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Editorial ? ?1?'?B??? ?i^WW?? ,, I ,11 Pigskin Poem t BUT THAT'S ON ME Before the season had begun Big Jim said this year would be fun. We'd throw the pass, have no fear and be real tricky with our veer. And then the first game came alas Sure than hell we threw a pass, Then ran the veer; we understood. | Just like Big Jim said we would. But then Ole Miss came into town and Big Jim's smile was now a frown. They threw the ball, they hadn't oughter Scored 17 in just one quarter. Next day Big Jim wasonT.V. 1 Said that's o.k., but thats on me. ' My coaching staff just couldn't know ' Fourcade would play or he would throw. This is the best staff in the land You fans here just don't understand. I Our players are by far the best [ L t -^4 ? A. oiutc i vc wxii iicrt:, iurgei uie resi. Then came Duke, an also ran And stacked up with us man for man. But then somehow we beat the blue And Big Jim's form was holding true. j We didn't play too well, you see j We'll change some things, but thats on me My staff did well, that's for certain i To prepare for Duke, with their quarterback hurtin'. Came Georgia next, now that's a gas ] They use some weapon called the pass. I What it is my, staff can't say, But we don't need it, no, no way, \ We'll run at tackle, inside end, ] Keep it up until they bend. Be tough as hell till quarter 3 i Then lose the game, but that's on me. Next came Pitt, twas on T. V. [ Big Jim says, yep, that's on me. | Now ail the world will see Jim's staff, They cut us off before the half. | I know no one should give advice To one like you who is oh so nice, Who never blames a loss you see On his coaching staff, no, that's on me. You promised an offense diversified, Until now it seems as though you lied. I Your kids who block down on the line, J Deserve much more than 4th and 9. i It seems to me just now and then, That we should throw on first and ten. With you it's always same old song, rf Twice in the line, then 3rd and long. } The fans here love our fine young men Who give their all each week to^vin. I wonder if they understand Your staff is tops in all the land. The fans here may not be the best, But certainlv better than most of the r??t They may not be the I tops, but then, They rank somewhere in my top 10. If your staff is really best Over 'Bama, and Pitt and all the rest, Then it seems we're all at loss (Except, in case it is tiieir boss. But if you win with your run, run, run, And do not pass cause that's no fun, Then I will he the first, you see Tosav I'm sorry. But that's on me. 1A DEVOTED CAROLINA FAN JM I ii" I "ill. rigeun r ro THE EDITOR: I must say I am appalled at the quality of the material printed in your paper. Being the pigeon pictured in the \nwar Sadat cartoon," I feel [>ersonally insulted at the remarks aimed at myself and my brother pigeons. I am referring to Shawn Baker's letter in the Oct. 12 edition of the Gamecock. I' was also surprised at the iifrifinrr cfnln nf nn vtk 1U115 oijriv ui an uii^i 1011 r.A. He began by criticizing the cartoon and then leaped to pigeon jokes. I feel it is my duty to speak out for pigeons in order to dispel the CartoonU rOTHE EDITOR: no uic tai iwiuai wnu ui cw the "Dying Dove" piece, 1 would like to comment on the controversy I have unwittingly stirred. First, in defense of Shawn Nuetron TO THE EDITOR: I am writing in response to the editorial "No-Nuke Bound" in the October 15 ssue of the Gamecock. Evervone seems so rnn :erned about, establishing vorld peace through arms imitation, but can we be so laive as to believe that the Russians are not experimenting with new nuclear weapons too? This concern about the neutron bomb is so misplaced. People object to the neutron bomb because they feel it is inhumane to kill people and leave buildings standing. But, let's Ka roalioHn A pan 'f mna< uv ? vwiiijmv. mvta v uiwi weapons meant to kill people? The neutron bomb serves the same purpose as any .45 caliber army pistol. // Letters T an Offei distorted views held by s people. To begin with, we pigc are not as dense as we believed to be. Gran many times one v/ifi obsc us with a vapid gaze in eyes, but this is only beca we are pondering subtleties of the pig universe. In fact, St. Thoi Aquinas commented on philisophic nature when said, "Pigeons are the n deeply religious creatur have ever met." We pigc nlr/\ limrA ^AAlan/tfn T C am! a*ov nave 11x111150. 11 aut the literature written bj about pigeons were not severely criticized so a: st Replie Baker, I would like to that I do not believe he, misinterpreted my cart He was satiring technique and my hand nf fVln onn/>ant Tf to nnt vi u1v Wiivvpt. JL V ik) IlUt place to say whether he right or wrong. Bomb: A It is more effective than pistol, but no more or moral,and its victims an more or less dead. REAGAN'S decision produce the neutron bom a definite must to estafc world peace because wa serious business. The a' war, the United States h? be strong. We need produce nuclear weaj because they would serv a threat against So aggression. And what be way to thwart So aggression than to ha\ bomb that can be used i defense mechanism. Thj ! liiixuKuy uie purpose neutron bomb would sem Almost all of NATO': members want the Ur States to produce and de; ? ^ r-:.~ . % /^TVUUWUR" ^ mm. WJiJJlU. mim ii mi Mill A Thp Frlitnr $ A Bird's E uch withheld from liberal thinkers, then the tragic and *>ns painful history of our are existence would be ted, universally recognized. We >rve are a brooding and suffering our bird but we also have our luse cheerer moments (for the example flying, making ;eon love and watching Leave it nas to. Beaver re-runs. our i he MISTER Baker dwells for lost a good bit on the supposed es I lack of humor in pigeons. Again ne is quite mistaken, y of not only are most pigeons r or sarcastic wits, but we also so enjoy a good practical joke s to (like droping a load on the s To Reader: say I would, however, like to /she thank those who wrote to the oon. Gamecock in defense of my my work. We who work for the Uing paper often have little or no my idea whether we actually was affect anyone, whether we actually succeed in what we I Necessary the these enhanced radiation less weapons. They want a b no defense mechanism. NATO is a defence alliance; so if there is an attack, it will be V.UI1UUV.ICU UJf UiC OOV ICl to Union on friendly territory, ib is So, if war comes on our own >lish land, what better way to ir i3 defend ourselves than by void bombing the enemy without is to destroying the land and to buildings that we want to x>ns save? If we are to defend e as ourselves on our own land, viet there is no question as to; itter whether the neutron bomb viet should be produced. e a m a as a ine neutron oomD serves it is one major purpose. It is a the deterrent. And, in our world e. where we are outnumbered s 15 by the Soviet Union in the ited number of tanks, inploy tercontinental . ballistic [gam! I. University d South Caw !i Fowml 'I Newsroom: 777-7101 I ftuttoeu Offk?: 77?-3?M .1 MaifcfWtte I pi Hancock Copy DmkCfcie I David Corvette Ntm idkoi fl Tom Coyne AwLNtwaEdta | Don WHliMibM. Editorial face Nkw . 1 Mfct ROAalomU K'wtahmtiH Edkoi I Mm Vaugfian. AtttfntCdta I WaA WMdtc . AMk & . I - 1*i j | mm* rqpodwctlon rights granted to (I I Qn 3 lilMd h?f?tn may not b? ifpradu?4 w* OpWoM In tba Gam*codt ilgwd, erf rtve editor. , Ttx Gamecock wtlcMNt l*Hm and 4? 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I was touched to know that, at least for some, I succeeded in communicating my grief and horror at the atrocity of? Sadat's murder. JULIE LEE i Media Arts Junior j Weapon missiles (ICBM's), submarine based and medium range missiles, medium i range bombers, and submarines, the threat of thew neutron bomb would serve* as a big deterrent and would help neutralize this military | superiority. ^ THE NEUTRON bomb is necessary to establish world peace. The Russians do not want us to produce it because they do not want us to have the advantage. They do not want us to have any superior weapons. They cal J the neutron bomb inhumane. But, are we really out to please them? And, can we really be so naive as to believe that they are not now busily trviiuz to develoD one of their own? JAMI LEE THORSTENSON Advertising Senior X30CKf )4itu, Columbia, S.C. . 1906 AdvertWrtg: 777-4249 rmAxto*: 777-28J1 f<S)tor ( Twcy H*m Sports editor ' j r *mCo?fe?t.. .j ..a. AmLSp<MUtd*cy) r Mflic tfeher.. .. 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