Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Campus police deserves credit USC's campus police department has received its share of complaints from students over the past few years, but it deserves applause for its involvement in bicycle registration. The registration, allowing students, faculty and staff to register bikes, should decrease the number of stolen bicycles and increase the chances of recovery if stolen. According to Danny Baker, assistant vice president for law enforcement and safety, the rate of stolen bikes decreased 32 percent in 1982. Nine bicycles have been stolen so far this semester. "We're minimizing that opportunity and that's what crime awareness is all about,'' Baker said. His words couldn't be more accurate. Thefts are a common occurence anywhere ? a college campus is no exception. But offering the registration service is a positive step in an effort to curb bike thefts. Registration will be held in front of the Russell House by the Parking and Vehicle Registration Services and the office of Commuter Services during the first week of the fall and spring semesters. It will then be offered year-round at the Parking and Vehcile Registration Services office at the Pendleton Street Garage. Registration is free. By promoting 4'crime awareness," campus police has done its share of work for the registration program. The rest is up to students to take the time to register their bicycles. Religion the cause of several wars The deaths of more Marines in Lebanon is another reminder that religion is one of the motivating factors of wars, instead of a peaceful influence. A quick glance at the world today supports this view. In Northern Ireland, Protestants and Catholics continue to kill each other. In the Middle East, the story is much the same with Israel still finding itself at odds with the rest of the Arab world. Israel adheres closely to its Jewish traditions and the Moslem world sticks to their heritage and with the exception of the Camp David peace accords neither has been able to live with the other. Even America's relations with the Soviet Union are affected by religion. A commonly heard phrase Jo *Kiof I Tninn n "andlftss nation." lO I 1 1141 iliV UV/ T 1VV W A?.?v/AA - - -? - Of course, religion's relationship to war is nothing new. One need only to look to the Crusades for proof. This is not to say that religion causes wars, but rather that so-called religious people often loose sight of their faith. $ j? Gamecock 1 Editor in Chief Johnny Boggs I Copy Desk Chief Curt Cottle Copy Editor Mark Am., ong News Editor Chris Handal Copy Editor Beverly Simmons Asst. News Editor .... Janet Edens Copy Editor Leigh Jones Asst. News Editor Susan Muir Copy Editor Alan Seiin Opinion Page Editor. Ellen McCarthy Copy Editor Mark Farmer Ent. Editor Julie Jameson Asst. Ent. Editor Joan Kirchner General Manser Ron Emler Sports Editor Jeff Rogers Ad Manager Linda S. Haines Asst. Sports Editor .. Andrew Miller Businasa Manager ... Jean Hatched Wire Editor Leslie Katz Production Mgr Mark McEwan Photo Editor Mary Ann Hollis Graduate Asst Wanda M. Hite Asst. Photo Editor .... Joe Jackson Adviser Mark Ethridge Jr. Nauf?rnnm 777-7181 Advertising 777-4249 Business Office 777-3888 Production 777-2833 The Gamecock welcomes letters and guest editorials. All letters and guest editorials must he typewritten, triple spaced on a 65 space line. Letters should be no longer than 300 words and guest editorials should be limited to one newsworthy subject no longer than four typed pages. Letters and guest editorials MUST be signed with the writer's name, telephone number, mailing address, class standing or faculty position and major. Pseudonyms are unacceptable, I but the writer's name may be withheld upon request if the circumstances warrant, j We roserve the right to edit guest editorials and letters. Address letters and columns to: Opinion Page Editor, Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, I Columbia, S.C. 28208. Opinio] HI On S.C. educ; fcducational standards on a national scale have taken "the plunge" in recent years. But what's even worse for the state of South Carolina is that it is currently ranked 50th in the United States for its education status. That measurement itself is a clear indicator of the problems that exist in schools that have been overlooked far too long. Government officials and citizens seem to think that better learning programs, better teachers and better facilities are the sole keys to solving our educational downfall. Those conditions are very sound and justifiable, but the primary concern is student apathy. No matter how good the teachers are, how extensive the courses, or how grand the facilities, there exists no need for them, if students do not care enough about them to accept them. This has been the foremost problem of the past 10 years, and it is basically derived from moral and environmental influences thus far. South Carolina, for example, places farming (tobacco and peaches primarily) at the top of its priorities. The average person in the state hardly has any idea that we are suffering from educational neglect. Of course, most of them probably would not care if they did. The state's current educational status and its environmental accep #3 g. imk -4ML 1"AT TOE &EEP LEAVE YOUR AMD THE SOUND WILL- &6X BACK- TO YOU. . ?^_^_^rrrrj?Ti,iTTi > "TimflP*** ~ melfetector IntercampuS ation, drunk i tances are pointing arrows at our problem. Students do not get the backing that they need from society. Many are not motivated and perhaps never meet their full potential. Motivation and support are the sinking vessels for education in our state, as well as in the nation. South Carolina has to be the most concerned, however, because it is the the worst off. People need to get "into" the educating process. Too many people take it too lightly. As a result, everyone has to face the embarrassment of being the "meatheads" of the nation. That reputation may cause South Carolina to play "second fiddle" to other states. The state needs to avoid the scrutiny i - J i _ .f .1 u..< c anu nuicie ui inc uauuii ? uui n people don't get involved in the learningeducating process, it never will. Campus Crier Francis Marion College Indiana natives thinking of picking up a 12-pack, rounding up the gang and hopping into a car for a drive had better think twice. Indiana's harsh new drunk-driving legislation has taken effect, and being found driving while intoxicated will be no picnic. First, the new legislation lowers the amount of blood-alcohol content required to commit an offense and then > ' * >M) OltAto ? ?<? NMptpti >rry?oM MAV\E AMD "OUR- AJ4MV OF THE SURF CUE OF E J^^WCttwjpSiwe.. I Vj.jAvJd & I BY.'? ' I iriving stiffens the penalty for the offender. A blood-alcohol content of .10 or higher is now a Class C misdemeanor, which means 60 days in jail and/or a fine of up to $500. In addition, driver's licenses will be suspended for 30 to 180 days the moment after the offender fails the Breathalyzer test ? not after the trial as was previously the case. Furthermore, refusal to submit to the Breathalyzer results in immediate suspension of the offender's license for a year. Refusal can now also be used f a! . _ j i_ J ior prosecution in a arunK-ariving charge, along with a lowered bloodalcohol count of .05. This is comparable to consuming, at the most, two beers. At the same time, a conviction for driving while intoxicated remains a Class A misdemeanor, a tort penalized by a fine of up to $5,000 and a driver's license suspension for one year. These new laws are among the toughest in the United States, and not without justification. Statistics released by the Indiana State Police show that an avpraup nf 1 8 nersnns are killed or injured in Indiana daily by drunk drivers. Although severe, these statutes are the response of state legislators to public outcry over thousands of needless highway fatalities each year. Indiana Daily Student Indiana University K 1??1 th? Ort?nOO t -wci JERSARX IS THE. SAME A?& UZA&ETH TAVLOR'5 '."