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_opinior Voters si" by issues Not long ago, the el( tvininn TT P -:A niajm U.O. city was cities, including Lo Atlanta, have black m Chicago may soo Washington, a cong recently won that city mayor, defeating two Byrne and Richard M. In the past, w nomination has been 1 general election in C reason to believe Wa! first black mayor in CI Then again, this yes people have speculate community will flock The Republican party [juaftiuiiny. An integral person Thompson's first camj nominee Bernard Ept< Laxalt, chairman of Committee, is schedult The Republicans ha white flight. An Ass< exit poll showed that E 93 percent of the whit drew 85 percent of the t On the surface, it Chicago felt only a represent them and t\ only a white candidate < Tt wmilH ho ninr? f/-v fU a v ft v/viAW Ik/V_^ illV/V/ 1/VJ LI 1 mature enough to look rather than his skin co will be a big test of this watch in the election \ who votes for whom. Maybe as people bee black politicians, issue* the important factor. 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(o one newsworthy subject no longer t editorials MUST be signed with the w address, class standing or faculty pos ceptahle but the writer's name may be warrant We reserve the right to edit guest editor Address letters and columns to Opinion Columbia. S C 29208 lould decide nntraro 7 i iu i i y action of a black mayor in a i unthinkable. Now many s Angeles, Detroit and ayors. n join the list. Harold pressman from Chicago, 's Democratic primary for white candidates ? Jane Daley. inning the democratic tantamount to winning the Chicago, so there is good shington may become the licago's 150-year history, ir may be different. Many d that a dissatisfied white to the Republican party, hopes to capitalize on this in Illinois Gov. James Daign will help Republican )n. And Nevada Sen. Paul the Republican National *d to speak for Epton. ive reason to hope for a ociated Press-WMAQ-TV tyrne and Daley captured e vote, while Washington )lack vote. appears the blacks of black candidate could le whites of Chicago felt could represent them, ink in 1983 that voters are at a candidate's policies lor. The Chicago election >. The important factor to vill not be who wins, but ome more accustomed to > and not skin color will be inion? Gamecock [>rial or have a view you'd letter to the Gamecock. 1 des readers an excellent lininnc nn rri1- - v/i l . 111(5 s the opportunity for ( editorials on subjects of guest editorials must 1 ce line and triple spaced. ] nore than 300 words and , I not exceed four typed i ecock? 1 ? in Chief d Meyers Photo Editor Michael Becker ? Asst. Photo Edit. Ruth Schooler Copy Editors David DeWitt Mark Farmer. Leigh lones and Ralph Stice 1 General Manager Ron Emler t Ad Manager Linda S Haines i Business Managor Jean Hatchell ? Production Mgr. Mark McEwan i Graduate Asst. Wanda M Hite C Adviser Mark Ethndge Jr C Advertising 7 77 4249 Production 77 7 2833 p d guest editorials All letiers and guest :ed on a 6b space line lords and guest editorials should be limited y han four typed pages Letters and uuesi Titer s name, telephone number. mailing ition and maior Pseudonyms are unac p /ithheld upon request if the circumstances g f lals and letters -v Page fcditor, Gamecock. Drawer A. USC. f( stai -J I 3.. ? > N t*N , .J?" * -<??C \&r* S,< * - * j -?:\ >'&:> *. Housf wiic '<P tf>v~ i . " / <i * : >y ^<3 *c, ^ * V - )jS- J \ ? - - ' ? <* c XV ' / . , ( X . . -a y~^ .-letters. GSA has no Editor: In reference to your Jan. 31 article concerning gay students and your Feb. 23 ad concerning an organizational meeting for the Gay Student Association (GSA), I would like to state to the GSA my utter disapproval of the motives behind the formulation of their association. What could possibly be the reason for your wanting to form an association besides the fact that you feel oppressed or discriminated against and want to "unite" to uvv-ulllt Oil UllgUI Fine, if you v. ant to unite, then do so. But don't ask for licensing from the university. This licensing would include being funded by the university, and it is totally appalling to think that student activity fees would be used to fund an organization that has no basis for existence. Why not license an organization for Camp out fo Editor: I am writing this out of confusion, mccuis ui venung anger. I was one of th camped out for an apartment in Bate camped out were not so lucky. About 200 people responded to th "camp out." Random roll calls were i and Wednesday morning. We set up blar lid homework or slept. More important the roll calls, and we were there 10 a.m. people from Residential Life Services sh 'ooms. We were lined up according to class a appeared on the roll lists. Everyone w intil 12 students who had not camped ou mother line, arguing that a "camp out" Organization s to feed city's n Editor: Our "modern" society has been ca echnology race. It seems the United St? n space programs, nuclear arms an idvances. Yet, many of us are totally ap; ess fortunate. We may support f lerprivileged nations, but what about t ity? With the current economic situati loyment, there are several hundret Columbia. If these people are fortunate ( ieal a day, a cheese or peanut butter rom the Soup Kitchen ? an interfaith | Washington Street United Methodist Chu Hillel at USC is sponsoring a food people. Although I realize this is only a ipathy, it is a start in the right direction ood is located in the University Bookstoi 'our help will ensure that society val echnology. Busi ^ ^ ? 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Is it that you feel you have a "common interest," therefore you have the right (or the basis) for being licensed as an organization? Take, for example, the sailing club. They, too, have a "common interest'' in that they all like to sail or would like to learn how. As an ex iracurricular activity, the university has chosen to fund them so members can have the facilities and equipment necessary to enjoy their activity. Similarly, the French club has been funded because students have a "common interest" ? French. This organization can be viewed as both curricular and extracurricular as it is facilitating education both in the class and out. Granted, you (GSA) have a "common interest," but should you r norm rooms policy so they had eve frustration and as a These 12 students p e lucky students who 80 people who had car vo ?i /MI ;o ?*csi. utners wno not get in by one pers go to the end of the lin e student-organized have had no problem made Tuesday night All responsibility < ikets and pillows and with the students. An ly, we were there for known that a "camp Wednesday when the taken place in past y< owed up to distribute it in the Towers lobby So why didn't anyo nd where our names it? as very cooperative it proceeded to begin was not a university trives leedy ught up in a highates must accelerate ? JT^ d other worthwhile a. f athetic in helping the A3 oreign aid to un- nak SbLbsL he needy in our own GlUu^BBtTT on of high unemj street people in / ^^pjgft|r enough, they get one BBS ( sandwich and soup figg ISpj ' program held at the ffjj drive to help these ? small step to curing . A collection box for *e through March 11. * lues humanity over ?T]46 ACCENT \cy ( Judy Rudin FROM ZERO TO' ness administration junior StCOHI^S \ " , *>* I \ ' * * , ?<v\ \ k# V & v J, ^ >' I*-' V' N ' " Z+.S&S* ?. I S \s ? yo a. - ^ ?* C a v> D N \ ,y a HA * / ' * J 0 V -j. >r ~ \ % er's yKO? ;\V S\ .11 S *? < ' y? ^ 0 funding get funded simply on those grounds? What would you do with these funds? The sailing and French clubs use their iuncis tor respective activities. Given your desired licensing, would the funding you would receive be used for your sexual activites? Once again, if you feel the need to organize, do so This does not, however, deem it necessary or right for you to be licensed by USC. You can still organize and voice your opinions without the license. No one is stopping you from holding meetings or encouraging others to come. Just as you have already done, you can continue to place ads in the "classifieds" in the Gamecock inviting people to attend your meetings. I abhor the thought that my activity fees micht EfO tnwarH ? u 0- ?wv?u uii ui gaiu^dUUll having no basis for receiving a funded #' license. Name withheld by request 'confused' ;ry right to be ahead of us in line? roceeded to get a room ahead of at least nped out. My prospective roommate did on. Had those 12 students been made to ^ e where they belonged, my friend would getting a place. concerning the "camp out" had rested d Residential Life Services had to have out" would take place because it has ears, and provisions had been made for ne have any authority when we needed 1983 The Oiundo Sentinel field Newspar*" SyncliCale PEKfiOfyAAMCE. IT WILL SO WCICTD THE FACTOPf IN Jessica Blaize Journalism sophomore . & 1 -jr>. ... - ?