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"'Q'pinioN_..:._;.;i:i:z:~ ::z:z: Gates hazardo on ureene Sti Mixing the old with the new is a ch that adds charm to the USC campus. Th of the BA building in one way detract beauty of the Horseshoe. However, it is possible to overdo a g nru ~ . a. o ox ^ _ p - i tie new gcucs un urccne aireei in ironi House are an example. The addition of tl red-brick gates to the concrete Greene St fails to cover the drab reality of th campus. These gates have an effect similar tc _1_ * 1 J 1- - 1 1?1 * ciniu puiung oaoy ciomes on a aog. themselves are pleasant to the eye. Wher Greene Street, however, they appear poi ornate for the relatively small and fl; More justice would be done to the gates i on a 100-acre Southern plantation. Not only does the gates' size breed aus their narrow opening makes them ; hazard. Even during the day, it is d maneuver an automobile through them, traveling at night after a couple of beers could be fatal. We need more space and less brick. Tn also be diverted by better lighting during ing hours. The purpose of erecting the monstros; protect students who frequent the Russ section of campus during the university hours, and at the same time keep the comi tion content. The Greene Street debate raging from time immemorial. Since the ception, two students have been hit on se; casions during the period when the gates ed. These incidents shed light on two h) First, that the average USC student is ign doesn't know how to look both ways bel ing the street; and second, that the pi erecting the gates as a safety device ,j _ c J. i UClCtllCU. Disposal of the gates should not be mi costly failure by the university. If anyth has proven that it continually tries to kee dent and non-student sectors of Columb An attempt was made and it didr Therefore, the only alternative is closii: Street permanently. Granted, this solut prove inconvenient for commuters du t_ a i ? r? i nour. /\ numan me, nowever, is more in Many seniors have been complaini IJSC's graduation fee. Last year, the fee caused such a sti Associated Press picked up the story and day ran a brief. But after a year, cooler heads have pre upon reflection we realize that the fee is K O rnrolr* uai ?aiii. After paying thousands of dollars to < lege, S25 to get out isn't all that bad. Gamecock-^ Editor in Chief | Johnny Boggs Managing Editor Chris Handal Copy Desk Chief Curt Cottle Copy Editor News Editor David Hill Copy Editor Asst. News Editor . John Deiner Copy Editor Opinion Page Editor Ellen McCarthy Copy Editor Entain. Editor Leslie Dunson General Manager Asst. Ent. Editor Margarita Pate Ad Manager i Sports Editor Jeff Rogers Business Manaaer .. Asst. Sports Editor Andrew Miller Production Mgr Photo Editor Joe Jackson Graduate Asst Asst. Photo Editor Mary Ann Mollis Adviser Mi Newsroom 777-7181 Advertising Business Office 7773888 Production The Gamecock welcomes letters and guest editorials. All letters and must u? lypovviiiiBii, mpie-spacea on a us space-line. Utters should be no longer than 300 words and guest editorials si to one newsworthy subject no longer than four typed pages. Lei editorials MUST be signed with the writer's name, telephone nurrt dress, class standing or faculty position and major. Pseudonyms an but the writer's name may be withheld upon request if the circumsl We reserve the right to edit guest editorials and letters. Address letters and columns to: Opinion Page Editor, Gamecock, I Columbia, S C. 29208. IUS eet tffe 'The gates \ M i placed on WSsmMSt 3KHI mr?r*iic ar*H a definite - - ' ifficult to ~ For those , the gates igedy may ; the even3ss? Student conci r's busiest HUter fac- t^e Editor: has been Did you vote in the SGA elections 01 gate's in- 2,200 out of 24,000 students can claim parate OC- ^he balance can claim student apathy. were clos- Luckily, we have a chance to redeem /potheses: runoff elections. Why should we allow orant and SGA officers? [Ore cross- Barry Gray has given us a vehicle foi lrpose for tion, now let's use it. Get out to the po1 has been ^ent candidate that can best represen Student want! ;p the stuia happy. l't work Editor: Crppnp Last semester, my first exam was on , Friday. My next was at 9 a.m. Saturl?n COUld day, ancj it was cumulative. I also had ring rush cumulative exams on the following nportant. Monday and Tuesday. Most students probably had an exam schedule similar to mine. We're all ng about familiar with the dearth of preparation consequent to having no reading week. r that the . usa to. pharmacy pol vailed and actually a To thc Editor: Student Government quiz: Wher attend col- Pharmacy? A. Coker Life Sciences Building. B. Gambrell Hall. j C. USC does not have a College of The correct answer is A. However ! seems to think that the College of Phi near Gambrell Hall. Dawn Kujawa Ron Brackett Leigh Jones Alan Seim Ron Emler linda S. Haines I Mark McEwan tould be limited lers and guest ber, mailing ad b unacceptable, lances warrant. Drawer A, USC, THE I LetterS erned with elect can the administration i March 1, 1984? Only dent Government elect participation this year. How can we stand c the preceding two, less ourselves today in the elected our Student Gc a select few choose our controversy, everyone our apathy. If you war r a sound and fair elec- ter than this. lis and vote for the stut your interests. What I I > reading weeK in What made my schedule particularly perplexing was my grandmother's funeral on reading day. I hated cramming for an exam on the day she was being buried, but I had no choice. Students don't usually lose a close icianvc arouna exam time, but my dilemma nevertheless indicates the potential value of a reading week, as opposed to a reading day. If USC had II area wrong, si Therefore, they des e is the College of place for pharmacy sti vote at the Coker Life 1 know for a fact tl Pharmacy. Life Sciences Building Hall indicates a deficie , Student Government jrmacy is located in or ' w THl J^^g^jOuca^j'Bibune I FRITZ 1 I Mai ion apathy or the board of trustees think of a Stued by an isolated minority? mrselves? In this election, as well as in than 10 percent of the student body has >vernment, and when it is embroiled in complains. Let's not add hypocrisy to it to complain, vote. USC deserves betMichael Vitti Marine science junior ^ ?JI ? aicdu ui uay a reading week, students would have more time to do the necessary things that are too numerous to either mention or think of. Although I attended my grandmother's funeral, I wish I had had time to attend it, and to think about a person I'll never see again. p p:li? uiuy usuus Journalism sophomore :udent says ignated Gambrell Hall as the polling idents instead of having those students Sciences Building. lat pharmacy students frequent Coker , and requiring us to vote at Gambrell ?ncy of common sense. UIn. DaIab iido uaioo Fourth-year pharmacy r just pft^ea memw e (jhe?bi? t