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Page 6 ? October 29, 1984 Opinion THE GAMECOCK j Remedies ca commencerru One would think that after foui college, a graduate would want after getting his or her degree jus! ment. His or her family would al the ceremony and watch other g i r_ . i i rewarus ior meir nara worK in a That is not how commencemen not at USC. Rather, the arena iseum, site of commencements, i the end of the ceremony except f< and officials. There's also Presid< man, who vows to shake th< graduate as they receive their de The situation has gotten so ba mont hprnmp^ almrvct n \*/i ing to their patient family and fri< empty seats. It doesn't speak we have so many people leaving ea Southern hospitality and manner But it doesn't have to be that w the contention of a student com SG President Glenn German. Tl been at work for a few weeks no1 up with some solutions. One idea was to have senio reeeive their degrees as a group, too impersonal and bureacratic, a scoffed and rejected it without h< Another idea was to hold a lai mediately after awarding the however, would be contingent on I funds. And graduates and their have plenty of other receptions an go to on commencement day with vvhirh vvmilH likr?lv cL 1 ui . Do you would want to go to a ree< other graduates, most of whom ; and their families, who are even r Perhaps the committee shoul reception idea completely, howev< mencements could somehow be m tion itself. A whole new, more fc be given to commencement. Th usually a top draw, could speak are awarded. The arena could be mnrp rnmfnrtuhlp w#?mio ... V. VV/..1 i v/l 1UL/1V VVIIUV. A reception would could at leas to good use the tent that was pi summer's Caribbean Conference. It would be ideal if the gra< families had learned some extra r sideration to go along with their flee commencement as it happens turing out into the "real world," ;il1(l ill whirli o... ... >t ikvii vviiiillVUV.VllIV.lll UUI dwindle like so many baby robin: With some work, a workable ; tor keeping them at home for a li achieved. Gomeco< | Editor in Chief | David Hill Managing Editor I fllip I flnncnn Copy Desk Chief Ron Brackett Copy Edit News Editor John Deiner Copy Edit Asst News Editor Ann Farmer Copy Edit Entertain. Editor Marisa Porto Copy Edil Asst. Ent Editor Robert O'Connoi Copy Edil Sports Editor Andrew Miller Asst. Sports Editor Tracy Mixson General ^ I IM/ * J " r nuiu luhui utwinter vfuuit'li ?U IVIdllcJ Asst. 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Opinion Page Editor Columbia, S.C. 29208 n cure snt ills * or more years of to stick around J [ to savor the moso want to stay at raduates get their t works ? at least of Carolina Col- r s nearly empty at nk/ 3r a few stragglers ' I I ent James Holder- f-\ : hand of every j1 Jflfflp d that commence- ^5} IR^ y th graduates wav- JHl s ?nds and to 12,000 ? 111 MB / II tor Carolina to It1'1] ^ irly. So much for | (( s. ay. At least that's __________ mittec headed by le committee has iv, trying to come rs graduate and K03fl?l|1 But that seemed liGCiyClll I#I nd the committee To the Editor: 'SI a ion. a great injustice has bee rge reception im- ,jie staff at The Gameeoa degrees. That, that it is time for President the availability of he given equal time in this pi families usually 'n an art'c'c entitled "Stu< ,d celebrations to '?;'h.e, w'rong R?as tober 19, 1984), this paper out another one, ,jiat we are voting tor thout hesitation. Reagan because of his perso option with 2,000 good humor. We think it is ,J 1, | vnivl I'nr lliic r?-it-?nr ?' > "" yUU UUI1 I Know, .v.. V...O luguitui nore strangers? ^e arc tor Konal< because he in the last three Hr.'f ? ,ia,t years has brought thi dn l abandon a back IO a posj|ion *r s|n *r. Perhaps com- respect. ade into a recep)rmal aura could ln the economic spectrum e main speaker, seen the ratc of infla,i * u ^ dramatically, the interest rat alter the degrees fallen an(j there are mo| dressed up into a working than were four year? president has strongly advt it be a way to put tax increase, has secured a Lirchased for last stronS Social Security Admii and has tried with great succ< unneeded social spending. Tl ndm iniQt r;?t inn hnc cnnoht 11 Juates and their illegal flow of social chec nanners and con- more important, the D degrees and not challenger, Walter Mondalt But they're veil- vo^ated a huge tax increase tl i i i . suffered by lower to midd w ic 1 isn ideal, families to pay for his plans t aiences inevitably social programs. It is also > leaving the nest. fact from public record thai and effective idea ,uls nevcr been conccmei Ittle longer ran ho balanced budget. He has a ^ " posed balanced budgets always supported higher levc ding ? at least for social p While in the Senate, Mon Since wh or Crystal Chapman g llSBSpp Manager Ron Emler || tHMomTiii n Manager Mark McEwan H fiji Assistant Ron Buchanan W ^ Slf? ig 777 4249 Wt Mi f 1772933 TX-i All letters and guest editorials Football games in the < noon are crimes against hu ist editorials should be limited ted pages. Letters and guest Here it is, the end of O elephone number, mailing ad tile average afternoon tem seudonyms are unacceptable, Williams-Brice Stadium f the circumstances warrant. amazing 85 degrees. Of cc tetters. you are packed in with ot (iamar.nnk DratA/pr A IISH a-. n: Ul.^UMlIlg-MIlCllUlg CICUIUII to be your friends bcfor them to buy a better SMS ^^^^TTTiTTTTTT Letters an stand and win voted to sustain a domestic spend 11 done by veto, and he also opposes a consti we feel tional amendment to balance Reagan to budget. On the other side, Presid jblication. Reaean has foueht tn rut rlnmr< Jents Like spending, and he has also fought to ons" (Oe- balanced budget amendment, advocated President With repect to foreign policy, nalilv and feel that Ronald Reagan has been totally ab- effective leader. He has worked lize in this Central America to stop the spread j Reagan communism. This was never more < and one- dent than when we as a country inv is country , ed Grenada to stop the infiltration ?ngth and the communist threat. This area is vital interest to the safety of our coi try. The Reagan administration I , we have also worked with the multinatio on drop force in Lebanon to secure peace e has also this war-torn country for the first tit TP npnnlp A Ithnuoh hr? hac Anli' ?r?nt \x 1 ? ~ v f ? ' til IIV/U^,I I I IV, IIU.l Will J I V. V. V. I III > I I I v I " i ago. The the Soviets, President Reagan has tr >cated no for numerous talks on the subject safe and arms control and limitations, thoi listration, they have not been willing to sit dc ;ss to trim and put anything in writing, le Reagan :> stop the THE PRESIDENT has also led rks. F.ven wav for our national defenses to emocratic restored to a place of prominence. 1 \ has ad need arose due to the inadequacies hat will be the Carter administration. Once agj le income the United States is a strong ; o increase respected country in the world. He a known sought to strengthen our traditic [ Mondale alliances with NATO and other all J wim On the other hand, mondale wise; Ivvays op- weaken our national defenses so t and has more social programs can be enael :ls of spen- he feels that we should just lay dc programs. and let the Soviets walk over us. Th dale never a direct reflection of the false trust tr - a an en is football a s j Leslie Dunson Km managing ec deodorant, it feels more like :pf j degrees. We girls spend a great deal of t trying to look marvelous for tl traditional events. It is rather difli early after- to look alluring and sensual wit [inanity. combination of sweat and make ctober and running down your face into y iperature in eyes. By the end of the game, your , L\/"\l/ C I |y ? U??r U?' ?" readies <ill muiw-up iwiv.i nrw\* u lias uctii uum >urse when Alice Cooper. Your neatly coiffed I her sweaty, begins to unravel, and your cloi es who used become like a second skin. e you told As the same nrocresses into ihr brand of contl quarter, your temper start* e u$T h?a? our . rtiaf v^?me p?aate' on the issues 1 Ifu' ing the Soviets that we saw throughout the Iggjj tu- Carter years. History tells us that the w the Soviets are not to be trusted ? the in- n ent vasion of Afghanistan is a prime examit ie pie. Mondale says the President is not r a concerned with human rights, but in a j|| communistic state there are no human 9 rights. Therefore, the U.S. should we tight to secure democracy throughout an the world. In short, the Mondalc I in foreign policy is to unilaterally disarm || of and to trust the Soviets because they 11 ?vi- are our "friends." ad- During the Reagan Presidency, we of have seen the United States restored to *?* of its place of prominence in the world. j un- We have seen our country come a long d|? has way. from double-digit inflation, high mi! inf^rptl rat oti/l nn^mnl/M V. ?l.w. - J in ment ? the job is not finished. We ' ne. have come from the weak floundering ith country internationally to the strong ied respected leader of the free world. The of job is not finished in the foreign policy igh either. We feel that Ronald Reagan has iwn started this strong recovery and it is in the best interest of our nation to let him finish the job that was started the three and one-half years ago. We have be made a lot of progress, so let's not turn his back now. If you want a international> of ly stong and economically sound ain. United States, re-elect President and Reagan on Nov. 6. Don't let Mondale has take the United States away from the >nal people and give it back to the special ies. interest groups. s to hat Robert McKinney ted. Finance/management science sophomore >wn pi i is is unaiies uiivci for French/political science senior ummer game? flare because your date is wiping the sweat from his brow directly onto your $40 blouse. It's not like there's enough of your own sweat on it already. Of course, there is always one girl ljfnr sitting near you ? wearing a turtleneck, a sweater over it, a wool skirt I and stifling pantyhose ? who looks 1 jo great. She stands serenely, oblivious to the temperature, while you are giving ime new nieaning to the words "heat lese prostration." cult At halftime, you take oil your h a shoes, which have dyed your feet to the -up exact color of the leather, and give our your feet a break. Unfortunately, the eye stadium stands have been heated so ? by that you arc jumping up and down, hair not because of the action on the field, thes but because you are in excruciating pain. se- " These ARI: the times that fry ? to men's soles."