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i" Editorially?
i Upcoming issues
must be handled
This year the Gamecock has taken some tough stands on
the issues and our readers have used the editorial page to
I sound off.
Some of the more notable issues debated on the page include
USC's battle with the state Commission on Higher
Education over eliminating General Studies two - vMr
associate degree programs, the campus security shake-up
which led to George Key's resignation as campus security
director and Carl Stokes appointment to replace him, the
Phil Ellis incident after the Duke football game and the U.S.
Department of Education's order requiring South Carolina to
formulate a plan tp desegregate its higher education system.
But as the year ends, most of those issues will fade from
[ sight. They will be replaced by new problems and situations
tnext year that will have to be argued and decided. In the
weeks ahead, students should watching to see what hannens
? ?n
to the proposed activities fee increase. The USC Board of
Trustees at its meeting tomorrow may pass a plan that would
increase the fee by $10-15. The increase is certainly
warranted and should be supported by students even though
it means they will have to pay a little more to go to USC in the
fall.
Another matter students should follow is the administrations
continuing attempts at upgrading campus
security. Security on campus is important to everyone.
Students need to let the administration know when they see
problems with security, and they need to work with Security
Director Carl Stokes to make improvements in that area.
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oiuucm icaueiis siiuuia Keep aiier tne administration to get
"the Pit" parking lot back and should hold USC President
James Holderman to his promise of holding the line on a
tuition increase next year.
This is the last paper Editor Stephen Riddell's staff will
publish. New Editor Mark Platte and his staff will take over
and resume publishing the Gamecock June 8.
News director
made no point
To the Kditor:
As n ctuHont uihn cmmt Kin r 1
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I laughing at the broadcasts of Campus Magazine, I was
puzzled by the Gamecock's publishing of Bryan Glazer's
letter on April 29. Clocking in at almost 1000 words, Mr.
Glazer wrote absolutely nothing of substance. He used this
paper to tell his little narrative about a nonconspiracy.
The best part about the letter was learning that Bad Little
Bryan "used a pseudonym" while trying to telephone
President Holderman one night. I wonder what he used.
Dan Rather? Barney Fife?
As for Bryan's contributions to WUSC, well, I am glad to
see that at least he gets to tell us in print since most people
shut off his program anyway. Here is the man who wanted
I WUSC to become a commercial station, with a"definite
programming iorrnat." Wise up, Bryan. Even WNEW (in
New York) doesn't play Duke Ellington and The Dregs
back-to-back as WUSC can and does.
As for the Gamecock, I believe that the editors showed a
serious lapse in judgment by not editing Mr. Glazer's
letter/novella, even if he is chummy with the editor. It
was one of the longest letters the Gamecock printed all
year, yet if was of little interest to USC students. Who
cares if Mr. Glazer and President Holderman "are not
peanut butter and jelly." I certainly don't, although the
I analogy is a good one. Still, I am glad that Bryan got his
I letter printed. I think it is the perfect graduation present
for his twisted little mind.
John liearn
broadcasting major
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To the Editor:
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rumors concerning the
alleged "soccer bubble."
which you have no doubt
either started or added to. It
is our understanding that
"cloud nine," as you so
eloquently and creatively
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multi-purpose athletic
facility to be used by the
women's volleyball and
softball teams, the men's
football and track teams, the
Physical Education
Department and, oh yes, the
soccer team may get some
use from it.
Your misleading editorial
would have any student or
other reader believe that the
money spent on the bubble
was a blatant waste of public
revenue. You also stated
that money such as this
could be better spent on the
Too few
attended
To the Editor:
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Television News Directors of
the Carolinas sponsored a
Student Seminar on the USC
campus. Currell College to
be exact. I was in charge of
setting up the program.
After several meetings
and many phone calls, a
program was settled on.
Kenlev Jones of NRC Npws
Atlanta was scheduled to
give a brief address and then
participate in a 45 minute
question and answer session
with the students. Lee Atwater,
a USC graduate and
now a member of the White
House staff, also agreed to
trek to Columbia and tell
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oiuucnu wiitii nit; is iikc in
Washington, as well as how
he got to be Deputy Director,
Political Affairs at the White
House.
TWO PANEIiJ were set
up. One dealt with press
coverage of Mr. Atwater's
address. Students were to
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educational aspects of the
university.
WE AGREE that more
money could be spent on the
educational aspects of USC,
but not this money, you
stated yourself that the
athletic and education
budgets are prepared
seDaratelv hp^ansp this ic
money received by the
university as personal
donations to the Athletic
Department as well as
money received as a result
of ticket sales.
Another weak link in your
ludicrous editorial was the
failure to point out that
innlnrlo/4 in
iiiviuutu ill lllC JJI ILL" U1 UIC
bubble was the construction
of a locker room facility
directly adjacent to the
bubble. The locker room
(which is of considerable
size) will be used by the
stiirlpntc
seminar
compare how various. TV
and radio stations covered
his address. Selected
students would be asked to
participate. A second panel
consisted of news directors
from every TV market in
aoum Carolina, from the
smallest, Florence, to the
largest, Greenville, Spartanburg,
Asheville. Radio
news directors from
Charleston and Columbia
had agreed to sit on the panel
too.
I was wrong. Only six
students showed up. I am
roia tnat announcements
were posted throughout the
Journalism School and
professors mentioned our
seminar in their classes. Yet
only six students showed up.
Needless to say I was
disappointed and more than
a dii emDarrassed.
Gary Anderson
News Director
WIS-TV
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defend I
soccer team, who has for the
nast thrpp ?paKf?ns h;iH tn
share the spring sports
center with the track,
baseball, and tennis teams,
as well as coaches, referees
and visiting teams. The
previous soccer locker room
was akin to a telephone
booth and doubled as a study
hall tutor room for football
players.
T m i A ~ t?I;_l
in regard iu your ioonsn
statement concerning
practicing in the ram, we
only say this. An athlete is
much more likely to injure
himself (muscle pull, etc.) in
the rain. If we practiced on
our field every time it rained
it would be reduced from one
of the finest fields in the
country to a veritable
quagmire.
A MICI t1 A II M/'
implication of your editorial
was the replacement of the
bubble after fifteen to twenty
years. The Athletic
Department could have built
a "super dome" for millions
of dollars, but that would
have been a ridiculous expenditure.
Instead the
bubble can be replaced for
under $5,000, not for the
Sims firu
police se
To the Editor:
Last night when my roomm
first floor window there was fit
Bull Street between Sims and tl
imsi semester ana mis serne
at least twice concerning peej
around outside the window. Fc
hall have also called the p
respectively with complaints <
window. One time they called
actually prying open the top wi
in the window over the iron sen
Police protection should ha\
Street side of the women's qua<
a girl had to be raped in McC
Bull Street side) in order for t
realize the need for an officer t<
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nubble
original price of the entire
construction as you so
irresponsibly implied.
In conclusion, we feel
obligated to point out that
athletics build character in a
student body by promoting
school spirit and unity, as
Q C fTonurotinff a
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amount of money each year.
If we want to maintain our
high standard of athletic
excellence, we must
progress in facilities as well
talent. The bubble is a
means to that end. We are
appalled at the ignorance of
your editorial and we believe
that more responsible
journalism would lead to a
better rapport among
students.
Proper editorial decorum
aoes noi condone tallacious,
bias opinion, but rather
objective concerned facts.
We feel any efforts on your
part to attain this standard
of responsible writing would
be greatly appreciated by all
students and faculty alike.
Bub Dunshee
Tom Reilly
USC soccer team
illy has
cut ay
ate and I looked out our Sims
lally a policeman stationed on
le Russell House.
ster we have called the police
'kind trtmc unH maloc hanrtinn
U1IV4 IIIU1VO liuil^lllg
rnr girls in the suite down the
police twice or three times
concerning men outside their
I as a result of a young man
ndow and attempting to climb
jen at 2:30a.m.
re been instituted on the Bull
irangle long ago. It is a shame
lintock (in a room facing the
he USC Police Department to
) patrol the area.
Maureen Lysaght
journalism major
EleanorDftggette
education major