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-opinion?______ SG expenditures costly, unnecessary USC's budget is being cut drastically, possibly forcing a fall 1983 tuition increase. Meanwhile, Student Government is inefficiently spending money that is available for student activities. Student Government should be a bulwark of fiscal responsibility, but its recent budget decisions are questionable. Qfll/^ont" nAirornmont rtni/l <t?OA tn V>o?r/\ Mvuuvitb VIU v vi 1U11V/111 poiu ?puu IW 1ICIV C 1LO Ui" fleers' names painted on the front door of the SG office, on Russell House's first floor. This expense comes to $6 per line. Perhaps an art student would have volunteered to do the lettering for free. Worse, the paint job will be obsolete after SG elections this spring. As officers change, $30 from student activity funds will probamy be spent to paint the new names on the door. The office must be comfortable with $59.58 worth of magazines lying around for the enjoyment of SG members. Who sits in that office long enough to read, anyway?And just what qualifies the chief justice of the Supreme Court to get magazines all to himself? Perhaps SG President Ashley Abel should shop around for a better deal on his tuxedo rental for grauuauun, uecause is a dii sieep. meres a St. Andrews store that rents tuxedos to students for $25. Students can save $15 on each formal event. Protocol is for people who can afford it. Although students certainly want Abel to represent them well, a coat and tie would suffice. Student Government's full-time secretary, a non-student, makes about $185 a week before tax J 1 A. l - - ' * * " aeuucuons are maae. Must De a nice job, bringing in that kind of money. Couldn't several part-time students be hired for the position? Students need jobs desperately and are usually willing to work for minimum wage. By hiring students, Student Government could save money spent on salaries, and students could be given a chance to earn a few dollars. Although Student Government is supposedly lobbying against the university's budget cuts and tuition increases, they're spending precious siuuent activity tees on frivolous and unnecessary items. Times are hard for everyone, and certainly SG leaders should set an example by their spending. USC football team disappoints crowd That Gamecock spirit vanished into thin air Saturday as thousands watched USC lose to the Furman Paladins for the first time in more than 30 years. The score, 28-23 Furman, indicates the contest might have been close. But the game reflected an easy win for the Paladins. Furman came to Columbia prepared to win. They played to win and they deserved to win. For a team that built everyone's hopes in the parlv CPQ CATl fl-io n.otr?nn/\/?lrri yll.-J ? "" ? uv/uuuii, i/iiv/ viaiiicv/vn^ivd U1U it CUIIipitJIC reversal Saturday. Carolina took a passive back seat to Fur man ? scared to run, scared to throw, scared to give it the "ol' college try." They played right into Furman's hands, making the same costly mistakes not once, but several times. The team's performance disappointed everyone and even earned some vocal boos during the game. It happens to the best of us. You win a few, you Q four Rllf Pirrtlinn ivuv V* tvn. uub vaiunua OU1 Cl^ llctU II1UI U LU OIICT Gamecock fans than the spectacle provided Saturday. USC is four times the size of Furman. USC's athletic department is capable of recruiting far more players and awarding far more scholarships than Furman could even imagine. The odds were in favor of the Gamecocks and, once again, the odds failed. The new season brought along a new coach, a new outlook and hopes for a good season. A perfect record was not expected; the only expectation was that the team perform to the best of its ability. Saturday crushed the new-found spirit of Gamecock fans everywhere. It's time for real football, Gamecocks. Get out there and show us you can do it/ Jetters Students make ch( By Tom Reach As a former Bob Jones student, I was humored and somewhat amazed at the disconnected, undocumented and inaccurate tirade launched against BJU in last Friday's editorial. Til in vac iiuui liicu dUVJUl U1C LUUIl tilSC W IcUlllilcir Wllfl university recognize either the ignorance or the direct, purposeful slander by the author. BJU is not "fighting" the Supreme Court over anything. The Court is simply deciding the case. Furthermore, BJU's tax exemption is not based on the "non-profit" but rather on the "religious and educational" status of the 501 (c) (3) IRS code. The federal government has made no decision concerning BJU...the IRS, rather, an agency not controlled by federal legislation, has denied the tax exemption on the grounds that BJU "violates federal public policy." After careful consideration of R.TII'r Hatincr nnlinv it ic clear that it does not discriminate against blacks. "There is to be no interracial dating. Students who date outside of their own race will be expelled." Simply, whites cannot date Orientals, Orientals cannot date blacks, blacks cannot date whites, etc. As unjust as this may seem to some, the rule is equally applied to all races, as are all the rules at the school. It is based on a sincere religious belief and adhered to willingly and voluntarily by all who choose to attend this institution And in that vein, BJU does not regulate or limit, in any way, shape or form, admission policies based on race. There are students from 40 different nationalities attending BJU this year. All and any blacks that want to attend BJU are free to attend...single or married, residing in the same dorms, eating the same food, taking the same classes and abiding by the same rules. If you doubt my word, I can put you in touch with black graduates who can set you straight. If BJU does not discriminate on the basis of race, what then is this court case all about! It must be pretty important to get all the way to the Supreme Court. Several religious organizations have filed in favor of BJU as "Friends of the Court " in^lllHinrt tho Mnrmnn PUi.?/?U iU ~ 1 * * * , .. wuvu?g ui\/ uivi invii V/UU1V.U, 111C lNciLlUIJcll jewisn Commission, the United Presbyterian Church and others. Certainly these organizations do not condone discrimination! My brother, a BJU graduate now at Harvard Law School, attended the Supreme Court hearing last week. The issue was, in a word, "DOES THE IRS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH WHAT IS AND WHAT IS NOT FEDERAL PUBLIC POLICY." The answer, which will be released in December, should be a resounding NO! The Constitution gave Congress the ailthoritv to pctahlich lairc fmiKlm ? j ? iu >?u \puuiiv, pvncjr /, UOI ail autonomous, unconstitutional collecting agency. So in BJU's court case, discrimination is not an issue (Goldsboro is markedly different). In view of last week's editorial, it is clear that you cannot believe everything you read! And if you doubt what I write, please be intellectually honest enough to research it for yourself...go to Greenville and talk to black students. Check the facts behind the media's misinformation. Clearly, the last two-thirds of Friday's editorial had nothing to do with the court case. The information concerning tne rules and regulations is way off target, highly inaccurate, shot from a cannon charged with emotion and loaded with ignorance. I was waiting to hear about the machine-gun nests and crocodiles guarding the fence! Although many of the regulations seem strict, remember that students attend there by choice. When you sign on the dotted line, you agree to abide by all the rules and regulations whether you believe them or not. No one forces anyone to do anything. You are always free to quit. ... , BBBMnReSHn&BUH8WW9IB*HWKHHigaHMpM6GKWeSBe?ICT6B{gHBanS86lgH85 Sons,_itff roo^iteavithe / L>a^ wMiJa of ll?* IfiJJt* t?n*l i w ui? nKMut woir I hit think of where wdbe $ air ricK Aiab fo&fchere hwini , " hju^it us this hat - ^ } . __ ;; - "1"""*iili iflflHMtI".".]^r^STir** k:MA A* >AA. I n III hub iu aiieiiu dju guest editorial Men and women do not sit on opposite sides of the auditiorium, and no one walks up and down the aisles during services. Attendance is required, and dress codes are strict, but all the students are grown adults and choose to abide by the rules. Those who refuse to comply can be confident that rules are made to be followed at BJU and'are enforced. If you think the rules are ridiculous, vou don't hav<? to ratfe*t After taking classes at Miami of Ohio, Kent State, Montana State, USCS, Clemson, Greenville Tech and two years at Bob Jones Universtiy, I can assure you that BJU students as a whole are the happiest and most disciplined individuals I have met. Biblical dating is greatly encouraged and interaction is the hallmark of extracurricular activities. Each week thousands of students go into the community, providing services for prisons, youth homes, innumerable nursing homes, college campuses (Real Life Ministries) and many local churches. Ample social events are provided on campus, including excellent Shakespearean drama, intramural sports, films and dating events for those without off-campus transportation. Granted, the atmosphere at BJU is strongly religious. But education is not comnlete without nmru?r _ j??? ?- .T v|/va VftA pliaoio UH ^ICi ~* sonal and social responsibility, decent morals and an eternal perspective. Although most BJU students major in Bible or Christian education, BJU offers majors in some 30 other fields including chemistry, physics, pre-med, nursing, business administration, biology, etc. People do not attend Bob Jones just to get an "education," but to get what they feel is the "right" kind of education. This generally results in students who are moral, honest, patriotic, hard-working, well-educated, free from social diseases, balanced and quite often happily married. Isn't that horrible! How blind and miserable they must be! remaps certain individuals and media sources should take a little more care and do a little more research before making broad, undocumented generalizations about issues and institutions. Things are often quite different than they may appear in the mass media. I will be happy to provide source information concerning the court case (including BJU's official position and the IRS court brief), as well as my personal experience concerning the regulations and policies of BJU. The author is a student in the USC School of Medicine. r ?-(icimecoek ??i ? ? ?- n a Editor-in-Chief Richard Meyers Copy Desk Chief David DeWitt Opinion Page Editor . Vicki Jinnette Asst. Copy Desk Chief.. Kay Bender Wire Editor Sydne Waller News Editor John Braun Photo Editor Mike Fisher Asst. News Editor JeffDraine General Manager Ron Emler Asst. News Editor. .. Forrest Brown Adviser Mark Ethridge, Jr. Ent. Editor John Vaughan Ad Manager Linda S. Haines Asst. Ent. Editor Chris Handal Business Manager ... Jean Hatchell Sports Editor Johnny Boggg Production Manatrer Mn ILf rFumii 1 rtssi. sports Editor.. Dennis Switzer Newsroom 177-7181 Advertising 777-4249 Business Office 777-3888 Production 777-2833 The Gamecock welcomes letters and guest editorials. 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