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Editorig maMmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmKmmmmmKammmmmmmammm Residents at Wheele Wheeler Hill residents have be Carolina Research and Develop chased a large portion of the area In tho ItAOinninii tha nnluopoiKr < ? nrv??-v %? ? f V* U*VJ ? ideas for use of the land, but now, it has become evident the univ* aquiring the property. Originally the university plai university expansion, either by h ; sororities, or by building new do dropped, new dorms were no ] Greek's supposedly could not aff< several other options to be considc In 1974, the low-to-moderate in Hill developed a community gr< R&D in order to look after their b< and community group were < neighborhood and providing hous incomes, but in 1976 the univers with the city of Columbia an< favorable to Wheeler Hill resident As developement of the land residents were displaced with hop able to move back, either into re once proposed, or by buying ineji new homes. However, the end result is 50 1< $30,000. The estimated cost of bui $70,000, far too much for low-incon In the meantime, the university buying the land by selling it for a the WhM>]pr Hill PAoiAinfo ncr k any compromise plans and now is < To the Editor: pi Chances are many of you ai associate my name with e< WUSC-FM (the campus g radio station). Therefore, it w seems appropriate this pj commentary shall revolve around my affiliation with al WUSC; the experiences, the a] events I reported on, the hi people I've met. w As News Director of WUSC r my encounters with USC jc President James Holderman w are many, most recent is h Holderman's appearance on e< Campus Magazine, the g radio T.aiK snow I nost. In the ^ April 10th issue of the tt Gamecock, editor Steve ci Riddell accused Holderman tl and his aide, Steve ei Beckham, of plotting to ai wage "planted" telephone calls during the program r (the program broadcasts b audience comments via cj telephone). w RiHHpll'c onitnriol /?loitric -- u VVUVVft AU? V1011110 a representative of the hi Student Alumni Association in was asked by Beckham to c< "get SAA members to call in tc with favorable questions" th allowing Holderman to stress the positive points of tl his administration. Due to ai the nature of my r< Gamecock Founded 19( Newsroom: 777-7181 Business Office: 7 77-38HR Stephen Riddell Jill Hancock Copy Desk Chief Let Teresa Weaver News Editor Cyl Don Weatherbee Asst. Naws Editor jer Michelle Burchette Co-sports Editor Wil Richard Meyers Co-sports Editor jai Mark Platte Entertainment Editor Lin Michael Romatowski Asst. Ent. Editor Ma Chip Lowell Graphics Editor Letters & C Sole reproduction rights granted to the / contained herein may not be reproduced wi Opinions expressed in the Gamecock are unsigned, of the editor.The Gamecock welcomes letters and col be typewritten, triple-spaced on a 05 space Letters should be no longer than 300 wc to one newsworthy subject no longer th columns must be signed with the writer's mailing address, class standing or faculty p unacceptable, but the writer's name may b if the circumstances warrant it. We reserve the right to edit columns and reserve the right to reject an\ column for an Address letters and columns to: Editorial USC. Columbia. S C. 29208. 1 misled r Hill kAtl ft} fKlk tMAtWMV A# ivu at UK) iUWVjr Wl VtJV o iment Corp. since it purin the 1960s and early '70s. teemed to have legitimate more than ten years later, ersity made a mistake in ined to use the land for casing it to fraternities and rms. But when enrollment Longer necessary and the ord the land, so there were ired. come residents of Wheeler )up to work with Carolina sst interests. The university iiscussinc uDflradinc the ling for different races and lity began working closely i the plans became less s. I continued, Wheeler Hill es they would eventually be nt-assisted apartments, as [pensive plots and building >ts being sold for $20,000 to lding a home on the lots is tie families. is reversing its mistake in big profit at the expense of as completely tossed aside only out to make money. direct rofessional relationship id my friendship with the litor and staff of the amecock it is not unusual I ill often read material rior to publication. I was suprised by Riddell's [legations. I questioned his negations. Riddell insisted is sources of information ere accurate. I only know iddell as a responsible lurnalist and a fair person, hose relationship with olderman was only jualled by former Student overnment President arrv Kellner. Traditionally tese two student positions irry clout. Holderman ?erefore made special 'fort to speak with Kellner id Hiddell. Shortly after leaving iddell's office I telephoned eckham. He greeted my ill, "Great show, went real ell." "Thank you," I jsponded. Without telling im of the editorial to am>ear i the following day's paper I )ntinued, "Did you attempt 'plant* telephone calls on le program in an effort to ?ailout' Dr. Holderman if le calls began mounting gainst him?" Beckham splied without hesitation, 38 Advertising: 777-4249 Production: 777-2833 fcanor isa Bainbridge. . . . Editorial rage taiior linda Calvert Wire Editor ry Brewer General Manager liem Tinaley Production Manager in Hatched Business Manager da Haines Advertising Manager rk EtMridge Jr Advisor * t columns <\ssociated Press. All other material thout the permission of the editor. ? jso, if signed, of the writer and, if umns. All letters and columns must >rds, and columns should bo limited tan four typed pages. Letters and i correct name, telephone number, >osition and major. Pseudonyms are a withheld on letters, upon request, letters* for space and style, and we V reason. Page Editor, Gamecock, Drawer A, V ' COOLD YOU PLt(\i ? Letters to tl tor airs "No." He asked me no of questions concerning my ex rtiri Allfli tv of fnnlnlav U/o TV ,, .vwr.U|7 . "V 111 said goodbye. ne On Monday of last week ch Holderman passed me in the an Russell House on his way to w< address fraternities and sororities to kick off Greek cii Week. When I greeted He Holderman, he did not slow ofl his pace. He shook his finger m; at me and said, "Get your eli facts straight." I followed th< him, but he would not stop to ag discuss the editorial, which I 1? assumed his comment I.I pertained to. sei The following day I he telephoned Holderman's wii office and left a message for pr< him to contact me. Several Th days later, after leaving a ,4C second message, I was wh contacted by Beckham. I ru told Beckham that fei Holderman's inference that I th< had anything to do with the fo< authoring of the editorial be was simply false. Beckham no questioned my telephoning be him about the editorial prior ca co publication, l explained to p.i him I merely was at- co; tempting to find out the truth wi in the matter. He then in- po fered that Riddell and I lej conspired, when he said in a ch very probing, untrusting and ca facetious manner, "...oh ps< does Riddell always consult He with you about his ap editorials.'* I told Beckham do that Riddell consults me on foi few matters concerning his op editorial policy. si) If Riddell's editorial ba allegations are true, if 1 Holderman did solicit "a dif tipping of the scales" then I ge am not "deplored" as the foi editorial stated, rather I am Be suprised. Holderman is a W1 politician, and a damn good th< one. In fact, the thought of th< planting phone calls in the wc audience came to my mind wh when several people offered yo to do so. But I refused, ab rifviHinO trt lonua thik oKaiu In tin its billed "candid" format. stf In the long run, the it program was a plus for asi Holderman. The audience be comments were favorable to despite a number of an- sti tagonistic and unfavorable av calls. If this alleged scheme for APRIL 7 5 C*T * 1 IO II Itl3*fc*lfcfr t? iq zoan*s?H ^ *017 *W? ^ r _I > rorti pocja) he Editor ; dirty "nlantinn" tkn {/taiiuiig uic pilUHC UIUS isted, it didn't work! lere was never any real ed. However, there is a ance the scheme existed d the majority of calls ire plants. [t is well-known in roit?*? rcles on campus that >lderman and I do not hit i I like big pals. I never ade that exclusive list of te students who find ; emselves in constant i reement with Holderman. \ at list includes S.G. and ; ?\C. presidents, S.G. < nators, student media ads, Heisman Trophy j nners, University Union i esidents and of course "All j e President's Men"- or j Hones "-these are students i \o work for the president I nning errands, chaufing and serving Cokes in 1 b president's box at ? >tball games. The reason I I lieve Holderman and 1 are < i peanut nutter and jelly is cause two years ago I lied his home around 9 Ti. on a Monday night to mplain about the willingness for the campus lice to investigate the gality of a fraternity arging admission to an onmpus burlesque. I used a eudonym when calling ilderman. I was wrnna t ? . _ ?o- - ? ologized to Holderman a t zen time, he told me it was < 'gotten. However, any s portunity Holderman was jen, he used it to emrrass me ? I swallowed it. , Holderman made it very ficult for WUSC-News to t taped, official comments iau ittuiu newscast. f ckham once told me, "If f IS called us every time < *y wanted a comment on * 5 air we'd never get any ( >rk done around here ? so ( ly should we do it for . u?" Somehow I was never | le to convince him since j JSC was the student , ition, "The Voice of USC," ( should be reasonable to ^ sume Holderman should willing to make an effort , be heard often on the ; ition. We called an 4 erage of every ten days < ' a comment, only twice ? fSts I j)-\? [p ~"s \ tih Aj*MA Y (WW TH& f\\R~ CObiOITIom i Innn/j iM during the year were we c afforded such a privilege. C Sixty seconds every ten days c seems to be a reasonable h request, especially since C Holderman is president of n the university and should V promote student activities. S WUSC-News was also d denied entrance to student C media meetings. Holder- H man on one occasion n _ * - - - aiiowea me to attend this tri- o: semester meeting. It also h took me over one and a half U years to get Holderman on h Campus Magazine. B I was glad Holderman G finally made his ap- L pearance. It illustrates his P interest, however sincere it A is, in WUSC. His interest B needs to be more apparent in the future. rn I'm sure Holderman will lis be unpleased by what I have fa 3aid in this commentary ? w that is unfortunate. I mmrfp constant efforts to better a relations with his office. h? Holderman could have of cooperated more than he de lid. He obviously chose not ec o. A mistake! m Just a few words about my >eloved WUSC. I attempted he jo bring the radio station pr closer to the students, to wi nake it a part of every sfc iiuuciil o me. i inea 10 maKe its itudents more aware of the yc mvironment. I publicized Campus Magazine shows ? sometimes the cost for flyers Handicapped 01 roth* Editor: I have been watching all lemester the construction G ind refurbishing of Wardlaw .. College with keen interest. . ro my amazement the ar:hitects have committed a T irime of immeasurable ^ proportion. What is worse is ^ that this abomination has ^een committed with the apparent approval of the m College of Education and the C( University administration. ^ By npw hopefully many of ^ you are beginning to wonder ivhat act could cause such rftaHain A a aha 1 yuouwikii nu? uiic np|ii imcn^s Wardlaw from Sumter Street, there used to be an 1 ' l-' ' ' ' ' 1 ^ 7- " S ? pc r-\ f> jgl n___. tie A BIT ? I i ry ame from my pocket. News "enter 92 concentrated on ampus news bringing lighlights of Student rovernment Senate leetings on the air every Wednesday. We brought the .G. candidates into your orm room, we brought ampus Police Chief M.D. [arrelson to your radio. So lany great people and rganizations helped us to elp you: the University nion, the Spur, the student ealth center, Provost orkowski, Student overnment President arry Kellner and Vice resident Jeff Floyd, ssociaie uean Jerry rewer, and so many others. The fact is the station ?eds your help. Your stnership is vital. Students, iculty, administrators ? e can all make WUSC-FM a >sitive asset for liSC and plus for Columbia. We ive the best music, a bunch hard working amateurs, ;voted listeners, very little juipment, very little oney. If we all let our voices be iard about the future and ogress of the station we ill enjoy the benefits of a ation that can truly serve i listeners. But we need urhelp! Bryan Glazer WUSC-FM )erlooked itrance to the old Peabody ymnasium for hanicapped persons. Now there a beautiful concrete ramp lat leads to a brick wall. his inhumane disservice lat has been inflicted upon emdicapped persons is excusable. What makes this crime iore severe is that the allege of Education connually strives to educate e masses as to the needs id the rights of the hancapped. Mark D. Sweetman tfrsrfliata stnilani College of Education