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Editorial""
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A teacher recently spent ti
answers to a test he had just gi
The students questioned so
randomly and vigorously exp
saving the Questions werp ami
The teacher, angered by the
to take out a piece of paper ai
talk in class."
IN ANOTHER instance, ai
student in class to turn in an ai
forced to recite a poem.
The preceding examples <
elementary school. They didr
middle school in South Carol
three weeks ago right here at I
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the second? in an English 1C
level classes. Apparently, tl
classes are not college-level in:
Their names are not being
barrass them. They should be
should this university.
WE IMAGINE that these tv
the lower-level freshman cou
great deal of graduate studen
teaching college like kindergai
who are wasting time with thi
be.sent to teach in places where
many times actually teaches c
Certainly there are students
adult situation where Sister M;
around the room whacking ha
on tests should be encouraged,
There are a great deal of p
educators on this campus. A
have no reason to make this
think that punishment is a prer
It's unfortunate that these
teaching impressionable fresh
think that this is what collej
Furthermore, it's a damn si
given an opportunity to ques
they believe is wrong. This is c
day in dozens of classrooms.
HIGHER education means
should be at a level of learninj
talk" 50 times has no place in I
poems should be done for en
failing an assignment.
To each person that takes th
students, here is a suggests
amount of time in a student's
learn, not to be scolded like a c
classroom, you have a res
discipline. Continue to learn n
| teaching, not your alleged licer
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nSANOIHQM
Gay Is:
TO THE EDITOR:
I would like to say that I
am very pleased with the
Gamecock's service as a
newspaper. And in answer to
all the gay garbage, I would
like to express my sincerest
nitv urvon thp &av nnnulntinn
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I have a deep-rooted belief
that homosexuals need
mental therapy. I consider
myself to be a very openTO
THE EDITOR:
This is a letter in reference
to the article concerning one
close-minded man who felt
to speak out against gays.
This man of rnnrsp rfnps
not know what he is talking
about. He pours out in his
article that the "bathroom
scene" disgusted him. For
TO THE EDITOR:
This homosexual issue is a
very touchy subject that
needs to be dealt with opely
and I am glad you brought it
up.
First of all, is
homosexuality wrong?
Personally, I feel that is a
very unnatural and I think
every homosexual knows
that. I also feel that it is a sin
just as adultery or forDisag
m&nmgwm \
of your cm fr
?-?Letters To Th(
sue Still
minded person, but a
homosexuality is disgusting fc
and will always be 01
disgusting; no matter how tl
much you talk about being ei
accepted by society. f<
ui
The fact of the matter is ti
that the gay population will it
never be accepted. I'm
certainly not going to raise
my kids to think being gay is d,
"okey-dokey!" It's beyond j'
me wny a man would choose f i
your information, that is just c(
one small part of the very w
large (and still growing) gay si
community. I think that yi
bathroom "tricks" are ai
disgusting myself, but I have ai
seen "straight" people do tx
things that I can't even
mention. n<
YOU SHOW so much y<
nication is a sexual sin. h
Everything is not right or r,
moral just because you think rr
so, no matter how much you y
mav u/nnt it tn h<? e.
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As far as homosexualityit
is not meant to be. Why do
man and women fit together s?
so perfectly? Mainly ai
because God made them this st
way. He does not intend for cl
them to diverge from the W
original intent of the sexual c(
union (which is the physical d<
fixnression of Iovp hotwppn a m
reef Write a le
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DM THE SOCIALS
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nother man over a woman i
)r a bed-time partner. The 1
nly reason I can account for i
lis is that a gay isn't man ;
aough to. I'm speaking up i
>r the normal people in this i
niversity and I think it's <
me we did something about I
I
IF WE sit back and let this
evelop, it's our own fault
m talking good old- f
ashioned radical
)ncern about others and the j
ay they live. Maybe you 1
lould stop and look at 1
Durself ; gays are here now,
id always will be, plus we 1
re not going anywhere 3
jcause of your article. t
Your article is very anting.
Your problem is that
ju stereotype gays, upen >
usband and his wife and <
eproduction). I know that '
lany will say "well, that's
our belief." I get my belief 1
'om the Bible.
AI^SO, Don, I would like to *
ly that as much as you or ^
lyone else might want to ]
,ttr ?i- - '
Ull UICOC pcu^ic 1I11U a
oset? it can't be done. '
rhy? Because the issue
>mes from a deep implying
problem that these
jople have allowed to gain
tter to the e
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mmm'
Strong .
movement. I'm going to be
looking for a definite
response to this letter. An
anti-gay organization is a
must and I'd be willing to
run it. As long as we go on
condoning this sort of ac:ivity
it will continue to exist.
I'm not going to let my home
of Columbia become another ? "j
San Francisco. !
Speak up America!
si AME WITHHELD BY
REQUEST i
I
I
four eyes! All gays do not j
langout in Russell House I
estrooms!
Whv dnn'f vnn h#? u littlo
>it more open-minded, or
/ou can go in the closet with
he dirty laundry.
/ICTIM OF A BAD EDITOR
control over their lives. They
leed the love of God and the
lelp of others to show them
:he right way. HI
And to the gays: you need
o think about this too. If you
vill really be honest with
yourself, you won't be afraid
o read God's word and to
ind a better way.
VICKIHARKELL