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Struggle
TO THE EDITOR Army J
. a. supprej
wiicit jteany nappeneu 10 ^gre
the glorious uprising of 1977 barded
in Iran? Why has the regime and w0
of the Islamic Republic for ma
executed more than 8000 shah's
revolutionaries; among ^ered
them boys as young as 9 execut
years old? Sahra
In 1977 Imperialism, tlegrou
recognizing that the Shah people
could no lon^pr sprvp th<?ir
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interests, began looking for revolui
an alternative who was notbo\
willing to compromise; Univei
following this tactic, revolu
Khomeini was brought to blood
Paris. A lack of would
revolutionary leadership these
allowed the Imperialists to the >.
impose Khomeini's exploi
leadership on the mass sities
struggle through theuse of demo
its mass media, etc. throu*
After the Islamic Republic realiz
came to oower it held the
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Iranian people under the the pi
illusion that it represented "Hos
the interests of the people, stage<
but as soon as people began the
demanding their basic interi
human rights they were this s
ruthlessly crushed by the bow,
Best Id<
TO THE EDITOR
I was disappointed at the outcomc
Student Government elections. Th
didate with the best idea did not wii
felt it was very significant that he r<
nearly 450 votes as a write-in candi
Mark Platte had only declan
candidacy earlier so that more s
would have been aware of his great i
might have ran away with the electio
More disappointing to me than t
that Mark Platte lost is the fact that i
candidates who ran for preside)
considering a lawsuit against Mark
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me cuiiui ui me vjumtusu^K. ouicijr, i
had intended to be unfair, he cou
suppressed this coverage or at least
less prominent. These four mus
forgotten all of the front page cover;
tney received irom me uamecocn.
These bozos also claim that I
Platte ran for office, less people v<
them. This is ridiculous. Throi
Gamecock, Platte scolded the stude
for being apathetic and encouraj
students to vote. The Gamecock al
important information about polling
imantea
uipineocfrcmt?
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For Freedom
and other organs of the stage to further divert
>sion. Kurdish people the peoples attention, but by
relentlessly bom- now the people had fully
. Our bravest men recognized the true nature of
imen who had fought this "Islamic Republic" and
r.y years against the staged mass demonstrations
regime, were mur- against it; and in turn were
by Khomeini's executed without any trial at
ioners. Turkaman all. The jail have once more
became a bat- become full of
md between the anti- revolutionaries. One of the
regime of the Islamic prisoners have explained the
blic and conditions in the jails as
tionaries who would follows: "At night they come
v down to exploitation, and tell us who will be
sities. the centers of executed in the morning.
tionaries, became a Before our last goodbyes we
bath of those who sing revolutionary songs
not sit back and watch together, and then in the
newcomers side with morning they are taken to be
vealthy against the executed."
ted, and the Univer- The dependent regime of
were closed. When all the Islamic Republic
gogic tactics fell believes they can hold onto
?h and the regime its power by execution,
ed that the people had torturing ana massacring,
nized its true nature, But the struggle for freedom
honey theatrics of the and emocratic revolution
tage taking" was continues in Iran, despite the
d in an effort to divert barbaric actions of the
peoples minds from Islamic Republic,
lal repression. When
how was taking its final NAME WITHHELD BY
the Iran-Iraq war took REQUEST
?a Did Not Win
Anyone who voted for Platte and felt that
? of thf? Student Government was such a waste
le can- would not have wasted the time to vote for
n, but I one of the four candidates. I personally
eceived wanted to puke at my options and would not
date. If have voted had it not been for Platte's
^d his column.
tudents When my senator came by and reminded
dea, he me to vote, I told him that I was voting for
n. Platte. He replied that even if Platte won,
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the four Government. What kind of hypocrite is he? I
nt, are would hope that the senate would represent
Platte, the wishes of the student body as they were
f Platte elected to, or else something is terribly
Id have wrong with the people that have been
made it elected to the senate.
it have Finally, I would like to say that although I
age that agr^e with few of Platte's editorial commontc
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because Student Government. If I am able to come
oted for up with the money and time next year, I will
igh the run for Student Government to try and do
;nt body away with the quarter of a million dollar
ged the waste.
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Rites Of Spring
Fletcher John;
Acting Editor-it
Springtime.
Actually it is an amalgamation of the rain and slu
dying winter and brilliant blasts of semi-tropical he
the impending summer months. There are actually s
definable season known as spring. Columbia is not
endowed with a fool-proof method of detecting when
of the annual occurrence of spring.
My sinuses go haywire. We're talking full blowr
functions. It's not enough that my sinuses are thi
spreads to my eyes giving me the appearance of an i
There is no happy medium in this springtime batt
a New York City fire hydrant on a July day, or I ha
get oxygen to my brain. This is not a happy time.
But I am reminded by an almost constant mi
remedies available. They are plentiful, and most of
oil. By careful picking.and choosing I tend to fav
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ui j 1115 05^111, a 1 tiiv-i ivi uuauav,ii^o auu guici ai 011
me totally incapacitated.
Many of the popular defensive weapons on hanc
packaged in bright, cheery little packets bearing
colds, headaches, sinusitis and all discomforts even
Tho naivo anH nnin;qro cimic cnfforor \unn'f ouon i
"do not even think of operating heavy machinery
plicated tasks requiring total and complete mental i
It is this teeny, tiny unobtrusive passage that car
sinus victim. I've seen it happen time and time ag
develop a slightly runny nose or a mild headache,
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io nimseii or iierseu as uie case uiay ut;, wuy u<
little yellow jobs? They look just like little vitamin
headache."
J They do a job on the headache all right. The sinu!
As time passes he begins to feel a little drowsy. A1
find that he is just about to drive his bulldozer over
he has run over yet another of those strange-lookin
yet, he falls asleep in a plate of Italian food of unknc
5 There is but one course of action that can be folio'
drag themselves, bleary eyed and sniffling, into tht
Kleenex and various and sundry fruit juices. The n
other concerned citizens is always the same.
"Wake me up in June."
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?22TO THE EDITOR
HZHZ Z*Z$2$^ ^ne wou^ assume that tl
m EE \ obviously be of top quality
B ?tmn1/l appnmn q mircnn in
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I ethics. After bearing seven i
I H it seems neither assumption
I Ba My first impression of Mi
I H the ears" and was out to n
|f Isa pesty fly, I ignored him and
II has criticized everything to
!| j^m people, I'm ready to set up
II H could finally meet someon
'(||| HH people as he does.
TkA II H ffll Platte nas printea an eau<
rk k ji | HP the professional that he is, d
It Si LT This my friends, is wreckli
[ i f BP student has his name slum
JK tU I w*10 was resP?nsible. Well
I H| sibility, a word he has dem
VJtflMk LlI Platte continued to crit
tSvilii tl m episode. It is sort of like a c
lj HH people not laughing. Platte
igjlr I BBS agency, to attempt to be e
JgT Jy Wr Naturally his platform is wl
f not to construct. In the pn
Jl|| [' i candidates from a fair el<
llvt> T professionalism.
IW" Well, all these situations
Platte has demonstrated th
innocent people. I would lik
lf\ _r , | |r r/-ri mine that sums my fee
5H UW professional journalism an<
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sh of the last asthmatic wheezes of a
sat waves that are mere forecasts of
;ome places in this nation that have a
one of those places. However, I am
the rest of the country is taking note
i total deterioration of normal sinal
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us siriCKeu, uui me maiauy ubuauy
iging and much battered boxer.
le for breath. My nose eith r runs like
ive to consider major surgery just to
edia blitz to take heart. There are
them are about as effective as snake
or medication that is effective as a
over ucky feelings, while not leaving
i can be quite deceiving. They come
tidings of being the wonder cure for
remotely related to sinus disorders.
notice the very small type which says
, driving, flying or performing comand
physical coordination."
i be the downfall of even the strongest
ain. A normally energetic person will
complete with hurting face. He thinks
sn't I take just a couple of those cute
tablets. They should do the job on this
3 sufferer begins to feel a little better.
1 of a sudden he wakes up abruptly to
a steep embankment, or he finds that
g green garbage containers, or worse
iwn origin and consequence.
yved. Sinus sufferers unite and at once
;ir bedrooms thoroughly stocked with
lessace to their family members and
ind The Ears
le editor of a school publication would
journalism substance. Better yet, one
his position would adhere to commom
months of reading the editorial column
could be farther from the truth,
r. Platte was that he was "wet behind
hie nnoplr An fho lurtrlrl Qrt lilro a
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hoped he would go away. Now after he
get attention and hurt several innocent
a "Roach Motel." Maybe in there he
e who has as much respect for other
)rial that turned out to be faked. Platte,
id not check the originality of the letter.
bss disregard. As a result an innocent
Mi. Some might argue it was not Platte
, he is the editor. It was his respononstrated
he knows absolutely nothing
icize and eventually set up his next
ircus, except it has left a lot of innocent
unethically uses the Gamecock, a state
lected Student Government president,
lat it has been from the start, to destroy
>cess, he undermined several innocent
ection. One more example of his fine
? have happened and the damage done,
lat he csftinot do his job without hurting
;e to coin a phrase I heard from a friend
lings, "Platte is a wart on the nose of
i should be removed "DAVE MORROW
Journalism Junior