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Bill will give fatally ill
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It's time legislators began listening to the people
of South Carolina.
The "Death with Dignity" bill which would
allow life support systems removal for terminally
ill patients stalled in the House Wednesday.
The bill has survived adjournment procedures,
special committee study and delay consideration
until 1986.
This bill is not a death legislation. It is a
measure which will allow terminally ill patients
to die with dignity.
A Presbyterian minister said this bill is an effort
to embrace "the concept of killing." This is
not true.
A similar law is in effect in 22 other states and
will include built-in protections. Patients must
sign a declaration witnessed by two relatives
financially responsible for care or entitled to
estate property.
it s aimcuu 10 waicn a suiicring relative.
Making them suffer more because someone feels
the patient should "live" is simply ridiculous.
That patient has made a decision. The decision
to die with dignity.
In the Karen Ann Quinlan case, her family
made the decision. She had no chance of
recovery, and most of all, no chance to experience
the emotions which make life possible.
She was taken off the respirator which sustained
her and still, she lived. This decision was a
notable one. The family left her fate to God. It
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There should be no problem with this bill. It
deals with simple human dignity and allows patients
who are suffering something they will
never have again in life ? peace.
This bill is important to humans. It is a right
and should be considered so. Let those who find
death better than pain, make their own decision.
Let them find their own peace.
Marisa Porto, wire / opinion editor
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blue laws are behind the times.
Bine law proponents say Sunday is a
religious day, and only necessary items JM"""
should be sold then. hHIk^
Not everyone goes to church on Sundays,
and closing down shops is not
going to force anyone to become a _ /
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I'm not knocking sports, but, just as
everyone doesn't attend church every time doing lauti
Sunday, not everyone is a sports fan, papers, and when
and not everyone can go home for the day evening, noth
weekend.
Those of us who can't go home on SO I'VE always
weekends need something to do on my day of leisure.
Sunday afternoon. on Sundays. After
I used to have a job on campus five on the seventh da
days a week. I'd get home, eat, do Rest, however,
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To the editor: C
As the student representatives of the committee which c
selected the merchants for the Carolina Mall, we wanted to offer
our perspective on the current situation. (
Our main interest was that the mall contain stores which p
would be of greatest service to students. At the end of the spr- s
ing semester, thousands of surveys were circulated among f
students asking them to indicate their preference as to what
type of stores they would like to see fill the mall. The results of t
this survey were received very carefully by the mall committee.
As a result, the chairman of the committee actively solicited
area merchants whose businesses students wanted to sec in the
mall.
In particular, students indicated that they would like to see a
record and tape store, a dry cleaners and a print shop ? complete
with word processing capabilities. All of the above will
be in the mall.
Some merchants, however, aren't very anxious to leave their
current locations and take the chance of losing business in the
by slue Laws
while, do some shopping and get their
, ;:ML minds off Monday, when they have an
^ 8 a.m. class.
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have blue laws.
THINK ABOUT this a minute.
South Carolina doesn't have the best
Hi reputation for education.
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ed for education. If stores open on
* Sunday, there will be more jobs and
more tax money. This tax money, prot
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Opinion oditor I'm all for the American way of life,
which includes freedom of religion.
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I finished on Satur- religion, where Saturday is the worship
ing was open. day. To be fair, we must also make
blue laws applicable on Saturday."
? considered Sunday Jesus Christ chased the
I admit it. I am lazy moneychangers out of the temple
all, even God rested because he didn't want capital to dicy.
sate church. It's time for us to leave
includes recreation. religion where it belongs, so that it will
like to get out for a not become the dictator of the capitol.
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Carolina Mall. This is something the mall committee has no
ontrol over.
Ann Farmer, in her articic "Where, oh where is the
Carolina Mall?" made some very valid observations. Yet, the
>remisc and the philosophy behind the project was to serve
tudents by offering convenient, specialized services and in the
>rocess creating some student jobs.
We believe that in time, this will come to fruition and make
he mall both an asset to students and the university.
Glann Gorman
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Greg Von Williams
Business Administration junior
USC officials lost out in mall,
students lost renovation money
To the editor:
So what if the Carolina Mall has nothing to offer, it does
sho** promise. First off, there is School Kids. USC is in
dire need of a record store in reasonable walking distance.
When more stock arrives, it should be useful.
The dry cleaners also is useful.
Now for the rest of the mall: a waste.
Sure, it's great to get homemade fudge, but one can eat
only so much fudge before paying a visit to the Russell
House restrooms.
Several clothing stores would be nice.
Nothing else is really worth mentioning. The atmosphere
is almost quaint and sweet, but a sensation it's not.
Trustees, think things through before you spend our
money foolishly. There are dorms on campus that need
serious renovating.
Safe Johason
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