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Editorial ?i^??B??BIWWWBK?????? ?????? I I ' Open Letter 1 rvmn *> A?r/xn > ??????? A ? LirinniviAiun IUIUVMAIN ruNLAX, Two weeks ago, you made the comment that you would close Greene Street immediately if that closure was made from Sumter to Pickens Streets. When USC President James Holderman said he'd look favorably at trying to work out a solution, you said you preferred to have the street closed. i It seems that you've been bluffing for quite a few years now. One minute you'll say the street can be closed and. the next you'll change your mind. What kind of mature. authoritative decision-making is this from the mayor of Columbia? ^ The Gamecock has learned that the deal to close the street, with amendments and added amendments issued at your convenience, have been rejected time and time again. What seems to be the problem? ON OCT. 21, we rah a lengthy editorial asking for the situation to be rectified because we felt that both parties had finally met right in the middle. Obviously, our understanding of the situation didn't include your side .holding up the negotiations for the umpteenth time. USC students as well as all of Columbia must wonder when this indecisiveness will end. We at the Gamecock personally feel that your ability to make decisions is as effective as your promise to level the streets of unused railroad tracks sometime ago. It seems that your recent suggestions to change Greene Street into a cobblestone street is borne out of warped logic, to say the least: As was your mentioning a possible alternative of driving around the Horseshoe on weekends to sightsee the university. Maybe we should let someone handle negotiations for the street who at least thinks sensibly. A SECOND point is your inability to come up with a decision. If you want the street to stay the way it is, say so. In additic i, take all the blame from students, pedestrians and drivers that inevitably will swing your way. It's bad enough that someone of you* position is wishy-washy without L.ntflntlv rallinc attpntinn tn it nv#?r nnH nvor again. It's time that you clarify your position before having to change it once.more, USC students have bee., in favor of cloBing Greene Street for a number of yearn-and are looking to you for some input into this quagmire of an episode. In short, either make a decision or appoint someone who can. Ultimately the voters in this state will have to make the decision for you Mr. Finlay, sometime in the near future. THE GAMECOCK 7~ ~ " ~iT"''i Hfrrrr qr| mm Dr\ a r\ II fi nunu H closed! I / In r- ^ ! IGAMECOCK University erf South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Founded 1908 Newsroom: 777-7181 Advertising: 777-4249 j usinessOffice: 777-3888 "m^\ Production: 777-2831 ! Marti Platte. . . Editor eth Sundrlj Copy Desk Chief Tracy Helms Sports Editor' David Corvette .. News Editor J* Corbett Asst. Sports Editor Tom Coyne Asst. News Editor Mfce Either. 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J' mm** n at r t mi ? / flHT YOU W THIRP WORl ?~kn> rnnwiiTimiliwiwi.ilV 'Fools II TO THE EDITOR: b In response to the letter to h the editor printed in the Oct. tr 23rd issue of the Gamecock It entitled "Europe Needs ir Neutron Bomb," let me n< begin by saying that if d speaking out in the defense & of human life means I have u ?in -r ? ? nutuc a iuui ui mysen as s Mr. Sadler seems to think, b then let the whole world E know that I am a fool, intend y to remain one forever, and I h am not in the least bit c ashamed of my newfound y status. t It is indeed difficult to lj present a logical argument it to someone who's mode of s I thought is concerned with s 1 the best way of fighting wars r when I am concerned not with how to fight a war, but instead, with how to prevent the war. After stating "the s facts" about the neutron y bomb, Sadler asks, "Now \ given these facts, which n TO THE EDITOR: f Mr. Sadler's letter to the * editor in the October 23, 1981 c issue of the Gamecock was t both sad and disturbing. His * letter was a good example of v the negative, so-called c "realistic" outlook so I common in the world, both s East and West, today. t The neutron bomb is an ? undesirable invention for several reasons. First, the 1 introduction of any nuclear 1 weapons into a conflict could * well turn the conflict into a < tf> rr/vru/iii/r m.jiwmva, .P... UtRE.LET JRQJP... Letters ToT nite; I omb seems to save more ves," the neutron or a aditional atomic warhead? ; only takes a reasonably ktelligent mind to see that either saves lives, they both estroy. Weapons of estruction are all intended ) Kin people, ana it Mr. adler thinks that all the attles that may be fought in lurope will be fought between towns, as he stated in is letter, then he is not onsidering the tactics of /arfare at all. There is little o be gained by capturing the and between towns because t is in the cities where trategic items such as food, helter, arms, and other esources are usually found. IN ADDITION I have a uggestion for Mr. Sadler. If ou really believe that Vestern Europe is in dire eed of the Neutron bomb, or Suppoi ull scale nuclear exchange, iecond, in an era when one leterrent quickly becomes, hrough imitation by the idversarv. iust another veapon of tremendous lestructive capability, the >olicy of the United States ihould be one of taking steps oward arms reductions if tot disarmament. Finally, a novement is growing in Surope to prevent the injroduction and deployment >f the neutron bomb on the X <&wtw J IN *3 re LUiiui lo More any nuclear weapons for that matter, then why don't you nrst go ask tne Europeans how they feel about this idea. After all, it's their land, their homes, and their future generations that will have to pay for the follies of nuclear war. After seeing 250,000 ?ir a. r* t _ wesi uermans marcmng in the streets in anger over the Reagan administration's plans to send more nuclear weapons to their country, I doubt very seriously that the people would agree with you. After all, one of the primary reasons for loading Western Europe down with nuclear weapons, (the majority of them manufactured and supplied by the U.S.), is not to protect the Europeans, but instead, to attempt to ensure that the destruction of war of any kind never reaches the shores of America. It's not surprising rt Distu soil of several European nations. The United States must respect the wishes of those populations who, unfortunately, would be the likely recipients of retaliation for using these weapons. The movement toward reducing the danger of a final world war begins with understanding. We must understand that any war in which nuclear weapons are used could well be "the war to end all wars." We must > jy? 'f _____ I 9 r i Wars' that anti-American sentiment continues to grow in 9 Western Europe, when we are willing to use them as our cannon fodder in a war that will most likely be due to our escalating of the arms race. ANYWAY, enough about war. It's not one of my favorite topics, and I hope we can avert any further wars through peaceful A negotiations and a proper respect for other nations, reffardlftss nf thpir nnHH/?nl and economic ideologies. If determining the best and most efficient way of killing your fellow man is your bag, Mr. Sadler, I sincerely hope you never become one who exerts any sort of control over U.S. foreign policy. Fools Unite. No More Wars. MICHAEL GOODING Political Science understand that our attraction to the shoot-fromthe-hip cowboy image is dangerous to all humans, including those we count as loved ones. We must understand that, given these facts, steps toward arms reduction and not ?*n?naion are the only sane and "realistic" steps to take. ^ MICHAEL P. SZYMANOW8KI Economics Graduate Student