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OpiniOIl THE GAMECOCK " Senate's should ir Sen. Leslie Jones' t in Central America i Senate to a pot of go Jones' bill was r meetings as senators ; scope of their busir Senate should be a f and international issu under a Dill appr< may refer to the Pow mittee bills that deal matters. The eornitte and report baek to the reeomendations: the Senate's normal busin nent interest to warrar tion is directly relatec may be offered to th resolution neither in1 generates enough intei If the Senate calls fo prepares one, notify organizations of the speaker at the forum, chance to speak. The eight senators the entire Senate, sho found a way to add without cutting into tl But why not apply t regular business? Stuc on matters close to grades, tuition and t use. And the senators, what their constituei students complain t senator, or that they Calcott every Wednes University forums c Instead of the curre senators to speak at n proval, university fori ing everyone given a c proved last week it c blems; it would keep Forums could be ( system of allocating i top the list and wou: cupied for a semester tion, campus security generated from the forums would be experiences. If the Senate ex< begins university-issi will have been one c year. ??Gonr E w Li Copy Desk Chief Ron Brai News Editor John D Asst. News Editor Ann Fa Fntprtain FHitnr Mnriea i Asst. Ent. Editor Robert O'Ct Sports Editor Andrew I Asst. Sports Editor Tracy Mi Photo Editor Jennifer Wi Asst. Photo Editor Joseph Ga Copy Editor Susan Lien Copy Editor Hal Hi Newsroom 777 Business Office 7771 The Gamecock welcomes letters i must be typewritten, triple spacei Letters should be no longer than to one newsworthy subject no lo editorials MUST be signed with th dress, class standing or faculty po: but the writer's name may be with We reserve the right to edit gui Address letters and columns to: I Columbia, S.C. 29208. resolution lclude USC )ill on American involvement may be leading the Student id. epeatedly tabled in Senate argued that it was outside the less. Jones argued that the orum tor important national ics. ^ved Wednesday, the Senate ers and Responsibilities Comwith national or international e then will consider the bill ? full Senate with one of three resolution falls outside the less but carries enough pertiit a Senate forum; the resolu1 to university activities and f e Senate for a vote; or the 1 solves Senate business nor J c.m iui a iui uiu. r a forum, the committe then ing the student body and forum. Groups may have a and students will be given a who sponsored the bill, and * uld be commended. They've 1 ress pertinent outside issues he Senate's time. p he forum idea to the Senate's f lents would love to speak out d home and that affect their c he general quality of life at ii seems, would love to hear 1 tits have to say. Too many j hat they don't know their don't know what goes on in iday. ould be a way to remedy this, nt policy of allowing nonleetings with the Senate's apjms could be more open, givhance to be heard.The Senate an handle controversial proorder. e ievoted to topics like a new j student fees ? which should j Id probably keep forums oc- i . Then there is ticket distribu- 1 / and more, including topics forums themselves. And the ; invaluable educational seises good leadership and le forums, Jones' resolution >f the most important of the i^vvvn ditor in Chief | David Hill j lanaging Editor 1 islie J. Dunson :kett Copy Editor Lynn Cusick einer Copy Editor Tim Surratt irmer Copy Editor Laura Dannhardt ?orto Copy Editor Crystal Chapman mnor Copy Editor Kip Bolts Wilier <xson General Manager Ron Emler wten Ad Manager Doug Trueblood rnett Production Manager Mark McEwan 'ellyn Graduate Assistant Ron Buchanan 9well Adviser Bill Rogers 7181 Advertising 777 4249 ? 1888 Production 777 2833 ind guest editorials. All letters and guest editorials 1 on a 65-space line. 300 words and guest editorials should be limited nger than tour typed pages. Letters and guest ie writer's name, telephone number, mailing ad sition and major. Pseudonyms are unacceptable, j held upon request if the circumstances warrant. est editorials and letters. Opinion Page Editor, Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, Some sugges ~o the Editor: We should hope most of our b 'Iui'it.111.1 vv ill ^UlltlllUV. IVJ I (.Hid aithfully with us for the delightf lisputations of succeding generatioi ?f philosophers ? and aren't we all But, for heaven's sake, let's enj< >ur unending exercises in futility nore aesthetic surroundings. For e imple, the litter of nauseating cigarei 3u11s on our beautiful campus is Keagan not I The Philippines shows signs < :ntering a period of great instabilit ind the way the United States acts ar eacts could well determine wheth hat country turns into anoth Nicaragua or El Salvador. So far, U. esponse has not provided reason f riuch optimism. In the debate on foreign polic sresident Reagan said the only altc lative to dictator Ferdinand Marc ,vas a communist takeover. That car *s quite a surprise to the businessim md churchmen who make up tl noderate opposition. Reagan emark brought forth quick clarific ion from the State Department, b he damage was done. The oppositic vas outraged and Marcos undoubted Low Brass C IRSI ~ m ro | | ||, The 75,000 fans stood awestri Saturday night, complete with ev \1/irlpninn nrint ot- f Un Or* TTIUV1UU5 5' mv, v,ai umia ua broke into the controversial "Li Brass Cheer.'' For whatever reason, USC Ba Director James Copenhaver back iown from his decision to ban t :heer from USC football games, relieve he has made the right decisii because the "Low Brass Cheer," like k not, is part of Carolina tradition Letters tions for im( disgusting disgrace. Simple ig In finishing a cigarette I thun in ramaining bit of tobacco an ul "clean" filter tip in my pan rK until I cmntv mv nni'lol /' - '"J ,x^1 ?> ? the dresser at night. Then my collects the change in re 3y disposing of the butts. in x- Another little example: :te students are short-cutting a paths through beautiful gr; Intercampi lelping Philip af thought he had scored. y, id Even more important, a co er appointed by Marcos to inves er assasination of oppositioi S. Benigno Aquino defied the or Marcos. It reported that death was the result of a mil and included in the list of 2( y, men the chief of the armed fo ;r. is a close triend of Marcos. OS ne If the United States want en the friendship of the Philip] he the two strategic military bas< >s cannot continue to suppor a. blindly. Aquino has beconn ut loved and respected marty )n cause of a return to democrat ly Philippines ? a cause that h Ihpur'Q rotur |&; f """""" """""""""""? ? ? Leslie Dunsoi managing editor Copenhaver discontinued I because of numerous compl year from people who object ghastly expletive "hell." E cum, athletic director, and U dent James Holderman ? Copenhaver's decision by s ick cheer detracted from the w er- gram and was not in the besi II.. i I?i: .1 jiu i tiavjnaiiy, i UCUCVC inc C|I dw taste is purely subjective. C parent ly agreed, becav nd Gamecock received numero ed calling for the return of the c he student, a USC band men I wished to remain anonymoi on vious reasons, pointed : it Holderman requested this s< at his private pep rally at the rm*9TRAM6E..AI EXIT RULING INPi - A m WIN FOK N< jM YOUR t&MN dm iruveu Deo solution: should stick u lp out the signs: DON'' d out the HERE, YOU ts pocket And in the r hange on Can't we affoi tidy wife a little, the bai turn for library founta many out-of-s we are a poor Wherever that poor! unsightlv ass, USCUS ipines situs tive suDDort o Church. mmission tigatethe The United n leader solutely clear power of of political an Aquino's to ensure tha itary plot fairly tried. A 5 military Marcos to set rces, who the year and t his successor. s to keep If the Unite pines and and support IV ?s there, it run so alienat t Marcos the Philippine i a much ally. It may r to the Nicaragua, cy for the as the acn ignited i of each footb? ft With all the words on tel< every now and certainly isn't the cheer This is especi; aints this has a football ed to the do what the cl lob Mar- The cheer t SC Presi- pact. Many p >upported played for th< aying the was the loude noie pro- heard from tlv t of taste. Stadium. The i jest ion of I'm sure they >thers ap- were rooting f ise The The student: us letters issue should b heer. One ding up for th< iber who Copenhaver, t is for ob- for reinstatinj out that sorely missed, sine cheer the Gamecock: beginning a little hell in I 3NECF ^ J l*: $ if x thetics p attractive, polite little r COME THROUGH LAZY BUM. ealm of pure aesthetics: d to stagger up, at least :k two, barely dripping, ins? After all, we have tatc students who know state ? but, surely, not James Galloway Special Studies freshman . ation f the Philippine Catholic States must make it abthat it will use every bit d economic power it has t those responsible are nd it must also pressure free elections for within hen turn over power to ;d States tries to waffel larcos, it will in the long e our triends there that s will be lost to us as an well go the way of The Daily lowan University of Iowa crowd ill season. ' sex, violence and dirty evision, a little "hell" I then at a football game going to hurt anyone, illy true now that USC team that can actually leer says. >bviously has some imeople said when it was - first time Saturday it C t v-nvti inty ncivc cvgi e fans in Williams-Bricc players heard it too, and were glad to know we or them. s who responded to this e commended for stan;ir rights of free speech, oo, should be thanked g something that was I hope he uses it when s put the Tigers through their own Death Valley.