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ing of the soil, one can find sentii
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picMueniiai campaign season tx
that is agriculturally based.
But some may ask, "Why low;
choosing the best man to fill th
the nation and probably the v
somewhere, why not in the midc
Besides, a factor working in low
tional reputation for open and \
However, just because the I<
first real event of the presidential
make it representative or deservii
hoopla.
Between now and June 5, w
endless number of primaries ?
cover the country. This profusi<
only bores voters, exhausts can<
millions of dollars, but is also an
handling the business of nomina
The caucus, an exercise
democracy, has been transform
from a political event to a media
tmrd ot Iowa's registered voters
caucuses to cast the first official
season. The media finds this t<
number to predict a winner.
Former President Jimmy C;
Iowa has mistakenly led presidei
believe they could not get to
without first feigning interest in t
tractors and cows. The media c
sion by spending millions of dol
publicize the event and conseque
viewers early in the campaign se
Primaries and caucuses also se
see which candidate can spend tl
presidential hopeful, without a
recognition, has little hope of est;
ty among a group of eight Dem
who spend $4 million wooing tl
When the value of the Hollar mil
ability to handle a job, one
whether the Democratic process
system for choosing a president.
A better way ? one that woul<
ing to the nominating process
system of regional primaries wou
expensive, but it would also be n
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With five or six primaries ii
media coverage could also be k<
They would also be less restrictive
state primary, which restricts the
A more relaxed regional primar
voter to cast his support for th<
than the party and could prove t<
centive to draw more participar
the day of the primary.
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he health of hogs, To the Editor:
ontinues this illu- To the student who wrot
lars to adequately Collegiate Association
. | i , Research of Principles (CAF
Y brainwash the be licensed as a stupden;
ason.
rve as a contest to Although 1 fail to undei
le most money. A the outcomes of the trials ol
lot Of money or ckley, Jesus and the Rev. 5
i i* i ? ? Moon ?hr?w u/hv I IQr chn
aonsning creaiDin- "V
... CARP, I do understand whc
ocratic candidates trying to say by your staten
ie voters in Iowa, democratic society, groups
tweighs a person's be denied rights simply be
should question are unpopular."
is really the best You havc commiued an
many religious and politic
d bring new mean- make today. You have use(
? does exist. A "right" where you should
lid not only be less "freedom." Yes, this is a c
lore representative ?man"cs- butt"'s
^ your argument is found to b
misleading once these word?
nstead of 58, the ed and applied.
2pt in perspective. Webster's dictionary
e than the state-to- freedom as "exemption or
. from control," and rights
: voter to one side. b
y would allow the
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e candidate ratner KM It nPPfl1
3 be the needed in- IIOOU<
its to the polls on To the Editor:
The editorial page ol
Gamecock had two letters t<
kfrom student governmen
ammmmmmmmmmconcerning the Reside
Association. While the inte
letters was j 'ncere and the w
cerns well taken, one must
that these two pieces are tyj
j communications problems
hplwppn ctnHpntc arirJ thfii
tor Dawn Kuiawa tative organizations,
tor Ron Brackett
1?' Leigh Jones RHA Sen. Roger Hatch *
w RHA delegate Timothy T
Manager Ron Emler ... . , , , ,
ger Linda S. Haines deaLhnS *,th Problems that
Manager Carolyn Griffin technical and legal matters
in Mgr Mark McEwan important the RHA and the
Asst Wanda M. Hite rounding its licensing are tc
Mark Ethridge Jr. individuals, more important
ing issues are at hand. Foi
ig 777 4249 w'th the Pr?ce ?f campus Y
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orials. All letters and guest I Qtiirlont ra
) space line. 1 UIUUUIII l|
3st editorials should be limited
led pages. Letters and guest
telephone number, mailing ad To the Editor:
'seudonyms are unacceptable, The Athenian Literary and
if the circumstances warrant. debate about a thing called 4
},,?rs , ? . Things being definable on
OmecooK D,.we, A. USC. |hjng caUed ..*naggravated ,
HMaiiaMHailHIH1Hpjj! With this knowledge come?
nioN
Letter
ays CARP shoi
which a person has a ju:
:e that the Because you used the wor
for the stead of "freedom," you
IP) should whole concept of indivic
anization: porate freedom in oui
society.
stand how
' Inhn I???r? * * 1 1
..I.*...- ivioon ana nis organi;
>un Myung freedom of religion in
uld license States and other Westt
it you were Freedom of religion is r
lent: "In a troversy with regard to C/
should not Unification Church.
cause they
Now we come to the w<
Since you claim CARP sh
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I U1 lll(U Jim llclllll IU IJldllilC I IH
:al leaders USC through a student or
J the word think we must see what
have used is. (1 use the word relig
[uestion of whether they call themsel
al, because Moonies, they were fount
e false and and adhere to the prim
i are defin- religious teachings.)
elaborate on the whole
defines religious philosophy, but
liberation the basic principle that i
; as "that the present controversy.
s effective leai
creasing lor the second
Friday's year, the RHA has beer
) the editor quickly and effectively d
t officials demand of the student bo<
nee Hall an audit of Residential L
nt of these funds to determine where t
riters' con- being spent and where co
point out cut so that further out
Dical of the creases in housing rates c;
that exist ed. The path that RHA is
r represen- a slow, time-consuming o
immediate action.
tnd SOLC, Another example: As sti
homas are capital city of South Carol
are strictly the opportunity to create ;
. However sisting of students, facu
issues sur- ministration to act as
> these two representatives to the stat<
and press- Yet, no such organization
r example, As we sit here on the c
lousing in- Pendleton Street, arguing i
uestions 'aggre
litera
I Debating Society invited us to a descr
'aggravated rape." medi
ily by opposites mean there is a she s
ape."
> a new and helpful t bought. 1 f all
r "? im, uumecock /
-- rjy t^^ pild
not be licensed
st claim to." Moon's religious philosophy teaches
d "right" in- what he calls "heavenly deception,"
i twisted the which simply means that Moon and his
lual and cor- followers have the "right" to lie.
r democratic cheat, steal, defraud or do anything
they deem appropriate to further the
mission of the Unification Church. If
nation enjoy CARP states they will not follow
the United Moon's teachings if licensed at USC,
:rn nations. this would be a heavenly deception,
lot the conVRPandthe
Now do you still say that CARP
should have "a just claim" to exist as a
I I rt,. t n iwu
uav, jiuuv.ni ui 5diuz.auuii: w nai
}rd "rights." about the Ku Klux Klan and their
ould have "a religious-political philosophy? Should
iir religion at they be licensed also? 3id they have a^
ganization, 1 "just claim" to do the things they have
their religion done? No person or group has the
ion because, right to hurt others.
ves CARP or
ied by Moon Don't you see USC cannot license a
ciples of his group like CARP, whose main pur
I will not pose is to defraud, use and deceive
of Moon's students to further Moon's Unification
l 1 will show Church?
s the root of Michael Pinckney
Religious studies freshmen
ders, student says
consecutive RHA and its licensing, the state
1 unable to Legislature is meeting to determine
eal with the whether USC's funds will be cut again
Jy to initiate as they were last year, resulting in inife
Services' creased tuition. Another increase in
his money is tuition would put the already skyrners
can be rocketing cost of USC tuition out of
rageous in- the reach of many students.
an be avoidfnllnu/ino
ic In thic nro r\ f ^?ifr
iv/?tv/tf IK& Ivi AH uiu VI u v/? UUU^VI V.U13 auu
ne. We need redistribution of education funds to
secondary schools, the student body
needs student representatives who can
udents in the deal quickly and effectively with their
ina, we have problems and needs. As the university
i board con- advances academically, we need stuIty
and ad- dent leaders who can take forward
university steps with the university, not those
; Legislature. who will trip and fall in a mire of
exists. bureaucratic red tape.
>ther side of Trip Philpot
the merits of Political science 'sophomore
ivated rape' term
,te women were Kiven a brief brochure definine and
ibing these opposites, every woman could know innately
in any particular incident of being raped whether
hould or should not feet aggravated.
James Galloway
Special studies freshman