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JWk m Lomments hi Jackson cam Not since Jimmy Carter's lust nies has a presidential hopeful cai his foot in his mouth. Jesse Jack be this year's winner of the ' award after referring to Jews a K T m 7 _ i *x_. __ & < T i _ A M iNew iorK as nymieiown this past week. "Hymie" is a shortened versio Jewish name Hyman and is cons by some Jews. One would thii whose campaign is built almos rights issues, would be especially 5 feelings of another group also o This statement is symbolic of tl didate will go to achieve the desi One could justifiably question t religious leader who so blatantly religious group. Is Jackson realh all the people or does he only hold his heart for one section of the p The way in which the Jackson tempted to handle this sticky situ; embarrassing as tne original con campaign advisers provided threi the possible cover-up of the ti Jackson could present an outrig alleged remark, he could wait ar diminished or he could make a p Fortunately, after a week of ser Jackson opted to stand before Jewish synagogue and conve apologies. His apology will probably do 1 the long-standing gap between Jewish community. Jackson help in 1979, when on a visit to the M Palestinean leaders and criticized diplomatic trip to Syria only serv existing differences despite the re Robert Goodman. Now a group called Jews Age been formed to combat his presi ana includes memoers oi the League, a powerful group commi vation of Israel. Jackson has led a surprisingly paign, as well as achieving nai However, his statement will prot chances in future primaries of ob 7 percent support of the vote th; Time will be the only remedy for campaign. But discounting Jackson's role be unwise. Jackson wasn't the f won't be the last, to make a Perhaps this will serve as a le< political candidates to keep all locked behind closed doors or a\ ears. Gcimecocl | Editor in Chief Johnny Hoggs Managing Editor Chris Handal Copy Desk Chief Curt Cottle Copy Edit News Editor David Hill Copy Edit Asst. News Editor John Oeiner Copy Edit Opinion Page Editor Ellen McCarthy Copy Edit Entain. Editor Leslie Dunson General ^ Asst. Ent. Editor Margarita Pate Ad Manai Sports Editor Jeff Rogers Business Asst. Sports Editor Andrew Miller Productioi Photo Editor Joe Jackson Graduate Asst. Photo Editor Mary Ann Hollis Adviser Nawsroom 777 7181 Advertisin Business Office 7773888 Productioi The Gamecock welcomes letters and guest editorials, must be typewritten, triple spaced on a 65 space In Letters should be no longer than 300 words and gut to one newsworthy subject no longer than four typ editorials MUST be signed with the writer's name, t dress, class standing or faculty position and major. P but the writer's name may be withheld upon request We reserve the right to edit guest editorials and Address letters and columns to: Opinion Page Editoi Columbia, S.C. 29208. Opini jrt paign for Playboy bunlght publicly with V son will certainly 'Golden Worm" S ~ (so i honkoff n of the common A FEN JEWS.. idered derogatory WrtMS THE wSrSS I DEM.'? sympathetic to the pen to prejudice. (U lie lengths a canred end. X? f \ \l he intentions of a { .1 ^ insults another < a candidate for f' lfci <4 a special place in I A emulation? liflBHIffi machine has atation is almost as iment. Jackson's e alternatives for agic altercation: ;ht denial of the id see if the fury ~ ublic apology. ious deliberation, C U ? . ff |onnol/ a coalition at a Willi lUubUull ;y his sincerest 1 o the Editor: This letter is in reply to the sti lttle to help close W|1Q foun(j faults in the shuttle sy* Jackson and the First of all, I think the general coi ed initiate the rift sus is that the shuttle system does ideast he met with fauUs- But' il's the onlv svster Israel. His recent hcicC' ^ . , r . Second, your solutions stink. F es to reinforce trie jet me correct you on the availabili lease of Navy Lt. the Shuttlecocks. The only shuttle is supposed to be available ever minutes is the Express. The other: line! T^Vcnn hac llcs lake an average of 24 minut complete one revolution. The shi deiltial candidacy gas-up every day at specified tim Jewish Defense the morning and at 3:30 p.m. Shi tted to the preser- operate from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. f day through Friday. c , Fourth, we do care about stuc \ successful ca - riding the shuttle, and the onl; tional credibility, norant person is you. )ably decrease his taining more than at he already has. the ailing Jackson I~UIIJt5t, IV U f t, in the race would "n v v n Arc we really 'Damn Yankees? irst, and certainly ^e North and proud of it, despite political blunder. sian whose backyard borders on I ?SOn to all future ly? 1 am an American. crude comments ^el Yankee-Rebel overtoi vay from sensitive ^ou,,h' Before y arrival in,hSo'" J Yankees seemed to come in the h< race. And the closest talk of sece< | to a Billy Martin replacement. noted sunshine, tradition and go | The word "rebel" was none: However after one week at USC in North-South relations, "Ret defense. or Dawn Kujawa j USC has rin or non aracxeu w or Leigh Jones or Alan Seirn . T1. tsnager Hon fm/? To the Edltor: jer Linda S. Haines Manager Carolyn Griffon Regarding the editorial of Fet i Mgr Mark McEwan There is a significant difference Asst MWs M. Hite ween the situation of the three Ml?rk Ethridge Jr. pigS and that of the students i Wade Hampton Hotel and the Ui %S? sity,nn All letters and guest editoriais ^e8inning of the story o ie three pigs says, "The first littl ist editorials should be limited built his house out of . . .The s< ted pages. Letters end guest little pig built his house . . .The elephone number, mailing ad little pig built his house . . seudonyms are unacceptable, three little pigs owned their he if the circumstances warrant. yhe wojf was depriving them of le,,ers personal property, the rewards ol ,. Gamecock. D,awe, A. USC, own ,abors_ an attjon tha( nQ h _J being has the right to take again? loN / >' V ^JKmf ^ ,'/ I /K ' T ~ jla. C ?-=== better than nothing, The system has had a "limited" m ident shuttle operating for the past two re >tem. weeks, which is helping the overnsen crowding problem. The "limited" ai have operates from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. It runs d n we the reverse route and stops only at [V Bates House, Bates West, College of p hird, Nursing, Capstone, Pendleton Garage si ity of and the Horseshoe. This bus reduces b that the number of students riding in the a; y 15 morning and gets them to class faster. st shut- h' es to As for students crowding on the u: It ties buses, drivers are kppnino a Hnilv r>hnrt ?n es in of how many students get on at each q ittles stop and the times of each half revolution tion. We are trying to pin-point the e^ maximum number of students at stops is ients during peak times and provide ade- te y ig- quate buses. Moreover, the big garnet and white buses take about four I* O vinnl vii gm<4>\ ii-ouuui nvdiiy, at " 1 often wonder. I am from In the spring of 1982, the fact of being a New Jer- which all THSP 140 stw Exit 98. But most important- "who is more sophistic; evening Northerners and les continue to exist in the defamate the character :h Carolina, any mention of brats in the crowd laugl ;at of a late summer pennant There shouldn't be a c jsion was the media's answer couldn't be answered i rhoughts of the South con- However, we need to r od old Southern hospitality. Let's be grateful that w xistent in my vocabulary. greatest country this wc and a Southern crash course )el" became the answer to |ht to close dorms, s other human being. It is morally wrong 1 ). 13. The students, on the other hand, are e : bet- not living on their own private proper- s little ty. There are renting living space by a n the mutual agreement between themselves f niver- and the university. If it is no longer c feasible (profitable) for the university c to operate these buildings, the hoard r ?f the has the right to end th6 rent agreement r e pig when it expires. The statement that the c ;cond board is "confiscating their (the s third students') houses" is in error. s The Granted, the situation causes in- s )uses. convenience for students living in these s their buildings and, no one likes to see stu- i their dent housing rates increase, but let's uman agree that there is no moral injustice in ;t any this situation. ) /' / / / / / 5^ driver says linutes longer than the shuttles' solution. The drivers of the Shuttlecocks ren't perfect, but they do try. Drivers o have training to drive the shuttles, lost of them have already had revious bus driving experience. I'm jre you could find faults in everything ecause you only see the negative spects of the system. Faculty and udents who depend on the system owever know better than you the setulness ot the shuttle system. We ill continue to try to provide adeuate transportation. In conclusion, I again point out that /eryone knows the shuttle system n't perfect, but it's a heck of lot bet;r than no shuttle system at all. Name withheld by request udent says I attended a British Union debate in dents participated. The issue at hand, ated.The North or the South?" That I Southerners alike effortlessly tried to of the other. I'm sure a few military 1prl cilpntlv in Hicnnct ?V%? anviiiijr XII Wij5u.ll. luestion of who is better; that question n a war fought by our forefathers, ealize that sophistication is America, e are fortunate enough to live in the rid has to offer. Randy Kraft Business senior student says Thp nni V#>rcit\/ ic an incti?nlinn rtf . ui*i i vi un j IJ Ull UlJlll UllWAI VI earning. In the past, it has provided xtremely reasonable housing for its tudents for its own benefit ? that of ittracting students to attend its acilities. If, in the future, the cost of tn-campus housing is higher than that >f off-campus, if the private sector is nore capable of providing housing at vuounauik airu nic UUIVCI ny annot make student housing selfupporting and stay competitive at the ame time, then students should not eek to live on-campus and the univerity should bow out of the housing >usiness. Andre M. Lubecke Graduate Student-Statistics