character as a Jack
Nicholson fan and not as a
James Cain fan. Nicholson in
a recent issue of Rolling
Stone states that they were
true to Mr. Cain's novel.
James Cain has a teniency
to make a woman the
strong focal character in his
lovels. "Double InJemnity,"
"Mildred
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k IVA vv, UUU X IIV, 1 UOllliail
r hunter
'or lyrics
venger hunt.
o find is the lyrics of 4'Ballad
len Ramsey.
ary of Congress, copyright
on both coasts, several radio
les and unions connected with
has heard of the song and/or
me at the address below. A
eciated as there is a deadline
Mignon Diane Lauber
120 West First Street
' Juneau, Alaska 99801
children
)rmation
to be found and ask them if
they would like to talk to
their children? Chances are
there are also parents
looking for their children. If
either party refuses, the
matter will not be forced.
Of course, there is the risk
of opening old wounds, or
causing new ones, but
chances must be taken. I'm
sure somewhere in this
world some of these people
ui *
arc searcmng lor one
another and I don't feel it is
right for the authorities to
have such an iron-grip over
people's lives.
Cindy Gates
english major
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Always Rings Twice " are ps;
all examples of this. It is his
Lang's character that ev<
motivates and manipulates R?
Nicholson. "It takes two to coi
tango," but one person has to 1
initially say, "Let's dance." th<
Lang is the aggressor and th<
Nicholson does a fine job of th<
playing the weaker part to au
Lang's potential Oscar Th
nomination. soi
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THE OTHER aspect of fai
Cain's work that sets him
apart from equally outstanding
contemporaries,
such as Raymond Chandler an
and Dashell Hammett, is a
that he is much more in- SC1
iv,i ivu lit t.uc iwiaicu
McBryde
entertainii
with lonH
To the Editor:
It is really convenient and hon
have a few disco ducks and sup*
biters of musical taste for an entir
However, you need to turn up tl
poor folks at the Bull Street side
say nothing of the girls in South T
well enough to dance, sink along, i
night away. This partying would
studying and resting.
It's easy to see that decibel le1
proportional to l.Q.
T otalitar
icaid lLo
To the Editor: T
To the comment by Mr.
Mohammadi on my stand a
against communism: no; si
yes; yes; yes ? by the ballot 01
box; yes. I won't try to h
justify "OUR" govern- a
menis numan rights
violations; they pale into d
insignificancy comnarftd tn n
the millions murdered and b
tortured by a Marx-Leninist fi
system that plans to control v
every aspect of human it
existance. It's called
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/etiological motivations of
?characters than action or
ents. I feel that Bob
ifelson was true to this
ncept as well.
Because of this fidelity,
; film does seem to lack
5 "tension" or excitement
e contemporary car chase
dience is accustomed to.
>e smoldering, laid bare
ill of the characters that
tfelson presents are worth
* more than a little ten>n.
rhis film deserves at least
*ee of Mr. Baker's stars
d four stars on the basis of
novel preFented on the
reen.
Name withheld by request
quad
ng all
music
nogenizing and unifying to
ir-cool shaggers act as are
neighborhood.
le volume even louder. The
t of University Terrace (to
ower) can't hear the music
ind get down and boogie the y
help them keep away from v
vel preference is inversely
Jack Turner
ianism
head
OTALITARIANISM.
It's rearing its ugly head
nd if we, free people, can
top squabbling among
urselves over the issue of
uman rights, we could try
nd stop the spread.
It makes nu
ifference to me what
sligion people choose to
elieve, but if we refuse to
ght Communism now, we
f?rv well mav find ourselves
i another dark age!
I). Ilealy