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-opinion. Computer caaiiy dUL Two students have s student computer data held last spring. If two have been willir more people at the ui student files and haven' Surely computers are handle records of abou computers should be ha The student privacy keep their records fror student has granted wri the release of his recor d Records reveal inforr do not want to be comi for example, are sto previously were avail access to the computer. The universitv is no\ system which require words before bringing a computer. This new syf past problems and pre from being able to revie A university official 100 people have access people seems excessive on this campus need colleges within the univ office need access to employee within thes formation? As students, our rig right to privacy is vital by all. Gamecod gets rous Carolina fans have a i i. uiuy unc wecR 1111 everything seems to be "next year," after all. In the opener against totally dominated the T last year's embarrass victory meant more th; column. It was a totall from last year, and nob The new stadium add first time Saturday as oftonHnnno airar _ fillor (AVtV/llUUilW W VI " illlV/V rumors of major disasi the first game. An im] impressive team mad remember. Carolina's new head Bell, proved himself t with a pleasant person; seemingly missing in pi controversy surroundi coach Jim Carlen's dis of Trustees, Bell's debi So after one week of are enthusiastically ai season. The national champi Ki H ora nnfr ovrtonl MJIU C4JL V> 1IVV seems in the bag. ?Gam j] Editc ] Richa n /w.. fkUf n,.u/; vvjfj l/l.1R V/IIIT. A/UVIU 1/Cffl News Editor John Brau Asst. News Editor Jeff Drair Asst. News Editor. . . Forrest Brow Eat. Editor John Vaughc Asst. Ent. Editor Chris Hand< 8ports Editor Tom Coyr Asst. Sports Editor. . Dennis Swltz< Opinion Page Editor . Vichi Jinnet Newsroom 777-71 Business Office 777-38 The Gamecock welcomes letters editorials must be typewritten, trip Letters should be no longer tha/ limited to one newsworthy subject I and guest editorials MUST be si number, mailing address, class Pseudonyms are unacceptable, bu request if the circumstances warrc We reserve the right to edit guest Address letters and columns to: A, IJSC, Columbia. S C 29208 records essible 1 il. _ 1 1 A. _ ;aia mey naa access 10 files through jobs they lg to speak up, how many niversity had access to t spoken? i the only way to capably t 26,000 students, but the ndled with kid gloves. act allows students tc n the public, unless that itten permission allowing Is. nation that most students mon knowledge. Grades, rpfl romnnters and able to employees with v operating under a new s permission and code my information out of the stem will hopefully avoid ;vent student employees w student records, claimed that only about to student grades, but IOC 3. Why should 100 people to review grades? The ersity and the registrar's grades, but does even le areas need that in hts are limited, but the I and should be respected c football ing start right to be proud, to college football anc going right. Maybe this is t Pacific, the Gamecocks 'igers, winning 41-6. Aftei ing loss to Pacific, this an just a mark in the wir y different-looking squac ody failed to notice. iition was unveiled for the 61,254 fans - the largesi I Williams-Brice. Despite i ti iii n ters, an ran smootniy ton pressive stadium and ar e Saturday night one t< i football coach, Richan o be a creati ve coacl ality - two characteristics revious coaches. After th< ng former head footbal imissal by the USC Boar< it was a welcome change. Gamecock football, fan iticipating the rest of th< ionship title and a bov ted, but an exciting seasoi iccock ? r-in-Chief ird Meyers tt Wire Editor Sydne Waller in Photo Editor Mike Fisher le Grad. 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Opinion Pace Editor, G amecock, lira we * * 4 ? > W _ WAiJLU 1 m vr"' iSSgl ..; | t 2b 1 lliP ' -'-BB^S ^^C^BI^Sbwip^WB^BMI^BMBBRI , Xan?Sz223S^H9H09fl I v-uauiww jiip^wpiuL i ?letters r I SG president Editor: Fall classes and football season are here aga I would like to begin by welcoming the incon transfers and continuing students to the Univ Carolina, an institution that continues to clin summit of national and international recogniti As you should know by now, tuition did although state funding continues to dwindle! our funding miseries, I am forming an organi i become known 6s the South Carolina Student A This group of student government officers f; J 40 colleges and universities in our state wil creased funding on behalf of higher educ; ; Carolina. This group will meet later this seme a constitution and bylaws. I have found the s ment officers of these schools to be very siipor 1 in hopes that we may serve the students' conci j of our ability. I AM currently trying to negotiate with Cai > to place cnange macmnes in ail me aorms tna l machines or laundry rooms. The holdup is ensure they will be located in safe places with * hour desk attendant. This is possible in mai : dorms. Student Government will continue 1 solution to this ma tter. > The Freshman Record will be late, as you already heard. The delay can be attributed 1 that was signed before I took office. It allow: ^ the Intercollegiate Press, to increase the pi delay the scheduled delivery date. I plan to le 5 negotiate and sign his or her own contract. 5 I had hoped that Student Government could 1 exchange this semester, but due to the ui j computer terminals and tne high cost of a 1 publication, we could only have done it on a sr S ' Coca-Cola produci Hi Editor: <?w Notice that soft drink prices are up cor to 40 cents. Notice that the Gamecock mu reported that only Coca-Cola products wjj T are being sold on campus. Is this a rej, ji coincidence or a real world example ^he < I nf UVrmnminc 99.9. nrirp thpnrv' w* ?-1 J \ Theory says monopolists restrict US supply, charge higher prices and m< make larger profits than competitors. bu The exclusion of non-Coke products cli | has reduced supply, while prices of all ( on-campus soft drinks are up 14.3 ap percent. These higher prices, com- ch bined with the increase in volume that J Coke will achieve due to the elimination of substitutes, will un- m t doubtedly increase Coke's profits. be Bi e Theory also says that because of the p< * potential for higher profits, firms will bj be willing to pay for the privilege of m n being a monopoly. The University w Book Store manager was quoted in the Aug. 30 Gamecock as saying the m r reason Coca-Cola was given the W | contract was because it was felt Coke m i*. (ff explains ye: a small-scale effort w iin! instead of the thousa ning freshmen, commodate. Student G ersity of South by thoroughly plann ib towards the semester. on. not increase, WE ARE also plai In response to evaluation similar to I izationthat will work to be done so th; association. pass the meager 15 p< rom more than Your Student Governn 1 lobby for in- Committee will be i ation in South faculty senate commi ster to draw up USC courses that both tudent govern- My cabinet commitl tive of this idea working to organize I ome fn fVia aHuorHcoH in mu / am U&IIO iV UIC WVO V WW ? VA VI^ VV? ill A MM J VU1IJ an opportunity for any their ideas and conceri rdinal Services it have vending Hopefully, through that we must the many services of S in sight of a 24- a realization that ha ny, but not all, benefits all students in to work for a During last year's University of Georgia association. Last weel have probably Georgia students, and tn *Ur> Hi-. 1 1 1 iu uic tuuii a\;i cuiisiiiuuuii unu uyiav 3 the company, the need for a represei rice as well as behalf of students'con< it my successor I hope this says i justifications for the < sponsor a book Association here at Ca: lavailability of lewspaper-type nail basis. Such ts control soft i ill provide the best service and amissions to the academic comnity." In other words, Coca-Cola is ling to pay for its monopoly by urning part of its extra profits to university. ?VE CAN probably conclude that >C Business Affairs sold the 11 L! ?t- A i'l 1 iiiujmi.y i i^iiui iv me uignesi Didder, t the real question is whether exisive rights should have been sold at . The costs of such a policy are parent: higher prices and less f!i i muc. a u?; ueiieiits are less ciear. Better service in the form of newer achines and a coin changer may nefit consumers of Coke products. .4 i ii? rv- r* ? -it. ? m nuw is uk; lji . repper or inner gpsi-product drinker better served t having change to put in a new achine that has nothing in it he ishestobuy? The other benefit, "best...comlissions," raises further questions. rhich parts of the "academic comlunity" receive these commissions? MMENS ^ (MED )mMJ I iHB\ ir's plans ould benefit only a very few students nds that such a program should actovernment is looking to next semester ing such an exchange during the ining to continue with an academic ast year's course guide. There is much at our 1982 evaluations will by far surirpont narti^inatinn lovol nf locf uoar vvaav ^/i4t *1V1|/MVIVAI AW VI V& V J vc?A . [lent officers and Academic Evaluation neeting with faculty members and ttees in order to plan an evaluation of students and faculty will support. tee on student communications will be two open forums this semester. As I paign, these open forums will provide student or group of students to express ns to their elected officials. this communications committee and tudent Government, there will become ving an active student government some way. election, it was pointed out that the had abolished its student government k we were contacted by University of were asked to mail them copies of our /s. They stated that they now realized itative coalition of students to work on cerns. something to those who doubt the existence of our Student Government rolina. Ashley B. Abfll Student Government President drink monopoly More importantly, why should these parts of the University be funded by profits generated through higher soft drink prices rather than by some other means? Could it be the university is taking a cue from the federal government and raising revenues through a disguised inflation tax rather than raising taxes (tuition and fees) directly? Such a policy may be politically expedient, but it is also economically inefficient. In summarv <vnnnmir thpnrv would seem to provide a good explanation for recent changes in the pricing and distribution of soft drinks on our campus. Unfortunately, that same theory would say that consumers of soft drinks and the university as a whole will not benefit irum me cnange. wno is it that will come out ahead? Coke is it! Bruca Drown Economic* graduate student