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Congressi remarks ; The halls of USC's frat with drugged-out derelicts r uality. Sound stupid? It sounds ridiculous beca the defense made by Rep. 1 in his opposition to increc student loans given at a pu Carolina's Congressional d This came as a rather we; tive students who will have much needed loan or grant wrnnp tax bracket Maybe it's time someoni nett, R-First District, and tional process really mean: under a misconception. In his attempt to rectify ; budget deficit, President ] back on all forms of gover eluding the Guaranteed S But Reagan also recognize nrliiratprl muntrv and has program as originally plani This point is where Harti constituents by almost accu ing money that could be ] defense. This large accusal who will soon be up for reHartnett's argument for Insured Student Loans was By calling all student loan Hartnett wasn't criticizing t ner one would expect of gc WViilp tViprp mo\r K? cr\mi v iimv invi v uiuj uv OWiil' student loans, stereotypic borders on being slander Hartnett's lack of dedicatic the people. He even went so far as governor of the S.C. State J "he'd rather have a thirds strong defense. Is his soluti< defense program that is cc s\ i r? O vjv-I ; The subject of cutback Program is no longer the qu must decide whether it i: representative who is I Carolina's James Watt of 1 It's time that students Charleston, The Medical Carolina and USC-Beaufo fort to elect a lawmaker wl and present a clear and cc alienating too many peopl Like many politicians, h put his foot in it. Now it's by an important section o students, to protect their tion and the right to in< finance it. xxn\ n BPl I ABU P I a ucdk GOMPAMV * nan's itunid 1 ernity houses are filled najoring in human sexuse it is. However this is | Ig^ rhomas Hartnett Friday |J||| ising the availability of (W| tblic hearing with South OTv lelegation. ak argument to prospecdifficulty in obtaining a because Dad falls in the ? had a word with Hartexplain what the educa> because he is certainly x soon-to-be $200 billion Ronald Reagan has cut nment expenditures, intudent Loan Program. :s the importance of an n't scrapped the whole ned. nett parts sides with his ===== ising USC of squander- ^ put towards America's IIII ion is made by a man election. A vc cutbacks on Federally today i ; weak to say the least, report recipients "derelicts," and th he program in the man- in^P,vJ vernment official. executl 2 abuses of government James I all students not only the ev ous, but indicative of mind>n in serving the needs of years, to tell Tony Snell, the memb Student Legislature, that especii *rade education" and a flve lo n to have an American ? g^, imposed of uneducated vcry c< mat i s in the Student Loan forefrt lestion at hand. Now we of the 5 beneficial to have a cir^uf^ fast becoming South grante Congress. deput; from the College of ty, a i University of South schedi rt ban together in an ef10 will analyze the issues memt >ncise argument without thrust e in his district. intoh ie opened his mouth and to an time for some fast action Wa r , may i t thf? vr\tino nnmilotmn - Fv/puiuuwu, midst right to a decent educa- wortb :ur short-term debts to get it 01 se T/-k t\ * w II I a prof< body 77 ,hat / n "\ ij \ thos< ij gfl comi ' ***? J tient ^ Th KSLlI (ioritc ?wi nvmo y Q x <H4 'r.e ii'M'ido ' w: 'vc* mml>t< Syndicate I tnCITI ITT ! . entire L FRO* THE PWONE /"ffiSKEPlV A PEBSPECTO iAVia>SMffi8 *? 11 *> i / it ?r*r ' vjiwB l S> lb HAKl WRORf ??? ?1 _ i death penal )latile subjcct in the news media I nvolves the right of the press to i the news and public interest, i e right to privacy of the people id. l tse involving the recent planned 1 ion of condemned murderer 1 Hutchins and the coverage of 1 ent brings the controversy to Being the first planned execun North Carolina to come so to taking place in more than 20 the event was heavily covered by ers of all forms of the media, but ally by television. No less than cal stations set up camp outside ltral Prison to cover it. < nted, capital punishment is a 1 Dntroversial and important issue j iceds to be brought to the < ?nt of the news, but the coverage events of Jan. 13 resembled a ;r the last minute reprieve was d by the state Supreme Court, a / sheriff from Rutherford Counfriend of one of the victims iled to be a witness to the execuvas visibly upset. Rather than acis reluctance to comment, certain ? ^ ?_ ? * pci5> ui a icicvision crcw elected 10 their camera and microphones is face and follow him all the way awaiting car. is the chance that the reporter pick up a statement made in the of anger or frustration really \ lAnntUc fllO* ti'Arrt " a vnv 1V1151110 niai wwi w mauc iu ? Is it really news that an emoffinial annrnni _rr.wwi inators' effor tie Editor: im writing this letter to express my imr Dund appreciation of USC's Student S< has elected a group of caring senators campus politics is not the end of their ley have committed themselves to pre 5 in the community who are in need mittment, they provided a Christmas s at G. Werber Bryan Psychiatric Hos ey provided refreshments and actively i in dancing and conversation. It is di very much their efforts were appreciate nts. eir concern for the needs of the c lark of my pride in being a USC alumr for a job well done and urge their con : USC family. viitrcigr oi E.WaRVIM.... HWHi )LY NUCLEAR ftP?*13 NYIHING RIGHT y ~ ' I TORRE I ntercampuS ty's coverage, :ionally tired man may make a statement he might later regret? We think not. Besides the crews at the prison, the :radiiional crew at the victims home was also part of the coverage. Is it really news to see the families go through the same stress as the deputy had? Were they trying to emphasize the vengeance aspect of capital punishment by televising the reactions to the reprieve granted to the killer of their loved ones? The simple answer to all the quesII n IIC ic that nn it Jc I1A? nmnr t rnnnrt i*v?u It* iiiui Iiw, it 10 nv/i Iivna iu T LJJUl I statements having little or no impact on the situation and made in the heat of emotion. It is not news to report the agony of a victim's family or the darker side of the human personality by catching it at a time when emotions run high. Yes, it is good for ratings, but if that *i - * " is mc prime concern ? over quality of ethical reporting ? then the news should be taken off the air and replaced with a mindless sitcom. Often, the cliche that "the ends justify the means" is used to explain actions of the news media. We don't argue with that if the ends do indeed justify the means. The televising of needless emotions that serve only to dramatize the situation does not justify the means. Technician North Carolina State University If all went as planned Jan. 13 at 6 tG f Ma M rcsnnnvmi." ..,,,v.w.WII.,,vo. Photo Editor - J >viding services to ^8St> ^oto ^ tor ^"1 fulfilling that Hmsioom party for the pa- Busimas Office pital. ' involved the pa- The Gamecock welcomc fficult to describe ed<toriol3 must be typowril :d by the staff and letters should be no long to one newsworthy subjet ? .. . editorials MUST be signed ommunity .s the clui ? ? ins. I congratulate I bu, thM w>it?<, nlm, m,v imendation bv the I ... ' ? | we reserve the right to I Address letters ami coKk James Sternes I Columbia, S.C. 29208. f Volunteer Services M I iiilll?liM IM iil '--.irx: H-il: -BHH 1 ' morality a.m., James Hutchins would have received a lethal injection becoming North Carolina's first execution in 23 years. Hutchins, who killed three policemen during a drunken rampage would have died had not a state Supreme Court judge granted a lastminute appeal; the U.S. Supreme Court had already rejected an appeal. Hutchins' scheduled execution is only another in a growing national trend. Many legal experts believe executions will increase this year, perhaps to one a week, as many of the 1,268 death row inmates in 38 states, including 33 others in North Carolina, exhaust the court appeals open to them. The prediction follows three executions in the last month, the most in a one-month period during the past in 25 years. Regrettably, North Carolina has ap:.. J ? ?i-~ .? it i 1 Ijaivuujr juniptU U1I II1C ftttllUWS UailU" wagon. Granted, many death row inmates have committed horrible crimes and performed unconscious acts of cruelty. Many are beyond any hope of rehabilitation. Granted, too, society bears a heavy burden ? financial and otherwise ? to keep these criminals in prisons, away from the rest of society. However steep the price to society mav be. it is iniminpntlv nrAf^rahlp tn the sanctioning of death. The Chronicle Duke University amecock" ~1 Editor in Chief jj Johnny Boggs 1 rj-.i.. M iviaiiayiny cuiiur Chris Handal Curt Cottle - Copy Editor Pamela Armstrong ? ...David Hill Copy Editor Mark Armstrong | lohn Deiner Copy Editor Ronald Brackett i McCarthy Copy Editor Leigh Jones, 1 site Dunson General Manager Ron Emler > 'garita Pate Ad Manager Linda S. Haines, Jeff Rogers Business Manager Carolyn Griffinj xtrew Miller Production Mgr Mark McEwan' foe Jackson Graduate Asst Wanda M. Hite J Ann Hnllit Ariuicar ktmrL Ir r mam minuya *Jt. ' 777-7181 Advertising 777-4249 777-3888 Production 7772833 \ is tetters and guest editorials. All letters and guest (ten, triple spaced on a 65-space line. 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