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OpinioN ^ Year in r i i roresnat With the spring se How accurate could C predictions of 1984? of this semester woulc of what the new year Students and their ] the vear of tuition i USC President Jam Assembly did not pr ding to cover all stuc persuaded to reconsii the second year of tu In 1983, USC wa many foreign and c not the least of w Reagan. It would be the coming year, but creasing prestige of I T* 1 _ 1 I! 1 i nougn enaing wn help but feel optimi True, there wasn't r over last year, bui mended on USC's ur such as the Univers Maybe this is an indi '84, or at least a lonj 1983 has been a ye; though most of us c? in the bunkers in Beii tional ties, the recen and Grenada have dr academic elite. With '83, one can't help 1 new year. Turbulence will a 1984, an election yea decisions or should even one of South C Such topics bare noteworthy events th munity in 1983. Wh< is up to the individ possibilites that 1984 dividual. Here's wis i nuiiucty driving As Christmas and i are reminded of t associated with the c I extra seasonal traffi The holidays prov ! bibe, but driving is i tion. Other options, drive or staying an e alternatives for havi break. < W.1 . I Copy Desk Chief Cui News Editor Chrii 1 Asst. News Editor D Opinion Page Editor Ellen Entain. Editor Leslie Sports Editor Jef Asst. Sports Editor Andre Wire tanor n#w/? Photo Editor Mary A Asst. Photo Editor Joe Graphics Editor Beth Copy Editor Mark A: Newsroom 7 Business Office 7 \ The Gamecock welcomes It I1 ' editorials must be typewritten, Lettsrs should be no longer tf to one newsworthy subject ni editorials MUST be signed wit dress, class standing or faculty but the writer's name may be 1 We reserve the right to edit Address letters and columns ^mmm review I Ak /\ M lows 1984 j mester comes the new year. jeorge Orwell have been in his B Perhaps a look at the events m i provide a clearer perspective M has to offer USC students. } narents will remember 1983 as [ ncreases. Despite pleas from es Holderman, the General ovide USC with enough fun- . lents. Unless the legislature is A der, 1984 may be known as ? ition increases. J| s honored with the visits of ? lomestic diplomats, certainly hich was President Ronald \ hard to top some of these in ' these visits have shown the in- \ JSC. h a losing season, one cannot 1 stic about this year's team. nuch else to do but improve ach Joe Morrison is to be comlexpected victories over forces *_ _/ n _ _.xi _ 1! r liy 01 souinern ^aniornia. ication of a winning season in g overdue win over Clemson. ar of international turbulence, innot imagine what life is like j ut. Because of USC's internat events in Nicaragua, Beirut awn much criticism by USC's T the international disasters of but feel pessimistic about the j i lso plague internal affairs in < ir. Has Reagan made the best 1 another be elected, possibly ? Carolina's own? ;ly touch the thousands of s O ilOWP trtll thp I I mm - , Ul 11U V tV/UVUVM liiv V/I?r v x ether it was a good or bad year t ual to decide. But then, the hold will also be up to each in- j >hing you a good one. , drinking, j don't mix j -? ' ? ? 1 i- u ?,a tne nonaay oreaK appiua^u, wc he far too many casualties ' onsumption of alcohol and the c. ide many occasions to overimlot a necessity in such a condiincluding letting someone else xtra couple of hours, are better ng a safe and happy Christmas mecock Editor in Chief Johnny Boggs ; n Dat/arlu Qimmnnc I UUllltr uupy CUIIUI ..... VGWciif i/rrrifoi/fitf ? Handal Copy Editor Leigh Jones 'avid Hill Copy Editor Alan Seim JcCarthy Copy Editor Mark Farmer Dunson f Rogers General Manager Ron Emler <w Miller Ad Manager Linda S. Haines Sullivan Business Manager.... Carolyn Griffin nn Hollis Production Mgr Mark McEwan Jackson Graduate Asst Wanda M. Hite Harrison Adviser Mark Ethridge Jr. rmstrong 77 7181 Advertising 777 4249 77 3888 Production 777 2833 itters and guest editorials. All letters and guest triple-spaced on a 65-space line. 1 lan 300 words and guest editorials should be limited 3 longer than four typed pages. Letters and guest h the writer's name, telephone number, mailing ad I position and major. Pseudonyms are unacceptable, | withheld upon request if the circumstances warrant, guest editorials and letters. to: Opinion Page Editor, Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, mm. ^ "i*? i Reagan's admini (The author, Mike Miller, is a jourwlism graduate student.) The recent restraint of the press by Resident Ronald Reagan during the nvasion of Grenada only hints at the secrecy this administration would like [o achieve. For two years, the Reagan administration has used numerous strategies designed to weaken the Freedom of Information Act, making it harder for journalists or interested :itizens to obtain information about he workings of government. Df/?rol r\ i rflpfivpc llQVP hpptl 1 1 V'OlUVlllXUl UUVVIITVJ I1UTV uvvu ssued that broaden the boundaries of nformation available for classificaion, authorize the use of lie detectors T | 3n government officials and require all federal employees, past and present, .vho have access to certain categories 3f classified information, to sign a J non-disclosure pledge, permitting the administration to censor all speeches, articles or documents authored by these individuals. Whv i? the executive branch so obssessed with clamping the lid on its activities? Reagan said it all March 11 when he announced that he was fed up to his "keister" with leaks of national security information. Other administrations have been concerned about leaks, but none have responded with such an overt, multileveled attempt to seal off the government. IN OCTOBER 1981, the CIA, the National Security Agency and the Student disagrees v pro-Blue Laws lette To the Editor: In your Dec. 5 issue, Steve Slimp wrote Blue Laws. He wrote these ideals were mo Christianity. According to Slimp, it is imm< alcohol on a Sunday, the Christian day ot Apparently, most S.C. law-makers agre of drinking that causes me to write this lett it is carried out. Suppose, for example, you went to a co '' i t i u:~u incw y orK nappens iu nave a mgn follow the Jewish faith. Suppose politic decided that since the Jewish community is block that would support it, alcohol coul Saturday, the Jewish sabbath. It Is plain as day to me; the only fair thi One, allow the sale of alcohol and otl no's" seven days a week, and let your own to make purchases. Two. outlaw the sale of these products can't be sure when some obscure religion Sorry, Slimp, but the Constitution doesr outlawing the sale of alcohol. So the only 1 be the first one. istration endange fcuest editorial ? u feder articl Dpfpncp Intpllippnrp Acencv were . - 0 - -<=> ' 1C51 * refused an exemption from the Freedom of Information Act by Con- N< gress, so Reagan submitted a package men of amendments that would authorize *e8it the attorney general to exempt certain < classes of intelligence files from that disclosure. The package was defeated by the Judiciary Committee, but is ex- agre< pected to reappear on the floor at the woul next session of Congress. tests, First An executive order issued Dec. 4, evide t OQ 1 rt 11 K ?-?/ ! *-l ?v? rtrf ?/> cv\ua n Kir 1701, auiuui i?.^u uuui^diiv, 0^^1115 vj y the CIA, and a Senate bill has been in- Sei troduced that would exempt the "The agency's "operational files" from the review FOI Act. Files on domestic spying will heart be exempt if the Senate bill is passed. secur Aug. 1, 1982, an executive order broa< quietly took effect setting up expansive direc security classification rules that re- worn quired more government agencies to talen withhold more information from the virtu public. If there is reasonable doubt cruci about whether information should be sileni classified, the information will be appn classified and with the highest degree of classification possible. ? far c and 1 BUT THE most dangerous of these tagoi executive orders is the Presidential politi Directive on Safeguarding National matt Security Information, which Ther establishes the broadest secrecy system Big I il- f vun r a letter advocating ral and based upon ? aral to buy or drink rest. (f V :e. It's not the idea er, but it is the way (Zjzuyt liege in New York. ^3^ J age of persons that r f ians in New York - fv XT^Ka'" ; such a large voting I ( , Id not be sold on a I ICJ p/ ngs to do would be: \ XJr' ler Blue Law "no- ^ morals decide when entirely, since you 's sabbath is. i t say a ining aooui i i-c- / logical choice has to . "I'M &FRAIO THE SfV Bill Sengstaeken - - \?v--...... Journalism freshman NcWb \S OUSl TOO I^PYChc^Tr,^. WEOOWONDER \ HE STOPPED TALKING.1... . 30NC. ^EN9\T 1NE "TWIT 5WTMU15WM ~~ir rs FOI Act C? I? .itirlar >.co 3. nibiuiy. 11 auuiui vyiuwi e detectors and orders senior al officials to clear speeches and es about classified topics for the 3f their lives. 3 one is disputing that the governt should prevent the disclosure of imate security secrets, but when General Accounting Office reports 113,000 federal employees would covered by the censorship ;ments and 2.5 million employees d be subject to possible polygraph the seriousness of the threat to Amendment freedoms becomes nt. oi i ?/ ..? u ? r> \/t^i , ;,~i n. ^iiarics ividium^, rv-iviu., jli, j expansion of prepublication raises questions that go to the of the conflict between national ity and free speech interests. A i interpretation of the president's tive would consign these men and en, among them some of our most ted and dedicated citizens, to a al vow of silence or some of the al issues facing our nation. That :e could only be broken with the rival nf the federal eovernment." ider a president whose vacations mtnumber his press conferences whose wars are reported by Penn press agents, secrecy and ical surveillance have become ers of publicly articulated policy, e may be 25 days until 1984, but brother is already watching. WEE HOURS NETWORK ? - . I i a Th# OlArvdo S^ntirv* ? eio r*?Vr?<>A4?*r SyncfK ?? y*1 HAS BEEN CANCElEP... 'Wo HMfc <* VU6HT