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Editorial! $$$ Results Hopefully all the organizations that thought they were underfunded by the last student Senate Finance Committee allocation will demand to know exactly what was funded and why. The committee unfairly closed their meetings thus refusing any clubs and organizations from stating their needs. That kind of action would have been fine had the committee not hypocritically asked a representative of student media and the Russell House University Union to anwpr nupctinnc ahnnt fhoir nnccihla ollnnofinnc MIVVMV ^/VtJtJlMAV U11WUV1V&IO. j IN THE first place, what happened to other organizations who were barred from the meeting? Are they any less important than the two just mentioned? If a committee is going to do things fairly, then that fairness should extend to all. The Senate Finance Committee believes it is doing a good job, the best that any group could do, composed of seven or eight or nine or however many students show up during any given time. But wouldn't they be saving time by having representatives of each organization speak for a few minutes and then allocating a lump sum of money? Yes, again we suggest that the committee give a percentage of the funds to organizations. Nobody knows exactly how much funding they need or where it should go better than the organizations themselves. j For instance, the Gamecock requested money to pay reporters and photograpehrs who have started working this year without being paid. The Senate Finance Committee not only didn't fund this line item, but in order for this newspaper to take student stipends, editors included, and pool the money in order to pay unfunded staff members; Senate Finance Committee approval is required. WHY DOES the committee have such power to the extent that fellow senators labeled committe members "power-hungry" in their allocation of funds? The answer is simple. The committee is extremely misguided by administrators who have sDent vears makinc* snrp that the system works the same way every allocation process. It's unfortunate, but we have people advising this committee who don't have any knowledge as to how the committee should allocate funds or why. The Senate Finance Committee act as puppets being yanked by ignorant puppeteers. Why can't someone at least form a committee to define certain rules and regulations the finance committee must follow? It's as though they make up the rules as they go along, on their own terms, under the motto "we decide everything; students must accept everything that's shoved down their throats after they give us money." When the student senate meets tonight at 5:15 p.m. in room 015 of Callcott, each senator should put some tough questions to the committee, such as (a) what was the criteria for funding? (b) how much time was spent on each budget? (c) why were certain people allowed to lobby before the hearings while most weren't? (c) what were ihe main problems of allocating money which should i u?r ii? * -ii i?- ~ - uc auivcu uciuie uie nexi allocation session: ce) exactly who advised the committee and why? IN THE meantime, those that were funded should examine the allocations closely and raise serious questions about this committee's allocation process. IjAJVLlUUUUi! University of South Carolina. Columbia, S.C. ) founded 1908 Newsroom: 777-7181 Advertising: 777-4249 Business Office: 777-J888 Production: 777-2033 Mark Platte Editor |ill Hancock Copy Desk Chief T'*<7 Helms Sports iditor David Corvette News Iditor I'm Corbet) Asst. Sports iditor Tom Coyne Asst. News Iditor Mike Fisher *au~. i Don Weathertiee Editorial Page E'ditor [ )errV Brewer General Manager ^ Mike Homatowski Entertainment Editor linda Haines Advertising Manager John Vaughan Asst. t nt. Editor Mark McEwan Production Manager Mark nhridge |r Adviser 'ean Hatched Business Manager Sole reproduction rights granted to the Associated Press. All other material contained heiein may not be reproduced without the permission ol the editor. Opinions e*pressed in the Gamecock are those, if sivneH nt u/ni?> *r.A n ..... I signed, of the editor. The Gamecock welcomes letters And columns. All letters and columns must be typewritten, triple-spaced on 4 65 space line. Letters should be no longer than 300 words, and columns should be limited to one ! newsworthy subject no longer than lour typed pages, tetters and columns must be signed with the writer's correct name, telephone number, mailing address, class standing or faculty position and major. Pseudonyms are unacceptable, but the writer's name may be withheld on letter, upon request, if the circumstances warrant it. We reserve the right to edit columns and letters for space and style, and we reserve the right to reject any column for any reason. Address letters and columns to: Editorial Page fditor, Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, Columbia, S C. 29208. 1 m YMiiau a I shame,.. 1 The Rid East I I has lost a I great man... i\ > Read TO THE EDITOR: I am writing this in response to Shawn Baker's letter which appeared in the Oct. 12 issue of the Gamecock. It is sad to think that this person will someday be paid to help I mold and instruct this i country's vouth. Not onlv was the letter a poor attempt TO THE EDITOR: In reading "Letters To The Editor," I have sometimes 1 K/inn atY*nc?**rl *#v-V'11 uiuuobu anu ainucilIUCS angered, but never have I been as outraged as I am after reading Ms. Shawn Baker's letter about the socalled "Sadat Cartoon." Two reasons for Ms. TO THE EDITOR: I'm responding to the letter from Shawn Baker, the big English TA. Your letter made me sick at my stomach. Subtle means: Hard to solve, shy, keen or discriminating. Julie Lee's cartoon was nothing similar fffiTTlR I AY\QYVMflC I I +.1 _ 1 I VII JIMM Letters To 1 ersRt ihT A iii i n at humor, but it was also an insult to the memory of one of the most prominent peacemakers of our time. It makes me wonder what the future holds for the free world if, for some insane rfiason thp mamritu r?f tho , Mjx/i ?vj VJA VI1V/ people were as callous and insensitive as the author of that letter. I personally feel that Miss Lee's interpretation of the recent Baker's comments suggest themselves: First, she has in fact failed to see the symbolism in the drawing. Second, for some unfathomable reason she has attempted to provide a humorous (and not-sosubtle) negative statement about it. to the definition. I applaud Ms. Lee's cartoon. She drew thf* :irfivin mil r\( i<ni??A/.l f? VU> I.UVII out v/1 I copvnjl. I III the late-great Anwar elSadat. Would you rather Ms. Lee draw a cartoon of Libya's dictator Khadafy dancing in the streets praising Sadat's death? YOU, Shawn Baker, obviously have no respect for ibhhih 'vlflCC fhat'c I wf |i|UJ is last e'llhear, ^1 f him and tIl is peace tw ficwemeift. rhe Editor? ispont /$ Lei assassination was quite appropriate. WHAT BETTER way to express the great loss felt by the entire free world than by the painful death of a dove, the universal symbol of love and peace. I wish I knew what compels people to' commit such senseless acts. In that same light. I wish I knew why others choose to IN THE first case, although I have not yet met anyone who could have possibly missed the symbolism involved, it may be that Ms. Baker is indeed unique. If the second case is tniP I firurl ' ?~, . vi net v;uiuiiienis anything but humorous, rather they are in extremely poor taste. anyone's good intentions. You should have praised her cartoon instead of ripping it apart. If you can't tell the difference between a duck or pigeon, you had better take a course in zoology and learn a I lie* uie umerence. I really feel sorry for this Baker person. He or she could have found other things in the Gamecock to I M ? ? " J To . Iter: make a mockery of ^ tributes paid to such great men as jonn and Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., John Lennon, and now Anwar el-Sadat. Maybe someday, if it's not too late, we can all pull together and give peace a chance. < < JIM LAFEMINA Journalism Freshman To attempt to turn the death of one of this century's most intelligent, sensitive and courageous statesmen into a sick joke is an unpardonable act of im-^ j maturity. The university" community deserves an apology JOHN HAGGSTHOM Foreign Languages criticize besides a sincere cartoon. Julie, I applaud you and your cartoon. You obviously have more respect for the champion of peace, Sadat,** ^ than Shawn Baker. 1 JEFFHUGHES Journalism Major