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Court's si
Yesterday's U.S.
deserves applause. Ti
tention to the nation'
and the situation is w
attention.
In a 7-2 decision, t
refusal to take a sobr
could be used as ev
driving-under-the-infli
goes against many sU
jurors to know that a
take a sobriety test.
"The situation und
with tragic frequency <
Justice Sandra Day (
nage caused by c
documented."
O'Connor speaks t
accidents are the caus
year, according to nati
Twenty-five thousf
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welcome, and states si
But the Supreme Cc
on another level. It is a
get tough with drunk
number of alcohol-rek
past time to get tough.
Congratulations to
giving jurors the ab
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should help communic
matter of national se
people annually would
If they were able to s,
Martin Lu
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Legislation has agaii
U.S. House of Represei
Dr. Martin Luther Kir
thday, Jan. 15, a nation
Although the bill is
House members and
controversial piece of 1<
Two of South (
congressmen, Thomas
and FlnvH rvf l
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argument against the fc
They say King's
meaningless to peopl
there are no blacks.
This must have com
takers all over the coui
Bureau report says tl
state.
Beyond the absurdit
sad that people such
miss the point so totall
human rights ? not ji
respected by people of
It is only fitting that
J ^1
ucsci ves in inishonored
with the likes <
Abraham Lincoln.
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vers need
trong stand
Supreme Court decision
he court is turning its ats
drunk ririvincr nrnhlpm
ell worth the high court's
;he court said a person's
iety, or Breathalyzer, test
idence against him in a
lence case. The ruling
ite laws that did not allow
defendant had refused to
erlying this case...occurs
on our nation's highways,"
3'Connor said. "The carIrunk
drivers is wellhe
truth. Alcohol-related
e of at least 25,000 deaths a
ional figures.
md deaths deserve ataw
will help convict the
im ? and it should ? it is
lould willingly enforce it.
>urt decision is significant
i sign ot a national trend to
drivers, and based on the
ited accidents yearly, it is
the Supreme Court for
ility to consider all the
elated trial. The ruling
ate that drunk driving is a
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certainly agree.
ay so.
ther King
holiday
i been introduced into the
itatives to commemorate
ig Jr. by making his biral
holiday.
being co-sponsored by 90
27 senators, it is still a
egislation.
Carolina's Republican
> Hartnett of Charleston
^exington, have a unique
ill.
birthday would be
e in those states where
ie as a surprise to census
itry, since the 1980 Census
lere are blacks in every
y of their statement, it is
as Hartnett and Spence
v. King was an artivict fro*
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ist black rights, and he is
all races.
he be given the place he so
; country's history and be.
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Opinion Page Editor, Gamecock, Drawer
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Editor: i
The Gamecock staff editorial on <
Feb. 21 is a disgrace to journalistic j
profession. They talked of the small \
turnout at last year's election when it i
was, in fact, the largest student l
turnout in the history of the school i
with over 4,200 votes cast in the i
primary election. If this was not bad
enough, they went on to criticize (
Student Government's effectiveness \
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wueii mey aciuany Know very little \
about it. They cited the attendance ?
policy as an example of Student ?
Government's so-called inef- I
fectiveness. This example illustrates j
their ignorance even further. Student t
Government has conducted a petition, i
introduced a proposal to the ap- r
propriate student-faculty committee g
and will report to the Faculty Senate c
on the attendance policy. So little does ?
the Gamecock know about university
policies and procedures that they j
think such revisions would pass the \
Faculty Senate while they are ?
discussing faculty and programming t
cutbacks. i
In terms of the parking situation ,
there is only so much that students j
can do. We cannot create land for ,
parking or money for its purchase,
but we can and have pointed out .
perimeter parking possibilities and j
other suggestions to the proper (
SG provides ser
Editor:
Every year the Gamecock decides to writ
article about how Student Government didri
do that. Every year, the same storyline
changed (to protect the innocent). In my
university, I have never seen this question
feel it is my dutv to ask it so all thp chiHont
the situation.
What has the Gamecock done? All the Ga
is criticize all the organizations on campi
ever credit anyone. The Gamecock love
Greeks, Student Government and other o
never to look in the mirror. Maybe it
Gamecock to step back and evaluate itself.
Everyone takes Student Government f<
never realize all the services Student Gove
To keep the readers' interest, I will just me
services orovidpd that
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how about all the students who go to the
discount movie tickets from Student Goveri
regular price. This project has reached
students. We sell bus tickets for 20 percei
This also affects more than 5,000 students.
The office is constantly filled with people
about where a certain place is or how do I
this done ? another service. This year, we
SAGA office in ours in order to make it mo
the student so he does not have to walk all t
Street. These are just a couple of service
taken for granted. Of course we carry on s
tions that people think we do. We pass bills
pprtoin A ? 1 * ' 1 *
v.v..ujcci^j, ime laKing orphans to a b?
visiting nursing homes at Christmas to spr
cheer. We allocate more than $750,000 tc
groups (like the Gamecock) so they can pi
the students.
The main thing at Student Government tt
keep tuition low, and we tried to close Gi
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DWES US BILLIONS.
e behind the s
university departments. For the c
Gamecock to condemn someone as I
impotent, they need not look further t
than themselves, but I have not r
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because I am not a journalist and do ii
lot know the workings of a t
lewspaper. t
It is hard to measure Student o
jovernment's effectiveness because e
ve do not know how much housing s
vould have increased had I not made d
substantial efforts to convince the 3
administrative department of u
nisiness affairs to recommend a 17 e
>ercent increase allowing housing to tl
)reak-even instead of a 23 percent b
ncrease to provide structural fi
naintenance funds. I proposed that, d
utnough these funds are needed, they ti
cannot be imposed on students while
it the same time raising tuition! s
We could have been a student a
government that does one thing a f
veek and then writes an editorial to t
explain what they did. Had we done r
Jiis we would not have had time to s
ittend the many, many meetings of r
acuity, administrative and student S
groups in an effort to more aptly p
-espond to student concerns. n
When the Student Government a
>lanned the rallies (one in front of d
Russell House and the other at the
Capitol), the Gamecock gave mention
vices, Gamecoa
what happens ?^ we
e an irresponsible proposed plan we had
i't do this or didn't problems on this campi
with the names project we undertook la
four years at this i feel it is hardly wo
i asked, but now I listen to 300 students dt
s will be aware of of 25,000. Year in and ye
services and programs
mecock ever does rescue the recognition t
lis and has yet to break. Don't you think il
s to write about in closing, I would li
irganizations, but r.nvpmmpnt ie o
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is time for the this campus. We are
tramural/Kecreational
5r granted. They all the other organizati
rnment provides, vices like all these othe
tntion a few of the programs CPU or the G
ie students. First, student newspaper to i
movies and buy group's purpose on this
nment for half the if a student wants to r
more than 15,000 should talk to the group
at less than cost, his evaluation. Student
enjoy, and no one has th?
asking questions T
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go about getting showed its lack of profc
have located the retraction of the article,
re convenient for not more for the stude
he way to College supply services and ans
s we do that are body. In the future, stu<
ill the other func- ment as a body of peop
; in the senate for solve all the problems I
isketball game or help us, we can help you
ead some holiday Lastly, I would like to
> various student editorial and believes it.
-ovide services to Chris at 777-2654, and lei
to explain its side of this
lough, is we try to
reene Street. But
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scenes'
>f it within the body of a few articles,
lut no major effort was made on
ehalf of the Gamecock to give
nention to the rallies. The Gamecock
taff may claim 'it was not news until
t happened,' but I believe that, since
he Gamecock receives an allocation
aken from student activity fees, they
we it to the students to help publicize
vents that will benefit the entire
tudent body. Since our newspaper
id not help us in their Monday, Jan.m
1 issue, Student Government printed
^ fl 1 ' 1
y uiuie nyers ana piacea one under
very door on campus in addition to
hose that had been posted
eforehand. The flyers helped, but a
-ont page headline would have
rastically increased student parcipation
in the rallies. |
The majority of the power which
tudents can exert lies in their parents
ind Carolina alumni. Since our
>arents place the legislators in office,#
he elected officials will be very
esponsive to the comments and
uggestions that our parents make. To
eally help USC and all of education in
louth Carolina, please ask your
arents along with any alumni you
lay know to contact their legislators
nd voice their concerns about the
irection of education
Ashley B. Abel
SG President 0
k doesn't
get poor student support. Every
?hio -J 1
mio jrcai iu uu sumeiiung aooui uie
js needed student support, but every
eked participation.
rthwhile for the state Legislature to
a rally when they come from a school
ar out, Student Government provides
that benefit the student, yet nevei#
hey deserve. I mean really, give us a
- is time we look at this realistically,
ke to say two things. First, Student
it organization like all the others on
the same as the Gamecock, InSports,
Carolina Program Union and
ons on campus. We try to offer serr
groups. I do not agree with all the
amecock produce, but I don't use the
lir my dissatisfaction. It is not any
campus to evaluate the other groups,
nake a comment about a group, he
, find out all the facts and then make
groups are for students to use ancW
e right to sav anything different.
I the Gamecock staff has once again
tssionalism and feel it should print a
Student Government does as much if
;nts than most of the groups. They
wers; they benefit the whole student
ients should look at Student Governle
trying to help them out. We can't
3y ourselves, but we can try. If you
1 challenge any student who read the
If you think it is true, please contact^
t Student Government have a chance
unjust and irresponsible editorial.
Christopher Acquaviva
SG Treasurer