The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 10, 1984, Page Page 7, Image 7
THE GAMECOCK Opinion October 10, 1984 ? Pace 7
Apartment dv
want houses
In some places, USC's cam]
finest to be found. The Horses
refuge of oaks, grass and ant<
T e humanities complex is a fii
chitecture. Capstone and Bates >
facilities. But, like most familii
have a couple poor cousins: Unr
Carolina Gardens.
The conditions in these two
dormitories are deplorable. Tru<
old and therefore difficult to i
rent is relatively low at the buil<
low rent are not excuses for alio
to splip into the present conditio
a responsibility to maintain their
a landlord, is not meeting its re;
The university recently establ
million fund to pay for renovati
Some were in such bad shape tha
an embarrassment. Indeed, Cle
weekly newspaper, The Tiger,
written by a student who vi:
Carolina. The writer said that
Clemson's facilities were quite 1
be compared to the run-down
USC's slums. The complaints c
and Thornwell, but it's sad to thi
might have said about Univ<
Carolina Gardens.
But a lot of people not associa
seen University Terrace. It is vis
Street, a main thoroughfare on
travel daily. For far too many
large part of what they see of I
agine that the entire campus lool
not be an accurate image of our
dimuM cin many peopie see.
Besides the image the buildinj
of passers-by, there's a more imp
they need serious repairs. Marrie
affordable place to live. In most
ting themselves through college v
a family at the same time. With
fluence of a family, they ar<
dedicated and talented stud<
however, need the distraction of
railings, broken windows, wais
faulty wiring and no hot water. Is
worry about their children on ui
The USC bureacracy has bee
sive to the needs of dorm residei
to remember, though, that ma
part of the campus and can't be
University Terrace and C
needn't become high-rent luxur
should they rival the Horseshoe
at USC. But they must become
habitats. The concerns of the re<
dressed. Repairs are needed soor
must be put higher on the renov
Carolina doesn't need any slum
Ciomecoc
i Editor in Chief
David Hill
Managing Editor
Leslie J. Dunson
Copy Desk Chief Ron Brackett Copy Edil
News Editor John Deiner Copy Edil
i a a. II a r n rj:
hssi. News cauor hwi raimar i>upy cui
Entertain. Editor Marisa Porto Copy Edi
Sports Editor Andrew Miller
Asst. Sports Editor . Tracy Mixson General I
Photo Editor Mary Ann Hollis Ad Mana
Asst. Photo Editor Jennifer Woo ten Productio
Copy Editor Susan Llawetiyn Graduate
Copy Editor Hal Hewell Adviser
Copy Editor Lynn Cusick
Advertisi
Newsroom 7777181 Productic
Business Office 777 3888
The Gamecock welcomes letters and guest editorials
must be typewritten, uipie spaceo on a do spbub i
I Letters should be no longer than 300 words and gu
to one newsworthy subject no longer than four ty
editorials MUST be signed with the writer's name,
dress, class standing or faculty position and major. I
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 Editi
Columbia, S.C. 29208.
sellers
cleaned
pus is one of the
;hoe is a beautiful .
sbellum buildings.
le grouping of ar- fg|j
West are fine living |
es, these buildings ISp
/ersity Terrace and /Jtftjm
married students' jB|j
the buildings are Bj| ^
naintain. And the MBSm
dings. But age and jS?g|
wing the buildings fip|
>n. Landlords have Hjji
property. USC, as H|j|
ished a special S9 fjRli
ons to dorms. jiiill
it they had become | H
mson I, iversity's ,
carried a column
sited a friend at j3jgjP|
although some of
Dad, they couldn't ___
state of some of
entered on Maxcy
ink what the writer ^
srsity Terrace or ^ (Q |
ted with USC have To the E(
ible from Blossom a v
...i.; _i~ ?
i wnicn mousanas weekend ;
of them, this is a lege news
JSC. Do they im- quality oi
ks like UT? It may mg edito'
, tpp issue in \
campus, but UT is weighs h.
she deta
is set in the minds dieting o
)ortant reason why pertinent
:d students need an foll<
, , Court.
cases, they re put- puttinf
vhile trying to raise who may
the stabalizing in- this a wa
* often the most such a P1
;nts. The don't, hhave,')T
, . , , should ha
hazardous balcony
it-deep grass, old,
^Jor do they need to |y("|4
nsafe playgrounds. ?wl
ome more respon- To the E
its. It is important in reg;
rried housing is a ter coni
> mention
ignored. . .
.arolina Gardens disagree
y apartments, nor
as the place to live Wheth
reasonably decent lloned t
iidents must be ad- wou d h
i, and the buildings
ations priority list.
s.
* Stui
You'd
having a
attacks
tor Tim Surratt heard at
tor Laura Oannhardt juggerna
tor Crystal Chapman political
tor *ip Botts ticket is
? , , electoral
Manager........ Ron ^er But M
ger Doug Trueolood .
m Manager Mark McEwan gOtt<
Assistant .. Ron Buchanan only is
Bill Rogers fighting
popular
ng 7774249 increasin
in 777-2833 are dete
speaking
The
i. All letters and guest editorials .
in.. rehcentl>'
est editorials should be limited pnenom<
ped pages. Letters and guest on coll(
telephone number, mailing ad 1960s, !
Pseudonyms are unacceptable, Thurmo
if the circumstances warrant. shmalloN
letters. to a CO
v, Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, Defense
?was liter
umnist's sp<
iitor:
isiting student over this past
and also the editor of my colpaper,
I was appalled in the
' writing displayed by managLeslie
Dunson. In the Oct. 8
ler column entitled ''Dieting
eavily on managing editor,"
iled the personal woes of
n the same page that listed
stories dealing with city park:y
and the U.S. Supreme
; aside sympathy for those
nave weigni prooiems, 1 rind
ste of space. In my opinion,
restigious position in what I
id to be a quality newspaper
ive placed a lot more time and
: mentioning
ditor: ^
o....^^11 i> ?: :?'1^.
ii vj iw i\u33tu utiijaiuiu ? ici:erning
the "unnecessary"
of race in the Amy Bedenirticle
Sept. 26; I have to
with his point.
icr Ms. Bedenbaugh had menheir
race or not, they still
ave been black. By the same
dents should \
think Walter Mondale was
tough time getting his shrill
on the incumbent president
>ove the roar of the Reagan
ut and the dire predictions of
analysts that the Democratic
going to be the victim of an
massacre in November.
londale's struggle to be heard
in even tougher recently. Not
the former vice president
a rosy economic picture and a
^icaiuciu, nc naa i un miu ail
>g number of detractors who
rmined to prevent him from
heckling Mondaie endured
is not a particularly new
;non on the political scene or
ege campuses. During the
South Carolina Sen. Strom
nd was pelted by marvs
while trying to give a speech
liege audience, and former
f\prrptarv Rnhprt McMamara
J .<.www> ? ..avi^ui.iuiu
ally chased off the campus of
Letters
ace needs di
effort in her selection of "Interc
pus" material on the opinion pag<
Especially in this election y
which includes topics pertaining tc
power of the student vote and how
dent financial aid may be affe
after the election, one with any
cern for the students this newsp
represents could surely find somel
better to express as an opinion
what Miss Dunson had to say pei
ing to the consuming power of a
Ruth candy bar.
If she wanted to express a Iij
side, for example, the enthus
dispalyed at this weekend's Home*
ing celebration, or how the Gamec
recent ranking by U.P.I, into the
20 will add to the prestige here at I
race does ni
reasoning if the accused had b
white, whether the papers mentioi
their race or not, they still would h
been white.
Consequently, I believe that
mentioning of their race was just to
thf rf?nHf?r in Hrau/ino ji mpntnl nirti
The papers also told us where t
were from and what type of empl
ment they held. These are all sim
_ Intercampus
worry about m
one northeastern university.
But the new hecklers are often m
conservative students, shouting dc
tne taeais tneir bus counterparts t<
to the streets to defend. Perhaps i
reassuring that students don't bov
easily to leftist ideas as they used
But drowning out ideas with mt
ingless noise is contrary to the spiri
learning.
There's something else that wor
me about the brash, cocky con
vatism stalking many college campi
today. It's not that we're wor
about students who decide to vote
conservative candidates (or liberal <
didates, for that matter) after long
.careful study. But polls tend to
dicate an undercurrent 6f greed be!
the core of youthful support
Reagan. The president scores well <
with those who believe Mondale
administer government programs n
equitably and would be less likel
get the nation into a war. The rea:
They think Reagan will put 11
eeper m<
am- Once again,
amples of wha
ear, stirring throug
> the expressing op
stu- their fellow s
:cted means enough
con- being a visitini
aper better things a
hing dent here at I
than I can only X
tain- the future wi!
Baby topics a pers
write about.
ghter
iasm
:omocks
*. top
JSC.
it change
een facts, nothing i
led However, coi
ave victim had be<
black girl and t
the white. Would
aid feel the same v
ire. would it ch?n?
hey omitted the fac
oypiy
ore than I
money into the
lore There seems
>wn the questioninj
ook the thirst for j
it is characteristic c
/ as seem too willii
to. that the establi
n - tr\ lie tA PQCt A
'Mi* iv/ iv/ vuai v/
t of the secrutiy ai
corporation,
ries College stud
ser- stake in this i
uses policy will det<
ried able to buy a hi
for determine whet
:an- in some foreigi
and policy will det<
in- will share in
iiiivi dinning tuy.
for policy will det
iven of the world vs
will The choice i;
nore drown out issi
y to slogans of eith
son:
lore U
- O "
adwncemen. |
& Presidential I
e anslieifc.... ?
;ssage
these are just a few ex
ti an editor should have
h his or her mind when
inion that pertains to
tudents. Maybe dieting
to write an opinion, but
g student, I feel there are
in editor (a full time stuJSC)
can talk about.
lope that Miss Dunson in
II find more professional
on of her status should
Brian Jeran
taiior-in unier
The lion's Voice
Dowling College
Okdale, N.Y.
i facts
nore and nothing less,
nsider this scenario: the
in a promising young
ne tnree accused rapists
the black community
^ay about the case and
',e things if the papers
t that they were white?
Rob McFee
Civil engineering junior
liorlrlinn
ib wamiaaiij
ir wallets.
to be a sad absence of
g, the compassion and
ustice that was once so
)f college students. We
rig to accept the values
shment is passing down
ff the joys of youth for
nd regimentation of a
pntc mat; kaim tmnci
WllkiJ 11IMJ HUf V I1IV, II1UJI
election: Federal fiscal
irmine whether we'll be
ome. Foreign policy will
ther we're sent off to die
i adventure. Civil rights
ermine if all Americans
the prosperity of the
And environmental
:ermine the habitability
'e inherit.
i too important for us to
les by shouting political
ler side.
The Daily Tar Heel
niversity of North Carolina