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.~zzzi^Ji_::_~Qpiii ioN Viewers i questior 1984 will be the yeai especially with the Ol ner. However, one sh< tant record that was s In 1983, TV viewing of seven hours and tw minutes since 1982. This jump will tie 1 and will place 1983 as record-breaking viewi Americans should be j When one looks at programming has dis years, maybe Americj their leisure time habi If all television sh< quality as "Hill Stree Minutes," then the inc the boob tube would 1 Unfortunately, the buried under unedite< pany," "Dukes of Ha Why is an intellige mitting intellectual < garbage? Surely Americans ar hours and two minut their eyes transfixed screen. One must as: things and leaving th< their subconscious. Are we so insecure tune of a television set the energy that is wast on, but aren't being v\ Of course other fact television-viewing tim sion has been sweepii TV viewer finds cab creases the number of same time, improves i a i r? /\iso American ian with only one televisi house must have a tel< or size. A final interesting i time is up for all age ] to 11. The computer j tually decreased in 19 Though there are m this phenomenon, possibilities or lack of all parents took heec and went to the librai Mi ' I Copy Desk Chief Curl Ct News Editor David Asst. News Editor John Dt 1 Opinion Page Editor Ellen McCa Entertainment Editor Leslie Out Asst. Ent. Editor Margarita i Sports Editor Jeff Ro Asst. Sports Editor Andrew k Rioto Editor ~.....Joe Jecl Asst. Photo Editor., i.VW Ann h Newsroom 777) Business Office 777 i The Gamecock welcomes letter ' I arlitnria(? mint ha IwnauirittMi trill tI Letters should be no longer than to one newsworthy subject no lor editorials MUST be signed with th dress, class standing or faculty po; but the writer's name may be withl We reserve the right to edit guei Address letters and columns to: C Columbia, S.C. 29208. MMMMHHHMMMMin should l TV time of many new world records, ympics just around the corould not overlook an imporet in 1983. ' at home hit an all-time high o minutes, an increase of 14 964 for the biggest rise ever the sixth consecutive year of ing. Is this feat something proud of? how the quality of television integrated over the past 20 ins should start questioning ts. dws were of the same high t Blues," * 'Cheers' * or 4'60 :reased time spent in front of be justified. tew good TV shows are i trash like "Three's Comizzard" and "Love Boat." :nt country voluntarily comjuicide by absorbing such en't spending all of the seven es glued to their seats with on every movement on the sume they are doing other ; television set on to satisfy that we must march to the :? If this is the case, think of ed by televisions that are left matched. ors may justify the increased e. For example cable televig the country. The average le beneficial because it in' viewing options and, at the eception. lilies are no longer satisfied on. Now every room of the evision set of a variant shape lote is that television viewino groups except children ages 2 generation's viewing time ac83. Lany possible explanations for including lack of viewing interest, maybe it's time that I of their children's example ry. necock???1 riitor in Chraf j. ohnny Boggs 3 snaging Editor Ihris Handel 3ttle Copy Editor Pamela Armstrong ' HiU Copy Editor Ronald Brackatt tin&r Copy Editor Leigh Jonas rthy Copy Edit W Alan ' is on General Mnugir Ron Emit I Pate Ad Manager Linda S.'Haines gers Business Manager Carolyn Griffin. KM* Production Mgr Mark McEwan (son Graduate Asst Wanda M. Hitt Adviser Mark Etbridge Jr. 7181 Advertising 7774249 1886 PrnAirtinn 777.1011 s and guest editorials. All letters and Quest >le spaced on a 05-space-line. 300 words and guest editorials should be limited tger than fow typed pages. Letters and guest b writer's name, telephone number, mailing adlition and major. Pseudonyms ara unacceptable, )eld upon rawest.if the circumstances warrant. j it editorials and letters. Ipinion Page Editor, Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, t??K^TV}0 tr\ K\oicno?tOHH.\l ^mSPWffiOPYIr ^ yMWLWBRWU HOW k Jpy. r SG president's r To the Editor: I found Student Government Presi- of dent Barry Gray's comments on the re remarks of Rep. Thomas Hartnett, R- th First District, extremely mild and a m spineless response. Hartnett's com- st ment was inexcusable, but Gray's cc response was ludicrous. th iirlontc rlomoni U lUUlnll I.U UUIIIUIII To the Editor: We demand an apology from Rep. Thon First District, because of his irresponsible stat college students. Obviously, Hartnett must ha perience in college. We invite him to tour the university Graduate studenl To the Editor: r< Congratulations to the USC varsity d cheerleaders for being named the fifth h best cheerleading squad in the country n at the National Cheerleading Contest I held in Hawaii. The squad not only brought national t< I 1 ? Q * ^EVWEHDUStS . OURTIME HAS t... ^ rAucu > -f Kllk^** 1 ' jl mm mm i Mi ' m^mrnk t LetterS emarks 'mild', st Being the top student representative res| this university, the president's I sponsibility is to stand up and defend ten le people he represents. When so- we; eone makes an accusation that most me udents who receive loans take easy the mrses and lie around doing drugs, e president should have a strong i apology from c "educated derelicts" and las Hartnett, R- However, we are certai ement regarding would find at least one sj ive had a bad ex- most likely be minus the P a l- o i? i oouin Carolina siuaeni p< and find these t congratulates c ^cognition to the university, but also gra emonstrated the outstanding job that har as been done by coach David Irvin to ent _i l i: v- - icir.c me uucci icaumg program ai oc JSC one of the finest in the country. on Although cheerleaders are an in2gral part of the Carolina sports pro . __ " frira?B?&' ' DCOCAT ACTED mr. ru icmyiC' t iUT TPD I udent says ? ponse. find, "I think it was probably indcd to fire up the home team" a bit ak. It is time for Student Governnt to have a strong president who is re in reality for the students. Michael Elman International studies sophomore ongressman w "doped up fraternity brothers." in that if we toured the Capitol we idly ignorant politician ? who will votes come election time of many opulations. Names withheld by request I I I neerieaaers m, these athletes' dedication and dwork often goes unnoticed. The ire cheerleading squad has much to proud of, and I congratulate them _ a job well done. V Toby Fetner Graduate student r Yew\, BUT \F V tmM 1 UQMi, VT NNOUUD I UffiWU&O? I u \Wt WOT ? ^ lUtH\SWKtOF ft #>