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Editorial The In the fall of 1979, tuition for L for USC students increased on I USC students may rise $150. T1 risen $347 in only three years ministrations budget cuts in edi there is only one possible conc that only the rich can obtain. THE UNITED STATES is raj to all of it's citizens, regardle reversed and a solution not foui inhabited only by children of ( members of minority groups wl If this trend is to continue, j nations universities and college personel essential to the oDerati self-perpetuating cycle that woi ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION expenditures such as new build USC is currently investing in a addition to the Business Admit What good will these buildings < only people who will benefit frc political and business circles fo empty shell, and Coach Jim Cai corporate executives. Another solution, one that is General Assembly to approve th education is one of the most im are less essential areas that shoi This possible tuition increas< legislature should be urged to m tuition again. At the rate we an .1 .1 - Ii11*.- muai ucaci viiij4 siuueni can; Carfei Extending head football Ccach Jim Carlen's contract one year through 1986 was artiirp nionn i\( fnllu It olcn Wft AV??J . M. V U UJV shows that the decision was made under pressure by a board of trustees and a president who had no reason to give Carlen a total of six more coaching seasons. Consider the facts. The USC football team has complied a 39-30-1 record, I which is a big deal only if a team is used to .500 or other 8 sub-par seasons. The Gamecocks have appeared U in three bowl games, only to <1 be thrashed by more Jg powerful teams each time. For the past two seasons, the squad has posted their j| best seasons in Carolina li IGAME University ol South Carotii j founded AdvertkinR; 777-4249 Production: 777-2833 I IMiHi flattr iditor i *nix Kitvrn C opy l)esk ( h?l Doiuld B. Wfilhfrbff New* iditor I Mklurl Kofailotniii. . . tntrrtainmrnt iditor I Tracy Helm* Sport* iditor I |ohn Pjriu'M Photo iditor I N??fc' rrprodut tion rights granted to the / tjinrd hrrrm nuy not be rrprodut??l wKHih OpWoM ripmwd in the Gjimrtwli jttc *n inr runur. the (.JI<W<<KI< welcomes Irltrn and <o ? typrivritlrn, InpW s|M(rd on <i &S tpjcr linr Idlers should be n<? longer than lOO won new worthy subject no longer than lour ly signed with ihe writer's correct name, te standing or (acuity position and major Pseu name may be withheld on letters, upon reqi We reserve the right to edit columns and the right to rejr< t any < oKimn tor any feasor Address letters awl columns to: tditorul C olurotiM S ( otion: RichC fSC students was raised bv an a the average by $85. Now, in 198 his means that the average ca time. Couple these figures t ucational areas such as Basic B lusion; higher education is inc ridly backsliding in it's attempt ss of economic background. II nd, it will be only a matter of ti :he elite, white upper class, w 10 are typically less well off fina it would also mean drasticalll s, resulting in further necessar on of a higher education system ild be disastrous to higher educ? would be to immediately cease lings, and instead, use this moi new computer center, an Ear listration building, and an adc do if there are not enough stucU >m them are President Holderi r turning USC into a much larg ien, who will have more footba 1 certainly more feasible, wot ic $3 ir illion necessary to prevei portant services a state can of uld be subjected to extreme bud 2 should be opposed by all sti lake cuts wherever possible bef 2 going, costs for attending US< afford. n Fore history with consecutive 8-4 records. Maybe the Gamecock Club can get excited about such finishes but true college football fans know that our team is nothing "to crow about." It's true that George Rogers was the best college football player in the country, but it is Rogers' accomplishment that he attained that status, not 1^?. f- * A A? 1 i/mieu s. in iaci me oniy thing that Carlen has been able to do consistently is create controversy about himself. IF THE BOARD and the president extended his contract because they think he's a good coach, they're living in a fantasy world. If ???j COCK iw. ( olumhw S t. 190a ; Newuoom: 777-71H1 ' Business Office: 777 IB8B Mk tiael Gooding Editorial Idilor lerry Brewer General Manager Mirk Mcf wan Production Manager lean Male hefi Business Manager Linda Haines Advertising Manager Mark Hhridge |r Adviser I \ssoci.ited Press. All olher uulriul ton ll IH?- prnnKVdil ol (he editor. M ol ih? wrllrr and, H urv tumns All letters and columns must lir lis, jnd columns should be limited to one j>ed [Mft'i tellers jiwl columns must lie lephone numher, mailing dddresv cbss llOfiyms 411- llllji I . uui mr nmri 1 _ K'sI rf the iiHunntioii's warrant it. l<-ller\ (or \|M(r jiul style, and we reserve i P4KP Idilor. (>ain<' otk l)i<?ri A l)S( . Inly verage of $112. In 1980, housii 1, the average tuition costs f< jf fnr offan/livtrf I TO/"* - ill J V *VA UVtVllUlllg VJ OVy Will IUX\ ogether with the Reagan a Squal Opportunity Grants, ai reasingly becoming a servi( t to provide a higher educatu f this direction is not quick me before our universities ai ith little or no attendance t ncially. ly reduced attendance at 01 y cutbacks in faculty and otht i. Such a trend would become ation. from investing in more capit 4^ U-l-1 J a A ivy u> nuHl UOWI1 luilion COSl th, Water Sciences Center, a lition to the football stadiun ;nts to make use of them? T1 nan, who will be respected i er campus, even if it is only a ill tickets to sell to alumni an ild be for the South Carolir nt a tuition increase. Adequal fer to it's residents, and thei Iget cuts other than educatior idents, and the universityar ore they even consider raisir o will soon be more than eve iver? they think he's a good coac they're living in a fanta world. If they wei pressured by rumors Carlen's firing and wanted prove the accounts were n true, then they're a gutle breed of men. If they point the growth of the athlet department as reason for tl extension, then they shou consider that the consiste funding which comes fro outside sources is part of tl fanatacism of Carolir football, not of Jim Carlen. Paying a coach six yeai of guaranteed salary suicidal and one only nee look at the Frank McGuir situation to prove that poin Should Carlen have terrible season this year, i 1982, or beyond, and th trustees have a need to fir him, they'll continue to pa him for getting a suntan o the golf course. The need to keeD Carle for recruiting purposes is fair argument but a stronge one is his weak leadership i trying to get USC into a athletic conference. As Ion as we don't join an athleti conference, we'll continue t suffer from reaching fc better competition and greater share of the NCA funding. iTiunr, imruni/llMl,] the need for Carlen I establish USC as a gre< football power must t firmly rooted in order for 01 schedules not to read like joke book year after year. The next five years < Carlen is bad enough unles things change for the bette: The opportunity to ke<? awav from a sixth wii squashed by men who ai Gamecock football fans fir; and leaders with sensib goals second. It's a sharr they choose to idolize a m<i who has no real favorab attributes sure arr ^ i * ^ \ ?r^ws fFS | [ Zrjll rj s I Letters t< rCMA^Ir i TO THE EDITOR, Monday was the first day of the Nuc Regulatory Commission's hearin concerning the licensing and operation the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear facility Jenkensville S.C. (The hearings are op ! to the public.) Monday also marked opportunity for citizens to voice th< opinions for or against V.C. Summer a nuclear power. Twenty people spoke c against nuclear power in limited a pearances before a typically skeptic three-member NRC review board. Fi sy of these twenty were students. A U re number? Hardly! More than 100 notic ?* publicizing the hearings were post to across campus. But few people had t ?* chance to see them because narro ss minded, mis-informed jerks ripped do^ *? the announcements. I even watched o *c college student attempt to remove one le the brightly colored posters from a w; Id in LeConte College. He stopped wher nt spotted him. m FORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE o ie more chance. Tommorrow (Thursda la morning at 10 a.m. in the Carolina Inn Assembly Street, additional limit statements will be heard by the NF . review board. This is the last chance j speak out against this threat to Sou >e Carolina and indeed, to our ve ? existence. ' Consider the facts, there are ^ proposed or operating nuclear faciliti 11 ail lira To the Editor practice. 11 As they have done before, know ev a have done now, and will do next mo\ again, the university has could b< 11 ended up spending a fortune clock-like " to get something done when what al 8 they could have spent hardly stringers, c anything to get the same letting th< 0 thing accomplished. Their while the ,r latest project is "Cloud not outfi ? Nine", the protective bubble brellas tc covering a practice field, stringers' While the bubble may have just protect the players in a as every ? rainstorm, I have an idea .Just thin they could accomplish the IJSC Gan ** same thing at a fraction of any op ir the cost. played if a My idea is simple; outfit sure def all of the football team's team a isecond string squad wifh Gameco< JS umbrellas.The second string intercha r- team can have just as good a mud hop P practice as the starters, team's thi 1S because the second string the raine< e players would be running increase ^ aronnH rnvprinD thi? first victory i string players with urn- Carlen co Orel las. Just imagine the players l" perfect teammate to tea- colored i ? mmate unity that would l><* ^ans l>oul acquired with such a visual do A ?a i glatd that on trees sc y the Edi Duff in South Carolina. [ear ana store highly gs waste material, of deadly nuclear g< in along South Carol en tainers which, for an remain untested. 1 iir waste shipping ca nd foot drop onto ai tut (Note: Many b ip- greater than 30 fee :al However, no cs ve have actually bee iir NRC tests. Only sc es simulation tests 1 i An/i ?: eu nnu uic cuiiutiimu he been tested are noi w- exterior steel ribs vn longer used becat ne removing radioac of Moreover, the obst all when they were ne i I and cool. Heat am of irradiated zirco ne coat the vessels, y) CLEARLY TF on discrepancies bet ed and SCE&G would tC nuclear power is s to discovering (and u th Please help us s ry rest of the world. I we don't need nuke 10 es GE< Each player would the < iry other player's aer< re and the plays forr ; executed with t accuracy. But DE hnilt thf? t h i rrl V,I1? |JI UI there is no use in cha ?m sit on the bench piai others play. Why this t them with um- tert cover the second exti ? Then they could ide< the same practice Tht one else. buj k of the threat the eac ICCUVTKS WOU1U IH? 10 Sll ponent. A namo ev< i the rain would be thj eat for any other uni s the "fighting sp? :ks" with their thi ngeable players sal down the other pro roat. Attendance at the i-out games would rati because once b s certain, Coach ide< uld outfit all of his this with brightly yea imbrellas and me thn (1 Ik* treated to a litfht as they watch <. o ^ I money { ^ p I can ( I pay myi^ I tuft ion^cw I this ) I Fall / /Id I ?-<} tor 1 Ifow \ Of these, three receive 1 radioactive nuclear I Furthermore, this I jrbage is transported j Iiri3 hi0hu/avc in r>r?n- ' all practical purposes, | rhe NRC requires that I isks "withstand" a 30 t I n unyielding service. ridges span gorges tdeep.) isks presently in use n subjected to all the ale model or opmputer lave been conducted. ] int vessels whic\have w obsolete models with ^ . These casks are no ise of the difficulty in uviiy irom me ribs. >lete casks were tested w, empty of spent fuel, [ i age induce cracking njum cladding used to I ERE ARE gross ween what the NRC like us to believe (that afe) and what we are ncovering). ave this state and the ^et the NRC know that s. I AURA KAflVI/iri I )LOGY SOPHOMORE | colorful umbrellas dance jss the field in tight nation. HE ATHLETIC PAKTMENT could bably get away with rging more for games /ed in the rain because of ? extra added en-| ainment, and that means! ra money for thern. This! a could save a bundle ! ; only costs would be for! ring new umbrellas for! ;h show The players, the! idents, the public,! eryone would benefit from! is project. and th?| ivraswy i) money coum oei nt on more important I ngs like professor's! aries and improved! grains that would benefit! whole student population! ler than a select few. efore you discharge myl i as hogwash, think at>out| . If we had done this last! r, we would have had| v (JKogcrs STKVK M \( AI I AY MPI TKK S( li:\( K