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Evening
not as r
A shuttlecock is ncheAili>
between 5:30 p.m. and midr
every thirty minutes. Bi
unreliable lately during tl
running late or not at all.
Students sitting at dark bi
evenings,don't care to hea
fered by the transportatioi
These excuses include that
late at night, and that ft rel
evenings, the bus is parked i
Students have no way c
running or when they are I
waiting at the stops assumii
the bus does not arrive, the i
The university made a w
shuttlecock service. It has
But if the university is goin
consistent and reliable.
Shuttlecock drivers shouli
on schedule, making ext
necessary. They should 1
beginning their evening
up, he should be stror^
should result in dismissal,
driver on call or students sh
is not running. Although it
signs at each stop when tht
only way to alert students tc
The shuttle service must 1
evening as during the day. rs
of time to wait unnecessary
the more obscure bus stops.
Studei
To the Editor :
I've enclosed a copy of th
letter I sent to the addresse
staff members on campu
(Mr. Cartledge, accountin
services; Mr. Rhodes
treasurer; and Mr. Guntei
r<?i?ifstrnr ^ PImsp rpnH th
letter carefully. It shoul
clearly explain itself. M
credits that I received a
USC this past semester wa
cancelled, plus I was force
to stop attending my clas
this semester.
While there's so muc
funds for other things I thin
it's a "crying shame" to b
forced from trying to obtai
a respectable educatio
primarily because of mone>
Dear Sirs:
I'm writing in reference I
the notice I received froi
Mr. Cartledge today i
reference to my registratic
for the Fall of 1980.
I KNOW YOU all are busj
But please take a fe'
minutes away from yoi
busy schedule to hear what
have to say one more tim<
I'm not asking for an
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d to run Monday through Fri<
light each week, arriving at st
it the service has been v
lie evening hours, sometir
is stops, often in the rain on ch
r the excuses that have been
n office and shuttlecock driv<
drivers need breaks to stay al
lief drivers do not show up in
until the next morning.
>f knowing when buses are
behind schedule. They are sti
10 that the bus will arrive soor
itudent has wasted a lot of tinu
Ise decision when they began
saved students money and tii
g to offer this service, it must
& be told by their superiors to 8
ra stops only when abeolut
be well-rested and fed bef
~f a relief driver does not si
.primanded. A second offe
There should either be a rese
ould be told somehow that the 1
urmilH (nlra o lnt nf Hma tn r
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\s is not running, it may be
> the problem.
be handled as reliably during
lot only is it annoying and a wa
y,but it also is not safe to wail
it want;
favors. I'm going to try
jj explain my situation
simple as possible.
^ Mr. Cartledge, I could
? make your deadline 1
paying my fees. But hon<
? to God I tried. I was hopi
5 my loan application to 1
Loan Company and Ba
y would of been approved. I
{ for reasons that are
important right now, i
* * annlinnfinn fnr a lnnn mnn
up|/tiv?vivii AVi ct iVQii waa
s approved. This is one of 1
. reasons I was "stalling" l
[J more time. I was trying
k work out some other deal
e get the money to pay i
n tuition.
n As you started in yc
r- notice, its universi
regulations to canct
registration that fees hasi
0 been collected. Of course
11 promised to pay my tuiti
in far before now. It seei
m every time I got ready to p
my fees, I had to put my c
i' in the shOD or Dav some oth
w bill that was vital to r
ir living conditions ai
1 welfare. I won't bore y
i- with the details of the
y unfortunate * events
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to circumstances. I'm certain
as you have your own to deal
with.
?* EACH ONE OF us are
t human. We are not perfect.
There's probably no perfect
(> Knmt%n KAinri AM
,jjg Human ia;iii5 i/ii cat ui urnv
can say that he/she handles
all their business matters or
any other matters precisely.
You all already have your
degrees. I'm fighting trying
^ to get mine to the best of my
for knowledge and ability.
Maybe you all were fort0
tunate enough to have
n? parents to pay your fees and
expenses. Well I don't. I'm
mr fighting to keep a roof over
tv my head. My parents live
ef from month to month on a
n't social security check. To try
I to make things easier for me
'on I had to buy a home because
ns it's cheaper than renting,
ay It's just a two bedroom home
ar which is costing $139.55
,er monthly mortgage
ny payments. I wouldn't even
nd ask the costs of your monthly
ou mortgages.
I'm trying to get a degree
0 4 in nursing. This is something
I enjoy very much. There's
probably no other future for
me.
39 I could of had the money to
pay you all for my fees by
the end of April no later. One
reason is because I get paid
three times in Aoril Mv
,wt * %r
litor house payment is up to date.
I was going to save most of
UOf my paycheck to pay tuition
J* fees. I'm afraid it looks a
isor little too late for that. To see
me get a degree in nursing,
my mother was going to give
me half of her social security
i ' check to help me pay the
luiuon on uie imrd of April
' 1981. This is the day the
, postal service delivered a
social security check to her.
i
1 IS IT THAT your
; regulations are made to just
overlook each person's individual
needs and cir1
cumstances? I know an
1 education costs. But is it all
that matters - money? I
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1 sflTC^ny I
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) the Editor
back rj,
don't qualify for financial
aid because I'm working
full-time and attended IS C|
classes part-time. Some of
the students at the school are
getting aid to cover their
expenses. Because these To the Ed
people are attending school Well, I s
on a full-time basis, they legal cour
don't have to work. I'm jurisprude
trying to work and put would nev?
myself through school. invective (
Yes, I've worked very political s
hard last semester attending crutch of tY
classes and maintaining my j
full-time job. To see it all go Dear rea
aown tne "drain" is very oay Don Q
liard and disappointing. I'm set the sta
not going to give up. I'll just Same arn
have to repeat my courses naievete a
next semester. are cut wi
them a cai
On Thursday the week yell foul,
before school was out for PICTUR
spring break, my anatomy law studei,
and physiology II professor ^
..uviiucu me uiai you, Mr. kindofthii
Cartledge, requested that I .
not return to class until I was ttI>r.Q
cleared through the
treasurer's office. Now i 8?..,
that's two semesters of
school work down the Picture,
"drain." Still, I'm not going on his Bnx
to stop until I earn my white sock
nursing degree. Right now Brothers s
I'm discouraged but I'm no yap, yap,
quitter. cool, dispa
WEILL, I THANK you I WHEN ^
kindly for listening to what I I to defend a
just had to say. Since you E attack the
all's salaries are paid I whenyou'i
through school funds I can I
understand your opinions. In I Appeal t
nursing, an individual needs I are your rt
and circumstances are of 8 letter, (Go
most importance. Of course I arguments
Wif i * depend on his/her I s<> is propa
ability to pay for their I But I digr
medical expenses to con- I vective, bi
tribute towards our wages. I subtle disti
Since it seems all matters I Have an
here is money, I close with I serious att
the following question. May I | ,aw educal
please have iiiy credits back you team i
when I save up enough in. Tnaiwa
money by the end of this by missing
month (April 1981) to pay my And by tl
Fall semester 1960 tuition right word
fees?
William Y. Jamison
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Too 1c
3lf"- upe fW
i'he oN
Compel iior
loelfcjcen
v studei
ng his n
itor:
ee Mr. Gooding and Mr. G
isel, a master of the lab
nee. Cooly rational, an in<
jr lose his self control and <
jingoistic nationalist, I belie
Must be a catch word <
logans have, alas, always
le non-thinker.
der, have you noticed how e
uixotes falls into the same
ndard for the very behavi
>gance, same condescenti
nd emotional bias. How they
th the acid edge of their o>
icature of their own crass
E THIS caricature, if you w
it out to try a case in the pa
of his letter is invective. 5
ig he deplores. Why, then, d(
ould enjoy a well-written pi
, but crudely conceived, he
Odd, I would have thought
{ht him a little finesse.
it you will, frothing at the mi
>ks Brothers suit, regimenta
s-picture an hysterical Chi
nit. I get the feeling he's sna
van-vo: t thp irlpa a nni
/"r J ovw ?v M vv<
ssionate logic.
fOU CAN'T muster the intel
i rational position with a co?
opposition Ad Hominem. It':
e losing.
o emotion when you can't r
ttional pricipl<?s, Mr. V? Ha^
d forbid!) an example of th<
tive technique? Accusation
ganda, but proof is a little
ess. Caricature, Mr. Vand
it I cfofhar if AI i a't nnnnl
iv a ^nvuvi jwu ait?i c V-cipa
nction either.
other go at it, Mr V., but
empt to use a modicum of
ion daddy's paying for. Als
o read a little more carefulh
iy you'll be less likely to mal
the point.
tA wan Mp \7 I'm ?/vt
?v ?t mj y mi . y ., l III Iiv/v CIV <11
is amused.
HBHHUf
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fliem f J
it not
. _1 I
una
rant have retained
yrinthine ways of
:isive intellect who
condescend to cast
ve, was counselor's
)f the Movement.
been the mental |
ach of these latterpattern?
How they j
or they condemn?
on, same myopic
scream when they
-vn sarcasm. Show j
behavior and they
ill: a self-righteous
per. His approach?
You remember the
>es he use it? i
ece of invective for
; simply comes out
Law School would
outh, flecks of foam
il tie, Gucci loafers, j
huahua in a Brooks !
pping at my heels
nsumate display of j
lectual horsepower
/linwlnti /\l' f
iciu ui tciti,
s a good distraction
nake sense. Where
/e you any? Is your
? Law School's best I
s are easily made; I
naruer 10 produce,
ervelde, is not inble
of making that
this time make a
that high powered j
;o, I would suggest
/ before you charge
te a fool of yourself
1 angry. I'd say the 1
Leonard Henry I
Benson SchooS I