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_opini< Lebanoi U.S. shi Diplomatic del States toward dis< U.S. Marines ii had one incident > a matter of time 1 another of the S country. U.S. and Isra toward removing painstakingly slcr are pulled out of that the United Si in that nation's ho Government of Israeli incidents, U.S. Marines figh worse yet, Syrian to settle such an ir And the Soviets They could use L a perfect excuse t area. U.S. motives honorable, but p? military force wc torn country at pe A large U.S. r aiiuiguiiize mt; world. A diploma the likely result. The United St? Lebanon, but dire< courting disaster . Yes, Vir justice i Yes, Virginia, States. The legal politicians still fashions. It was satisfying refuse, although former state Sen of a 1981 vote frau Carmichael wa the 1980 Dillon ( and was sentence^ $20,000. The main poin that the case im j: J_i 1 ? uiuaies ana snoui court. However, t was a federal cj eluded federal ca It's amusing th a legal loophol jurisdiction. The tually innocent sc importance at all It's nice to kn< accept that thin < of us. - -Ca< Copy Desk Chief Ann , Asst. Chief James S News Kditor Chi Assl. News Kditor . St Asst. News Kdit. Rachel IV Km. Kditor Johr Asst. Knt. Kditor Jim Vo Sports Kditor Johi Asst. Sports Kditor Denn Opinion Page Kditor . . L Newsroom Business Office The Gamecock welcome editorials must be typewriI Letters should be no Ion limited to one newsworthy and xuest editorials XfUi nurriuer, mailing uuuress Pseudonyms ore unaccept rcc/ucst if the circumstance Wp reserve the right to e< Address letters and coin A. USC. Columbia. SC. 292 m . i a notbed; ould leave ays are hurtling the Unites aster in Lebanon. 1 the peacekeeping force hav< vith the Israeli army. It is onl; before U.S. Marines clash witi iveral warring factions in th< eli negotiators are workinj ; the peacekeeping force at j w rate. The sooner U.S. force Lebanon, the better the odd tates can avoid being involve* tbed of confrontations. ficials can smooth over U.S. but what action will be taken i it with Lebanese guerrillas, o forces? a diplomatic recourse lciaent is unlikely. would score a diplomatic coup J.S. involvement in Lebanon a :o expand their influence in th< in Lebanon are basicall; linfully fruitless. Only a largi >uld be able to keep the strife ace. There lies the trap, nilitary presence would onl; banese people and much of thi tic or military clash would b< i f oc chnnlH nrnm nto nonna 11 IWU UllVUiU j^/JL ViilUtV/ pV^UV^V/ 11 ct involvement in the process i: ginia? does exist fhprp iQ ilicHpp in fhn ITnifn/ w?x/* N/ Ak/ jMk/VAW AAA UIV/ V/lllW^ system does work, althougl act in predictably politica I to see the U.S. Supreme Cour without comment, to heai . Eugene Carmichael's appea d conviction. s convicted of vote-buying ii bounty Democratic primarie d to 10 years in prison and fine* t of Carmichael's appeal wa /olved local, not federal, car _ % At ? ? - " a noi nave Deen tried in fecierc ;he 4th Circuit Court said that j ase because the primaries ir ndidates. lat Carmichael chose to pursu e in his appeal ? that ( question of whether he is a< iemed to be secondary, if of an 3w the Supreme Court did n( defense any more than the rej nmewcn? Kditor-in-C'hief Richard Meyers Applegate Wire Kditor Leslie Potast ofcolowsbi Photo Kditor Andy Putnarr, is Handal Asst. Photo Kdit. Capers Hammonc isan Hand (irad. Asst Wanda M. Hiti aterhouse General Manager . . Ron Emlei i Vaughan Adviser Mark Ethridge, Jr in Arsdale Ad Manager Linda S. Hainet iny Hoggs Business Manager . . Jean Hatchel is Switzer Production Manager Mark Mchwar eslie Katz 777-7181 Advertising 777 424! 777-3888 Production 777 283. s letters and guest editorials All letters and guesl tten, triple spaced on a SS-space line ger than 300 words and guest editorials should be > subject no longer than four typed pages Letters >T be signed with the writer's name, telephone , class standing or faculty position and major able, but the writer's name may be withheld upor ?s warrant. mi ?Ufst truiiisr iuis unu liners. mns to. Opinion Page Editor, Gamecock, Drawei 08 fammmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmtBaa :^Sr5^ J K M JJ " Otters B , Expectation e Editor: 5 Many times when the student newspaper covers the workings of 1 Student Government, there is a desire s to often ask what has been done by Student Government? In all fairness this is both a relevant and necessary question. However, many students, including the student newspaper, have put an almost too high demand in their expectations of Student Government. diuaeni trovernment is essentially an organized lobbyist. Granted we do allocate student activity fees to organizations, clubs and special j events, but, as far as real power is j concerned, Student Government has i very little, if any. For anyone, including the student newspaper, to say we have done nothing is putting a t heavy burden on Student Government p to change things which it honestly 1 cannot. Take for example the present absenteeism policy that was mentioned ft in the newspaper's Feb. 21 editorial. S Being familiar with the situation, I can truthfully say that no one has done more to see such a restrictive policy changed. Yes, we have had a s petition drive, we criticized the lack of 1- action by the previous Student [\ Government's work on this matter if and we will present our options at the March Faculty Senate meeting. Beyond that, there is little Student Government can do. e Students and especially the student )f newspaper must be aware that final and total say on academic matters rests not with students but with thf y faculty. As a lobbyist group, Studenl Government has done all it can. Real )t power, the kind needed to make the ' SG attempts t Editor: In the Feb. 21 Gamecock, an editoi ment was printed that I feel would use the too often misinformed readers. I preciate the attempts of the paper, viously biased and incorrect sta detrimental to the efforts and credibi 1 campus. The Gamecock in the past had a po instead of reporting it, and it appear: same style this year. A campus new | funded by students should support , efforts to improve the university am time to destroy the credibiltiy of pr< time some of the Gamecock staff wok ' of being the great protectors of stud beneficial for a change. As for the comments on Student G< to address these one at a time. Whil Senate did pass a new attendance poli impossible for Student Government horse and right all wrongs with a simj i It is not likely that the Faculty Se anH forth <lUonrlonnn .^1; f-' I ? >? .? w. niui uttvlluailV.C 111. and anyone who thinks they would is I hurts). SG President Ashley Abel is g J steps, and the policy will come befor ML /I i PllWwrw .:K s of SG 'almos changes the Gamecock suggests, is not in the hands of Student Government. Sure, we can pass resolution after resolution saying the policy stinks, but once the steam is out of the kettle, the situation is still the same. I TAKE STRONG exception to the newspaper's position that Student Government has fallen short in voicing student concerns. On that count Student Government is innocent for the most part. Yet the newspaper fails to address the proper question: who in Student Government hasn't done their job? If a newspaper wants to criticize, that's fine, but at least L 4.1 L 1 ? i - ' ' 1 * nave uie uacKDone co point tne linger at those whom the newspaper believes to be guilty. Unfortunately, yellow journalism is something that is far easier to write than prove. And believe it or not, there are students in Student Government who care, give up their time willingly and do not cozy up with USC President James Holderman on all issues. What the newspaper has failed to do is dig deeper, find the good and bad and expose who they are. The primary focus of the newspaper's editorial was to shoot from the hip with nothing more than a parting shot. Sure, Student Government has lazy, selfish and single-minded people. But a newspaper's job is to unearth the real problems instead of the acrossthe-board approach it has seen fit to use. A good newspaper is one that is both fair and accurate. Lumping the I incompetent people of Student Government with the hard-working is ! certainly unfair. L Finally, let me add that criticism I without recommendations or J suggestions offers little. Believe me, o address studen the next meeting and: rial on Student Govern- it is also true that : a little clarification for factual data (some \ t is not that I don't ap- ministration about t.h< but sometimes the ob- don't have the capac tements prove to be out of thin air. lity of organizations on As stated in the sp has made a big show < licy of making the news cuts," but how are w< 5 they are following the efforts before the sta 'spaper written for and decision? Maybe the the students and their help by creating the d not waste money and must wait for. >ductive programs. It's Finally, it was staff up irom tneir dreams benefit the average ents and did something year's SG actions." T question of "Why w wernment, I would like editorial written?" T1 le it is true the Faculty There is no excuse f cy a year ago, it is quite damaging editorial i to march in on a white getting factual data sle wave of the hand. Gamecock to support ;nate will flip-flop back the students about fa< >m one week to thp nrwt * * eiiuris oi mose who cj a fool (sorry if the truth ,oing through the proper e the Faculty Senate at ' ;t too high' there are members of Student Government whe welcome any alternatives or options the newspaper would bring forward. FOR TOO LONG the 1982-83 Gamecock editorial page (this is not an across-the-board indictment) has focused nn nrnhlpms whprp itc pv. pertise and knowledge is somewhat stretched. The student newspaper's editorial page has seen fit to comment 0} on national and international news, but when dealing with Student Government it waits until the end of the 1982-83 year to criticize. Why didn't the newspaper fire its salvos earlier? Why the wait? If the newspaper is so interested, why not offer recommendations as well as denouncements? Unfortunately, lazy people do not only work in Student Government. Some even work in the Gamecock, but # let me hasten to add (unlike the editorial) that there are fine people who do work for the student newspaper. It just seems that the person who wrote this editorial had nothing more to offer than castigation. Let me remind other students that Student Government can only be a unified mouthpiece for their concerns. In this regard the 1982-83 Student 4} Government has done a good deal despite the deadweight of some of our members. In the final analysis, the expectations of students and the Gamecock must recognize that real power to change things rests not with Student Government but with the faculty, the administration and the board of trustees. SG Academic Committee Chairman Matt Ward t concerns stands a good chance to be changed. Student Government did try to collect jeople still do this) to take to the ade parking problem on campus, but they ity to create money or parking spaces urious editorial, "Student Government if opposing tuition increases and budget e to see the results of the "ineffectual" te legislators actually make their next illustrious staff of the Gamecock can needed information that the rest of us jd, "It's hard to name even one tangible student has received because of this his statement alone is the answer to the as such an outlandish and incorrect le answer is ignorance. or an editor r?f a nowsnanpr to nublish a without making the slightest effort of . In the future, I would advise the its school by reporting and informing :tual news items and stop hindering the ^ ire. Michael Shesly SG Vice Presidant